Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

Rewards are a pretty common perk in the marketplace these days. Reward points. Reward miles. But what are the real rewards we seek in life? Recognition? Affirmation? Personal advantage? Jesus has a few suggestions that might not make any popular top ten list. So listen in today as he stirs up the conversation at a party in Jerusalem.

Today’s worship service will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel at 10:30 am. Join us live, or watch the video here at a later time.

The bulletin for the service can be downloaded here.

Sabbath. A great idea. We all believe in it. But what is it all about? Or more to the point, who is it all about? That turns out to be a more complicated question than we might care to admit, especially for those of us who care about sabbath-keeping. Let’s listen in to our readings on this 21st Sunday on Ordinary Time for what they have to say. 

Today’s worship service will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel at 10:30 am. Join us live, or watch the video here at a later time.

The bulletin for the service can be downloaded here.

In a world like ours, divided so badly by many forces, you’d think the last thing Jesus would be promising is more division. But thats exactly what he promises in our gospel today. So what about all his talk of peace in so many other parts of the scriptures? Maybe there’s more to God’s peace than we so often think.

Today’s worship service will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel at 10:30 am. Join us live, or watch the video here at a later time.

The bulletin for the service can be downloaded here.

“Do not be afraid.” We hear those words twice in our readings this week. Its almost as if God knows us well! And God backs up those words with a promise. But hearing and believing are two different things. How do we trust in God’s great promises in the midst of a world like the one we’re living in right now? Come join the “little flock” Jesus addresses today and open your ears with us for some good news.

Today’s worship service will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel at 10:30 am. Join us live, or watch the video here at a later time.

The bulletin for the service can be downloaded here.

Today we hear the story of the rich land owner whose harvest was so great that his current barns were inadequate to store all his crops. As solution, he decides to tear down his barns and build bigger ones. We call this the parable of the rich land owner. But in Jesus’ telling of this parable today, was he really speaking to us primarily about a land owner with a dilemma, or of something else altogether?

Today’s worship service will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel at 10:30 am. Join us live, or watch the video here at a later time.

The bulletin for the service can be downloaded here.

A life of prayer and thanksgiving, reliance in and trust of God, intimacy with God and love of the neighbour come together in the scripture passages assigned for this seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. However, it is the theme of God’s generous and endless providence that frames our message on this day. 

Today’s worship service will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel at 10:30 am. Join us live, or watch the video here at a later time.

The bulletin for the service can be downloaded here.

Today’s sermon comes to us from Rev. Dr. Sid Haugen, Bishop of the Saskatchewan Synod. It is based on Luke’s gospel story of sisters Martha and Mary. Usually it is told as the story of Martha, who is judged for being too busy with work, and Mary who is commended for taking time to worship. But as Rev. Dr. Sid Haugen explains, this story has many layers. In our sermon today, he invites us to spend time in Martha’s kitchen and to take time to sit at the feet of Jesus and hang on every word.

Today’s worship service will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel at 10:30 am. Join us live, or watch the video here at a later time.

The bulletin for the service can be downloaded here.

Today we will be holding our worship service outside on our yard at 10:30 am, assuming weather permits. This means that we will not be live-streaming today’s service. We will also be hosting a picnic following the service, which will also be held outside if the weather cooperates.

The bulletin for the service can be downloaded here.

Mission is a word we’re familiar with as Christians. We use it a lot. And we may have heard (and even believe) that every Christian is called to be a missionary in their own way. But what does that mean? Well, Jesus gives us some instructions today. But instructions that maybe sound unlike our usual understanding of what it means to be a missionary. Let’s listen in.

Today’s worship service will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel at 10:30 am. Join us live, or watch the video here at a later time.

The bulletin for the service can be downloaded here.