Whether you are a lifelong member or a newcomer, when you come through the doors of Good Shepherd Church our prayer is that you are made to feel like family. As forgiven people, living in the grace of God, we want more and more people to experience the joy and freedom that can only be found in Jesus Christ. We hope to see you this Sunday!
This Sunday, we join Jesus and His disciples in the upper room, the evening before his crucifixion. And as Jesus concludes, He prays what is called His "High Priestly Prayer". He prays for Himself. He prays for His disciples. And he prays for all believers everywhere in all times. Come and hear about the unity that Jesus prays for and what that unity provides.
As you've gone through life, have you ever felt like a door has been slammed in your face? You felt like you had a good and wise plan, but for some reason, God seemed to stop it in its tracks. In our text this Sunday from the book of Acts, Paul and his companions experience this very thing. But, as the story unfolds, it becomes clear that God was doing great things all along. And in the end, the Gospel goes exactly where it needed to go. Come and hear how God is the one who opens both doors and hearts.
Have you ever considered how Jesus loves you? In our sermon text this Sunday, Jesus tells his disciples that the time for The Son of Man to be glorified is at hand: the suffering and death of the Messiah on the cross. This Son of Man is God incarnate; he is fully God and fully man that Jesus loves us. It is through his sacrificial love that Jesus gives a new command to us: that we love as Jesus loves. When we consider how Jesus loves us in his sacrificial death, which makes us right with God, we are empowered to follow Christ’s example of love.
