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 continue in the first chapter of 1 Corinthians and see the reason for the disunity in that early church. Rather than trusting in and depending on Christ crucified, the Corinthian believers were instead turning to human wisdom and human power. In this section, Paul gives a reminder to them - and a warning to us - to keep our eyes on the cross and to keep our preaching about Christ crucified.
God wants Christians to be united, but divisions often arise when we neglect what unites us. The Corinthian church took great pride in which teacher they followed. But to be a Christian is to be united with Christ, and since Christ cannot be divided, fellowship with Christ unites Christians with one another. Divisions are not only pointless, but can put us in jeopardy of being separated from Christ. Our identity in Christ leads to true unity.
This Sunday we conclude our B.L.E.S.S. series by looking at the final "S" - Story. We will be looking at the healing of another blind beggar, a man who gets to tell his simple but amazing story several times. Come be reminded that we all have a story to tell. And it is a story that ultimately points to another story - the greatest story ever told!
