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 week, as we hear of the second miraculous pregnancy in Luke, chapter 1, we also see another common theme of Scripture repeated - where God uses someone unexpected to carry out His will and carry out His plan. The angel Gabriel returns with another message - this one for an obscure young woman in a remote village. And in the most miraculous pregnancy yet, the virgin Mary is told she will carry the long-promised King in her womb.
This Sunday, as we begin the season of Advent, we'll be looking at the first of two miraculous pregnancies in Luke, chapter 1. As God often does, he uses two very unlikely parents to bring forth a very important birth - the birth of the Elijah-like prophet promised in the Old Testament. Come and hear about the Voice that was to come to prepare the way for the Messiah.
As we get to the 5th chapter of 1 Corinthians, Paul gives a glaring example of the spiritual immaturity and pride of the church in Corinth. There was ongoing, open, unrepentant sin in their midst, and instead of being grieved by it, they were proud of it. Through Paul's response, we are reminded that confronting sin in a believer is an act of love. However, the greatest act of love occurred when Christ confronted our sin for us at the cross.
