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 will be looking at "The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant". In this parable of Jesus we are reminded of the centrality of forgiveness to the Christian faith. We are a forgiven people who are called to forgive. However, as we live our day to day lives, it's tempting for us to hold onto resentment and bitterness. Come be reminded of the freedom that is found in forgiveness.
This week, as we look at the strange wrestling match between Jacob and God (in the form of a man), we see a picture of us. Like Jacob, we often think we can obtain God's blessing through our own schemes and strength. However, the true blessing comes when God breaks our self-sufficiency and brings us to the end of our strength. It is then that we see we have no hope other than to cling to Jesus.
This Sunday, Pastor Dale will be preaching that the cross was an offense in the first century and it continues to be an offense in the twenty-first century. It is a picture of shame, suffering, and death - and even more offensively, our sin. And so, we often try to remove the offense like Peter did in Matthew 16. But God has made it clear that he will save and redeem us in only one place - the cross. So, we remove it at our peril.
