Good Shepherd Umc

We emerge this week from our wilderness wanderings and find ourselves caught up in a parade, a big party, a procession of palms! It has been a long journey to arrive at the gates of Jerusalem where Jesus will make his great and grand entry into the very center of political power and all the religious authority

(Isaiah 40-55). These 15 chapters are written as a reminder that God is still practicing resurrection even when (especially when) life is at is darkest and it seems like hope is lost. There is so much that can hold our hearts in death. There is only one thing that can compel those same hearts to open to new life. Find out what that is.

We have journeyed now almost 20 days so we are halfway there with 20 days to go. We continue to remember Jesus’s journey. From his being led into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit where for forty days he was tempted by the devil to all the way to the empty tomb at the end of our journey.

This week we are asked to leave our chosen pathways, repent, and turn back to a God who always has “plenty good room” at the Table for us.

Abram has begun to question whether this promise of land and offspring will ever come to pass. Four hundred years is a long time to keep trusting, keep moving, keep following God through a land that is not our own. But this is what this long season of Lent is about. We are given time in the wilderness to ask the tough questions and learn to trust our heart to God’s heart, our steps to God’s pathway.

Today is the first Sunday of Lent. And we find ourselves at a border with the ancient Israelites in our reading from Deuteronomy 26. We are standing on the edge of the wilderness, looking with great anticipation toward the Promised Land.

Join us as we start the Lenten season with a service of reflection of who we are and where God is calling us to be.

Today we finish to See All The People and asking the question: Are we ready to go & meet the crowds and “see all the people”? We have seen the Pressing Crowd, experienced the Expectant Crowd, faced the Questioning Crowd, and now have last the Astounded Crowd

Today we continue to See All The People and asking the question: Are we ready to go & meet the crowds and “see all the people”? We have seen the Pressing Crowd, experienced the Expectant Crowd, and now we are facing the Questioning Crowd

We continue our new series called See All The People and asking the question: Are we ready to go & meet the crowds and “see all the people”? Now we are experiencing the Expectant Crowd.

The story in Luke 5:1-11 is about the beginning of a life-changing journey for Jesus and all his future disciples, including you and me.

How are we "needy" in the Body of Christ and what gifts are most important in the work of the community?

We should begin to discover, or if it has been a while, perhaps rediscover our God-given gifts — equipping us for a lifelong journey as disciples. We were redeemed for a reason, and we are given gifts to fulfill a greater purpose. But what are these spiritual gifts, how do we activate and use them, and why do we have them? Are they for us or others?

Today we start into our new series Greater Things. There is something inside of all of us that wants to do something greater in our lives. Something greater in how we live our lives & love others & God. It is time to know the purpose & plan for you to do greater things in 2019.

Faith Promise Sunday, a day when we gather not as two worship services but as ONE church dedicated to living out God’s vision for us and the Hendersonville Community.

We are talking about vision. Yours. Mine. But most importantly God's. What is God's vision for Good Shepherd? And we are going to focus on the most important think to know God's vision that Nehemiah teaches us. What is that? Prayer. It all starts with prayer. So I hope you will pray with me and the IMAGINE team as we move into our future.

As we complete our Serve Summer we hear testimonies from those who serve in the Room in the Inn Ministries and how we change the world one heart at a time.

We all need to discover the golden calves or idols in the church, and our lives.