Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Old Bridge, NJ

Worship is not for us. It is for God. It is a natural response to what God has done for us. It begins and ends with him. The goal of worship is that God would receive glory and praise. When we engage in heaven’s worship we will be lost in the wonder, mystery, and majesty […]

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Jesus tells the story of a man who finds a treasure in a field and sells everything he has two buy the field. It is a picture of worship. It is about what we value. The man saw the treasure in the field as incredible worth. He was willing to give everything for it. And […]

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There is no god like our God. He is greater. He is stronger. He is wiser. He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords. We worship him today because he deserves nothing less. As we continue our message series on “Understanding Worship” we examine what it means to worship in Spirit and […]

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This message is the introduction of our new message series: “Understanding Worship.” During this message and throughout this series we will look to answer the questions: What is worship? Why do we worship? How do we worship? Where do we worship? The world does not understand worship. Most of the people in our community do […]

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Happy New Year. Pastor Phil shares a message on New Year’s Day about making the most of our time. The text for this sermon is Psalm 90 where a prayer is offered to God to teach us to number our days wisely. During the message, we hear several thoughts on how to do that. They […]

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This is the last Sunday of Advent and the last Sunday for our message series, Love Yourself. This week Pastor Phil shares how, as believers, we have been given a higher calling by God. We are sent by him into this world to serve his kingdom. If you are breathing, God has got you here […]

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Establishing healthy disciplines and habits in life can be difficult. In his message, Pastor Phil shares some wisdom from James 5:7-11 about making positive changes. These things include: Be Patient – we overestimate what we accomplish in a day, but underestimate what we can accomplish over several months. Establish your heart – if you don’t […]

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We continue our Advent series entitled “Love Yourself.” Today is the second Sunday of Advent. This message is called “Forgive Yourself.” The truth of the matter is that forgiveness comes not from ourselves but from Jesus. Forgiveness is found at the cross. So to forgive ourselves starts with finding his forgiveness. Our lesson for the […]

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Today is the beginning of Advent. It is the beginning of a new season of the church year. During Advent, we anticipate the coming of Jesus. We live in anticipation of the celebration of his birth and his coming again in glory. This week we also begin a new message series. The series is called […]

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This is our second Mission Sunday in a row. Last week we featured a local mission. This week our focus is more global. Our special guest is Doug Barker from Mission of Hope Haiti. Doug shares about the tremendous work that Mission of Hope is doing in Haiti. It is a message that is sure […]

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