Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Old Bridge, NJ

It is Reformation Sunday 2018. Our reading for the day is Romans 3:19-28. God gives us a better way to make a change. It is not through the works of the Law but through the gift of the Gospel.

Last Sunday was Mission Sunday at Good Shepherd. We welcome Pastor Dan Fenco who is planting a new church in cooperation with the Kairos Network and the NJ District. Daniel Fenco, a native of Peru, attended and graduated Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, MO. He currently serves at Somerset Hills Lutheran Church in Basking Ridge, NJ, where he has begun reaching out to the local communities. In 2017, Pastor Dan planted his first church, a Bilingual/Spanish-speaking church in Bernardsville, NJ, which also serves the surrounding communities. His mission is to “make followers of Jesus, who make followers of Jesus.” Additionally, he will be offering members the resources necessary to help them be part of and engaged in the American way of life. Pastor Dan’s church plant has already attracted over 20 attending, from which they’ve developed their vision — “a church that walks with its community.” Pastor Dan, his wife, Jerusha, and their 3 children, Sophia, Shelby and Joshua, reside in Somerville, NJ.

During the last few weeks, we have been examining our vision to KNOW Jesus, GROW as His followers, and GO out as missionaries into the world. This week we remember that it is often just as important how we do what we do as it is what we do.



The reading this week is Ephesians 4:1-16.

Our current message series focuses on our vision to KNOW Jesus, GROW as His followers, and GO out as missionaries into the world. This week we explore what it means to GO out as missionaries into the world. Our reading for the week is Romans 10:8-17.

We have begun a new message series focus on our vision to KNOW Jesus, GROW as His followers, and GO out as missionaries into the world. This week we explore what it means to GROW as His followers. Our reading for the week is Matthew 28:16-20.

We have begun a new message series focus on our vision to KNOW Jesus, GROW as His followers, and GO out as missionaries into the world. This week we explore what it means to KNOW Jesus. The reading for the week is Ephesians 3:14-21.

On this Kickoff Weekend, Good Shepherd Children’s Center celebrates 50 years of service to our community. In the Old Testament, the 50th year was recognized as the Year of Jubilee. So this is our Year of Jubilee at Good Shepherd Children’s Center. It is a year of celebration. We celebrate the last 50 years as well as the next 50 years. Most importantly we celebrate the love of God in Christ Jesus.

This weekend we conclude our summer sermon series on the Parables of Jesus. Our parable for Labor Day weekend is the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard. You can find this parable in Matthew 20:1-16.

We have been studying the Parables of Jesus. This week we look at the Parable of the Mustard Seed. This parable is found in Matthew 13:31-32. Sometimes the smallest things are the biggest things!

We are excited to share with you that we now have the ability to live stream our messages on Facebook. These videos will also be uploaded to YouTube each week and put on our website. So if you miss worship on a Sunday morning, you can always catch the live stream on our facebook page or watch it later on our YouTube page or this website.
This week we continued the series on the Parables of Jesus. The parable for the week was the Rich Man and Lazarus. This parable is found in Luke 16:19-31. It is a parable that encourages us to take seriously the reality of Hell. It is also an encouragement for us to open our eyes to the great need around us and to be filled with compassion. Finally, it is a reminder that God’s Word is given to us so that we may believe. Sometimes we look a miracle to see God, but all the while God is revealing himself to us through his Word.