Posts by Don Bennett (Page 11)

Created, saved and gifted by God, we seek, serve and share Jesus Christ. Third Wednesday in LentMarch 3, 20217:00 p.m. Holden Evening PrayerReaching Agreement with God Even in Adversity GATHERING The disciples urged Jesus strongly, saying, “Stay with us, because it is almost evening and the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them. PRELUDE WELCOME PROCESSION…

Created, saved and gifted by God, we seek, serve and share Jesus Christ. Second Sunday in LentFebruary 28, 202110:30 A.M. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church901 East Stroop RoadKettering, OH 45429-4688(937) 298-0136 Introduction The second covenant in this year’s Lenten readings is the one made with Abraham and Sarah: God’s promise to make them the ancestors of many, with whom…

Created, saved and gifted by God, we seek, serve and share Jesus Christ. Second Wednesday in LentFebruary 24, 20217:00 p.m. Holden Evening PrayerReaching agreement with God even in adversity GATHERING The disciples urged Jesus strongly, saying, “Stay with us, because it is almost evening and the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them. PRELUDE WELCOME…

Created, saved and gifted by God, we seek, serve and share Jesus Christ. First Sunday in LentFebruary 21, 202110:30 a.M. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church901 East Stroop RoadKettering, OH 45429-4688(937) 298-0136 Introduction On Ash Wednesday the church began its journey toward baptismal immersion in the death and resurrection of Christ. This year, the Sundays in Lent lead us…

Created, saved and gifted by God, we seek, serve and share Jesus Christ. Ash WednesdayFebruary 17, 20217:00 p.m. Holden Evening PrayerAn Evening Setting of Holy Communion Introduction On Ash Wednesday we begin our forty-day journey toward Easter with a day of fasting and repentance. Marking our foreheads with dust, we acknowledge that we die and return to the earth. At…

CREATED, SAVED AND GIFTED BY GOD, WE SEEK, SERVE AND SHARE JESUS CHRIST. Transfiguration of our LordFebruary 14, 202110:30 am Good Shepherd Lutheran Church901 East Stroop RoadKettering, OH 45429-4688(937) 298-0136 Introduction The Sundays after Epiphany began with Jesus’ baptism and end with three disciples’ vision of his transfiguration. In Mark’s story of Jesus’…

CREATED, SAVED AND GIFTED BY GOD, WE SEEK, SERVE AND SHARE JESUS CHRIST. Fifth Sunday after EpiphanyFebruary 7, 202110:30 am Good Shepherd Lutheran Church901 East Stroop RoadKettering, oh 45429-4688(937) 298-0136 Introduction In Isaiah it is the one God who sits above the earth and numbers the stars—it is that God who strengthens the powerless. So in Jesus’ healing work…

CREATED, SAVED AND GIFTED BY GOD, WE SEEK, SERVE AND SHARE JESUS CHRIST. Fourth Sunday after EpiphanyJanuary 31, 202110:30 am Good Shepherd Lutheran Church901 East Stroop RoadKettering, OH 45429-4688(937) 298-0136 Introduction In Deuteronomy God promises to raise up a prophet like Moses, who will speak for God; in Psalm 111 God shows the people the power of God’s works.…

CREATED, SAVED AND GIFTED BY GOD, WE SEEK, SERVE AND SHARE JESUS CHRIST. Third Sunday after EpiphanyJanuary 24, 202110:30 aM Good Shepherd Lutheran Church901 East Stroop RoadKettering, OH 45429-4688(937) 298-0136 Introduction As we continue through the time after Epiphany, stories of the call to discipleship show us the implications of our baptismal calling to show Christ…

CREATED, SAVED AND GIFTED BY GOD, WE SEEK, SERVE AND SHARE JESUS CHRIST. Second Sunday after EpiphanyJanuary 17, 202110:30 am Good Shepherd Lutheran Church901 East Stroop RoadKettering, OH 45429-4688(937) 298-0136 Introduction All the baptized have a calling in God’s world. God calls not just the clergy but also the youngest child, like Samuel. The story of the calling of…