Posts by Don Bennett (Page 7)

Created, saved and gifted by god, we seek, serve and share Jesus Christ. Christ the King SundayNovember 21, 2021 – 10:30 am Good Shepherd Lutheran Church901 East Stroop RoadKettering, OH 45429-4688(937) 298-0136 Introduction Even after Israel had experienced the vagaries of kings, they still longed for a true king to set things right. He would have the king’s title…

Created, saved and gifted by god, we seek, serve and share Jesus Christ. Twenty-fifth Sunday after PentecostNovember 14, 2021 – 10:30 am Good Shepherd Lutheran Church901 East Stroop RoadKettering, OH 45429-4688(937) 298-0136 Introduction November begins with All Saints Day and ends in or near Advent, when we anticipate Christ’s coming again. So the readings today…

Created, saved and gifted by god, we seek, serve and share Jesus Christ. Twenty-fourth Sunday after PentecostNovember 7, 2021 – 10:30 am Good Shepherd Lutheran Church901 East Stroop RoadKettering, OH 45429-4688(937) 298-0136 Introduction Widows are visible everywhere in today’s readings. Jesus denounces those scribes who pray impressive prayers but devour widows’…

Created, saved and gifted by god, we seek, serve and share Jesus Christ. Reformation SundayOctober 31, 2021 – 10:30 am Good Shepherd Lutheran Church901 East Stroop RoadKettering, OH 45429-4688(937) 298-0136 Introduction Rooted in the past and growing into the future, the church must always be reformed in order to live out the love of Christ in an ever-changing…

Created, saved and gifted by god, we seek, serve and share Jesus Christ. Twenty-second Sunday after PentecostOctober 24, 2021 – 10:30 am Good Shepherd Lutheran Church901 East Stroop RoadKettering, OH 45429-4688(937) 298-0136 Introduction Can we pray the way Bartimaeus prays? People try to hush him up because by addressing Jesus as “Son of David” he is making a…

Created, saved and gifted by God, we seek, serve and share Jesus Christ. Twenty-First Sunday after PentecostOctober 17, 2021 – 10:30 am Good Shepherd Lutheran Church901 East Stroop RoadKettering, OH 45429-4688(937) 298-0136 Introduction Today’s gospel starts with disciples obsessing over who’s number one, which leads Jesus to say something about God’s take on…

Created, saved and gifted by god, we seek, serve and share Jesus Christ. Twentieth Sunday after PentecostOctober 10, 2021 – 10:30 am Good Shepherd Lutheran Church901 East Stroop RoadKettering, OH 45429-4688(937) 298-0136 Introduction The rich man who comes to ask Jesus what he should do to inherit eternal life is a good man, sincere in his asking. Mark’s gospel is…

Created, saved and gifted by god, we seek, serve and share Jesus Christ. Nineteenth Sunday after PentecostOctober 3, 2021 – 10:30 am Good Shepherd Lutheran Church901 East Stroop RoadKettering, OH 45429-4688(937) 298-0136 Introduction Today’s gospel combines a saying that makes many of us uncomfortable with a story we find comforting. Jesus’ saying on divorce is…

Created, saved and gifted by god, we seek, serve and share Jesus Christ. Eighteenth Sunday after PentecostSeptember 19, 2021 – 10:30 am Good Shepherd Lutheran Church901 East Stroop RoadKettering, OH 45429-4688(937) 298-0136 Introduction Someone who isn’t part of Jesus’ own circle is casting out demons in Jesus’ name, and the disciples want him stopped. They appeal…

Created, saved and gifted by god, we seek, serve and share Jesus Christ. Seventeenth Sunday after PentecostSeptember 19, 2021 – 10:30 am Good Shepherd Lutheran Church901 East Stroop RoadKettering, OH 45429-4688(937) 298-0136 Introduction Today we hear James warn against selfish ambition, while the disciples quarrel over which one of them is the greatest. Jesus tells…