Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
3825 Hillsdale St S4S 3Y5 Regina, SK, Canada

Read Luke 1:56 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/ We don’t know a lot about what happened during those 3 months that Mary stayed with Elizabeth. It was likely a very simple time. There wasn’t great fanfare or fireworks every night. It was a time that the two women were able to consider how their lives would change with the addition of the babies and a time where they both supported each other as they did their everyday chores. This is how the son of God spent his first f...ew months of life on earth; in Mary’s belly, living a very simple life. Our lives aren’t filled with continual fireworks and parades either. We have to do chores, our parents have to work, we can’t always get the newest and fanciest things. But in those times when life seems boring we can rejoice that in our simplicity we are living a life similar to Christ’s. Write or draw on your slip of paper some of the most simple things that God uses to show you that He loves you. Prayer: Lord, help me to truly believe how much you value me. Amen.

Dear Lord, in a world fraught with tension and sin remind us of the good that you have given to us. Let us continue to bring our prayers of thanksgiving before you. Amen

https://youtu.be/V9jMYMYr0Is Thanks for taking the time on Friday to join us for our Advent devotional time.

https://youtu.be/GFrKrWb9HiY This week's readings continue the issue of human pain. Suffering is bad, but can it produce good outcomes? And if it does produce good outcomes, can it still be called suffering?

GSLC Online Auction The GSLC auction items are now setup in the church Boardroom, with a one directional flow around the tables displaying the auction items. This is a sealed auction, no bid amounts will be disclosed until the close of the auction at which time the bid winners will be contacted and arrangements made to pay and pick up their item. The church will accept cheques, cash or e-transfers as methods of payment. E-transfers are to be directed to: [email protected] Security question answer: auction2020 Bids can be made by sending a message to the Good Shepherd Facebook Page with the amount you would like to bid. PLEASE DO NOT BID DIRECTLY ON THE PICTURE. Include in your message to the page the your contact information (email or phone number), item number and the amount you want to bid. Minimum starting bid per item is $5.00. Bidding will remain open until Friday November 20th to allow for mail in bids. The bid slips will be tabulated daily, and in the event of a tie bid amount at the close of the auction, the earliest bidder will be awarded the item in question, so get your bids in as soon as possible. A complete listing of the winners and highest bid will be posted in the bulletin after the close of auction. Wooden stands & easels not included with the item, these are for display only. This is a fun-raiser for our church with all the proceeds going to the Mission & Ministry account. See more

Good evening to all! You'll notice the new setting of The Church as we have now moved into advent. LSB Here: https://bit.ly/31e9E97

We're now on chapter 5 of C.S. Lewis' The Problem of Pain. https://bit.ly/3e6DalX Follow along with us as we discuss the Fall of Man

https://youtu.be/yWiKqxClNT4 This Wednesday, we hear about the trap set for Christ - asking him if it is lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not. But Jesus doesn't fall for the trap, and tells his hearers to render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to render unto God the things that are God's. In our world right now where there is government involvement in worship services, we get to ask how best we can render the right things to the right authorities.

https://youtu.be/GScS-6Fz_WA Wednesday's service was all about Jesus as the son of Abraham. It isn't just his direct lineage that we're talking about, though. We're talking about Jesus as the fulfillment of the promises made to Abraham. Through him, all the families of earth will be blessed.

https://youtu.be/EpT569WnlF0 In our session on CS Lewis' problem of pain this week, we're talking about human wickedness. Something that becomes more and more obvious the more we're in a pandemic. Don't you see everyone around you being stupid about rules? Masks, no masks, quarantines, parties, no matter who is doing what, we've all got some sort of commentary about it. And human wickedness is the doctrine that tells you that the bad behavior you see in the world around you actually extends one person further. To you

This Advent season will be one like no other. Rather than pretend that it is completely normal, we want to encourage you to take some time to return to the roots of Advent. We want you to take time as a family to study the story of Christ entering the world so many years ago. Follow us on our Facebook page as we encourage your family to delve deeper into the scriptural tale of long, long ago. Every day of Advent, we will be linking to the Lutheran Hour Ministries Advent Devotions for 2020 and including a family appropriate craft and discussion questions. Please join us as we desire to bring simplicity and depth into this Advent season.

Read Luke 1:46-49 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/ Did you know that right now in the world there are 7.8 billion people? That is a lot of people! How many of those people do you think know who you are? Definitely not all 7.8 billion people, that’s for sure! But, do you want to know something exciting? God knows all of those 7.8 billion people, and, more importantly, out of all those 7.8 billion people he knows you! He knows everything about you! In our bible reading to...day we hear Mary singing a song of joy about how out of all the possible people in the world, God chose her for such an important task. That God knew who she was and determined that she would make the best mom for the son of God. Even though you may seem small and overlooked, God sees you, he knows you and he loves you. Write or draw on your slip of paper how you know that God sees and cares about you. Prayer: Lord, help me to truly trust in You, that you see me and love me. Amen.

https://youtu.be/fvDbmaR-fwI Welcome our first Advent Shepcast! And we look at the lessons we can learn from the fig tree as well as from the COVID tree. You'll never know if a precaution was necessary until it's too late, so always be ready. And after being ready for a while, you begin to realize that maybe these precautions were a good idea whether you thought you were going to catch a deadly virus, or the King of Kings was going to return today, or not.

This is your last chance to bid! Our Sealed Bid Silent Auction ends TOMORROW! https://www.facebook.com/114328015298193/posts/3608264845904475/

The nature of modern morality dictates that we are going to, by and large, assume that actions are correct based on us having taken them. But if that's the case, then how can things be truly good or bad? Christ answers that question by posing to us an impossible task - not just to do good things or avoid bad things, but to not miss opportunities. Can we ever really say that we have done such a monumental task? Can anyone?

Welcome this evening to everyone joining us online! LSB is here and in the comment section! bit.ly/31e9E97

Remember the grinch? Hope so, because he's really stealing Christmas this year! In fact, a great many people are having Christmas stolen from them right now! Is Christmas canceled this year, or is happening regardless? Even if you don't have hands to clasp? Or who hash?