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Audio recording of the weekly 8am Sunday services of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, a member of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod in Watertown, WI. Weekly services include Saturdays at 6pm, and Sundays at 8am and 10:30am, Wednesday services during Lent and Advent, and special church holiday services throughout the year. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is located at 1611 E. Main St., Watertown, WI, 53098
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Video recording of the weekly 8am Sunday services of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, a member of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod in Watertown, WI. Weekly services include Saturdays at 6pm, and Sundays at 8am and 10:30am, Wednesday services during Lent and Advent, and special church holiday services throughout the year. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is located at 1611 E. Main St., Watertown, WI, 53098
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“The cross should make us tremble in our very hearts because it’s God’s definitive sign that God with go to any length to prove to the world that God is with us, that God is for us, that God loves us.” – Pastor Lorne HladIn this week’s sermon, Pastor Lorne explores the power of what it means that Christ died on the cross not just for us, but also w…
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“I don’t wish for wake up calls in my life and I don’t wish for them in your life. And yet, they have the power to transform us into a deeper, more obedient space where we actually learn to trust God.” – Pastor Lorne HladAs we conclude our Lenten Journey, The Shift, Pastor Lorne explores how wake-up calls in our lives can help us shift our faith fr…
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“Our mission as a people of God is not motivate by fear, but by a freedom that we are called to alleviate the suffering of our brothers and sisters.” – Pastor Alex HoopsAs we continue our Lenten Worship Series, The Shift, Pastor Alex explores how we called to shift our perspective away from being fearful of God and instead to a freedom in Christ th…
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“We aren’t here just for rituals – we’re here for a relationship with God and one another.” – Pastor Alex HoopsAs we continue our Lenten Worship Series, The Shift, Pastor Alex asks us to look beyond the rituals of our faith lives and see the places God is inviting us into a deeper relationship with Him and those around us.…
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“You see, the life of following Jesus is always a pathway of losing our life, so that we can find it – dying the self and arising anew with God.” – Pastor Lorne HladAs we continue our Lenten Worship Series, The Shift, Pastor Lorne explores how Jesus invites us to shift our perspective from living a life that is safe, to one that purses God’s missio…
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“I believe God wants us to show up present today as if we believed today matters – because we know that it does.” – Pastor Lorne HladDuring our first weekend of Lent, Pastor Lorne explores how Jesus calls us to shift our perspective from living life for someday to living life today.Kirjoittanut Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
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“Who or what are the treasures that hold your heart? What are the hopes, the dreams, the values that are worth living for in your life?" – Pastor Lorne HladIn his Ash Wednesday sermon, Pastor Lorne encourages us to look the uncertainty of life and certainty of death in its face by remembering that God cares deeply about each and everyone of us. And…
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Go Tell the Story | Back to Basics Week 5“Jesus didn’t say “go convince everybody of what I said”. He said, “go tell the story”. That’s our job: to tell the story. [To] witness to the Gospel." – Pastor Alex HoopsIn this week’s sermon, Pastor Alex encourages us to remember our mission to be a witness to the resurrection so that others may know God’s…
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“Think about all of those things that you’ve suffered – maybe some of which nobody else knows about. And here you are. And yet you show up. You see, when we open ourselves up to others and tell them our stories of death and in the ways God has made us with new life, we bring healing into the world”. – Pastor Lorne HladIn this week’s sermon, Pastor …
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“The challenge for us is to face all situations and ask: how does my character reflect that same spirit of generosity; that God’s love is beyond our understanding, beyond measure.” – Pastor Alex HoopsIn this week’s sermon, Pastor Alex asks us how we are being called to adopt a generosity of spirit so that we are more fully open to the ways God is c…
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“We have a story of God who so loved the world that he would draw close to humanity, walk alongside humanity, speak into people’s lives and tell them you are not alone.” – Pastor Lorne HladIn this week’s sermon, Pastor Lorne encourages us to go back to the basics of the early church so that others may live transformed lives through God’s amazing gr…
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“You have been given this love – this mark, this identify as a person of God – and God is going to use you to change the world for good, in love and mercy and forgiveness.” – Pastor Alex HoopsIn this past week’s sermon, Pastor Alex reminds us that our baptisms are not the destination of our journey, but rather a starting point as we seek to better …
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“You see, our calling is to be like Mary. It’s to be like Joseph. We are not the Christ, but we a have role to play in bringing that love, that life, that hope into maturity.” – Pastor Lorne HladIn this past week’s sermon, Pastor Lorne invites us to sit with the Christmas story a little longer and examine how Mary and Joseph’s answer to God’s call …
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“So, people of God, people of good courage, this Christmas…my prayer is that your heart would be wrapped in God’s love and that the wrapping would be so beautiful, so pure, so full of light, that you couldn’t help but share that promise with somebody in need.” – Pastor Lorne HladOn Christmas Eve, Pastor Lorne encourages to share the gift of Jesus –…
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"God doesn’t call the equipped, God equips the called.” – Pastor Alex HoopsIn this week’s sermon, Pastor Alex reminds us that regardless of our fears and worries about what God is calling into, God is with us and will equip us for the journey ahead.Kirjoittanut Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
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"Are we aware that now is important and that now includes the holy act of waiting?" - Pastor Alex HoopsIn this week’s sermon, Pastor Alex reflects on what it means to use this time of waiting to better connect with God’s presence in our lives.Kirjoittanut Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
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“Let me say it one last time: let us always love one another, for that is what our Good Shepherd has called us to do” – Pastor Patricia BadkeyIn her final sermon at Good Shepherd on this Christ the King Sunday, Pastor Pat reminds us of our call to continually be faithful through our words and actions so that people can see God’s kingdom breaking th…
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“We’re invited, like the leper, to have eyes wide open looking for the things that we can be grateful for. Gratitude and reasons to be grateful are all throughout our lives – but I think sometimes we just don’t have the perspective to see them.” – Pastor Lorne Hlad.In this special Thanksgiving worship, Pastor Lorne encourages us to take time this T…
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“We are called to do what [Pastor] Pat has taught us to do: to walk alongside, to bring our oil, to share God’s blessings, so that all the world might know that the God you worship, the Lord you’ve served, is magnified right in this world.” – Pastor Lorne HladIn this week’s sermon, as our community prepares to wish Godspeed to Pastor Pat and celebr…
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“The doorway to our freedom has to be opened by somebody else.” – Pastor Lorne HaldIn this final week of the Reforming Life series, Pastor Lorne explores how true freedom can only be found by letting go of what captivates us and living into God’s abundant grace and love.Kirjoittanut Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
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“Money is not something to be cared for and protected, but rather something that can be used.” - Pastor Alex Hoops.In this week’s sermon, Pastor Alex challenges us to examine the ways we are being called to use the gifts we’ve been given to further God’s Kingdom.Kirjoittanut Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
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"Notice that our cultural definition of success is rarely what we create, what we produce, how we share, how we bless...but following Jesus - it refines our definition of success" - Pastor Lorne Hlad.This week, Pastor Lorne challenges us to reform our definition of success towards one of generosity, grace, and love.#gslc #elca #lutheran #cincinnati…
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“I want you to think about how your life – unique to you – needs to be reformed”. – Pastor Lorne HladIn this first sermon of the “Reforming Life” series, Pastor Lorne explores how following Jesus reforms our minds towards a posture of love, peace, and humility.Kirjoittanut Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
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“We have all probably stood at the end of the line - being the last person to be hired - dependent on God’s grace, kindness, and generosity in our lives” – Pastor Patricia Badkey.In this week’s sermon, Pastor Pat reminds us that God’s love & grace is something that is for all people, no matter how much work we do or when we come to know God in our …
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“We should forgive – not just to be like God – but because God is about…ending all this suffering & harm that we can exhibit on others” – Pastor Alex Hoops.In this week’s sermon, Pastor Alex reminds us that we have the capacity to reduce suffering & pain through our practice of forgiveness.Kirjoittanut Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
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“I have come to learn, that what actually changes people’s lives is, when instead of punishment, they receive grace.” – Pastor Lorne HladIn this week’s sermon, Pastor Lorne reminds us that we are a people that are called to share forgiveness, love, and grace with the people in our lives.Kirjoittanut Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
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“When we get off course, we screw-up, we mess-up - all that we need to do is put a hand forward and once again be fed” – Senior Pastor Lorne HladIn this week’s sermon, Pastor Lorne reminds us that God’s abundant love is not conditional based on our successes or failures.Kirjoittanut Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
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“God means to change the world” – Pastor Alex HoopsReconnect with this past weekend’s sermon where Pastor Alex asks us where we are being called to follow Jesus and share the light of God with the world.Listen to this and past sermons at https://goodshepherd.com/sermonsKirjoittanut Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
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Do you know what God loves about you? Everything.Pastor Lorne Hlad preaches on what it means to know God loves everything about you – even with all of your faults, failings, and mistakes. Worship with Good Shepherd each week on Saturdays at 5 pm, Sundays at 9 am (Contemporary), and Sundays at 11 am. Sundays live streamed at https://goodshepherd.com…
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“If God is letting weeds growing amongst the wheat, it must be good news” – Pastor Alex Hoops.In this week’s sermon, Pastor Alex shares how Jesus invites us to be more concerned with growing wheat and less concerned with removing weeds.Hear the full sermon at https://goodshepherd.com/sermons.Kirjoittanut Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
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"There is a call in this parable for us to mimic God and be lavish sowers with our lives too." – Pastor Pat Badkey.In this past week’s sermon, Pastor Pat reflects on the “Parable of the Sower” and encourages us to lavishly share God’s grace & love with the people we encounter in our lives.Kirjoittanut Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
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“This isn’t to say that we shouldn’t have goals and dreams and destinations to achieve. But it’s to say in order to get “there”, we need to figure out how to rest here.” – Pastor Lorne HladAs we continue "On the Way" with Jesus this summer, Pastor Lorne reminds us that it is just as important to find rest as it is to discern where God is calling us…
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“The Kingdom of God looks like a race volunteer handing a thirsty runner a cold cup of water” – Pastor Lorne HladIn this week’s sermon Pastor Lorne explores how Jesus calls us to share hospitality with those around us – even if that’s just a cold cup of water.Kirjoittanut Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
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“We do not need to fear as we follow Jesus in a bold and brave way” – Pastor Patricia BadkeyIn this week’s sermon, Pastor Patricia Badkey preaches on how following Jesus may cause tension in our friendships & relationships. And in those moments, she encourages us to remember that all of us are beloved children of God, we should respect all people, …
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“If God defines God’s self as compassionate, we as God’s people should be compassionate as well” – Pastor Alex Hoops.This week Pastor Alex explores the how the emotion of compassion spurs Jesus to help people and how we are called to model that compassion in our own lives.Kirjoittanut Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
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"Every day, we get lost & Jesus finds us. Every day we are made new." - Pastor Lorne Hlad.Hear this week's sermon where Pastor Lorne reflects on how every day is a new opportunity to live out our calling as disciples of Christ and share love, grace, and mercy to those that we encounter when we are "On the Way" with Jesus.…
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“[The trinity] isn’t an equation…what it is - the Trinity - is a relationship” – Pastor Alex HoopsPastor Alex invites us to move past the explanation for how the Trinity works and instead consider the ways the Trinity is inviting us into a relationship with Him and those around us.Kirjoittanut Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
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“We remember we are called by name. We are empowered by the Spirit…and all of these things happen so we can share the News.” – Pastor Pat BadkeyHear Pastor Pat talk about how God calls us by name to share the Good News through our words and deeds with those around us.Kirjoittanut Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
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"The mission of the church that was handed over to the disciples...is the same mission that we have: to make Christ known." - Pastor Lorne HladAs we wrap up our Forward in Faith series, Pastor Lorne reminds us of our mission and how we are called to make Christ known to the world.Kirjoittanut Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
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“It is through our weakness that God’s Holy Spirit is made evident to the world” – Pastor Lorne HladPastor Lorne preaches on how the Holy Spirit walks with us throughout are lives, especially during the times when we fill inadequate or ill-equipped to do what God is asking of us.Kirjoittanut Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
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“Hope is not about wisdom…wisdom is about things you know. And I worry, that our faith – although it’s supposed to be defined by hope – is not defined by hope. I worry its practical…about what we see”. – Pastor Alex Hoops. Pastor Alex talks about what hope is in this week’s sermon.Learn more about Good Shepherd at https://goodshepherd.com/…
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“As we move forward in faith, may we move forward committed, passionate, excited about building up the ministry of Jesus” – Pastor Lorne HladSenior Pastor Lorne Hlad asks the question: how will you embody the characteristics of our congregation’s namesake, the Good Shepherd, as you move forward in faith?…
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