Posts by Good Shepherd United Methodist Church (Page 14)
John Wesley’s Small Groups: Models of Christian Community
Originally posted on holinesstoday.org, view the original text here There is nothing like the excitement new believers discover when they sense they are surrounded by friends who care deeply for them. In fact, healthy Christian faith instills a powerful desire to be with other believers in worship, fellowship, and just learning about the things of God. Meeting together offers Christians opportunities to be renewed in worship, enriched in fellowship, and challenged to explore their new faith. Whether you are a…
New Sermon Series: The Advent Conspiracy
We’re excited to announce that our new 5 part Christmas series starts December 1st, The Advent Conspiracy. Created by three pastors, Chris Seay, Greg Holder, and Rick McKinley, to help refocus our minds back onto the true meaning of Christmas, the story of the birth of Jesus. For many of us, we were drowning in a sea of financial debt and endless lists of gifts to buy. We struggled to find the connection between our Christmas to-do lists and the…
Tomorrow is Gratefulness Sunday…What does it mean to be grateful? Are we thankful when we are grateful? don’t forget to bring your covenant cards!
It is hard to believe it has almost been a week since we all gathered last Sunday night, revealed our Shepherd(s) Servant of the Year and celebrated our volunteer servants at our Charge Conference. Thanks to everyone who serves in some way at Good Shepherd. And thanks for all your prayers this week for my dad. I have pretty much been present with him every day since his surgery and before so I don’t have much else to say but I am exhausted…
This week we finish how to live a Generous Life with ?Celebrating our 5 Covenants?…don’t forget to bring and fill out your covenant cards!
Good Evening! This week we survived our first snow of the season with bitter cold and thankfully temperatures have finally rebounded. And tomorrow the key word will be Celebration. At worship, it will be celebrating our 5 covenants of a Generous Life and tomorrow night we will be A Celebration of YOU all of you our faithful servants! And I would ask special prayers for my dad Jerry Squires he is in the hospital awaiting his kidneys doing better to have…
Prayer for People Living with HIV/AIDS
Original Text published by the United Methodist Church View Original Post Here World AIDS Day is December 1 and December is AIDS Awareness Month. United Methodists believe that people with HIV have the right to full participation in the church and society. This prayer for those living with HIV/AIDS was shared recently at the Breaking Barriers Conference sponsored by the United Methodist Global AIDS Committee and we asked some of those present to read it. We invite you to watch this video and share it in your own congregations and…
“Count Your Blessings”: An Antidote to Despair
A UMC.org feature by Crystal Caviness* Originally posted on UMC.org Count your blessings. Name them, one by one. This simple mandate for cultivating gratitude and thanksgiving is the opening line in the catchy chorus of “Count Your Blessings,” a church music staple first published more than a century ago. All these years later, the four verses and chorus can be summed up this way: Counting your blessings may be the antidote to feeling disheartened. The remaining line of the chorus…
We are the people of The United Methodist Church
Originally posted by the United Methodist Church View Original Post Here Meet the people of The United Methodist Church. We are making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world through our shared faith, mission and ministry.
Good Shepherd UMC Receives $10,000 Grant for Minibus
Originally posted by Golden Cross Foundation View Original Post Here Members of Seasoned Shepherds love the new mini bus at Good Shepherd United Methodist Church in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Made possible in part by a grant from the Golden Cross Foundation, the bus safely and comfortably transports a variety of groups from youth to senior adults to Room in the Inn guests. Good Shepherd United Methodist Church in Hendersonville, Tennessee, received a $10,000 grant from the Golden Cross Foundation, a non-profit…