Coming Soon: New Men’s Study in the Book of Malachi

MalachiStarting January 26th, the Men’s Forge will start a weekly study of the Book of Malachi. Come join the Men of the Forge either Friday morning at 6:30 AM or Monday night at 7:00 PM.
God, through the prophet Malachi, rebuked His people for denying His unchanging love, having halfhearted worship, rejecting His faithfulness, redefining righteousness, robbing Him of what is due Him and in general looking at God for what they could get rather than serve Him for who He is. It was a time where vibrant faith was rare, and crippling doubt was common. It was an era in which people were more often than not weary in spiritual things, eager to embrace the easy way out, and careless and casual about the commandments of the LORD God. Sound familiar?
“The parallels between that time and our own are easy enough to see if we care to look. As the people of that generation were called to live on the basis of the Word of God without miraculous confirmations of the truth of that Word, so are we. As they awaited the promise of the Messiah’s first coming, so we await the promise of his second coming. And as their faith often flickered and their performance often faltered, so do ours…We can heed that call and live in the faith for which he called.” ~ Roger Ellsworth
In a world where God is made small, come and see how big our God is through the words of the prophet Malachi.
“For I the LORD do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed” ~ Malachi 3:6

January Recommended Reading

The Evangelistic Zeal of George Whitfield by Dr. Steven Lawson
WhitefieldCalled the “Grand Itinerant” for his unprecedented preaching ministry, Whitefield crossed the Atlantic Ocean numerous times and lit fires of revival on two continents. Yet, as Dr. Steven J. Lawson illustrates in this latest entry in the Long Line of Godly Men Profiles series, we must note that Whitefield was a man whose extraordinary evangelistic fervor was marked by remarkable piety and deep theology, and whose unswerving devotion to his God led him to risk all that he had to preach the name of Christ.

You may order a book for $12 or check out the copy by the Office.

We Believe and Teach – Winter Bible Class

we-believeAs a part of the careful process of revising our Good Shepherd Statement of Faith together with you, the Elders plan to team-teach through each of the revised statements in our Winter Quarter, 9am Bible Class, beginning on January 4th in the sanctuary. This class will provide the opportunity for us to study and discuss more deeply the Scriptures that have shaped our statement. So come with your Bibles and we will journey through the Scriptures and delight together in the glory of our great God on display in these doctrines we gather around at Good Shepherd.