Worship Sundays at 9 am
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Come join us for 30-minutes of worship time with prayer, scripture, music, and praise at 6:30 P.M. each Wednesday evening. Here’s how the upcoming weeks will look:
- Jan. 17 – “In Worship We Hear And Receive The Word” (Scripture: Nehemiah 8:1-10)
- Jan. 24 – “In Worship We Celebrate The Presence Of Christ In The Meal” (Scripture: I Corinthians 11:23-26)
- Jan. 31 – “From Worship We Are Sent Out To Share Jesus” (Scripture: John 20:19-29; Matthew 28:19-20)
- Feb. 7 – “The Shape Of Faith And Worship: ‘Gather, Grow, Give And Go’” (Scripture: Luke 10:1-11)
- Feb. 14 — Ash Wednesday and The Beginning of Lent
At 7:00 P.M. our classes will continue with Pastor Harry Carlsen leading the book study—“ Luther: Renegade and Prophet” by Lyndal Roper. Beginning Jan. 10, 2018 our second class will be a new study series called Movies, Theology and Real Life led by Pastor Mitch. Our first study is based on the NY Times best-selling novel and movie “The Shack.”
Classes on Wednesday Church Nights:
- Movies, Theology and Real Life Study
On Jan. 10 a new study series begins called Movies, Theology and Real Life led by Pastor Mitch. Our first study is based on the NY Times best-selling novel and movie “The Shack.” It’s the story of Mackenzie (Mack), who struggles to deal with his life in the wake of his youngest daughter Missy’s death. Anger and resentment squelch everything in him until he is drawn back to the spot of Missy’s death. There he has a surprising and mystical experience of coming to terms with his father’s treatment, his father’s death and his current life in the wake of his daughter’s death.
Mack and God have a discussion about where God is in all these experiences of Mack’s life. And Mack has a decision to make about whether he will return to his family to stay with God. We will watch this movie in four, half-hour segments and talk about each one as we go along. Join us for this first, four week session of “Movies, Theology and Real Life” as we watch and talk about “The Shack.” This study will run from Jan 10 – 31, 2018.
- MARTIN LUTHER Renegade and Prophet By Lyndal Roper, published by Random House
Our first class is October 4th beginning at 7 pm in the Roman’s Room at Good Sam. You can come to see if you are interested in this exploration of Luther’s life and times or buy the book and read along with us.
Lead by Pastor Harry Carlsen. Pastor Carlsen is a retired ELCA Pastor who has served a whole career in service to the church. Recently he has served as an interim pastor for an Episcopal Church in Georgia. Pastor Carlsen and his wife Dorothy now reside in California MD to be near Jeff (Son) and Kami Carlsen and grandchildren.
A little about MARTIN LUTHER Renegade and Prophet It is inevitable that the anniversary of the Reformation would bring forth a flood of new publications. “Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet” is undoubtedly one of the best and most substantial. Deeply researched over a period of more than 10 years, this biography offers a fresh and deeply illuminating study of the man who somewhat reluctantly divided a continent. What emerges is a work of impeccable scholarship and painstaking fair mindedness. In particular Roper has mined the correspondence, which illuminates every page of this book, as Luther coped with the strains of first becoming a public figure, searched for allies and unburdened himself to trusted friends. In letters that were both deeply learned and alarmingly frank, his charisma shines through, but we also see his complexity: He was a man who could, by turns, be abusive and utterly unforgiving, but also gentle, affectionate and funny.
- CONCLUDED “Luther’s Catechism and Discipleship, Then and Now ” (Fall 2017 – ends at beginning of Advent)
This is an eight week class exploring Luther’s Small Catechism and how Its approach to faith and scripture bring learning to love and trust God into the home, into the heart and in the daily lives of those who seek to follow Jesus. Although this is a good review of the Catechism it is also a deeper look at how it works, how to use it and how it was a ground breaking approach to faith in real life that is still vital and relevant in today’s busy world.
Class will have a short video component, a little reading and lots of discussion, sharing, thinking out loud and imaging God’s activity in and through our lives.
This class is lead by Pastor Mitch and begins October 4th, 7 pm in Pastor’s office and will run for 8 weeks. Books are $15 and a Small Catechism will be provided.