Good Shepherd Weekly 5/2
Growth Group This Friday
Date and Time: Friday, May 6, Fellowship begins at 6:30PM with Bible Study at 7PM.
Location: Killebrew Residence – 295 Mendon Rd Attleboro, MA
Growth Groups are designed to be a laid back and casual way of connecting with Christian friends who care about God and each other. In our growth groups we pray together and study the Scriptures together. We add in some food and fellowship and maybe even some good laughs together because we want to build up Christian friendships. Growth Groups are a fun and healthy way of growing spiritually as well as enriching our relationships with other members.
Congregation Meeting
On Sunday, May 15 we will have an in person congregation meeting at 11:45am. The meeting is planned to be about an hour long. We will not be having lunch, but if you think you will need a snack you are encouraged to bring your own.
Sunday Service Time Change
On Sunday, May 29 we are making a permanent change to our Bible Study and Sunday Service schedule. Beginning May 29 Sunday Bible Study will be held at 9:00am and run for 45 minutes. Sunday Service will be at 10:00am. For the sake of consistency we will follow this schedule year round for the foreseeable future.
Wednesday Evening Bible Study
Wednesdays 7:00pm Online
As Paul writes his letter to the Christians in the city of Philippi, he is bound in prison and disconnected from his friends and church family. He is also facing a dilemma—he is unsure whether he will survive this imprisonment or not. Far from being a lament of his situation, Philippians is a letter filled with joy, praise, and thankfulness. Paul found the unique joy that comes only to those who have been lead by the Holy Spirit to discover the life of Christ. Paul shows us how being a Christian means seeing your own life as an expression of Jesus’ life. Paul shows us that Christ centered contentment can not be stolen away by life’s circumstances.
Sunday Morning Bible Study
Sundays 9:15am In-Person
“Meaningless! Meaningless! Everything is Meaningless!” Solomon cries out. Solomon has not lost his faith in God, rather he has lost his faith in everything else. Presumably as an old man Solomon reflected on his own wisdom, his own work, his own achievements and success and he shaked his head and cries out, “Meaningless!” Is it true that your job, your family, your hobbies are meaningless? Of course, life is meaningful when we assign value to these things. We can even find a moment of what we might call transcendence in them. But these things are only “under the sun” they are for moment, for the short term, they are for me. Is it possible then to find meaning that transcends these things under the sun? This is the question Solomon takes up and in the end he will provide you with the kind of meaning and purpose people have been seeking for millennia.
This Sunday
The world is full of talkers. There are plenty of people who say they care about you. But we are aware of what many of those people will do when it comes time to put those words into action. Jesus tells you in his Word that he cares for you dearly... that he would do anything for you. How do you know you can trust him? Jesus followed up his words with works. Jesus said he would suffer and die for you, so that you might enter Paradise. He fulfilled that promise. Jesus words are followed by works. He once illustrated that point in a striking metaphor, that of the Good Shepherd. All shepherds use words, calling to the sheep hoping they will follow. What sets the Good Shepherd apart is the fact that his words are followed by his works, including his willingness to lay down his life. Every word our Good Shepherd speaks to us is trustworthy!