Good Shepherd Lutheran Church & School

Worship

Sunday Service - 9:00am
Education Hour - 10:15am

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Christmas Services
Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24 - 6:30pm
Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25 - 9am

Readings for:

December 21, 2025
Fourth Sunday in Advent - Rorate Coeli
First Reading
Deuteronomy 18:15-19
Second Reading
Philippians 4:4-7
Gospel Reading
John 1:19-28
Liturgical Color
Blue

All the Household - A place for Lutherans who want to use the Church's calendar to center their household life around the Church's Lord.

Stewardship

Philippians 4:4 – “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.” Life was no easier for the Philippians than it is for us. They had the same sorrows, sicknesses, and disappointments as we have. And yet St. Paul tells them to rejoice in the Lord. We have an abiding joy, a peace which passes all understanding, because we know our Lord Jesus and His love for us. This gives us confidence in the face of every hardship; it gives us strength to lead lives in imitation of Jesus’ own generous love.

• lcms.org/stewardship
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Life Message

As we celebrate the birth of our Lord, let us pray for all mothers who find themselves pregnant and afraid. Abortion is never the answer. We pray daily that the Lord will strengthen all expectant mothers who find themselves alone and seemingly without hope and that He will help them choose life. Every human being’s life is a precious and beautiful miracle.” Judie Brown, American Life League - A Life Quote from Lutherans For Life www.lutheransforlife.org

What About Life

• www.word-of-hope.org
• LCMS Life Ministries
• Lutherans for Life

“Hurting from abortion? Word of Hope can help. word-of-hope.org; 888-217-8679.”

“Word of Hope brings the healing of God’s grace and Christ’s forgiveness to those who suffer guilt and grief over the abortion of their own children. Reach out at word-of-hope.org or call deaconesses (distinctively Lutheran, completely confidential, free-of-charge, and 24/7 – you can even text!) at 888-217-8679.”