Category Archives: Bible Study

August Monthly Potluck this Thursday, August 17

All are welcome to the August Potluck in Shepherd’s Hall at 6 p.m. Bring a dish to share. A birthday sheet cake will be served after we sing “Happy Birthday” to with August birthdays. A short prayer time will follow the meal.

Sponsored by the Men’s and the Women’s Thursday Bible Studies, which meet Thursdays at 6 p.m. on weeks when there is no potluck.

Adult Information Class begins June 14

This class, led by Pastor Bruce, is for those who want to join Good Shepherd, those who want to learn about Lutheran beliefs and practices, and those who want to refresh their knowledge of the Lutheran Catechism and church history.

Clas time is 6:30 p.m. Location is the Sanctuary Meeting Room (go right as you enter the main doors.)

Women’s Retreat at Advent Lutheran Church

The Advent Lutheran Women’s Group is hosting a day retreat on Saturday, March 25, in the Knoedler Center (7550 Wickham Road in Melbourne, FL). There will be speakers, a Bible study, and a panel discussion on legal and financial topics important to women.  Cost is $15 with a continental breakfast and lunch provided.  Registration forms are available on the Narthex bulletin board.

Deadline to register is Sunday. March 19.

New topic for Pastor Bruce’s Sunday Adult Bible Study

Beginning June 26, Pastor will be using the book Awake & Alive to Truth: Finding Truth in the Chaos of a Relativistic World by John. L. Cooper for his Sunday Bible Study.

From Amazon.com: “John L. Cooper is the lead vocalist, bassist, and songwriter/producer for Skillet, one of the best-selling rock bands of at the 21st century…. John and his wife Korey have been touring together for the entirety of their 23 years of marriage and live in Kenosha, WI with their two children. John and Korey are passionate about sharing the truth of Christ to the world through music, the Cooper Stuff Podcast, two Skillet graphic novels entitled Eden and Eden: The Aftermath, and now through his debut book, Awake & Alive to Truth.”

New Adult Bible Study: “Hopeful Neighborhood”

Starting January 16, Bill Kaiser will lead a six-week study titled Hopeful Neighborhood. This is based on a joint project of Lutheran Hour Ministries and the Barna Group: Better Together: How Christians Can Be a Welcome Influence in Their Neighborhoods. The study uses the project’s Hopeful Neighborhood Field Guide. (links are to the LHM website)

Participants will look at ways to bless both Good Shepherd’s neighborhood and their own neighbor by discovering the gifts of community, imagining the possibilities, and pursuing the common good.

Class will meet in Shepherd’s Hall (room to be announced)

Pastor Bruce’s Sunday Study: Christianity 101

Pastor Bruce will start a seven-week study in his Adult Information series on Sunday, January 16. Ths class is based on Luther’s Small Catechism and is for those wanting to learn more about Christianity and the Lutheran church or those who want a refresher on the Catechism.

Join Pastor Bruce and the new Whiteboard (“Ah!”) in the large classroom in Shepherd’s Hall after worship (approx. 11:15 a.m.)

Updates on Worship and Classes for January 8 & 9

Junior Confirmation class is cancelled for Saturday, January 8th. Class will resume on Saturday, January 15.

Weekly Worship with Communion will resume Sunday, January 9th at 9:30 a.m.

Adult Class will resume Sunday, January 9th after Worship (around 11 a.m. when all the bacon has been eaten.) The topic is The Papacy and the Antichrist.