Posts by Chris Enstad
COVID-19 Preparedness at Good Shepherd
UPDATED MARCH 13, 2020 Worship Update from Lead Pastor Chris Enstad New Worship Update from Lead Pastor Chris Enstad, Staff and the Board “God is our refuge and strength,…
Read MoreTo See The Son
It’s Good to be Here If I could find that place where I know Jesus was always present and was not only just there but was there in a hugely…
Read MoreThe Beatitudes
The Kingdom has Come Near The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12) form the beginning of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, Jesus’ first sermon. And what a sermon it is! Remember how Matthew…
Read MoreWe Forgive as We Have Been Forgiven
Living our Mission As we move through this season of Epiphany we are spending a few weeks thinking and praying about Jesus as God’s light to the whole world and…
Read MoreEpiphany
A Sudden Realization Epiphany is one of those church words that we hear a lot but maybe we have forgotten what it means or maybe we never knew what it…
Read MoreConsider Good Shepherd in your year-end Giving
A Note from Pastor Chris I am thankful, grateful and amazed for each of you that is a part of this church. We have had an amazing year of wonderful…
Read MoreLet Us Walk in the Light of the Lord
Realism & Hope Expectations are powerful emotions that can serve to excite and defeat us. How many of you have lived with a set of expectations for yourself or others…
Read MoreFor All the Saints
Brothers and sisters, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. November 1st is traditionally known as All-Saint’s Day. And so…
Read MoreSeeking God’s Will in Prayer
Our Need to Give Here at Good Shepherd we are in the midst of launching a three-year capital appeal. To do that we are in week two of a five-week…
Read MoreThe Big Flip-Flop
A Tale of Two Men Today we heard yet another of Jesus’ parables. (Luke 16:19-31) The title of this parable is The Rich Man and Lazarus. First, we meet the…
Read MoreWelcome Statement Approved at September Congregational Meeting
Welcome Statement Approved An update from Pastor Chris Enstad and Board President Andrew Seaborg At a special congregational meeting Sunday, September 29, the congregation voted 167-13 to approve a new…
Read MoreLost & Found
A Familiar Parable Brothers and sisters, you have heard this parable (Luke 15:3-7) many times by now haven’t you? There is a lost sheep and the shepherd goes and gets…
Read MoreLoved & Healed
Good News for Everyone We’ve been on quite the trip through Luke these past few weeks. We’ve heard about God the Thief, quickly followed by Jesus the Homewrecker. Listening to…
Read MoreStop and Listen
Anxious Times We are living in anxious times are we not? Is your family life anything like ours? You know, running on that treadmill trying to balance our schedules, our…
Read MoreHospitality is Holiness
Practicing hospitality through actions and words For the past two years, a task force of concerned Good Shepherd members has been prayerfully working through the Reconciling in Christ process as…
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