Good Shepherd Gardendale

Thank-you for joining us for today’s worship as we start a new series for the season of Easter called “Resurrection Realities”. Each service in this series focuses on a section from 1st Peter as he guides the post-Easter church on how to look at the complexities of life as we follow our Resurrected King. In part 1 we will look at the “reality of suffering and trials” and how we approach them with...

Happy Easter Friends! The celebration of Easter is about one thing…Life! Christ has risen from the dead, he has destroyed the power of sin, death, and the devil, and today we celebrate that He is alive, and that because He Lives so shall we! May God bless your life in Christ, and may you experience the life he gives.

Welcome to this Palm Sunday service. In this service we remember that when Jesus enters Jerusalem for the last time amid palm branches and praises, he knows the suffering that awaits him there, yet he does not turn back. He willingly chooses the path of suffering because of his deep love for us. We therefore can embrace moments of suffering today, because we know that the Lord will bring joy in th...

It's not uncommon to see people who call themselves Christians but who don't act like Jesus. If we're not careful, we can find ourselves doing the work of God without bearing the fruit of the Spirit. Instead of focusing on production, we need to focus on connection with God. This is part 6 of our series Christian-ish. In today's message we will look at what happens, "When We G...

In our world we are kind of used to the idea of "transactions" when it comes to relationships. It's where we get the idea of, "you scratch my back, and I scratch yours." Sometimes it's easy to treat our faith like a transaction—doing our part and expecting God to do His. But this creates a distorted belief that turns our relationship with God into a contract and we miss...

One of the classic Christian slogans when you are struggling or going through difficult moments is "Put God First." There is something in us that tells us "Put God First," but then we look at life and how we spend our time, money, and relationships and realize we "don’t put God first." We don't as Luther says, "fear, love, and trust" in God above all thi...

One more bite. One more episode. No big deal, right? The everyday choices we make might not feel important, but they shape our future more than we realize. Discover how we can break the cycle of choices that keep us stuck from living the life we want. Join us on this Lenten Journey for Part 3, “Small Choices That Keep You Stuck”. May the Lord Bless our Time Together.

"Christian-ish" means having a half-hearted faith or wearing the label of Christianity without truly following Jesus. God describes this way of life as being "lukewarm". In today's message we will explore the 5 signs of being lukewarm and how the Gospel can reactivate our faith when we are lukewarm. May the Lord bless our time together during this Lenten journey.

God's vision for the church has four foundational pieces: 1. It's a GIFTED church; 2. It's a UNITED church; 3. It's a POWERFUL church; and 4. It's a WISE church. Today we explore how God's wisdom is needed for the church as we learn to navigate the changing culture in the world. We need wisdom to express God's truths in a way that is authentic. We need wisdom to make go...

What is God's Vision for His church? What is the foundation and pillars of the church? What is the picture that God has for His church? In this series based on 1 Corinthians 1, we are given four pictures of the church: a gifted church, a united church, a powerful church, and a wise church. In today's message we will explore what it means for the church to be powerful in a way that is compl...

Last week we saw that God has a vision for his church. First, that vision is to be a church that is built around God's gifts. The second part of that vision is Paul's appeal to UNITY! That the church is one heart, one mind, and one faith. God doesn't desire the church to have any divisions but rather we walk together, in unity. This is part 2 of our series Called to Be Different, &quot...

What is God’s vision for the church? What does the church look like when it is fully engaged in God’s plan and mission? St. Paul in his letter to the church at Corinth paints a beautiful picture of the church in chapter 1. In this brand-new series, we will look at 4 images that Paul uses to paint an image about God’s Church. A church that is called to be different in the world. A church that is gi...

Today we celebrate the Baptism of Jesus. Jesus' baptism is a unique moment in his life as He first receives the blessings of His Father and second he fulfills as in his own words, "all righteousness." As we celebrate the Baptism of Jesus we take a moment to remember our Baptism and how our Baptism, according to Romans 6, 'changes everything' in our lives! This morning we are...

What are the blessings that you have that help you follow Jesus? One that you may not even realize is that you are a "peacemaker". God has given you the ability to not only be at peace with God but to be at peace with others. As we enter 2026 this is a great opportunity to think about this being a year of peace. First, we enjoy the peace we have with God because Jesus has made peace with...

Welcome friends as we worship the Lord on this Sunday after Christmas! We rejoice that the little Lord Jesus asleep in the hay is our King of Kings forevermore. The Word Made Flesh reigns over heaven and earth, and we are loved and forgiven members of the Kingdom of God to life everlasting.

On this Christmas Eve, we celebrate and ponder the humble birth of Jesus as he rests in a manger of straw, though he is the Son of God. Jesus is the Word Made Flesh who is God With Us.

In this fourth service in The Word Made Flesh series for Advent, we rejoice that Jesus brightens our lives through his birth, dispelling the darkness of sin to bring forgiveness to light. How does light shine in darkness? Where do you need light to shine in your life today? What does it mean that Jesus is the light of the world, and we are lights also.

In this third service in The Word Made Flesh series for Advent, we give thanks that Jesus is our rock, a solid foundation on which to build a life of joy. When the storms come and life gets challenging it's so good to know we have something rock solid to cling to. May the Lord bless our time together in week 3 of our Advent Journey.

In week 2 of our "The Word Made Flesh" series for Advent, we remember that Jesus calls us to flavor the earth and to savor the good things that come from him through his birth. We are called to be the salt of the earth, but what does that mean? Why are we the salt of the earth? Can we lose our saltiness? And how does God make us the salt of the earth? May the Lord bless our time of worsh...

In this first service in "The Word Made Flesh" series for Advent, we celebrate that Jesus is born in Bethlehem, the House of Bread, to nourish and strengthen us in our faith and feed us with his Word of truth to fill our lives. Today we explore what is the bread of life? Why do we need the bread of life? And how do we receive the bread of life? May the Lord grant his grace as we journey...

As we wrap up this series on the book of James, we are reaching a decisive moment if you will. James has been demonstrating how we take the gifts of God and oftentimes abuse them. But now we are given a gift that we cannot abuse but rather, it's a gift that brings healing and life. As we confess our sins before God we are forgiven, and as we confess our sins before one another we are healed. T...

What’s the limit of your patience? Do you get frustrated waiting in line at the grocery store? Do you hate sitting in traffic? Do you find yourself losing it when others are late? Now what would happen if what you are being patient for took a lifetime of waiting. This morning we tackle the issue of patience in Part 10 of our series James: Real Faith. Real Life. May God bless our worship!

It was once said that arrogance is a creature. It has only a sharp tongue and the pointing finger. Today James addresses the arrogance in all of us as we look at the words we speak, the judgments we make, and the plans we push forward. How do we address this arrogance in all of us. This is part 9 of our series James: Real Faith. Real Life. May the Lord bless our worship as we are encouraged by him...

Anger is real. We feel it for a variety of reasons. Sometimes it’s not bad and sometimes it is uncontrollable. When anger strikes we can stuff it down or it can erupt. Today James tackles the issue of anger, where it comes from and how it affects us and others. This is Part 8 of our series James: Real Faith. Real Life. Today we also celebrate what is known as All Saints Sunday as we give thanks to...

Welcome to this special service for Reformation called "Trusting Only Thee." In this service, we celebrate and give thanks for the "ETERNAL GOSPEL" which points us to Christ Jesus, the one who came to save sinners. The Reformation is not about celebrating Luther and the reformers, it's about celebrating how God helped bring to clarity the powerful Gospel message we all need...