Good Shepherd Lutheran Church - Cincinnati

“Who or what are the treasures that hold your heart? What are the hopes, the dreams, the values that are worth living for in your life?" – Pastor Lorne Hlad In his Ash Wednesday sermon, Pastor Lorne encourages us to look the uncertainty of life and certainty of death in its face by remembering that God cares deeply about each and everyone of us. And that we may be encouraged to know that we do not...

Go Tell the Story | Back to Basics Week 5 “Jesus didn’t say “go convince everybody of what I said”. He said, “go tell the story”. That’s our job: to tell the story. [To] witness to the Gospel." – Pastor Alex Hoops In this week’s sermon, Pastor Alex encourages us to remember our mission to be a witness to the resurrection so that others may know God’s amazing grace & love in their lives.

“Think about all of those things that you’ve suffered – maybe some of which nobody else knows about. And here you are. And yet you show up. You see, when we open ourselves up to others and tell them our stories of death and in the ways God has made us with new life, we bring healing into the world”. – Pastor Lorne Hlad In this week’s sermon, Pastor Lorne reminds us that there is a power in telling...

“The challenge for us is to face all situations and ask: how does my character reflect that same spirit of generosity; that God’s love is beyond our understanding, beyond measure.” – Pastor Alex Hoops In this week’s sermon, Pastor Alex asks us how we are being called to adopt a generosity of spirit so that we are more fully open to the ways God is calling us to work in the world.

“We have a story of God who so loved the world that he would draw close to humanity, walk alongside humanity, speak into people’s lives and tell them you are not alone.” – Pastor Lorne Hlad In this week’s sermon, Pastor Lorne encourages us to go back to the basics of the early church so that others may live transformed lives through God’s amazing grace, forgiveness, welcome, and love for all peopl...

“We are better as a church together.” – Pastor Alex Hoops In this week’s sermon, Pastor Alex reminds us that gathering together is fundamental to our identity as a church.

“You have been given this love – this mark, this identify as a person of God – and God is going to use you to change the world for good, in love and mercy and forgiveness.” – Pastor Alex Hoops In this past week’s sermon, Pastor Alex reminds us that our baptisms are not the destination of our journey, but rather a starting point as we seek to better live into how God is calling us to share the Good...

“You see, our calling is to be like Mary. It’s to be like Joseph. We are not the Christ, but we a have role to play in bringing that love, that life, that hope into maturity.” – Pastor Lorne Hlad In this past week’s sermon, Pastor Lorne invites us to sit with the Christmas story a little longer and examine how Mary and Joseph’s answer to God’s call can inspire us to live out our own unique calling...

“So, people of God, people of good courage, this Christmas…my prayer is that your heart would be wrapped in God’s love and that the wrapping would be so beautiful, so pure, so full of light, that you couldn’t help but share that promise with somebody in need.” – Pastor Lorne Hlad On Christmas Eve, Pastor Lorne encourages to share the gift of Jesus – and his love, hope, and compassion - with the pe...

"God doesn’t call the equipped, God equips the called.” – Pastor Alex Hoops In this week’s sermon, Pastor Alex reminds us that regardless of our fears and worries about what God is calling into, God is with us and will equip us for the journey ahead.

"Darkness is part of the journey – God is with you.” - Pastor Lorne Hlad In this week’s sermon, Pastor Alex reminds us that we are called to follow God’s light in the darkness and to help point towards it when others cannot yet see.

"We are blessed to be a blessing.” - Pastor Lorne Hlad In this week’s sermon, Pastor Lorne invites us to see the ways God is with us as we are called to use His gifts to bless and feed those around us.

"Are we aware that now is important and that now includes the holy act of waiting?" - Pastor Alex Hoops In this week’s sermon, Pastor Alex reflects on what it means to use this time of waiting to better connect with God’s presence in our lives.

“Let me say it one last time: let us always love one another, for that is what our Good Shepherd has called us to do” – Pastor Patricia Badkey In her final sermon at Good Shepherd on this Christ the King Sunday, Pastor Pat reminds us of our call to continually be faithful through our words and actions so that people can see God’s kingdom breaking through the world.

“We’re invited, like the leper, to have eyes wide open looking for the things that we can be grateful for. Gratitude and reasons to be grateful are all throughout our lives – but I think sometimes we just don’t have the perspective to see them.” – Pastor Lorne Hlad. In this special Thanksgiving worship, Pastor Lorne encourages us to take time this Thanksgiving to consider what it means to practice...

“We are called to do what [Pastor] Pat has taught us to do: to walk alongside, to bring our oil, to share God’s blessings, so that all the world might know that the God you worship, the Lord you’ve served, is magnified right in this world.” – Pastor Lorne Hlad In this week’s sermon, as our community prepares to wish Godspeed to Pastor Pat and celebrate her 34 years of ministry at Good Shepherd, Pa...

“But you are the living saints and the Light of Jesus shines through each of you.” – Pastor Patricia Badkey In her penultimate sermon before she retires from Good Shepherd, Pastor Pat reminds us that we are beloved children and saints of God.

“The doorway to our freedom has to be opened by somebody else.” – Pastor Lorne Hald In this final week of the Reforming Life series, Pastor Lorne explores how true freedom can only be found by letting go of what captivates us and living into God’s abundant grace and love.

“Money is not something to be cared for and protected, but rather something that can be used.” - Pastor Alex Hoops. In this week’s sermon, Pastor Alex challenges us to examine the ways we are being called to use the gifts we’ve been given to further God’s Kingdom.

“Do we see what Jesus sees?” – Pastor Alex Hoops In this week’s sermon, Pastor Alex reminds us that Jesus reforms our sight so that we may see the people who God is calling us to share His love & grace with.

"Notice that our cultural definition of success is rarely what we create, what we produce, how we share, how we bless...but following Jesus - it refines our definition of success" - Pastor Lorne Hlad. This week, Pastor Lorne challenges us to reform our definition of success towards one of generosity, grace, and love. #gslc #elca #lutheran #cincinnati #sermon #goodshepherd

“I want you to think about how your life – unique to you – needs to be reformed”. – Pastor Lorne Hlad In this first sermon of the “Reforming Life” series, Pastor Lorne explores how following Jesus reforms our minds towards a posture of love, peace, and humility.

“We have all probably stood at the end of the line - being the last person to be hired - dependent on God’s grace, kindness, and generosity in our lives” – Pastor Patricia Badkey. In this week’s sermon, Pastor Pat reminds us that God’s love & grace is something that is for all people, no matter how much work we do or when we come to know God in our lives.

“We should forgive – not just to be like God – but because God is about…ending all this suffering & harm that we can exhibit on others” – Pastor Alex Hoops. In this week’s sermon, Pastor Alex reminds us that we have the capacity to reduce suffering & pain through our practice of forgiveness.

“I have come to learn, that what actually changes people’s lives is, when instead of punishment, they receive grace.” – Pastor Lorne Hlad In this week’s sermon, Pastor Lorne reminds us that we are a people that are called to share forgiveness, love, and grace with the people in our lives.