Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Boca Raton

06/01/2025

THE SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

It is possible to hear in Jesus’ high priestly prayer, a prayer he offered shortly before his death, the petitions of the ascended Christ for his own throughout history—to our day—and beyond. Jesus prays for us. In holy baptism we become believers in God, have our robes washed in the flood of Christ’s forgiveness, and receive the gift of life forever with all the saints.

Next Sunday is the Day of Pentecost. We invite you to worship with us at 10:00 AM. Please wear RED to commorate the liturgical day and stay for our All-American BBQ following the service.

05/11/2025

THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER - May 11, 2025
The gift of new life, of eternal life, is the gift of the risen Christ. It is the promise of Jesus. It was true for Dorcas in Joppa. It was true for those “who have come out of the great ordeal” in the Revelation vision. It is true for us and for all the baptized: Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

03/23/2025

THE THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT:

The warnings are plentiful and blunt on the third Sunday in Lent. Cut it out or get cut down! The warnings are accompanied by God’s invitation to attentiveness: “Incline your ear, and come to me; listen, so that you may live.” The landowner’s ultimatum is forestalled by the gardener’s readiness to till the ground one more year. That is good news for all of us. Thanks be to God!

03/02/2025

TRANFIGURATION OF OUR LORD - March 02, 2025

Witnesses to the glory of God in the face of Jesus reflect that glory in the world. It was true for Moses. It was doubtless true for Peter, James, and John. We pray that it will be true of all of us who see God’s glory in the word and in the supper and who are being “transformed into the same image” by God’s Spirit.

02/26/2025

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02/23/2025

The Seventh Sunday After Epiphany

Mercy. Mercy. Mercy. Joseph lives it in Egypt. Jesus preaches it in the gospel. The Spirit guides us into merciful lives with the power of forgiveness to reconcile what is fractured and divided. Such merciful living is the baptismal blessing of having put on Christ. It is the gift of the life-giving Spirit. It is a reflection of God’s glory revealed in Christ.

11/17/2024

The Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost - November 17, 2024

November begins with All Saints Day and ends in or near Advent, when we anticipate Christ’s coming again. It is fitting, then, that the readings today tell of the final resurrection and the end time. In the turmoil of hope, fear, and disbelief that these predictions provoke in us, Hebrews sounds a note of confident trust. Christ makes a way for us where there is no way, and we walk it confidently, our hearts and bodies washed in baptismal water, trusting the one who has promised forgiveness. The more we see the last day approaching, the more important it is to meet together to provoke one another to love.

07/21/2024

THE NINTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST - July 21, 2024

Mark’s gospel makes clear how great is the press of the crowd, with its countless needs to be met, on Jesus and his disciples. Yet in today’s gospel Jesus advises his disciples to get away and rest, to take care of themselves. Sometimes we think that when others are in great need we shouldn’t think of ourselves at all; but Jesus also honors the caregivers’ need. We are sent from Christ’s table to care for others and for ourselves.

We invite you to worship and communion at 10:00 AM every Sunday. The Rev. Nancy Zuckerman continues as our guest pastor now on a weekly basis. We hope you will join us for service this week - a time and place you can come and feel God's presence.

If you are unable to attend, please watch our virtual service found in the link below. And we ask that, in your own personal way, you share that we are sent from Christ’s table to care for others and for ourselves.

06/22/2024

THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST - June 23, 2024

Now is the acceptable time; now is the day of salvation! Now we are in the storm, the boat almost swamped; but Jesus is here now, and when we call him, he will calm the storm. Even the wind and waves listen to him as they would to their creator. We also listen to him and are called to believe in the power of God’s word in him, a power greater than all that we fear.

We invite you to worship and communion at 10:00 AM this Sunday. The Rev. Nancy Zuckerman continues as our guest pastor now on a weekly basis. We hope you will join us for service this week - a time and place you can come and feel God's presence.

If you are unable to attend, please watch our virtual service found in the link below. And we ask that, in your own personal way, you share that we listen to Jesus and are called to believe in the power of God’s word in him, a power greater than all that we fear.

Pr. Jonathan Gantt, pastor of Living Faith Lutheran Church and Dean of the Broward-Bahamas Conference, continues as Guest Pastor for our virtual services. Please click the link below for access:

https://www.youtube.com//videos

The above link will bring you directly to our YouTube account showing all of the videos from the past few months. The first video under "latest" should be the one for this week.

https://youtu.be/m5okCjLP1KI

06/01/2024

THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST - June 02, 2024

Deuteronomy makes clear that sabbath-keeping is meant for the welfare of all. God delivered the Israelites out of slavery, so they should observe this freedom with a day of rest. No one should work seven days a week; even slaves and foreigners should be able to rest. Yet human beings can turn even the most liberating religious practice into a life-destroying rule. Jesus does not reject sabbath-keeping, but defends its original life-enhancing meaning. Our worship and our religious way of life are to lead to restoration: the hungry being fed and the sick being healed.

We invite you to worship and communion at 10:00 AM this Sunday. The Rev. Nancy Zuckerman continues as our guest pastor now on a weekly basis. We hope you will join us for service this week - a time and place you can come and feel God's presence.

If you are unable to attend, please watch our virtual service found in the link below. And we ask that, in your own personal way, you share that our worship and our religious way of life are to lead to restoration: the hungry being fed and the sick being healed.

Adam Baroni, seminary intern at Living Faith Lutheran Church provides this week's virtual service. Please click the link below for access:

https://youtu.be/AAZEskktRDA

We will be transitioning to the following link in the next couple of weeks. It will bring you directly to our YouTube account showing all of the videos from the past few months. The first video under "latest" should be the one for the current week. Give it a try here!

https://www.youtube.com//videos

Good Shepherd is a Lutheran Church (ELCA) located in Boca Raton. Please join us in person for worship and communion each Sunday at 10:00 AM. The Rev. Nancy ...

05/11/2024

THE SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER - May 12, 2024

The gospel for Easter’s seventh Sunday is always taken from the long prayer Jesus prays for his followers in John’s gospel on the night before his death, and always includes Jesus’ desire that his followers will be one as he and the Father are one. This oneness is not mere doctrinal agreement or institutional unity, but mutual abiding, interpenetrating life, mutual love, and joy. This oneness is the work of the Spirit whom we have received but also await. Come, Holy Spirit!

We invite you to worship and communion at 10:00 AM this Sunday. The Rev. Nancy Zuckerman continues as our guest pastor now on a weekly basis. We hope you will join us for service this week - a time and place you can come and feel God's presence.

If you are unable to attend, please watch our virtual service found in the link below. And we ask that, in your own personal way, you share that Jesus desires that his followers will be one as he and the Father are one. This oneness is mutual abiding, interpenetrating life, mutual love, and joy. This oneness is the work of the Spirit whom we have received but also await. Come, Holy Spirit!

Pr. Jonathan Gantt, pastor of Living Faith Lutheran Church and Dean of the Broward-Bahamas Conference, continues as Guest Pastor for our virtual services. Please click the link below for access:

https://youtu.be/QDotLcXt0Xc

If you are in need of pastoral care, please call the church office: (561) 393-7007. We will have someone contact you as soon as possible.

With God’s peace and blessings,

Your Congregation Council

05/04/2024

THE SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER - May 05, 2024

This Sunday’s image of the life the risen Christ shares with us is the image of friendship. We are called to serve others as Jesus came to serve; but for John’s gospel, the image of servanthood is too hierarchical, too distant, to capture the essence of life with Christ. Friendship captures the love, the joy, the deep mutuality of the relationship into which Christ invites us. The Greeks believed that true friends are willing to die for each other. This is the mutual love of Christian community commanded by Christ and enabled by the Spirit.

We invite you to worship and communion at 10:00 AM this Sunday. The Rev. Nancy Zuckerman continues as our guest pastor now on a weekly basis. We hope you will join us for service this week - a time and place you can come and feel God's presence.

If you are unable to attend, please watch our virtual service found in the link below. And we ask that, in your own personal way, you share that the Greeks believed that true friends are willing to die for each other. This is the mutual love of Christian community commanded by Christ and enabled by the Spirit.

Pr. Jonathan Gantt, pastor of Living Faith Lutheran Church and Dean of the Broward-Bahamas Conference, continues as Guest Pastor for our virtual services. Please click the link below for access:

https://youtu.be/IGmIqFFTUQw

If you are in need of pastoral care, please call the church office: (561) 393-7007. We will have someone contact you as soon as possible.

With God’s peace and blessings,
Your Congregation Council