Practicing your faith with a community of believers provides you support when you need it – others can help you when you have doubts, when you need strength, or when you need guidance.  

Worship with GSLC each Sunday at 9 am and 11 am at https://goodshepherd.com/Worship

Why It’s Important to Practice Your Faith in Community | Sermon July 3, 2022

Sometimes you need to slow down.  

Pastor Alex Hoops talks about how a recent medical issue has forced him to slow down and listen to what God is trying to tell him.

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Slowing Down | Sermon from February 19, 2023

Do you sometimes have a hard time seeing the path forward?

Pastor Lorne Hlad reminds us that oftentimes those seasons where we lack vision are actually an invitation to hear God’s voice more clearly in our lives.

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When You Can't See Clearly | March 19, 2023 Sermon

“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 gratitude in our lives.

Practicing Gratitude | Thanksgiving Sermon

“The invitation today…is to loosen our grip on needing to control everything in our lives so that we can see that we go further and we go faster when we are together.  – Pastor Lorne Hlad

Pastor Lorne reminds us that our journey of faith is not done alone, but rather with other people in community.

Stronger Together | Pastor Lorne Hlad

"This Advent, brothers and sisters, don't just prepare your homes. Prepare yourselves to remember that God has given us more gifts than we could ever hope for that have the capacity to transform and change us." - Pastor Alex Hoops

In this first week of Advent, Pastor Alex explores God's gift of hope and how it help us endure the good and bad times of our lives.

The Gift of Hope | Pastor Alex Hoops

“When God sees you, God sees a child who is loved.’” – Pastor Lorne Hlad

In a culture where we hear so many things about ourselves that simply aren’t true, Pastor Lorne reminds us to listen for the voice of God which declares in no uncertain terms that we are loved.

The Gift of Love | Pastor Lorne Hlad

Pastor Lorne reminds us that true relevancy is not chasing preferences or trends, but rather getting back to the heart of what Jesus calls us to do:  responding to the needs to people in the world.

Relevant & Reforming | Pastor Lorne Hlad

"It’s Jesus’ prayer coming to life that we may all be one in dignity, hope, and love."–Danette Miller

This week we are joined by Danette Miller, Executive Director for the Haitian Timoun Foundation, who shares how the CLM program in Haiti transforms shame into dignity, showing us all what resurrection hope truly looks like.

Walking with the Forgotten | Danette Miller

"The spirit of Truth reminds us that when we look beyond the smoke and the mirrors, that God is still in control." – Pastor Melinda

This week, Pastor Melinda reminds us that even when life feels aimless or challenging, we are not alone because God’s Holy Spirit walks with us, revealing God’s presence and purpose in our journey.

Following God's Spirit | Pastor Melinda Garza Moran

Liberated by Jesus | Pastor Lorne Hlad

“In the stillness, in the quiet, Jesus speaks.” – Pastor Lorne

This week, Pastor Lorne invites us to put down the “to do list” and see where we experience God in the stillness of our lives.

Attentive to Jesus | Pastor Lorne Hlad

“Prayer is a conversation with God. It can be formal. It can be intimate. It can be spontaneous.” – Pastor Melinda

This week, Pastor Melinda reminds us that persistent prayer deepens our relationship with Christ and brings us closer to God.


Persistent in Prayer | Pastor Melinda Garza Moran

“There is a way to live and a way to love that is wholly different than how society packages happiness and success.” – Pastor Lorne

This week, Pastor Lorne explores what it means to live generously towards God and God’s people.

Living Generously | Pastor Lorne Hlad

“It's a disruptive love that asks us to let go of control and to place our hope in God's promise for the world and for ourselves." – Pastor Melinda

This week, Pastor Melinda explores the ways Christ’s love disrupts the status quo by calling us to protect the vulnerable, feed the hungry, care for creation, and welcome the stranger.

Disruptive Love | Pastor Melinda Garza Moran

“There are many things in this world that we can put ahead of our compassion. – Pastor Alex.

This week, Pastor Alex encourages us to choose compassion in all we do, even if the world says it’s okay to do otherwise.

Choosing Compassion

“The Gospel sets us free in a way that orienting our lives around being better people never can.” – Pastor Lorne

This week, Pastor Lorne reminds us that we are set free not through our own doing, but through God’s vision of a world where all are seen, all are fed, and all are blessed. 

Set Free | Pastor Lorne Hlad

"We are called to take our faith outside these walls - every one of us, every day of the week." - Pastor Lorne

This week, Pastor Lorne reminds us that the true power of the Good News lies in how it equips each of us to share hope, love, and grace with the world around us.

From Getting to Giving | Pastor Lorne Hlad

“God is searching for you.  Not to blame, but to bring you home – to bring you into a community of grace.” – Pastor Melinda

This week, Pastor Melinda reminds us that even though we may feel lost, God is constantly seeking to bring us back to a place filled with His abundant love and grace. 

Lost & Found | Pastor Melinda Garza Moran

“The church is a community of people, broken and redeemed, that together orient their life around the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus for the sake of healing the world.” – Pastor Lorne

This week, Pastor Lorne reminds us that God’s call to serve is inclusive of all people, regardless of age or ability.

Embrace Your Calling | Pastor Lorne Hlad

“God has not called some perfect, wise version of yourself – God is calling you now”. – Pastor Alex

Pastor Alex reminds us that no matter how prepared we feel, God has already given us everything we need to serve people today.

Made to Serve | Pastor Alex Hoops

“When we come together and we work as one body with Jesus at the center, we become part of something that is greater than ourselves.” – Pastor Melinda

Pastor Melinda explores how God’s impact is multiplied when we do our part and serve together.

Better Together | Pastor Melinda Garza Moran

“The mission is not optional.  It's our identity.  It's who we are as the people of God.” – Pastor Melinda

Pastor Melinda reminds us of our calling to live out Christ’s mission each and every day by using our gifts to share his grace & love with the world.

Living God's Mission | Pastor Melinda Garza Moran

“Jesus comes to show us that the God of the universe is a God of grace, of love, of blessing, of healing.” – Pastor Lorne

Pastor Lorne reminds us that God’s love and grace is a gift freely given to all people, regardless of what we do or achieve.

The Gifts of God are Free | Pastor Lorne Hlad

“Grace is decidedly, unapologetically, definitively…by definition, free.” – Pastor Alex

Pastor Alex explores the amazing truth that God’s gift of grace is freely given to all people, not just a select few.

The Gifts of God are for All | Pastor Alex Hoops

God's Gifts Unite Us | Pastor Melinda Garza Moran

“We are called to be caretakers of what has been given to us. And when we begin to see our lives in this way, everything changes.” – Pastor Lorne

Pastor Lorne explores what role money, wealth, possessions play in our lives, how we can right-size our relationship with these resources, and how we can use our gifts so in service of something greater.

November 9, 2025 Sermon (Audio)

The Gifts of God Flow Through Us | Pastor Alex Hoops

God's Gifts Fill Us with Gratitude | Pastor Melinda Garza Moran

“What we are called to do in this season is the same thing we’ve been called to our whole lives, which is love your neighbor, grow goodness, and practice forgiveness.” – Pastor Alex

What does it mean to prepare for the Lord’s coming? Pastor Alex explores Matthew 24:36-44 and ways we can prepare our hearts & minds for Christ’s return.

Preparing the Way | Pastor Alex Hoops

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