A Voice in the Wilderness

2020-06-23

If you would be my disciple…

When you hear the word “disciple,” what come to mind?
A list of names (hard to pronounce and difficult to remember)?
A bunch of people walking around in robes and sandals?

How would you explain what it means to be a disciple?
Maybe you would say it is a person who is interested in learning what someone else has to teach them. Or perhaps a person who choses or is invited to follow a teacher, a pattern for living, or a philosophical ideology. Possibly even someone who believes in a person or cause. These are all working definitions of the word disciple.

But just what does it mean to be a disciple…particularly a disciple of Jesus?
Is a disciple simply a learner? Are they a just a follower? Do they have to be a believer to be called a disciple?

I want to invite you to think of your own journey of faith and to begin to think about how you might describe yourself as a disciple. Over the next few weeks, we will take a closer look at what it means to be a disciple.

Hope you will follow along!

Blessings,

Matthew+

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Join us for Worship this Week

Saturday: Evening Prayer at 5:00 PM 

June 20, 2020 05:00 PM Mountain Time

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Sunday: Morning Prayer at 9:30 AM 

June 21, 2020 09:30 AM Mountain Time 

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By the grace of God and the consent of the people, on behalf of The Rt. Rev. Kimberly Lucas, Bishop of the Diocese of Colorado, The Rt. Rev. Brian L. Cole, Bishop of the Diocese of East Tennessee, will ordain Michele Lynn Moore Simmons to the Sacred Order of Priests in Christ's holy catholic and apostolic church.

The ordination will take place at 2:00 pm on July 1, 2020 at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 211 Franklin Road, Lookout Mountain, TN 37350.

The service will not be open to the public, and will be livestreamed to Good Shepherd's Facebook page. The livestream will begin at 1:50 pm and the ordination service will begin at 2:00 pm

The Gospel according to Matthew

Fr. Matthew is offering a study on the Gospel of Matthew on Sunday mornings at 11:00 AM. Grab your bible and bring your questions as we open the scriptures together.

Our study uses our Sunday Morning Prayer ZOOM link.

Coffee and Conversation

Join us at 10:30 on Wednesdays for a Virtual Coffee and Conversation. Grab a cup of coffee or tea and join us for some informal conversation.

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This Sunday's Readings

The lectionary readings for this Sunday are:

• Psalm 13

• Romans 6:12-23

• Matthew 10:40-42

You can read them online here.

A word about giving

We recognize that there are a lot of folks who have been hit hard during this crisis and are grateful to the generosity of this community.

Some of you have asked what to do with your regular pledge and offering while we are not gathering together on Saturdays and Sundays. You may mail them to the church (we are picking up the mail every day) and we will put them in the offering plate and bless them during the service. You might also consider using bill-pay through you local bank if they offer that service.

Church Directory

Now more that ever we want to make sure our church directory is up to date. If you have moved or changed phone numbers in the past year, please click here to fill out your current information.

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