But For The Grace Of God got off to a terrific start last Sunday with well over 100 adults, teens, and children receiving God's grace in a decisive way for the first time.

We sharpened our focused, adjusted our methods, and deepened our trust.

And I believe this week will bring more of the same.

This week will involve what is in some ways a backward glance at grace and how it works. But as with most things we see from the past, we'll discover so many current applications.

We'll find that when it comes to grace, we have, in fact, been there for 10,000 years.

Sunday.

8:30. 10. 11:30.

I think the series art is beautiful.

I believe the lobby refresh and logo redesign will be exciting.

But it's the message that I am most excited about.

And not just the message in the Worship Center.

Across all the different venues of Good Shepherd -- in that Worship Center, with our BigHouse students, and for all areas of children's ministry -- people will hear the same truths about grace and receive the same invitation to become eternally rescued by that grace.

Simultaneous salvations all across Good Shepherd United Methodist Church.

It's why we're in this ministry in the first place.

Sunday.

8:30. 10. 11:30.

So is this what it looked like when the waters divided on the Red Sea?

Is this how Moses did it?

And maybe more to the point, exactly where did the children of Israel think they were going once they got to the other side?

As we head towards Week Three of Delivered, those are some of the questions we'll explore together.

And we'll recognize together that the glory (not the devil) is in the details surrounding this miracle of God and nature.

I'm grateful for the timing of this series . . . and I believe the momentum is only building from here.

Sunday.

8:30. (By the way, this service has the most available seats!)

10.

11:30.

Since the Delivered series is all about the book of Exodus, we wanted to give the entire church family a way to experience Moses' story to a greater extent than is possible on Sunday mornings.

So: movie night.

My first idea was the Charlton Heston classic, The Ten Commandments.

Except it's three hours long. Not so good for the kids.

So we hit on The Prince Of Egypt.

Tonight at 7 p.m. Admission is free.

Free admission on Sunday as well, as we go into Week Two of Delivered.

This time it's Wooden Snakes: When You Need Faith.

Sunday.

8:30. 10. 11:30.

The Book Of Exodus.

It’s the ancient story of some very modern battles: between God and the idols; between the powerful and the powerless; between faith and doubt; between captivity and freedom.

But ultimately it is the story of a people who are delivered . . . from slavery, from idolatry, and even from themselves.

So we start 2012 by digging into an old story that feels, well, new.

Delivered. It’s not just what Israel needed then. It’s what we need now.

January 8: Strawless Bricks: When You’re Stuck

January 15: Wooden Snakes: When You Need Faith

January 22: Divided Waters: When You Are Set Free

January 29: Stiff Necks: When You Prefer Bondage

Service Times: 8:30 10:00 11:30

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