Clotheslines

Weekly Messages from Rev. Elizabeth Nelson, Church of the Good Shepherd Pastor

Clothesline 242 "Facing the Cross"

This week in our Lenten preaching series entitled Facing the Cross, we looked at something that we might deal with on a daily basis: Facing our Fears. And our Old Testament lesson was a perfect example of human fear. Abram has a vision and a conversation with God: “Abram, count the stars in the sky, if you can. So shall your descents be!” That doesn’t sound very frightening, does it? Well, not on the surface…but look deeper. Abram is almost one hundred years old! And Sarah? A

Clothesline 240 "Ash Wednesday"

Today is Ash Wednesday, a day when we are reminded: You are dust, and unto dust you shall return. That always reminds me of a joke I heard years ago about a woman who said she never dusted, because she didn’t want to disturb whoever was coming or going! But seriously, thinking that ‘we are dust and unto dust we shall return’ is a sobering thought. Last Sunday we saw Jesus transfigured before Peter, James and John, where his skin was glowing, and his clothes were white as snow

Clothesline 239 "Love Your Enemies"

02/26/2025 Love your enemies…Bless those who curse you … That was our Gospel message from Jesus this past Sunday. And the Old...

Clothesline 238 "Blessed are you..."

2/19/2025 “Blessed are you…if…”. Did you ever wish Jesus could have left out the “if”… Blessed are you… period? I’ve always thought...

Clothesline 237 "Fear"

2/21/2025 His name is Martin. We met him last week in Busch Gardens. Martin has a lovely smile, even though he is blind…totally blind. He...

Clothesline 236 "Could it be?"

1/29/2025 I’m a visual person. When I read descriptive passages in Scripture, I see them in my mind…sometimes with the help of film maker...

Clothesline 235 "Where do you start?"

When God gives you a task to perform, what do you do? How do you handle His instructions? Where do you start? In last Sunday’s...

Clothesline - 234 "A new beginning"

Winter for Floridians brings nice, cool, occasionally COLD weather. We get to wear those warm clothes that hardly ever leave the closet,...

Clothesline - Edition 233 "Pack Away Christmas"

By Rev. Elizabeth L. Nelson, Pastor January 8, 2025 Well, today was “pack away Christmas” day. It didn’t take as long as it did to put...

Clothesline - 232 "New Year's Day"

By Rev. Elizabeth L. Nelson, Pastor January 1, 2025 New Year’s Day! The beginning of another year in the service of our God. And as has...