Good Shepherd Sermon Podcast

Day of Pentecost Bible Readings Ezekiel 37:1-14, John 15:26-27, 16:4B-11 Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. Tullberg Sermon text: Acts 2:1-21 The Day of Pentecost 2 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly a noise like a violent rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 And tongues that looked like fire appeare...

Seventh Sunday of Easter Bible Readings Ephesians 1:15-23, Ephesians 4:7-16 Worship Folder Pastor John Melke Sermon text: Revelation 1:17-18, 19:11-16, 21:1-5 17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He placed his right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last— 18 the Living One. I was dead and, see, I am alive forever and ever! I also hold the keys of deat...

Sixth Sunday of Easter Bible Readings 1 John 4:7-11,19-21, John 15:9-17 Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. Tullberg Sermon text: John 15:9-17 9 “As the Father has loved me, so also I have loved you. Remain in my love. 10 If you hold on to my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have held on to my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11 I have told you these things so that my joy would c...

Fifth Sunday of Easter Bible Readings Acts 4:32-37, 1 John 3:18-24 Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: John 15:1-8 No Greater Love—in Good Fruit 15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit, he is going to cut off. And he prunes every branch that does bear fruit, so that it will bear more fruit. 3 “You are already clean because...

Fourth Sunday of Easter Bible Readings John 10:11-18 , Acts 20:28-32 , 1 John 4:1-6 Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: John 10:11-18 11 “I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The hired man, who is not a shepherd, does not own the sheep. He sees the wolf coming, leaves the sheep, and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the sheep and scatters the...

Third Sunday of Easter Bible Readings Luke 24:36-49 , Acts 3:11-20 Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: 1 John 1:5-2:2 Walking in the Light 5 Here is the message we have heard from him and announce to you. God is light. There is no darkness in him at all. 6 Suppose we say that we share life with God but still walk in the darkness. Then we are lying. We are not living out the truth. 7...

Second Sunday of Easter Bible Readings John 20:19-31 , Acts 18:1-11 , 1 John 1:1-4 Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: John 20:19-31 Behind Locked Doors 19 On the evening of that first day of the week, the disciples were together behind locked doors because of their fear of the Jews. Jesus came, stood among them, and said to them, “Peace be with you!” 20 After he said this, he showe...

Easter Festival Service Bible Readings Job 19:23-27, Mark 16:1-8, 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: Mark 16:1-8 The Resurrection 1 When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint Jesus. 2 Very early on the first day of the week, at sunrise, they went to the tomb. 3 They were saying to...

Holy Thursday Service Bible Readings Exodus 12:21–30, Mark 14:12–26, 1 Corinthians 10:16–17 Worship Folder Pastor John MelkeSermon text: Mark 14:22-24 The Lord’s Supper 22 While they were eating, Jesus took bread. When he had blessed it, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “Take it. This is my body.” 23 Then he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them. They all drank from it. 24 He said...

Palm Sunday Bible Readings Zechariah 9:9-12 , Mark 11:1-10 , Hebrews 12:1-32 Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: Hebrews 12:2 2 Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, who is the author of our faith and the one who brings it to its goal. In view of the joy set before him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of God’s throne The Holy Bib...

Lenten Service Bible Readings Romans 6:1-14 Worship Folder Pastor John MelkeSermon text: Romans 6:1-14 Dead to Sin and Living for God 6 What shall we say then? Shall we keep on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 Absolutely not! We died to sin. How can we go on living in it any longer? 3 Or do you not know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were...

Fifth Sunday in Lent Bible Readings Isaiah 43:1-7, John 12:20-33 Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: Hebrews 5:7-9 7 In the days of his flesh, he offered prayers and pleas with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. 8 Although he was the Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered. 9 After he was brou...

Lenten Service Bible Readings Matthew 28:18-20 Worship Folder Pastor Dennis ValleauSermon text: Matthew 28:18-20 18 Jesus approached and spoke to them saying, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and gather disciples from all nations by baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and by teaching them to keep all the inst...

Fourth Sunday in Lent Bible Readings Numbers 21:4-9, John 3:14-21, Ephesians 2:1-10 Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: John 3:14-21 14 “Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15 so that everyone who believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whoeve...

Lenten Service Bible Readings John 3:1-8 Worship Folder Pastor Lucas ProeberSermon text: John 3:1-8 Jesus Teaches Nicodemus 3 There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one can do these miraculous signs you are doing unless God is with him....

Third Sunday in Lent Bible Readings Psalm 69, 1 Corinthians 1:18-25, John 2:13-22 Worship Folder Pastor John MelkeSermon text: (Sermon Text) Jesus Clears Out the Temple 13 The Jewish Passover was near, so Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers sitting at tables. 15 He made a whip of cords and drove everyone out of th...

Lenten Service Bible Readings Mark 14:27-42, Titus 3:4-7 Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: Titus 3:4-7 4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior toward mankind appeared, 5 he saved us—not by righteous works that we did ourselves, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and the renewal by the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us abundantly t...

Second Sunday in Lent Bible Readings Psalm 73, Mark 8:31-38 Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: Romans 5:7-11 7 No one is willing to die for another person, but for a good man someone might be willing to die. 8 But God showed His love to us. While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Now that we have been saved from the punishment of sin by the blood of Christ, He will save...

Midweek Lent 2 Bible Readings 1 Peter 3:18-22, Mark 14:1-26 Worship Folder Pastor Peter PlagenzSermon text: 1 Peter 3:18-22 18 because Christ also suffered once for sins in our place, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in flesh but was made alive in spirit, 19 in which he also went and made an announcement to the spirits in prison. 20 These spirits disobeye...

First Sunday in Lent Bible Readings Isaiah 35:4-7 Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: Romans 8:31-39 31 What can we say about all these things? Since God is for us, who can be against us? 32 God did not keep His own Son for Himself but gave Him for us all. Then with His Son, will He not give us all things? 33 Who can say anything against the people God has chosen? It is God Who says...

Transfiguration of Our Lord Bible Readings 2 Kings 2:1-12, 2 Corinthians 4:3-6, Mark 9:2-9 Worship Folder Pastor John MelkeSermon text: 2 Kings 2:1-12 Elijah Ascends to Heaven 2 When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah was traveling with Elisha from Gilgal. 2 Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, for the Lord has sent me to Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As surely as the...

Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Bible Readings Isaiah 40:27-31, Mark 1:29-39 , 1 Peter 5:6-11 Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: Mark 1:29-39 Jesus Heals Many 29 They left the synagogue and went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew. 30 Simon’s mother-in-law was lying in bed, sick with a fever. Without delay they told Jesus about her. 31 He went to her, took her by the ha...

Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Bible Readings Deuteronomy 18:15-20 , Mark1:21-28 , Hebrews 3:1-6 Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: Mark 1:21-28 Jesus Drives Out a Demon 21 Then they went into Capernaum. On the next Sabbath day, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. 22 They were amazed at his teaching, because he was teaching them as one who has authority and not as the e...

Third Sunday after Epiphany Bible Readings Psalm 62, Jonah 3:1-5,10, 2 Corinthians 5:14-21, Mark 1:14-20 Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: Mark 1:14-20 “Come, Follow Me” 14 After John was put in prison, Jesus went to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God. 15 “The time is fulfilled,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near! Repent, and believe in the gospel.” 16 As...

Second Sunday after Epiphany Bible Readings Psalm 139, 1 Samuel 3:1-10,John 1:43-51, 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17 Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. TullbergSermon text: 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17 Chosen for Salvation 13 But we are always obligated to thank God for you, brothers, loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation by the sanctifying work of the Spirit and faith in the tru...