Preaching and Teaching from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church (Sherman Center), Random Lake, Wisconsin

The Spirit of the Lord Shall Rest Upon Him—Isaiah 11:1-5; Galatians 4:1-7 30.12.2023 35:14 ↓

December 30, 2023

The Rest in Returning to the Lord—Isaiah 30:8-17; Romans 8:31b-39 29.12.2023 21:57 ↓

December 29, 2023

Holy Innocents, Martyrs: Matthew 2:13-18; Jeremiah 31:10-17 28.12.2023 23:11 ↓

December 28, 2023

St. John, Apostle and Evangelist: John 21:20-25; 1 John 1:1—2:2 27.12.2023 28:26 ↓

December 27, 2023

St. Stephen, Martyr: Acts 6:8—7:60; Matthew 23:34-39 26.12.2023 36:52 ↓

December 26, 2023

"By becoming man, Jesus assumes everything you are" Christmas Day 2023 25.12.2023 15:09 ↓

December 25, 2023

"Messengers from God proclaiming the Good News of Christ’s birth!" Christmas Dawn 2023 25.12.2023 12:06 ↓

The shepherds proclaimed what the Lord had done. Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart, later delivering them to St. Luke so that we, too, would hear and believe. So, all of it: the message of the Angel, the song of the heavenly host, the sign of the promise, and the promise Himself, Jesus, is given today for you, too. It all rings out in your ears, that you would hear, come...

"In the cradle of obscurity, our Savior is born." Christmas Midnight 2023 25.12.2023 7:32 ↓

My brothers and sisters, as we ponder this mystery again, we are invited to also embrace the divine reversal, recognizing that in our lowly estates, we, too, are recipients of the angelic proclamation. The God who chose shepherds on the outskirts and the Magi from distant lands chooses us to partake in His grand narrative of rescue and respite. 

"Joseph is the noble defender of woman and child that Jesus be given to us" Vigil of Christmas 2023 24.12.2023 14:59 ↓

December 24, 2023

Bible Study: Ezekiel 43:1-12 24.12.2023 57:24 ↓

December 24, 2023

Prepare for the Vigil of Christmas: Isaiah 7:10-14; Romans 1:1-6 23.12.2023 50:50 ↓

December 23, 2023

St. Thomas, Apostle (observed): John 20:24-29 22.12.2023 31:04 ↓

December 22, 2023

The Shepherds Visit Bethlehem—Luke 2:15-20 21.12.2023 24:19 ↓

December 21, 2023

"Christians suffer persecution for confessing the truth of God’s Word" Wednesday of Advent 3 2023 21.12.2023 12:58 ↓

John and Jesus are both also murdered unjustly for speaking the Word of God in an attempt to silence their calls to repentance. Here, too, John prepares the way for the One who is greater than he. His whole life and death is a finger that points us to Christ. John is beheaded for the sake of defending holy marriage. Jesus is crucified that He might claim all humanity anew and take each of us to be...

The Birth of Christ Is Announced to Shepherds—Luke 2:8-14 20.12.2023 31:16 ↓

December 20, 2023

The Nativity of Our Lord—Luke 2:1-7 19.12.2023 30:47 ↓

December 19, 2023

Christ’s Birth Is Foretold to Joseph—Matthew 1:18-25 18.12.2023 23:26 ↓

December 18, 2023

“What Child Is This?” Children's Program 2023 17.12.2023 6:51 ↓

17. December 2023 Children’s Program Hymn: “What Child Is This?” In the holy Name of + Jesus. Amen. Children love to ask questions. Adults don’t always like answering them. Sometimes, the questions are absurd and don’t make sense. Sometimes, the answers are uncomfortable, and adults want to avoid answering. But as the children have heard me say, “There are no bad questions, only bad answers.”  An...

"Our doubts can always be conquered by learning to know Christ himself" Advent 3 2023 17.12.2023 15:00 ↓

December 17, 2023

Bible Study: Ezekiel 43 Excursus 17.12.2023 1:00:49 ↓

December 17, 2023

Comfort My People—Isaiah 40:1-11; 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 16.12.2023 44:39 ↓

December 16, 2023

The Benedictus—Luke 1:67-80 15.12.2023 33:05 ↓

December 15, 2023

The Nativity of St. John the Baptist—Luke 1:57-66 14.12.2023 21:47 ↓

December 14, 2023

"The call to repentance comes, and in faith, the Spirit directs us to Christ" Advent Midweek 2 2023 14.12.2023 24:36 ↓

December 13, 2023

The Visitation—Luke 1:39-56 13.12.2023 20:40 ↓

December 13, 2023