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

Rev. Christopher Gillespie
sjrl.org
1000 episodes

St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church & School (Sherman Center) is in Random Lake, Wisconsin, and is served by Rev. Christopher R. Gillespie. St. John Lutheran is God's place for Christians to gather around our Lord's Word and be enlightened by His gifts. We are a congregation of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS). We unconditionally subscribe to the Unaltered Augsburg Confession. St. John Lutheran School has been approved for accreditation through the accreditation process of the National Lutheran School Accreditation of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod.

Episodes

Jesus Prays for the Apostles—John 17:11-19

about 13 hours ago

23m


Catechesis: Ascension of Our Lord—Acts 1:1-14

May. 14

38m


"Your flesh and blood is at the right hand of the Almighty" Ascension (observed) 2026

May. 14

11m


Jesus’ High Priestly Prayer—John 17:1-10

May. 13

36m


Ask and You Will Receive—John 16:23b-33

May. 12

34m


Your Sorrow Will Turn to Joy—John 16:16-23

May. 11

33m


Jeremiah: Introduction

May. 10

46m


“The Father Himself loves you… pray!” Rogate 2026

May. 10

12m


"Water. Word. That is the sign. It was always his" — Funeral of Donald Thiel

May. 10

15m


Sunday’s OT and Epistle—Numbers 21:4-9; James 1:22-27

May. 9

29m


The Work of the Holy Spirit—John 16:5-15

May. 8

28m


"Christ went where you could not go" Friday of Cantate (observed) 2026

May. 7

10m


The Comforter in Persecution—John 15:26—16:4

May. 7

33m


The World’s Hatred—John 15:18-25

May. 6

31m


As the Father Loved Me, I also Have Loved You—John 15:9-17

May. 5

32m


I am the Vine—John 15:1-8

May. 4

31m


"Draw from the well of His salvation, Jesus." Cantate 2026

May. 4

13m


Heidelberg Disputations: Thesis 27-28 — May 3, 2026

May. 4

44m


Sunday’s OT and Epistle—Isaiah 12:1-6; James 1:16-21

May. 2

37m


The Peace of Christ—John 14:27-31

May. 1

25m


"His commandment is eternal life" Friday of Jubilate 2026

May. 1

11m


Fellowship with the Holy Trinity—John 14:19-26

Apr. 30

31m


If You Love Me, Keep My Commandments—Jn 14:12-18

Apr. 29

37m


I Am in the Father and the Father in Me—John 14:7-11

Apr. 28

34m


Heidelberg Disputations: Thesis 25-26

Apr. 27

52m


The Way the Truth and the Life—John 14:1-6

Apr. 27

30m


"Come receive what Chronos cannot touch!" Jubilate 2026

Apr. 27

12m


Sunday’s OT and Epistle—Lamentations 3:22-33; 1 Peter 2:11-20

Apr. 25

33m


The Shepherd Knows the Sheep—John 10:22-42

Apr. 24

35m


“The friends of the Bridegroom cannot mourn as long as He is with them” Friday of Misericordias Domini 2026

Apr. 23

11m


Jesus Is the Good Shepherd—John 10:7-21

Apr. 23

26m


Jesus Is the True Shepherd—John 9:35—10:6

Apr. 22

35m


The Pharisees Excommunicate the Healed Man—John 9:13-34

Apr. 21

37m


A Man Born Blind Receives His Sight—John 9:1-12

Apr. 20

24m


"The Shepherd stayed when it cost Him His life" Misericordias Domini 2026

Apr. 19

10m


Heidelberg Disputations: Thesis 23-24

Apr. 19

50m


Sunday’s OT and Epistle—Ezekiel 34:11-16; 1 Pet. 2:21-25

Apr. 18

30m


Jesus Is Confronted by the Unbelieving Jews—John 8:42-59

Apr. 17

33m


The Truth Shall Make You Free—John 8:31-41

Apr. 16

32m


“Fear and joy together. That is the life of faith.” Friday of Quasimodo Geneti (observed) 2026

Apr. 16

12m


Jesus Is the Light of the World—John 8:12-30

Apr. 15

34m


The Woman Caught in Adultery—John 7:52–8:12

Apr. 14

39m


The Nobleman’s Son Is Healed—John 4:43-54

Apr. 13

36m


"Faith is born from the breath of God" Quasimodo Geneti 2026

Apr. 12

14m


Heidelberg Disputations: 
Thesis 22

Apr. 12

49m


Sunday’s OT and Epistle—Ezekiel 37:1-14; 1 John 5:4-10

Apr. 11

29m


Jesus Ordains the Apostles—John 20:19-31

Apr. 10

28m


Jesus Eats Broiled Fish in the Upper Room—Luke 24:33-49

Apr. 9

33m


"The risen Christ opens what we cannot" Easter Tuesday 2026

Apr. 9

13m


Jesus Is Revealed in the Breaking of the Bread—Luke 24:28-35

Apr. 8

26m


The Disciples on the Road to Emmaus—Luke 24:13-27

Apr. 7

34m


The Resurrection—Matthew 28:1-15

Apr. 6

28m


"The women came to the tomb expecting death. They found life!" Easter Day 2026

Apr. 6

13m


"Christ is risen. He has called you by name!" Easter Dawn 2026

Apr. 6

13m


"The Son of David is the answer to every one of David's cries" Good Friday Tenebrae 2026

Apr. 4

12m


"Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up!" Good Friday Chief Service 2026

Apr. 4

14m


Holy Saturday

Apr. 4

45m


"God comes all the way down, down to the floor, down to the cross" Holy Thursday 2026

Apr. 3

14m


"I looked, but there was no one to help" Holy Wednesday 2026

Apr. 1

11m


"The righteous Man is inconvenient to us" Holy Tuesday 2026

Mar. 31

13m


"Zechariah saw it all. Isaiah saw it all!" Holy Monday 2026

Mar. 30

10m


"Given for you. Given to you. Full of His forgiveness!" Palm Sunday 2026

Mar. 29

12m


Sunday’s OT and Epistle—Zechariah 9:9-12; Philippians 2:5-11

Mar. 28

39m


Jesus Side Is Pierced—John 19:25-42

Mar. 27

36m


Jesus Is Crucified—John 19:1-24

Mar. 26

32m


"You do not believe, because you are not of My sheep" Wednesday of Judica 2026

Mar. 26

10m


Jesus Faces Pontius Pilate—John 18:28-40

Mar. 25

32m


Jesus’ Betrayal and Arrest—John 18:1-27

Mar. 24

39m


A New Commandment Is Given—John 13:21-38

Mar. 23

29m


Heidelberg Disputations: 
Theses 21

Mar. 23

58m


"Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad" Judica 2026

Mar. 23

14m


Sunday’s OT and Epistle—Genesis 22:1-14; Hebrews 9:11-15

Mar. 21

37m


Jesus Is Anointed at Bethany—John 12:1-11

Mar. 20

31m


Jesus’ Death and Burial—Matt. 27:45-66

Mar. 19

33m


"There is mourning, and there is rejoicing, all the way through Lent" Wednesday of Laetare 2026

Mar. 19

10m


The King of the Jews Is Mocked—Matt. 27:27-44

Mar. 18

29m


Jesus Faces Pontius Pilate—Matt. 27:1-26

Mar. 17

47m


"The One who is going to Jerusalem to die is the one who feeds you" Laetare 2026

Mar. 16

12m


Jesus Faces the Sanhedrin—Matt. 26:57-75

Mar. 16

29m


Sunday’s OT and Epistle—Isaiah 49:8-13; Galatians 4:21-31

Mar. 14

40m


Jesus Prays in the Garden of Gethsemane—Matthew 26:36-56

Mar. 13

34m


Jesus Celebrates the Passover—Matthew 26:17-35

Mar. 12

34m


"There is One whose heart was not like yours" Wednesday of Oculi 2026

Mar. 12

13m


Jesus Is Anointed at Bethany—Matthew 26:2-16

Mar. 11

31m


Heidelberg Disputations: 
Theses 16-18

Mar. 10

49m


Palm Sunday—Matthew 21:1-17

Mar. 10

30m


"No, Satan. Christ has died for me, and I am forgiven!" Oculi 2026

Mar. 9

14m


The LORD Makes His Covenant With Israel—Ex 23:20–24:18

Mar. 9

35m


Sunday’s OT and Epistle—Jeremiah 26:1-15; Ephesians 5:1-9

Mar. 7

42m


The LORD Gives the Ten Commandments—Ex 20:1-24(25-26)

Mar. 6

25m


The First Battle—Exodus 17:8-16

Mar. 5

28m


Sermon: "The church is the one place on earth where the logic of the world is turned upside down"

Mar. 5

16m


The Water from the Rock—Exodus 17:1-7

Mar. 4

24m


The Bread from Heaven—Exodus 16:1-35

Mar. 3

38m


Bitter Water Made Sweet—Exodus 15:22-27

Mar. 2

33m


“O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you!" Reminiscere 2026

Mar. 2

10m


02/28: Sunday’s OT and Epistle—Genesis 32:22-32; Romans 5:1-5

Feb. 28

33m


02/27: The Song of Moses—Exodus 15:1-19

Feb. 27

26m


02/26: The Lord Fights for Israel—Exodus 14:10-31

Feb. 26

34m


"Signs don’t create faith in a dead heart. Faith comes by hearing!" Ember Wednesday 2026

Feb. 26

13m