Good Shepherd Lutheran Church - Collinsville, Illinois: Recent Episodes
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Collinsville, Illinois
Sermons, Bible Classes, and other presentations from Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Collinsville, Illinois
Scripture: Jeremiah 23:16-29; Acts 20:27-38; Matthew 7:15-23
Sermon - "Speaking The Word Faithfully"
From: Fifth Sunday of Easter - Sunday, May 3rd, 2026 (10:30AM)
Scripture: Isaiah 12:1-6; James 1:16-21; John 16:5-15
Sermon - Pastor Andrew Packer "The Holy Spirit Convicts & Guides"
Scripture: Genesis 22:1-14; Hebrews 9:11-15; John 8:42-59
Sermon - Pastor Packer "The Sacrifice of Abraham"
From the Fifth Sunday in Lent - March 22nd, 2026 (8:00AM)
First Sunday in Lent - February 22nd, 2026 (10:30AM)
Sermon - Pastor Packer "If You Are a Son…"
Scripture: Genesis 3:1-21; Hebrews 4:14-16; Matthew 4:1-11
Scripture: Amos 9:11-15; Ephesians 5:22-23; John 2:1-11
Sermon - Pastor Gray "The Miracle At Cana"
Scripture: Jeremiah 31:15-17; Revelation 14:1-5; Matthew 2:13-18
Sermon - Pastor Andrew Packer "Flowers of Martyrdom"
Second Sunday in Advent - December 7th, 2025 (8:00AM)
Sermon - Pastor Gray "Lift Up Your Heads"
Scripture: Malachi 4:1-6; Romans 15:4-13; Luke 21:25-36
Sermon - Pastor Gray "The Whole Armor"
Scripture: Genesis 1:1-2:3; Ephesians 6:10-17; John 4:46-54
Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity - October 12th, 2025 (10:30AM) Sermon - Pastor Gray "Walking Your Calling"
Scripture: Proverbs 25:6-14; Ephesians 4:1-6; Luke 14:1-11
St. Michael and All Angels - September 28th, 2025
Scripture: Daniel 10:10-14; 12:1-3; Revelation 12:7-12; Matthew 18:1-11
Sermon - Pastor Andrew Gray "And All Angels"
Old Testament Reading - Jeremiah 7:1-11
Epistle Reading - Romans 9:30 – 10:4
Gospel Reading - Luke 19:41-48
Sermon - Pastor Packer "The Tears of Jesus"
The name “Israel” means “he who wrestles with God.” Israel has a history of struggle with God, but it is a struggle in the arms of God’s grace.
Pastor Michael P Walther
In this Friday Bible study with Pastor Walther we tackle some important questions: Does God expect us to be perfect? Can we reach the point when we no longer sin? Do we have to make restitution for the earthly consequences of our sins before we go to heaven?
Pastor Walther and Dr. Sue Hasselbring explain how you can talk to Muslim friends about Jesus. Sue is the Ministry Catalyst for International Student Ministries (https://www.isminc.org).
A little controversy has evolved at one of our Lutheran Universities as they search for a new president about the terms "equity and inclusion" and "diversity in all its myriad forms." What exactly does that mean? What would "Lutheran diversity" look like?
The writer of the Book of Hebrews urges us to "hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end." How is that going for most of us? Do we need a boost of encouragement? Three disciples received a special boost of encouragement on the Mount of Transfiguration. We also receive that every Sunday in worship as God leads us from the gloom to the glory.
Pastor Walther gives an overview of the Southern Illinois District Convention held February 4-5, 2022.
Another year has passed, and sometimes it seems as though we are hurtling through the eons of time with no meaning or purpose. In the opening words of his letter to the Ephesians, Paul gives us a grand and magnificent view of God's plan for this world and our place in it.
Jesus' trial before Pontius Pilate was a mini-judgment day in reverse. The world was judging God. Nevertheless, this trial prepares us for the greatest trial the universe will ever see and in which we will all be participants: Judgment Day.
Sermon for the Third Sunday after Pentecost June 13, 2021 "As If a Man Should Scatter Seed" Mark 4:26-34
Pastor Adle: The Passion of Jesus looks like failure to the world. But it is salvation for those who believe.
This penitential psalm divides into two parts. The first focuses on the importance of repentance. The second on the results of repentance.
Paul did not paint a pretty picture of the world. We are dead in sin and by nature children of wrath. However, in Christ's forgiveness we are made alive to be God's workmanship.
We begin the Season of Lent with a special midweek emphasis on the Psalms. Tonight we will look at Psalm 51.
St. Valentine gave his life for his faith in God. He also preached the Gospel to the end leaving a special note (Valentine) for the jailer's daughter on the day of his death.
In Mark 1:29-39 Jesus was healing many people in Capernaum. But Jesus showed that this wasn't the most important part of His ministry. He came to preach, and eventually to give His life on the cross to save us in both body and soul.
All faiths are not the same. Whatever people worship apart from the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, is the worship of demons. The true God has chosen you to believe in Him and worship Him.
In this world people seek to have authority over others. But the struggle of "authority" is deeper than that. There is a struggle between the authority of God and the authority of evil.
In Matthew 22:15-22, Jesus showed that God rules over both the kingdoms of men and the kingdom of faith. You can separate politics and religion.
In the chaos of this world and of our personal life, God gives us the integrity of Christ to hold on and to survive.
Paul says that all creation grains for the revealing of the sons of God. God wants us to realize the significant of the suffering of this world in order to see the glory of His salvation.
This is our last study in this series. We have seen how Daniel and the other exiles cooperated with governments and served with honor and distinction. However, we also saw how they sometimes disobeyed the government and the government commanded them to disobey God.
Racism is an expression of the underlying sin of hatred. In this sermon we'll see how the Triune God helps us overcome our natural tendency to hatred by looking to His works and words.
Because of the virus restrictions, we are unable to celebrate Holy Communion. But this "fast" gives us the opportunity to think about the blessings of Holy Communion and to look forward to its celebration again.
March 8, 2020 "That Whoever Believes in Him Should Not Perish" John 3:1-17
Pastor Michael P Walther (2nd Sunday in Lent)
These days the news is full of stories about a modern plague. But how should Christians respond in such a case? Where do we find our comfort?