Good Shepherd Lutheran Church - Collinsville, Illinois

The Joy of Repentance Psalm 32 March 17, 2021

This penitential psalm divides into two parts. The first focuses on the importance of repentance. The second on the results of repentance.

Sermon: Made Alive Ephesians 2:1-11 Pastor Michael P. Walther

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.

Sermon for Lent 1 The Temptation 2/20/21 Pastor Scott Adle

Satan was successful in tempting all humanity except for one. 

Ash Wednesday 2/17/21 Real Repentance Pastor Walther

We begin the Season of Lent with a special midweek emphasis on the Psalms. Tonight we will look at Psalm 51. 

Valentine's God - Transfiguration Mark 9:2-9 2/13/21

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. 

Sermon: Is Health Most Important? 2/7/21 Pastor Adle

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. 

Sermon: Idolatry or True Worship? Mark 1:1-11 Pastor Adle 1/10/21

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. 

Sermon: Who Is Your Authority? Mark 1:21-28 January 31, 2021

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.

Epiphany Service 1/6/21 Pastor Michael Walther

Sermon: 1/3/21 The Boy Jesus

Luke 2.40-52 2nd Sunday After Christmas