Lutheran Preaching and Teaching from St. John Random Lake, Wisconsin
By Rev. Christopher Gillespie
Holy Wednesday: Passion according to St. Luke
March 27, 2024
Holy Tuesday 2024
March 26, 2024
Holy Monday: John 12:1-36
March 25, 2024
"The donkey serves Christ faithfully and nobly" Palm Sunday 2024
The donkey serves Christ faithfully and nobly in surrendering its body to Christ’s service. He doesn’t look to Himself but looks to His master. The donkey that bears Christ walks safely under Christ without fear and anxiety. He does not fall victim to pride, failure, or error. Christ leads and guides Him by the bridle so He does not go astray. Christ curbs him so He does not run off into his conceit and presumption. If he falls, Christ lifts him back up. Christ corrects him with the rod if he is reluctant, idle, or lazy. He remains ever near Christ. And whatever honor is given to Christ is enjoyed by the donkey. Whatever good is done to Christ, the donkey also enjoys, whether it is garments, palm branches, singing, or praises.
Bible Study: Colossians 1:9-14
March 24, 2024
The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem—Zechariah 9:9-12; Philippians 2:5-11
March 23, 2024
Jesus’ Death and Burial—Mark 15:33-47
March 22, 2024
The King of the Jews Is Mocked—Mark 15:16-32
March 21, 2024
"Redeemed in Jesus the Crucified" Lent 5 Midweek 2024
March 20, 2024
Jesus Faces Pontius Pilate—Mark 15:1-15
March 20, 2024
St. Joseph, Guardian of Jesus—2 Samuel 7:4–16; Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23
Jesus Faces the Sanhedrin—Mark 14:53-72
March 18, 2024
"If anyone will keep My Word, He will not see death eternally" Judica 2024
March 17, 2024
Bible Study: The Colossians Heresy
March 17, 2024
The Sacrifice of Isaac—Genesis 22:1-14; Hebrews 9:11-15
March 16, 2024
Jesus Prays in the Garden of Gethsemane—Mark 14:32-52
March 15, 2024
Jesus Celebrates the Passover—Mark 14:22-31
March 14, 2024
"We celebrate the most despised: the death and cross" Wednesday of Lent 4 2024
March 13, 2024
Jesus Prepares the Passover—Mark 14:12-21
March 13, 2024
Jesus Is Anointed at Bethany—Mark 14:1-11
March 12, 2024
Palm Sunday—Mark 11:1-19
March 11, 2024
"The daily bread that never perishes: Jesus’s Word and Sacrament" Laetare 2024
March 10, 2024
Bible Study: Colossians 1:1-8
March 10, 2024
The Time of Favor—Isaiah 49:8-13; Acts 2:41-47
March 9, 2024
Jesus Is Rejected by His Own—John 6:47-69
March 8, 2024
Jesus Is the Bread from Heaven—John 6:32-44
March 7, 2024
Wednesday of Lent 3: Christ Crucified, The Wisdom of God
March 6, 2024
The Sign of the Manna—John 6:22-33
March 6, 2024
The Feeding of the Five Thousand—John 6:1-21
March 5, 2024
People Crave Meat—Numbers 11:4-6, 10, 13, 18-23, 31-34
March 4, 2024
"Christ, the Stronger One overcomes the devil for You in Baptism " — Oculi 2024
March 3, 2024
Bible Study: Colossians Introduction
March 3, 2024
The Word Is Preached to Call to Repentance—Jer 26:1-15; Ephesians 5:1-9
March 2, 2024
Touching the Hem of His Garment—Luke 8:40-56
March 1, 2024
"In Jesus, we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins"
February 28, 2024
Lent: Jesus Forgives the Paralytic—Mark 2:1-17/Confession
February 28, 2024
The Water from Rock—Exodus 17:1-7
February 27, 2024
The Bread from Heaven—Exodus 16:1-15, 31
February 26, 2024
"Jesus just keeps on forgiving, healing, and loving." Reminiscere 2024
February 25, 2024
Bible Study: Ezekiel 48
February 25, 2024
Sunday’s OT and Epistle—Genesis 32:22-32; Romans 5:1-5
February 24, 2024
St. Matthias, Apostle (observed) — Acts 1:15-26
February 23, 2024
The Wedding in Cana of Galilee—John 2:1-11
February 22, 2024
Philippians 1:27–2:11 — Bless Us with the Mind of Christ Crucified
February 21, 2024
The Passover—Exodus 12:1-14, 17
February 21, 2024
Man Eats the Forbidden Fruit—Genesis 3:1-24
February 20, 2024
BONUS: "St. Mark Gives You to See the World as it Is"
Circuit Winkel for Monday of Lent 1, February 19, 2024
Tree of Knowledge and Tree of Life—Gen. 2:4-17
February 19, 2024
"The Son of David Goes Forth to War for You" Invocavit 2024
February 18, 2024
Bible Study: Ezekiel 47:1-23
February 18, 2024