Jesus Welcomes Sinners A sermon preached on Luke 15:1-10 by Pastor Michael Johnson at Good Shepherd Lutheran in Sioux Falls, SD on October 6, 2019. www.gswels.org Now the tax collectors and “sinners” were all gathering around to hear him. But the Pharisees and the...

Job 38:1-7, “Where do angels come from?” One of the reasons you want to keep reading the Bible regularly is for all the little details.  There are so many interesting little details in the Bible.  Details that we so often miss because so many bigger things are going...

Got Humility? A sermon based on Luke 14:1, 7-14 preached by Pastor Michael Johnson at Good Shepherd Lutheran in Sioux Falls, SD on September 22, 2019. www.gswels.org You ever hear the story about the guy who was awarded a special honor? He was given a special pin of...

Make every effort to get through the narrow door A sermon preached on Luke 13:22-30 by Pastor Jonathan Were at Good Shepherd Lutheran on September 15, 2019. www.gswels.org The thing about doors is that they not only let you in, they can also keep you out.  The door...

What Matters Most to You? A sermon preached on Luke 12:49-53 by Pastor Michael Johnson at Good Shepherd Lutheran in Sioux Falls, SD on September 8, 2019. www.gswels.org 49 “I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! 50 But I have a...

Good Shepherd Ev. Lutheran, Sioux Falls, SD Pentecost 12—Sept. 1, 2019 (Labor Day Weekend) Genesis 15:1-6 Today we learn to do the impossible. With a God who is very personal. But to learn this, we need to hear a story. Our story starts with a man enjoying his moment...

Meaning in Life? A sermon preached on Ecclesiastes 1:2, 2:18-26 by Pastor Michael Johnson at Good Shepherd Lutheran in Sioux Falls, SD on August 25, 2019. www.gswels.org “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless......

One Thing Is Needed A sermon preached on Luke 10:38-42 by Pastor Michael Johnson at Good Shepherd Lutheran in Sioux Falls, SD on August 11, 2019. www.gswels.org 38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her...

Where you find the Word, you find God A sermon preached on Deuteronomy 30:11-14 by Pastor Jonathan Were at Good Shepherd Lutheran in Sioux Falls, SD on August 4, 2019. www.gswels.org “Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your...

The Greatest Work of All A sermon preached on Luke 10:1-12,16-20 by Pastor Michael Johnson at Good Shepherd Lutheran in Sioux Falls, SD, on July 28, 2019. www.gswels.org After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every...