Patience Beyond Compare A sermon preached on Matthew 21:33-43 by Pastor Michael Johnson at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on October 18, 2020. www.gswels.org Patience. Patience beyond all comparison. The entire Old Testament is a history of God’s patience. Even though...

Christ doesn’t give up on anyone A sermon preached on Matthew 21:28-32 by Pastor Jonathan Werre at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, SD, on October 11, 2020. wwwgswels.org Intro Our Lord doesn’t give up on anyone.  This is a life-altering fact. It is the...

God Is Not Fair A sermon preached on Matthew 20:1-16 by Pastor Michael Johnson at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, SD, on October 4, 2020. www.gswels.org The words explode out of the child’s mouth. I’m sure every parent here as heard them at some point....

100th Anniversary of the Dakota-Montana District A sermon preached on Philippians 1:3-11 by Pastor Michael Johnson at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, SD, on September 20, 2020. www.gswels.org How do you celebrate an anniversary? A nice dinner? A gift? A...

God is big.  We are small.  But to God we are somebodies in Christ. A sermon preached on Matthew 16:21-26 by Pastor Jonathan Werre at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, SD, on September 13, 2020. www.gswels.org             It took only 5 months, 3 weeks,...

What’s In a Name? A sermon preached on Matthew 16:13-20 by Pastor Michael Johnson at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, SD, on September 6, 2020. www.gswels.org If I mentioned some famous nicknames, would you be able to guess the person behind the name? How...

Catching Jesus in his words (there’s nothing happier for him or you) A sermon preached on Matthew 15:21-28 by Pastor Jonathan Were at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, SD, on August 30, 2020. www.gswels.org             My name is John.  I think you’ve...

Keep Your Eyes On Jesus A sermon preached on Matthew 14:22-33 by Pastor Michael Johnson at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, SD, on August 23, 2020. www.gswels.org When was the last time you had a good scream? The words good and scream together will...

Pentecost 10—Aug. 9/10, 2020 Matthew 10:46-52   Intro          A man is lying in bed on a Sunday morning and his wife says, “Hurry up, otherwise we are going to be late for church!”  But he says, “I don’t want to go.  The services are boring, the music is dull,...

Devotions based on Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 preached by Pastor Jonathan Werre at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on July 26, 2020. www.gswels.org He who has ears to hear, let him hear Pastor Johnson introduces the service by saying:  The gospel lesson for today, that the...