Bible studies and catechesis from St. John Ev. Lutheran Church and School, Sherman Center, Random Lake, WI. Pastor Christopher Gillespie teaches through books of the Bible and theological topics at the Sunday morning Bible study.
Bible Study: Ezekiel
- Bible Study: Ezekiel 2:1-10 (10/23/2022)
- Bible Study: Ezekiel 3:1-17 – October 30, 2022 (10/30/2022)
- Bible Study: Ezekiel 39 (11/19/2023)
- Bible Study: Ezekiel 40-48 Introduction (11/27/2023)
- Bible Study: Ezekiel 40-41:20 (12/4/2023)
- Bible Study: Ezekiel 41:21–43:5 (12/11/2023)
- Bible Study: Ezekiel 43:1-12 — December 24, 2023 (12/24/2023)
- Bible Study: Ezekiel 43:13ff — December 31, 2023 (1/3/2024)
- Bible Study: Ezekiel 44:1-9 — January 7, 2024 (1/7/2024)
- Bible Study: Ezekiel 44:28ff — January 21, 2024 (1/21/2024)
- Bible Study: Ezekiel 45:18ff (1/29/2024)
- Bible Study: Ezekiel 46:19ff — February 4, 2024 (2/4/2024)
- Bible Study: Ezekiel 47:1-12 — February 11, 2024 (2/11/2024)
- Bible Study: Ezekiel 47:1-23 — February 18, 2024 (2/18/2024)
- Bible Study: Ezekiel 48 — February 25, 2024 (2/25/2024)
Bible Study: Colossians
- Bible Study: Colossians Introduction — March 3, 2024 (3/3/2024)
- Bible Study: Colossians 1:1-8 (3/10/2024)
- Bible Study: The Colossians Heresy — March 17, 2024 (3/17/2024)
- Bible Study: Colossians 1:9-14 — March 24, 2024 (3/24/2024)
- Bible Study: Colossians 1:15-18 — April 7, 2024 (4/7/2024)
- Bible Study: Colossians 1:19-23 — April 14, 2024 (4/14/2024)
- Bible Study: Colossians 1:21-24 — April 21, 2024 (4/21/2024)
- Bible Study: Colossians 1:24–2:5 — April 28, 2024 (4/29/2024)
- Bible Study: Colossians 2:6-10—May 5, 2024 (5/6/2024)
- Bible Study: Colossians 2:8-15 — May 12, 2024 (5/12/2024)
- Bible Study: Colossians 2:10-17 — May 19, 2024 (5/20/2024)
- Bible Study: Colossians 3:1-4 — June 2, 2024 (6/3/2024)
- Bible Study: Colossians 3:1-11 — June 9, 2024 (6/9/2024)
- Bible Study: Colossians 3:5-17 (6/16/2024)
- Bible Study: Colossians 3:17–4:1 — June 23, 2024 (6/30/2024)
- Bible Study: Colossians 3:17–4:1 Part 2 — June 30, 2024 (6/30/2024)
- Bible Study: Colossians 4:2 ff — July 13, 2024 (7/14/2024)
- Bible Study: Colossians (Conclusion) — July 21, 2024 (7/21/2024)
Bible Study: Ecclesiastes
- Bible Study: Ecclesiastes (Intro) — July 28, 2024 (7/28/2024)
- Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 — August 4, 2024 (8/4/2024)
- Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 1:12-18 (8/11/2024)
- Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 2:11-26 — August 25, 2024 (8/25/2024)
- Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 — September 1, 2024 (9/1/2024)
- Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 3:16—4:3 (9/8/2024)
- Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 4:4-12 — September 15, 2024 (9/16/2024)
- Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 4:13—5:1 (9/22/2024)
- Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 5:1-9 — September 29, 2024 (9/30/2024)
- Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 5:10-20 — October 6, 2024 (10/6/2024)
- Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 6:1-12 — October 13, 2024 (10/13/2024)
- Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 7:1-10 — October 20, 2024 (10/20/2024)
- Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 7:11-22 — October 27, 2024 (10/27/2024)
- Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 7:23—8:9 — November 3, 2024 (11/3/2024)
- Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 8:1-14 — November 17, 2024 (11/17/2024)
- Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 8:13-9:4 (11/24/2024)
- Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 9:5-12 (12/2/2024)
- Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 9:13–10:7— December 15, 2024 (12/15/2024)
- Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 10:8-15 — December 22, 2024 (12/22/2024)
- Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 10:16-11:4 — December 29, 2024 (12/30/2024)
- Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 11:5-10 — January 5, 2025 (1/6/2025)
- Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 12:1-8 – January 12, 2025 (1/12/2025)
- Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 12:9-14 — January 19, 2025 (1/19/2025)
The Bondage of the Will — Luther
- The Bondage of the Will – Introduction — January 26, 2025 (1/26/2025)
- The Bondage of the Will – The Argument About Scriptue — February 2, 2025 (2/2/2025)
- The Bondage of the Will – The Argument About God — February 9, 2025 (2/9/2025)
- The Bondage of the Will — The Argument About Our Willing — February 16, 2025 (2/17/2025)
- The Bondage of the Will — The Argument About Our Willing pt.2 — February 23, 2025 (2/23/2025)
- The Bondage of the Will: Christ and Salvation pt. 1 — March 2, 2025 (3/2/2025)
- The Bondage of the Will: Christ and Salvation pt. 2 — March 9, 2025 (3/9/2025)
- The Bondage of the Will: The Trial of Jacob by the Jabbok (Genesis 32) — March 16, 2025 (3/16/2025)
- The Bondage of the Will : The Binding of the Strong Man (Luke 11) — March 23, 2025 (3/23/2025)
- The Bondage of the Will: The Hardening of Pharaoh (Exodus) — March 30, 2025 (3/30/2025)
- The Bondage of the Will: The Real Patriarchal Trial (Genesis 22) — April 6, 2025 (4/6/2025)
- The Bondage of the Will: The Case of Judas — April 13, 2025 (4/14/2025)
- The Bondage of the Will: Deus Absconditus & Sub Contrario — April 27, 2025 (4/27/2025)
The Church and the Office of the Holy Ministry — Walther
Full combined series on YouTube
- The Church and the Holy Ministry: Augsburg Confession in Brief — May 4, 2025 (5/4/2025)
- The Church and the Holy Ministry: Theses I & II — May 11, 2025 (5/11/2025)
- The Church and the Holy Ministry: Theses III & IV — May 18, 2025 (5/19/2025)
- The Church and the Holy Ministry: Theses IV & V — June 1, 2025 (6/2/2025)
- The Church and the Holy Ministry : Theses VII & VIII — June 15, 2025 (6/16/2025)
- The Church and the Holy Ministry : Theses VIII — June 22, 2025 (6/23/2025)
- The Church and the Holy Ministry : Theses VIII.C & IX — June 29, 2025 (6/30/2025)
- The Office of the Holy Ministry: Thesis I — July 13, 2025 (7/13/2025)
- The Office of the Holy Ministry: Thesis II — July 27, 2025 (7/27/2025)
- The Office of the Holy Ministry: Thesis III — August 10, 2025 (8/10/2025)
- The Office of the Holy Ministry: Thesis IV & V (8/17/2025)
- The Office of the Holy Ministry: Thesis V & VI — August 24, 2025 (8/25/2025)
- The Office of the Holy Ministry: Thesis VI — August 31, 2025 (8/31/2025)
- The Office of the Holy Ministry: Thesis VII — September 7, 2025 (9/7/2025)
- The Office of the Holy Ministry: Thesis VII Part 2 — September 14, 2025 (9/14/2025)
- The Office of the Holy Ministry: Thesis VIII — September 21, 2025 (9/21/2025)
- The Office of the Holy Ministry: Thesis XI part one — September 28, 2025 (9/28/2025)
- The Office of the Holy Ministry: Thesis XI part 2 (10/6/2025)
- The Office of the Holy Ministry: Thesis IX, part 3 and X — October 12, 2025 (10/12/2025)
Bible Study: 1 & 2 Thessalonians
- Thessalonians: Introduction — October 19, 2025 (10/20/2025)
- 1 Thessalonians: 1:1-10 — October 26, 2025 (10/26/2025)
- 1 Thessalonians: 2:1-16 — November 2, 2025 (11/3/2025)
- 1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:13 — November 16, 2025 (11/16/2025)
- Bible Study: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 — November 30, 2025 (11/30/2025)
- Bible Study: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11 — December 7, 2025 (12/7/2025)
- Bible Study: 1 Thessalonians 5:12ff — December 14, 2025 (12/15/2025)
- Preaching and Teaching: Why the Church Has a Pastor (12/16/2025)
- Bible Study: 2 Thessalonians 2 — January 4, 2025 (1/5/2026)
- Bible Study: 2 Thessalonians 3 — January 11, 2026 (1/12/2026)
Heidelberg Disputations (1518)
- Heidelberg Disputations (1518): Theses 1&2 — January 18, 2026 (1/19/2026)
- Heidelberg Disputations (1518): Theses 3&4 — January 25, 2026 (1/25/2026)
- Heidelberg Disputations (1518): Theses 5 & 6 — February 1, 2026 (2/2/2026)
- Heidelberg Disputations (1518): Theses 7 & 8 — February 8, 2026 (2/9/2026)
- Heidelberg Disputations: Theses 9-12 — Dead Works, True Fear, and Real Hope (2/16/2026)
- Heidelberg Disputations: Theses 13-15 “Freedom from Our Free Will” — February 22, 2026 (2/24/2026)
- Heidelberg Disputations: Theses 16-18 — March 8, 2026 (3/10/2026)
- Heidelberg Disputations: Thesis 21 — March 22, 2026 (3/23/2026)
- Heidelberg Disputations: Thesis 22 — April 12, 2026 (4/12/2026)
- Heidelberg Disputations: Thesis 23-24 — April 19, 2026 (4/19/2026)
- Heidelberg Disputations: Thesis 25-26 — April 26, 2026 (4/27/2026)
- Heidelberg Disputations: Thesis 27-28 — May 3, 2026 (5/4/2026)
Bible Study: Jeremiah
- Jeremiah: Introduction — May 10, 2026 (5/10/2026)
- Jeremiah: Chapter 1 — Bible Study, May 24, 2026 (5/24/2026)
Lutheran Catechesis
- What Does This Mean? (12/12/2020)
- Statement on Marriage, Gender, and Sexuality (9/21/2021)
- Catechesis and Confirmation – Defining Terms (9/22/2021)
- The Chief Responsibility of the Christian Parent is Instruction in the Faith of Jesus (9/29/2021)
- Holy Communion and First Communion in the Lutheran Church (3/15/2022)
- Delivering God’s Gifts to God’s Children (3/22/2022)
- It’s Time For School (With Jesus Again) (8/19/2022)
- Cultivating a Life of Abiding in God’s Word (8/25/2022)
- Bible Study: Resilience in the Parish (9/24/2023)
- The Crisis of Authority (10/12/2023)
- Will the real Jesus please stand up? (1/18/2024)
- The Lutheran Congregation and its Day School (2/25/2025)
- Why We Study the Bible (8/23/2025)
- Our Catechesis Philosophy (12/3/2025)
- The State Restrains Evil, the Church Proclaims Christ (4/9/2026)
- Teaching Evangelical Repentance to Children (5/21/2026)
Vocation & Economics
- We Don’t Hack God But Submit to His Word (11/13/2024)
- Make Your Call and Election Sure: Virtue and Knowledge — March 12, 2025 (3/13/2025)
- The Sacred Value of Everyday Work (8/31/2025)
- The Joy of Not Owning It All (1/17/2026)
- Your Life Has a Calling: Ordinary Work, Holy Purpose (1/22/2026)
- What Prices Can Teach Us: Love of Neighbor in Everyday Buying and Selling (1/28/2026)
- The Seventh Commandment in Everyday Life: More Than a Mask and a Gun (2/3/2026)
- The Vineyard and the Scoreboard in Your Head (2/10/2026)
- Debt and Freedom: Wisdom, Love, and the Weight of Tomorrow (2/20/2026)
- Save Like an Ant, Rest Like a Child (2/24/2026)
- Planning Without Anxiety: Why Saving Is Wisdom—And Why You’re Still Not in Control (3/4/2026)
- Something for Nothing: Inflation, Honest Weights, and the Peace That Passes Economics (3/14/2026)
- Open Hands: Giving That Heals (3/22/2026)
- Free to Give: Why the Gospel Sets Free Your Wallet (3/26/2026)
- You Cannot Serve Two Masters: Where Real Biblical Economics Begins (4/22/2026)