Book Study: Why I am a Lutheran?

• “Why I Am a Lutheran?” 00 – Introduction – Jesus at the Center
• “Why I Am a Lutheran?” 01 – I Am Jesus’ Little Lamb
• “Why I Am a Lutheran?” 02a – Mount Sinai
• “Why I Am a Lutheran?” 02b – Mount Sinai cont.
• “Why I Am a Lutheran?” 02c – Mount Calvary
• “Why I Am a Lutheran?” 02d – Mount Zion
• “Why I Am a Lutheran?” 02e – Excursus on Free Will
• “Why I Am a Lutheran?” 03 – We are Alive
• “Why I Am a Lutheran?” 04a – Excursus on Theology of the Cross
• “Why I Am a Lutheran?” 04b – Mount Zion and the Cross
• “Why I Am a Lutheran?” 05a – Mount Zion and Holy Baptism
• “Why I Am a Lutheran?” 05b – Mount Zion and Holy Communion
• “Why I Am a Lutheran?” 06 – Font, Pulpit, Altar
• “Why I Am a Lutheran?” 07 – We Will Live Forever
• “Why I Am a Lutheran?” 08 – The Office of the Holy Ministry
• “Why I Am a Lutheran?” 09 – Zion Sings
• “Why I Am a Lutheran?” 10 – Lord, Have Mercy

One-Year Lectionary Sunday Gospels

• The Ten Lepers – Luke 17:11-17
• Mammon – Matthew 6:24-34
• Resurrection for the Widow’s Son – Luke 7:11-17
• Dinner with the Pharisees on a Sabbath – Luke 14:1-11
• Forgiving of the Paralytic – Matthew 9:1-8
• The Wedding Garment – Matthew 22:1-14
• The Healing of the Nobleman’s Son – John 4:46-54
• “The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant” – Matthew 18:21-35
• Jesus Enters Jerusalem – Matthew 21:1-9
• Catechesis on the Sower and the Seed – Luke 8:4-15
• Catechesis on The Passion and Blind Bartimaeus – Luke 18:31-43
• Catechesis on the Canaanite Woman
• Catechesis on the Feeding of the 5000
• Catechesis on John 8:46-59
• Catechesis on Palm Sunday
• “Sorrow turned to Joy” Bible Study on John 16:16-22
• Bible Study for the Sunday of the Great Banquet 2015
• Bible Study for the Sunday of the Lost Sheep, Coin, and Son
• Bible Study on the Fishing for Men
• Bible Study on the Destruction of Jerusalem

Adult Catechumenate 2014

• Adult Catechumenate: Week 1 “The Word of God”
• Adult Catechumenate: Week 2 “Liturgy: Intro, Confession & Absolution”
• Adult Catechumenate: Week 3 “Liturgy: Introit through Creed”
• Adult Catechumenate: Week 4 “Liturgy: The Service of the Sacrament”
• Adult Catechumenate: Week 5 “Commandments 1-3”
• Adult Catechumenate: Week 6 “Commandments 4-10”
• Adult Catechumenate: Week 7 “The First Article of the Creed”
• Adult Catechumenate: Week 8 – Second Article
• Adult Catechumenate: Week 9 – Third Article
• Adult Catechumenate: Week 10 – The Lord’s Prayer
• Adult Catechumenate: Week 11 – Holy Baptism
• Adult Catechumenate: Week 12 – Confession & Absolution
• Adult Catechumenate: Week 15 – The Table of Duties

Bible Study Series on Romans

• Romans 1:1—1:7 Grace and Peace to You
• Romans 1:8—1:17 The Righteous Shall Live by Faith
• Romans 1:16-25 The Righteousness of God
• Romans 1:24-32 Exchanging the Truth for a Lie
• Romans 2:1-16 Doing, not merely hearing, the law is what matters in God’s sight
• Romans 3:1-20 All Are Silenced, No One Is Righteous
• Romans 3:19-31 The Righteous of God through Faith in Jesus Christ
• Romans 3:21-31 “The Justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus”
• Romans 4:1-15 “Abraham and David provide examples of faith”
• Romans 4:13-25 “Abraham believed in God, who raises the dead.”
• Romans 5:1-11 “We have peace with God because Christ died for the powerless”
• Romans 5:12-21 “Adam brought death to all; Christ brought life to all”
• Romans 6-8: “The Christian Life”
• Romans 6:1-11″We died with Christ and rose with him”
• Romans 6:15-23 “We are no longer slaves to sin but slaves to righteousness”
• Romans 7:1–6 “We are free from the law in Christ”
• Romans 7:7-23 “Even in Christians, the sinful nature still uses the Law to stir up sin”
• Romans 8:9–17 “Christians are justified, and Christ lives in them”
• Romans 8:18–27 – We live amidst sufferings and yearn for eternal life
• Romans 8:26-39 – We are God’s elect; nothing will separate us from his love
• Romans 9:1–15 God’s gracious choice
• Romans 9:16-29 “Vessels of Mercy”
• Romans 9:30—10:21 Israel tried to be saved by works; the new Israel is saved by faith
• Romans 11:1–10 There has always been a remnant chosen by God’s grace
• Romans 12:1-2 Living Sacrifices
• Romans 12:1-8 “We serve God as living sacrifices”
• Romans 12:9–21 “Ways to show love” Part 1
• Romans 12:9–21 “Ways to show love” Part 2
• Romans 13:1–7 A Christian attitude toward the government
• Romans 13:8–14 Love your fellow man; be clothed with Christ
• Romans 14:1–12 Showing love to the weak: Part 1
• Romans 14:13-23 Showing love to the weak: Part 2
• Romans 15:1-13 Showing love to the weak: Part 3
• Romans 15:14-33 – Paul explains his relation to the churches at Rome
• Romans 16 – Fellow workers, conclusion, and farewell

The Small Catechism: The Table of Duties

• Catechesis on the Table of Duties – Introduction
• Table of Duties – To Bishops, Pastors, and Preachers
• Table of Duties – What Hearers Owe Their Pastors
• Table of Duties – Of Civil Government
• Table of Duties – Of Citizens
• Table of Duties—To Husbands
• Table of Duties—To Wives
• Table of Duties—To Parents
• Table of Duties—To Children
• Table of Duties—To Workers and Employers
• Table of Duties—To Youth and To Widows
• Table of Duties—To Everyone

The Smalcald Articles

• The Smalcald Articles – 01 Introduction
• The Smalcald Articles – 01b Preface
• The Smalcald Articles – 02a First Part; Second Part–Article I
• The Smalcald Articles – 02b Second Part–Article I
• The Smalcald Articles – 03 The Mass & Invocation of the Saints
• The Smalcald Articles – 04a Article III: Chapters and Cloisters
• The Smalcald Articles – 05a Part III, Article I: Sin
• The Smalcald Articles – 05b Part III, Article II: The Law
• The Smalcald Articles – 05b Part III, Article II: The Law (2)
• The Smalcald Articles – 06 Part III, Article IV: The Gospel & V: Baptism
• The Smalcald Articles – 06b Part III, Article VII: The Keys & VIII: Confession
• The Smalcald Articles – 07a Part III, Articles IX, X, XI
• The Smalcald Articles – 07b Part III, Articles XII–Conclusion

The Divine Liturgy

• The Divine Liturgy: Invocation - The Family of Seth
• The Divine Liturgy: Invocation - The Name in Baptism
• The Divine Liturgy: Invocation - Salvation in the Name
• The Divine Liturgy: Invocation - The Name in the Liturgy
• The Divine Liturgy: Confession of Sins - Introduction
• The Divine Liturgy: Confession of Sins - Daniel’s Prayer
• The Divine Liturgy: Confession of Sins - Thought, Word, and Deed
• The Divine Liturgy: Holy Absolution - Called and Ordained
• The Divine Liturgy: Holy Absolution - In the Stead and By the Command
• The Divine Liturgy: Introit
• The Divine Liturgy: Kyrie
• The Divine Liturgy: Gloria in Excelsis (1)
• The Divine Liturgy: Salutation
• The Divine Liturgy: Collect of the Day
• The Divine Liturgy: The Prophets
• The Divine Liturgy: The Epistle and Gradual
• The Divine Liturgy: The Alleluia Verse
• The Divine Liturgy: The Four Gospels
• The Divine Liturgy: The Nicene Creed pt. 1
• The Divine Liturgy: The Nicene Creed pt. 2
• The Divine Liturgy: The Nicene Creed pt. 3
• The Divine Liturgy: The Nicene Creed pt. 4
• The Divine Liturgy: The Nicene Creed pt. 5
• The Divine Liturgy: The Nicene Creed pt. 6
• The Divine Liturgy: The Sermon (Law & Gospel)
• The Divine Liturgy: Christian Hymnody
• The Divine Liturgy: The Prayer of the Church
• The Divine Liturgy: The Prayer of the Church (pt. 2)
• The Divine Liturgy: The Preface
• The Divine Liturgy: The Preface “Lift Up Your Hearts”
• The Divine Liturgy: Proper Preface pt. 1
• The Divine Liturgy: Proper Preface pt. 2
• The Divine Liturgy: Sanctus pt. 1
• The Divine Liturgy: Sanctus pt. 2
• The Divine Liturgy: Sanctus pt. 3
• The Divine Liturgy: Daily Bread
• The Divine Liturgy: Lord’s Prayer pt. 2
• The Divine Liturgy: Verba pt. 1
• The Divine Liturgy: Verba pt. 2
• The Divine Liturgy: Pax Domini
• The Divine Liturgy: Concerning the Destruction of Jerusalem
• The Divine Liturgy: Agnus Dei
• The Divine Liturgy: “Take, Eat”
• The Divine Liturgy: Proclaiming the Lord’s Death
• The Divine Liturgy: Psalm 111
• The Divine Liturgy: Examine Himself
• The Divine Liturgy: Peace
• The Divine Liturgy: Nunc Dimittis
• The Divine Liturgy: Post-Communion Collect (1)
• The Divine Liturgy: Post-Communion Collect (2)
• The Divine Liturgy: Benediction
• The Divine Liturgy: Gottesdienst
• The Divine Liturgy: Sin & Forgiveness
• The Divine Liturgy: Singing with the Angels
• The Divine Liturgy: The New Song at God’s Right Hand
• The Divine Liturgy: Sacred Architecture
• The Divine Liturgy: Holy Things for Holy People
• The Divine Liturgy: The Daily Prayer Office
• The Divine Liturgy: Versicles
• The Divine Liturgy: Benedictus

Our Catechesis Philosophy (St. John, Random Lake)

• Our Catechesis Philosophy
• Why We Study the Bible
• Why We Study the Bible
• Lutheran Catechesis at St. John
• Learning, Liturgy, and Life
• Catechesis and Confirmation - Defining Terms
• Holy Communion and First Communion in the Lutheran Church

The Divine Service (St. John, Random Lake)

• The Divine Service - Gottesdienst For You!
• Divine Service Setting Five a.k.a. Luther’s Deutsche Messe

The Bondage of the Will — Luther (St. John, Random Lake)

• The Bondage of the Will: The Trial of Jacob by the Jabbok (Genesis 32) — March 16, 2025
• The Bondage of the Will: The Hardening of Pharaoh (Exodus) — March 30, 2025
• The Bondage of the Will: The Real Patriarchal Trial (Genesis 22) — April 6, 2025

The Church and the Holy Ministry — Walther (St. John, Random Lake)

• The Church and the Holy Ministry: Augsburg Confession in Brief — May 4, 2025
• The Church and the Holy Ministry: Theses I & II — May 11, 2025
• The Church and the Holy Ministry: Theses III & IV — May 18, 2025
• The Church and the Holy Ministry: Theses IV & V — June 1, 2025
• The Church and the Holy Ministry
: Theses VII & VIII — June 15, 2025
• The Church and the Holy Ministry
: Theses VIII — June 22, 2025
• The Church and the Holy Ministry
: Theses VIII.C & IX — June 29, 2025

The Office of the Holy Ministry — Walther (St. John, Random Lake)

• The Office of the Holy Ministry: Thesis I — July 13, 2025
• The Office of the Holy Ministry: Thesis II — July 27, 2025
• The Office of the Holy Ministry: Thesis III — August 10, 2025
• The Office of the Holy Ministry: Thesis IV & V
• The Office of the Holy Ministry: Thesis V & VI — August 24, 2025
• The Office of the Holy Ministry: Thesis VI — August 31, 2025
• The Office of the Holy Ministry: Thesis VII — September 7, 2025
• The Office of the Holy Ministry: Thesis VII Part 2 — September 14, 2025
• The Office of the Holy Ministry: Thesis VIII — September 21, 2025
• The Office of the Holy Ministry: Thesis XI part one — September 28, 2025
• The Office of the Holy Ministry: Thesis IX, part 3 and X — October 12, 2025
• The Office of the Holy Ministry: Thesis XI part 2

▶ Full combined series on YouTube (66 lessons)

Heidelberg Disputations (St. John, Random Lake)

• Heidelberg Disputations: Theses 9-12 — Dead Works, True Fear, and Real Hope
• Heidelberg Disputations: Theses 13-15 "Freedom from Our Free Will" — February 22, 2026
• Heidelberg Disputations: Theses 16-18 — March 8, 2026

▶ Full series on YouTube (7 lessons, Theses 1–18)

Bible Study: 1 & 2 Thessalonians (St. John, Random Lake)

• Thessalonians: Introduction — October 19, 2025
• 1 Thessalonians: 1:1-10 — October 26, 2025
• 1 Thessalonians: 2:1-16 — November 2, 2025
• 1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:13 — November 16, 2025
• 1 Thessalonians Excursus: Advent — November 23, 2025
• Bible Study: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 — November 30, 2025

▶ Full series on YouTube (1 & 2 Thessalonians, 10 lessons)

Bible Study: Ecclesiastes (St. John, Random Lake)

• Bible Study: Ecclesiastes (Intro) — July 28, 2024
• Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 — August 4, 2024
• Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 1:12-18
• Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 2:11-26 — August 25, 2024
• Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 3:16—4:3
• Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 5:1-9 — September 29, 2024
• Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 5:10-20 — October 6, 2024
• Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 6:1-12 — October 13, 2024
• Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 7:1-10 — October 20, 2024
• Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 7:11-22 — October 27, 2024
• Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 8:1-14 — November 17, 2024
• Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 8:13-9:4
• Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 9:5-12
• Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 9:13–10:7— December 15, 2024
• Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 10:8-15 — December 22, 2024
• Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 10:16-11:4 — December 29, 2024
• Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 11:5-10 — January 5, 2025
• Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 12:1-8 – January 12, 2025
• Bible Study: Ecclesiastes 12:9-14 — January 19, 2025

Bible Study: Colossians (St. John, Random Lake)

• Bible Study: Colossians Introduction — March 3, 2024
• Bible Study: Colossians 1:1-8
• Bible Study: The Colossians Heresy — March 17, 2024
• Bible Study: Colossians 1:9-14 — March 24, 2024
• Bible Study: Colossians 1:15-18 — April 7, 2024
• Bible Study: Colossians 1:19-23 — April 14, 2024
• Bible Study: Colossians 1:21-24 — April 21, 2024
• Bible Study: Colossians 1:24–2:5 — April 28, 2024
• Bible Study: Colossians 2:6-10—May 5, 2024
• Bible Study: Colossians 2:8-15 — May 12, 2024
• Bible Study: Colossians 2:10-17 — May 19, 2024
• Bible Study: Colossians 3:1-4 — June 2, 2024
• Bible Study: Colossians 3:1-11 — June 9, 2024
• Bible Study: Colossians 3:5-17
• Bible Study: Colossians 3:17–4:1 — June 23, 2024
• Bible Study: Colossians 3:17–4:1 Part 2 — June 30, 2024
• Bible Study: Colossians 4:2 ff — July 13, 2024
• Bible Study: Colossians (Conclusion) — July 21, 2024

Bible Study: Ezekiel (St. John, Random Lake)

sjrl.org posts cover select chapters. Full series on YouTube (59 lessons, Ezekiel 1–48).

• Bible Study: Ezekiel 2:1-10
• Bible Study: Ezekiel 3:1-17 - October 30, 2022
• Bible Study: Ezekiel 39
• Bible Study: Ezekiel 40-48 Introduction
• Bible Study: Ezekiel 40-41:20
• Bible Study: Ezekiel 41:21–43:5
• Bible Study: Ezekiel 43:1-12 — December 24, 2023
• Bible Study: Ezekiel 43:13ff — December 31, 2023
• Bible Study: Ezekiel 44:1-9 — January 7, 2024
• Bible Study: Ezekiel 44:28ff — January 21, 2024
• Bible Study: Ezekiel 45:18ff
• Bible Study: Ezekiel 46:19ff — February 4, 2024
• Bible Study: Ezekiel 47:1-12 — February 11, 2024
• Bible Study: Ezekiel 47:1-23 — February 18, 2024
• Bible Study: Ezekiel 48 — February 25, 2024

Bible Study: Book of Hebrews (St. John, Random Lake)

• Full Playlist: Book of Hebrews (YouTube, 31 lessons)

Bible Study: Zechariah (St. John, Random Lake)

• Full Playlist: Zechariah (YouTube, 17 lessons)

Bible Study: The Gospel according to St. John (St. John, Random Lake)

• Full Playlist: The Gospel according to St. John (YouTube, 19 lessons)