The Shepherd’s Voice – Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Tomah, WI
Welcome to The Shepherd’s Voice, the podcast ministry of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (LCMS) in Tomah, Wisconsin. Each episode shares Christ-centered preaching, Bible teaching, and encouragement for your walk of faith. Rooted in the historic Lutheran confession, we proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ crucified and risen for the forgiveness of sins. Whether you’re a lifelong Lutheran, exploring the Christian faith, or seeking hope in daily life, The Shepherd’s Voice offers clear Law and Gospel preaching, devotionals, and reflections grounded in God’s Word. Join us as we lift high the cross of Christ and connect listeners to the Shepherd who knows His sheep by name.
Episodes
Christmas Day
John 1:1-14
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
In 1968, the space shuttle Apollo 8 was orbiting the Moon. But on that Christmas, the astronauts onboard this space shuttle broadcasted a short, brief greeting from high above down to Earth below in one of the most watched television broadcasts at that time. Some of you may remember huddling around a TV or radio for this mesmerizing event. As the astronauts orbited,...
Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols
December 24, 2025
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It’s clear that the Christmas season began nearly two months ago, as stores began displaying their holiday decorations in the days leading up to All Hallows’ Eve, or Halloween, as some call it.
It was slightly afte...
Advent 4 – Rorate Coeli
December 21, 2025
Philippians 4:4-7
Bah! Humbug!
It’s believed this saying first appeared around the 1750s, about 100 years before it was made famous by that cold, miserly, selfish, and cynical old man, Ebenezer Scrooge, in Charles Dickens’ classic, “A Christmas Carol.”
Bah! Humbug!
To define the well-known saying from the classic, let’s start with the Humbug, which is meant to say something is not...
Advent 3 + Midweek (The Angels and the Shepherds)
December 17, 2025
Luke 2:8-20
Tonight, we conclude our meditations on the Angels of Advent as we reflect on the Angels who appear to the Shepherds.
It’s interesting that shepherds are among the first to learn about Jesus’ birth since He will be the great Shepherd. In a way, the angels are not only announcing the birth of the Savior but also revealing the work He will perform to...
Advent 3 + Gaudete
December 14, 2025
Matthew 11:2-11
In the latest issue of the Lutheran Witness, the magazine of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, the topic of “Traditions” is discussed, which is fitting as we go through the season of Advent and approach Christmas. Every family has its own traditions. Every congregation has its traditions. In the end, every tradition we observe and uphold should help us confess the birth, deat...
On this podcast, we get to know another family of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Dave and Barb Scardino!
Please take a listen and learn how they moved to Tomah and became members at Good Shepherd over thirty years ago!
www.GoodShepTomah.org
Advent 2 – Midweek
December 10, 2025
Matthew 1:18-25
When you were born, God gave you the ability to understand life’s matters. When you were young, you didn't use this ability well; it needed to be developed. Therefore, God placed adults in your life to help you learn how to think clearly in your daily life.
Reason is the ability or capacity to use logical thinking and draw conclusions from existing information.
In our secon...
Advent 2
December 7, 2025
Luke 21:25-36
In preparation for this Sunday, I revisited and reread Martin Luther’s sermon for the second Sunday in Advent, and in it, you hear a message about how God uses nature to tell the story of the end times— the end of days, the end of this life, and the end of this earth.
This story of the end days is described in the Gospel as Jesus said,
And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, ...
Advent Midweek 1 – The Angel Gabriel
December 3, 2025
Luke 1:26-38
As we begin our Wednesday evening services this year, the theme will be the Angels of Advent.
Now, to begin, we need to remember who angels are. Throughout the Scriptures, angels are spiritual beings; they are warriors, and they often pray for man. As Jesus says in the Gospel of Matthew, they see His Father’s face and do His will.
Angels are not to be trifled ...
First Sunday in Advent
November 30, 2025
Jeremiah 23:5-8 & Matthew 21:1-9
The lights sparkling on the homes around Tomah signal that Christmas is coming.
The number of emails you’re receiving is a warning to you that Christmas is coming.
The change in music on the radio alerts you that Christmas is coming.
The colors adorning the altar, the candles in the wreath, all announce, Christmas is coming.
But it’s not here y...
Thanksgiving (Observed)
November 26, 2025
Luke 17:11-19
In preparation for this week, we recently watched a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving in our house. It’s a classic, isn’t it?
You got Peppermint Patty inviting herself and others over to Charlie Brown’s for dinner.
Charlie Brown goes with the flow, being a good friend, and even though he has family plans to visit Grandma, he still tries to host his friends.
Who does that?
A...
Trinity 26
November 16, 2025
Matthew 25:31-46
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
We have firmly entered the final Sundays of the Church year. Just like last week, this week, and next, stay focused on the end times, the day of Christ’s second Advent, His return.
Our Gospel today began with these words, “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then ...
All Saints Day (Observed)
November 2, 2025
Revelation 7:9-17
If you visit my mother-in-law’s house, you'll be greeted by a family tree that dates back over a hundred years. On one wall of the home, the names and dates of each person are carefully and meticulously written beside their photograph. The dates of birth and death are inscribed. The children from each marriage naturally branch out, along with all the vital informati...
Reformation (Observed)
October 26, 2025
John 8:31-36
What is truth?
Truth is understood as the opposite of what is false. However, in today's world, it is common for people to develop their own ideas of what is true and what is false.
We refer to this perspective as subjective truth because the individual acts as the judge of what is right and wrong.
The concept of subjective truth becomes clear when a child is confused ab...
The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity
October 19, 2025
Matthew 22:34-46
Questions have been part of humanity since the beginning of time. The world’s chief doubter, Satan, asked the first question. The serpent said to the woman, Eve, “Did God actually say, you shall not eat of any tree in the garden?” (Genesis 3:1) Here, the trickery, deception, and leading away from the will of God by the serpent began.
It started with a quest...
The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
October 12, 2025
Luke 14:1-11
As we observe LWML Sunday, I am reminded to reflect on our Thursday morning Bible study on the Pastoral Epistles. In the letters to Timothy, the Apostle Paul reminds him of the faith he received from the faithful women of his mother, Eunice, and grandmother, Lois, who taught him the Christian faith.
We learn here how the faith is handed down to God’s children th...
In this episode of the Shepherd's Voice, we sit down with Dillin and Deb Lafftery and learn how they came to Good Shepherd and why this church is important to them and their family.
The Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
October 5, 2025
Luke 7:11-17
What an incredible sight this Gospel must have been, as the Lord of Life encountered a procession of death.
A widow and mother follow the bier that now carries her son’s body in procession to the grave. It’s a sorrowful journey, filled with many tears and an uncertain future.
The woman must have been asking, is this it? Is this all I’m left with, a slow walk to ...
St. Michael and All Angels (Observed)
September 28, 2025
Matthew 18:1-11
As a child, I would prepare for bed, get my pajamas on, brush my teeth, and get snug under the covers, and then I would use this prayer I was taught,
Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep; If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take
It’s a prayer I’m sure many of you have also prayed or taught your little ones to ...
The Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity
September 21, 2025
Provers 4:10-23
Our Old Testament reading is from the book of Proverbs. In some circles, Proverbs is a book that is not meditated on as it should be, and yet, it remains incredibly relevant today, especially as Christians navigate this chaotic world of evil and wickedness.
An evil and wickedness that has been on full display these past few weeks as young adults have taken ...
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