The Shepherdcast

Shepherd of the Valley Evangelical Lutheran Church

At our church, we strive to spread God's word to our community and our world. With the Shepherdcast, we hope to do just that. Each week, we share our weekly Bible readings and the sermon from our church service in audio form. Whether you are on the go and can't make it in to church or you are looking for the Spirit in your life, we hope you can find solace from one of our podcasts! You can subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!

  1. 12/24/2021 ·  Bonus

    EXTRA – 12.23.2021: A Small Gift (Christmas Eve-Eve Candlelight Service 2021, Special Prayers Following Baytown, TX Refinery Accident)

    On this special episode of the Shepherdcast, we celebrate Christ’s birth on “Christmas Eve-Eve.”  We will be taking a look at Micah 5: 2-5a, Isaiah 7: 13-14, Isaiah 9: 2-6, and the Gospel of Luke 2: 5-14, our choir will be performing special renditions of “Away in a Manger” and, and the Reverend Scott J. Anderson will be discussing how a small gift can have a massive impact on us all.  Today’s episode came from our worship service on Thursday, December 23, 2021. At the beginning of our Christmas Eve-Eve Candlelight Service, Pastor Scott asked for prayers for the city of Baytown, Texas following reports by national media outlets of a large explosion at the town’s ExxonMobil refinery.  That prayer is the opening of today’s episode. In case you are reading along with a Bible and our readings don’t necessarily match up with yours, we use the NRSV translation of the Holy Bible. Special music heard in this episode of the Shepherdcast includes (by order of appearance): Silent Night Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Away in a Manger” setting by Emily Lund Copyright © 2001 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188 CCLI License # 11421954 CCLI Streaming License # CSPL153044 “The Angel Song” words and music by Mary Kay Beall Copyright © 2010 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188 CCLI License # 11421954 CCLI Streaming License # CSPL153044 O Holy Night by Podington Bear Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution-Non Commercial 3.0 International License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ Our sermon and readings are delivered by the Reverend Scott J. Anderson.  Our church choir is under the direction of Susan Kaschak.  Our sound room technician for this service was Jacob Schandel.  This podcast was hosted and produced by Jacob H. Schandel for Shepherd of the Valley Evangelical Lutheran Church.  To learn more about our church, please visit www.sotvchurch.com, or follow us on social media @sotvsandyville.  Our church is a member congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.  You can learn more about the ELCA at www.elca.org, and you can learn about our local Northeastern Ohio Synod at www.neos-elca.org.

  2. 12/19/2021

    12.19.2021: “Once our hearts are open…” (with Special Music from SOTV Choir and Karen Broadwater)

    On this episode of the Shepherdcast, we will be taking a look at Micah 5: 2-5a, the Gospel of Luke 1: 46b-55, Hebrews 10: 5-10, and the Gospel of Luke 1: 35-45, our choir will be performing “Light of Peace" as composed by Joel Raney, and the Reverend Scott J. Anderson will be discussing serving God in our lives.  Today’s episode came from our worship service on Sunday, December 19, 2021. In case you are reading along with a Bible and our readings don’t necessarily match up with yours, we use the NRSV translation of the Holy Bible. Special music heard in this episode of the Shepherdcast from our choir includes: “Light of Peace” by Joel Raney Copyright 2007 Hope Publishing Company CCLI License # 11421954 CCLI Streaming License # CSPL153044 Our sermon is delivered by the Reverend Scott J. Anderson.  Our lay reader this Sunday was Karen Broadwater.  Special thanks to Karen for singing the Gospel of Luke 1: 46b-55 today.  (This song is also known as the Magnificat.) Our church choir is under the direction of Susan Kaschak.  Our sound room technician for this Sunday was Brock Bowman.  This podcast was hosted and produced by Jacob H. Schandel for Shepherd of the Valley Evangelical Lutheran Church.  To learn more about our church, please visit www.sotvchurch.com, or follow us on social media @sotvsandyville.  Our church is a member congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.  You can learn more about the ELCA at www.elca.org, and you can learn about our local Northeastern Ohio Synod at www.neos-elca.org.

  3. 04/03/2021 ·  Bonus

    EXTRA – 4.2.2021: “The Darkness…” (Good Friday 2021/The Three Days, Part II)

    On this special episode of the Shepherdcast, we remember the events that culminated in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.  As this is a continuation of Maundy Thursday and the Three Days, no sermon was given during this service.  Instead, the story of the crucifixion is told by Rev. Scott J. Anderson from readings of all four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.  Today’s episode came from our Tenebrae-format worship service on Good Friday, April 2, 2021. The readings in this episode are as follows… The First Light The Darkness of Conspiracy John 11: 43-53 The Second Light The Darkness of the Time of Trial Mark 14: 32-42 The Third Light The Darkness of Betrayal and Desertion John 18: 1-12 The Fourth Light The Darkness of Denial Matthew 26: 69-75 The Fifth Light The Darkness of Cruelty Mark 15: 8-20 The Sixth Light The Darkness of Crucifixion Luke 23: 26-43 The Christ Candle The Darkness over the Whole Land Matthew 27: 45-54 The Burial of Jesus John 19: 31-42 In case you are reading along with a Bible and our readings don’t necessarily match up with yours, we use the NRSV translation of the Holy Bible. The readings are delivered by the Reverend Scott J. Anderson. Our sound room technician for Good Friday 2021 was Jacob Schandel. This podcast was hosted and produced by Jacob H. Schandel for Shepherd of the Valley Evangelical Lutheran Church. To learn more about our church, please visit www.sotvchurch.com, or follow us on social media @sotvsandyville. Our church is a member congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. You can learn more about the ELCA at www.elca.org, and you can learn about our local Northeastern Ohio Synod at www.neos-elca.org.

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At our church, we strive to spread God's word to our community and our world. With the Shepherdcast, we hope to do just that. Each week, we share our weekly Bible readings and the sermon from our church service in audio form. Whether you are on the go and can't make it in to church or you are looking for the Spirit in your life, we hope you can find solace from one of our podcasts! You can subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!