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.

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.

On this episode of the Shepherdcast, we will be taking a look at Genesis 2: 18-24, Psalm 8, Hebrews 1: 1-4, 2: 5-12, and the Gospel of Mark 10: 2-16,and the Reverend Scott J. Anderson will be discussing Adam and Eve.  Today’s episode came from our worship service on Sunday, October 3, 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. Our sermon is delivered by the Reverend Scott J. Anderson.  Our lay reader this Sunday was Bill Bowman. 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.

On this episode of the Shepherdcast, we will be taking a look at Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8, Habakkuk 1: 1-4; 2: 1-4, and the Gospel of Matthew 18: 21-35, and the Reverend Scott J. Anderson will be delivering a sermon in remembrance of the September 11, 2001. Today’s episode came from our worship service on Sunday, September 12, 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. Our sermon is delivered by the Reverend Scott J. Anderson. Our lay reader this Sunday was Karen Broadwater. 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.

On this episode of the Shepherdcast, we will be taking a look at Isaiah 35: 4-7a, Psalm 146, James 2: 1-10, 14-17, and the Gospel of Mark 7: 24-37, and the Reverend Scott J. Anderson will be discussing a topic that might make you squirm, and that’s okay because it’s something super true! Today’s episode came from our worship service on Sunday, September 5, 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. Our sermon is delivered by the Reverend Scott J. Anderson. Our lay reader this Sunday was Bill Bowman. Our sound room technician for this Sunday 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.

On this episode of the Shepherdcast, we will be taking a look at Genesis 3: 8-15, Psalm 130, 2 Corinthians 4: 1, 7-18, 5:1, and the Gospel of Mark 3: 20-35, and the Reverend Scott J. Anderson will be discussing a scene out of the movie Damn Yankees! which you can find on YouTube. Today’s episode came from our worship service on Sunday, June 6, 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. Now that we’ve put the normal stuff in our show notes, you may see that we’ve missed a few of these! Jacob will be working through what audio he has and putting together bonus episodes with as many of the missed episodes as we can! Watch for more info soon on that. Our sermon is delivered by the Reverend Scott J. Anderson. Our lay reader this Sunday was Bill Bowman. Our sound room technician for this Sunday 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.

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.

On this special episode of the Shepherdcast, we will be taking a look at Jeremiah 31: 31-34, Psalm 116: 1-2, 12-19, 1 Corinthians 11: 23-26,  and the Gospel of Mark 14: 17-31; and as the altar is stripped, Psalm 22 is read. Before that, the Reverend Scott J. Anderson will be discussing Maundy Thursday. Maundy Thursday is the first in the Three Days. The liturgy continues on Good Friday with the story of the crucifixion and concludes Easter Sunday with the resurrection. Today’s episode came from our worship service on Maundy Thursday, April 1, 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. Our sermon is delivered by the Reverend Scott J. Anderson. Our lay reader this Maundy Thursday was Fred Drotleff. 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.

On this episode of the Shepherdcast, we will be taking a look at the Gospel of Mark 14: 15-47 as a dramatic reading, where the Reverend Scott J. Anderson, with the help of volunteers from the congregation, recount the Passion of Jesus Christ. Today’s episode came from our worship service on Palm Sunday, March 28, 2021. Due to the limitations of our church’s audio system and not having enough microphones for our volunteer readers and Pastor Scott, there is low audio quality in this episode of the Shepherdcast as we recover audio from what we can. We apologize for any inconvenience. This dramatic reading was performed by (listed alphabetically by last name) Rev. Scott J. Anderson, Bill Bowman, Karen Broadwater, Fred Drotlef, Jim Hunter, and Sally Nesselrode. 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.

On this episode of the Shepherdcast, we will be taking a look at Numbers 21: 4-9, Psalm 107: 1-3, 17-22, Ephesians 2: 1-10, and the Gospel of John 3: 14-21,and the Reverend Scott J. Anderson will be discussing the strength and protections we are given by God. Today’s episode came from our worship service on Sunday, March 14, 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. Our sermon is delivered by the Reverend Scott J. Anderson. Our lay reader this Sunday was Karen Broadwater. Our sound room technician for this Sunday 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.