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Podcasts contain weekly sermons and brief discussions concerning the ongoing activities of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Mankato, MN.
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on August 9, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Jeremiah 7:1-11 (NKJV)
The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 2 “Stand in the gate of the LORD’S house, and proclaim there this word, and say, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, all you of Judah who enter in at these gates to worship the LORD!’” 3 Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: “Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. 4 “Do not trust in these lying words, saying, ‘The temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD are these.’ 5 “For if you thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, if you thoroughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbor, 6 “if you do not oppress the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, or walk after other gods to your hurt, 7 “then I will cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers forever and ever. 8 “Behold, you trust in lying words that cannot profit. 9 “Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods whom you do not know, 10 “and then come and stand before Me in this house which is called by My name, and say, ‘We are delivered to do all these abominations’? 11 “Has this house, which is called by My name, become a den of thieves in your eyes? Behold, I, even I, have seen it,” says the LORD.
The Dangers of Comfortable Christianity
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Trusting in the Gift, not the Giver
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Confessing with our Lips, not our Lives
This weekend we consider a hymn by Norwegian hymnwriter, Nicolai Grundtvig, "Built on the Rock the Church Doth Stand." This hymn echos themes from Matthew 7, 1 Peter 2 and 1 Corinthinans 6, which all describe the Christian Church, and the believer's connection to Christ and His Word.
- Matthew 7:24-27 - “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: 25 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
- 1 Peter 2:4-6 - Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, 5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
One of the most beautiful aspects of this hymn is the emphasis on what really makes a "church." It is not a building. It is not beauty, or size. It is the Means of Grace, where the Spirit works through the Word of God and the Sacraments to bring lost sinners into His family by grace, and keep them in the faith. This hymn emphasizes God's grace, and the Means by which the Church is created and preserved. But it also points to the importance of churches teaching the truth, and administering the Sacraments rightly. We should gather where those things are present, because where the Means of Grace are, there God is, and there His people will be.
May this also be true in and among us! Lord, bless our gathering together around your Word and Sacrament, in Your church and with Your people. Help us to praise your name, and declare it faithfully to others!
Devotion
- Romans 8:1-9
Announcements
- Recap
- VBS
- Youth Group
- Voters' Meeting
- Upcoming
- Board of Elders
- ILS Long Range Planning Session
- Men’s Breakfast
- Ladies’ Bible Study
- Weekend Worship
- Board of Education
- Board of Property
- Youth Group
- School Starts
Prayer List
- Jim Lien
- Lynette Roehl
- Becky
- Daryl Holzinger
- Marv and Mary Schweim
- Family of David Johnson
- Holly Overbeek
- Spokane Fires
- Budget
- Kentucky Preaching Station
- Mission in Bangladesh
Convention Review
- Committee #1: President's Report / Board of Education and Publications
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 384 “Oh, How Great Is Thy Compassion”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on August 2, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Psalm 119:161-164 (NKJV)
Princes persecute me without a cause, But my heart stands in awe of Your word. 162 I rejoice at Your word As one who finds great treasure. 163 I hate and abhor lying, But I love Your law. 164 Seven times a day I praise You, Because of Your righteous judgments.
Theme: The Greatest Treasure is Revealed in God's Word
Our hymn for this weekend is a modern hymn, written by "Rusty" Edwards and published in 1987. It calls upon the Christian, and upon every sinner to "Praise the One who..." has done great things for us and for our salvation. This includes bring the light of the Gospel into our dark world; frees those who are imprisoned by sin, death and the devil; preaches the Good News of forgiveness of sin; heals our sicknesses, protects and provides for us in this life; blesses the children, has power over the devil and his forces; gives us the refreshing waters of His Word; who is the God-Man, who died for our sins and rose again from death, and make us one with God and with other believers.
In Psalm 146 we read: "Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! 2 While I live I will praise the LORD; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being... 6 Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is in them; Who keeps truth forever, 7 Who executes justice for the oppressed, Who gives food to the hungry. The LORD gives freedom to the prisoners. 8 The LORD opens the eyes of the blind."
We praise the LORD our Triune God, we Praise Jesus our Savior from sin and death!
Join us in praising Jesus this weekend for the rich treasure He offers us by His grace!
Devotion
- Romans 7:14-25
Announcements
- Recap
- VBS
- Board of Education
- Upcoming
- Ladies' Auxiliary
- Youth Group
- No Men’s Breakfast
- Ladies’ Bible Study
- Weekend worship (Communion)
- ILS Long Term Planning Meeting
Prayer List
- Jim Lien
- Lynette Roehl
- Becky
- Daryl Holzinger
- Holly Overbeek
- VBS
- Start of School
- Mission Helper Trip
- Mission in Zambia
Convention Review
- Committee #3: Membership
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 326 “Lord, to Thee I Make Confession”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on July 26, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Matthew 12:46-50 (NKJV)
While He was still talking to the multitudes, behold, His mother and brothers stood outside, seeking to speak with Him. 47 Then one said to Him, “Look, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, seeking to speak with You.” 48 But He answered and said to the one who told Him, “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?” 49 And He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! 50 “For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
Theme: Christ’s Family Comes First
Devotion
- Romans 7:7-13
Announcements
- Recap
- Youth Group
- Quarterly Voter’s Meeting
- Church Council Meeting
- Upcoming
- Men’s Breakfast (Friday 6:30am)
- No Ladies’ Bible Study (Friday 7pm)
- Weekend worship (8th Sunday after Trinity)
- Vacation Bible School (next week)
- Board of Education (Tuesday 7pm)
- Ladies Auxiliary - Wednesday 2pm (church basement)
- Youth Group bowling event (Wednesday 7pm)
Prayer List
- Jim Lien
- Lynette Roehl
- Becky
- Sue Heise
- Rebecca Schaller (father's death)
- Mark and Jeanette Schweim (son's death)
- Misty Schweim (father's death)
- Daryl Holzinger
- Byron Rode
- Marv Schweim
- VBS
- Mission Helper Trip to Africa
Convention Review
- Committee #3: Missions
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 507 “Spread, Oh Spread, Thou Mighty Word”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on July 19, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: 1 Timothy 6:6-12 (NKJV)
“Now godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content. 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 11 But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.”
Theme: The Truly Rich Life
This weekend our service theme focuses on true riches, and the danger of trusting in the "riches" of this life. Our hymn study this weekend is on "Consider How The Birds Above" (WS 789) by Lutheran pastor and hymnwriter, Stephen Starke. This hymn is based on the words of Jesus in Matthew 6, which use the creation as an illustration of God's love, concern and care for you and me. Jesus says:
"Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble." (Matthew 6:25-34)
The hymn is a beautiful poetic retelling of those words of Jesus. The birds and the lilies teach us something about the nature of God, and assure us that He will also (even more) take care of us.
The hymn also warns against the danger of greed, just as Jesus does, and Paul does in 1 Timothy 6. We live in a time and place which is extremely affluent, and as a result, what Paul describes is taking place before our eyes. "But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows." (1 Timothy 6:9-10)
How sad that so many who have been brought to know Christ are being led away from him because of the abundance they have in this world! How sad that many who have not come to know Christ are being prevented from knowing Him because they see no need for God or for a Savior in their life! May the LORD continue to keep us from falling into the trap of greed because of the blessings He bestows upon us or those around us.
LORD, help us to treasure the greater blessings of your Kingdom, blessing which cannot be lost or taken away from us, but are ours, through faith, for all eternity! Bless our worship of you with truly thankful hearts, this weekend, and every day of our lives!
Devotion
- Romans 7:1-6
Announcements
- North Mankato Fun Days Parade
- Dedication service at Reserve Park
- Upcoming
- Youth Group - Wednesday 7-9pm
- Men’s Breakfast (Friday 6:30am)
- Ladies’ Bible Study (Friday 7pm)
- Weekend worship
- 3rd Sunday Communion
- Quarterly Voters’ Meeting (Monday 7pm)
- Church Council - Tuesday 7pm
Prayer List
- Rebecca Breedlove Father, Everett
- Jason Schuur - son (in law) of Mark and Jeanette Schweim
- Misty Schweim’s Father, Merl - Hospice
- Mary Schweim had a fall
- Marv Schweim’s was hospitalized with fluid on his lungs
- Daryl Holzinger - fall - broken collar bone
Immanuel
- Upcoming Voters Meeting
- VBS
CLC Missions
- Prayers for our newly elected synodical officers
Convention Review
- Committee #2: Immanuel Lutheran College
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 417 “How Can I Thank Thee, Lord”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at the Land Dedication Service of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota at Reserve Park on July 12, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Numbers 13:17-33 (NKJV)
Then Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, “Go up this way into the South, and go up to the mountains, 18 “and see what the land is like: whether the people who dwell in it are strong or weak, few or many; 19 “whether the land they dwell in is good or bad; whether the cities they inhabit are like camps or strongholds; 20 “whether the land is rich or poor; and whether there are forests there or not. Be of good courage. And bring some of the fruit of the land.” Now the time was the season of the first ripe grapes. 21 So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, near the entrance of Hamath. 22 And they went up through the South and came to Hebron; Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) 23 Then they came to the Valley of Eshcol, and there cut down a branch with one cluster of grapes; they carried it between two of them on a pole. They also brought some of the pomegranates and figs. 24 The place was called the Valley of Eshcol, because of the cluster which the men of Israel cut down there. 25 And they returned from spying out the land after forty days. 26 Now they departed and came back to Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran, at Kadesh; they brought back word to them and to all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land. 27 Then they told him, and said: “We went to the land where you sent us. It truly flows with milk and honey, and this is its fruit. 28 “Nevertheless the people who dwell in the land are strong; the cities are fortified and very large; moreover we saw the descendants of Anak there. 29 “The Amalekites dwell in the land of the South; the Hittites, the Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the mountains; and the Canaanites dwell by the sea and along the banks of the Jordan.” 30 Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.” 31 But the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we.” 32 And they gave the children of Israel a bad report of the land which they had spied out, saying, “The land through which we have gone as spies is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people whom we saw in it are men of great stature. 33 “There we saw the giants (the descendants of Anak came from the giants); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.”
Theme: This Land Is God's Land
Our hymn study this weekend is "Christ Is Our Corner-Stone" (TLH 465) which is an English translation of a Latin hymn from around 700AD. This hymn beautifully describes the nature of the salvation that Jesus has won for us, and, as a result of that salvation, the blessings that are ours now and in heaven.
Psalm 118:19-25 serves as one of the foundation passages for this hymn: "Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will go through them, And I will praise the LORD. 20 This is the gate of the LORD, Through which the righteous shall enter. 21 I will praise You, For You have answered me, And have become my salvation. 22 The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. 23 This was the LORD’S doing; It is marvelous in our eyes. 24 This is the day the LORD has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it. 25 Save now, I pray, O LORD; O LORD, I pray, send now prosperity. 26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD! We have blessed you from the house of the LORD."
It points to Jesus as the Cornerstone of the church and the only foundation of the church.
It also describes the blessings we receive in church through the reception of the Means of Grace.
Finally, it describes the joy of singing the praises of God in heaven.
Rejoice in the blessings that God imparts to you and for you at His house! Thanks be to God!
Devotion
- Romans 6:15-23
Announcements
- Preparing Pheobes and Teaching Timothys
- Communion
- Board of Deacons
- Men's Breakfast
- No Ladies' Bible Study
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Weekend Worship Services
- Dedication Service
- Board of Education
- Board of Property
- Youth Group
Prayer List
- Jim Lien
- Lynette Roehl
- Becky
- Sue Heise
- Merl
- Daryl Holzinger
- Mary Schweim
- Marv and Mary Schweim Anniversary
- Karen Stelter
- Aaron Salmon and Sophia Salter
- CLC Convention
- Parade and Dedication Service
- 17 men training in pastoral ministry
- New pastor for Living Hope, Appleton
Convention Review
- Committee #7: Elections
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 405 “I Gave My Life for Thee”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on June 28, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Lamentations 3:21-26 (NKJV)
“This I recall to my mind, Therefore I have hope. 22 Through the LORD’S mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. 24 “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I hope in Him!” 25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, To the soul who seeks Him. 26 It is good that one should hope and wait quietly For the salvation of the LORD.”
Theme: Great Expectations of the LORD's Mercy
Devotion
- Romans 6:8-14
Announcements
- Women's Auxiliary Luncheon
- CLC Convention
- Youth Group
- Men's Breakfast
- Ladies' Bible Study
-
Weekend Worship Services
- Summer Schedule
- 4th of July
- Preparing Pheobes and Teaching Timothys
- Outreach
Prayer List
- Jim Lien
- Lynette Roehl
- Becky
- Sue Heise
- Merl
- Daryl Holzinger
- Mary Schweim
Convention Review
- Committee #4: Doctrine
- Committee #5: Finance
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 19 “All Praise to God, Who Reigns Above”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on June 28, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Matthew 5:13-16 (NKJV)
“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. 14 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 “Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16 “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”
Theme: The World Needs You!
Our hymn study this weekend is "How Blest are They Who Hear God's Word" (TLH 48) which is found in the Close of Service section of the hymnal. This hymn beautifully describes the rich blessings that God offers sinners in the banquet of His Word and Sacraments. The hymnwriter, Johan Brun, was a pastor in the Lutheran Church in Norway, and came to appreciate the power and importance of God's Word. In this hymn he includes images from all over Scripture which teach us about the Treasure of God's Word, such as:
- But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!” (Luke 11:28)
- "The judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb." (Psalm 19:9-10)
- “Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom." (Luke 12:32)
- "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28)
- "They will give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead." (1 Peter 4:5)
Yes, God's Word and His Sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper, are true treasures for the Christian, offering rich blessings that can be found no where else!
Treasure those blessings! Feast on His Means of Grace, which He offers you freely!
Thanks be to God!
Devotion
- Romans 6:1-7
Announcements
- Time and Talents
- Donuts with Dad
- Women's Auxiliary Luncheon
- CLC Convention
- No Men's Breakfast
- Ladies' Bible Study
-
Weekend Worship Services
- Summer Schedule
- Youth Group
Prayer List
- Jim Lien
- Lynette Roehl
- Becky
- Sue Heise
- Merl
- Gerhard Matzke
- Betty Wolle
- Daryl Holzinger
- LuAnn Friedrichs
- Bob Timm
- CLC Convention
- Mission in the Pakistan
Convention Preview
- Committees #6-7
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 298 “Baptized into Thy Name Most Holy”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on June 21, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Luke 15:11-32 (NKJV)
“A certain man had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood. 13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living. 14 But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want. 15 Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. 16 And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything. 17 But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! 18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, 19 and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’ 20 And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. 21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ 22 But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. 23 And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; 24 ‘for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to be merry. 25 Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. 27 And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and because he has received him safe and sound, your father has killed the fatted calf.’ 28 But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and pleaded with him. 29 So he answered and said to his father, ‘Lo, these many years I have been serving you; I never transgressed your commandment at any time; and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends. 30 But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.’ 31 And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours. 32 It was right that we should make merry and be glad, for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.’”
Theme: the “Prodigal Sons” and the Forgiving Father
This weekend our theme revolves around the gracious nature of our Heavenly Father, as seen in His love for us in Jesus. We will consider the truth that we were "lost," and "prodigal" from our heavenly Father. Yet in His love for us, He seeks us, redeems us to Himself and receives us eagerly to Himself in spite of our unworthiness. The title of the hymn comes from the words of the Apostle Paul where He writes:
This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life. (1 Timothy 1:15-16)
This hymn highlights first of all, our nature. We are sinful and unclean. We are ungodly and the enemies of God. It is only in understanding this reality that we can ever truly comprehend the nature of our God as Paul prays for the believers in Ephesus: "that you... may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge." (Ephesians 3:18)
Only the True (Triune) God can offer such love in the person and work of Jesus, who "shed His blood for me."
The love of Jesus, which we come to know through faith, is what offers "peace... from sin forgiv'n, joy that lifts the soul to heav'n."
The prayer of the Christian is that the LORD would preserve us in the true faith through Word and Sacrament as we face the trials and burdens and temptations of the fallen world and our own sinful flesh, and lead us in repentance back to the open arms of our gracious Father in heaven!
May the LORD sustain us in the earthly strife while we await the heavenly life! Amen!
Devotion
- Romans 5:18-21
Announcements
- Adopt-a-Highway
- Thank you for Marie Casto
- Board of Elders
- Men's Breakfast
- Ladies' Bible Study
-
Weekend Worship Services
- Summer Schedule
- Father's Day
- Donuts with Dad
- Board of Education
- Women's Auxiliary Luncheon
Prayer List
- Jim Lien
- Lynette Roehl
- Becky
- Sue Heise
- Merl
- Gerhard Matzke
- Larry and Joan Hartman
- Paul and Sara Nolting
- ILC Camp
- Adelaide Hanel
- LuAnn Friedrichs
- Fathers
- Mission in the Congo
Convention Preview
- Committees #3-5
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 297 “The Gospel Shows the Father’s Grace”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on June 14, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Matthew 9:9-13 (NKJV)
As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him. 10 Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” 12 When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 13 “But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
Theme: Matthew's Testimonial
- "I Was Sick with Sin"
- "The Great Physician Healed Me"
The hymn we are studying this week is an old one (sort of). The English hymn was written by John Neale, based (roughly) on a Greek hymn by St. Joseph the Hymnographer from the 800's. In essence it is a completely new hymn but is based on the idea of St. Joseph.
The hymn we are studying this weekend is 322 in The Lutheran Hymnal: "And Wilt Thou Pardon, Lord." It does a beautiful job of presenting the Law, the Gospel and Christian Sanctification which flows from the Gospel. The hymnwriter, like the Psalmists of the Old Testament wrestle with the reality of sin and what we deserve because of them. It almost shows the incredulity of one who has been brought to know the depravity of his or her nature, that God could possibly forgive us or cleanse us from our sin. And that attitude is proper. Peter says: "For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God? Now “If the righteous one is scarcely saved, Where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?” (1 Peter 4:17-18).
Knowing our sin, we turn to God and the work of Jesus for help. In Psalm 51 we confess with David: "Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin... Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me hear joy and gladness, That the bones You have broken may rejoice. 9 Hide Your face from my sins, And blot out all my iniquities. 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. 11 Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit."
What joy is our when we know the salvation that is ours, and the confidence that His Spirit is at work in us!
May the LORD bless your reflection on our depravity and His mercy to you this weekend.
Devotion
- Romans 5:12-17
Announcements
- MN Delegates’ Conference
- Communion service
- Outreach Committee
- Men's Breakfast
- Ladies' Bible Study
- Adopt a Highway
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Weekend Worship Services
- No Bible Class or Sunday School this Summer
- 9am Sunday Service
- Favorite Hymn Survey
- Thank you for Marie Casto
- Board of Deacons
- Church Council
Prayer List
- Jim Lien
- Lynette Roehl
- Becky
- Sue Heise
- Merl
- Gerhard Matzke
- Bible Studies and Bible Study Leaders
- Mission in the Philippines
Convention Preview
- Committee #2
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 369 “All Mankind Fell in Adam’s Fall”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on June 7, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Matthew 13:31-35 (NKJV)
Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, 32 which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.” 33 Another parable He spoke to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.” 34 All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them, 35 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.”
Theme: The Wonders of God's Kingdom
- A Great Kingdom which Offers Rest
- A Permeating Kingdom which Renews
This weekend we follow the festival of Holy Trinity with the Season of Trinity. The Season of Trinity takes up half of the "church year" and reveals that what we have learned about the life of Jesus and His work for us has an impact on our lives.
The first Sunday after Trinity focuses our attention on the power of God's Word which is at work to bring us into His kingdom.
The hymn we are studying this weekend is 294 in The Lutheran Hymnal: "O Word of God Incarnate." This hymn was written by a pastor in the Church of England in the 1800's, by the name William How.
In this hymn How points to the power and value of God's Word. He reminds us that God's Word is a treasure box which contains gems of rich truths for us to mine and benefit from. God's Word points us to Christ, and gives us direction in this life, and opens for us the life to come in Jesus.
May the LORD lead us to a deep yearning and hunger for God's Word which is a true treasure, for us and for all people. Learn from it. Be comforted by it. Share it!
LORD, bless our mediation on Your promises and gifts in both Word and Sacrament, and enable us to receive them eagerly, often, and with great joy!
Devotion
- Romans 5:6-11
Announcements
- Tim Wheaton Victory Service
- Trinity Sunday
- Youth Group
- Board of Elders
- Men's Breakfast
- Ladies' Bible Study
- MN Delegates' Conference
-
Weekend Worship Services
- No Bible Class or Sunday School this Summer
- 9am Sunday Service
- Communion
- Liturgy
- Favorite Hymn Survey
- Outreach Committee
- Board of Education
- Board of Property
Prayer List
- Jim Lien
- Lynette Roehl
- Becky
- Sue Heise
- Merl
- Bev Menton
- Growth in the Word
- 2026 CLC Mission Helper Trip
Convention Preview
- Committee #1
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 371 “Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on May 31, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Ephesians 2:11-22 (NKJV)
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, 5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, 6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He has made us accepted in the Beloved.
7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace 8 which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, 9 having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, 10 that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth-- in Him. 11 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, 12 that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.
13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.
Theme: A Look Inside the Trinity's Playbook
- The Father Drew Up the Plan
- The Son Carried Out the Rescue
- The Spirit Seals the Victory
This weekend we will celebrate the festival of the Holy Trinity, and study the nature of the only true God. Our readings and hymns will all highlight the unique work of the different persons of the Triune God.
Our closing hymn will be a summary of what we reflect on in our worship service. Written by Reginald Heber, this hymn is a majestic declaration of and tribute to the work of our Triune God.
The two main Bible passages that serve as a foundation for the words of this hymn are:
Revelation 4:6,8-11 - Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.... The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying: “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!” 9 Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying: 11 “You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.”
And Isaiah 6:3 - And one cried to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!”
Heber was a gifted writer, and was especially gifted in poetry. While his hymns are not as Scripturally rooted as many early Christian or Lutheran hymns, they are very beautifully written.
The tune Nicaea was written specifically for this hymn, and given the name because it was at the Council of Nicaea that the Christian Church staunchly defended and proclaimed the doctrine of the Trinity against the Arian heresy.
Triune God, bless our worship of You in our worship this weekend, and with all we say and do throughout our lives!
Devotion
- Romans 5:1-5
Announcements
- ILC Graduation
- Memorial Day Service
- Ladies' Auxiliary
- Church Choir
- Men's Breakfast
- Ladies' Bible Study
- Tim Wheaton Victory Service
-
Weekend Worship Services
- No Bible Class or Sunday School this Summer
- 9am Sunday Service
- Outreach Committee
Prayer List
- Jim Lien
- Lynette Roehl
- Becky
- Sue Heise
- Merl
- Bev Menton
- Family of Dennis Ahrens
- Homebound Members
- 3 CLC Missionaries
- Mission in Zambia
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 370 “My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on May 24, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Ephesians 2:11-22 (NKJV)
Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh — who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands — 12 that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. 14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, 15 having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, 16 and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity. 17 And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near. 18 For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. 19 Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole building, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, 22 in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
Theme: God's Incredible Church Building Project
This weekend we come to the festival of Pentecost, and focus on the work of God the Holy Spirit. It is only through the work of the Holy Spirit that we receive the benefits of Christ's work for sinners.
The hymn we are studying this weekend is 234 in The Lutheran Hymnal: "Holy Ghost, with Light Divine" by English pastor and hymn writer, Andrew Reed. You will see in this hymn a very simple way of communicating the work of God the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit:
- Leads us from darkness into light. (Verse 1)
- Brings us to know and believe in Jesus. (Verse 2)
- Cleanses us of our sin by faith. (Verse 3)
- Imparts joy and peace to our burdened hearts. (Verse 4)
- Enables us to resist temptations. (Verse 5)
- Lives in us as His holy temples. (Verse 6)
One of the Bible passages that serves as a foundation for this hymn is 1 Thessalonians 5:23: "Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ."
Thank the LORD for the Holy Spirit's work! Rejoice in the peace, joy, forgiveness, life, light and knowledge that you have been give through His work in you through Word and Sacrament! Thanks be to God. Pray that He would continue that good work in you throughout your life!
May the LORD bless your thankful worship through the work of the Holy Spirit this weekend!
Devotion
- Romans 4:19-25
Announcements
- Ascension Day
- Graduation Day
- Church Council
- Victory Service
- No Church Choir Tonight
- Men's Breakfast
- Ladies' Bible Study
-
Weekend Worship Services
- No Bible Class or Sunday School this Summer
- Memorial Day Service
- Board of Education
Prayer List
- Jim Lien
- Lynette Roehl
- Becky
- Merl
- Family of Nellie Edwards
- Family of Phyllis Worden
- Sue Heise
- Cole Whitehead
- Summer Projects
- Mission in Myanmar
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 359 “Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on May 14, 2026, Ascension Day. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Colossians 3:1-4 (NKJV)
If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
Theme: Your Life Is Hidden with Christ
As we continue in the Easter season we move to another theme in this season and that is Jesus' invitation to the world to come to Him, even though He has physically ascended into heaven and is no longer visibly present as He was during His earthly ministry. This weekend we will hear and read examples of that invitation which Jesus offers to the world of sinners.
The hymn we are studying this weekend is 277 in The Lutheran Hymnal: "I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say." This hymn was written by a Scottish pastor, Horatius Bonar, who was compelled to write hymns that children could understand. You will see in this hymn a very simple style and simple concepts drawn from three different statements and invitations of Jesus:
- Matthew 11:28 - “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
The first verse is based on Jesus' invitation in Matthew, for rest which only He can give.
- John 4:14 - “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”
The second verse is based on Jesus' words to the Woman of Samaria about the Life that He alone offers through His Word.
- John 8:12 - Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
The third verse is based on the words of Jesus in John 8 about the Light that He brings to the dark world because of sin and death.
Each of these invitations is followed by the Christian's response to that invitation, by God's grace, and describes what we receive from Him as a result of His life and death for us, and the gifts He offers us in His Word and Sacrament.
Lord, lead us to listen to and respond to Your invitation of Grace, that we might receive Your rich blessings!
May the LORD bless your reflection on this truth this weekend.
Devotion
- Romans 4:9-18
Announcements
- Mini-Musical
- Muffins with Mom
- TVBS Ice Cream and Information
- Outreach
- Ascension Day Service
- No Church Choir
- Men's Breakfast
- Graduation
- No Ladies' Bible Study
-
Weekend Worship Services
- Bible Class - Christian Life
- Sunday School - Jesus' Ascension
- Board of Deacons
- Church Council
Prayer List
- Jim Lien
- Lynette Roehl
- Becky
- Phyllis
- Merl
Principal's Report
- Looking back on the past year
- Looking forward to the summer and the future
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 586 “A Pilgrim and a Stranger”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on May 10, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Psalm 145:13-21 (NKJV)
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And Your dominion endures throughout all generations. 14 The LORD upholds all who fall, And raises up all who are bowed down. 15 The eyes of all look expectantly to You, And You give them their food in due season. 16 You open Your hand And satisfy the desire of every living thing. 17 The LORD is righteous in all His ways, Gracious in all His works. 18 The LORD is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth. 19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them. 20 The LORD preserves all who love Him, But all the wicked He will destroy. 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD, And all flesh shall bless His holy name Forever and ever.
Theme: The LORD’s Kingdom is Very Good
This weekend our worship service emphasizes one of the blessings of Christ's resurrection, the privilege and power of prayer. Our hymn, "Approach, My Soul, the Mercy Seat" is a hymn by John Newton about prayer.
Jesus invites us: “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30)
In our lives in this fallen world we are going to face trials. Our sin, Satan, and thing outside of us and inside of us threaten us, often cause us to despair. David writes: "There is no soundness in my flesh Because of Your anger, Nor any health in my bones Because of my sin. For my iniquities have gone over my head; Like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. My wounds are foul and festering Because of my foolishness. I am troubled, I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long." (Psalm 38:4-7)
For this reason we come to Jesus knowing what He has done for us! Newton writes:
O wondrous Love, to bleed and die,
To bear the cross and shame,
That guilty sinners such as I
Might plead Thy gracious Name!
Thanks be to Jesus for all He has done for us through His life and death!
Devotion
- Romans 4:1-8
Announcements
- Banquet
- Mini-Musical
- Church Choir
- Men's Breakfast
- Ladies' Bible Study
- Hymnal Committee Meeting
-
Weekend Worship Services
- Bible Class - The Lord's Supper
- Sunday School - The Lost Sons
- Muffins with Mom
- Granny Shots
- TVBS Ice Cream and Information
- Board of Education
- Board of Property
Prayer List
- Jim Lien
- Lynette Roehl
- Becky
- Pastor Tim Wheaton's Family
- Merl
- Roman Nathanael Mayhew
- End of School Year
- Mission in Congo
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 369 “All Mankind Fell in Adam’s Fall”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on May 3, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: John 6:60-69 (NKJV)
Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this, said, "This is a hard saying; who can understand it?" 61 When Jesus knew in Himself that His disciples complained about this, He said to them, "Does this offend you? 62 "What then if you should see the Son of Man ascend where He was before? 63 "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. 64 "But there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would betray Him. 65 And He said, "Therefore I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father." 66 From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more. 67 Then Jesus said to the twelve, "Do you also want to go away?" 68 But Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. 69 "Also we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
Theme: To Whom Shall We Go?
This weekend we are going to study a hymn from the "Close of Service" section of our hymnal, but which has a connection to Easter. The hymn is "Savior, again, to Thy dear name we raise" (TLH 47), written by John Ellerton.
The hymn emphasizes the PEACE that Jesus assures us of because of His life, death and resurrection for us. The opening verse points to the conclusion of worship shared by fellow believers and the LORD's promise to us in the Benediction at the close of every service: "The LORD bless you and keep you; The LORD make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; The LORD lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.” (Numbers 6:24-26)
The Psalmist proclaimed: "The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. 23 This was the LORD’S doing; It is marvelous in our eyes. 24 This is the day the LORD has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it. 25 Save now, I pray, O LORD; O LORD, I pray, send now prosperity. 26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD! We have blessed you from the house of the LORD. 27 God is the LORD, And He has given us light; Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar. 28 You are my God, and I will praise You; You are my God, I will exalt You. 29 Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever." (Psalm 118:22-29)
The hymn is a prayer that the peace that we have been assured of by the LORD and through our pastor in worship, would go with us as we go into the world. We pray that Jesus would go with us, guard our lips and hearts from evil, both at night and during the day, and throughout our lives, until He calls us to PEACE in heaven. There is a final verse of the hymn that is not included in our hymnal that makes a beautiful connection to Easter, and the promise of peace from the Resurrected Savior. Ellerton wrote:
Grant us Thy peace – the peace Thou dids’t bestow
On Thine apostles in Thine hour of woe;
The peace Thou broughtest when at eventide
They saw Thy pierced hands, Thy wounded side.
Yes, "Peace be to you!" Jesus says. To them, and to you!
May the peace of your Savior continue to encourage you in worship, and as you leave worship this and every weekend! Thanks be to God for the peace He gives!
Devotion
- Romans 3:27-31
Announcements
- Cemetery Clean Up
- Confirmation
- Ladies' Auxiliary
- Church Choir
- Men's Breakfast
- Ladies' Bible Study
-
Weekend Worship Services
- Bible Class - The Lord's Supper
- Sunday School - The Daughter of Jairus and The Canaanite Woman’s Daughter
- Communion
- Board of Elders
Prayer List
- Jim Lien
- Lynette Roehl
- Becky
- Pastor Tim Wheaton's Family
- Mark Geiger
- Steve Groth
- Merl
- Families who have lost loved ones
- Grace, Fridley and their new Pastor
- Congregations calling pastors/teachers.
Common Christian Q&A
- How can I trust in Christianity when so many Christians are hypocrites?
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 379 “I do Not Come Because My Soul”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on April 26, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Isaiah 40:26-31 (NKJV)
Lift up your eyes on high, And see who has created these things, Who brings out their host by number; He calls them all by name, By the greatness of His might And the strength of His power; Not one is missing. 27 Why do you say, O Jacob, And speak, O Israel: "My way is hidden from the LORD, And my just claim is passed over by my God"? 28 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. 29 He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. 30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall, 31 But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.
Theme: The LORD is the Strength of the Weak and Weary
This weekend is Confirmation Sunday as we continue the Christian practice of almost 2,000 years, of receiving people who have been instructed in the truths of the Christian faith into communicant fellowship of the Church by profession of that faith.
The young people who will be making a public profession of their faith this weekend chose the following hymn as their Confirmation hymn. Hymn 784 in the Worship Supplement was written by Julia von Hausmann, and is entitled: "Lord, Take My Hand and Lead Me." It is certainly appropriate for that setting, and also serves as a reminder of how appropriate it is for each of us in our lives of faith.
One of the incredible aspects of the choice of this hymn is how well it incorporates all four of the confirmation passages for our confirmands. Those passages are:
- Psalm 23 - The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever.
- Philippians 4:13 - I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
- Romans 15:13 - Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Proverbs 3:5-7 - Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;
Thanks be to the LORD, who makes these promises to these young people and as He continues to fulfill the promises that He has made to each of us through the work of Jesus!
Devotion
- Romans 3:19-26
Announcements
- Quarterly Voters' Meeting
- Women's Study Guild
- Church Choir
- Men's Breakfast
- Ladies' Bible Study
- Cemetery Clean Up
- Weekend Worship Services
- Confirmation Sunday
- No Bible Class
- Sunday School - Jesus Calms the Storm
- Board of Education
- Ladies' Auxiliary
Prayer List
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Lynette Roehl
- Becky
- Mark Geiger
- Steve Groth
- Merl
- Encouraging others at Immanuel
- Senior Class Trip
- Missionary Ohlmann
Common Christian Q&A
- How were the books of the Bible selected? And why were some books left out?
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 375 “If Thy Beloved Son, O God”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on April 19, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Micah 7:14-20 (NKJV)
Shepherd Your people with Your staff, The flock of Your heritage, Who dwell solitarily in a woodland, In the midst of Carmel; Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, As in days of old. 15 "As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt, I will show them wonders." 16 The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; They shall put their hand over their mouth; Their ears shall be deaf. 17 They shall lick the dust like a serpent; They shall crawl from their holes like snakes of the earth. They shall be afraid of the LORD our God, And shall fear because of You. 18 Who is a God like You, Pardoning iniquity And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in mercy. 19 He will again have compassion on us, And will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins Into the depths of the sea. 20 You will give truth to Jacob And mercy to Abraham, Which You have sworn to our fathers From days of old.
Theme: The LORD Shepherds His People
- With Power and Strength
- With Compassion and Mercy
This weekend is the Second Sunday after Easter, which is known as "Good Shepherd Sunday." There are some beautiful and rich connections to Jesus the Good Shepherd and the Season of Easter. For example Jesus says: “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. 12 But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them. 13 The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. 15 As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. 16 And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd. 17 Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again. 18 No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This command I have received from My Father.” (John 10:11-18)
During Lent we focused on the willingness of Jesus to "lay down His life" for His sheep. During Easter we focus on His power to "take it again." He is risen! He has power over sin, death and even Satan himself. With that confidence in Jesus' victory and power we proclaim “none can take us from Your hand” (783:2).
This hymn, which was written by Irish Presbyterian, Henry Cooke, also emphasizes that we are saved by God's grace, not our own doing. The phrases "By Your life salvation wrought" (v.3) and "Father, draw us to Your Son" (v.4) especially emphasize God's grace which saves us. We are the sheep of His pasture. It is His love, His power that redeems and calls us, and which protects us. Thanks be to our Good Shepherd!
May the LORD bless your worship this weekend, as we rejoice in the life that is ours because of Jesus, our Good Shepherd!
Devotion
- Romans 3:9-18
Announcements
- ILS Spring Concert
- Special Voters Meeting
- Outreach Meeting
- Youth Group Event
- Church Choir
- Men's Breakfast
- Ladies' Bible Study
- Cemetery Clean Up
- Weekend Worship Services
- Bible Class - Baptism
- Sunday School - The Four Soils and the Workers in the Vineyard
- Quarterly Voters' Meeting
- Board of Deacons
- Women's Study Guild
Prayer List
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Lynette Roehl
- Becky
- Mark Geiger
- Steve Groth
- Judy Becker
- Voters Meeting
- Senior Class Trip
- CLC Board and Coordinating Council Meetings
- Mission in Nigeria
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 289 “The Law Commands and Makes Us Know”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on April 12, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: John 21:15-19 (NKJV)
15 When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter,
“Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I care about you.”
Jesus told him, “Feed my lambs.”
16 A second time Jesus asked him,
“Simon, son of John, do you love me?”
He said, “Yes, Lord, you know that I care about you.”
Jesus told him, “Be a shepherd for my sheep.”
17 He asked him the third time,
“Simon, son of John, do you care about me?”
Peter was grieved because Jesus asked him the third time,
“Do you care about me?”
He answered, “Lord, you know all things. You know that I care about you.”
“Feed my sheep,” Jesus said.
18 “Amen, Amen, I tell you: When you were young, you dressed yourself and went wherever you wanted. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will tie you and carry you where you do not want to go.” 19 Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. After saying this, he told him, “Follow me.”
Theme: The Risen Lord gives His people Purpose
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With Three Probing Questions
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With Three Practical Commissions
This weekend we continue to bask in the truth of the resurrection of Jesus. We will be reviewing one of the resurrection accounts of Jesus to His disciples, this one at the Sea of Galilee. Our hymn study will focus on a hymn that was written as a paraphrase of that account. It was written by a modern English hymn writer, who was ordained as a pastor in the Church of England. Timothy Dudley-Smith had a powerful influence on English hymnody in the last 50 years.
The hymn is based on John 21:1-19, as Jesus appears to seven of His disciples while they are fishing on the Sea of Galilee. It reflects the Lord's call of four of those disciples three years earlier. Luke tells us: "But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.” And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking. So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink." (Luke 5:5-7).
This miraculous catch mirrored that earlier catch, when Jesus called them away from their nets, to be "Fishers of men" (Matthew 4:19). The hymn text points to the failures of the disciples of Jesus during the past weeks, the doubts, the denial, yet Jesus comes with love and forgiveness for them, calling them back to His service once more.
The hymn concludes by connecting the promise and commissioning of Jesus in this resurrection account to you and me:
Morning breaks, and Jesus meets us,
Feeds and comforts, pardons still;
As His faithful friends He greets us,
Partners of His work and will.
All our days, on ev’ry shore,
Christ is ours forevermore!
Yes, indeed! Thanks be to God!
May our risen Lord's resurrection assure you of forgiveness for your sins, and remind you that your life has purpose as He calls you: "Follow Me!"
Devotion
- Romans 3:1-8
Announcements
- Holy Week
- Easter Egg Hunt
- Church Council
- Preparing Phoebes
- Teaching Timothy's
- Women's Book Club
- Church Choir
- Men's Breakfast
- No Ladies' Bible Study
- Cemetery Clean Up
- Hymnal Committee
- Weekend Worship Services
- Bible Class - Fellowship
- Sunday School - Calling Fishers of Men
- Sunday School Teachers Meeting
- ILS Spring Concert
- Special Voters' Meeting
- Outreach Meeting
- Board of Elders
- Board of Education
- Board of Property
- Youth Group Event
Prayer List
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Lynette Roehl
- Becky
- Wilton Landon
- Sue Heise
- Mark Geiger
- Tonii Friedrichs
- Blessings on the hearing of the Word
- Thank God for the Land Purchase Finances and General Budget Needs
- CLC Board Meetings and Coordinating Council
Common Christian Q&A
- If God knows everything then what’s the point in praying or talking to him at all?
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 608 “Let Thoughtless Thousands Choose the Road”
This weekend is Resurrection Sunday, and is the conclusion of "Holy Week." This is the final assurance that what Jesus did was accepted by God the Father and our salvation is sure.
The hymn, "He's Risen, He's Risen, Christ Jesus the Lord" was written by Lutheran pastor and professor, C.F.W. Walther, who was probably the most important figure in American Lutheranism in the 19th century. He was also an accomplished musician, and wrote many hymns. This hymn was originally 11 stanzas, but our English translation was reduced to 5 verses.
In this hymn we confess the work of Jesus for us, who went to war with the forces of death, hell and satan, and through His death, was victorious. It points not only to Christ's resurrection, but also the importance of Christ's atonement for sinners ("His blood does atone, redeemed and forgiven we now are His own.")
Walther emphasizes the truth set forth by the Apostle Paul: "So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” "O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?” The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Corinthians 15:54-57).
May your Savior's resurrection, which assures us of the death of death, give you joy, and motivate you to lift up your voices to sing His praise, this weekend and always!
Devotion
- Romans 2:17-29
Announcements
- Arts Camp
- Immanuel Service Organization
- Patty Stelter Victory Service
- Bumper Magnets
- Church Choir
- Maundy Thursday
- Men's Breakfast
- Good Friday
- Ladies' Bible Study
- Resurrection of Jesus Christ Worship Services
- Sunrise Service
- No Bible Class or Sunday School
- Pancake Breakfast
- Board of Elders
- Church Council
- Preparing Phoebes
- Teaching Timothy's
Prayer List
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Lynette Roehl
- Becky
- Family of Patty Stelter
- Wilton Landon
- Sue Heise
- Land Purchase Opportunity
- Mission to Myanmar
Common Christian Q&A
- What are the actual dates that Jesus died and rose?
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 177 “Our Blessed Savior Seven Times Spoke”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on March 29, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Zechariah 9:9-12 (NKJV)
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey. 10 I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim And the horse from Jerusalem; The battle bow shall be cut off. He shall speak peace to the nations; His dominion shall be ‘from sea to sea, And from the River to the ends of the earth.’ 11 As for you also, Because of the blood of your covenant, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. 12 Return to the stronghold, You prisoners of hope. Even today I declare That I will restore double to you.”
Theme: The Multi-sided Work of the Messiah
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As Our Prophet
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As Our Priest
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As Our King
This weekend is Palm Sunday, and marks the beginning of "Holy Week." These are the final days that lead to Jesus' death and resurrection for our salvation. Palm Sunday marks a significant change in the ministry of Jesus. Before this time He had told people not to tell others that He was the Messiah. But all that changes on Palm Sunday. The floodgates are released. Jesus allows and even encourages the people to announce this truth to the world!
All of this was in fulfillment of the Word of God in the Old Testament:
The Prophet Zechariah declared: "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey." (Zechariah 9:9)
The Psalmist proclaimed: "The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. 23 This was the LORD’S doing; It is marvelous in our eyes. 24 This is the day the LORD has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it. 25 Save now, I pray, O LORD; O LORD, I pray, send now prosperity. 26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD! We have blessed you from the house of the LORD. 27 God is the LORD, And He has given us light; Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar. 28 You are my God, and I will praise You; You are my God, I will exalt You. 29 Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever." (Psalm 118:22-29)
As we see the children joyfully proclaiming Jesus' praises, we reflect on what we are all called to do as redeemed children of God. We too, are to open our mouths to proclaim His praises!
May the LORD enable us, moved by the love of our Savior, to open our mouths to sing forth His praise! May the LORD bless your worship this weekend!
Devotion
- Romans 2:12-16
Announcements
- Music Call for 2026-2027
- School Cook and Aide
- Bumper Magnets
- Time and Talents
- Basketball Award Night
- Midweek Lenten Service
- Ladies' Auxiliary
- Church Choir
- Men's Breakfast
- Arts Camp
- Ladies' Bible Study
- Weekend Worship
- Bible Class - Church and Churches
- Sunday School - Jesus’ Crucifixion, Burial, and Resurrection
- Patty Stelter Victory Service
- Holy Week
- Resurrection Sunday
Prayer List
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Lynette Roehl
- Becky
- Family of Patty Stelter
- Bev Menton
- Nelly Edwards
- Sue Heise
- Finances
- Mission to Kenya
Common Christian Q&A
- Does the Bible tell us how we should treat foreigners?
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 496 “Hark! The Voice of Jesus Crying”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on March 22, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Numbers 21:4-9 (NKJV)
Then they journeyed from Mount Hor by the Way of the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; and the soul of the people became very discouraged on the way. 5 And the people spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and our soul loathes this worthless bread.” 6 So the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many of the people of Israel died. 7 Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD and against you; pray to the LORD that He take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. 8 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and it shall be that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live.” 9 So Moses made a bronze serpent, and put it on a pole; and so it was, if a serpent had bitten anyone, when he looked at the bronze serpent, he lived.
Theme: A Deserved Punishment - A Needed Deliverance
- For Israel
- For Everyone
Join us for a study of the Scottish hymn "Thy Works, Not Mine, O Christ" (Hymn 380 in The Lutheran Hymnal) by Horatius Bonar. This is a beautiful hymn on the doctrine of Justification the the person and work of Jesus for sinners.
While this hymn is not strictly a "Lent" hymn, it fits nicely during the season of Lent. It points clearly to the suffering (verse 2) and death (verse 4) of Jesus at the cross (verse 3), and the necessity for it. Jesus, through His perfect life (verses 1 and 5), and His suffering and death, has done what no one else could. He accomplished what sinners desperately needed to be delivered from the curse of sin. We are powerless to save ourselves. Jesus alone is "the way, the truth and the life" (John 14:6).
As you sing this hymn, reflect on your utter helplessness under the Law of God, and your desperate need for salvation. Thank God, that this need has been fulfilled by God in the person and work of Jesus. There is no salvation, anywhere else! There is no one, no thing, else we can to turn to for this salvation. Jesus alone is the Savior we need. Rejoice in that truth, and revel in the joy that truth brings!
As you sing this hymn, you are not only reveling in its truth, but you are also declaring this truth to others. It is an encouragement to your fellow Christians to hear you make this declaration!
Devotion
- Romans 2:1-11
Announcements
- Grade School Basketball Tournament
- Music Call for 2026-2027
- Need for School Cook and Aide
- Bumper Magnets
- Midweek Lenten Service
- Church Choir
- Men's Breakfast
- Ladies' Bible Study
- Hymnal Committee
- Weekend Worship
- Bible Class - The Word of the Lord Grows
- Sunday School - Rejected in Nazareth
- Time and Talent
- Name Tag
- Usher Meeting
- Tour Choir
- Board of Education
- Next Week's Midweek Lenten Service
- Ladies' Auxiliary
- Arts Camp
Prayer List
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Lynette Roehl
- Becky
- Bev Menton
- Jean Moeri
- Finances
- Laborers
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 496 “Hark! The Voice of Jesus Crying”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on March 15, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: 2 Corinthians 7:4-10 (NKJV)
Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort. I am exceedingly joyful in all our tribulation. 5 For indeed, when we came to Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were troubled on every side. Outside were conflicts, inside were fears. 6 Nevertheless God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, 7 and not only by his coming, but also by the consolation with which he was comforted in you, when he told us of your earnest desire, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more. 8 For even if I made you sorry with my letter, I do not regret it; though I did regret it. For I perceive that the same epistle made you sorry, though only for a while. 9 Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that your sorrow led to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly manner, that you might suffer loss from us in nothing. 10 For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.
Theme: Godly Sorrow Produces Repentance
- Outside Are Conflicts, Inside Are Fears
- Nevertheless, God Comforts the Downcast
Join us for a study of "Jesus Refuge of the Weary" (Hymn 145 in The Lutheran Hymnal) by the Italian Reformer Girolamo Savonarola. You can also listen to a former hymn study on Hymn 149 (which we will also be singing this weekend) here: https://twinsteeples.podbean.com/?s=Hymn%20149
In this hymn, Savonarola points to who Jesus is (Refuge, Redeemer, Fountain, Savior) and what He has done (bore the pain of all) and what He offers us through His work (life eternal, peace and rest). With this reminder, the reformer calls the Christian to a deep appreciation of Christ's work, through Spirit worked repentance. May the LORD work such repentance in each of us!
The final verse is a prayer that the Lord would give us such a deep appreciation for Christ's work, that we might confess with the Apostle Paul: “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me." (Galatians 2:20).
Study this hymn with us, as we are reminded of dire nature of our problem of sin, and our Savior's wonderful and necessary work of Redemption for us.
Rejoice in that salvation!
Devotion
- Romans 1:24-32
Announcements
- Hymnal Committee
- ERC
- Boy's Basketball Tournament
- Music Call for 2026-2027
- Need for School Cook and Aide
- Midweek Lenten Service
- Church Choir
- Men's Breakfast
- Red Cross Blood Drive
- Weekend Worship
- Bible Class - The Word of the Lord Grows
- Sunday School - Rejected in Nazareth
- Board of Deacons
- Board of Elders
- Women’s Study Guild
- Church Council
- Next Week's Midweek Lenten Service
Prayer List
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Lynette Roehl
- Becky
- Family of Patty Stelter
- Betty Wolle
- Jean Moeri
- Events in the Middle East
- Outreach Efforts
- ILC Tour Choir
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 295 “The Law of God Is Good and Wise”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on March 8, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Luke 9:51-56 (NKJV)
Now it came to pass, when the time had come for Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem, 52 and sent messengers before His face. And as they went, they entered a village of the Samaritans, to prepare for Him. 53 But they did not receive Him, because His face was set for the journey to Jerusalem. 54 And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?" 55 But He turned and rebuked them, and said, "You do not know what manner of spirit you are of. 56 "For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives but to save them." And they went to another village.
Theme: The Face Set Like Flint
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Steadfast in His Purpose
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Merciful in His Spirit
As we continue on in the Lenten season we are reminded that Jesus is the Lamb of God and that He resolutely and willingly went to suffer the pain and punishment of mankind's sin.
The prophet Isaiah described what the Messiah came to accomplish in Isaiah 53:4-9 - "Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So He opened not His mouth. He was taken from prison and from judgment, And who will declare His generation? For He was cut off from the land of the living; For the transgressions of My people He was stricken. And they made His grave with the wicked—But with the rich at His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was any deceit in His mouth."
With Gerhardt we joyfully procliam: "O wondrous Love! what hast Thou done! The Father offers up His Son– The Son content descendeth! O Love, how strong Thou art to save!" (TLH 142:3). What amazing love indeed!
The knowledge of God's love in Christ, and Christ's love at the cross move us as well. Paul writes: "Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:11). We are moved to service to our God and Savior, in this life, with our hands, our hearts and our voices!
May the LORD bring you to a true appreciation for love He has shown you, and move you to live your life in service to Him, giving you joyful and thankful hearts for His salvation. May the LORD bless your worship this weekend!
Devotion
- Psalm 146
Announcements
- Outreach Committee Meeting
- Music Call for 2026-2027
- Need for School Cook and Aide
- Midweek Lenten Service
- Boy's Basketball Tournament
- Church Choir
- Men's Breakfast
- Ladies Bible Study
- Weekend Worship - Communion
- Bible Class - The Holy Christian Church
- Sunday School - Jesus and Nicodemus
- Next Week's Midweek Lenten Service
Prayer List
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Lynette Roehl
- Becky
- Boys' Basketball Team
- Missions in DR Congo
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 234 “Holy Ghost with Light Divine”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on March 1, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: 1 John 2:12-17 (NKJV)
I write to you, little children, Because your sins are forgiven you for His name’s sake. 13 I write to you, fathers, Because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, Because you have overcome the wicked one. I write to you, little children, Because you have known the Father. 14 I have written to you, fathers, Because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, Because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, And you have overcome the wicked one. 15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. 17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
Theme: Remember that You are God’s Children!
The focus of our worship on the Second Sunday in Lent is on the Victory that Jesus has earned for sinners and how He shares the spoils of that victory with those who believe. We live in a fallen world that reveals the impact the curse has had on our lives and on the world that we live in. The enemies of the believer are great: the devil, the world, and even our sinful flesh. As we live as God's children and are attacked by these enemies, we need the LORD's presence and strength. Paul Eber, knew the power of those enemies and that the LORD was his only hope. In our hymn for this weekend, he confesses his sin and his confidence in the LORD's grace and power. We are studying "When in the Hour of Utmost Need" (TLH 522). This hymn is based on the words of King Jehoshophat in his time of trouble recorded in 2 Chronicles 20:12: “O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.” Another passage is Hebrews 4:16: "Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need."
This hymn acknowledges our need for help from God because of the enemies that we face, confesses our sin and unworthiness before a holy God, and a desire to praise the LORD for His mercy and grace and to live our lives to and for Him, in deep thanksgiving for His mercy.
This is a prayer that can and should be prayed by every believer in Jesus. It includes Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication. Join with Paul Eber, Christians of the past and those of the future in praying to our Faithful God to help us in our deepest time of need, and rejoicing in our confidence that He will hear and answer.
The LORD bless your worship this weekend!
Devotion
- Romans 1:18-23
Announcements
- Call News
- Music Call for 2026-2027
- Midweek Lenten Service
- Girl's Basketball Tournament
- Church Choir
- Men's Breakfast
- Ladies Bible Study
- Weekend Worship - Communion
- Bible Class - The Holy Spirit
- Sunday School - Jesus Changes Water into Wine
- Board of Elders
- Next Week's Midweek Lenten Service
Prayer List
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Lynette Roehl
- Becky
- Girl's Basketball Team
- Mission in Myanmar
Common Christian Q&A
- What's the deal with all those Old Testament Laws?
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 43 “We Sing the Almighty Power of God”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on February 22, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Genesis 22:1-14 (NKJV)
Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am." 2 Then He said, "Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you." 3 So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he split the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. 4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place afar off. 5 And Abraham said to his young men, "Stay here with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come back to you." 6 So Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife, and the two of them went together. 7 But Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, "My father!" And he said, "Here I am, my son." Then he said, "Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?" 8 And Abraham said, "My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering." So the two of them went together. 9 Then they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. 10 And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. 11 But the Angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" So he said, "Here I am." 12 And He said, "Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me." 13 Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 And Abraham called the name of the place, The-LORD-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, "In the Mount of The LORD it shall be provided."
Theme: A Foreshadowing of God’s Sacrifice
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A Father Willing to Sacrifice His Son
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A Son Willing to Sacrifice Himself
This weekend enter the Lenten season. The Sundays in Lent are not actually a part of Lent, but are mini celebrations of the resurrection of Jesus DURING Lent. One of the main Biblical themes which we will consider this weekend in our worship is the theme of Grace.
That theme is beautifully described by Philip Doddridge in "Grace Has a Thrilling Sound" (TLH 374; WS 778). This hymn is based on Paul's words to the believers in Ephesus:
"But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them" (Ephesians 2:4-10).
God's grace has accomplished our salvation, from beginning to end. Our election is by His grace. Our faith is by His grace. Our Christian lives are lived by His grace. Our entrance into Heaven is by His grace. Jesus is the Author and Finisher of our faith!
Grace is indeed a thrilling sound in the ear of a believer! When we know our sin and what we deserve because of it, we can't help but be joyful when we hear God's message of grace in Christ!
Rejoice in that grace! Praise Him, this weekend and always!
Devotion
- Romans 1:16-17
Announcements
- John Hein’s victory service
- Church Council
- Music Call for 2026-2027
- Ash Wednesday Service
- Soup Supper
- Board of Elders
- Church Choir
- Men's Breakfast
- Ladies Bible Study
- Weekend Worship
- Bible Class - The Resurrection of Jesus
- Sunday School - The Temptation of Jesus
- Sunday School Teacher's Meeting
- Board of Education
Prayer List
- Lynette Roehl
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Becky
- Family of Pastor John Hein
- Marvin Schweim
- Erinn Bergemann
- Preaching and Hearing of God's Word this Lent
- Mission in India
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 141 “Enslaved by Sin and Bound in Chains”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on February 15, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: John 11:47-57 (NKJV)
Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, “What shall we do? For this Man works many signs. 48 “If we let Him alone like this, everyone will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation.” 49 And one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all, 50 nor do you consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should perish.” 51 Now this he did not say on his own [authority]; but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation, 52 and not for that nation only, but also that He would gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad. 53 Then, from that day on, they plotted to put Him to death. 54 Therefore Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there remained with His disciples. 55 And the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went from the country up to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify themselves. 56 Then they sought Jesus, and spoke among themselves as they stood in the temple, “What do you think—that He will not come to the feast?” 57 Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a command, that if anyone knew where He was, he should report it, that they might seize Him.
Theme: One Man Would Die for the People
This is the last weekend before we enter the seven weeks of Lent, during which we mediate on the suffering and death of Jesus and its meaning for sinners. Our theme this weekend leads us into that thoughtful meditation. Why was the cross necessary? What was accomplished through it?
We will be singing "In the Cross of Christ I glory" by John Bowring this weekend. This hymn is more emotional and personal than we might be used to from Lutheran hymn writers. While it is based on truths from Scripture, it is not a teaching hymn, as much as a reflective, contemplative hymn.
Galatians 6:14 serves as one of the main passages brought out by this hymn. There Paul writes: "But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world."
In both the good and the trouble of this life, the work of Jesus stands as the most important and impactful event of history. It is our comfort in times of trial, and it remains our confidence in times of success. Just as the LORD worked through the good and evil in the lives of His people (like Joseph, David, and Peter), the LORD also sanctifies the good and the bad of your life. He uses it to His glory just as Paul declares in Romans 8:28: "we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose."
Thanks be to God! Thank Him for the confidence that is ours in sins forgiven and eternal life because of the work of Jesus at the cross. Reflect on that truth during this upcoming Lenten season. Rejoice in the peace and the joy that are now yours by God's grace, through the cross!
May the LORD bless your proclamation of His praises this weekend!
Devotion
- Romans 1:8-15
Announcements
- ERC Meeting
- Early Out Today
- Youth Group
- Board of Education
- Church Choir
- Men's Breakfast
- Ladies Bible Study
- Weekend Worship
- Bible Class - Death and Resurrection of Jesus
- Sunday School - The Baptism of Jesus
- Board of Deacons
- Women's Study Guild
- Church Council
- Ash Wednesday - February 18
- Lenten Soup Supper
Prayer List
- Family of Pastor John Hein
- Lynette Roehl
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Becky
- Members at a Distance
- Mission in Bangladesh
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 470 “Rise Again, Ye Lion-Hearted”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on February 8, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: John 11:20-27 (NKJV)
Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary was sitting in the house. 21 Then Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 "But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You." 23 Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again." 24 Martha said to Him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day." 25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. 26 "And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?" 27 She said to Him, "Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world."
Theme: Our Death Defying Savior
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Announces His Coming Victory
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Invites Us to Declare His Victory
The hymn that we are studying in preparation for our worship this weekend is from the "Lord's Day" section. The Lord's Day is a term found in Revelation, which referred to Sunday. The early Christians called the first day of the week the Lord's Day, because it was on that day that the Lord had risen from the dead. He was the victor! It was now HIS day!
This hymn by Julia Elliott does several creative things. First it uses the Biblical idea of light vs. darkness in each of the verses, tying this concept to three different historical events: The creation of Light, the resurrection of Jesus, and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. With each verse she focuses on a different person of the Triune God. And in each verse she points out that we pray that our Triune God would continue His work of bringing light into our dark lives and world through the Gospel.
Ephesians 5:13-17 serves as part of the basis for this beautiful hymn. There Paul writes: "But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. Therefore He says: “Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light.” See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is."
Join us in our study of this hymn and its writer, and as we learn more about the Scriptural foundation and meaning of our hymns so that our use of them would be more beneficial as we gather in worship and use this hymn of praise.
May the LORD bless you as He enlightens you through His word this weekend!
Devotion
- Romans 1:5-7
Announcements
- Virtual Women's Retreat Watch Party
- Installation of Church Officers and Board Members
- Voters' Meeting
- Church Choir
- Men's Breakfast
- Ladies Bible Study
- Weekend Worship
- Bible Class - Death and Resurrection of Jesus
- Sunday School - The Twelve-Year-Old Jesus
- Immanuel Women who Hike
- ERC Meeting
- Board of Elders
- Board of Property
- Youth Group
- Board of Education
- Ash Wednesday - February 18
Prayer List
- Lynette Roehl
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Becky
- Phyllis Brandt
- Mary Schweim
- Pastoral Assistants
- Seminary in Tanzania
Hymn of the Day
- WS 778 “Grace Has a Thrilling Sound”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on February 1, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Luke 10:38-42 (NKJV)
Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.” 41 And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. 42 “But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
Theme: One Thing Is Needed
This weekend we take a break from the season of the church year to reflect on the rich instruction that we find on the doctrine of the Lord's Supper in one of our Communion hymns.
The doctrine of the Lord's Supper is a very important and serious doctrine. The proper understanding and use of it has great implications in a Christian's life. Paul says:
For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes. 27 Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. (1 Corinthians 11:23-29)
The hymn we are studying this weekend is 305 in The Lutheran Hymnal: "Soul, Adorn Thyself with Gladness." This hymn was written by a Lutheran laymen in the 1600's, who studied law, but also was concerned about the study of Christian doctrine and used his gifts to write many hymns reflecting on those Christian doctrines.
In this hymn he reflects on the joy that is ours in being able to receive the Lord's Supper. He reminds us what it is that we are receiving here: A precious treasure from God that cannot be purchased with any thing on this earth. Only His blood could win it, and He offers it to us by His grace.
He also correctly teaches the doctrine of Christ's real presence, that Jesus tells us that we receive His very body and blood, with the bread and the wine of the Lord's Supper. The elements of bread and wine do not merely symbolize His body and blood, Jesus says: "This IS my body... this is my blood of the new covenant" (Matthew 26:26-28).
While our reason cannot comprehend this truth, it does not change Jesus' clear words and Paul's warning.
May the LORD lead us to a deep yearning and hunger for this Sacrament because of the promises of Jesus to sinners such as us. We should take our preparation for the Lord's Supper seriously, we should treat it with the respect that it is due, but we should also receive it with absolute joy and with the confidence that forgiveness, life and salvation are mine in and through it!
LORD, bless our mediation on Your promises and gifts in this sacrament and receive them eagerly, often, and with great joy!
Devotion
- Romans 1:1-4
Announcements
- Whitewater Youth Camp
- Church Board Reorganization Meeting
- Outreach Committee Meeting
- Ladies' Auxiliary
- Board of Education
- Church Choir
- Men's Breakfast
- No Ladies Bible Study
- Virtual Women’s Retreat Watch Party
- Weekend Worship
- Bible Class - Death and Resurrection of Jesus
- Sunday School - Joseph Makes Himself Known
- Installation of Church Officers and Board Members
- Recessed Voters' Meeting
- Veteran's Memorial Bridge Closing
- Ash Wednesday - February 18
Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Becky
- Phyllis Brandt
- Mary Schweim
- ERC Work
- CLC Mission in Philippines
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 347 “Jesus, Priceless Treasure”
Devotion
- Ecclesiastes 12:9-14
Announcements
- Annual Voters' Meeting Recap
- Women's Book Club
- Church Choir
- Men's Breakfast
- Whitewater Youth Camp
- No Ladies Bible Study
- Weekend Worship
- Bible Class - The Ministry of Jesus
- Sunday School - Joseph’s Brothers come to Egypt and Joseph Tests His Brothers
- Installation of Church Officers and Board Members
- Veteran's Memorial Bridge Closing
- Recessed Voters' Meeting
- Ash Wednesday - February 18
Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Becky
- Phyllis Brandt
- Whitewater Camp
- Alice Naumann Family
- Christian Persecution
- Political Unrest
- CLC Mission in Pakistan
- New Board Members
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 283 “God’s Word Is Our Great Heritage”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on January 18, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: John 1:43-51 (NKJV)
The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He found Philip and said to him, "Follow Me." 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote-- Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." 46 And Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see." 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!" 48 Nathanael said to Him, "How do You know me?" Jesus answered and said to him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you." 49 Nathanael answered and said to Him, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" 50 Jesus answered and said to him, "Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these." 51 And He said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man."
Theme: Prove It!
- The Invitation: “Come and See”
- The Affirmation: “I Saw You”
- The Future Vision: “You Shall See”
As we continue in the Epiphany season we move to another theme in this season and that is Jesus' invitation to the world to come to Him. Just as the Wise Men were "invited" to come and see and worship Jesus, so this invitation is for all people. This weekend we will hear and read examples of that invitation which Jesus offers to the world of sinners.
The hymn we are studying this weekend is 277 in The Lutheran Hymnal: "I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say." This hymn was written by a Scottish pastor, Horatius Bonar, who was compelled to write hymns that children could understand. You will see in this hymn a very simple style and simple concepts drawn from three different statements and invitations of Jesus:
- Matthew 11:28 - “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
The first verse is based on Jesus' invitation in Matthew, for rest which only He can give.
- John 4:14 - “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”
The second verse is based on Jesus' words to the Woman of Samaria about the Life that He alone offers through His Word.
- John 8:12 - Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
The third verse is based on the words of Jesus in John 8 about the Light that He brings to the dark world because of sin and death.
Each of these invitations is followed by the Christian's response to that invitation, by God's grace, and describes what we receive from Him as a result of His life and death for us, and the gifts He offers us in His Word and Sacrament.
Lord, lead us to listen to and respond to Your invitation of Grace, that we might receive Your rich blessings!
May the LORD bless your reflection on this truth this weekend.
Devotion
- Ecclesiastes 12:1-8
Announcements
- Special Voters' Meeting
- Board of Deacons Meeting
- Church Choir
- Church Council
- Men's Breakfast
- Ladies Bible Study
- Weekend Worship
- Bible Class - The Birth of Jesus
- Sunday School - Joseph Becomes Ruler of Egypt
- Annual Voters' Meetings
- Whitewater Youth Camp
Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Becky
- Eunice Mutzke
- Naumann Family
- Christian Persecution
- Political Unrest
- Men and Women Leaders at Immanuel
- CLC Mission in Myanmar
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 596 “This Body in the Grave We Lay”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on January 11, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 (NKJV)
But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, 4 whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them. 5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus' sake. 6 For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Theme: It's not the Container, it's the Contents!
On January 6th the church celebrates Epiphany. Epiphany means manifestation or revelation, and looks at how Jesus was revealed as the worlds Savior. That begins with the revelation to the Wise Men through a star God sent to announce Him and to guide the Wise Men to Him.
This weekend we will be studying that revelation, both to the Wise Men and to us. We are studying hymn 718 in the Worship Supplement or 130 in The Lutheran Hymnal: O Jesus, King of Glory. This hymn was written by Lutheran Pastor, Martin Behm about two generations after Martin Luther.
The hymn recounts the Biblical account of the Wise Men, and connect them to us today.
There are several themes in this hymn that are worth paying attention to. First, note the emphasis on Jesus as King and the Kingdom that He opens to us. But Jesus is unlike and more than just any earthly King. The Wise Men came looking for "the King of the Jews" but knew that Jesus was also the King of all Kings. The gifts they brought reveal they understood He was a King (gold), that He was true God (frankincense) and that He would die (myrrh). We find this theme in all five verses which we will be studying.
The second theme revolves around the star. God used a star to reveal that the Savior had been born, but also used it to direct the Wise Men to the very place where Jesus was. Behm reveals that, like the Wise Men, God has revealed this truth to us as well. Not by a physical star or light in the sky, but by the light of His revealed Word. God's Word is given to reveal Jesus as King and Savior, and guide us to believe in Him, and worship Him as our Savior. Make use of that Star, just as the faithful Wise Men did!
The hymn includes a prayer to Jesus to guard, guide us in our lives, until we are finally called into that eternal Kingdom of glory, to be with our King of Glory for eternity.
Wise Men still seek Jesus, though His Word and Sacrament, and worship Him as King and Savior.
May the LORD bless your worship of Jesus the King of Glory, this weekend!
Devotion
- Ecclesiastes 11:7-10
Announcements
- Gym Floor Refinished
- New Year’s Eve service
- New Year’s Bell ringing
- New Year’s Day service
- Resumed Bible Class and Sunday school
- Undecorating the church
- Non-ILS Catechism class resumes
- Church Choir
- Men's Breakfast
- Ladies Bible Study
- Weekend Worship
- Bible Class - Kingdom of Judah
- Sunday School - The Wise Men and The Flight to Egypt
- Upcoming Voters' Meetings
- Whitewater Youth Camp
Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Becky
- Eunice Mutzke
- Bob Heller
- Maher Family
- January 12 Voters' Meeting
- CLC Vacancies and Iowa Group
Common Christian Q&A
- If the head coverings section in 1 Corinthians is meant to only be understood in application to the Corinthian Christians, then why did many Christians around the world and in the US continue to wear head coverings (hats and bonnets) until the 1950’s, which happens to correspond with the rise of the feminist movement.
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 589 “Oh, How Blest Are You Whose Toils are Ended”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on January 4, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: 1 Timothy 3:16 (NKJV)
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.
Theme: Great is the Mystery, Great is the Joy!
John Newton is one of the most familiar hymn writers due to the fame of his hymn "Amazing Grace." Newton was raised by a devoted Christian mother until she died when he was seven. He then went to sea with his father, where he abandoned his Christian faith. When he was 23 he was reconverted, and began to study the Scriptures diligently. He studied theology and devoted the rest of his life to the Lord who had saved him as a pastor in Ulney, England.
The hymn we are studying this week was written by Newton and is a beautiful depiction of the blessings and joys of those who are part of the Holy Christian Church by faith. It is one of Newton's greatest hymns, and shows the depth of his knowledge of the Scriptures, as he weaves many Old Testament accounts into the hymn. Some of these include:
- Zion -which is the hill upon which Jerusalem was built, which is a picture of the Church of Jesus
- Rock of Ages - a description of Jesus who Peter calls the "living stone"
- Living waters - a picture of the water from the rock during Moses' leadership, but also Jesus who offers water which springs up to everlasting life
- Pillar of fire and cloud - what the LORD used in the days of Moses to protect and lead the children of Israel
- Manna - the food from heaven which God supplied to Israel, and which points to Jesus
The hymn reminds us that we are only a member of the Church by grace (see verse 3), and the many blessings that are ours as a result of being part of that Church by faith.
Take comfort in the truth that you are a member of God's kingdom. Rejoice in the many blessings that are yours through Christ. Thanks be to God for His protection and His guidance through His Word and Sacrament during our journey in this life!
Devotion
- Ecclesiastes 11:1-6
Announcements
- Christmas Eve Service
- Christmas Day Service
- Egon Mutzke Victory Service
- Blizzard Effects
- Gym Floor Refinishing
- New Year's Eve Service
- New Year's Day Service
- No Church Choir this week
- Men's Breakfast
- Ladies Bible Study
- Weekend Worship
- Bible Class - Divided Kingdom/Prophets
- Sunday School - The Birth of Jesus
- Devotion books
- Undecorating Church
- School Resumes
- Board of Elders
- Outreach Committee
- Upcoming Voters' Meetings
Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Becky
- Mutzke Family
- Bob Heller
- Ted Schreyer
- Larry Hartman
- Maher Family
- January 12 Voters' Meeting
- Pastor Paul Nolting travel to Tanzania
Hymn of the Day
- LSB 899 “Across the Sky the Shades of Night”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on December 28, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: 2 Corinthians 5:1-9 (NKJV)
For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven, 3 if indeed, having been clothed, we shall not be found naked. 4 For we who are in this tent groan, being burdened, not because we want to be unclothed, but further clothed, that mortality may be swallowed up by life. 5 Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. 6 So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord. 7 For we walk by faith, not by sight. 8 We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. 9 Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him.
Theme: Christmas Confidence
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The Hope of Heaven
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The Guarantee of the Spirit
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The Eyes of Faith
The Christmas Season is twelve days long (the "12 days of Christmas), going from December 25th to January 6th which is Epiphany. The hymn that we are studying today bridges both of those Christian festivals nicely. In the famous hymn by James Montgomery, "Angels from the Realms of Glory" we review the Christmas account of the angels and shepherds from Luke 2, as well are the Epiphany account of the wise men from Matthew chapter 2. This hymn even brings in the account of Jesus' presentation in the temple 40 days after His birth, and the joyful response of the faithful believers Simeon and Anna (the Presentation of Jesus is celebrated on February 5th).
This hymn successively incorporates all creatures – the angels (verse 1), the shepherds (verse 2), the wise men (verse 3), believers (verse 4), and all people (verse 5 - not in our hymnal) – in the call to “come and worship, worship Christ, the newborn King!” The text was originally in five stanzas, although many hymnals now delete the fifth stanza which is a wonderful review of why Christmas was so important. The missing fifth stanza is:
Sinners, wrung with true repentance,
Doomed for guilt to endless pains,
Justice now revokes the sentence;
Mercy calls you, break your chains;
Come and worship, Come and worship;
Worship Christ, the new-born King.
Come and Worship! Worship the one who has come for you, to fulfill divine justice through His life and death and brought you salvation! Join the angels, the shepherds, the wise men, and the saints of the past and the saints who are your fellow believers, in worshipping Him! Worship Christ, the New-born King!
Devotion
- 2 Corinthians 8:9
Announcements
- 5th-8th Christmas Party
- Ladies Ugly Sweater Party
- Christmas Break
- Church Board Updates
- No Men’s Breakfast
- Ladies Bible Study
- Egon Mutzke Victory Service
- Weekend Worship
- No Bible Class or Sunday School this weekend
- Gym Floor Refinishing
- New Year's Eve Service
- New Year's Day Service
- Upcoming Voters' Meetings
Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Becky
- Mutzke Family
- Bob Heller
- School Teachers and Helpers
- Three Full-Time Missionaries
Common Christian Q&A
- Is there a natural explanation to the Christmas Star?
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 96 TLH "Oh, Rejoice, Ye Christians, Loudly"
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on December 21, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Matthew 1:19-25 (NKJV)
Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. 20 But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 21 “And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.” 22 So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: 23 “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” 24 Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife, 25 and did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name JESUS.
Theme: O Come, O Immanuel
This weekend we come to the last Sunday in Advent, which is a time of reflection on our sin and our need for a Savior. Just as John the Baptist prepared the way for the Savior through a preaching of "repentance for the remission of sins" (Luke 3:4), so we also prepare through repentance over our sin.
In the hymn "Ye Sons of Men, Oh, Hearken" we are reminded of the need for sinners to receive forgiveness through the work of Jesus. Without Jesus there can be no forgiveness, no hope of eternal life. God desires the salvation of every sinner, which is why He planned salvation through the incarnation and death of His own Son. He also sends His Spirit to work in our hearts to prepare us for receiving that gift, through true understanding of our sin, sorrow over it, and faith in Jesus' work for us. Through His Law and Gospel, this important work of preparation is carried out. "God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble" (1 Peter 5:6).
With Valentinus Thilo, we join in praying:
"Prepare my heart, Lord Jesus,
Turn not from me aside,
And grant that I receive Thee
This blessed Advent-tide.
From stall and manger low
Come Thou to dwell within me;
Loud praises will I sing Thee
And forth Thy glory show."
May the LORD prepare each of us through true repentance and faith in Jesus during this Advent season and always, and enable us to thank Him through the loud praises we offer Him in our worship and with our lives!
Devotion
- Ecclesiastes 10:16-20
Announcements
- Church Council
- ERC Presentation
- Kiwanis Lights
- Advent Service
- Ladies Auxiliary
- Board of Deacons
- Board of Elders
- Church Choir
- Men’s Breakfast
- Ladies Bible Study
- 5th - 8th Christmas Party
- Weekend Worship
- Ladies Ugly Sweater Party
- Christmas Eve Practices
- Christmas Eve Children's Service
- Christmas Day Service
Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Becky
- Erin Breegeman
- Bob Heller
- Pastor Naumann's Call to Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Phoenix, AZ
- High School Social Studies Teacher Ben Hanel
- 7th-8th Grade Teacher Julie Busch
- Mission in DR Congo CCLC and ECLSAFA
Common Christian Q&A
- If everyone in the world came from Adam and Eve then why are their people of different colors and ethnicities?
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 580 “To Thee, Our God, We Fly”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on December 14, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Luke 1:76-79 (NKJV)
“And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest; For you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways, 77 To give knowledge of salvation to His people By the remission of their sins, 78 Through the tender mercy of our God, With which the Dayspring from on high has visited us; 79 To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet into the way of peace.”
Theme: O Come, O Dayspring
Philipp Nicolai is the author and composer of what has been called the “King of Chorales” (“Wake, Awake, for Night is Flying”) and the “Queen of Chorales.” The Queen of Chorales, “How Lovely Shines the Morning Star” (TLH 343) is the hymn we are studying this week. It is an excellent hymn which teaches the love of Christ, and especially of our salvation in Him.
Nilolai’s seven original German stanzas of “How Lovely Shines the Morning Star” are an acrostic tribute to his friend and former student in Waldeck. The first letters of those seven verses are W,E,G,V,H,Z,W, which stands for “Willhelm Ernst, Graf vnd Herr zu Waldeck” (William Ernest, count and lord in Waldeck).
Nicolai has wonderfully captured the Christian faith in this hymn as he shows Christ’s love for His Bride, the Church. He constantly makes both obvious and hidden allusions to the Lord’s Supper, which is Christ’s way of feeding and preserving all of us. Ultimately our greatest joy is in Christ, the First and Last, who will transport us to His happy home where we will be with Him forever in the greatest joy. Until that day, we look for His returning with deep and eager yearning.
Oh Christian, rejoice in the salvation that is yours through Christ, your Morning Star. Sing praise to your Bridegroom, who feeds and nourishes your faith through Word and Sacrament. Proclaim the His praises, this weekend and throughout your life!
Devotion
- Ecclesiastes 10:12-15
Announcements
- Chili Supper
- Advent Services
- Youth Group Canceled
- Church Choir
- Church Council
- Men’s Breakfast
- Ladies Bible Study
- Coffee and Creativity
- Caroling
- Kiwanis Volunteers
- Weekend Worship
- Women's Study Guild
- Ladies Auxiliary
- Christmas Eve Practices
- Christmas Eve Time - 5pm
Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Becky
- Gerhard and Carolyn Matzke
- Tom McLaughlin
- High School Language Teacher Beth Greve and 5th-6th Grade Teacher Stephanie Roettger
- Mission in Tanzania and Kenya
Common Christian Q&A
- Who was Urijah the son of Shemaiah?
Hymn of the Day
- TLH 294 “O Word of God Incarnate”
This weekend we enter the second have of the Church Year with the Trinity Season. The coming 20+ weeks of the church year will focus on the RESULTS of Christ's work for us in our lives. This weekend we will be looking at the Family. The family has been created by God, and it is blessed by God. This hymn reminds us that the family is completed in Jesus.
The hymn was written by a very popular German hymnwriter in the 18th Century by the name of Christoph Pfeil. His hymn was originally eight verses long and was shortened by Catherine Winkworth when she translated it.
The hymn highlights the blessings that God imparts to us through the family, and weaves in Bible passages and historical accounts from the Bible as examples for us. Pfeil reminds us that Christ completes the family. Without Jesus as the center of the family, the family is incomplete. For "if He [Jesus] were not dwelling there,
How dark and poor and void it were."
Verse 2 is based in part on Psalm 128: "Blessed is every one who fears the LORD, Who walks in His ways." Faith in Jesus is going to bring about results. We will walk in His ways when we are brought to faith in Him. We will not be perfect, but knowing that His way is good and best, we will desire to live as He desires.
Parents who instruct their children in the Word and point them to Jesus who is our all in all, will be blest (v.3). That doesn't mean that our children will not fall away from the Christian faith. They may reject Jesus as they get older. But the foundation parents give their children will help protect them from the world and its temptations.
Two examples from Scripture are alluded too in this hymn. One is Luke 2:41-52 and the other is Joshua 24:15. Mary and Joseph served as a godly example of raising Jesus, bringing Him to the LORD's house, and instructing Him in the Christian faith. They are an example for us. Joshua is another example. The last verse of the hymn is a paraphrase of Joshua's words: "And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD." What an confession and example for us! "I and my house will serve the LORD!" May it be true for all of us!
May the LORD bless your worship this weekend, and give you strength in you family callings, assuring you of the forgiveness that is found in Jesus!
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church on June 15, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Luke 3:21-23
When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened. 22 And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, "You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased." 23 Now Jesus Himself began His ministry at about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph.
Theme: The Trinity at Work for Salvation
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The Spirit Identifies the Christ
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The Father Proclaims Him Sufficient
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Jesus Fulfills All Righteousness
This weekend we celebrate the festival of the Holy Trinity. This festival serves as the central point in the church year as we study the nature of the true God, and worship Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Our hymn study this weekend is on TLH hymn 245 which is based primarily on John 3:16: "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." This passage is sometimes called "The Gospel in a nutshell" because it so concisely summaries what the Gospel is and what it does. This hymn could be given a similar moniker. It to simply summarizes the Gospel, God's love for the sinner, and the comfort and strength that we receive from God's precious Means of Grace.
This hymn describes several important doctrines in a simple, but clear way. It speaks of both universal and personal justification in the opening verse. God "loved the world" and "the lost to save" describes universal justification. But the benefits are personally received by faith: "whoever would in Him believe" (v.1).
It also points to Christ as the Savior and details both His incarnation "was made flesh" and His death as the means by which salvation was accomplished (v.2).
The third verse rejects any idea of double predestination because God "would not have the sinner die," and the importance of the work of the Means of Grace "in the word" and also declaring that God "grants the highest good" in Baptism (v.4).
Verse five speaks of the comfort that is received from God's grace through Word and Sacrament that enables us to face sickness, oppression and even death with confidence because of Jesus' work for us. God "has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works" Paul writes to Timothy (2 Timothy 1:9).
Finally, we find all three persons of the Godhead described in these verses, from God the Father, to Jesus (God the Son), to the Holy Spirit. These three persons are praised in the final verse, which is known as a "doxology." How fitting that we give our Triune God praise for electing us to salvation, redeeming us through Christ's blood, and for bringing us to faith by the Holy Spirit.
Join us in our worship this weekend as we acknowledge the one true God, and as we praise Father, Son and Holy Spirit for the work of our salvation!
- Devotion
- Ecclesiastes 4:1-6
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Announcements
- No Podcast Next Week
- Delegates' Conference
- Mission Festival
- Voters' Meeting
- Ambassadors
- Book Club
- Midweek Bible Study
- Church Council
- Men's Breakfast
- Ladies Bible Study
- Third Sunday Communion
- Pastoral Conference
- Christian Family Weekend
- Outdoor Service
- VBS Registration
- Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Ethan Kranz
- Mark Stelter
- Bev Menton
- Rick Mariner
- Pastoral Conference
- Mission in Nigeria
- Hymn: TLH 402 “O God, Forsake Me Not”
This weekend we celebrate Pentecost, which is the fulfillment of the Savior's promise to send the Holy Spirit who would enable the followers of Jesus to serve as His witnesses. How fitting then, that we also incorporate Mission Festival.
The hymns this weekend will all have themes related to our Christian mission as evangelists and witnesses of Jesus. One of those will be the English hymn, Lift High the Cross (WS 769). This is a very simple hymn, appropriate for teaching our children, but which also communicates the simplicity of the message of Christianity and the work that the Lord has given to His church on earth.
While the name "Jesus" is never used in this hymn, He is described in various ways, as our "Captain," our "King victorious," the "Christ," the "Son of God," and "the Crucified." The hymn point to the cross as the summary and symbol of the Christian faith, and the means by which God accomplished mankind's salvation through Jesus. This is the banner that communicates what joins us together as Christians and what we motivates us as soldiers of Christ.
There is also a theme of "victory" and "triumph" in this hymn. The cross is the symbol of Christ's victory over sin and death for sinners, just as the Apostle Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15:57: "But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."
Join us in our study of this hymn and its writer, and as we learn more about the Scriptural foundation and meaning of our hymns so that our use of them would be more beneficial as we gather in worship and use this hymn of praise.
May the LORD bless your witness of Him as the Savior of all the world this weekend, and always!
- Devotion
- Ecclesiastes 3:16-22
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Announcements
- Mission Festival this Weekend
- Sunday Service at 9:00am
- Ladies' Auxiliary
- Evening Ambassadors
- Ascension Day Service
- Congregational Meeting
- Midweek Bible Study starts Thursday
- Men's Breakfast
- Ladies Bible Study
- Delegates' Conference
- ERC Meeting
- Voter's Meeting
- Pastoral Conference
- Christian Family Weekend
- Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Ethan Kranz
- Mark Stelter
- Minnesota Delegates
- CLC Missionaries
- Mission in Philippines
- Common Christian Q &A:
- How do we know the books of the Bible are God’s Word if they were put together and selected by man?
- Hymn: TLH 608 “Let Thoughtless Thousands Choose the Road”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church on June 1, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Psalm 19:1-11
The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. 2 Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge. 3 There is no speech nor language Where their voice is not heard. 4 Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun, 5 Which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And rejoices like a strong man to run its race. 6 Its rising is from one end of heaven, And its circuit to the other end; And there is nothing hidden from its heat.
7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul;
The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; 8
The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart;
The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes; 9
The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. 11 Moreover by them Your servant is warned, And in keeping them there is great reward.
Theme: The Glory of God is Revealed
God's Glory is Revealed in Nature
The LORD's Glory is Revealed in His Word
This weekend we come to the end of the Easter Season. We will also be celebrating the Lord's Supper in our service this weekend. As we do so, we will consider a communion hymn instead of an Easter hymn.
There are several words that we associate with the Lord's Supper. We call it a Sacrament, which is a holy act, instituted by Christ, has an earthly element connected to God's Word, and imparts a blessing from God, namely forgiveness of sin, life and salvation. We also refer to it as Holy Communion based on Paul's words in 1 Corinthians 10:16-17. Lutherans teach the Real Presence of the Lord's Supper, in contrast to the Roman Catholic teaching of Transubstantiation or the Reformed view of Representation. This is the clear teaching of Scripture based on 1 Corinthians 11:23-27, where Paul says that we receive Christ's body and His blood, but also receive with our mouths the earthly elements of bread and wine.
This hymn highlights several important truths about the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. First, it reinforces what the Sacrament is. The hymnwriter states: "As Host You spread no common food, here is Your body and Your blood" (verse 1), but also "this bread and cup my lips have pressed" (verse 2). This is the Real Presence.
He also tells us that the Lord's Supper is not an action of man, but of God. We receive the blessings that God gives in this Sacrament. "Where pardon, peace, and life are spent" and "You bless, and my soul is blessed" (verse 2). This blessing from God motivates us and strengthens us for lives of service to Him. "Now let me as Your guest depart... a new life may my offering be" (verse 3).
Our prayer is that God would work in us through His word and sacrament to keep us in the faith until He returns on the last day, when we "as Your heavenly guest, in anthems praise You with the blessed" (verse 4).
This hymn serves to remind us about why we come to the Lord's Table. It teaches us what it is. It assures us of what God offers through it. As such it encourages us to come to the Lord's Supper and receive His blessing for our eternal blessing.
May the LORD bless your worship this weekend, as well as Your reception of His precious sacrament!
he Lord's Day is a term found in Revelation, which referred to Sunday. The early Christians called the first day of the week the Lord's Day, because it was on that day that the Lord had risen from the dead. He was the victor! It was now HIS day!
This hymn by Julia Elliott does several creative things. First it uses the Biblical idea of light vs. darkness in each of the verses, tying this concept to three different historical events: The creation of Light, the resurrection of Jesus, and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. With each verse she focuses on a different person of the Triune God. And in each verse she points out that we pray that our Triune God would continue His work of bringing light into our dark lives and world through the Gospel.
Ephesians 5:13-17 serves as part of the basis for this beautiful hymn. There Paul writes: "But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. Therefore He says: “Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light.” See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is."
Join us in our study of this hymn and its writer, and as we learn more about the Scriptural foundation and meaning of our hymns so that our use of them would be more beneficial as we gather in worship and use this hymn of praise.
May the LORD bless you as He enlightens you through His word this weekend!
- Devotion
- Ecclesiastes 3:10-15
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Announcements
- No Sunday School and Bible Class
- Sunday Service at 9:00am
- Rummage Sale
- Memorial Day Service
- Ladies' Auxiliary
- Evening Ambassadors
- Ascension Day Service
- Men's Breakfast
- Ladies Bible Study
- Congregational Meeting
- Midweek Bible Study starts next Thursday
- Delegates' Conference
- Mission Festival
- Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Agnes Kopp
- Ethan Kranz
- Mark Stelter
- Mark Schweim
- Marilyn Timm
- Professor Joel Gullerud
- Members at a Distance
- Mission in Nepal
- Common Christian Q &A: Does the Bible approve of slavery?
- Hymn: TLH 514 “God Moves in a Mysterious Way”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church on May 25, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
1 John 5:11-15
And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God. 14 Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.
Theme: The Testimony of God Verifies the Truth of the Resurrection
1. A Testimony Verifying Life In His Son
2. A Testimony Which Gives Confidence in Prayer
The fifth weekend after Easter is known as "Rogate Sunday." Rogate is the Latin word for "prayer." There is a connection between prayer and the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Jesus tells us to pray to the Father "in His name" and other passages of Scripture speak of praying "in the name of Jesus." But what value is prayer "in the name of Jesus" if He is dead? Prayer is only valuable if Jesus is living, interceding on our behalf before the Throne of God. So there is a rich connection between prayer and the celebration of Jesus' resurrection from the dead.
This weekend we will be singing a meaningful hymn of Norwegian heritage written by Caspar Boye and based on the resurrection appearance of Jesus to the two men who were walking to the town of Emmaus on the day of Christ's resurrection. The theme of the hymn is taken from their request (prayer) of Jesus: "Abide with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent." (Luke 24:29)
This hymn highlights the power and value of prayer throughout. We ask: "Incline Thine ear, Thou King of Grace" (v.1). We acknowledge "In prayer devout, before Thee bending" (v.2). We recall "When Thou didst pray: 'Thy will be done'" (v.3). And we pray: "Abide with us" (v.3,4).
As we have before we focus on the topic of death. Paul declares: "The last enemy that will be destroyed is death." (1 Corinthians 15:26) He then continues: "So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” (1 Corinthians 15:54) Thanks be to God!
Savior, strengthen us through the burdens of this sinful world with the confidence in Your victory and in the knowledge that because You live, our prayers in Your name are powerful and effective! Help us to make better use of this precious gift and privilege!
Join us this weekend as we rejoice in these rich blessings of God's grace in Christ!
- Devotion
- Ecclesiastes 3:1-9
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Announcements
- No Sunday School and Bible Class
- Sunday Service at 9:00am
- Graduation
- Thank you to Brandan Heinze
- Voter's Meeting
- Women's Study Guild
- Rummage Sale
- Church Choir
- Men's Breakfast
- Ladies Bible Study
- Anchored in Hope
- Memorial Day Service
- Ascension Day Service
- Congregational Meetings
- Delegates' Conference
- Mission Festival
- Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Agnes Kopp
- Mark Stelter
- Mark Schweim
- Family of Mary Schierenbeck
- Expansion Relocation Committee and Comparison Committee
- Mission in Liberia
- Common Christian Q &A: What did they do with offerings in the Old Testament?
- Hymn: TLH 521 “What God Ordains Is Always Good”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church on May 18, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
John 21:20-25
Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also had leaned on His breast at the supper, and said, "Lord, who is the one who betrays You?" 21 Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, "But Lord, what about this man?" 22 Jesus said to him, "If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you? You follow Me." 23 Then this saying went out among the brethren that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but, "If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you?" 24 This is the disciple who testifies of these things, and wrote these things; and we know that his testimony is true. 25 And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.
Theme: Comparison Is the Thief of Joy
1. God Gives a Variety of Blessings
2. True Joy Come from Following Christ
We continue in our celebration of the resurrection of Jesus again this weekend. One of the hymns we will be singing this weekend is a German hymn from the 1700's written by Johann Moller.
This hymn weaves in many New Testament Bible passages and does a beautiful job of showing us what the resurrection of Jesus actually means for us. As we saw two weeks ago, this hymn also begins and ends each verse with the emphatic declaration: "I am content!"
The death and resurrection of Jesus is able to give us greater contentment than the knowledge that He cares for our physical needs. He cares even more about our spiritual needs. To guarantee this Jesus "fulfilled the law of God for me" (v.1). In addition to His perfect life, Jesus also paid our sin debt through His own death on Calvary's cross. Then He rose from the dead, bringing death into subjection to Him and releasing believers from its power.
Jesus is my Lord and is a good and gracious leader and ruler who desires and accomplishing "my soul's release" (v.3), and promises to bring us to Heaven. He is also the Light of the World, which offers sinners "sweet comfort, hope and peace" (v.4).
Finally we return to the topic of death. Through His own death, Jesus has sanctified death and the grave of His saints, and in the resurrection from the dead will destroy the power of death over His redeemed children. In the resurrection from death "we shall always be with the Lord" (1 Thessalonians 4:17).
Yes, "I am content!" The resurrection of Jesus gives the greatest hope and peace!
Join us in our study of this hymn and as we join to sing this hymn in our worship this weekend. Christ's resurrection gives us the greatest contentment of all!
- Devotion
- Ecclesiastes 2:24-26
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Announcements
- Sunday School and Bible Class
- Board of Elders
- Church Choir
- Men's Breakfast
- Graduation Service
- Ladies Bible Study
- Anchored in Hope
- Recessed Voters' Meeting
- Women's Study Guild
- Rummage Sale
- Memorial Day Service
- Ascension Day Service
- Delegates' Conference
- Mission Festival
- Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Lilia Howley
- Mark Stelter
- Family of Nila Strege
- Family of Mary Schierenbeck
- Christian Parents
- Mission in Congo
- Common Christian Q &A: Why is the Bible not organized chronologically?
- Hymn: LSB 854 “Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I Go”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church on May 11, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Matthew 9:14-17
14 Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?" 15 And Jesus said to them, "Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast. 16 No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear is made worse. 17 Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins, or else the wineskins break, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved."
Theme: The Old is Incompatible with the New
The Old: Work-righteousness of men
The New: Salvation through Christ Jesus
The Third Sunday after Easter is known as "Jubilate" Sunday. Jubilate is a Latin word that means "rejoice." Certainly there is much rejoicing that happens during Easter. The Alleluia's have returned after the penitential season of Lent and there is much joy in our worship and singing. But the hymn that we are studying in preparation for our worship this weekend is not from the Easter section of our hymnal, but the "Lord's Day" section. The Lord's Day is a term found in Revelation, which referred to Sunday. The early Christians called the first day of the week the Lord's Day, because it was on that day that the Lord had risen from the dead. He was the victor! It was now HIS day!
This hymn by Julia Elliott does several creative things. First it uses the Biblical idea of light vs. darkness in each of the verses, tying this concept to three different historical events: The creation of Light, the resurrection of Jesus, and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. With each verse she focuses on a different person of the Triune God. And in each verse she points out that we pray that our Triune God would continue His work of bringing light into our dark lives and world through the Gospel.
Ephesians 5:13-17 serves as part of the basis for this beautiful hymn. There Paul writes: "But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. Therefore He says: “Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light.” See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is."
Join us in our study of this hymn and its writer, and as we learn more about the Scriptural foundation and meaning of our hymns so that our use of them would be more beneficial as we gather in worship and use this hymn of praise.
May the LORD bless you as He enlightens you through His word this weekend!
- Devotion
- Ecclesiastes 2:18-23
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Announcements
- Sunday School and Bible Class
- Time and Talents
- Ladies' Auxiliary
- Banquet
- Voters Meeting
- Church Choir
- Men's Breakfast
- Ladies Bible Study
- Church Council
- Adopt a Highway - May 10
- K-8 Sings on Mother's Day
- Anchored in Hope
- Pool Adventure Day - May 11
- Evening Ambassadors - May 12
- Board of Education and Board of Property - May 13
- Graduation Day - May 16
- Recessed Voters' Meeting - May 19
- Rummage Sale - May 24-25
- Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Lilia Howley
- Mark Stelter
- Family of Melvin Krueger
- Family of Aubrielle Howley
- Family of Robert Rehm
- Zach Lien, Karl Friedrichs. Alan Olmanson, Doug Schaller, Craig Stelter
- Mission in Kenya
- Hymn: TLH 624 “O Blessed Home Where Man and Wife”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church on May 4, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Romans 4:23-5:5
Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed to him, 24 but also for us. It shall be imputed to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead, 25 who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification.
5:1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; 4 and perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
The "Therefore" of Easter
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Therefore, We Have Peace with God
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Therefore, We Glory in Tribulations
This weekend we continue in our celebration of the resurrection of Jesus in the Season of Easter. One of the hymns we will be singing this weekend is a German hymn from the 1700's written by Christian Gellert.
This hymn weaves in many New Testament Bible passages and does a beautiful job of showing us what the resurrection of Jesus actually means for us. Each verse begins with the emphatic declaration: "Jesus Lives!" and ends with the statement: "This shall be my confidence!"
What does the resurrection of Jesus mean?
"Death no longer can appal [horrify] me" (verse 1). Because Jesus lives, we will live also.
It means "I shall go where He is gone" (v.2). Jesus has finished His work and ascended into heaven. And He will return and bring us there as well.
It also means "For me He died" (verse 3) so I will live for Jesus, just as the Apostle Paul says in 2 Corinthians 5:15: “and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again."
It means "God will be a sure Defense" (verse 4), and "neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus" (Romans 8:39).
Finally, it means "Now is death but the gate of life immortal" (verse 5). Jesus has defeated death and now it is simply the door which leads us to the presence of our Savior in eternity.
Yes, "Jesus lives! This shall be my confidence!" The resurrection of Jesus is not myth. It is not just some historical event. It has significant meaning for us today, and for eternity.
Join us as celebrate the rich meaning of Christ's resurrection from the dead and as join our hearts and lips to give Him praise and glory for that victory over death!
- Devotion
- Ecclesiastes 2:12-17
- Announcements
- Confirmation Last Weekend
- Sunday School and Bible Class
- Ladies' Auxiliary
- Church Choir
- Men's Breakfast
- Ladies Bible Study
- Banquet
- Anchored in Hope
- Recessed Voters' Meeting
- Adopt a Highway - May 10
- Pool Adventure Day - May 11
- Graduation Day - May 16
- Rummage Sale - May 24-25
- Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Lilia Howley
- Dave Busse
- Mark Stelter
- Jason
- Family of Melvin Krueger
- Family of Robert Rehm
- Mrs. Greve and Mr. Schrader
- Missions in Bangladesh
- Common Christian Q&A: Why do Catholics have the crucifix and we have only the cross?
- Hymn: TLH 398 “Renew Me, O Eternal Light”
This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church on April 27, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Psalm 56:8-13
You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book? 9 Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call. This I know, that God is for me. 10 In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise, 11 in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me? 12 I must perform my vows to you, O God; I will render thank offerings to you. 13 For you have delivered my soul from death, yes, my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
GOD IS FOR YOU
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Through All of the Tossings and the Tears
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That You May Walk Before Him in the Light of Life
We will be celebrating the confirmation of several of our young people this weekend in our worship service. Confirmation is an opportunity for the Christian (young or old) to declare before their fellow believers their Christian faith and to assure their fellow believers that they are agreed with them on the teachings of Scripture as they prepare to join them in the celebration of the Lord's Supper. As the confirmands make this profession of their faith, their fellow believers join in praying for the LORD to keep them in that faith, and give them strength as they join us in the fight of faith against the devil, the world, and our own sinful flesh.
With this in mind, we will be singing a hymn that is especially appropriate for Confirmation. The hymn "Arm These Thy Soldiers, Mighty Lord" was written by Christopher Wordsworth (who was the nephew of the famous poet William Wordsworth). Christopher Wordsworth was classically trained and extremely gifted in many ways. Even though he was extremely intelligent and thoroughly rooted in Scripture, his hymns are very simple and down to earth as we will see in this hymn.
The hymn is primarily based on Ephesians 6:13-18: "Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God."
This hymn reminds us that our Triune God is the only one who is able to sustain us and give us the strength and tools that we need in this battle. So we go to Him in prayer, for our confirmation students and for all of us, asking for Him to be with us and bless us in the work that He has called us to as His people and soldiers in His army. As we do so, we rejoice in the final destination of heaven and the crown of righteousness which is ours because of Jesus' work for us on Calvary.
Join us as we encourage these young people in their faith walk this weekend, and as we reflect on our own service in the Lord's army. We joyfully join together to praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost -- our Triune God, for all that God has done to secure our salvation!
- Devotion
- Ecclesiastes 2:1-11
- Announcements
- No Sunday School and Bible Class
- Holy Week Recap
- Voters Meeting
- Board of Deacons
- Church Choir
- Men's Breakfast
- No Ladies Bible Study
- Confirmation - April 27
- Recessed Voters' Meeting
- Ladies' Auxiliary
- Banquet
- Adopt-a-Highway - May 10
- Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Lilia Howley
- Ethan Kranz
- Dave Busse
- Nila Strege
- Family of Leah
- Family of Melvin Krueger
- Mrs. Busch and Mr. Hanel
- Missions in Togo
- Hymn:TLH 425 “All Depends on Our Possessing”
This weekend we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus from the dead in our weekend worship. Over the past 40 days of Lent, we have removed the Alleluia's from the hymns and responses in our liturgy to focus on the somber reality of Christ's suffering for us and in humble repentance over our sins. Now this weekend, our Alleluia's will joyfully return. The word Alleluia is the Greek version of the Hebrew word Hallelujah. Both words mean: Praise the LORD, or Praise Yahweh (the Triune God). We will be singing the praises of God in our worship this weekend!
Hymn 732 in the Worship Supplement was written by an American Lutheran pastor, Paul Zeller Strodach, who grew up in Pennsylvania.
This hymn reminds us of the joy of the angels who rejoice over one sinner who repents, and who long to look into the salvation God has accomplished through the life and death of Jesus. The Apostle Paul writes: "But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Corinthians 15:57) This is the victory we celebrate in the resurrection of Jesus. Through His resurrection we have the gift of eternal life and the blessing of the work of the Holy Spirit who brings us to faith through word and sacrament, and the assurance of our Savior's presence in our lives no matter what we might face in this world of sin.
So we sing "Alleluia" -- Praise the LORD, for His resurrection and completed work of salvation for us.
Join us for our resurrection worship this weekend as we joyfully proclaim Jesus' victory over sin and death and its meaning for us now and for eternity!
- Devotion
- Ecclesiastes 1:16-18
- Announcements
- No Sunday School and Bible Class
- Cemetery Cleanup Day
- Congregational Meeting
- Principal Call
- Holy Week Schedule
- Church Choir
- Men's Breakfast
- No Ladies Bible Study
- Voters' Meeting
- Confirmation
- Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Lilia Howley
- Ethan Kranz
- Dave Busse
- Nila Strege
- Mr. Fischer and Mrs. Roettger
- Missions in Congo
- Hymn: TLH 169 “Jesus Christ, Our Lord Most Holy”
This weekend we are studying a hymn by an Anglican Pastor, Timothy Dudley-Smith. Smith was ordained by the Church of England in 1950 and over the 40 years of his ministry wrote hundreds of hymns some of which have been included in more modern Lutheran hymnals. We have several of his hymns in our Worship Supplement.
The Palm Sunday hymn "No Tramp of Soldiers' Marching Feet" not only summarizes the events of Palm Sunday recorded in the Gospels by the evangelists, but goes on to detail how many people on that first Palm Sunday missed the ultimate purpose for Jesus' coming to this earth.
Jesus was not welcomed by powerful people and leaders, but by the poor, common and lowly (including children). Although He was not received as He should have been and the King of Creation and Savior of the world, He came anyway. He came in humility and in fulfillment of God's promises recorded in the Old Testament. Nothing was going to prevent Jesus from carrying out His work of salvation. The world would ultimately know Jesus for who and what He truly was!
But it would not be an easy road. His road meant suffering, rejection by men, abandonment by God, all so that He could bear the punishment for sinful man's rebellion against God. But the world will know Jesus on the last day. Jesus has carried out the work of salvation. He lived, died, and victoriously rose from death. His people, and all people, will acknowledge Him as King when He returns in glory on the last day.
Join us for worship this weekend as we joyfully proclaim Jesus as our King and our Savior from sin.
- Devotion
- Ecclesiastes 1:12-15
- Announcements
- Sunday School and Bible Class
- Church Cleanup Day
- Midweek Lent Service
- Church Choir
- Men's Breakfast
- Ladies Bible Study
- Cemetery Cleanup Day
- Congregational Meeting
- Anchored in Hope
- Holy Week (April 13-20)
- Voters' Meeting
- Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Lilia Howley
- Ethan Kranz
- Dave Busse
- Margaret Wheaton
- Nila Strege
- Mr. Heinze and Mr. Mariner
- Attack of CLCI Leaders
- War in Mayanmar
- Hymn: TLH 294 “O Word of God Incarnate”
The hymn we study this weekend was written by Timothy Dwight, a Reformed pastor and teacher at the time of the founding of our country. He was the grandson of revivalist, Jonathan Edwards, and a scholar by his own right. He was known by George Washington, and the President of Yale University.
This is the only hymn that we have by Dwight in our hymnal, and sadly, some of the greater verses have been dropped out of other hymnals to make in more palatable to modern sensitivities (notably verses 3 and 6).
It is found in the "Communion of Saints" section of our hymnal and is full of Biblical imagery for the church. The church, or the communion of saints, all believers, is referred to as "her" based on the picture of the church as the Bride of Christ (Ephesians 5). The hymn is a reminder that every Christian is a part of the whole of God's church. We are connected, not only to God, but also to one another. Because of this we join together in prayer and praise and encourage and support one another with our prayers as well as support. It is also through the visible church that the LORD imparts His gifts to His people through the "blest communion" and the Word by which God make rich promises to us of forgiveness and life, and in response we make promises to Him to be faithful to Him and in our use of His gifts. We dare not abuse His altar either by neglect or by aggression against Him or His people.
The hymn points us to Jesus as our Redeemer, as True God, our Savior and the victory He has secured for us over our enemies. So we declare His word of Truth in confidence of His return on the Last Day and our joyful reunion with Him and all His people for eternity!
Isaiah says “The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever” (Isaiah 40:8). As sure as we are that God’s Word of Truth will last, we can also be certain that the church will finally inherit the eternal life Jesus came to win.
Join us this weekend as join together with our fellow believers to rejoice in God's gift of the CHURCH, both the fellowship that we have with Him through His Word and Sacraments, and the fellowship that He had created between believers united in faith and confession. What great blessings are ours!
May the LORD bless your hymns of praise and thanksgiving to the True God this weekend!
- Devotion
- Ecclesiastes 1:9-11
- Announcements
- Sunday School and Bible Class
- Ladies Auxiliary
- Alumni Day
- Invite a Friend to Church
- Midweek Lent Service
- Church Choir
- Men's Breakfast
- Ladies Bible Study
- Church Cleanup Day
- Communion
- Anchored in Hope
- Craft du Jour
- Board of Education Meeting
- Cemetery Cleanup Day
- Holy Week (April 13-20)
- Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Lilia Howley
- Ethan Kranz
- Nila Strege
- Mrs. Hart and Mr. Wheaton
- Earthquake in Myanmar
- Family of Pastor Palangyos
- Hymn: TLH 430 “What Is the World to Me?”
This weekend we are studying a hymn by Lutheran Pastor, Johnann Mentzer. Like Gerhardt whom we studied last week, Mentzer lived about 100 years after Luther and in a very difficult time, politically and religiously. Like Gerhardt, Mentzer was also familiar with suffering and tragedy. Yet, his faith in the Triune God and the joy which God's work for him instilled, shines through in his hymns. This hymn is no exception. Originally it included 15 stanzas, ten of which are included in our hymnal, but in two different hymns (TLH 30 and 243).
This hymn of praise is addressed to the Triune God (this is why it is found in the Trinity section of our hymnal), which can be seen in the reference to the Father (verse 2), the Savior Jesus (verse 3), and the Holy Spirit (verse 5). The words of this hymn are based in part on Jesus' words to the demonic, Legion after He delivered the man from the oppression of those evil spirits: “Return to your own house, and tell what great things God has done for you.” Then we hear the man's joyful response: "And he went his way and proclaimed throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him" (Luke 8:39).
This hymn highlights the blessings which God has richly bestowed on us. He is our Creator and Preserver who is our "Guardian kind and tender." He is our Redeemer whose compassion led Him to come "down to ransom me" and "brought me from bondage" though the suffering (keenest woe) He endured on our behalf. He is our Sanctifier, Who gives "me among Thy saints a place" through the faith He works in our hearts, and gives us the power to live lives of good works to His glory.
All of this moves the Christian, the one who has come to know God's love which is shown in all these ways, to "be filled with gladness" even in the face of trouble and trial in this life.
Join us this weekend as we sing our praises to the Triune God for all the great things He has done for me!
May the LORD bless your joyful worship this weekend!
- Devotion
- Ecclesiastes 1:4-8
- Announcements
- Sunday School and Bible Class
- Arts Camp
- Ambassadors
- Athletics Forum
- Women's Book Club
- Board of Elders
- Midweek Lent Service
- Ladies Auxiliary
- Church Choir
- Ladies Bible Study
- Alumni Day
- Invite a Friend to Church
- Anchored in Hope
- Church Cleanup Day
- Cemetery Cleanup Day
- Easter Flowers
- Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Lilia Howley
- Ethan Kranz
- Nila Strege
- General Sickness
- Mission in Kenya
- Hymn: TLH 402 “O God, Forsake Me Not”
This weekend we are studying a hymn by Lutheran Pastor, Paul Gerhardt. Gerhardt lived about 100 years after Luther and in a very difficult time, politically and religiously. The Thirty Years War rages. Religious turmoil created havoc. He was familiar with persecution and tragedy. Three children died in infancy as well as a son and his wife in later years. He was forced to conform to false teaching or leave his call as pastor. His church and home were destroyed by war.
But in all of this, Gerhardt remained confident of the Lord's power and Christ's victory over sin, death and every enemy he might face. This hymn was based on the Apostle Paul's words to the Romans: "What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written: “For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.” Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8:31-39)
The hymn highlights the truth that God's love for us is sure because it is seen in the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. God is also more powerful than anything we will face in this life. And if God loves us so much that He gave His Son into death for us, what won't He do for us, that is for our ultimate good?
When you face challenges and loss in this life, look to Jesus and His cross. See the love of Jesus which is greater than any enemy we might face. Be assured of God's love and His power over death, sin, and Satan as well!
Join us this weekend as gather to express our joy for that Love of God which surpasses all our understanding!
May the LORD bless your joyful proclamation of God's love for you in Jesus this weekend!
- Devotion
- Ecclesiastes 1:1-3
- Announcements
- Sunday School and Bible Class
- Red Cross Blood Drive
- Grade School Basketball Tournament
- Winter Sports Awards
- Women's Study Guild
- Midweek Lent Service
- Church Choir
- Ladies Bible Study
- Arts Camp
- Anchored in Hope
- Ambassadors
- College Bible Study
- Immanuel Membership Information Form
- Women's Book Club
- Ladies Auxiliary
- Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Lilia Howley
- Ethan Kranz
- Samantha and Lenora Clobes
- Margaret Schreyer
- Church and School Support Staff
- Mission in Mexico
- Hymn: TLH 588 “I Would Not Live Alway”
The hymn, Just as I am, is one of the most familiar and recognizable hymn in Christianity. It was written by Charlotte Elliot, and joined to the tune Woodworth by William Bradbury, which is a beautiful match.
While the hymn never mentions Jesus by name, the entire hymn is a prayer to Him, the one who is the "Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world" (John 1:29).
The hymn highlights the basic Christian doctrine salvation by Grace in the blood of Jesus. It highlights our (human beings) utter depravity and inability to save ourselves. Instead, salvation for our sin is found outside of ourselves, and only in the person of Jesus, whose "blood was shed for me" and is able to "cleanse each spot."
The hymn is anchored in the promise of Jesus found in John 6:37: “All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.” Jesus has accomplished salvation for sinners by His life and death. Salvation is sure. He invites us to come and receive His gift of grace. "All things are ready. Come to the wedding" (Matthew 22:4).
Join us this weekend as gather to worship that Lamb of God who has made us His own. Join your voice with that of your fellow believers in Jesus in thankfulness for all He has done for you!
May the LORD bless our worship of Jesus, the world's only Savior, this weekend!
- Devotion
- 2 Thessalonians 3:13-18
- Announcements
- Sunday School and Bible Class
- Congregational Meeting
- Midweek Lent Service
- Church Choir
- Red Cross Blood Drive
- Grade School Basketball Tournament
- Ladies Bible Study
- Anchored in Hope
- Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Lilia Howley
- Jean Moeri
- Board of Elders
- Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo
- Hymn: TLH 605 "The World Is Very Evil"
The hymn, All Hail the Power of Jesus Name, has been called "the most inspiring and triumphant hymn in the English language" and "the National Anthem of Christianity." It was written by Edward Perronet in 1779 in England.
The hymn highlights the praise and honor that Jesus deserves from all of His creation for the work of salvation that He accomplished through the cross. The words of the Apostle Paul in Philippians 2:9-11 serve as the basis for the theme of the hymn: "Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
While this hymn does not specifically point to the work of Jesus that is our focus during the season of Lent, it does reminds us of the joy that is ours because of "Him who saves you by His grace," and the praise He deserves because of that work of grace.
Join us for worship this weekend as join our voices to praise the name of Jesus because, as Peter proclaimed: “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).
May the LORD bless tune your lips to praise the name of Jesus in our worship this weekend!
- Devotion
- 2 Thessalonians 3:6-12
- Announcements
- Sunday School and Bible Class
- Ash Wednesday Service
- Church Choir
- Ladies Bible Study
- Women's Bible Study
- Anchored in Hope
- Church Council
- Congregational Meeting
- Basketball Tournaments
- Midweek Lent Service
- Red Cross Blood Drive
- Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Lilia Howley
- Betty Wolle
- Nelly Edwards
- Ruth Mueller
- Wisdom in Land Purchase Discussion
- Mission in Nigeria
- Hymn: LSB 854 “Forth in Thy Name, O Lord I Go”
Tomorrow we will enter the season of Lent with Ash Wednesday service. This begins a 40 day journey of solemn reflection, not only on all that Jesus suffered, but also on the seriousness of our sin, which caused Jesus' suffering and death.
The 17th century hymn by Sigismund von Birken, Jesus I will ponder now, is an especially fitting hymn to begin our reflection. It is the first hymn in the Lenten section in our hymnal for a reason! This hymn is a prayer to Jesus with requests for Him to send the Spirit to bless our time of meditation in the coming weeks. We pray that He would consider the depth of His love for us as seen in all that He willingly suffered. We pray that He would help us to see the magnitude and seriousness of our personal sins, which were the cause of His death. We pray that He would give us strength to respond to His love with love for Him and others with a new life in word and action.
Yes, Jesus was "delivered to the Gentiles... mocked and insulted and spit upon..." (Luke 18:33). Peter writes: "He Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed" (1 Peter 2:18).
Join us for worship on Ash Wednesday as contemplate the mystery of God's salvation in Christ. Contemplate your sin and Jesus full sacrifice for them. Pray for the the Spirit to bless your contemplation of God's great love for you!
This weekend we end of the Gesima Sundays and prepare to enter the season of Lent. Lent points us to the Love of God which is revealed in His work of salvation in the work of Jesus. It is fitting as we prepare to focus on that salvation that we reflect on the great LOVE of God which was caused our salvation.
The hymn that will be the focus of our service this weekend is the hymn "Love Divine, all Love Excelling" by Charles Wesley. Wesley grew up in the Anglican church but founded what we know today as the Methodist Church. Their focus was on Bible study and the work of God the Holy Spirit who brings us to faith, which we can see come out in this hymn. The hymn is addressed to Jesus, the "Love Divine" with a prayer that He would continue His work of salvation, begun at the cross, in us through the Holy Spirit. It reminds us that God work is not completed when we are brought to faith, but continues on throughout our lives, until we are called out of this life to our home of heaven. This hymn highlights all the way through the work of God's love for mankind. While it doesn't specifically mention our sin, it show our utter weakness and inability to save ourselves. It is God's love -- and it alone -- that accomplishes our redemption and sanctification.
Join us as we study this hymn about the love of God shows in both Christ's redemption and the Spirit's work of sanctification. Rejoice in that perfect LOVE of God!
- Devotion
- 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5
- Announcements
- Sunday School and Bible Class
- Women's Study Guild
- Craft du Jour
- Women Who Hike
- Ladies Bible Study
- Women's Bible Study
- Anchored in Hope
- Basketball Tournaments
- Ash Wednesday
- Soup Supper
- Communion Opportunities
- Red Cross Blood Drive
- Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Lilia Howley
- Bernice Geiger
- Mission in Liberia
- Hymn 494 “Awake, Thou Spirit, Who Didst Fire”
This week we study the hymn "May God Bestow on Us His Grace" (Hymn 500 in The Lutheran Hymnal), written by Martin Luther in the 1524.
This hymn is a poetic version of Psalm 67 which is often called the Mission Psalm. This hymn, like Psalm 67 is a prayer to God, that God would bless His people and that they in turn would be a witness to the unbelieving world around them. This is a beautiful and very applicable prayer for us in our world still today as fewer people in our lives are Christian then ever before. We are surrounded by opportunities to be a witness to the Savior of all people to the people around us.
This hymn highlights several important truths. First, all of our blessings, both physical and spiritual come from God. He is the giver of all things, and those blessings are to be used for our good, but also for the good of those around us and to God's glory. Second, God's Means of Grace -- the Gospel in Word and Sacrament - are the means by which He gives us His spiritual blessings, which include bringing us to faith, keeping us in the faith, forgives us our sins, and brings us to heaven. When we separate ourselves from His Means of Grace we separate ourselves from God and from His blessings, to our spiritual harm.
This hymn is a prayer that God would bless us through His Word and Sacrament and through them equip us to be faithful witness of Jesus and His blessings to the world around us that "the ends of the earth shall fear Him" (Psalm 67:7). As Luther says: "Let all the world praise Him alone; Let solemn awe possess us." May the LORD create such solemn awe in each of us through the hearing of His Holy Word!
Join us as we study this hymn which is a fitting and beneficial prayer for us to pray still today!
- Devotion
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
- Announcements
- Sunday School and Bible Class
- Church Council
- Ambassadors
- Women's Study Guild
- Ladies Bible Study
- Craft du Jour
- Women Who Hike
- Ash Wednesday
- Red Cross Blood Drive
- Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Lilia Howley
- College Age Students
- Mission in India
- Hymn 376 “Rock of Ages”
This weekend we enter into a short season between Epiphany and Lent called the Gesima Sundays. These names of these three weeks roughly count down the days until the celebration of Jesus' resurrection. On the first of these Sundays, Septuagesima (70 days), we reflect on our guilt and unworthiness before God and His mercy in giving us what we do not deserve.
The hymn that will be the focus of our service this weekend is the great reformation hymn by Paul Speratus "Salvation unto Us has Come." This hymn was written and included in the first Lutheran Hymnal published in 1523. It is a beautiful declaration of the sinner's salvation by Grace, through Faith, and in Christ Jesus, and powerfully reveals that we cannot be saved by our own works or efforts. This truth was particularly true in the 1500's in contrast to the false teaching of salvation by works as taught in Roman Catholicism, but it is just as needed today. The religions of the world that many people are confronted by today all teach salvation by works, and even many Christian denominations fall into the error of emphasizing man's works over God's grace. The rich Scriptural truths proclaimed in this hymn are as needed today as they were 500 years ago! In addition, these powerful words are combined with a powerful tune which matches its joy and confidence in Christ's work for us.
Join us as we study this hymn about our inability to save ourselves and the joy and comfort of knowing that Jesus has made the "full atonement" for our sins by taking on our flesh and giving His life as the ransom to set us free.
- Devotion
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13-15
- Announcements
- Sunday School and Bible Class
- Ladies Bible Study
- Anchored in Hope Support Group
- ERC
- Women's Bible Study
- Church Council
- Ambassadors
- 3rd Sunday Communion
- Women's Study Guild
- Women Who Hike
- Ash Wednesday
- Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Lilia Howley
- Margaret Fraze
- Jeff Strand
- Parents of Children
- Mission in the Philippines
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- Hymn 260 “O Lord, Look Down from Heaven, Behold”
Epiphany is an often overlooked season of the church year. It is sandwiched between Christmas and Lent, two of the most familiar seasons of the church year. Epiphany concludes with the Transfiguration of Jesus, which we will be celebrating this weekend. This is fitting, first because the Transfiguration is a magnificent proof that Jesus is the Son of God, and second because we are told that following the Transfiguration, Jesus begins to “set His face to go to Jerusalem” (Luke 9:51). In other words, Transfiguration Sunday is an appropriate “bridge” connecting Epiphany to the season of Lent.
Little is known about the hymn “Oh, Wondrous Type! Oh, Vision Fair” other than it was originally composed in Latin and used in the Old Sarum Rite from Salisbury, England in 1495. It was translated from Latin into English by John Mason Neale, the prolific 19th-century translator of Greek and Latin hymns. Sadly, only four stanzas of this hymn are included in Worship Supplement 2000. We will include a fifth stanza (found in other hymnals) which is a fitting doxology to the reminder that Jesus is True God and the Savior of all people.
This hymn reminds us that the glory which was revealed in Jesus on the mountain is a glory that those who believe in Him will also share when Jesus returns on the last day. Because of the work which Jesus came to accomplish for sinful mankind, we will, by God's grace, experience that glory when we see Him face to face in heaven. This truth causes us, God's people, to raise our voices in joyful strains of prayer and praise in worship. Thanks be to God!
Join us as we study this hymn about the revelation of Jesus as true God, and the assurance of being partakers of that glory in heaven because of Jesus life and death as our substitute.
- Devotion
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3-12
- Announcements
- Sunday School and Bible Class
- Reorganization Meeting
- Annual Voters Meeting Part 2
- Outreach Meeting
- Women's Bible Study
- Anchored in Hope Support Group
- Ladies' Bible Study
- ERC
- College Bible Study
- Ambassadors
- Women Who Hike
- Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Lilia Howley
- Margaret Fraze
- Jeff Strand
- Time and Talent Offerings
- Missionary Peter Evensen
- Hymn 260 “O Lord, Look Down from Heaven, Behold”
We continue in the season of Epiphany where the LORD reveals to sinners that Jesus is the Savior that God promised us and that we desperately need. This week we study the hymn "Be Still, My Soul" (Hymn 651 in The Lutheran Hymnal), written by Catharina von Schlegel in the eighteenth century. She wrote this as a poem that was later set to music, first to one melody and finally in 1927 was joined to the tune Finlandia, making a beautiful pair. This is the only hymn in our hymnal that was written by her.
The hymn is based on Psalm 46:10-11: "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! The LORD of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge." The hymn contemplates the troubles that we face in this world of sin and that Jesus calls His followers to "deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow" Him (Matthew 16:24).
Even though we face many temptations, trials of faith, and loss, the hymnwriter directs our hearts and minds to the promises and power of our God and Savior. While this is not directly an Epiphany hymn, this is especially fitting in the Epiphany season. Jesus shows His power over sickness, nature, the demons, and even over death. Through all of this and more, Jesus is revealed to us as the true God and as the world's promised Savior.
The final two verses comfort us in the loss of Christian loved ones, reminding us that Jesus has conquered death, once and for all. He "Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord" (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17). With all these promises from our Savior Jesus, we can say: "Be still, my soul" trusting in Jesus who is with us and who is our Refuge and Strength!
Join us as we study this hymn which comforts us in the trouble and sorrow of this earthly life through the assurance of Jesus and His work for us!
- Devotion
- 2 Thessalonians 2:1-2
- Announcements
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- Sunday School and Bible Class
- Whitewater Retreat
- Women’s Bible study tonight 5-6pm in church basement
- Time and Talents this weekend (also Meet and Greet)
- Reorganization meeting (Monday, Feb 3rd at 6:30)
- Voters Meeting (Monday, Feb 3rd)
- Ambassadors (Wed, Feb 12th 7-9pm)
- Women who hike (February 23 @ 2:30pm)
- Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Lilia Howley (going in for tests next week)
- Becca Schaller
- Margaret Fraze
- Jeff Strand
- Scott Osbourne
- Eli Baumann
- Margaret Schreyer - Transesophageal Echocardiogram so the Drs. can look at her heart valve.
- Judy Mielke
- John McLaren
- Elected Church leaders
- Zach L. (Pres), Karl F. (VP), Alan O. (Sec), Doug S. (FSec), Craig S. (Treas), Kevin, Michael, Anthony, Mark, Daniel (Elders), Paul (Deacon), Elijah (Ed), Scott K. (Property).
- Missionary Bruce Naumann
- Hymn of the Day
- Hymn 616 - "Forever with the Lord"
As we continue on in the season of Epiphany we reflect more on the revelation of Jesus who is the foundation of our faith. This week we study the hymn "I Know My Faith Is Founded" (Hymn 381 in The Lutheran Hymnal), written by Erdmann Neumeister in the early 1700's. Neumeister was born and educated in Germany and was a pastor, teacher and writer of over 650 hymns. His hymns are simple, yet rich and Scriptural.
This hymn highlights the truth that not all faith is equal. While people say "It doesn't matter what you believe in, as long as you believe in something," Scripture says different. Not everything is worth putting your faith or trust in. The world puts forth other foundations on which people are to build their faith, but those foundation do not compare to Jesus. The Christian faith defies worldly wisdom, but is sure and certain.
This hymn includes a prayer to God to increase our faith, especially as we face trouble in this life. The devil seeks to use trials and adversities to divide us from Christ. But God promises to be with us and give the strength that we need.
The final verse continues the prayer, this time for God to held us serve Him in this life, until He calls us home to Heaven. Heaven is God's ultimate goal for us. Jesus has won our salvation. We have been "begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus" (1 Peter 1:4). In death we receive "the end of our faith -- the salvation of our souls" (1 Peter 1:9).
Join us as we study this hymn which reminds us about the importance of faith's foundation. There is no firmer foundation for sinners than Jesus and His cross for us! On Him my faith is founded!
- Devotion
- 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12
- Announcements
- Sunday School and Bible Class
- Outdoor Adventure Day Cancelled
- Annual Meeting
- Dan Hanel Victory Service
- Whitewater Retreat
- Women's Bible Study
- Reorganization Meeting
- College Bible Study
- Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Lilia Howley
- Dan Hanel Family
- Rebecca Schaller
- Jeff Strand
- Eli Baumann
- Judy Mielke
- John McLaren
- Bible Study Leaders
- Missionary Todd Ohlmann
Common Christian Q&A
- How do we know that the Bible really is the Word of God and not some other “sacred book”?
- Hymn 421 “Come, Follow Me, the Savior Spake”
We continue in the season of Epiphany this week, which highlights that the Gentiles are invited into God's kingdom. This week we study the Epiphany hymn "Hail, Thou Source of Every Blessing" (Hymn 129 in The Lutheran Hymnal), written by Basil Woodd around 1810. Basil was born and educated in England and was ordained as a pastor. This is the only hymn in our hymnal that was written by him.
This hymn uses the account of the Wise Men who came to visit the young child Jesus as the basis for teaching us an important truth. The Gospel is intended for all people, and we, like the Wise Men, receive salvation through Jesus and are able to come and worship Him and bring their gifts of thanksgiving to Him.
This hymn reminds us that God does not discriminate or withhold salvation based on gender, race, age or economic status. Paul writes: "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise" (Galatians 3:28-29). Salvation is for you! Thanks be to God!
Join us as we study this hymn about Jesus' work to save all people, and the joy we have in worship and in service to Him!
- Devotion
- 2 Thessalonians 1:5-10
- Announcements
- Sunday School and Bible Class
- ERC Meeting
- Church Council
- Voters Meeting - January 20 - 7pm
- Outdoor Adventure Day
- Whitewater Retreat
- College Bible Study
- Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Margaret Fraze
- Dan Hanel
- Rebecca Schaller
- Lilia Howley
- Jeff Strand
- Scott Osbourne
- Eli Baumann
- Shut-ins
- Mission in Bangladesh
- Hymn 604 “Great God, What do I See and Hear?”
On January 6 the church has celebrated Epiphany, which brings the Christmas season to a close. Epiphany has been called "Christmas for the Gentiles" since the theme of Epiphany is about the Gospel (and salvation) being intended for all people. We see this in the account of the visit of the Wise Men, which is usually the Gospel reading for the festival of Epiphany. This week we study the Epiphany hymn "Arise and Shine in Splendor" (Hymn 126 in The Lutheran Hymnal), written by Martin Opitz in the seventeenth century. Martin was born and educated in Germany and was a professor of philosophy and literature. This is the only hymn in our hymnal that was written by him.
You might notice something strange about this hymn. Although this is an Epiphany hymn which is about the revelation of God's glory in the person of Jesus, the name "Jesus" is not mentioned once in this hymn. Nor will you find the term Christ, Savior or any other familiar description for Jesus. The reason for this is that the hymn is based on Isaiah 60:1-6 which states: "Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the LORD will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you. The Gentiles shall come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising."
This hymn is written from the perspective of an Old Testament believer. The Old Testament believers would not have known the name "Jesus." This hymn is about the general work of the LORD (the Triune God) to shine the LIGHT of salvation in a world that was dying in DARKNESS. The language of this hymn is colorful and brings out the Biblical contrast between light and darkness and God's love of all people and desire that ALL people come to faith and are saved from sin and death.
This hymn is not as Christological as many of our other hymns, but uses descriptive language to describe how God has given us all a natural knowledge that He exists, so that we might seek and find the true God in His revealed Word. It also reminds us of the joy that is ours when we come to know Jesus as our Savior. People of all "nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues" (Revelation 7:10) will be brought to faith and share in the Savior's joys in heaven. Thanks be to God!
Join us as we study this hymn about God's desire to save all people, Jew and Gentile alike, and the joy that is ours when we are brought into His Light of salvation!
- Devotion
- 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4
- Announcements
- Sunday School and Bible Class
- College Bible Study
- Church Council
- Voters Meeting - January 20 - 7pm
- Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Margaret Fraze
- Families who have lost loved ones this past year
- Mission Helper Trip to Nepal
- Common Christian Q&A
- Isn't Christmas based on a pagan holiday?
- Hymn 417 “How Can I Thank Thee, Lord”
This week we study the hymn "Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness" (Hymn 371 in The Lutheran Hymnal), written by Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf in 1739. While Zinzendorf was a prolific hymn writer, penning over 2,000 hymns, we only have two of his hymns in The Lutheran Hymnal (this hymn and hymn 410). This is by far the greatest hymn that he wrote.
In this hymn, Zinzendorf points us to the all-sufficient work of Jesus which is for ALL people. This hymn originally had 33 verses, and was cut down to 24 verses when it was translated into English by John Wesley. The seven verses that we have in our hymnal are theologically rich presentations on the Atonement of Jesus for sinners, and the doctrine of Universal Justification (God declared all people not guilty through the work of Jesus). This doctrine of Universal Justification is in contrast to the false teaching of Limited Atonement, which teaches that Jesus only died for the sins of SOME people, not ALL people. The Apostle Paul clearly teaches Universal Justification writing: "God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation" (2 Corinthians 5:19 see also 2 Peter 2:1).
Throughout this hymn Zinzendorf points the sinner not to him or herself, but to Jesus, about whom Peter proclaims: "you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God" (1 Peter 1:18-21). Thanks be to God!
May the LORD bless your worship this weekend!
- Devotion
- 1 Thessalonians 5:25-28
- Announcements
- Sunday School and Bible Class
- Communion this Weekend
- School Resumes
- Outreach Committee Meeting
- Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Family of Marlene Hanel
- Margaret Fraze
- CLC Leaders
- Mission in India
- Hymn 460 "Behold the Sure Foundation-Stone”
This week we study the Christmas hymn "Praise God the Lord, Ye Sons of Men" (Hymn 105 in The Lutheran Hymnal), written by Nikolaus Herman in the sixteenth century. Herman was from Bohemia, but this hymn became one of the most popular Christmas hymns in Germany following the Lutheran Reformation.
As we reflect on this hymn we will discuss some of the western views that have been inserted into Christmas hymns and pictures that are not actually part of the Biblical narrative, but are added into the Christmas account from a European perspective. This is a reminder of the importance of being firmly grounded in the Scriptures themselves, and not basing our images of Christmas on songs or pictures.
This hymn was written for children, and marvelously brings out the miracle of the Incarnation, as Jesus, who is God from eternity, takes on flesh and becomes human. Through this miracle, the LORD accomplishes the "great exchange" -- the sinless for the sinful, and wins salvation and eternal life for those who were under the curse of sin. Through Jesus' work through the incarnation, the door to heaven has been opened for sinners. This is what Christmas is truly about!
Join us as we study this hymn about the miracle of the incarnation, the God-Man, our Savior, and the true meaning of Christmas!
This week we study the hymn "On Jordan's Bank, the Baptist's Cry" (Hymn 63 in The Lutheran Hymnal), written by Charles Coffin in the eighteenth century. One of the unique features of Coffin's hymns is that he wrote them in Latin, even though it was a "dead language" when he penned it. This shows the importance that Latin played in the theological language of the Church.
This hymn is found in the Advent section of our hymnal, and highlights the ministry of John the Baptizer who came to prepare the way for Jesus.
Coffin's point in writing this hymn is that John's work of 21 centuries ago, is just as needed for us today as it was then. We too, need to heed and "harken" to the message of the Baptizer who preached repentance, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Join us as we study this hymn about our need to prepare for the Savior, not by decorations or goodies, but through sincere faith and repentance over sin, eagerly looking forward to the coming of Jesus because we NEED Him! "Prepare my heart, Lord Jesus!"
- Devotion
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
- Announcements
- Christmas Eve Practice during Sunday School Hour
- Bible Class
- Caroling in Washington Park
- ILS Christmas Concert
- Midweek Advent
- Ladies' Auxiliary
- No College Bible Study next week
- Upcoming Podcast Schedule
- Christmas and New Year's Schedule
- Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Marlene Hanel
- Margaret Schreyer
- Margaret Fraze
- School Health
- Mission in Nigeria
- Common Christian Q&A
- 2 John 1:10-11
- Hymn 75 "Ye Sons, of Men, Oh, Hearken”
- Devotion
- 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22
- Announcements
- Sunday School and Bible Class
- Advent Afternoon
- Church Council Update
- Midweek Advent
- Ladies' Auxiliary
- Caroling in the Park
- Christmas and New Year's Schedule
- Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Marlene Hanel
- Margaret Schreyer
- Martin Flowers
- Board of Elders
- Mission in Uganda
- Hymn 456 “Approach, My Soul, the Mercy Seat”
This week we study the hymn "Savior of the Nations, Come" (Hymn 95 in The Lutheran Hymnal), written by the Church Father, Ambrose in the fourth century. This is one of the oldest hymns in our hymnal, and highlights the nature of Jesus as our coming Savior.
This hymn is found in the Christmas section of our hymnal, although it is placed in the Advent section of many hymnals. We will see that it fits appropriately in either season, as it points to the coming of Jesus, as well as vividly and shamelessly professing the true nature of the Savior as true God and true man.
This becomes more vivid when we understand that Ambrose and the church of his time were combating the error of Arianism, which taught that Jesus was not true God. This was the error that was condemned in the Nicene Creed in 325, but which continued the plague the Christian church for many more years, and which is still taught in some churches today. For this reason, the Biblical truths confirmed and proclaimed in this hymn are just as important today as they were 1600 years ago!
Join us as we study this hymn about the coming of our Savior, who was both true God and true Man, and as we consider the wonderful implications of this truth for us. "In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him" (1 John 4:9). Thanks be to God!
- Devotion
- 1 Thessalonians 5:1-15
- Announcements
- Sunday School and Bible Class
- Recessed Voters Meeting
- Thanksgiving
- Midweek Advent
- Mavis Anderson Victory Service
- Advent Afternoon
- Caroling in the Park
- Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Marlene Hanel
- Rosie Timm
- Lilia Howley
- Carolyn Matzke
- Bob Timm
- Laura Stutzman (Ude)
- Pastor Paul Nolting
- Jim Lien
- Newly Elected Church Officers and Board Members
- Mission in India
- Hymn 482 “Dear Lord, to Thy True Servants Give”
This week we study the hymn "The Advent of Our King" (Hymn 68 in The Lutheran Hymnal), written by French hymn writer Charles Coffin who wrote this hymn in the mid 1700's.
This hymn is found in the Advent section of our hymnal, which is the season of the Church Year we will be entering this weekend. This hymn is not a prayer, but rather a confession of what the Bible teaches about Jesus. This hymn confesses that Jesus is King, that He is both True God and True Man, and that He is coming again as Judge of all. It also connects the major themes of Advent (which means "coming"), one of which is repentance. This hymn is a call to Christians to put off the works of the flesh, knowing what Jesus has done for us, and that He is coming again!
Join us as we study this hymn about the coming of our Savior, both as a Child, and as the King of Kings, and as we come before Him with humility and joyful praise. "Behold, your King is coming to you!" (Zechariah 9:9).
- Devotion
- Psalm 100
- Announcements
- Weekend Sunday School and Bible Class
- Changes to Sunday School beginning December 8th
- Recessed Voters Meeting - November 25 at 7pm (Elections)
- Thanksgiving Eve (6pm) - Nov. 27th followed by Pie Palooza
- Thanksgiving Day (10am)
- Midweek Advent - begins on December 4 (exchange with Grace, Sleepy Eye)
- Weekend Sunday School and Bible Class
- Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Marlene Hanel
- Rosie Timm
- Lilia Howley
- Carolyn Matzke
- Bob Timm
- Laura Stutzman (Ude)
- Pastor Paul Nolting
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- Outreach Committee
- Nepal (South Asia)
- Hymn 36 “Now Thank We All our God”
This week we study the hymn "O'er the Distant Mountains Breaking" (Hymn 606 in The Lutheran Hymnal), written by English hymn writer John Monsell who wrote this hymn in the mid 1800's.
This hymn is found in the Judgment section of our hymnal, which will be part of our focus on this coming Sunday, the Last Sunday in Trinity, and the last Sunday of the church year. This hymn is a prayer that the Lord would help us to be ready for His return through faith and in joyful anticipation.
The hymnwriter reminds us of the Savior's promise to return. Even before His death, resurrection and ascension, Jesus told His disciples "I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also" (John 14:3). He also reminds us that we don't know when He will return, so we should constantly be ready, knowing that each day we are closer to our salvation.
Join us as we study this hymn about the Last Day, our Savior's return, and as we are reminded of all that He has done to open heaven for us. With hearts of faith and joy, eagerly be led by the Spirit to pray: "Come, Lord Jesus!"
- Devotion
- 1 Thessalonians 5:6-10
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Announcements
- Weekend Sunday School and Bible Class
- Invite a Friend to Church
- Recessed Voters Meeting
- Ladies' Auxiliary
- Thanksgiving
- Advent
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Prayer List
-
Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Marlene Hanel
- Rosie Timm
- Lilia Howley
- Carolyn Matzke
- Bob Timm
- Laura Stutzman
- Board of Elders
- Missionary Peter Evensen
- Kindergarten Interview
- Hymn: 450 “Soldiers of Christ Arise”
This week we study the hymn "We praise you, O God, our Redeemer, Creator" (Hymn 568 in The Lutheran Hymnal), written by English hymn writer Julia C. Cory who wrote this hymn in the late 1800's.
This hymn is found in the Harvest and Thanksgiving section of our hymnal, which is especially fitting as it reflects on the nature and work of our Triune God, and the Christian's joyful response to all His blessings of body and soul. This hymn is a prayer of praise addressed to the LORD God by those who believe in Him.
The hymnwriter reminds us that the true God is a God of creation and redemption. He is a God who has been with our spiritual ancestors, guiding them and protecting them through the trials that will confront the child of God in this fallen world. That same God will be with us, just as He has been with those who have gone before us.
Study this hymn with us, as reminded of all that the LORD has done for us and are motivated to "shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation" to "Come before His presence with thanksgiving" and to "shout joyfully to Him with psalms" (Psalm 95:1-2).
LORD, stir up in us, Your people, thankful hearts for all You have done, and give us a desire to come before You with joy to join our voices with our fellow believers to sing Your praise. Amen!
- Devotion
- 1 Thessalonians 5:1-5
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Announcements
- Weekend Sunday School and Bible Class
- Recessed Voters Meeting
- Invite a Friend to Church
- Ladies' Auxiliary
- Thanksgiving
- Advent
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Prayer List
-
Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Marlene Hanel
- Rosie Timm
- Lilia Howley
- Bob Timm
- Laura Stutzman
- Board of Property
- Missionary Peter Evensen
- Kindergarten Interview
- Hymn: 606 “O’er the Distant Mountains Breaking”
This week we study the hymn "Before the Throne of God Above" (Hymn 561 in The new Christian Worship 2021 Hymnal), written by Irish hymn writer Charitie Lees Smith who wrote this hymn in 1863.
This hymn is not found in either of our hymnals, but it is found in several other newer Lutheran Hymnals including LSB and CW21.
The hymn points us to the work of Jesus for us which is complete and covers all our sin. This confidence in Jesus, the God-Man assures us that we can and should bring our prayers to our Father in heaven through Jesus who is our Advocate and serves as our ever living intercessor. We also need not fear or give into the temptation of the Devil to wave our sins in our face and wonder if they are really forgiven. Jesus paid for every sin through His death. All is forgiven. God looks at Jesus who was holy and bore our sin, and thus pardons us from our sin.
Study this hymn with us, as we are encouraged to "come before the throne of God" (Hebrews 4:16) and with the confidence that our "names are written in heaven" (Luke 10:20). May the LORD give joy and confidence in Jesus' work for us!
The LORD bless your worship and reminder of this important truth this weekend, and always!
- Devotion
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
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Announcements
- Weekend Sunday School and Bible Class
- Time and Talent Offering
- Recessed Voters Meeting
- Invite a Friend to Church
- Thanksgiving
- Advent
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Prayer List
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Pat Hemmingsen
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Marlene Hanel
- Rosie Timm
- Lilia Howley
- Bob Timm
- Laura Stutzman
- Volunteer Staff
- Mission in Nepal
- Common Christian Q&A:
- How can a loving God sentence people to hell?
- Hymn: 587 “Asleep in Jesus! Blessed Sleep”
This week we study the hymn "Rise, Ye Children of Salvation" (Hymn 472 in The Lutheran Hymnal), written by German hymn writer Justus Falckner who wrote this hymn in the late 1600's.
This hymn is found in the Communion of Saints section of our hymnal, which is especially fitting for the celebration of All Saints Day, which we will be celebrating this weekend. This hymn is addressed to believers, Christ's Church, as an encouragement to wake up and boldly fight for the faith that has been entrusted to us as Christians.
The hymnwriter begins by reminding us that, as Christians, we are at war. The devil rages against Christ and His church, using everything at his disposal to destroy God's Church by separating believers from God and His Word. While this might be intimidating and discouraging, we are not alone. Many Christians before us have fought this battle as well. And through the blood of Jesus, they have won the victory, even in death! Falckner reminds us that Jesus has already won. The victory is ours. Thus we are motivated to look to Jesus, and to boldly march forward into this battle, with the confidence that our Savior goes before us. The church today needs this reminder. We need to wake up and fight in this fight, and not stand on the sidelines.
Study this hymn with us, as we are encouraged to "fight the good fight of faith" (1 Timothy 6:12) and to "contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints" (Jude 1:3). May the LORD give us the zeal to fight this faith, going forward with the strength that He gives!
The LORD bless your worship and proclamation of this truth, both this weekend, and always!
- Devotion
- 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12
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Announcements
- Weekend Sunday School and Bible Class
- MN Area Reformation Service
- Ladies Auxiliary
- Time and Talent Offering
- Recessed Voters Meeting
- Invite a Friend to Church
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Prayer List
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Pat Hemmingsen
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Marlene Hanel
- Rosie Timm
- Lilia Howley
- Bob Timm
- Laura Stutzman
- Part-Time Staff
- Mission in Uganda
- Common Christian Q&A:
- What happens to those who never hear the gospel?
- Hymn: 267 “If God Had Not Been on Our Side”
This week we study the hymn "The Church's One Foundation" (Hymn 473 in The Lutheran Hymnal), written by English hymn writer Samuel Stone who wrote this hymn in the late 1800's.
This hymn is found in the Communion of Saints section of our hymnal, but it is also appropriate for Reformation, which we will be celebrating this weekend. It wonderfully describes what the Church is, as well as how it is established and maintained.
Stone masterfully weaves passages from the Old and New Testaments together, using pictures from Jesus, Paul, Peter, John and even the Psalms to describe the Holy Christian Church and the enemies that it faces in this fallen world. It also comforts the Christian who fights in this battle of the Church Militant with the assurance that Christ has won, and that Christ's Church will be preserved no matter what challenge it faces. It will become the Church Triumphant!
Study this hymn with us, as we are reminded Jesus is the Church's One Foundation and that the "gates Hades will not prevail against it"! (Matthew 16:18). Thanks be to God!
The LORD bless your worship and proclamation of this truth, both this weekend, and always!
- Devotion
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8
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Announcements
- Weekend Sunday School and Bible Class
- CLC Teachers' Conference
- Red Cross Blood Drive
- Voters Meeting
- MCAC Tournament
- MN Area Reformation Service
- Time and Talent Offering
- Invite a Friend to Church
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Prayer List
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Family of Sue Schweim
- Pat Hemmingsen
- Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Marlene Hanel
- Rosie Timm
- Lilia Howley
- Bob Timm
- Board of Deacons
- Mission in Philippines
- Common Christian Q&A:
- Is your church pro-Israel or pro-Hamas?
- Hymn: 424 “My God, My Father, Make Me Strong”
This week we are looking at the hymn "Seek Where Ye May to Find a Way" (Hymn 383 in The Lutheran Hymnal), written by German hymn writer Georg Weissel who wrote about 100 years after the Reformation and the time of Martin Luther.
This hymn is found in the Faith and Justification section of our hymnal, and it fits well here. It is a beautiful description of what make the Christian faith different from any other religion, and the hope that is found in Jesus alone.
This hymn is based on a variety of passages from the Old and New Testaments, weaving in passages from the Psalms, Romans, the Gospels and other places in Scripture. It is amazing as we study hymns like this to see the thorough familiarity that these hymn writers had of the Scriptures, to be able to use passages and weave them together is a poetic, beautiful and meaningful way. Knowing the Scriptures so well is something that we should aspire to as well!
Study this hymn with us, as we are reminded of work of God for us in the person of Jesus and the fact that there is no hope in any other religion apart from Christ. Peter declared about Jesus: "There is no other name under heaven, given among men, by which we must be saved"! (Acts 4:12). How true indeed!
The LORD bless your worship and proclamation of this truth, both this weekend, and always!
- Devotion
- 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13
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Announcements
- Weekend Sunday School and Bible Class
- CLC Teachers' Conference
- History DC Tour
- Hymn Study Podcast
- Red Cross Blood Drive
- MN Area Reformation Service
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Marlene Hanel
- Rosie Timm
- Lilea Howley
- Bob Timm
- Douglas Schaller and Alan Olmanson
- Mission in Pakistan
- Hymn: 429 “Lord, Thee I Love with All My Heart”
This week we are looking at the hymn "To Thy Temple I Repair" (Hymn 2 in The Lutheran Hymnal), written by English hymn writer James Montgomery who wrote 13 other hymns which are included in our hymnal.
This hymn is found in the Opening of Service section of our hymnal, and it fits well here. It is a beautiful description of why Christians worship, and what God offers us through worship.
This hymn is based largely on selections of several Psalms as well as a few passages in the New Testament. This hymn uses the picture of the temple or tabernacle in the Old Testament as a picture of our worship still today. But unlike the Old Testament, because Christ has died and fulfilled the Old Testament laws, the veil separating us from God because of sin has been removed and we have the ability to come into the presence of God in worship to sing His praise, to bring Him our prayers, and to hear His word to us through His called servants. What joy and blessing is ours as we come together in worship.
Study this hymn with us, as we are reminded of the blessings God offers to us in worship through His Word and Sacrament.
May we, with David respond to every opportunity to worship with this Spirit-worked thought: “I was glad when they said to me, 'Let us go into the house of the LORD.'” (Psalm 121:1).
The LORD will bless your worship this weekend!
- Devotion
- 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5
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Announcements
- Weekend Sunday School and Bible Class
- College Bible Study
- MN Pastoral Conference
- CLC Teachers' Conference
- History DC Tour
- Choir
- Hymn Study Podcast
- Outdoor Adventure Day
- Trunk or Treat
- Red Cross Blood Drive
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Marlene Hanel
- Pastor Ed Starkey
- Rosie Timm
- Zach Lien and Craig Stelter
- Mission in Zambia
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Common Christian Q&A
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Is Blood Thicker than Water?
- Hymn: 445 “Am I a Soldier of the Cross”
This week we are looking at the hymn "I Come to Thee, O Blessed Lord" (Hymn 330 in The Lutheran Hymnal) as we look ahead to the celebration of the Lord's Supper this weekend.
This hymn is found in the Confession and Absolution section of our hymnal, but would also fit well in the Lord's Supper section. It was written by Norwegian pastor and hymn writer, Magnus Landstad, who wrote several other hymns that are also included in our hymnal.
This hymn is based largely on portions of Psalm 51 and 130 and Paul's words in 1 Corinthians 11, dealing with the celebration of the Lord's Supper. As we study and sing this hymn, we are reminded that the Lord's Supper is not intended for everyone, but for those who are properly prepared to receive it through Spirit worked faith and repentance. As the hymn points us to our Savior's work for us, it should also move us to desire to receive this Sacrament which our Savior has instituted for our comfort and assurance of forgiveness.
Study this hymn with us, as we are reminded of our sin and unworthiness, and as we are pointed to Jesus and His worthiness as our Savior from sin.
Take comfort in the inspired words of the Psalmist: “If You, LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared.” (Psalm 130:3-4).
The LORD will bless your worship this weekend!
- Devotion
- 1 Thessalonians 2:17-20
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Announcements
- Freshman Carnival
- Weekend Sunday School and Bible Class
- MN Pastoral Conference
- CLC Teachers' Conference
- Convention Proceedings
- History DC Tour
- Pastors Office Hours
- Choir
- Hymn Study Podcast
- Trunk or Treat
- Red Cross Blood Drive
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Marlene Hanel
- Pastor Ed Starkey
- Rosie Timm
- Michael Wheaton and Erika Hart
- Mission in Tanzania
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Common Christian Q&A
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Is there an importance in our church service order?
- Hymn: 472 “Rise, Ye Children of Salvation”
Join us for a study of "Wake, Awake, For Night Is Flying" (Hymn 609 in The Lutheran Hymnal) by German pastor and hymn writer, Philipp Nicolai.
This hymn is based largely on Jesus' parable of the 10 Virgins as well as a number of references to descriptions of heaven from Revelation. As Nicolai was confronted with tragedy and death in his life and ministry, he turned to God and His promises in Christ for comfort and assurance. It was with these precious promises that He also comforted the flock that he was called to serve, with the reminder that we need to be ready, for we don't know when our Savior will return, or call us to our heavenly home.
Study this hymn with us, as we are reminded of the joy which is our now, and which will be ours forever, as we are united with our Savior in eternity!
“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him” (1 Corinthians 2:9). Thanks be to God! Praise the LORD!
- Devotion
- 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16
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Announcements
- Women's Auxiliary
- Freshman Carnival
- Zack Sippert Installation
- Weekend Sunday School and Bible Class
- Bible Studies
- Pastors Office Hours
- Choir
- Hymn Study Podcast
- MN Pastoral Conference
- Trunk or Treat
- Red Cross Blood Drive
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Marlene Hanel
- Logan Landon
- Bob Heller and Lane Fischer
- Mission in Tanzania
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Common Christian Q&A
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Do Catholics go to Heaven?
- Hymn: 293 “O Holy Spirit, Grant Us Grace”
Join us for a study of "Through All The Changing Scenes of Life" (Hymn 29 in The Lutheran Hymnal) by the Irish Poets Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady.
This hymn is basically Psalm 34:1-10 set to metrical form so it can be sung as a hymn. The thoughts and even phrases are almost identical to what we find from David in Psalm 34. The hymn is a reminder of God's promises to be with and protect His people, and is a call to us to praise the LORD for His promises and help and comfort.
Study this hymn with us, as we are reminded of the LORD rich love for His people and the fact that He is not a God who is far off, but one who is always near.
"I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make its boast in the LORD; The humble shall hear of it and be glad. 3 Oh, magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together. 4 I sought the LORD, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears. 5 They looked to Him and were radiant, And their faces were not ashamed. 6 This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles. 7 The angel of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him, And delivers them. 8 Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him! 9 Oh, fear the LORD, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him. 10 The young lions lack and suffer hunger; But those who seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing" (Psalm 34:1-10).
- Devotion
- 1 Thessalonians 2:7-12
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Announcements
- Weekend Sunday School and Bible Class
- Bible Studies
- Pastors Office Hours
- Choir
- Hymn Study Podcast
- Zack Sippert Installation
- MN Pastoral Conference
- Trunk or Treat
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Marlene Hanel
- Wilton Landon
- Betty Wolle
- Beth Greve and Julie Busch
- Mission in Liberia
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Common Christian Q&A
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Abortion in cases of rape and incest
- Hymn: 483 “God of the Prophets, Bless the Prophets' Sons”
Join us for a study of "Come to Calvary's Holy Mountain" (Hymn 149 in The Lutheran Hymnal) by the Scottish Poet James Montgomery.
The hymn invites sinners to come to Jesus to receive the spiritual washing and cleansing from sin that we so desperately need, and which can be found no where else. The weaves together thoughts from Matthew 11:28, Zechariah 13:1, 2 Corinthians 5:19, Revelation 7:14 and 22:17, Isaiah 25:6-8, Hebrews 9:14-15, and many more.
Study this hymn with us, as we are reminded of dire nature of our problem of sin, and God's gracious healing through the substitutionary blood of Jesus.
Rejoice that God is indeed Faithful and has kept His promise to redeem us from sin and death!
- Devotion
- 1 Thessalonians 2:1-6
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Announcements
- Weekend Sunday School and Bible Class
- Bible Class Plans
- Pastors Office Hours
- Choir
- Hymn Study Podcast
- Zack Sippert Installation
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Marlene Hanel
- Wilton Landon
- Betty Wolle
- Ben Hanel and Kevin Schrader
- Mission in Myanmar
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Common Christian Q&A
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Will we remember our lives in heaven?
- Hymn: 506 “Send Thou, O Lord, to Every Place”
Join us for a study of Hymn 19 in The Lutheran Hymnal, "All Praise to God, Who Reigns Above" by Johann Schutz, based on Psalm 47:6-8, Deuteronomy 32:3-4, Psalm 96:1-8, Psalm 95:2, and Psalm 116:8-9.
Learn a little about the hymnwriter, and his Biblical description of the true God which moves us to give Him "all praise and glory"!
Thanks be to the God of wonders, power and love, the God of our Salvation, for His marvelous work for sinners such as us!
- Devotion
- 1 Thessalonians 1:6-10
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Announcements
- Fall Weekend Schedule Starts September 7-8
- Bible Class Plans
- Pastors Office Hours
- Choir Starts
- Church Council
- Hymn Study Podcast
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Marlene Hanel
- Wilton Landon
- Margaret Schreyer
- Larry Hartman
- Roettger Family
- Board of Education
- Mission in Bangladesh
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Convention Recap
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Committee #7 - Elections
- Hymn: 381 “I Know My Faith Is Founded”
Join us for a study of Hymn 764 in The Worship Supplement, "God of Grace and God of Glory" by Harry Fosdick, based on 2 Timothy 2:7-8.
Learn about the Scriptural foundation for this hymn and its application to us in this episode.
May the LORD of Grace and Glory continue to give His church strength, wisdom, and courage through His Word and Sacrament to faithfully proclaim His Truth to our generation!
- Devotion
- 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5
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Announcements
- Bonnie Kueker Funeral
- Fall Weekend Schedule Starts September 7-8
- Bible Class Plans
- Ladies Auxiliary
- Upcoming Midweek Bible Study
- Hymn Study Podcast
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Marlene Hanel
- Wilton Landon
- Margaret Schreyer
- Larry Hartman
- Roettger Family
- Assistant Principal Rick Mariner
- Mission in Pakistan
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Convention Recap
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Committee #6 - Membership/Constitution
- Hymn: 776 “Lord, ‘Tis Not that I Did Choose You”
Join us for a study of Hymn 452 in The Lutheran Hymnal, "The Son of God Goes Forth to War" by Reginald Heber, based on 1 Timothy 6:12.
Learn about the man who wrote this hymn and meditate on the Scriptural foundation for it in this episode.
It is our prayer that the study will familiarize you with the hymn so that it is more meaningful when you sing it in church.
May the LORD give us strength to "fight the good fight of faith" as we follow in the steps of Jesus and the many faithful Christians who have gone before us!
- Devotion
- Philippians 4:20-23
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Announcements
- School Started
- Summer Bible Study concluded
- Upcoming Bible Study plans
- Hymn Study Podcast
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Pastor Tim Wheaton
- Jim Lien
- Bonnie Kueker
- Marlene Hanel
- Julie Larson
- Wilton Landon
- Jeanette Schweim
- Roettger Family
- Principal Brandan Heinze
- Missions in India and Mexico
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Convention Recap
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Convention Overview - Kevin Schrader
- Hymn: 478 “The Saints on Earth and Those Above”
Join us for a study of Hymn 629 in The Lutheran Hymnal, "Let Children Hear the Mighty Deeds" by Isaac Watts (and Bernard Schumacher - verse 4), based on Psalm 78:1-8.
Learn about the man who wrote this hymn and meditate on the Scriptural foundation for it in this episode.
It is our prayer that the study will familiarize you with the hymn so that it is more meaningful when you sing it in church.
May the LORD bless our efforts in Christian Education to the glory of His name and the building up of His kingdom among us!
- Devotion
- Philippians 4:14-19
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Announcements
- School Starts Next Week
- Summer Bible Study today
- Hymn Study Podcast
- Adopt-a-Highway
- Christian Education Weekend
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Jim Lien
- Bonnie Kueker
- Ron Geiger
- Julie Larson
- ILS Teachers
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Convention Recap
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Committee #5 - Finance
- Hymn: 366 “One Thing’s Needful; Lord, This Treasure”
- Devotion
- Philippians 4:10-13
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Announcements
- Recent Events Recap
- Summer Bible Study today
- College Age Bible Study
- Adopt-a-Highway
- Christian Education Weekend
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Jim Lien
- Bonnie Kueker
- Ron Geiger
- Paul and Naomi Pfeiffer
- Luke and Maddie Olmanson
- Theodore Jacob Busse
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Convention Recap
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Committee #4 - Doctrine
- Hymn: 429 “Lord, Thee I Love with All My Heart”
- Devotion
- Philippians 4:8-9
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Announcements
- VBS Recap
- Summer Bible Study today
- Church Parking Lot Resurfacing
- Ladies' Auxiliary
- Men's Breakfast
- Worship this Weekend
- Picklebarn Adventure Day
- Night to Unite - August 6
- Christian Education Weekend
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Jim Lien
- Bonnie Kueker
- Ron Geiger
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Convention Recap
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Committee #3 - Missions
- Hymn: 657 “Beautiful Savior”
- Devotion
- Philippians 4:4-7
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Announcements
- Voters Meeting Recap
- Summer Bible Study today
- Ladies' Auxiliary
- Night to Unite
- Picklebarn Adventure Day
- Night to Unite - August 6
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Jim Lien
- Bonnie Kueker
- Ron Geiger
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Convention Recap
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Committee #2 - ILC/Regents
- Hymn: CW21 707 “Cling Tightly to the Word of God”
- Devotion
- Philippians 4:1-3
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Announcements
- Summer Bible Study today
- VBS July 22-26
- Night to Unite
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Jim Lien
- Bonnie Kueker
- Ron Geiger
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Convention Recap
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Committee #1 - President's Report and BoEP
- Hymn: 474 “Zion Stands by Hills Surrounded”
- Devotion
- Philippians 3:17-21
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Announcements
- Upcoming Parades
- Summer Bible Study beginning today
- Kranz farewell - July 14
- Movie Night - July 14
- VBS July 22-26
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Jim Lien
- Bonnie Kueker
- Ron Geiger
- Logan Landon
- Marvin and Mary Schweim
- Dan and Ann Hanel
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Convention Recap
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Bob Heller - New Guy Perspective
- Hymn: 660 “I’m but a Stranger Here”
- Devotion
- Philippians 3:12-16
- Announcements
- Banana Split recap
- Upcoming Parades
- Kranz farewell - July 14
- Movie Night - July 14
- VBS July 22-26
- Summer Bible Study beginning July 10
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Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Jim Lien
- Bonnie Kueker
- Judy Becker
- Hymn: LSB 604 “The Gifts Christ Freely Gives”
- Devotion
- Philippians 3:7-11
- Announcements
- Banana Split
- Parades
- Convention Review
- Flooding
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Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Jim Lien
- Flooding
- Hymn: TLH 175 “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”
- Devotion
- Philippians 3:1-6
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Announcements
- Call Accepted
- 2024 CLC Convention
- Auxiliary Luncheon
- Banana Split
- Parades
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Jim Lien
- Convention
- Marvin Schweim
- Convention Preview
- Committee 5: Trustees
- Committee 6: Membership and Constitution
- Committee 7: Elections
- Hymn: TLH 379 “I do Not Come Because My Soul”
- Devotion
- Philippians 2:21-30
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Announcements
- Summer Worship Schedule
- Voters' Meeting
- Call Issued
- Minnesota Delegate Conference
- 2024 CLC Convention
- Banana Split
- Parades
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Prayer List
-
Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Jim Lien
- Marvin Schweim
- Lauren Schweim
- Paulette Galstad
- Convention Preview
- Committee 3: Missions
- Committee 4: Doctrine
- Hymn: TLH 469 "Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken"
- Devotion
- Exodus 14:13-14
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Announcements
- Summer Worship Schedule
- Voters' Meeting
- Call Issued
- Minnesota Delegate Conference
- 2024 CLC Convention
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Jim Lien
- Greece Travelers
- Convention Preview
- Committee 1: President’s Report and Board of Education and Publication
- Committee 2: Immanuel Lutheran College
- Hymn: TLH 460 "Behold the Sure Foundation-Stone”
- Devotion
- Matthew 18:21-35
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Announcements
- Pastor Mayhew Installation
- Summer Worship Schedule
- Communion the Weekend
- Voters' Meeting
- Minnesota Delegate Conference
- 2024 CLC Convention
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Jim Lien
- Greece Travelers
- Hymn: CW 493 "Forgive Our Sins as We Forgive"
- Devotion
- Philippians 2:17-20
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Announcements
- Adopt-a-Highway
- ILS Closing Service
- ILHS Graduation
- Summer Worship Schedule
- Pastor Mayhew Installation
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Jim Lien
- Cliff Kuehne
- Mark Schweim
- John McLaren
- Brainerd Group
- Hymn: 417 “How Can I Thank Thee, Lord”
- Devotion
- Philippians 2:14-16
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Announcements
- Teacher Calls
- Women Who Hike
- Ascension Service
- Adopt-a-Highway
- ILHS Graduation
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Jim Lien
- Senior Interview: Jacob Olmanson
- Hymn: 540 “With the Lord Begin Thy Task”
- Devotion
- Psalm 145:15-18
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Announcements
- Confirmation
- Teacher Calls
- Upcoming Weekend Worship
- Adopt-a-Highway
- Immanuel Women Who Hike
- ILHS Graduation
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Jim Lien
- Lothar Ehrich
- Donny
- Aaron Diede
- Gavin Maas
- Family of Carol Strege
- Steve Purrington
- Senior Interview: Jaxon Libby
- Hymn: 547 “The Radiant Sun Shines in the Skies”
- Devotion
- Philippians 2:12-13
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Announcements
- Pastor Mayhew Installation
- Part Time Teacher Calls
- Cemetery Cleanup Day
- Confirmation
- Time and Talent Offering
- Adopt-a-Highway
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Jim Lien
- Elsie Swanson
- Chuck Bode
- Lothar Ehrich
- Family of Balbina Macias
- Family of Denise Schlawin
- Family of Norman Schwartz
- Senior Interview: Ginny Strand
- Hymn: 358 “Lamb of God, We Fall before Thee”
- Devotion
- Ephesians 6:1-4
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Announcements
- Pastor Call Accepted!
- Indoor Adventure Day
- Music Teacher Call
- Church Cleanup Day
- Cemetery Cleanup Day
- Mission Festival
- Sunday School Play
- Quarterly Voters Meeting
- Confirmation
- Adopt-a-Highway
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Jim Lien
- Elsie Swanson
- Chuck Bode
- Lothar Ehrich
- Family of Balbina Macias
- Hymn: 624 “O Blessed Home Where Man and Wife”
- Devotion
- Philippians 2:9-11
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Announcements
- Pastor Call Accepted!
- Church Cleanup Day
- Cemetery Cleanup Day
- Quarterly Voters Meeting
- Adopt-a-Highway
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Jim Lien
- Kimberly Olmanson
- Hymn: 205 “The Day of Resurrection”
- Devotion
- Philippians 2:5-8
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Announcements
- Pastor Call
- Holy Week Schedule
- Church Cleanup Day
- Cemetery Cleanup Day
- Quarterly Voters Meeting
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Jim Lien
- Kimberly Olmanson
- Hymn: 174 “Throned upon the Awe-full Tree”
- Devotion
- Philippians 2:1-4
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Announcements
- Pastor Call
- Lent Service Today
- Holy Week Schedule
- Arts Camp
- Church Cleanup Day
- Cemetery Cleanup Day
- Quarterly Voters Meeting
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Jim Lien
- Jean Moeri
- Kimberly Olmanson
- Hymn: 464 “Blest Be the Tie That Binds”
- Devotion
- Philippians 1:27-30
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Announcements
- Pastor Call
- Lent Service
- Alumni Day
- Arts Camp
- Holy Week Schedule
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Jim Lien
- Jean Moeri
- Hymn: 414 “The Man Is Ever Blest”
- Devotion
- Matthew 26:47-56
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Announcements
- Pastor Call
- Lent Service
- CLC Tournament
- Red Cross Blood Drive
- Alumni Day
- Arts Camp
- Holy Week Schedule
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Jim Lien
- Ted Schreyer
- Bernice Geiger
- Betty Wolle
- Jacob Hanel
- Hymn: 169 “Jesus Christ, Our Lord Most Holy”
- Devotion
- Philippians 1:21-26
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Announcements
- Pastor Call Returned
- Voters' Meeting
- Lent Service
- CLC Tournament
- Red Cross Blood Drive
- Alumni Day
- Arts Camp
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Jim Lien
- Ted Schreyer
- Hymn: 597 “For Me to Live Is Jesus”
- Devotion
- Mark 6:17-29
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Announcements
- Pastoral Call
- Lent Service
- Funeral
- CLC Tournament
- Red Cross Blood Drive
- Alumni Day
- Arts Camp
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Jim Lien
- Hymn: 272 “When All the World was Cursed”
- Devotion
- Job 42:1-6
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Announcements
- Pastoral Call
- Ash Wednesday
- Funerals
- CLC Tournament
- Arts Camp
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Kate Sauers
- Jim Lien
- Hymn: 140 “Jesus, I Will Ponder Now”
- Devotion
- Philippians 1:19-20
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Announcements
- Weekend Service
- Ash Wednesday
- Basketball Update
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Kate Sauers
- Jim Lien
- Ty Landon
- Rebekah Busch
- Hymn: 502 “Saints of God, the Dawn is Brightening”
- Devotion
- Philippians 1:15-18
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Announcements
- Whitewater Youth Trip
- Time and Talent Offering
- Ash Wednesday
- CAL Tournament
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Kate Sauers
- Jim Lien
- Judy Mielke
- Sherry Paulson
- Linda Appel
- Jeff Strand
- Greta Moldstad
- Hymn: 348 “Jesus, Jesus, Only Jesus”
- Devotion
- Philippians 1:12-14
- Announcements
- Annual Meeting Recap
- Pastor Call
- Council Reorganization Meeting
- Whitewater Youth Trip
- Time and Talent Offering
- Ash Wednesday
- CAL Tournament
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Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Kate Sauers
- Jim Lien
- Judy Mielke
- Sherry Paulson
- Linda Appel
- Hymn: 429 “Lord, Thee I Love with All My Heart”
- Devotion
- Philippians 1:8-11
- Announcements
- Pastor Call
- Deacon Plan for Pastoral Vacancy
- Annual Voters Meeting
- Whitewater Youth Trip
- Time and Talent Offering
- Ash Wednesday
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Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Kate Sauers
- Jim Lien
- Family of Norma Busse
- Hymn: 456 “Approach, My Soul, the Mercy Seat”
- Devotion
- Philippians 1:1-7
- Announcements
- Pastor Call
- Family Devotions 2024
- Deacon Plan for Pastoral Vacancy
- Outdoor Adventure Day
- Annual Voters Meeting
- Whitewater Youth Trip
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Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Kate Sauers
- Jim Lien
- Susan Mutzke
- David Hein
- Austin Lien
- Susan Mutzke
- Judy Mielke
- Norma Busse
- Hymn: 461 “Hark! the Church Proclaims Her Honor”
- Devotion
- Matthew 2:13-23
- Announcements
- Pastor Call
- Family Devotions 2024
- Deacon Plan for Pastoral Vacancy
- Annual Voters Meeting
- Whitewater Youth Trip
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Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Kate Sauers
- Jim Lien
- Susan Mutzke
- Hymn: CW 552 “By All Your Saints Still Striving”
- Devotion
- Revelation 19:11-16
- Announcements
- Pastor Call
- New Years Schedule
- Family Devotions 2024
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Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Kate Sauers
- Jim Lien
- Ken Strand
- Rick Hofman
- Judy Mielke
- Hymn: TLH 341 “Crown Him with Many Crowns”
- Devotion
- Ephesians 6:21-24
- Announcements
- Pastor Call
- Advent Services
- Radichel Farewell Service
- Christmas Schedule
- New Years Schedule
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Prayer List
- Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Kate Sauers
- Jim Lien
- Ken Strand
- Rick Hofman
- Judy Mielke
- Hymn: TLH 73 “Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates”
Devotion: Ephesians 6:13-20
13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;
18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints-- 19 and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
Weekly Update and Reminders:
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- No Midweek Bible Class - Indefinitely on hold until the new pastor.
- Handrails at Front Entry have been powder coated and reinstalled
- Voters Meeting Call - Monday, Dec. 18th, 7pm
- Advent Continues Today
- 2pm and 6pm
- “Tuning Our Hearts For Christmas”
- Song of Elizabeth - Pastor Naumann
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- Song of Zacharias - Pastor Radichel
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- Radichel’s Farewell Service
- December 16-17, Potluck after church on Sunday
- Christmas Schedule
- Regular services over weekend
- Including Bible Class and Christmas Eve Practice
- Sunday night Christmas Eve Program
- Monday Morning Christmas Day Service at 10am
- New Years Schedule
- No New Year’s Eve Service
Prayer List
- Cancer Patients
- John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Kate Sauers
- Hospice Care → Heavenly Care
- Carrie - sister of Hilary Lien
- Patricia - mother of Kathy Greve
Hymn of the Day: 444 “Rise! To Arms! With Prayer Employ You”
- Devotion
- Ephesians 6:10-12
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Announcements
- Bible Class
- Entry Handrails
- Pastor Call
- Advent Services
- Radichel Farewell Service
- Christmas Schedule
- New Years Schedule
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Prayer List
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Pastor John Hein
- Marlene Hanel
- Kate Sauers
- Family of Harold Wolle
- Family of Jesse Cornish
- Family of Gail Munson
- Hymn: 445 “Am I a Soldier of the Cross”
- Devotion
- James 5:7-8
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Announcements
- Bible Class
- Entry Handrails
- Pastor Call
- Advent Services
- Radichel Farewell Service
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Prayer List
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Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Will Roettger
- Marlene Hanel
- Kate Sauers
- Jim Lien
- Family of Harold Wolle
- Family of Jesse Cornish
- Hymn: 529 “I Leave All Things to God's Direction”
- Devotion
- Hebrews 12:22-24
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Announcements
- Bible Class
- Entry Handrails
- Fall Play
- Voters Meeting
- Thanksgiving Services
- Pie-Palooza
- Advent Services
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Prayer List
-
Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Will Roettger
- Marlene Hanel
- Kate Sauers
- Jim Lien
- Harold Wolle
- Jesse Cornish
- Hymn: 618 “Jerusalem, My Happy Home”
- Devotion
- Hebrews 9:11-15
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Announcements
- Bible Class
- Pastor Call
- Entry Handrails
- Pickleball Jamboree
- Thanksgiving Services
- Pie-Palooza
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Prayer List
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Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Will Roettger
- Marlene Hanel
- Kate Sauers
- Jim Lien
- Harold Wolle
- Jesse Cornish
- Megan Longhenry Family
- Hymn: 153“Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted”
- Devotion
- 1 Corinthians 1:2
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Announcements
- Bible Class
- Pastor Call
- Entry Handrails
- Sophomore 5K
- Time and Talent Survey
- Pickleball Jamboree
- Thanksgiving Services
- Pie-Palooza
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Prayer List
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Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Will Roettger
- Marlene Hanel
- Kate Sauers
- Jim Lien
- Peace in Middle East
- Jesse Cornish
- Eleanor Reichel
- Hymn: 468 “For All Thy Saints, O Lord”
- Devotion
- Psalm 119:89-91
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Announcements
- Bible Class
- Pastor Call
- Entry Handrails
- Trunk or Treat
- MN Joint Reformation Service
- Sophomore 5K
- Pickleball Jamboree
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Prayer List
-
Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Will Roettger
- Marlene Hanel
- Kate Sauers
- Jim Lien
- Peace in Middle East
- Hymn: 260 “O Lord, Look Down from Heaven, Behold”
- Devotion
- 1 Timothy 3:1-7
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Announcements
- Bible Class
- Voters' Meeting Recap
- Entry Handrails
- Trunk or Treat
- MN Joint Reformation Service
- Sophomore 5K
- Pickleball Jamboree
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Prayer List
-
Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Will Roettger
- Marlene Hanel
- Kate Sauers
- Jim Lien
- Peace in Middle East
- Holly Overbeek
- Tina Eichstadt
- Hymn: 780 “Dear Lord, to Your True Servants Give”
- Devotion
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
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Announcements
- Bible Class
- Voters' Meeting
- Trunk or Treat
- MN Joint Reformation Service
- Sophomore 5K
- Pickleball Jamboree
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Prayer List
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Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Will Roettger
- Marlene Hanel
- Kate Sauers
- Jim Lien
- Peace in Middle East
- Hymn: 599“My Course is Run. Praise God, My Course is Run”
- Devotion
- Colossians 1:15-20
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Announcements
- Bible Class
- Voters' Meeting
- Trunk or Treat
- MN Joint Reformation Service
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Prayer List
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Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Will Roettger
- Marlene Hanel
- Kate Sauers
- Jim Lien
- Judy Mielke
- Anna Heier
- Margaret Fraze
- Mark Matzke
- Hymn: 566 “Christ, by Heavenly Hosts Adored”
- Devotion
- Galatians 5:8-14
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Announcements
- Bible Class
- Adult Choir
- Voters' Meeting
- Trunk or Treat
- MN Joint Reformation Service
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Prayer List
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Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Will Roettger
- Marlene Hanel
- Judy Mielke
- Kate Sauers
- Margaret Fraze
- Mark Matzke
- Hymn: 291 “Lamp of Our Feet Whereby We Trace”
- Devotion
- Galatians 5:7-15
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Announcements
- Bible Class Canceled
- Adult Choir
- Evangelism Seminar
- Freshman Carnival
- Voters Meeting
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Prayer List
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Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Will Roettger
- Marlene Hanel
- Judy Mielke
- Margaret Fraze
- Hymn: 264 "Preserve Thy Word, O Savior"
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Devotion
- Titus 3:4-7
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Announcements
- Bible Class
- Fall Worship Schedule
- Adult Choir
- Committee of the Congregation Recap
- Evangelism Seminar
- Man Up Retreat
- Freshman Carnival
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Prayer List
- Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Will Roettger
- Marlene Hanel
- Trina Frank
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Hymn: 751 "God's Own Child, I Gladly Say It"
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Devotion
- Isaiah 11:1-5
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Announcements
- Bible Class
- Fall Worship Schedule
- Adult Choir Begins
- Committee of the Congregation
- Evangelism Seminar
- Man Up Retreat
- Freshman Carnival
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Prayer List
- Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Will Roettger
- Marlene Hanel
- Bob and Norma Carlson
- Nelly Gwendolyn Schreyer
- Trina Frank
- CLC Missions
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Hymn: 611 "The Day Is Surely Drawing Near"
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Devotion
- Matthew 14:10-14
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Announcements
- Bible Class
- Fall Worship Schedule
- Adult Choir Begins
- Evangelism Seminar
- Man Up Retreat
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Prayer List
- Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Will Roettger
- Marlene Hanel
- CLC Missions
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Hymn: 272 "When All the World was Cursed"
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Devotion
- Psalm 27:4-5
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Announcements
- Bible Class
- School Began Monday!
- Man Up Retreat
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Prayer List
- Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Will Roettger
- Families affected by the fires in Hawaii, Washington, Canada
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Hymn: 276“Come unto Me, Ye Weary”
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Devotion
- Luke 19:9-14
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Announcements
- Bible Class
- Adopt-a-Highway
- Committee of the Congregation
- School Open House
- First Day of School
- Man Up Retreat
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Prayer List
- Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Will Roettger
- Dan Hanel
- Nolan David Schrader
- Family of Rachel Maldanado
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Hymn: 324 “Jesus Sinners Doth Receive”
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Devotion
- 1 Corinthians 5:1-5
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Announcements
- Bible Class
- Adopt-a-Highway
- Committee of the Congregation
- School Open House
- First Day of School
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Prayer List
- Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Will Roettger
- Collin Schreyer
- Margaret Schreyer
- Mt. Zion Lutheran Church
- Mission in the Philippines
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Hymn: 291 “Lamp of Our Feet Whereby We Trace”
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Devotion
- Psalm 90
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Announcements
- Bible Class
- School Roof
- Time and Talent Offering
- Adopt-a-Highway
- Committee of the Congregation
- School Open House
- First Day of School
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Prayer List
- Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Will Roettger
- Family of Marv Leiding
- Margaret Schreyer
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Hymn 529 "I Leave All Things to God's Direction"
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Devotion
- VBS Lessons
- Day 1: The Boy Jesus Visits the Temple
- Day 2: Zacchaeus Sees His Sin and His Savior
- Day 3: Jesus Pays for Our Sins
- Day 4: A Samaritan Man Shows Kindness
- Day 5: Paul Preaches About Jesus
- VBS Lessons
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Announcements
- Ladies Auxiliary
- Bible Class
- Shingling
- Last Weekend with Vicar Agenten
- Adopt-a-Highway
- Committee of the Congregation
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Prayer List
- Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Will Roettger
- Marv Leiding
- Audrey Lueck
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Hymn 613 "Jerusalem the Golden"
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Devotion
- Romans 5:12-17
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Announcements
- Bible Class
- Quarterly Voters' Meeting Recap
- VBS
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Prayer List
- Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Will Roettger
- Marv Leiding
- Family of Iva Ganske
- Family of Gary Hanel
- Nepal Mission Helper Trip
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Hymn 354 "In the Cross of Christ I Glory"
- Devotion
- Psalm 84:1-4
- Announcements
- Bible Class
- Parades
- Outdoor Adventure Day
- Quarterly Voters Meeting
- VBS
- Prayer List
- Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Will Roettger
- Marvin and Mary Schweim
- Family of Iva Ganske
- Family of Gary Hanel
- Ralph Storm
- Nepal Mission Helper Trip
- Hymn 466 "Christ, Thou Art the Sure Foundation"
- Devotion
- Luke 21:29-38
- Announcements
- Bible Class
- VBS Yard Signs
- CLC Pastoral Conference
- Parades
- Outdoor Adventure Day
- Quarterly Voters Meeting
- Prayer List
- Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Gary Hanel
- Will Roettger
- Mikkela Hammond and Isaac Schmitt
- Audrey Lueck
- Family of Iva Ganske
- Nepal Mission Helper Trip
- Hymn 284 “Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Thy Word"
- Devotion
- Acts 19:24-28
- Announcements
- Bible Class
- VBS Yard Signs
- CLC Pastoral Conference
- Parades
- Outdoor Adventure Day
- Quarterly Voters Meeting
- Prayer List
- Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Norma Carlson
- Gary Hanel
- Will Roettger
- Judy Mielke
- Austin Hanel and Kathryn Matzke
- Audrey Lueck
- Susan and Arnie Mutzke
- Family of Iva Ganske
- Nepal Mission Helper Trip
- Hymn 284 “Father of Mercies, in Thy Word”
Devotion: 1 John 2:1-2
- 1 My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 2 And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.
Weekly Update and Reminders:
Online Midweek Bible Class
- Geographical Bible Study - Nazareth
VBS Yard Signs
- Get stickers for dates!
MN Delegate Conference - Recap
- This past Saturday, June 10, at Berea Lutheran Church, Inver Grove Heights, MN
Sculpture Tour
- 1-3:30pm - Sat. Jun 17, 2023
CLC Pastoral Conference
- June 20-22 (Eau Claire)
Immanuel Movie Night - Overcomer
- 6pm, June 23, 2023
- Popcorn, Lemonade, Bleachers (bring your own chair)
- School tours after for guests
Parades
- 10am, July 4 in St. Peter
- 11am, July 8 in North Mankato
Prayer List
Hymn of the Day: TLH 212:5-7 “A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing”
- Devotion
- Acts 4:8-12
- Announcements
- Bible Class
- VBS Yard Signs
- MN Delegate Conference
- CLC Pastoral Conference
- Movie Night
- Parades
- Prayer List
- Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Norma Carlson
- Gary Hanel
- Will Roettger
- Hunter Hanel and Andrea Wheaton
- Hymn 352 "O Savior, Precious Savior"
- Devotion
- Isaiah 6:1-8
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Announcements
- Bible Class
- Adopt a Highway - June 3 at 9am
- Vicar Installation
- Usher Reorganization
- MN Delegate Conference
- CLC Pastoral Conference
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Prayer List
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Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Norma Carlson
- Gary Hanel
- Will Roettger
- Marv Leiding
- Bob Timm
- Sharon Roubal
- Orrin Gessner and Dani Durst
- Hunter Hanel and Andrea Wheaton
- Hymn 251 "We All Believe in One True God"
- Devotion
- John 14:1-6
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Announcements
- Bible Class
- Memorial Day Service - May 29 at 10am
- Adopt a Highway - June 3 at 9am
- Vicar Installation
- Summer Schedule
- VBS
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Prayer List
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Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Norma Carlson
- Gary Hanel
- Will Roettger
- Linnea Salseg
- Gerhard Matzke
- Norma Busse
- Marv Leiding
- Hymn 355 "Thou Art the Way; to Thee Alone"
- Devotion
- John 10:14-18
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Announcements
- Thank you!
- Bible Class
- Ascension Service
- Graduation Service
- Memorial Day Service - May 29 at 10am
- Adopt a Highway - June 3 at 9am
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Prayer List
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Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Norma Carlson
- Gary Hanel
- Will Roettger
- Linnea Salseg
- Gerhard Matzke
- Hymn #627 "Gracious Savior, Gentle Shepherd"
- Devotion
- Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
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Announcements
- Bible Class
- Spring Cleaning Opportunities
- Graduation
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Prayer List
-
Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Norma Carlson
- Gary Hanel
- Mavis Anderson
- Will Roettger
- Linnea Salseg
- Matt Amundson
- Gerhard Matzke
- Todd Bode
- Hymn #293 "O Holy Spirit, Grant Us Grace"
- Devotion
- Joshua 24:18-21
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Announcements
- Bible Class
- Confirmation
- ILS Banquet
- Spring Cleaning Opportunities
- Graduation
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Prayer List
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Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Norma Carlson
- Gary Hanel
- Mavis Anderson
- Will Roettger
- Mark Heier
- Marilyn Timm
- Matt Amundson
- Sharon Roubal
- Marv Leiding
- Todd Bode
- Gerhard Matzke
- Senior Spotlight
- Hunter Bakeberg
- Hymn #334 "Let Me Be Thine Forever"
- Devotion
- 1 Timothy 6:12-14
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Announcements
- Bible Class
- Ladies Auxiliary
- Confirmation Schedule
- ILS Banquet
- Spring Cleaning Opportunities
- Graduation
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Prayer List
-
Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Norma Carlson
- Gary Hanel
- Mavis Anderson
- Mark Heier
- Matt Amundson
- Family of Hope Redlin
- Senior Spotlight
- Elijah Enter
- Hymn #447 “Fight the Good Fight"
- Devotion
- Deuteronomy 30:11-20
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Announcements
- Bible Class
- Pastor Radichel this weekend
- Quarterly Voters Meeting Recap
- Confirmation Sunday
- Adopt-a-Highway
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Prayer List
-
Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Norma Carlson
- Gary Hanel
- Mavis Anderson
- Family of Richard Lueck
- Family of Hope Redlin
- Senior Spotlight
- Jaeger Hanel and Thayden Hubbard
- Hymn #266 “O God, Our Lord, Thy Holy Word”
- Devotion
- 1 Corinthians 15:3-8
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Announcements
- Bible Class
- Guest Preacher this weekend
- Quarterly Voters Meeting
- Upcoming Confirmation Sunday
- Adopt-a-Highway
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Prayer List
-
Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Norma Carlson
- Gary Hanel
- Mavis Anderson
- Family of Gene Schreyer
- Family of Richard Lueck
- Family of Sharon Guerrera
- Kranz Baby
- Senior Spotlight
- Nyeleap Dojoik
- Hymn #211 "Lo, Judah's Lion Wins the Strife"
- Devotion
- Seven Words on the Cross
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Announcements
- Holy Week
- Kindergarten Roundup
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Prayer List
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Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Norma Carlson
- Gary Hanel
- Mavis Anderson
- Sharon Guerrera
- Wilton and Ashley Landon
- Naomi Pfeiffer
- Family of Gene Schreyer
- Busse Baby
- Senior Spotlight
- Luiz Reyes
- Hymn #177 "Our Blessed Savior Seven Times Spoke"
- Devotion
- Luke 7:36-50
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Announcements
- Arts Camp
- Lent Services
- Kindergarten Roundup
- Name Tag Weekend
- Holy Week
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Prayer List
-
Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Norma Carlson
- Mavis Anderson
- Gary Hanel
- Sharon Guerrera
- Pastor Neal Radichel
- Gene Schreyer
- Senior Spotlight
- Austin Lien
- Hymn #150 "Lord Jesus, Thou art Going Forth
- Devotion
- Numbers 13:26-30
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Announcements
- Lent Services
- Arts Camp
- Kindergarten Roundup
- Name Tag Weekend
- Holy Week
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Prayer List
-
Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Norma Carlson
- Mavis Anderson
- Ken Strand
- Joan Strand
- Daryl Holzinger
- Jean Moeri
- Pastor Neal Radichel
- Senior Spotlight
- Rik Thokwath
- Hymn #152 “When Oe’r My Sins I Sorrow”
- Devotion
- Psalm 73:25-28
- Announcements
- Lent Services
- ILC Tour Choir
- Arts Camp
- Kindergarten Roundup
- Prayer List
- Tom Jensen Family
- Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Norma Carlson
- Hope Redlin
- Joan Strand
- Daryl Holzinger
- Bernice Geiger
- Pastor Bruce and Paula Naumann
- Wayne and Mavis Anderson
- Pastor Neal Radichel
- The Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs 31:10-11,30
- Hymn #624 "O Blessed Home Where Man and Wife"
- Devotion
- 1 Corinthians 9:25
- Announcements
- Lent Services
- CAL Tournament
- CLC Tournament
- Red Cross Blood Drive
- ILC Tour Choir
- Arts Camp
- Kindergarten Roundup
- Summer Vicar
- Prayer List
- Tom Jensen Family
- Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Norma Carlson
- Hope Redlin
- Trudy Dackins
- Bernice Geiger
- The Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs 30:5
- Hymn #452 "The Son of God Goes Forth to War"
- Devotion
- Ephesians 2:10
- Announcements
- Lent Services
- CAL Tournament
- Red Cross Blood Drive
- CLC Tournament
- Arts Camp
- Summer Vicar
- Prayer List
- Tom Jensen
- Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Norma Carlson
- The Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs 29:25
- Hymn #372 "Through Jesus' Blood and Merit"
- Devotion
- Psalm 25:6-1
- Announcements
- Bible Class
- Ash Wednesday
- CAL Tournament
- Red Cross Blood Drive
- CLC Tournament
- Arts Camp
- Summer Vicar
- Prayer List
- Tom Jensen
- Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Norma Carlson
- Val Landon
- Harold and Betty Wolle
- The Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs 28:14
- Hymn #563 "The Sun's Last Beam of Light is Gone"
- Devotion
- Romans 12:9-10
- Announcements
- Bible Class
- Ash Wednesday
- CAL Tournament
- Red Cross Blood Drive
- CLC Tournament
- Arts Camp
- Prayer List
- Tom Jensen
- Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Norma Carlson
- Pastor Ted Barthels
- Sheila Burgess
- Madilynn Whitehead
- Ty and Val Landon
- The Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs 27:9-10
- Hymn #621 "O Father, All Creating"
- Devotion
- Job 40:3-10
- Announcements
- Bible Class
- Women Who Hike
- Ash Wednesday
- CAL Tournament
- Red Cross Blood Drive
- Arts Camp
- Prayer List
- Tom Jensen
- Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Norma Carlson
- Peyton Carlson
- The Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs 26:20
- Hymn #296 "Speak, O Lord, Thy Servant Heareth"
- Devotion
- Matthew 19:25-26
- Announcements
- Bible Class
- Voters' Meeting Recap
- Ash Wednesday
- Communion Questions
- Prayer List
- Tom Jensen
- Carrie Dahle
- Pastor John Hein
- Norma Carlson
- Peyton Carlson
- Pastor Michael Eichstadt
- President Michael Wilke
- The Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs 25:21-22
- Hymn #659 "Feed Thy Children God Most Holy"
- Devotion
- Psalm 15
- Announcements
- Bible Class
- Whitewater Camp
- Lego Robotics Open House
- National Women's Day Virtual Retreat
- Prayer List
- Tom Jensen
- Carrie Dahle
- John Hein
- Norma Carlson
- Trudy Dackins
- Hope Redlin
- Diane Bode
- The Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs 24:30-34
- Hymn #569 "O Lord, I Sing with Lips and Heart"
- Devotion
- Genesis 37:32-36
- Announcements
- Bible Class
- Voters' Meeting Recap
- Snow Cleanup
- Outdoor Adventure Day Change
- Whitewater Camp
- National Women's Day Virtual Retreat
- Prayer List
- Tom Jensen
- Carrie Dahle
- John Hein
- Trudy Dackins
- Paul Becker
- Norma Carlson
- The Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs 23:10-11
- Hymn #363 "To Our Redeemer's Glorious Name"
- Devotion
- Psalm 8
- Announcements
- Bible Class
- Voters' Meeting - January 16
- Snow Clean Up Canceled
- Outdoor Adventure Day - January 22
- Whitewater Camp
- Prayer List
- Tom Jensen
- Carrie Dahle
- John Hein
- Trudy Dackins
- Paul Becker
- Norma Carlson
- The Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs 22:6,15
- Hymn #626 "O Happy Home"
- Devotion
- Exodus 14:13-15
- Announcements
- Bible Classes Resuming
- Voters' Meeting - January 16
- Prayer List
- Tom Jensen
- Carrie Dahle
- John Hein
- Cordie Kuehne
- Hope Redlin
- Harold Wolle
- The Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs 21:2-3
- Hymn #125 "The Old Year Now hath Passed Away"
- Devotion
- John 1:14-18
- Announcements
- Bible Classes on Break
- New Years Day Services
- Balcony A/V Booth Update
- Prayer List
- Paul Dummann
- Koltor Frayley
- Tom Jensen
- Carrie Dahle
- John Hein
- Cordie Kuehne
- Hope Redlin
- Harold Wolle
- Norma Carlson
- Family of VS Benjamin
- The Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs 20:5-6
- Hymn #80 "All Praise to Thee, Eternal God"
- Devotion
- Revelation 4:1
- Announcements
- Online Bible Class on break
- Midweek Advent Schedule
- Christmas Eve Practice
- Bible Class and Sunday School Schedule
- Prayer List
- Tom Jensen
- Carrie Dahle
- John Hein
- Cordie Kuehne
- Hope Redlin
- The Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs 19:5,9
- Hymn #708 "Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful"
- Devotion
- Micah 5:2
- Announcements
- Online Bible Class on break
- Midweek Advent Schedule
- Christmas Eve Practice
- Bible Class and Sunday School Schedule
- Prayer List
- Tom Jensen
- Carrie Dahle
- John Hein
- David Theneman
- Michael Eichstadt
- Cordie Kuehne
- Hope Redlin
- The Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs 18:22
- Hymn #647"O Little Town of Bethlehem"
Devotion: Psalm 136:1-12
1 Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
2 Oh, give thanks to the God of gods! For His mercy endures forever.
3 Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords! For His mercy endures forever:
4 To Him who alone does great wonders, For His mercy endures forever;
5 To Him who by wisdom made the heavens, For His mercy endures forever;
6 To Him who laid out the earth above the waters, For His mercy endures forever;
7 To Him who made great lights, For His mercy endures forever--
8 The sun to rule by day, For His mercy endures forever;
9 The moon and stars to rule by night, For His mercy endures forever.
10 To Him who struck Egypt in their firstborn, For His mercy endures forever;
11 And brought out Israel from among them, For His mercy endures forever;
12 With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, For His mercy endures forever;
Weekly Update and Reminders:
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- Proverbs 17:27-28
- Hymn of the Day: WS #702:1,5-7 “As Angels Joyed with One Accord "
- Devotion
- Hebrews 2:14-17
- Announcements
- Online Bible Class
- 50th Anniversary of Rededication
- Drama Weekend
- Thanksgiving Schedule
- Pie Palooza
- Prayer List
- Tom Jensen
- Carrie Dahle
- John Hein
- John MacLaren
- Trudy Dackins
- Addi Naumann
- Pastor Naumann Call
- The Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs 16:9
- Hymn #425 "All Depends on Our Possessing"
- Devotion
- Ephesians 1:3-6
- Announcements
- Online Bible Class
- College Visitor's Day
- 50th Anniversary of Rededication
- Drama Weekend
- Thanksgiving Schedule
- Pie Palooza
- Prayer List
- Tom Jensen
- Carrie Dahle
- John Hein
- John MacLaren
- Pastor Naumann Call
- The Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs 15:1,23,28
- Hymn #461 "Hark! The Church Proclaims Her Honor"
- Devotion
- Hebrews 4:1-8
- Announcements
- Online Bible Class
- Communion
- Sophomore 5K
- 50th Anniversary of Rededication
- Drama Weekend
- Thanksgiving Schedule
- Pie Palooza
- Prayer List
- Tom Jensen
- Carrie Dahle
- John Hein
- Joanna Dolezal Family
- Pastor Naumann Call
- The Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs 14:29-30
- Hymn #589 "Oh, How Blest Are Ye Whose Toils are Ended"
- Devotion
- Psalm 119:105-112
- Announcements
- Online Bible Class
- Red Cross Blood Drive
- Outdoor Adventure Day
- Trunk or Treat
- Joint Reformation Service
- 50th Anniversary of Rededication
- Prayer List
- Tom Jensen
- Carrie Dahle
- John Hein
- Becker/Wilfahrt Wedding
- The Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs 13:12
- Hymn #477 "Lord Jesus, Thou the Church's Head
- Devotion
- 1 Timothy 3:8-13
- Announcements
- Online Bible Class
- Red Cross Blood Drive
- Outdoor Adventure Day
- Trunk or Treat
- Joint Reformation Service
- 50th Anniversary of Rededication
- The Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs 12:1-3
- Hymn #423 "Jesus, I My Cross have Taken"
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- Devotion: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6 - 1 But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. 2 For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. 3 For when they say, "Peace and safety!" then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. 4 But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. 5 You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. 6 Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober.
- Weekly Update and Reminders:
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Trunk or Treat
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Joint Reformation Service (4pm, Potluck)
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50th Anniversary of Rededication
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- Proverbs 11:1
- Hymn of the Day: WS # 788 “Lord, You Love the Cheerful Giver”
- Devotion
- Mark 12:18-27
- Announcements
- Online Bible Class
- Mission Festival
- MCCL Fall Tour
- Basketball Officiating Clinic
- Outdoor Adventure Day
- Trunk or Treat
- Reformation Service
- 50th Anniversary of Rededication
- The Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs 10:1-5
- Hymn #414 "The Man Is Ever Blest"
- Devotion
- Ephesians 6:1-9
- Announcements
- Online Bible Class
- Maker Fair
- Mission Festival
- Outdoor Adventure Day
- Trunk or Treat
- Reformation Service
- 50th Anniversary of Rededication
- The Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs 9:9
- Hymn #422 "Savior, I Follow On"
- Devotion
- John 14:1-6
- Announcements
- Online Bible Class
- Bible Class and Sunday School has begun
- Mission Festival
- Maker's Fair
- Prayer List
- Carrie Dahle
- Sue Schweim
- Margaret Fraze
- The Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs 8:22-31
- Hymn #43 "We Sing the Almighty Power of God
- Apologies for the late post!
- Devotion
- Isaiah 30:23-26
- Announcements
- Online Bible Class
- Bible Class and Sunday School has begun
- Romans Study
- Prayer List
- Carrie Dahle
- Family of Minnie Wreath
- Ann Hanel
- Sue Schweim
- Ty Landon
- The Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs 7:24-27
- Hymn #413 "I Walk in Danger All the Way"
- Devotion
- Psalm 105:37-42
- Announcements
- Online Bible Class
- Bible Class and Sunday School Start September 10-11
- Man Up Retreat
- Prayer List
- Carrie Dahle
- Minnie Wreath
- Ann Hanel
- The Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs 6:6-11
- Hymn #384 "Oh, How Great Is Thy Compassion"
- Devotion
- 2 Corinthians 2:14-17
- Announcements
- Online Bible Class
- Tuck Pointing Finished
- Bible Class and Sunday School Start September 10-11
- Man Up Retreat
- Prayer List
- Carrie Dahle
- Jonathan Schaller Family
- Dan Hanel
- Jeff Strand
- The Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs 5:1-6
- Hymn #622 "The Voice that Breathed o'er Eden"
- Devotion
- Psalm 94:12-14
- Announcements
- Online Bible Class
- Name Tag Sunday
- VBS Slideshow
- Tuck Pointing Finishing Up
- Pastor Radichel's Lynnwood Call Returned
- Women's Virtual Retreat this Saturday
- Bible Class and Sunday School Start September 11
- Man Up Retreat
- Prayer List
- New School Year
- Carrie Dahle
- Val Landon
- Bev Menton
- The Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs 4:1-7
- Hymn #404 "Soul, What Return Has God, Thy Savior"
- Devotion
- 1 John 2:1-2
- Announcements
- Online Bible Class
- Entry Carpet Installation
- Outdoor Adventure Day - Cancelled
- School Starts August 22 - Opening Service at 8:30am
- Women's Virtual Retreat
- Man Up Retreat
- Prayer List
- Pastor Radichel Lynnwood Call
- New School Year
- Carrie Dahle
- Val Landon
- Bev Menton
- Tom Jensen
- Dan Hanel
- Ron Robb
- The Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs 3:3-6
- Hymn #349 "Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me"
- Devotion
- John 21:15-17
- Announcements
- Online Bible Class
- Entry Carpet Installation
- Tuck Pointing Update
- Adopt-a-Highway - August 13
- Outdoor Adventure Day - August 20
- Tract Rack Updates
- School Starts August 22
- Prayer List
- Pastor Radichel Lynnwood Call
- Porkies Camping Trip
- Carrie Dahle
- Val Landon
- Bev Menton
- Fred Brandt
- Tom Jensen
- The Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs 2:6-10
- Hymn #627 "Gracious Savior, Gentle Shepherd"
- Devotion
- Romans 10:5-10
- Announcements
- Online Bible Class
- VBS Recap
- Parking Lot Closed - August 1-3
- Adopt-a-Highway - August 13
- Outdoor Adventure Day - August 20
- Prayer List
- Carrie Dahle
- Val Landon
- Bev Menton
- Richard Lueck
- The Wisdom of Solomon's Proverbs
- 1:1-7
- Hymn #19:1,5 "All Praise to God, Who Reigns Above"
- Devotion
- Acts 16:30-34
- Announcements
- Online Bible Class
- VBS Update
- Quarterly Voter's Meeting Recap
- Prayer List
- VBS
- Carrie Dahle
- Val Landon
- Richard Lueck
- Convention Recap
- Membership and Constitution Committee #6
- Missions Committee #3
- Link to the 2022 Prospectus
- Hymn #348 "Jesus, Jesus, Only Jesus"
- Devotion
- Matthew 4:4
- Announcements
- Online Bible Class
- Promote our VBS
- Quarterly Voter's Meeting
- Prayer List
- Carrie Dahle
- Wilton Landon
- Val Landon
- Richard Lueck
- Convention Recap
- President's Report/Board of Ed and Pub Committee #1
- Election Committee #7
- Link to the 2022 Prospectus
- Hymn #760 "Oh, Love, How Deep"
- Devotion
- Acts 24:14-15
- Announcements
- Online Bible Class
- Promote our VBS
- Quarterly Voter's Meeting
- Prayer List
- Carrie Dahle
- Wilton Landon
- Convention Recap
- ILC Committee #2
- Finance Committee #5
- Link to the 2022 Prospectus
- Hymn #350 "Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee"
- Devotion
- 1 Kings 19:9-12
- Announcements
- Online Bible Class
- Promote our VBS
- Prayer List
- Carrie Dahle
- Family of Dylan Miller
- Sharon Roubal
- Convention Recap
- Doctrine Committee
- Link to the 2022 Prospectus
- Hymn #492 "Lord of the Living Harvest"
- Devotion
- Acts 15:1-21
- Announcements
- No Online Bible Class
- Adopt-a-Highway
- Promote our VBS
- Prayer List
- Carrie Dahle
- CLC Convention
- Link to the 2022 Prospectus
- Convention Preparation
- Doctrine Committee
- Hymn #640 "God the Father, Son, and Spirit"
- Devotion
- Ephesians 2:8-10
- Announcements
- Adopt a Highway
- VBS Yard Signs
- Delegates Conference Recap
- CLC Convention
- Link to the 2022 Prospectus
- Prayer List
- Family of Anne Koch
- Carrie Dahle
- Omar Olmanson
- Tim and Joleen Williams
- Sharon Roubal
- Convention Preparation
- Overview
- Hymn #374 "Grace! 'Tis a Charming Sound"
- Devotion
- Psalm 127:1-2
- Announcements
- Summer Schedule
- Adopt a Highway
- VBS Yard Signs
- Delegates Conference
- CLC Convention
- Link to the 2022 Prospectus
- Prayer List
- Family of Ileen Kreutzer
- Carrie Dahle
- Elijah and Lainy Morris
- Convention Preparation
- Building Project
- Hymn #540 "With the Lord Begin Thy Task"
- Devotion
- Proverbs 13:24
- Announcements
- Summer Schedule
- VBS Yard Signs
- Next Vision, Mission, Values Meeting - June 2
- Delegates Conference
- CLC Convention
- Prayer List
- Family of Helen Stelter
- Ileen Kreutzer
- Meet the Seniors!
- Aaron Casto
- Hymn 626 "O Happy Home"
- Devotion
- John 15:1-5
- Announcements
- Summer Schedule
- VBS Yard Signs
- Ascension Day Service - May 26
- Memorial Day Service - May 30
- Next Vision, Mission, Values Meeting - June 2
- Prayer List
- Family of Skip Edwards
- Helen Stelter
- Trudy Dackins
- Ileen Kreutzer
- Mary Schierenbeck
- Meet the Seniors!
- Noah Schmid
- Hymn 411 "From Eternity, O God"
- Devotion
- John 16:33
- Announcements
- Last week of Sunday School and Bible Class
- Adopt a Highway rescheduled
- VBS Yard Signs
- Vision, Mission, Values Survey
- Graduation
- Ascension
- Memorial Day
- Prayer List
- Family of Maxine Dauer
- Family of Skip Edwards
- Helen Stelter
- Mary Schierenbeck
- Arthur Heyer
- Meet the Seniors!
- Nick Schmid
- Hymn 332 "Arm These Thy Soldiers, Mighty Lord"
- Devotion: Ephesians 4:4-6 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
- Weekly Update and Reminders:
- Weekend Bible Class
- Millennialism through May 22, 2022
- 7pm Online Midweek Bible Class postponed the next 3 weeks
- Banquet (last weekend) / Art Fair (this weekend)
- Bible class will be held in the sanctuary this weekend
- Read the Bible in 2022 - check out the website!
- Adopt a Highway - watch for a sign up for this coming weekend at 9am (we need help!)
- Yard Signs - VBS yard signs have been ordered. There will be a sign transition in a few weeks.
- Immanuel Vision, Mission, and Values Survey
- Please remember to take a few minutes and complete the Immanuel Vision, Mission, and Values Survey by Sunday May 15th: last weekend’s bulletin/email
- Your thoughts and inputs will help inform this effort as well as the discussion for the upcoming congregational meeting.
- Prayer List
- School year close coming up next week: finish strong, patience, summer plans include Jesus
- Helen Stelter and Skip Edwards = Hospice care
- Naomi Pfeiffer - health has improved some
- Wilton Landon - TB Pneumonia
- Hilary’s sister, Carrie - aggressive lung and brain cancer (18yr old graduated this spring)
- Addi Naumann - hospitalized due to several respiratory viruses (mom staying with her)
- Meet the ILHS Graduating class!
- Pastor Naumann still hopes to interview them - look forward to that!
- Hymn of the Day: TLH 473:1,2,5 The Church’s One Foundation”
- Devotion: Ephesians 4:1-3
- Weekly Update and Reminders:
- Next Weekend Bible Class
- Millennialism through May 22, 2022
- Banquet (this weekend) / Art Fair (next weekend)
- Bible class to be held in sanctuary next two weekends
- Just a reminder that if you are going to have beverages of any kind in the sanctuary, they need to be covered and well tended to.
- Read the Bible in 2022 - check out the website!
- Prayer List
- Helen Stelter
- Skip Edwards
- Waldo Bergeman
- Naomi Pfeiffer
- Wilton Landon
- John Rogers (friend of Ty Landon and Pastor Neal)
- Meet the ILHS Graduating class!
- Pastor Naumann will be interviewing them over the next two weeks - look forward to that!
- Hymn of the Day: #207:1,4,6
- Devotion
- Micah 7:18-19
- Announcements
- Bible Class Schedule
- Read the Bible in 2022
- Prayer List
- Helen Stelter
- Skip Edwards
- Naomi Pfeiffer
- Meet the Faculty!
- Matthew Kranz
- Hymn 211 "Lo, Judah's Lion Wins the Strife
- Devotion
- Psalm 16:10-11
- Announcements
- Bible Class Schedule
- Voter's Meeting Recap
- Confirmation Weekend
- Prayer List
- Helen Stelter
- Naomi Pfeiffer
- Sue Heise
- Meet the Faculty!
- Kevin Schrader
- Hymn 195 "Christ Jesus Lay in Death's Strong Bands"
- Devotion
- Psalm 35:13-14
- Announcements
- Holy Week Schedule
- Bible Class Schedule
- Voter's Meeting Reminder
- Confirmation Weekend
- Prayer List
- Helen Stelter
- Naomi Pfeiffer
- Meet the Faculty!
- Julie Busch
- Hymn 454 "Prayer Is the Soul's Sincere Desire"
- Devotion
- Psalm 41:7-13
- Announcements
- Pew Restoration Complete
- Holy Week Schedule
- Yard Signs
- Bible Class
- Cemetery Work Day
- Prayer List
- Nellie Edwards
- Trudy Dackins
- Helen Stelter
- Ukraine Conflict
- Meet the Faculty!
- Postponed until next week
- Hymn 338 "Thine Forever, God of Love"
- Devotion
- Luke 7:47
- Announcements
- Arts Camp
- Pew Restoration Update
- Weekend Worship Schedule
- Lent #5 - Give Us this Day our Daily Bread
- Yard Signs
- Prayer List
- Nellie Edwards
- Trudy Dackins
- Addi Naumann
- Ukraine Conflict
- Meet the Faculty!
- Beth Greve
- Hymn 325 "O Thou That Hear'st When Sinners Cry"
- Devotion
- Luke 5:27-32
- Announcements
- Pew Restoration Delay
- Weekend Worship Schedule
- Lent #4 - Thy Will be Done on Earth as it is in Heaven
- Yard Signs
- Arts Camp - March 25-27
- Prayer List
- Nellie Edwards
- Sue Schweim
- Judy Mielke
- Ukraine
- Meet the Faculty!
- Helena Stevens
- Hymn 421 "Come, Follow Me, the Savior Spake"
- Devotion
- Numbers 5:6-7
- Announcements
- Lent #3 - Thy Kingdom Come
- Alumni Day
- Yard Signs
- Pew Restoration - Begins March 21
- Arts Camp - March 25-27
- Prayer List
- Nellie Edwards
- Jean Moeri
- Ukraine
- Meet the Faculty!
- Stephanie Roettger
- Hymn 317 "Alas, My God, My Sins Are Great"
- Devotion
- Psalm 32:1-5
- Announcements
- Bible Studies
- Lent #2 - Hallowed be Thy Name
- Red Cross Blood Drive - March 11
- Pew Restoration - Begins March 21
- Arts Camp - March 25-27
- Prayer List
- Nellie Edwards
- Ukraine
- Meet the Faculty!
- Lane Fischer
- Hymn 152 "When o'er My Sins I Sorrow"
- Devotion
- Mark 10:35-39
- Announcements
- Bible Studies
- Lent 2022
- CAL Tournament - March 3-5
- Red Cross Blood Drive - March 11
- Pew Restoration - March 15-29
- Arts Camp - March 25-27
- Prayer List
- Cordelia Kuehne
- Bernice Geiger
- Ukraine
- Meet the Faculty!
- Erika Hart
- Hymn 452 "The Son of God Goes Forth to War"
- Devotion
- Psalm 25:6-7
- Announcements
- Bible Studies
- Facility Clean Up Day - February 26
- Lent 2022 - March 2
- CAL Tournament - March 3-5
- Red Cross Blood Drive - March 11
- Pew Restoration - March 15-29
- Arts Camp - March 25-27
- Prayer List
- Arthur Heyer
- Meet the Faculty!
- Ben Hanel
- Hymn 515 "O Thou from Whom All Goodness Flows
- Devotion
- Mark 1:40-45
- Announcements
- Bible Studies
- Read the Bible in 2022
- Lent starts on March 2
- Services at 2pm and 6pm
- Portraits of Jesus
- Facility Clean Up Day is February 26
- Prayer List
- Arthur Heyer
- Family of Bruce Neubert
- Meet the Faculty!
- Michael Wheaton
- Hymn 360 "Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing"
- Devotion
- Psalm 19:1,7,8
- Announcements
- Bible Studies
- Read the Bible in 2022
- Lent 2022
- Prayer List
- Arthur Heyer
- Beth Greve
- Bruce Neubert
- Mark Schweim
- Meet the Faculty!
- Principal Brandan Heinze
- Hymn 285 "How Precious Is the Book Divine"
- Devotion: Where is God?
- Job 23:8-9
- Announcements
- Meet the Faculty!
- Read the Bible in 2022
- Prayer List
- Arthur Heyer
- Marv Leiding
- Beth Greve
- Mark Schweim
- Doctrine of the Day: The Law as an Impossible Standard
- Matthew 19:16-22
- Hymn 295 "The Law of God is Good and Wise"
- Devotion: Psalm 15
- Announcements
- Annual Voters' Meeting Updates
- Read the Bible in 2022
- Outreach Committee
- Prayer List
- Arthur Heyer
- Doctrine of the Day: Celibacy of the Clergy
- Hymn 620 "Lord, Who at Cana's Wedding Feast"
- Devotion: Matthew 13:1-9; 18-23
- Announcements
- Annual Voters' Meeting - Monday, 7pm
- Council Announcements
- "Get on the Ark"
- Read the Bible in 2022
- Prayer List
- Nellie Edwards
- Sue Schweim
- Arthur Heyer
- Doctrine of the Day: Why did Jesus speak in Parables?
- Hymn 49 "Almighty God, Thy Word is Cast"
- Devotion: 1 Peter 2:4-5
- Announcements
- Undecorating - Saturday, 9am
- Annual Voters' Meeting - Monday, 7pm
- "Get on the Ark"
- Read the Bible in 2022
- Prayer List
- Brent Heller
- Nellie Edwards
- Sue Schweim
- Mark Schweim
- Dwain Fraze
- Psalm of the Day: Psalm 8
- Hymn 114 "Jesus! Name of Wondrous Love"
- Devotion: Genesis 12:1-3
- Announcements
- Bible Studies
- Doctrine of the Day: Active Obedience
- Hymn 115 "O Blessed Day When First was Poured"
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- Devotion: - Matthew 2:16-18 Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men. 17 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying: 18 "A voice was heard in Ramah, Lamentation, weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, Refusing to be comforted, Because they are no more."
- Weekly Update and Reminders:
- Christmas/New Year’s Schedule
- New Year’s Eve Worship with Holy Communion - Friday, December 31st at 6pm
- New Year’s Day Song Service - Saturday, January 1st at 10am
- Regular weekend service times:
- Saturday, January 1st at 6pm (Communion), No SS / Bible Class
- Sunday, January 2nd at 10am (Communion), No SS / Bible Class
- Regular weekend service times:
- Weekend Sunday School/Bible Class continues Jan. 8th with - “Why Membership Matters”
- Wednesday Online Bible Class Break until January - (Gospel of Mark chapter 9)
- Requested to record the studies to share with members afterwards.
- Christmas/New Year’s Schedule
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- Edna Schmitt is returning home after surgery today.
- Chris Nelson is recovering from successful knee surgery.
- Sue Heise has recovered from COVID, but as an infection in her leg.
- Doctrine of the Day
- Looking to this coming weekend:
- Pericope Catechism Theme: Murder
- Looking to this coming weekend:
- Hymn of the Day: 273 “Sweet Flowerets of the Martyr Band” (TLH)
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- Devotion: - Micah 5:2 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.”
- Weekly Update and Reminders:
- Christmas/New Year’s Schedule
- Christmas Eve Children’s Service - Friday, December 24th at 6pm
- Christmas Day Worship - Saturday, December 25th, at 10am
- Regular weekend service times:
- Saturday, December 25th at 6pm, No SS / Bible Class
- Sunday, December 26th at 10am, No SS / Bible Class
- Regular weekend service times:
- New Year’s Eve Worship with Holy Communion - Friday, December 31st at 6pm
- New Year’s Day Song Service - Saturday, January 1st at 10am
- Regular weekend service times:
- Saturday, January 1st at 6pm (Communion), No SS / Bible Class
- Sunday, January 2nd at 10am (Communion), No SS / Bible Class
- Regular weekend service times:
- Weekend Sunday School/Bible Class continues Jan. 8th with - “Why Membership Matters”
- Wednesday Online Bible Class Break until January - (Gospel of Mark chapter 9)
- Requested to record the studies to share with members afterwards.
- What We Believe - Website under “About,” What We Believe (bulletin)
- Christmas/New Year’s Schedule
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- Volunteers Needed for our PTO: Can you help? * We’re looking for help at Kiwanis Holiday Lights. Following Christmas, we will need a total of 6 hours (2-3 volunteers) on Jan 1, 2, or 8 to help with tear-down of the lights and at least 1 person to remove the decorations from the ILS tree. Volunteers need to be at least 16 years old, so high school students that are 16+ are welcome to help. * Sign up on your own using the link below or email/call Sarah Kruse (sarah.kruse@mnsu.edu or 507-380-6018). https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RvHKfWyb3AK32eyiepnQm5GNWjuqTxG3Xins-XBkhhc/edit#gid=0 - READ THE BIBLE IN 2022 Looking for a worthwhile and meaningful New Year's Resolution for 2022? This year Pastor Naumann has planned a church wide opportunity to read the Bible together. Pamphlets will be available for you to take home and track your readings so that you will read the entire Bible during 2022. Each day amounts to reading 3-4 chapters of Holy Scripture. We are also encouraging you to sign up to show your commitment to reading God's Word this year. The signup sheet and pamphlets should be available. God promises to bless the reading and hearing of His Word, so we know that He will bless all of us as we pursue this valuable endeavor!
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- Edna Schmitt is returning home after surgery. - Several members with COVID, sickness and recovering.
- Doctrine of the Day
- OT Messianic Prophecies of Christ's Advent - Part 4 of 4
- In the Pentatuch - The Promised Seed
- In the Kings - The Anointed One
- In the Psalms - The Good Shepherd
- OT Messianic Prophecies of Christ's Advent - Part 4 of 4
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Hymn of the Day: 647 “O Little Town of Bethlehem” (TLH)
Devotion:
Psalm 23:1 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RvHKfWyb3AK32eyiepnQm5GNWjuqTxG3Xins-XBkhhc/edit#gid=0
READ THE BIBLE IN 2022 Looking for a worthwhile and meaningful New Year's Resolution for 2022? This year Pastor Naumann has planned a church wide opportunity to read the Bible together. Pamphlets will be available for you to take home and track your readings so that you will read the entire Bible during 2022. Each day amounts to reading 3-4 chapters of Holy Scripture. We are also encouraging you to sign up to show your commitment to reading God's Word this year. The signup sheet and pamphlets should be available. God promises to bless the reading and hearing of His Word, so we know that He will bless all of us as we pursue this valuable endeavor!
Prayer List
Edna Schmitt had surgery to realign internal organs.
Adelaide Naumann has returned home with the whole family. She still has several appointments in the next weeks. During this time, Pastor Naumann has been returning to his normal workload.
Doctrine of the Day
OT Messianic Prophecies of Christ's Advent - Part 3 of 4
- In the Pentatuch - The Promised Seed
- In the Kings - The Anointed One
- In the Psalms - The Good Shepherd
- In the Prophets - The Prince of Peace
Hymn of the Day: 783 “Jesus, Shepherd of the Sheep” (WS)
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- Devotion: - 10 The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken in pieces; From heaven He will thunder against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth. "He will give strength to His king, And exalt the horn of His anointed." (1 Sam. 2:10 NKJ)
- Weekly Update and Reminders:
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Advent Services - Wednesdays @6pm (Pastor Naumann)
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- Advent 2021 During our Advent meditation this year we will be studying the different aspects of the gift of life given to us by the Christchild. He has given us our physical life through His creation and gift of parents. He has given us spiritual life through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit. Finally, He will give (or has given?) the gift of eternal life with Him in Heaven. Please join us the next three Wednesdays at 6pm (December 1, 8, 15) for this important preparation for the coming of our Savior. - Weekend Sunday School/Bible Class continues with - “Why Membership Matters”
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What We Believe - Website under “About,” What We Believe (bulletin)
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- Wednesday Online Bible Class Break until January - (Gospel of Mark chapter 9) * Requested to record the studies to share with members afterwards. - Volunteers Needed for our PTO: Can you help? * We still need 7 (full shift volunteers) or 15 (half shift volunteers) on Tuesday, Dec. 14 to help with the Immanuel Lutheran School night at Kiwanis Holiday Lights. Can you spend 2½ hours directing traffic while enjoying time at Sibley Park? They send us out in pairs, so pick someone you like spending time with and volunteer as a team.Sign up on your own using the link below or email/call Sarah Kruse (sarah.kruse@mnsu.edu or 507-380-6018). https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RvHKfWyb3AK32eyiepnQm5GNWjuqTxG3Xins-XBkhhc/edit#gid=0 * Volunteers need to be at least 16 years old, so high school students that are 16+ are welcome to help. * Looking ahead… We also need a total of 6 hours (2-3 volunteers) on Jan 1, 2, or 8 to help with tear-down of the lights and at least 1 person to remove the decorations from the ILS tree. This event has been a good fundraiser in the past so please help out if you can. Thank you, Sarah Kruse
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Prayer List
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- Collin and Noelle Schreyer’s newborn son Roman, and a tough delivery but is recovering well. He was baptized in the hospital. - Edna Schmitt had surgery to realign internal organs. - Adelaide Naumann has returned home with the whole family. She still has several appointments in the next weeks. During this time, Pastor Naumann will be gradually returning to his workload.
- Doctrine of the Day
- OT Messianic Prophecies of Christ's Advent - Part 2 of 4
- In the Pentatuch - The Promised Seed
- In the Kings - The Anointed One
- In the Psalms - The Good Shepherd
- In the Prophets - The Prince of Peace
- OT Messianic Prophecies of Christ's Advent - Part 2 of 4
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Hymn of the Day: 68 “The Advent of Our King” (TLH)
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- Devotion: - 14 So the LORD God said to the serpent: "Because you have done this, You are cursed more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you shall go, And you shall eat dust All the days of your life. 15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel." (Gen. 3:14-15 NKJ)
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- Thank you for the Christmas Decorating Helpers! We got almost all of it done yesterday.
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- Thanksgiving Services - Wed. 6pm (Pie Palooza after), Thurs. 10am (same service)
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- Advent Services - Wednesdays @6pm (Pastor Naumann)
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- Advent 2021 During our Advent meditation this year we will be studying the different aspects of the gift of life given to us by the Christchild. He has given us our physical life through His creation and gift of parents. He has given us spiritual life through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit. Finally, He will give (or has given?) the gift of eternal life with Him in Heaven. Please join us the next three Wednesdays at 6pm (December 1, 8, 15) for this important preparation for the coming of our Savior. - Weekend Sunday School/Bible Class continues with - “Why Membership Matters” - Mission Myths Webinar: Held on Saturday, Nov. 13th (multiple CLC congregations) * Watch it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ-xbtHTQ0s * Worksheet! Webinar Packet * CDF website: https://us.lutheranmissions.org/cdf/
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- What We Believe - Website under “About,” What We Believe (bulletin)
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- Wednesday Online Bible Class Break until January - (Gospel of Mark chapter 9) * Requested to record the studies to share with members afterwards.
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Doctrine of the Day
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- OT Messianic Prophecies of Christ's Advent - Part 1 of 4
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- In the Kings - The Anointed One - In the Psalms - The Good Shepherd - In the Prophets - The Prince of Peace
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- Hymn of the Day: 369:1,4,5,6 “All Mankind Fell in Adam’s Fall” (TLH)
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- Devotion: - 1 Oh come, let us sing to the LORD! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. 2 Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. 3 For the LORD is the great God, And the great King above all gods. (Ps. 95:1-3 NKJ)
- Weekly Update and Reminders:
- Watch it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ-xbtHTQ0s
- Worksheet! Webinar Packet
- CDF website: https://us.lutheranmissions.org/cdf/
- Mission Myths Webinar: Held on Saturday, Nov. 13th (multiple CLC congregations)
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What We Believe - Website under “About,” What We Believe (bulletin)
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- Wednesday Online Bible Class Break until January - (Gospel of Mark chapter 9) * Requested to record the studies to share with members afterwards.
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- Thanksgiving services - Wed. 6pm (Pie Palooza after), Thurs. 10am (same service)
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- Weekend Sunday School/Bible Class continues with - “Why Membership Matters”
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- Doctrine of the Day
- Thanksgiving? - Is this a doctrine?
- Next time - Messianic Prophecies of Christ's Advent
- Thanksgiving? - Is this a doctrine?
- Doctrine of the Day
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Hymn: 573 “To Thee, O Lord, Our Hearts We Raise” (TLH)
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- Devotion: Psalm 23:6 I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever.
- Weekly Update and Reminders:
- Mission Myths Webinar: Held on Saturday, Nov. 13th (multiple CLC congregations)
- Watch it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ-xbtHTQ0s
- Worksheet! Webinar Packet
- CDF website: https://us.lutheranmissions.org/cdf/
- Mission Myths Webinar: Held on Saturday, Nov. 13th (multiple CLC congregations)
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What We Believe - Website under “About,” What We Believe (bulletin)
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- Wednesday Online Bible Class Continues tonight at 7pm! (Gospel of Mark chapter 9) * Requested to record the studies to share with members afterwards. - Weekend Sunday School/Bible Class continues with - “Why Membership Matters”
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- Sanctuary Carpet Done! Next step… pew cushions. Stay tuned for more details.
- Prayer List
- Wilton Landan for TB surgery coming up, but that is on hold for his COVID treatment.
- Adelaide Naumann to be able to go home to mom and dad and family!
- John Gurgle (Kathleen Olmanson’s brother) liver cancer.
- Doctrine of the Day
- Judgment Day - What will it be like? (Events 5-7 of 7) Study some LAST DAY passages
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Hymn: 607:14-19 “Day of Wrath, O Day of Mourning” Thomas de Celano, 1250AD (latin melody)
- Devotion: Job 19:26 after my skin is destroyed, this I know…in my flesh I shall see God,
- Weekly Update and Reminders:
- Wednesday Online Bible Class Continues tonight at 7pm! (Gospel of Mark chapter 9)
- Weekend Sunday School/Bible Class continues with - “Why Membership Matters”
- Sanctuary Carpet Done! Last weeke nd, Nov. 6-7th was the last weekend to share your vote on the pew fabric. Watch for more information soon from the Sanctuary Improvement Committee. THANK YOU again to all the helpers who have moved pews, dusted and cleaned, and to the Board of Property for their work as well! They are working on reinstalling the modesty rails as soon as possible.
- What We Believe - Website under “About,” What We Believe
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day
- Judgment Day - What will it be like? (Events 3&4 of 7) Study some LAST DAY passages
- Hymn: 607:9-13 “Day of Wrath, O Day of Mourning” Thomas de Celano, 1250AD (latin melody)
Devotion: Rev 22:20-21 He who testifies to these things says, "Surely I am coming quickly." Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus! The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
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- Thank you Pastor Schaller for coming from Eau Claire, WI for Reformation - Wednesday Online Bible Class Continues tonight at 7pm! (Gospel of Mark) - Weekend Sunday School/Bible Class continues with - “Why Membership Matters” - Sanctuary Carpet Done! This weekend, Nov. 6-7th will be the last weekend to share your vote on the pew fabric. After the service please take a look and vote for your 1st and 2nd choice. Please, only one vote per communicant member. THANK YOU to all the helpers who have moved pews, dusted and cleaned, and to the Board of Property for their work as well! They are working on reinstalling the modesty rails as soon as possible.
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MINNESOTA AREA REFORMATION FESTIVAL – This past weekend we celebrated one of the 500th Anniversary blessings that can be traced back to Luther in the Wartburg. One of the most important things the LORD through Luther was translating the New Testament from the original Greek into the language of the people. Two new brothers to our fellowship, who, convicted by the strong Word, left their former fellowships, conduct our Minnesota Reformation Festival service. Luke Willitz and John Schnose brought us the strong Word that we are blessed to have abundant access to today. The service is available on Berea’s YouTube channel - https://youtu.be/-wzwKbC1QvE The bulletin is available here - https://bereaclc-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/pastor_bereaclc_org/ERAtz5zFsGVGlvRtyX9vXQMBabmOiUDuXXGYtJbJ083MAg?e=DtveWt
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Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day
- Judgment Day - What will it be like? (Events 1,2 of 7) Study some LAST DAY passages
Hymn: 607:1-8 “Day of Wrath, O Day of Mourning” Thomas de Celano, 1250AD (latin melody)
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- Devotion: Psalm 90:12 So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom.
- Weekly Update and Reminders:
- THANK YOU to all the helpers!
- Wednesday Online Bible Class Continues tonight at 7pm! (Gospel of Mark)
- Weekend Sunday School/Bible Class continues with - “Why Membership Matters”
- Blood drive (gym) Oct. 22 11-4pm (Great job Senior class! Goal was reached!)
- Sanctuary Carpet Prep - Council/Deacons approved Saturday, October 16th at 10am for prepping the sanctuary for the carpet installation the week of October 18-22 (starting Monday).
- Worship services resume in the sanctuary this weekend!
- Sanctuary Improvement Fund - have EXCEEDED what is needed for updating the carpet and pews. No further donations are required at this time. Thank you all and praise the LORD!
- Our Fall Reformation will be held during our normal service times the weekend of October 30-31st. Pastor Caleb Schaller will be our guest preacher. There will not be a meal following this event this year. We look forward to celebrating how the truth of God's Word went out 500 years ago and pray for the LORD to continue to bless our sharing it today as well!
- Bible Class will be led by Pastor Schaller The "Smalcald Articles" is one of the shorter confessional writings of the Lutheran Church. It was written by Luther toward the end of his life for a meeting with the Catholic Church that ended up never happening. This short, and surprisingly devotional document serves as Martin Luther's "last will and testament." In it Luther shows how numerous Catholic doctrines conflict with the simple gospel, and therefore cannot be allowed to stand. Come join us for a peak into this little known gem of the Reformation.
- MINNESOTA AREA REFORMATION FESTIVAL – You are invited to attend a Reformation Festival Service at Berea Lutheran Church in Inver Grove Heights, MN on Sunday, October 31 at 4pm . A meal after the service will be provided by the Ladies of Berea. In our service we will give thanks to God for the gift of His Word in our native tongue – something that wasn’t available to Germans prior to Martin Luther’s translation work in the Wartburg Castle 500 years ago this year. Pastors Luke Willitz and John Schnose will be conducting the service. Children in attendance are invited to participate in a Joint Children’s Choir, singing an arrangement of “Lord Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word” (using the translation from Christian Worship #203). Children are asked to be at Berea by 3:30 on the 31st for warm-up and practice. Our service will be streamed live and archived on Berea’s YouTube page www.YouTube.com/c/BereaLutheranChurch If you plan to attend the meal, please help the Ladies of Berea by registering online at www.tinyurl.com/MNARF21 or by contacting Pastor Nathan Pfeiffer – pastor@BereaCLC.org / 651-432-0101
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Doctrine of the Day
- Our Eternal God. “From everlasting to everlasting.”
- Hymn of the Day: 411:1,5,7 “From Eternity, O God” TLH
Devotion: 1 Peter 1:6-8 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, 8 whom having not seen you love.
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- Weekly Update and Reminders: - THANK YOU to all the helpers! It’s looking good so far! - MINNESOTA AREA REFORMATION FESTIVAL – You are invited to attend a Reformation Festival Service at Berea Lutheran Church in Inver Grove Heights, MN on Sunday, October 31 at 4pm . A meal after the service will be provided by the Ladies of Berea. In our service we will give thanks to God for the gift of His Word in our native tongue – something that wasn’t available to Germans prior to Martin Luther’s translation work in the Wartburg Castle 500 years ago this year. Pastors Luke Willitz and John Schnose will be conducting the service. Children in attendance are invited to participate in a Joint Children’s Choir, singing an arrangement of “Lord Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word” (using the translation from Christian Worship #203). Children are asked to be at Berea by 3:30 on the 31st for warm-up and practice. Our service will be streamed live and archived on Berea’s YouTube page www.YouTube.com/c/BereaLutheranChurch If you plan to attend the meal, please help the Ladies of Berea by registering online at www.tinyurl.com/MNARF21 or by contacting Pastor Nathan Pfeiffer – pastor@BereaCLC.org / 651-432-0101 - Wednesday Online Bible Class Continues tonight at 7pm! (Gospel of Mark) - Weekend Sunday School/Bible Class continues with - “Why Membership Matters” - Blood drive (gym) Oct. 22 11-4pm - Sanctuary Carpet Prep - Council/Deacons approved Saturday, October 16th at 10am for prepping the sanctuary for the carpet installation the week of October 18-22 (starting Monday). - Worship services in the MPF for the weekends of October 16-17th and 23-24th weekends. - Sanctuary Improvement Fund - have EXCEEDED what is needed for updating the carpet and pews. No further donations are required at this time. Thank you all and praise the LORD! - Our Fall Reformation will be held during our normal service times the weekend of October 30-31st. Pastor Caleb Schaller will be our guest preacher. There will not be a meal following this event this year. We look forward to celebrating how the truth of God's Word went out 500 years ago and pray for the LORD to continue to bless our sharing it today as well!
- Prayer List
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Doctrine of the Day
- Is faith really blind? “We walk by faith, not by sight.” 2 Cor. 5:7
- Hymn of the Day: 31 “When All Thy Mercies, O My God ” TLH
- Devotion: Romans 7:7-8
- 7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin except through the law. For I would not have known covetousness unless the law had said, "You shall not covet." 8 But sin, taking opportunity by the commandment, produced in me all manner of evil desire. For apart from the law sin was dead.
- Weekly Update and Reminders:
- Anyone interested in helping Thursday evening at 730 to start with pew removal please come join us and bring a 7/16 wrench if you have one.
- Saturday morning at 10 am we will remove all that is left to get done in the church.
- Lastly, we will need volunteers Monday evening at 6pm to move pews to the other side. Hopefully with a large group coming in an hour before voters meeting we can finish it.
- Wednesday Online Bible Class RESUMES tonight at 7pm! (Gospel of Mark chapter 6)
- Weekend Sunday School/Bible Class continues with - “Why Membership Matters”
- Blood drive (gym) Oct. 22 11-4pm
- Sanctuary Carpet Prep - Council/Deacons approved Saturday, October 16th at 10am for prepping the sanctuary for the carpet installation the week of October 18-22 (starting Monday).
- Worship services in the MPF for the weekends of October 16-17th and 23-24th weekends.
- Sanctuary Improvement Fund - have EXCEEDED what is needed for updating the carpet and pews. No further donations are required at this time. Thank you all and praise the LORD!
- Our Fall Reformation/Mission Festival will be held during our normal service times the weekend of October 30-31st. There will not be a meal following this event this year. We look forward to celebrating how the truth of God's Word went out 500 years ago and pray for the LORD to continue to bless our sharing it today as well!
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day
- Coveting - Living Things? (10th Commandment)
- Hymn of the Day: 287:1,10,12 “That Man a Godly Life Might Live” TLH
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Devotion: 1 Timothy 6:6-8
- 6 Now godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content.
- 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs. 11 But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. (1 Tim. 6:10-11 ESV)
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Weekly Update and Reminders:
- We Plan to RESUME 7p Wednesday Bible Class
- Weekend Sunday School/Bible Class continues with - “Why Membership Matters”
- Oct. 22 11-4pm Blood drive (gym)
- Sanctuary Carpet Prep - Council/Deacons approved Saturday, October 16th at 10am for prepping the sanctuary for the carpet installation the week of October 18-22 (starting Monday). Worship services in the MPF for the weekends of October 16-17th and 23-24th weekends.
- Sanctuary Improvement Fund - have EXCEEDED what is needed for updating the carpet and pews. No further donations are required at this time. Thank you all and praise the LORD!
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day
- Coveting - Non-Living Things? (9th Commandment)
- Hymn of the Day: 532 “Thy Way, Not Mine, O Lord” TLH
- Devotion: James 3:7-10
- 7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. 8 But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 9 With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God. 10 Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so.
- Weekly Update and Reminders:
- No class next week BREAK (congregational meeting)
- NO 7p Wednesday Bible Class (meeting with new school member families),
- Weekend Sunday School/Bible Class continues this weekend - “Why Membership Matters”
- Sept 30 to Oct 3- Man Up! Retreat http://manup.clclutheran.org/
- Oct. 22 11-4pm Blood drive (gym)
- Sanctuary Carpet Prep - Council/Deacons approved Saturday, October 16th at 10am for prepping the sanctuary for the carpet installation the week of October 18-22 (starting Monday). Worship services in the MPF for the weekends of October 16-17th and 23-24th weekends.
- Sanctuary Improvement Fund - has EXCEEDED what is needed for updating the carpet and pews. No further donations are required at this time. Thank you all and praise the LORD!
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day
- A good name? (8th Commandment)
- Hymn of the Day: 411 “From Eternity, O God” 1,2,7 TLH
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- Devotion: 1 Timothy 6:6-8 - 6 Now godliness with contentment is great gain. - 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. - 8 And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content.
- Weekly Update and Reminders:
- No class next week BREAK (congregational meeting)
- NO 7p Wednesday Bible Class (meeting with new school member families),
- Weekend Sunday School/Bible Class continues this weekend - “Why Membership Matters”
- Sept 30 to Oct 3- Man Up! Retreat http://manup.clclutheran.org/
- Oct. 22 11-4pm Blood drive (gym)
- Sanctuary Carpet Prep - Council/Deacons approved Saturday, October 16th at 10am for prepping the sanctuary for the carpet installation the week of October 18-22 (starting Monday). Worship services in the MPF for the weekends of October 16-17th and 23-24th weekends.
- Sanctuary Improvement Fund - have EXCEEDED what is needed for updating the carpet and pews. No further donations are required at this time. Thank you all and praise the LORD!
- Prayer List
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- Doctrine of the Day - Contentment (7th Commandment)
- Hymn of the Day: 196:1,3,5 “I Am Content! My Jesus Liveth Still” Red Hymnal
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- Devotion: Genesis 2:24 - 24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
- Weekly Update and Reminders:
- No class next week BREAK (congregational meeting tonight)
- NO 7p Wednesday Bible Class (meeting with new school member families),
- Weekend Sunday School/Bible Class begins this weekend Sept. 18/19th (SS installation)
- Sept 30 to Oct 3- Man Up! Retreat http://manup.clclutheran.org/
- Council/Deacons approved Saturday, October 16th at 10am for prepping the sanctuary for the carpet installation the week of October 18-22 (starting Monday). Worship services in the MPF for the weekends of October 16-17th and 23-24th weekends.
- Oct. 22 11-4pm Blood drive (gym)
- Prayer List
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Doctrine of the Day
- Adultery and Fornication? (6th Commandment)
- Hymn of the Day: 790 “Your Love, O God, Has Called Us Here” WS
- Devotion: Psalm 31:15-16
- 15 My times are in Your hand; Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from those who persecute me. 16 Make Your face shine upon Your servant; Save me for Your mercies' sake.
- Weekly Update and Reminders:
- NO 7p Wednesday Bible Class (meeting with new school member families),
- Weekend Sunday School/Bible Class begins Sept. 19th (SS installation)
- Sept 30 to Oct 3- Man Up! Retreat http://manup.clclutheran.org/
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day
- Who alone has the right to take a life? (5th Commandment)
- Hymn of the Day: 151:1,6,7 “Christ, the Life of All the Living”
- Devotion: 2 Timothy 1:3-5
- 3 I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my forefathers did, as without ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day, 4 greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled with joy, 5 when I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also.
- Weekly Update and Reminders:
- No class next week BREAK (meeting with new school member families)
- NO 7p Wednesday Bible Class (congregational meeting tonight),
7pm 9/1 Congregational Meeting AGENDA - For the 1st meeting will be focused on providing information and gaining shared understanding and is as follows:
-Summary of concerns of both sides, including a brief history of this discussion at Immanuel
-Breakout discussion with small groups, followed by larger regroup
-Questions and comments at the end will help focus the 2nd meeting
During subsequent meetings, the focus will be diving deeper into areas of question and concern as well as working toward alignment as a congregation on the topic.
- BULLETIN:
- 6:30a Men’s Breakfast continues (Matthew) - Basement
- Weekend Sunday School/Bible Class begins Sept. 19th (SS installation)
- Sept 30 to Oct 3- Man Up! Retreat http://manup.clclutheran.org/
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day
- What blessings does God give us through His representatives? (4th Commandment - Series)
- Hymn of the Day: 414 “The Man is Ever Blest”
- Devotion: Romans 13:1-4
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- Authorities that exist are appointed by God (proof? = Daniel’s prophecies)
- Reasons? God’s desires for everyone to be saved… 1 Tim. 2
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- Weekly Update and Reminders:
- 7p Wednesday Bible Class (continued website, comparative faiths),
- No class next week (congregational meeting)
- 7p Wednesday Bible Class (continued website, comparative faiths),
- BULLETIN:
- Sanctuary Improvement Committee Update: The SIC is not presently pursuing any further updates to the sanctuary beyond the carpet and the pew cushioning. We recommend giving priority to the major structural maintenance needs reported by the Property Board at this time.
- Weekend Sunday School/Bible Class begins Sept. 19th (SS installation)
- Sept 30 to Oct 3- Man Up! Retreat http://manup.clclutheran.org/
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day
- Why does God want us to honor our parents and superiors? (4th Commandment - Series)
- Hymn of the Day: 578 “Lord, While for All Mankind We Pray”
- Devotion: Ephesians 6:1-4
- Do not provoke, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the LORD!
- Weekly Update and Reminders:
- No Online Class TONIGHT. We plan to resume next week 8/25.
- 6:30a Men’s Breakfast continues (Matthew) - Basement
- Thank you to Russ Schmitt for bringing the Gospel this past weekend!
- BULLETIN:
- The sanctuary narthex is complete. Come check it out!
- August 21- Outdoor Adventure Day- Softball Games
- OUTDOOR ADVENTURE DAY-SOFTBALL Join your Immanuel Family for a morning of Family Softball Games at Gorman Park in St Peter, August 21, 2021 9am-12pm.
- August 23- First Day of School for ILS
- Weekend Sunday School/Bible Class begins Sept. 19th (SS installation)
- Sept 30 to Oct 3- Man Up! Retreat http://manup.clclutheran.org/
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day
- Who does God expect us to “Honor?” (4th Commandment - Series)
- Hymn of the Day: 627:1-2 “Gracious Savior, Gentle Shepherd”
- Devotion: Psalm 50:15
- Weekly Update and Reminders:
- No Online Class TONIGHT or NEXT week
- 6:30a Men’s Breakfast continues (Matthew chapter 5) - Basement
- Floors have been finished waxing / thank you to all the helpers!
- Narthex project will hopefully be done before school starts (12th)
- Weekend Sunday School/Bible Class begins Sept. 19th (SS installation)
- August 21- Outdoor Adventure Day- Softball Games
- August 23- First Day of School for ILS
- Sept 30 to Oct 3- Man Up! Retreat
- Thank you to Pastor Paul Nolting for bringing the Gospel this past weekend!
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day
- The LORD’s Name / Word and Truth (2nd Commandment)
- Hymn of the Day: TLH 114:1,3; 5-6 “Jesus! Name of Wondrous Love”
- Devotion:
- Spokesman article "Welcome Back to Church!" Pastor Bruce Naumann
- Announcements
- 7pm Wed. Online Bible Study (No study next Wednesday 8/11)
- 6:30a Fri. Men's Breakfast/Study (History room)
- Pastor Paul Nolting has joyfully offered to guest preach while Pastor Naumann is away. This was the best weekend that worked out for him. Looking forward to hearing him share God’s Word with us!
- Thank you to volunteers!
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day:
- Sabbath Day / Attendance (3rd Commandment)
- Hymn: TLH 135 “Tis Good, Lord, to Be Here”
- Devotion: Genesis 35:1-7
- Announcements
- 7pm Wed. Online Bible Study (No study next Wednesday 7/28)
- 6:30a Fri. Men's Breakfast/Study (No breakfast next Friday 7/30)
- Recap of Monday Voter's Meeting
- Thank you to volunteers!
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: Open vs. Secret Idolatry and the 1st Commandment
- Hymn: TLH 331:1,3-5,7-8 “Yea, as I Live, Jehovah Saith”
- Devotion: Mark 10:13-16
- Announcements
- 7pm Bible Study
- Teacher Installations
- Sanctuary Improvement Report
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: Reason vs. Faith
- Hymn: TLH #785 "Children of the Heavenly Father"
- Devotion: Acts 14:8-19 - Humans struggle with walking by faith and not by sight
- Announcements
- 7pm Online Bible Study
- Friday 6:30am Men's Breakfast Bible Study
- Sunday Installation of our two new full time teachers
- July 12-16 - Vacation Bible School (register now!)
- Prayer list
- Doctrine of the Day: The Two Great Teachings
- Hymn: TLH 43 "We Sing the Almighty Power of God"
- Devotion: Psalm 34:8 - The Real Presence of the LORD
- Announcements
- 7pm Online Bible Study resumes
- Friday 6:30am Men's Breakfast Bible Study Resumes
- Weekend Communion Services - July 4th / 50th Anniversary of Immanuel Sanctuary Fire
- July 12-16 - Vacation Bible School (register!)
- Prayer list
- Convention Preparation: Brief Recap - more to come in July
- Hymn: Worship Supplement 755 “What is this Bread?”
- Devotion: Colossians 4:5-6 Walk in Wisdom
- Announcements
- No 7pm Online Bible Study this week
- No Friday 6:30am Men's Breakfast Bible Study
- June 21st 7pm special voters recap = SIC committee update, membership, Naumann Family Leave Fund
- Prayer list and Naumann baby update
- Convention Preparation: Christian Education (Prospectus page 72)
- Hymn: Worship Supplement 629 “Let Children Hear the Mighty Deeds”
- Devotion: 2 Timothy 4:1-4 (Guest Pastor Elect Drew Naumann)
- Announcements
- 7pm Online Bible Study
- Friday 6:30am Men's Breakfast Bible Study
- June 21st 7pm = SIC committee update, membership, Naumann Family Leave Fund
- Naumann baby update
- Convention Preparation: Committee of Partners in the Public Ministry Recommendations
- Hymn: Worship Supplement 775 “Thy Strong Word”
- Devotion: Psalm 77 (Guest Pastor Elect Drew Naumann)
- Announcements
- 7pm Online Bible Study
- 6:30am Men's Breakfast Bible Study
- 11am Saturday Immanuel Adventure Day
- Convention Preparation: Joint Statement on the Termination of Fellowship
- Hymn: TLH #123 "Our God, Our Help, In Ages Past"
- Devotion: Proverbs 12:1
- Announcements
- 7pm Bible Study
- Congregational Convention Preparation
- Delegates Conference
- Mission Festival
- Convention Preparation: ILC Building Project
- Hymn: TLH #637 "Founded on Thee, Our Only God"
- Devotion: John 3:16
- Announcements
- Mask Mandate Update
- Call News
- Upcoming Events
- Prayer List
- Bible Account: Matthew 9:1-8
- Hymn: TLH #648 "I Am Jesus Little Lamb"
- Devotion: 1 Samuel 17:48-49
- Announcements
- Voters' Meeting Recap
- Mask Mandate Update
- Upcoming Events
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: Christian Education in Deuteronomy 6
- Hymn: TLH #659 "Feed Thy Children, God Most Holy"
- Devotion: John 11:25-26
- Announcements
- Upcoming Schedule
- Ascension Day Service
- Facility Work Day
- Voters' Meeting
- Prayer List
- Upcoming Schedule
- Doctrine of the Day: 1 Corinthians 15: Resurrection Confidence
- Hymn: TLH #201 "Jesus Lives! The Victory's Won"
- Devotion: Acts 2:31
- Announcements
- Voters' Meeting Recap
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: 1 Corinthians 15: Resurrection Body
- Hymn: WS #759:3-4 "These Are the Facts"
- Devotion: Romans 6:5
- Announcements
- Upcoming Events
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: 1 Corinthians 15: Resurrection Firstfruits
- Hymn: WS #795 "Then the Glory"
- Devotion: Matthew 22:23-28
- Announcements
- Bible Classes
- Voters' Meeting Recap
- 50th Anniversary of Church Fire
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: 1 Corinthians 15: Resurrection Logic
- Hymn: TLH #206 "Jesus Christ, My Sure Defense"
- Devotion: 1 Samuel 17:45-48
- Announcements
- Upcoming Schedule
- Confirmation
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: 1 Corinthians 15 (Part 1)
- Hymn: WS #759 "These are the Facts"
- Devotion: Matthew 26:29
- Announcements
- Upcoming Schedule
- Teacher Calls
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: Resurrection
- Hymn: TLH #736 "At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing"
- Devotion: John 10:17-18; 19:30
- Announcements
- Holy Week Plans
- Teacher Calls
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: Holy Week Hang-ups
- Hymn: TLH #159 “Go to Dark Gethsemene”
- Devotion: Psalm 22:16-18
- Announcements
- Holy Week Plans
- Teacher Calls
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: Trinity
- Hymn: TLH #244 “Glory Be to God the Father”
- Devotion: Psalm 34:1-3
- Announcements
- Lent
- Tour Choir
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: Sin
- Hymn: TLH #611 "I do Not Come Because My Soul"
- Devotion: 1 Peter 4:7
- Announcements
- Lent
- Tour Choir
- Blood Drive
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: Second Coming of Christ
- Hymn: TLH #611 "The Day is Surely Drawing Near"
- Devotion: Matthew 27:3-5
- Announcements
- Lent
- Tour Choir
- Blood Drive
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: Salvation
- Hymn: TLH #152 "When o'er My Sins I Sorrow"
- Devotion: 2 Timothy 2:17-19
- Announcements
- Lent
- Voters' Meeting Update
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: Religious Unionism
- Hymn: TLH #261 "Lord Keep Us Steadfast in Thy Word"
- Devotion: Matthew 28:19-20
- Announcements
- Lent
- Voters' Meeting - February 21
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: Mission of the Church
- Hymn: TLH #46 "On What Has Now Been Sown"
- Devotion: 1 Corinthians 11:27-29
- Announcements
- Upcoming Worship and Bible Class Reminders
- Voters' Meeting Updates
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: Lord's Supper (Part 2)
- Hymn: TLH #304 "An Awe-full Mystery is Here"
- Devotion: Psalm 34:7-9
- Announcements
- Upcoming Worship and Bible Class Reminders
- School Update
- Voters' Meeting Updates
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: Lord's Supper (Part 1)
- Hymn: LSB #621 “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence”
- Devotion: Romans 5:8-11
- Announcements
- Upcoming Worship and Bible Class Reminders
- School Update
- Voters' Meeting Updates
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: Justification
- Hymn: 377:1-3, 6, 9-10 “Salvation unto Us has Come”
- Devotion: Exodus 3:1-6
- Announcements
- Bible Studies
- Prayer List
- School Update
- Voters' Meeting Updates
- Doctrine of the Day: Heterosexuality/Homosexuality
- Hymn: 418:1-3, 7-8 "My God, My Father, While I Stray"
- Devotion: Psalm 118:14-17
- Announcements
- Bible Studies
- Prayer List
- School Plan
- Doctrine of the Day: Festival of Epiphany
- Hymn: 132 "O God of God, O Light of Light"
- Devotion: Isaiah 1:18
- Announcements
- Bible Studies
- New Year's Services
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: Virgin Birth
- Hymn: 93 “O Lord, We Welcome Thee”
Today's Topics:
- Devotion: Isaiah 7:14
- Announcements
- Bible Studies
- Christmas / New Year's Services
- 2021 "Read the Bible" Resolution
- Prayer List
- Christmas Tradition Reflections
- Hymn: 102 "Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful"
Today's Topics:
- Devotion: Philippians 2:5-8
- Announcements
- Bible Studies
- Gym Closed
- Christmas / New Year's Services
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: Creation
- Hymn: “He Cares For Me”
Today's Topics:
- Devotion: John 1:11-14
- Announcements
- Bible Studies
- Gym Closed
- Christmas / New Year's Services
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: Conversion
- Hymn #366 “One Thing’s Needful, Lord This Treasure”
Today's Topics:
- Devotion: 1 John 1:3-4
- Announcements
- Bible Studies
- Gym Update
- Advent Services
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: Church Fellowship
- Hymn #464 "Blest be the Tie that Binds"
Today's Topics:
- Devotion: Psalm 136:1
- Announcements
- Bible Studies
- Gym Update
- Thanksgiving and Advent Service Times
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: Prayer
- Hymn #43 "We Sing the Almighty Power of God"
Today's Topics:
- Devotion: Psalm 133
- Announcements
- Mid-Week Bible Study
- Weekend Worship
- Gym Update
- Thanksgiving and Advent Service Times
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: The Invisible Church and visible churches
- Hymn #473 "The Church's One Foundation"
Today's Topics:
- Explanation to the First Commandment
- Announcements
- Mid-Week Bible Study
- Gym Update
- Advent Service Plans
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: The "Born Again Christian"
- Hymn #776 "Lord, 'Tis Not that I Did Choose You"
Today's Topics:
- Revelation 5
- Announcements
- Mid-Week Bible Study
- Gym Update
- Advent Service Plans
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: Biblical Authority
- Hymn #290 "We Have a Sure Prophetic Word"
Today's Topics:
- Judges 17:6
- Announcements
- Bible Class Series on Mission Work
- Gym Update
- Voters' Meeting Recap
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: Beginning of Life Controversies
- Hymn #753 "Let the Children Come to Me"
Today's Topics:
- Isaiah 65:1-2
- Announcements
- Bible Class Series on Mission Work
- Gym Update
- Voters' Meeting Recap
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: False Teachings about Baptism (Part 2)
- Hymn #301 "He That Believes and Is Baptized"
Today's Topics:
- 1 Peter 3:21
- Announcements
- Mission Festival - Bible Class Series
- Gym Update
- Call Vacancy
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: False Teachings about Baptism (Part 1)
- Hymn #751 "God's Own Child I Gladly Say It"
Today's Topics:
- Jude 20-25
- Announcements
- Gym Update
- Call Vacancy
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: Free Will
- Hymn #379 "I do Not Come Because My Soul"
Today's Topics:
- Romans 14:12-13
- Announcements
- Gym Floor Update
- The Immanuel Memo
- Outdoor Adventure Day
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: Christian Liberty
- Hymn #420 "My Jesus, as Thou Wilt"
Today's Topics:
- Jeremiah 23:23-24
- Announcements
- Voters' Meeting - September 21
- New Office Hours
- The Immanuel Memo
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: Omnipresence
- Hymn #326 "Lord, to Thee I Make Confession"
Today's Topics:
- Revelation 19:6-7
- Announcements
- James Bible Study
- Voters' Meeting - September 21
- Weekend Bible Class & Sunday School
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: Omnipotence
- Hymn #339 "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name"
Today's Topics:
- Psalm 139:23-24
- Announcements
- James Bible Study
- Public School Confirmation
- Gym Floor Update
- Weekend Bible Class & Sunday School
- Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: Omniscience
- Hymn #433 "Jesus, My Truth, My Way
Today's Topics:
- Romans 8:28
- Bible Class: James
- Doctrine of the Day: Is God the Author of Evil?
- Hymn #521 "What God Ordains Is Always Good"
Today's Topics:
- Jeremiah 31:25
- Bible Class Update
- School Opening on Monday
- Doctrine of the Day: Propitiation
- Hymn #371 "Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness"
Today's Topics:
- James 1:2-3
- School Updates
- Weekly Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: Time of Grace
- Hymn #523 "Why Should Cross and Trial Grieve Me"
Today's Topics:
- 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
- Gym Floor Update
- Upcoming Church Survey
- Weekly Prayer List
- Doctrine of the Day: Vocation
- Hymn #422"Savior, I Follow On"
Today's Topics:
- Revelation 19:1-13
- Gym Floor Update
- Interview with Principal Brandan Heinze regarding the school reopening
- The Divinity of Jesus
- Hymn #763 "At the Name of Jesus"
This Weeks Topics:
I am the Vine, you are the Branches
Basement Flood
Voters' Meeting Recap
School Opening Plans
Online VBS
Eating Meat Offered to Idols (1 Corinthians 8)
This Weeks Topics:
Peter's Confession
Sanctuary Remodel
School Opening
Online VBS
The Natural Knowledge of God
Pastors Joe Naumann and Neal Radichel and Vicar Drew Naumann discuss the many functions of Immanuel. Twin Steeples is a production of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota.
Pastors Joe Naumann and Neal Radichel and Vicar Drew Naumann discuss the many functions of Immanuel. Twin Steeples is a production of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota.
Pastor Neal Radichel and Vicar Drew Naumann discuss the many functions of Immanuel. Twin Steeples is a production of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota.
Pastor Neal Radichel and Vicar Drew Naumann discuss the many functions of Immanuel. Twin Steeples is a production of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota. Today's topics include:
- Devotion on John 3:36
- Church Announcements
- Online Bible Study
- Spokesman Renewal
- Sanctuary Update - Paint
- Vacation Bible School
- The Ongoing Reopening Plan
- Doctrinal Discussion: Christian Obedience
- Hymn of the Week: TLH #416 "Oh, that the Lord Would Guide My Ways"
Pastors Joe Naumann and Neal Radichel discuss the many functions of Immanuel. Twin Steeples is a production of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota. Today's topics include:
- Devotion on 1 Peter 4:8
- Welcoming Vicar Drew Naumann
- Church Announcements
- Online Bible Study
- Spokesman Renewal
- Vacation Bible School
- New Immanuel Staff
- The Ongoing Reopening Plan
- Doctrinal Discussion: The Athenasian Creed
- Hymn of the Week: TLH #351 "Love Divine, All Love Excelling"
Pastor Joe Naumann discusses the many functions of Immanuel. Twin Steeples is a production of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota. Today's topics include:
- A brief devotion on Matthew 28:18-20
- Online Bible Study via Zoom switches topics tonight!
- Reopening Church: Singing!
- Recapping Voters' Meeting held on June 1
- Looking at the Doctrine of the Trinity
- A look at TLH #243 "Oh, That I had a Thousand Voices"
Pastors Joe Naumann and Neal Radichel discuss the many functions of Immanuel. Twin Steeples is a production of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota. Today's topics include:
- A brief devotion on Matthew 6:25
- Online Bible Study via Zoom continues tonight!
- Reopening church this weekend (May 30-31)
- Upcoming Voters' Meeting on June 1
- A look at TLH #425 "All Depends on Our Possessing"
Pastors Joe Naumann and Neal Radichel discuss the many functions of Immanuel. Twin Steeples is a production of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota. Today's topics include:
- A brief devotion on Psalm 16
- Online Bible Study via Zoom continues tonight!
- Reopening plan being worked on the Deacons
- Confirmation plans for May 17
- Doctrine of Hell
- A look at TLH #196 "I am Content! My Jesus Liveth Still"
Pastors Joe Naumann and Neal Radichel discuss the many functions of Immanuel. Twin Steeples is a production of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota. Today's topics include:
- A brief devotion on Romans 12:9-12
- Online Bible Study via Zoom begins tonight!
- Communion was distributed virtually last weekend, how did it go?
- Confirmation plans for May 17
- How does the 4th commandment apply to our current situation regarding church closure and the Covid-19 pandemic
- A look at TLH #409 "Let us Ever Walk with Jesus"
Pastors Joe Naumann and Neal Radichel discuss the many functions of Immanuel. Twin Steeples is a production of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota. Today's topics include:
- A brief devotion on Ephesians 1:3-5
- Upcoming Online Bible Study via Zoom
- Communion plans for this weekend
- A look at TLH #305 "Soul, Adorn Thyself with Gladness"
Pastors Joe Naumann and Neal Radichel discuss the many functions of Immanuel. Twin Steeples is a production of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota. Today's topics include:
- A brief devotion on Romans 8:11
- The content available online for your spiritual growth and a potential online Bible study
- The recent voters' meeting, the teacher call, and our communion plans
- A look at TLH #201 "Jesus Lives! The Victory's Won"
Pastors Joe Naumann and Neal Radichel discuss the many functions of Immanuel. Twin Steeples is a production of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota. Today's topics include:
- A brief devotion on Philippians 4:4-7
- The content available online for your spiritual growth
- The upcoming voters' meeting, teacher call, communion plans, and confirmation date.
- A doctrinal discussion on 1 Corinthians 15:26
- A look at TLH #209 "Who Is This that Comes from Edom"
Pastors Joe Naumann and Neal Radichel discuss the how many of the functions of Immanuel are being moved online. Twin Steeples is a production of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota. Topics include:
- Tonight's online Council meeting
- How we are staying in touch with members in the hospital
- A brief devotion on Maundy Thursday and the Passover
- The upcoming services this weekend (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter)
- How much should we talk about the pandemic?
Pastors Joe Naumann and Neal Radichel discuss the different methods of communication being tried at Immanuel. Twin Steeples is a production of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota. Topics include:
- A brief devotion on Galatians 2:26-29
- An interview with Principal Kyle Ochsner regarding the school's transition to distance learning
- The current schedule for events at Immanuel
- An online option for offerings
- The opportunity to write articles for our website
Pastors Joe Naumann and Neal Radichel launch the new podcast "Twin Steeples." Twin Steeples is a production of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota. Topics include:
- A brief devotion on Psalm 122
- The transition to Online Services due to the Coronavirus
- Immanuel Lutheran School going online
- Upcoming resources for Bible Class and Sunday School
- The opportunity for Spiritual Growth because of the Coronavirus