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Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost — August 16, 2026

On the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, the people of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Joplin, Missouri came to one of the hardest things Jesus ever said out loud. A Canaanite woman asks for mercy and is called a dog — and answers, “Yes, Lord.” Pastor Christopher Ramstad preached the crumbs that turn out to be more than enough.
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost — August 9, 2026

On the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, the people of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Joplin, Missouri sat with the hardest question a believer ever asks — why? Job asked it for thirty-seven chapters. Peter asked it as the water closed over him. Pastor Christopher Ramstad preached the answer that Scripture actually gives: we do not know, but God does, and His hand reaches down anyway.

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Second Sunday after Pentecost — communion chalice and paten with liturgy

What Is the Lord’s Supper?

If you have ever wondered what is the Lord’s Supper, you are asking about the very heart of Christian worship. Also called Holy Communion, the Sacrament of the Altar, or the Eucharist, the Lord’s Supper is the meal Jesus gave His Church on the night before He died. Lutherans confess that in this Sacrament we receive the true body and blood of Jesus Christ, given with the bread and wine, for the forgiveness of our sins. Together with Holy Baptism,…
Third Sunday after Pentecost — chancel and baptismal font at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Joplin, Missouri

What Is Holy Baptism?

If you have ever wondered what is Holy Baptism, you have arrived at one of the most comforting teachings in all of Christianity. For Lutherans, Baptism is not first of all something we do for God — it is something God does for us. In the water and the Word, the triune God washes away sin, gives new birth, and claims a person as His own dear child. It is one of the two Sacraments instituted by Christ, alongside the…

“You shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).
Matthew 1:21-23