Sermons on Deuteronomy

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125th Anniversary Service – May 1, 2022

The 125th Anniversary of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Joplin, Missouri 10:30 am — May 1, 2022 — Divine Service, Setting One with Holy Communion Heavenly Father, We pray to see the future as You see it, so we may live the present as You will it. We pray we may be grounded in Christ as a Lutheran congregation, and guided by Your grace as we walk in forgiveness. We pray we are growing continually in faith as servants in Christ’s…
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Palm Sunday – April 10, 2022

Service for Palm Sunday and Confirmation Day Rev. Gregory Mech, pastor | April 10, 2022 | Divine Service, Setting One (8th Grade Confirmation and Holy Communion at 10:30) | Immanuel Lutheran Church – Joplin, Missouri | 8:00 or 10:30 am Holy Week 2022 is here. Join us for special services on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday at 7pm. Thank you for supporting Immanuel Lutheran financially. Use our Givelify app! Learn more at immanueljoplin.com/GIVE. Martin Luther School is Joplin’s…
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Lent 1 – March 6, 2022

Service for the First Sunday in Lent Rev. Gregory Mech, pastor | March 6, 2022 | Divine Service, Setting Four | Immanuel Lutheran Church – Joplin, Missouri | 8:00 or 10:30 am Lent 2022 is here! Join us for a special Lenten Service, Wednesdays until Easter at 4 or 7pm. We stream our worship services, and hope you will join our online community if you are unable to attend in person. Welcome! immanueljoplin.com/LIVE We hope to see you back for…
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Transfiguration – February 27, 2022

Service for the Transfiguration of Our Lord Rev. Gregory Mech, pastor | February 27, 2022 | Transfiguration Sunday | Immanuel Lutheran Church – Joplin, Missouri | 8:00 or 10:30 am Lent 2022 begins this week on Ash Wednesday. Join us for a special Lenten Service, Wednesdays until Easter at 4 or 7pm! We stream our worship services, and hope you will join our online community if you are unable to attend in person. Welcome! immanueljoplin.com/LIVE We hope to see you…
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Thanksgiving Eve – November 24, 2021

Service for Thanksgiving Eve 2021 Rev. Gregory Mech, pastor | November 24, 2021 | Thanksgiving Eve with Holy Communion | Immanuel Lutheran Church – Joplin, Missouri | 7:00 pm We stream our worship services, and hope you will join our online community if you are unable to attend in person. Welcome! immanueljoplin.com/LIVE Face Masks Encouraged | We hope to see you back for an In-Person Service! Learn more at immanueljoplin.com/COVID Thank you for supporting Immanuel Lutheran financially. Use our Givelify…
Bulletin cover showing a lit clay oil lamp resting on an open Bible, lettered "Keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen."

Pentecost 14 – August 29, 2021

Service for The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Rev. Gregory Mech, pastor | August 29, 2021 | Pentecost 14 | Immanuel Lutheran Church – Joplin, Missouri | 8:00 or 10:30 am Face Masks Encouraged | We hope to see you back for an In-Person Service soon! Learn more at immanueljoplin.com/COVID We stream our worship services, and hope you will join our online community if you are unable to attend in person. Welcome! immanueljoplin.com/LIVE Thank you for supporting Immanuel Lutheran financially. Use…
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany bulletin cover, January 31, 2021: a painting of a rabbi in a prayer shawl, with "They were astonished at his teaching"

Fourth Sunday after Epiphany | January 31, 2021

Worship Service for The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Rev. Gregory Mech | January 31, 2021 | Epiphany 4 | Divine Service, Setting One | Immanuel Lutheran Church ONLINE and IN-PERSON – Joplin, Missouri | 8:00 and 10:30 am Still Wearing Face Masks, Some Classes and On-Campus Activities Have Returned | In-Person Services and Holy Communion are back! Limited Seating. Learn more. We stream all of our worship services. We hope you will join our online community if you are unable…
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Week of National Thanksgiving | November 22, 2020

Worship Service for The Last Sunday of the Church Year Rev. Gregory Mech | November 22, 2020 | Week of National Thanksgiving | Immanuel Lutheran Church ONLINE and IN-PERSON – Joplin, Missouri | 8:00 and 10:30 am Still Wearing Face Masks, Some Classes and On-Campus Activities Have Returned | In-Person Services and Holy Communion are back! Limited Seating. Learn more. Use these Easy Devotions and Daily Scripture Readings with your family! Taking Faith Home. Thank you for supporting Immanuel Lutheran…
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Eighth Sunday after Pentecost | July 26, 2020

Worship Service for Pentecost 8 Rev. Gregory Mech | July 26, 2020 | Eighth Sunday after Pentecost | Immanuel Lutheran Church ONLINE and IN-PERSON – Joplin, Missouri | 8:00 and 10:30 am Learn More about Immanuel’s FREE VBS At Home! Week Three launches Live Online at 6pm Sunday Evening, July 26. SIGN UP HERE! City of Joplin Face Mask Ordinance | In-Person Services and Holy Communion are back! Limited Seating. Learn more. Use these Easy Devotions and Daily Scripture Readings…
A small stick figure hangs on to a large red heart drawn on a white wall — "Love Is Service and Sacrifice," sermon by Rev. Greg Mech

Love Service Sacrifice | Sermon for February 16, 2020

Sermon for the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany Rev. Gregory Mech | February 16, 2020 | Sunday Morning | 8:00 am | Immanuel Lutheran Church – Joplin, MO In the end, true sacrifice breeds real love. Love is service, and there’s no finer example of it than our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Pastor Mech, from today’s sermon Divine Service, Setting Three Hymn With the Lord Begin Your Task Hymn 869 Invocation, Confession and Absolution Introit Psalm 98:2, 7-9 The…