Sermons on Exodus

Holy Week sermon header: a dark red to black band framing the Witnesses to Christ cover, a painting of the three crosses at Calvary.

Maundy Thursday – April 14, 2022

Witnesses to Christ: Judas Iscariot Betrayed by Judas, one of His twelve disciples. Betrayed by Judas for thirty pieces of silver. Betrayed by Judas with a kiss—imagine that, a kiss! After betraying Jesus, Judas plunges into the depths of despair. He does not return to Jesus to seek forgiveness. But this Thursday, the night Jesus is betrayed, reminds us of the forgiveness, life, and salvation that Jesus provides for us in the Lord’s Supper. May we keep our eyes fixed…
Pentecost 10 bulletin cover, August 1, 2021: a painting of Jesus breaking bread with his disciples, with "Food that endures to eternal life" (John 6:27)

Pentecost 10 – August 1, 2021

Service for The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Rev. Jerry Hemmingson, guest pastor | August 1, 2021 | Pentecost 10 | Immanuel Lutheran Church – Joplin, Missouri | 8:00 or 10:30 am COVID is on the rise again. Face Masks Encouraged | In-Person Services and Holy Communion are back! 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…
"Return to the Lord" logo in white script with a small cross, on a deep purple background — Lent 2021

Return to the Table | Holy Thursday | April 1, 2021

Holy Week Worship Service for Maundy Thursday Rev. Gregory Mech | April 1, 2021 | Holy Thursday Worship Service | Immanuel Lutheran Church – Joplin, Missouri | 7:00 pm Masks Still Recommended, In-Person Services and Holy Communion are back! Limited Seating. Learn more. Holy Week 2021. Join us for our 7:00 Maundy Thursday and Good Friday Services and Easter Morning at 6:30, 8:00 and 10:30. Return To The Lord! Watch the Live Stream of each worship service. immanueljoplin.com/LIVE Thank you…
Third Sunday in Lent bulletin cover: a pile of broken stone blocks, one inscribed "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up" (John 2:19)

Third Sunday in Lent | March 7, 2021

Worship Service for Lent 3 Rev. Gregory Mech | March 7, 2021 | Third Sunday in Lent | Divine Service Setting Four with Holy Communion | Immanuel Lutheran Church – Joplin, Missouri | 8:00 or 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. Lent 2021 is here. Join us for our 7:00 Wednesday Midweek Services leading up to Holy Week and Easter. Find…
Transfiguration Sunday bulletin cover, February 14, 2021: a painting of Jesus shining in white on the mountain as Peter, James and John fall back in awe

The Transfiguration of Our Lord | February 14, 2021

Worship Service for Transfiguration Sunday ***IN-PERSON SERVICES TODAY ARE CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER. WATCH OUR BROADCAST ONLINE INSTEAD.*** Rev. Gregory Mech | February 14, 2021 | Transfiguration Day | Sunday Worship Service | Immanuel Lutheran Church ONLINE-ONLY TODAY – Joplin, Missouri Still Wearing Face Masks, Some Classes and On-Campus Activities Have Returned | In-Person Services and Holy Communion are back! Limited Seating. Learn more. Lent 2021 begins this week, February 17, with Ash Wednesday. Join us for our 7:00 Wednesday…
Second Sunday after Pentecost bulletin cover: ripe wheat against a golden sunset with "Pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers" (Matthew 9:38)

Second Sunday after Pentecost | June 14, 2020

Worship Service for Pentecost 2 Rev. Gregory Mech | June 14, 2020 | Second Sunday after Pentecost | Immanuel Lutheran Church ONLINE and IN-PERSON – Joplin, Missouri | 8:00 and 10:30 am In-Person Services and Holy Communion are back! Limited Seating. NO RSVP REQUIRED. Learn more. Use these Easy Devotions and Daily Scripture Readings with your family! Taking Faith Home. Thank you for supporting Immanuel Lutheran financially. Learn more at immanueljoplin.com/GIVE. Martin Luther School is Joplin’s Lutheran School, serving children…
The printed hymn "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God," based on Psalm 46 — art for the sermon "Clear Thinking and Decisive Action"

Clear Thinking and Decisive Action | Sermon for March 15, 2020

Sermon for the Third Sunday in Lent Rev. Gregory Mech | March 15, 2020 | Sunday Morning | 10:30 am | Immanuel Lutheran Church – Joplin, MO See how Immanuel is responding to Coronavirus. Click here. In response to growing concern over the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, Pastor Mech clears our thinking and focuses our action with the same truth and assurances from God’s Word that Martin Luther shared during the bubonic plague in 1527. Let us cling to Christ during…
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Passover To The Lord’s Supper

Sermon For Maundy Thursday Rev. Greg Mech | Thursday, March 29, 2018 | Holy Thursday Divine Service | 7:00 pm Meal to Meal: The Passover to the Lord’s Supper This evening, we partake of a meal the Lord God has prepared with His own hands. It is a holy feast that nourishes our faith and restores our souls. It is a rich feast purchased with the costliest coin, the Son of God. Today, we eat and drink and remember and…
High-contrast black and white illustration of the face of Jesus wearing the crown of thorns, artwork for the Lenten series Return From Exile.

Out Of Egypt Through The Water

Sermon For Lent Midweek Three Rev. Greg Mech | Wednesday, March 7, 2018 | Lent Midweek Three | 7:00 pm Midweek Vespers 3 – Out of Egypt: Through the Water As We Gather How does one escape from a bad situation? Where does one turn when surrounded by brutality, slavery, and death? We desire to flee, to find refuge. We need to begin a journey that will set us free, but the result of our efforts is nothing more than…
Two rounded stone tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments, lit warmly against a black background.

Third Sunday in Lent Sermon

Sermon for The Third Sunday In Lent Rev. Greg Mech | March 4, 2018 | Sunday Service | 8:00 am | Immanuel Lutheran Church – Joplin, MO Divine Service – Setting 4 Hymn     Thy Word Is a Lamp unto My Feet     Hymn  973 Invocation, Confession and Absolution of Sins     page 203 Psalm 19:1 (antiphon: v. 8) The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing | the heart;*      the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening…