Sermons on Psalms

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…
Lent 2022 sermon header: a plum-purple band framing the Witnesses to Christ bulletin cover, a painting of the three crosses at Calvary.

Midweek of Lent 5 – April 6, 2022

Service for Lent 5 Midweek Rev. Gregory Mech, pastor | April 6, 2022 | Lenten Midweek Service | Immanuel Lutheran Church – Joplin, Missouri | 4:00 or 7:00 pm Happy Anniversary to us! Immanuel Celebrates 125 years serving Joplin in Jesus’ Name, 1897 to 2022. Celebration Weekend is coming the first weekend in May. Learn more and RSVP at immanueljoplin.com/125 Join us for special Lenten Services at 7pm during Holy Week (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday). On Easter Sunday…
Lent 2022 sermon header: a plum-purple band framing the Witnesses to Christ bulletin cover, a painting of the three crosses at Calvary.

Midweek of Lent 4 – March 30, 2022

Service for Lent 4 Midweek Rev. Gregory Mech, pastor | March 30, 2022 | Lenten Midweek Service | Immanuel Lutheran Church – Joplin, Missouri | 4:00 or 7:00 pm Happy Anniversary to us! Immanuel Celebrates 125 years serving Joplin in Jesus’ Name, 1897 to 2022. Celebration Weekend is coming the first weekend in May. Learn more and RSVP at immanueljoplin.com/125 Lent 2022 has begun! Join us for a special Lenten Service, Wednesdays until Easter at 4 or 7pm. We stream…
Lent 2022 sermon header: a plum-purple band framing the Witnesses to Christ bulletin cover, a painting of the three crosses at Calvary.

Midweek of Lent 3 – March 23, 2022

Service for Lent 3 Midweek Rev. Gregory Mech, pastor | March 23, 2022 | Lenten Midweek Service | Immanuel Lutheran Church – Joplin, Missouri | 4:00 or 7:00 pm Happy Anniversary to us! Immanuel Celebrates 125 years serving Joplin in Jesus’ Name, 1897 to 2022. Celebration Weekend is coming the first weekend in May. Learn more and RSVP at immanueljoplin.com/125 Lent 2022 has begun! Join us for a special Lenten Service, Wednesdays until Easter at 4 or 7pm. We stream…
New Year's Eve 2020 — "Worship with Holy Communion" in gold lettering over a dark background of warm, blurred lights

New Year’s Eve 2020 Worship Service | December 31

Worship Service for New Year’s Eve 2020 Rev. Gregory Mech | December 31, 2020 | New Year’s Eve 2020 Worship Service with Holy Communion | Immanuel Lutheran Church ONLINE and IN-PERSON – Joplin, Missouri | 7:00 pm Still Wearing Face Masks, Some Classes and On-Campus Activities Have Returned | In-Person Services and Holy Communion are back! Limited Seating. Learn more. Thank you for supporting Immanuel Lutheran financially. Learn more at immanueljoplin.com/GIVE. Martin Luther School is Joplin’s Lutheran School, serving children…
Memorial slide with a portrait of Wanda Lou Phariss, reading "To the Glory of God and In Memory of Wanda Lou Phariss, 2:00 pm, October 3, 2020."

Wanda Phariss Funeral Service | October 3, 2020

To the Glory of God and in Memory of Wanda Phariss Rev. Gregory Mech | October 3, 2020 | Immanuel Lutheran Church – Joplin, Missouri | 2:00 pm OBITUARY — Beloved child of God, daughter, sister, aunt, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to many, Wanda Lou Phariss passed from this life on September 9, 2020 near Seneca, Missouri. She was surrounded by family. Wanda was born on a farm north of Aoache Oklahoma on April 21, 1930, the third…
"To the Glory of God and in Memory of Bob and Pat Lamb," 10:00 am, September 2, 2020, beside a photo of the couple — Bob and Pat Lamb funeral service

Bob and Pat Lamb Funeral Service | September 2, 2020

To the Glory of God and in Memory of Robert and Patricia Lamb Rev. Gregory Mech | September 2, 2020 | Immanuel Lutheran Church – Joplin, Missouri | 10:00 am OBITUARY — Patricia Jean “Pat” Lamb, 89, of Joplin, passed away Monday, August 24, 2020, at Communities of Wildwood in Joplin. Patricia was born August 10, 1931, in Calhan, Colorado, to the union of the late Frank and Doris (Tyler) Kanuch. She was a 1950 graduate of Sherman County High…
The Humble King: a painting of Jesus riding into Jerusalem as crowds wave palm branches and children reach toward him — Palm Sunday sermon by Rev. Gregory Mech

The Humble King | Sermon for Palm Sunday, April 5, 2020

Worship Service for the Triumphal Entry of Our Lord Rev. Gregory Mech | Sunday, April 5, 2020 | Immanuel Lutheran Church ONLINE – Joplin, MO | Today’s Sermon: “The Humble King” See how Immanuel is responding to Coronavirus. Click here. We invite you to join us ONLINE for our Holy Week Broadcasts on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and again on Easter Sunday! “It is not my intention to ever pray in the name of a dead man. Every time I…