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Sermons Archive

Are you searching for worship services and sermons with substance? Are you wanting to hear God’s Truth from the Bible? Are you longing to find some Good News that brings hope?

Look through our Services and Sermons Archive, and discover preaching from our pastor, Rev. Chris Ramstad, as the Good News is boldly proclaimed from God’s Holy Word. Hear about God’s Law, that guides our lives and shows us how we all fall short. Listen to the Gospel, which shows us how our God has brought us forgiveness, life, and hope through His Son Jesus Christ. Who is Jesus?

We invite you to join us this Sunday too! Immanuel Lutheran Church has worship services weekly at 8:00 am and 10:30 am, as well as a live stream of each service. Learn more.

NOTE: If this page is not updated and current, do not fear! All of our services and sermons are easy to find on YouTube. Search for “immanuel joplin” then click and scroll through the archive there.

Holy Trinity Sunday bulletin cover: an infant being baptized, with "Baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:19)

Holy Trinity Sunday | Worship Broadcast for June 7, 2020

Worship Service for Holy Trinity Sunday Rev. Gregory Mech | June 7, 2020 | Holy Trinity Sunday | 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 Day of Pentecost bulletin cover, May 31, 2020: a rushing stream through a green forest with "Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water" (John 7:38)

The Day of Pentecost | Worship Broadcast for May 31, 2020

Worship Service for Pentecost Sunday Rev. Gregory Mech | May 31, 2020 | The Day of Pentecost | Immanuel Lutheran Church ONLINE and IN-PERSON – Joplin, Missouri | 8:00 and 10:30 am | Pastor Mech’s Sermon Today: “Speaking God’s Language” ***OUR YOUTUBE BROADCAST WILL BE DELAYED BY A FEW HOURS. SERVICES WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED ON FACEBOOK, THEN POSTED HERE LATER.*** In-Person Services are back! SIGN UP to attend Public Worship at Immanuel THIS WEEKEND. Use these Easy Devotions and Daily…
Seventh Sunday of Easter bulletin cover: open, upturned hands beneath the words "I am praying for them" (John 17:9) — sermon "Entrusted to a Faithful Creator" by Rev. Gregory Mech

Entrusted to a Faithful Creator | Worship Broadcast for May 24, 2020

Worship Service for The Seventh Sunday of Easter Rev. Gregory Mech | May 24, 2020 | Memorial Day Weekend | Immanuel Lutheran Church ONLINE and IN-PERSON – Joplin, MO | Today’s Sermon: “Entrusted to a Faithful Creator” ***BEGINNING THIS WEEKEND, OUR YOUTUBE BROADCAST WILL BE DELAYED BY A FEW HOURS. SERVICES WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED ON FACEBOOK, THEN POSTED HERE LATER.*** Re-Opening on Sunday, May 24! Click here for our latest Coronavirus Updates. Also, SIGN UP to attend Public Worship at…
Worship bulletin cover showing a painting of Jesus among his disciples, captioned “He who loves Me will be loved by My Father”

Hope Active in Unexpected Places | Sermon for May 17, 2020

Worship Service for The Sixth Sunday of Easter Rev. Gregory Mech | May 17, 2020 | Immanuel Lutheran Church ONLINE – Joplin, MO | Today’s Sermon: “Hope Active in Unexpected Places” Re-Opening on Sunday, May 24! Click here to see how Immanuel is responding to Coronavirus. 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…
A sepia drawing of the face of Jesus above the words "Whoever has seen Me has seen the Father" — sermon "Hope We Still Belong" by Rev. Gregory Mech

Hope We Still Belong | Sermon for May 10, 2020

Worship Service for The Fifth Sunday of Easter Rev. Gregory Mech | May 10, 2020 | Mother’s Day | Immanuel Lutheran Church ONLINE – Joplin, MO | Today’s Sermon: “Hope We Still Belong “ See how Immanuel is responding to Coronavirus. Learn about our Re-Opening Plan. Click here. 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,…
"Jesus, Our Good Shepherd" bulletin cover — Jesus carrying a lamb among his flock, with John 10:2 — sermon "Sought for Salvation and for Service" by Rev. Gregory Mech

Sought for Salvation and for Service | Sermon for May 3, 2020

Worship Service for The Fourth Sunday of Easter Rev. Gregory Mech | May 3, 2020 | Immanuel Lutheran Church ONLINE – Joplin, MO | Today’s Sermon: “Sought for Salvation and for Service” See how Immanuel is responding to Coronavirus. Click here. 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 from age 2 through 8th…
Pulling focus: looking out from inside the empty tomb toward three crosses on a hill at sunrise — sermon by Rev. Gregory Mech

Pulling Focus | Sermon for April 26, 2020

Worship Service for The Third Sunday of Easter Rev. Gregory Mech | April 26, 2020 | Immanuel Lutheran Church ONLINE – Joplin, MO | Today’s Sermon: “Pulling Focus” See how Immanuel is responding to Coronavirus. Click here. 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 from age 2 through 8th grade. Learn more and…
The Incredulity of Saint Thomas by Caravaggio (c. 1602): Thomas probes the wound in the risen Jesus' side — sermon "Though Now For A Little While" by Rev. Gregory Mech

Though Now For A Little While | Sermon for April 19, 2020

Worship Service for The Second Sunday of Easter Rev. Gregory Mech | April 19, 2020 | Immanuel Lutheran Church ONLINE – Joplin, MO | Today’s Sermon: “Though Now For A Little While” See how Immanuel is responding to Coronavirus. Click here. 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 kids from age 2 through 8th…
A stained-glass window of the Resurrection, an angel with outspread wings above the women at the empty tomb — "Angel Eyes," Easter sermon

Angel Eyes | Sermon for Easter Sunday April 12, 2020

Worship Service for The Resurrection of Our Lord Rev. Gregory Mech | Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020 | Immanuel Lutheran Church ONLINE – Joplin, MO | Today’s Sermon: “Angel Eyes” 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! “You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; He is not here. See the place where…
A painting of Christ on the cross under a darkened sky as mourners gather at its foot — "God's Eyes," Eyes On Jesus Good Friday sermon

God’s Eyes | Sermon for Good Friday April 10, 2020

Sermon for Good Friday Rev. Gregory Mech | Good Friday, April 10, 2020 | Immanuel Lutheran Church – Joplin, MO See how Immanuel is responding to Coronavirus. Click here. Help keep Immanuel’s ministry going through the Coronavirus Outbreak. Give Online Today. Join us for Easter ONLINE at Immanuel! From Pastor Mech’s Good Friday Sermon entitled, “God’s Eyes”: We all crucified the Son of God by our sin. As we sang in the Lenten hymns: I caused Your grief and sighing…
Eyes On Jesus, the Lent 2020 theme from Concordia Publishing House — a painted close-up of Jesus' eyes beneath the crown of thorns on a purple background

More Than Meets The Eye | Sermon for Maundy Thursday April 9, 2020

Sermon for Holy Thursday Rev. Gregory Mech | Maundy Thursday, April 9, 2020 | Immanuel Lutheran Church – Joplin, MO See how Immanuel is responding to Coronavirus. Click here. Help keep Immanuel’s ministry going through the Coronavirus Outbreak. Give Online Today. Join us for Easter ONLINE at Immanuel! Eyes on Jesus: More Than Meets The Eye This Lent, we have been using the metaphor of eyesight to examine how the various people in Mark’s Gospel viewed Jesus during His Passion.…
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…