Sermons from January 2018

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Jesus Is The Same

Sermon for National Lutheran Schools Week Rev. Greg Mech | January 28, 2018 | Sunday Morning | 8:00 am Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. -Hebrews 13:8 The families of Immanuel have been celebrating God’s goodness to Martin Luther School all week long! Sunday’s worship service focused on the theme for National Lutheran Schools Week, “It’s Still All About Jesus.” More than 100 local families are touched by the ministry of MLS every day. Learn about what…
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Fulfillment

POWERwalk Sermon Rev. Greg Mech | January 27, 2018 | Saturday Night Service | 6:00 pm “Fulfillment” based on The Gospel of Matthew, Chapters 5-9 and The Beattitudes “Do not think I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” Matthew 5:17 Songs Come Thou Fount; Precious Lord Take My Hand Matthew 5:3-12 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 9:18-19…
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Life Sunday

Sermon for The Third Sunday After Epiphany – “Life Sunday” Rev. Greg Mech | January 21, 2018 | Sunday Service | 8:00 am God’s Love Comes Big Enough to Make Every Life Matter. Jonah Goes to Nineveh 3 Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tell you.” 3 So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly…

Hearing Voices

POWERwalk Sermon Rev. Greg Mech | January 20, 2018 | Saturday Night Service | 6:00 pm “Hearing Voices” based on The Gospel of Matthew, Chapters 1-4 Song “Creation Sings the Father’s Song” Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. People: Amen. Pastor: By God’s grace He has revealed to us through the inspired writings of a former tax collector that the Lord our God cares for His people and wants to…

Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael

Sermon for The Second Sunday after Epiphany Rev. Greg Mech | Sunday Service | January 14, 2018 | 8:00 am Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael 43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus…

The Baptism of Our Lord

Sermon for The Baptism of Our Lord Rev. Greg Mech | Sunday Service | January 7, 2018 | 8:00 am 4 John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.6 Now John was clothed with camel’s hair and wore a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey. 7 And he preached, saying, “After me comes he…