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Isaiah, St. Paul, and Peter all acknowledge their sin before the Lord. In each case, God’s grace and forgiveness flow freely, and God demonstrates not only His willingness but His desire to use these broken people to radiate His message of forgiveness and grace to all. We, too, must acknowledge our brokenness before the Lord and before each other, and out of that brokenness, we receive healing and...

We hear Jeremiah’s call from the Lord and what a powerful word that is – not only for Jeremiah but for all of us, knowing that Jesus knows us and that in Him, we have a real purpose in this life. What’s the purpose? - Like Jeremiah, it’s to share and radiate and speak God’s message of hope and love (from 1 Corinthians 13) without fear – with boldness and confidence. Why? Because God is the one who...

What we hear in Nehemiah 8 is how powerful and moving God’s Word is. The Word itself can move us to tears, as well as instruct us and give us hope. That was the power of the Word to God’s people returning from exile – a power that is still very real for us today. Jesus demonstrated that fact in Luke 4 when He read from Isaiah the prophecies that He Himself would be fulfilling – the Word made flesh...

Isaiah 62:1-3 speak clearly about how we can’t remain quiet but how we’ll radiate for all to see – there is some beautiful imagery here. Then St. Paul begins speaking about spiritual gifts in the opening verses of 1 Corinthians 12 and how we have all received these gifts. It’s these gifts that God has given us for the express purpose of radiating His love, His Son, and His righteousness in and thr...

Pastor Glen shares about the power of baptism!  God chooses us, gives us the gift of His grace and forgiveness, and empowers us through His Spirit to live a life the way He designed it to be lived...in relationship with Him, radiating and rippling His love to others.  

Using Isaiah’s prophecy of the Light that “has come,” this speaks to the reality of the Lord’s presence in the throes of the exile and the hope He brought to God’s people thousands of years ago – a similar hope He continues to bring to us, knowing that this Light has indeed come and is shining brightly here and now! It speaks not only hope but radiates far beyond “God’s people” to those around the...

We are consumed with worry about not being or doing enough. Christ, in his advent, meets us in our weakness and offers us mercy. Immanuel’s mission and vision include “Fearless Living.” That’s reflected in the Joshua 1 charge that the Lord gave to Joshua (and to us!). The Lord through Paul in Ephesians charges us to be careful about how live our lives – toward the good and not the bad. But when we...

Isaiah 52 speaks of those who bring good news, proclaim peace, bring good tidings, proclaim salvation, say “Your God reigns!” It’s all pure joy and celebration! Titus 3 lays out beautifully what a pure gift Jesus is and all that He has come to bring. And John 1 reminds us, in poetic form, how Jesus is The Word who came to live and make His dwelling among us.  As always, if you can’t be here in-per...

We fail to grasp the gift of peace that is ours in the birth of Christ. Christ has come, quieting your fears and filling your life with peace. Colossians 3:12-15 helps accent our Savior’s peace that He has come to bring on this Christmas Eve, removing fear or the need to fear. We hear elements of momentary fear throughout the Christmas story in Luke 2 and prior. But this is a night of peace, thank...

We obsess over and idolize the power and influence of others. Christ is born in weakness but is greater than man, and uses his greatness to make you a member of his family. Isaiah concludes this well-known and powerful prophecy with, “The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.” There is nothing man can do to stop what God is up to! The Gospel reading is about Mary visiting Elizabeth (who...

The message in worship on Sunday, December 15th, 2024--"Love Is Born: Celebrating the Mystery and Wonder of Christmas"--was presented by Immanuel's Christmas Choir. Join us as we celebrate the incarnation of our Lord! Permission to reprint, podcast, and/or stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE under license #A-724593-A and/or from CHRISTIAN COPYRIGHT LICENSING INTERNATIONAL (C...

We live in constant fear of not having or giving enough. In his advent, Christ brings with him the promise of total provision. Jesus expresses in multiple ways how and why we are not to worry, that He will provide everything that is truly needed. Ultimately, “where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” So trust in Him and His provision! St. Paul writes in the opening of his letter to t...

The incarnation of Christ means our future is secure and peace in the present is ours. All three readings speak encouragement about not having to fear the future. Psalm 112 speaks of secure hearts because of the Lord and trust we have in Him. 1 Thessalonians 3 speaks about being blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus – and in the meantime, we are called increase and abound in love. And even the...

We wrap up the Church Year with our celebration of Christ as King. We’ll reflect briefly on all three of the readings today, which speak powerfully and directly that, without any doubt, Jesus IS King. We’ll consider how those images and questions asked of Jesus can help us grow in our own appreciation for the need we have for a king – a real king! As always, if you can’t be here in-person, take ad...

At the end of the Hebrews 10 reading, we receive encouragement not to give up meeting together (i.e. worshiping together). As we take in this entire reading more fully, in addition to the reading from Mark 12, we see other elements of worship and why worshiping together is so important (forgiveness, Christ’s sacrifice, our offerings, humility before one another and before God, good works, encourag...

On this All Saints Sunday, we’ll dig deeper into both the Revelation 7 reading and the Hebrews 12 reading as we explore who and what “saints” are and if they really are a big deal. Part of this annual celebration will include the reading of names of loved ones who have died in the faith as we remember and give thanks for them, the lives they led, and the impact they had on us. As always, if you ca...

What’s the way to freedom? Jesus talked about how important truth is – and when we know it, we’ll really be free. On this Reformation Sunday, we’ll look more closely at what Luther re-discovered for us by way of both Truth and Freedom and why those are such a big deal for us in our lives yet today. As always, if you can’t be here in-person, take advantage of our live stream option. We live stream...

We’re talking elections! The texts of the week don’t necessarily spell out “elections” at first glance, but when we take a deeper look at the prophet Amos’ words, it is easy to be caught up in in the passion of the prophet’s relentless call to faithfulness and the urging to uphold/return to God as King. For the disciple of Jesus, that’s what elections give us an opportunity to do – to vote through...

In Hebrews 4 we’re told that we have a God who can sympathize with our weaknesses. What’s the big deal if God can empathize with me or not? I’m the one who has to live my life with all its ups and downs. It doesn’t make any difference to Him if I’m hurting or struggling or rejoicing or celebrating, does it? The prophecy from Isaiah 53 (the Suffering Servant), gives a powerful and poignant picture...

Does it really matter what we do, as long as we have faith? James has some rather strong feelings about that question! How do life and faith intersect? In Isaiah, we hear a prophecy of Jesus. The Gospel reading from Mark demonstrates how that prophecy is fulfilled in Jesus. But is it just about caring for the poor and needy (or performing miracles to heal them, as Jesus did), or where does faith p...

As we wrap up our Church: What’s the Big Deal series this Sunday, we’re going to consider the Church at home, where faith is formed. Guest preacher Rev. Dr. Chad Lakies (Vice President, Ministry Engagement of Lutheran Hour Ministries) will be talking about faith in the home, tapping into a wonderful resource that LHM has produced, called “Households of Faith.” Households include all the different...

Being Church in this time and this place… Immanuel sharing the Gospel in Northern Colorado in the 21st century… Why do we do what we do? We’ll take a closer look at the Lord’s ministry here at Immanuel, asking the question we’re asking all month long – what’s the big deal? Along the way, we’ll also celebrate some of the awesome ways God has been using us in ministry. We hope you can join us! As al...

We began our Church: What’s the Big Deal? series last week by looking big – the Global Church. This week we’re going to take a look at the Lutheran slice of the Global Church. We’ll ask, “What makes the Lutheran church Lutheran?” “What is unique about the Lutheran church?” “What’s the big deal about being Lutheran?” It’s not about bashing other denominations or church bodies – it’s about rejoicing...

As we begin our 4-week September series on the Church, we start with the big picture – the Global Church. The readings take us across the spectrum of time, particularly taking into account God’s perspective on why He established His Church. Ownership is a big deal as is the timelessness of His Church. Through multiple languages used to read the Scriptures, and hearing how we are all one body, amid...

Armor-up! We have here again, as we did earlier in our Crazy summer series, the reality of the devil and the dark spiritual forces that are continually plotting against us. However, this time around, we’re going to take a close look at what God provides for us by way of His armor, His mighty power, and all that is needed for us to be able to stand up to the devil and all that is against us. Ephesi...