The Twin Steeples Podcast

Devotion Ecclesiastes 11:7-10   Announcements Gym Floor Refinished New Year’s Eve service New Year’s Bell ringing New Year’s Day service Resumed Bible Class and Sunday school Undecorating the church Non-ILS Catechism class resumes Church Choir Men's Breakfast Ladies Bible Study Weekend Worship Bible Class - Kingdom of Judah Sunday School - The Wise Men and The Flight to Egypt Upcoming Voters' Meet...

This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on January 4, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel .   Sermon Text: 1 Timothy 3:16 (NKJV) And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles,...

John Newton is one of the most familiar hymn writers due to the fame of his hymn "Amazing Grace." Newton was raised by a devoted Christian mother until she died when he was seven. He then went to sea with his father, where he abandoned his Christian faith. When he was 23 he was reconverted, and began to study the Scriptures diligently. He studied theology and devoted the rest of his life to the Lo...

Devotion Ecclesiastes 11:1-6   Announcements Christmas Eve Service Christmas Day Service Egon Mutzke Victory Service Blizzard Effects Gym Floor Refinishing New Year's Eve Service New Year's Day Service No Church Choir this week Men's Breakfast Ladies Bible Study Weekend Worship Bible Class - Divided Kingdom/Prophets Sunday School - The Birth of Jesus Devotion books Undecorating Church School Resum...

This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on December 28, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel . Sermon Text: 2 Corinthians 5:1-9 (NKJV) For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in th...

The Christmas Season is twelve days long (the "12 days of Christmas), going from December 25th to January 6th which is Epiphany. The hymn that we are studying today bridges both of those Christian festivals nicely. In the famous hymn by James Montgomery, "Angels from the Realms of Glory" we review the Christmas account of the angels and shepherds from Luke 2, as well are the Epiphany account of th...

Devotion 2 Corinthians 8:9   Announcements 5th-8th Christmas Party Ladies Ugly Sweater Party Christmas Break Church Board Updates No Men’s Breakfast Ladies Bible Study  Egon Mutzke Victory Service Weekend Worship No Bible Class or Sunday School this weekend Gym Floor Refinishing New Year's Eve Service New Year's Day Service Upcoming Voters' Meetings   Prayer List  Pastor John Hein Pastor Tim Wheat...

This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on December 21, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel . Sermon Text: Matthew 1:19-25 (NKJV) Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. 20 But while he thought about these...

This weekend we come to the last Sunday in Advent, which is a time of reflection on our sin and our need for a Savior. Just as John the Baptist prepared the way for the Savior through a preaching of "repentance for the remission of sins" (Luke 3:4), so we also prepare through repentance over our sin. In the hymn "Ye Sons of Men, Oh, Hearken" we are reminded of the need for sinners to receive forgi...

Devotion Ecclesiastes 10:16-20   Announcements Church Council ERC Presentation Kiwanis Lights Advent Service Ladies Auxiliary Board of Deacons Board of Elders Church Choir Men’s Breakfast Ladies Bible Study  5th - 8th Christmas Party Weekend Worship Ladies Ugly Sweater Party Christmas Eve Practices Christmas Eve Children's Service Christmas Day Service   Prayer List  Pastor John Hein Pastor Tim Wh...

This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on December 14, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel .   Sermon Text: Luke 1:76-79 (NKJV) “And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest; For you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways, 77 To give knowledge of salvation to...

Philipp Nicolai is the author and composer of what has been called the “King of Chorales” (“Wake, Awake, for Night is Flying”) and the “Queen of Chorales.” The Queen of Chorales, “How Lovely Shines the Morning Star” (TLH 343) is the hymn we are studying this week. It is an excellent hymn which teaches the love of Christ, and especially of our salvation in Him.  Nilolai’s seven original German stan...

Devotion Ecclesiastes 10:12-15   Announcements Chili Supper Advent Services Youth Group Canceled Church Choir Church Council Men’s Breakfast Ladies Bible Study  Coffee and Creativity Caroling Kiwanis Volunteers Weekend Worship Women's Study Guild Ladies Auxiliary Christmas Eve Practices Christmas Eve Time - 5pm   Prayer List  Pastor John Hein Pastor Tim Wheaton Jim Lien Becky Gerhard and Carolyn M...

This recording is a recording of the meaning of the Advent Wreath used during the season of Advent. To hear the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on December 7, 2025, go to our YouTube Channel . Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” John 8:12   The...

This Sunday is the Second Sunday in Advent. Advent is a four week preparation for the celebration of the coming of Jesus at Christmas. Advent has two themes related to the coming of Jesus. His first coming at Bethlehem, and His second coming at the end of time. This hymn is found in the Advent section of our hymnal(s), but was actually written by Laurentius for the end of the Trinity Season as a r...

Devotion Ecclesiastes 10:5-11   Announcements Thanksgiving Services Pie Palooza Church Decorating Advent Services Chili Supper Church Choir Men’s Breakfast Ladies Bible Study  Weekend Worship Janitor Position Kiwanis Volunteers Caroling Youth Group Christmas Party Christmas Eve Practices Christmas Eve Time - 5pm     Prayer List  Pastor John Hein Pastor Tim Wheaton Jim Lien Becky Kathy Greve Paul B...

This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on November 30, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel .   Sermon Text: Isaiah 11:2 (NKJV) The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the...

This weekend we are entering a new church year with the season of Advent. Advent means "coming" and is a season of preparation for the celebration of the coming Savior at Christmas. It is also a time of reflection and repentance. Just as John the Baptist prepared the way for the Savior through a preaching of "repentance for the remission of sins" (Luke 3:4), so we also prepare through repentance o...

Devotion Psalm 100 Announcements Immanuel Service Organization (Wednesday 6-7:00pm) Drama Performances - Friday and Saturday Church Choir (Wednesday. 5:15pm) Thanksgiving Eve (Wednesday 6pm) Pie Palooza (Wednesday 7pm) Thanksgiving Day (10am) NO Men’s Breakfast on Friday Ladies Bible Study (Friday 7:00 pm) Church Decorating (Saturday 9am) Weekend Service (First Sunday in Advent) Advent - The Great...

Today we have a special Thanksgiving edition of our hymn series. Today we are studying a hymn by Lutheran Pastor, Johnann Mentzer. Mentzer was also familiar with suffering and tragedy. Yet, his faith in the true God led him to have great joy in the face of these tragedies and to reflect on the many ways in which God had blessed him in his life, and the many blessings he had to look forward to bein...

This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on October 19, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our  YouTube Channel .   Sermon Text: Luke 13:24-30 (NKJV) 24  Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.  25  When once the Master of the house has risen up...

This Sunday is the Last Sunday of the Church year and focus our attention on Jesus' return and the eternal joy of heaven. Throughout Scripture, the Holy Spirit makes comparisons between the promised land of Israel or the city of Jerusalem with the promised land of Heaven. The Bible refers to the new heaven and earth as "the new Jerusalem" (Revelation 21:2). Many of our hymns pick up this compariso...

Devotion Ecclesiastes 10:1-4   Announcements Youth Group Ladies' Auxiliary Immanuel Service Organization Meeting Church Choir Men’s Breakfast Ladies Bible Study  Drama Performances Weekend Worship Board of Education Thanksgiving Pie Palooza Kiwanis Janitor Position Advent Theme   Prayer List  Pastor John Hein Pastor Tim Wheaton Jim Lien Becky Sharon Roubal Judy Mielke Elaine Carstensen Kathy Greve...

This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on November 16, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel .   Sermon Text: Matthew 24:37-44 (NKJV) "But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 38 "For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying...

As we come to the end of the Trinity season, our attention shifts to the Lord's promise to return on the Last Day. That will will be a day of both judgment and mercy. Jesus tells us that He is coming again and that this sinful world will be destroyed, and that He will create a new heavens and earth. On that day, believers and unbelievers will be separated. Believers will receive the kingdom  (Heav...