The Twin Steeples Podcast

Devotion Romans 1:1-4   Announcements Whitewater Youth Camp Church Board Reorganization Meeting Outreach Committee Meeting Ladies' Auxiliary Board of Education Church Choir Men's Breakfast No Ladies Bible Study Virtual Women’s Retreat Watch Party Weekend Worship Bible Class - Death and Resurrection of Jesus Sunday School - Joseph Makes Himself Known Installation of Church Officers and Board Member...

Devotion Ecclesiastes 12:9-14   Announcements Annual Voters' Meeting Recap Women's Book Club Church Choir Men's Breakfast Whitewater Youth Camp No Ladies Bible Study Weekend Worship Bible Class - The Ministry of Jesus Sunday School - Joseph’s Brothers come to Egypt and Joseph Tests His Brothers Installation of Church Officers and Board Members Veteran's Memorial Bridge Closing Recessed Voters' Mee...

This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on January 18, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel .   Sermon Text: John 1:43-51 (NKJV) The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He found Philip and said to him, "Follow Me." 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter....

As we continue in the Epiphany season we move to another theme in this season and that is Jesus' invitation to the world to come to Him. Just as the Wise Men were "invited" to come and see and worship Jesus, so this invitation is for all people. This weekend we will hear and read examples of that invitation which Jesus offers to the world of sinners.  The hymn we are studying this weekend is 277 i...

Devotion Ecclesiastes 12:1-8   Announcements Special Voters' Meeting Board of Deacons Meeting Church Choir Church Council Men's Breakfast Ladies Bible Study Weekend Worship Bible Class - The Birth of Jesus Sunday School - Joseph Becomes Ruler of Egypt Annual Voters' Meetings Whitewater Youth Camp   Prayer List  Pastor John Hein Pastor Tim Wheaton Jim Lien Becky Eunice Mutzke Naumann Family Christi...

This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on January 11, 2026. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel .   Sermon Text: 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 (NKJV) But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, 4 whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light...

On January 6th the church celebrates Epiphany. Epiphany means manifestation or revelation, and looks at how Jesus was revealed as the worlds Savior. That begins with the revelation to the Wise Men through a star God sent to announce Him and to guide the Wise Men to Him.  This weekend we will be studying that revelation, both to the Wise Men and to us. We are studying hymn 718 in the Worship Supple...

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...