Sermons from 2018

Wives and Husbands

Sermon for The 14th Sunday after Pentecost Rev. Gregory Mech | August 26, 2018 | Sunday Service | 8:00 am | Immanuel Lutheran Church – Joplin, MO (Pastor Mech’s sermon is based on the Epistle Reading for the day, Ephesians 5:22-33.) Divine Service, Setting Four ♫ HYMN     Praise the Almighty, My Soul Adore Him     Hymn 797 CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. People: Amen. Pastor:…
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POWERwalk 2 Timothy

POWERwalk Sermon Rev. Greg Mech | June 9, 2018 | Saturday Night Service | 6:00 pm “2 Timothy” Power Walk 2.40 Song – Who Am I 2 Timothy 1:9-10 Pastor: God saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, and which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished…
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Easter Bonus

Sermon for The Fourth Sunday of Easter Rev. Greg Mech | April 22, 2018 | Sunday Service | 8:00 am | Immanuel Lutheran Church – Joplin, MO Divine Service, Setting One ♫ Entrance Hymn     Christ Has Arisen, Alleluia!     Hymn 466     Invocation, Confession and Absolution         page 151     Introit I am the good | shepherd.*      I know my own and my own know me, and I lay down my life…
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We Are His Children

Sermon for The Third Sunday of Easter DCE Jason Glaskey | April 15, 2018 | Sunday Service | 8:00 am | Immanuel Lutheran Church – Joplin, MO Divine Service – Setting Three ♫ Opening Hymn     With High Delight Let Us Unite     Hymn 483 Invocation, Confession and Absolution     page 184 ♫ Introit In your presence there is full- | ness of joy;*      at your right hand are pleasures for- | evermore. I will extol you, O…

Easter Sunday Service

The Resurrection Of Our Lord Rev. Gregory Mech | April 1, 2018 | Sunday Service | 8:00 am | Immanuel Lutheran Church – Joplin, MO So sorry… Due to a problem with our recording equipment, this sermon is not available. 🙁 Welcome Home! Divine Service One Our overall theme for this Lenten Season has been “Return from Exile: A Lenten Journey.” Every journey has a unique beginning and ending, and this journey has proven to be unique as well. Today,…
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Welcome Home!

Easter Sunrise Service For The Resurrection Of Our Lord Rev. Gregory Mech | April 1, 2018 | Sunday Service | 6:30 am | Immanuel Lutheran Church – Joplin, MO Easter Sunday Sunrise – Welcome Home! As We Gather Our overall theme for this Lenten Season has been “Return from Exile: A Lenten Journey.” Every journey has a unique beginning and ending, and this journey has proven to be unique as well. Today, Easter Day, that journey is completed. From the…
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Passover To The Lord’s Supper

Sermon For Maundy Thursday Rev. Greg Mech | Thursday, March 29, 2018 | Holy Thursday Divine Service | 7:00 pm Meal to Meal: The Passover to the Lord’s Supper This evening, we partake of a meal the Lord God has prepared with His own hands. It is a holy feast that nourishes our faith and restores our souls. It is a rich feast purchased with the costliest coin, the Son of God. Today, we eat and drink and remember and…

Palm Sunday 2018

Sermon for Palm Sunday 2018 Rev. Greg Mech | March 25, 2018 | Sunday Service | 8:00 am | Immanuel Lutheran Church – Joplin, MO Palm Sunday / The Sunday of the Passion Palm Sunday Greeting The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna to the Son of David. Collect for Palm…

To The Ephesians

POWERwalk Sermon Rev. Greg Mech | March 24, 2018 | Saturday Night Service | 6:00 pm “To the Ephesians” Power Walk 2.29 Songs Children of God; Who Am I Pastor: During the two years Paul was under house arrest in Rome, he instructed many in the faith. He also used the time to write at least two epistles, one to the Colossians and one intended to circulate among several scattered churches where Paul had never served. Though we know Paul…
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The Tree Of Life To The Cross

Sermon For Lent Midweek Four Rev. Greg Mech | Wednesday, March 14, 2018 | Lent Midweek Four | 4:00 pm Midweek Vespers 4 – Tree to Tree: The Tree of Life to the Cross As We Gather God created man, and man began his journey in the Garden of Eden. In the midst of that garden were two trees more beautiful than the rest. The tree of the knowledge of good and evil and the tree of life—what joy for…
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Out Of Egypt Through The Water

Sermon For Lent Midweek Three Rev. Greg Mech | Wednesday, March 7, 2018 | Lent Midweek Three | 7:00 pm Midweek Vespers 3 – Out of Egypt: Through the Water As We Gather How does one escape from a bad situation? Where does one turn when surrounded by brutality, slavery, and death? We desire to flee, to find refuge. We need to begin a journey that will set us free, but the result of our efforts is nothing more than…
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Third Sunday in Lent Sermon

Sermon for The Third Sunday In Lent Rev. Greg Mech | March 4, 2018 | Sunday Service | 8:00 am | Immanuel Lutheran Church – Joplin, MO Divine Service – Setting 4 Hymn     Thy Word Is a Lamp unto My Feet     Hymn  973 Invocation, Confession and Absolution of Sins     page 203 Psalm 19:1 (antiphon: v. 8) The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing | the heart;*      the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening…
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