Immanuel Lutheran Church

03/09/2023

In Sunday’s gospel the Samaritan woman asks Jesus for water, an image of our thirst for God. Jesus offers living water, a sign of God’s grace flowing from the waters of baptism. The early church used this gospel and those of the next two Sundays to deepen baptismal reflection during the final days of preparation before baptism at Easter. As we journey to the resurrection feast, Christ comes among us in word, bath, and meal—offering us the life-giving water of God’s mercy and forgiveness.
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03/06/2023

03/03/2023

During Lent we journey with all those around the world who will be baptized at the Easter Vigil. In today’s gospel Jesus tells Nicodemus that he must be born of water and Spirit. At the font we are a given a new birth as children of God. As God made a covenant with Abraham, in baptism God promises to raise us up with Christ to new life. From worship we are sent forth to proclaim God’s love for all the world.
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02/22/2023

This Lenten Season ReconcilingWorks will be centering our prayers on liberation and advocacy for LGBTQIA+ people. Each week will focus on an area of advocacy to help raise awareness and action.

02/22/2023

Sunday's gospel tells of Jesus’ temptation in the desert. His forty-day fast becomes the basis of our Lenten pilgrimage. In the early church Lent was a time of intense preparation for those to be baptized at the Easter Vigil. This catechetical focus on the meaning of faith is at the heart of our Lenten journey to the baptismal waters of Easter. Hungry for God’s mercy, we receive the bread of life to nourish us for the days ahead.
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02/21/2023

Join us tomorrow for Ash Wednesday at 12 p.m. & 7p.m., live streamed on Immanuel's Youtube Channel.
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02/10/2023

"Recognizing that strong relationships are an essential part of God’s plan for humanity, we value
relationships for their own sake and strive to be a community that truly welcomes and loves all
people within and outside our walls."

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02/09/2023

Join us at Immanuel, Sunday's at 10 am for worship, or live stream our services on our Youtube channel at the link provided below.
In Sunday's reading from Deuteronomy we are called to choose life by loving and obeying God. Much of Sunday’s gospel reading echoes portions of the Ten Commandments. Jesus’ instructions to the crowd reveal a pattern of behavior that honors both God and the neighbor, resulting in life and health for the whole community. We too are invited to embrace these commandments, not out of fear of retribution, but because God has promised that to do so means life for us.
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02/02/2023

Join us at Immanuel, Sunday's at 10 am for worship, or live stream our services on our Youtube channel at the link provided below.
Light shines in the darkness for the upright, the psalmist sings. Isaiah declares that when we loose the bonds of injustice and share our bread with the hungry, the light breaks forth like the dawn. In another passage from the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus, the light of the world, calls his followers to let the light of their good works shine before others. Through baptism we are sent into the world to shine with the light of Christ.
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02/01/2023

The ACLU monitors state legislatures for bills targeting the rights of LGBTQ people nationwide.

01/26/2023

Next Sunday is Reconciling in Christ (RIC) Sunday 2023! Be sure to check out this year's worship resources, available in English and Spanish at https://www.reconcilingworks.org/ric/ricsunday/

01/26/2023

2023 RIC Created Whole coloring sheets!
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