Category: In Preparation

This week has a lot going on. In the church year it is the Third Sunday after Pentecost, but at Immanuel it is also Camp Wartburg Sunday and the first Sunday in our Summer Sermon Series. Continue reading “In Preparation…for the Third Sunday After Pentecost 2017” →

Today we’re going to take a moment to look at the Kyrie that we chant during the liturgy. Kyrie Eleison is Greek for “Lord, Have Mercy!” Kyrie is “Lord” and Eleison is “Have Mercy!” (that’s right, you now know a lick of Greek…Κύριε, ἐλέησον). When we chant this together we’re praying for God’s mercy as we come before him in prayer. We pray for ourselves, for peace, salvation, for the whole world, for unity, and for worship this day as we join together. Enjoy the video and I look forward to seeing you this weekend. Continue reading “In Preparation…for The Second Sunday After Pentecost 2017” →

Besides the confession that Jesus Christ is Lord, our confession of The Holy Trinity is something that defines the Christian faith. We don’t worship 3 gods. We don’t worship 1 god who shapeshifts. We worship one God who reveals himself in three persons, “…For the Father is one person, the Son is another, and the Holy Spirit is another. But the Godhead of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit is one: the glory equal, the majesty coeternal. …” Continue reading “In Preparation…for The Holy Trinity 2017” →

This weekend is Pentecost. Pentecost comes from the Greek word for 50th and celebrates the gift of the Holy Spirit given 50 days after the Resurrection. This was also the founding of the church. It coincides with a Jewish holiday that celebrates the time after Passover. Of course, as Christians we don’t celebrate Passover any longer because Christ is the fulfillment of the law, so we recognize Pentecost as the start of the church 50 days after our Lord rose from the dead giving us the hope of new life in the resurrection on the last day. Check out today’s video as we dig into our Hymn of the Day. You can listen to Hymn 503 O Day Full of Grace too. Continue reading “In Preparation…for Pentecost 2017” →