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Worship Service for Pentecost 19



Rev. Gregory Mech | October 11, 2020 | Authority of Jesus: Christ the Son of God | Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Immanuel Lutheran Church ONLINE and IN-PERSON – Joplin, Missouri | 8:00 and 10:30 am



Still Wearing Face Masks, Some Classes and On-Campus Activities Have Returned | In-Person Services and Holy Communion are back! Limited Seating. Learn more.



Use these Easy Devotions and Daily Scripture Readings with your family! Taking Faith Home.



Thank you for supporting Immanuel Lutheran financially. Learn more at immanueljoplin.com/GIVE.



Martin Luther School is Joplin’s Lutheran School, serving children from age 2 through 8th grade. Learn more and receive a FREE Educational Success Consultation! Call 417-624-1403.



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Special thanks to all who helped to make this broadcast possible today:Rev. Gregory Mech, DCE Jason Glaskey, organist Betty Lingenfelter, the COVID Committee and Board of Elders.








“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.“



A portion of Psalm 23, a supporting text for today’s sermon from Pastor Mech, entitled “Christ the Son of God” from the “Authority of Jesus” sermon series. May God richly bless you as you are reminded of the heavenly feast that you are invited to because of the loving mercy of Jesus Christ. Welcome to Immanuel Lutheran Church!








Christ, the Son of God



October 11, 2020



Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost — Divine Service, Setting Four



♫ HYMN 537 “Beautiful Savior”



Beautiful Savior, King of Creation, Son of God and Son of Man! Truly I’d love Thee, Truly I’d serve Thee, Light of my soul, my joy, my crown.



Fair are the meadows, Fair are the woodlands, Robed in flowers of blooming spring; Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer, He makes our sorrowing spirit sing.



Fair is the sunshine, Fair is the moonlight, Bright the sparkling stars on high; Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer Than all the angels in the sky.



Beautiful Savior, Lord of the nations, Son of God and Son of Man! Glory and honor, Praise, adoration Now and forevermore be Thine!



INVOCATION, CONFESSION and PRAYER



In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19



Amen.



Our help is in the name of the LORD, 



Who made heaven and earth. Psalm 124:8



If You, O LORD, kept a record of sins, O LORD, who could stand?



But with You there is forgiveness; therefore You are feared. Psalm 130:3-4 



We have come to hear God’s Word and call upon Him in prayer and praise. But first, let us consider our unworthiness to do so, and confess before God and anyone with us at this time that we have sinned in thought, word, and deed, and that we cannot free ourselves from our sinful condition.  Let us take refuge in the infinite mercy of Almighty God, our heavenly Father, seeking His grace for the sake of Christ, and saying, “God, be merciful to me, a sinner.”



Almighty God, have mercy upon us, forgive us our sins, and lead us to everlasting life. Amen.



Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His authority, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.



Amen.



INTROIT Isaiah 61:10, Psalm 146b



I will greatly rejoice in the LORD;



My soul shall exult in my God, for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation;



He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.



Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit;



As it was

Worship Service for Pentecost 18



Rev. Gregory Mech | October 4, 2020 | Authority of Jesus: The Christ and Prophet of God | Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Immanuel Lutheran Church ONLINE and IN-PERSON – Joplin, Missouri | 8:00 and 10:30 am



Still Wearing Face Masks, Some Classes and On-Campus Activities Have Returned | In-Person Services and Holy Communion are back! Limited Seating. Learn more.



Use these Easy Devotions and Daily Scripture Readings with your family! Taking Faith Home.



Thank you for supporting Immanuel Lutheran financially. Learn more at immanueljoplin.com/GIVE.



Martin Luther School is Joplin’s Lutheran School, serving children from age 2 through 8th grade. Learn more and receive a FREE Educational Success Consultation! Call 417-624-1403.



Youth Ministry Wednesdays are beginning again! Watch our “COVID-19 House Rules” video to learn more. Grades 7/8 Confirmation Classes with Pastor Mech begin on September 30.







Special thanks to all who helped to make this broadcast possible today:Rev. Gregory Mech, DCE Jason Glaskey, organist Betty Lingenfelter, the COVID Committee and Board of Elders.








Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:



“‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?



Jesus’ words from Matthew 21, the Holy Gospel Reading appointed for today, the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost. We pray that God will build your faith strong in The Christ and Prophet of God, Jesus! Today is the first in a sermon series with Pastor Mech, entitled “The Authority of Jesus.” Welcome to Immanuel Lutheran Church.








The Christ and Prophet of God



October 4, 2020



Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost — Divine Service, Setting One



♫ HYMN 930 “All You Works of God” vs. 1,6



All you works of God, bless the Lord! All You angels, now bless the Lord; Come, you heavens and powers that be, Praise the Lord and His majesty! 



Raise your voices high, praise and magnify, All you works of God, bless the Lord! Raise your voices high, praise and magnify, All you works of God, bless the Lord!



Bless the Lord, all you pure of heart; All you humble, His praise impart; God the Father and Son adore, Bless the Spirit forevermore!



Raise your voices high, praise and magnify, All you works of God, bless the Lord! Raise your voices high, praise and magnify, All you works of God, bless the Lord!



INVOCATION, CONFESSION and ABSOLUTION



In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.



Amen.



If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.



But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.



silence for reflection on God’s Word and for self-examination.



Let us then confess our sins to God our Father.



Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbor as ourselves. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen.



Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His authority, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.



Amen.



INTROIT



Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;



    For His steadfast love endures forever!



The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.



   This is the LORD’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.



Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit;



 

Worship Service for Pentecost 3



Rev. Gregory Mech | June 14, 2020 | Third Sunday after Pentecost | Father’s Day | Immanuel Lutheran Church ONLINE and IN-PERSON – Joplin, Missouri | 8:00 and 10:30 am



In-Person Services and Holy Communion are back! Limited Seating. NO RSVP REQUIRED. Learn more.



Use these Easy Devotions and Daily Scripture Readings with your family! Taking Faith Home.



Thank you for supporting Immanuel Lutheran financially. Learn more at immanueljoplin.com/GIVE.



Martin Luther School is Joplin’s Lutheran School, serving children from age 2 through 8th grade. Learn more and receive a FREE Educational Success Consultation! Call 417-624-1403.







Special thanks to all who helped to make this broadcast possible today:Rev. Gregory Mech, DCE Jason Glaskey, organist Betty Lingenfelter, the COVID Committee and Board of Elders.








Jesus said, “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.”



A portion of Matthew 10, the Gospel Reading assigned for the Third Sunday after Pentecost, also used in today’s Sermon from Pastor Mech entitled, “The Birds and the Bees and the Work of God.”




June 21, 2020 (Father’s Day)



Invocation, Confession and Absolution page 184



In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.



Amen. Matthew 28:19b



Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins unto God our Father, beseeching Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness. Hebrews 10:22



Our help is in the name of the LORD,



Who made heaven and earth. Psalm 124:8



I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD,



And You forgave the iniquities of my sin.  Psalm 32:5



Almighty God, our maker and redeemer, we poor sinners confess unto You that we are by nature sinful and unclean and that we have sinned against You by thought, word, and deed. Wherefore we flee for refuge to Your infinite mercy, seeking and imploring Your grace for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ.



O most merciful God, who has given Your only-begotten Son to die for us, have mercy upon us and for His sake grant us remission of all our sins; and by Your Holy Spirit increase in us true knowledge of You and of Your will and true obedience to Your Word, to the end that by Your grace we may come to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.



Almighty God, our heavenly Father, has had mercy upon us and has given His only Son to die for us and for His sake forgives us all our sins. To those who believe on His name He gives power to become the children of God and has promised them His Holy Spirit. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved. Grant this, Lord, unto us all. John 1:12, Mark 16:16



Amen.



Psalm 91:1-12



He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High    will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress,    my God, in whom I trust.”



For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler    and from the deadly pestilence.He will cover you with his pinions,    and under his wings you will find refuge;    his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness,    nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.



A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand,    but it will not come near you.You will only look with your eyes and see the recompense of the wicked.



Because you have made the LORD your dwelling place—    the Most High, who is my refuge—no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent.



For he will command his angels concerning you    to guard you in all your ways.On their hands they will bear you up,  

Worship Service for Pentecost 2



Rev. Gregory Mech | June 14, 2020 | Second Sunday after Pentecost | Immanuel Lutheran Church ONLINE and IN-PERSON – Joplin, Missouri | 8:00 and 10:30 am



In-Person Services and Holy Communion are back! Limited Seating. NO RSVP REQUIRED. Learn more.



Use these Easy Devotions and Daily Scripture Readings with your family! Taking Faith Home.



Thank you for supporting Immanuel Lutheran financially. Learn more at immanueljoplin.com/GIVE.



Martin Luther School is Joplin’s Lutheran School, serving children from age 2 through 8th grade. Learn more and receive a FREE Educational Success Consultation! Call 417-624-1403.







Special thanks to all who helped to make this broadcast possible today:Rev. Gregory Mech, DCE Jason Glaskey, organist Betty Lingenfelter, the COVID Committee and Board of Elders.








Then Jesus said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”



Matthew 9 is one of the readings appointed for today, the Second Sunday after Pentecost. Welcome to Immanuel Lutheran Church in Joplin, Missouri!




SECOND SUNDAY after PENTECOST



Divine Service, Setting One



♫ HYMN OF INVOCATION “From All That Dwell Below the Skies” LSB 816



From all that dwell below the skies 



Let the Creator’s praise arise; Alleluia, Alleluia!



Let the Redeemer’s name be sung 



Through every land by every tongue.



Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!



Eternal are Thy mercies, Lord;



Eternal truth attends Thy Word. Alleluia, Alleluia!



Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore



Till suns shall rise and set no more.



Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!



All praise to God the Father be,



All praise, eternal Son, to Thee. Alleluia, Alleluia!



Whom with the Spirit we adore



Forever and forevermore.



Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!



INVOCATION, CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION p. 151



In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.



Amen.



If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.



But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.



silence for reflection on God’s Word and for self-examination.



Let us then confess our sins to God our Father.



Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. 



We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone.



We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbor as ourselves.



We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment.



For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen.



Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His authority, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.



Amen.



♫ Psalm 100  



Make a joyful noise to the LORD | all the earth!*



    Serve the LORD with gladness! Come into His presence with | singing!



Know that the LORD | He is God!*



    It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His | pasture.



Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His | courts with praise!



     Give thanks to Him; | bless His name!



For the LORD is good; His steadfast love endures for- | ever,*



     and His faithfulness to all gener- | ations.



Glory be to the Father and | to the Son*



   And to the Holy | Spirit;



As it was in the be- | ginning,*



    is now, and will be forever. | Amen.



♫ KYRIE p. 152



In peace let us pray t

Worship Service for Pentecost Sunday



Rev. Gregory Mech | May 31, 2020 | The Day of Pentecost | Immanuel Lutheran Church ONLINE and IN-PERSON – Joplin, Missouri | 8:00 and 10:30 am | Pastor Mech’s Sermon Today: “Speaking God’s Language”



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Use these Easy Devotions and Daily Scripture Readings with your family! Taking Faith Home.



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Martin Luther School is Joplin’s Lutheran School, serving children from age 2 through 8th grade. Learn more and receive a FREE Educational Success Consultation! Call 417-624-1403.



Today, we honor our GRADUATES! Enjoy the short video at the beginning of today’s broadcast. God bless you, seniors and graduates!







Special thanks to all who helped to make this broadcast possible today:Rev. Gregory Mech, DCE Jason Glaskey, organist Betty Lingenfelter, the COVID Committee and Board of Elders.








When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them.



A portion of Acts, chapter 2, one of today’s readings for The Day of Pentecost. Welcome to Immanuel Lutheran!




May 31, 2020  + The Day of Pentecost +



INVOCATION, CONFESSION and ABSOLUTION page 184



In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.



Amen. Matthew 28:19b



Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins unto God our Father, beseeching Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness. Hebrews 10:22



Our help is in the name of the LORD,



Who made heaven and earth. Psalm 124:8



I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD,



And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Psalm 32:5



Almighty God, our maker and redeemer, we poor sinners confess unto You that we are by nature sinful and unclean and that we have sinned against You by thought, word, and deed. Wherefore we flee for refuge to Your infinite mercy, seeking and imploring Your grace for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ.



O most merciful God, who has given Your only-begotten Son to die for us, have mercy upon us and for His sake grant us remission of all our sins; and by Your Holy Spirit increase in us true knowledge of You and of Your will and true obedience to Your Word, to the end that by Your grace we may come to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.



Almighty God, our heavenly Father, has had mercy upon us and has given His only Son to die for us and for His sake forgives us all our sins. To those who believe on His name He gives power to become the children of God and has promised them His Holy Spirit. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved. Grant this, Lord, unto us all. John 1:12, Mark 16:16



Amen.



The Holy Spirit Given at Pentecost – Acts 2:1-21



When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. 



And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.



Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven.



And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language. And they were amazed and astonished, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 



And how is it that we hear, e

Worship Service for The Seventh Sunday of Easter



Rev. Gregory Mech | May 24, 2020 | Memorial Day Weekend | Immanuel Lutheran Church ONLINE and IN-PERSON – Joplin, MO | Today’s Sermon: “Entrusted to a Faithful Creator”



***BEGINNING THIS WEEKEND, OUR YOUTUBE BROADCAST WILL BE DELAYED BY A FEW HOURS. SERVICES WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED ON FACEBOOK, THEN POSTED HERE LATER.***



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Use these Easy Devotions and Daily Scripture Readings with your family! Taking Faith Home.



Thank you for supporting Immanuel Lutheran financially. Learn more at immanueljoplin.com/GIVE.



Martin Luther School is Joplin’s Lutheran School, serving children from age 2 through 8th grade. Learn more and receive a FREE Educational Success Consultation! Call 417-624-1403.







Special thanks to all who helped to make this broadcast possible today:Rev. Gregory Mech, DCE Jason Glaskey, organist Betty Lingenfelter, the COVID Committee and Board of Elders.








And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. To him be the dominion forever and ever. Amen.



1 Peter 4:12–19; 5:6–11 is the text for Today’s Sermon from Pastor Mech entitled, “Entrusted to a Faithful Creator.”




Invocation



God says, “Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.” Psalm 50:14



In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.



The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth. Psalm 145:18



It is good, Lord, to be here.



Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise. Psalm 100:4



Confession and Absolution



Saint Peter writes, “Clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’ Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time. Cast all your cares on Him, for He cares for you.”



Silent Reflection and Self-Examination



Merciful Father in heaven,



Look upon us in mercy, for we have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed. You warned us that “the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour”; despite Your warning, we have fallen prey to sin. Forgive us for the sake of Your Son, our Lord, Jesus Christ.



Though you have trials and burdens to bear, you need not carry the burden of your sins, for Christ bore that burden for you, and rose victorious over sin, death, Satan and hell on Easter morning. By the command of the same Jesus Christ, my Lord, and by His authority, I, His called and ordained servant, forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.



Amen. Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory in our Lord, Jesus Christ.



Introit



  I will sing of steadfast love and justice;



    to you, O Lord, I will make music.



  Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!



    Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!



  Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his |pasture.



  Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise!



    Give thanks to him; bless his name!



  For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever,



     and his faithfulness to all generations.



  Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit;



as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.



  I will sing of steadfast love and justice;



    to you, O Lord, I will make music.



♪ Hymn of Praise “This Is the Feast of Victory” 



This is the feast of victory for our God. 



Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!



Worthy