First Immanuel Lutheran Church

You’ve been elected, but you’re not quite sure what you got yourself into. The rules, the people, the responsibilities, the accountability… Can you reject the gift of faith? Can you turn down the nomination? Sermon from Pastor Randy Raasch on October 11, 2020. 

Congratulations on your election. You didn’t run. Didn’t campaign. But you won. How does that work?  Even though we are sinners and unworthy of God’s grace and blessings, He has called us into a living faith. Sermon from Pastor Randy Raasch on October 3, 2020. 

God has given us hope, and we don’t keep that to ourselves. We will be bold enough to share the confidence we have in the cross to others. Sermon from Pastor Ethan Luhman on September 27, 2020.

Our personal homes and our church home is an important place for us to share our faith.  Family devotions and small groups are places God uses to foster faith. Sermon from Pastor Randy Raasch on September 20, 2020. 

Our theme is “BOLD Enough to Share.” Today we consider the privilege of sharing our heart with the Lord who shared His with us. Sermon from Pastor Randy Raasch on September 13, 2020. 

Training.  Repetition. Routine.  If you want to get better or improve at something you need to get the proper coaching and persevere through training so you can improve your skills.  What is your current discipline to exercise your faith?  We invest time in caring for our bodies, financial accounts, and our relationships, may God give us the same intentional focus to continue to grow in the truth of His Word at a consistent and regular pace, until that final day when we see our Savior face to face! Sermon delivered by Pastor Tim Seban on September 6, 2020. 

Today, our pastors sat down to dive into the latest sermon series and unpack what it meant to them, what they got from it, and close the series with one final, candid, roundtable discussion. Listen in as they walk through their conversation. 

For this final weekend of our current worship series, “Interruptions,” we find that we can often be dissuaded from following Jesus.  Our culture has become increasingly less Christian and less tolerant to the Christian faith.  We also find that our own attitudes can dissuade us from committing ourselves to following Jesus.  Our gracious Lord still loves us and continues to guide us in His way that we have abundant life today and life eternal. Sermon from Pastor Randy Raasch on August 30, 2020. 

Have you ever felt undermined, redirected, or misdirected? Like making a phone call, trying to get your money back and getting re-routed to different "people in charge," we all face diversions. When we know God's will for us, God's great purpose for our lives, we are able to see these interruptions for what they are: a chance to clarify and communicate who God has made us to be and what we've been called to do. Sermon from Pastor Ethan Luhman on August 23, 2020. 

Isn't life filled with opportunities for distractions? Technology only enhances our problems, but the real problem is our focus. When we, like Jesus, see God's work as our sole focus, we will get rid of useless distractions and welcome the interruptions from God. Sermon from Pastor Randy Raasch on August 16, 2020.