Using the prophet Isaiah and the pending exiles of God’s people, the messages the Lord provides are messages that revolve around “home.” This week, the first of our Advent series, we recognize how, at Christmas, God leaves his home to enter our exile so that, by grace through faith, we might be brought home to him—a gift we could never earn but freely receive in Christ. We’ll consider the many times and the many ways that we can find ourselves far from home and then consider the comfort our Lord brings that we are not alone.

Old Testament: Isaiah 11:1-10 
Epistle: Romans 13:11-14 
Gospel: Matthew 24:36-44 
Sermon Title: “Far From Home” 

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On this last Sunday of the Church Year, we celebrate Christ the King Sunday. The end of each church year typically touches on end times. We’ll take that focus based on Jesus’ words in the Gospel reading from Luke 21. He offers us so much direction and wisdom and love, all of which flow so contrary to the messages our world tells us that are filled with fear, anxiousness, uncertainty, and worse. Jesus’ radical message to us is intended to help us keep our focus on what is important and on who we have been called to be as His people.

Old Testament Reading: Jeremiah 23:1-6 
Epistle Reading: Colossians 1:11-20 
Gospel Reading: Luke 21:5-19 
Sermon Title: “Stand Firm on Christ the King” 

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What does resurrection have to do with our life of discipleship in the here-and-now? Isn’t that just about “some day,” that time after we die? Why should we be thinking about it now? As we’ve said all series long, this is definitely a radical view of discipleship, to incorporate the promise and assurance of the bodily resurrection is critical in how it shapes the way we live our lives every single day.

First Reading: Job 19:23-27a 
Second Reading: Isaiah 65:17-25 
Gospel Reading: Luke 23:33-43 
Sermon Title: “Resurrection” 

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We’re going to take time this week to explore one particular changed life – that of Zacchaeus! Yes, he’s that wee-little man whom Jesus called out of the sycamore tree to have dinner at his house. The changes that took place after this interaction between Zacchaeus and Jesus were, at the very core, radical and life changing. Where do we fit into this? There are multiple elements that Zacchaeus demonstrated immediately in his sanctified life which exemplify radical discipleship.

Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 1:10-18 
Epistle Reading: 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 
Gospel Reading: Luke 19:1-10 
Sermon Title: “A Changed Life” 

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All Saints Sunday is an annual celebration as we take time to remember the many “saints” in our lives and throughout history. The Bible defines saints not as a special, elevated tier of people but as all believers in Jesus. It’s one of those mysterious Sundays that lifts us up and reminds us that we are part of something so much bigger than ourselves. Through this day’s readings, we’ll see the importance and value of living daily in the presence of God now, and the anticipation of living fully in God’s presence for eternity. Why is that so important and what difference can that make in our discipleship today?

First Reading: Revelation 7:9-17 
Epistle Reading: 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 
Gospel Reading: Matthew 5:1-12 
Sermon Title: “Being in the Presence of God”

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With our annual observance and celebration of the Reformation, we hold the four traditional “solas” of this radical change in the church back in the 1500s: “Grace Alone,” “Faith Alone,” “Scripture Alone,” and “Christ Alone.” Through this fall series, we’ve talked about several of these already. This Sunday we’ll look at the extremely radical nature of grace. We talk about it so much here at Immanuel that it can be easy to forget just how radical grace is when it comes to who our God is and how He has chosen to work in, among, and through us. Discipleship flows powerfully out of this gift of God.

Old Testament Reading: Psalm 46 
Second Reading: Ephesians 2:1-10 
Third Reading: Romans 3:19-28 
Gospel Reading: John 8:31-36 
Sermon Title: “Grace” 

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What is truth and where do we find it? Why is it so important when it comes to discipleship and following Jesus? We’re returning to St. Paul’s second letter to Timothy where, once again, Paul’s inspired writing takes us into some deep and very rich territory when it comes to God’s Word and the power behind that Word. The truth he speaks to us drives a stake right into the heart of our culture and so many of the lies, falsehoods, myths, and confusion of our culture today.

Old Testament Reading: Jeremiah 31:31-34
Epistle Reading: 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5
Gospel Reading: Luke 18:1-8
Sermon Title: “Truth”

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Is saying “Please” and “Thank you” a regular practice of yours? The whole idea of gratitude runs very, very deep for us followers of Jesus – and it’s not just a matter of being nice or polite. It has everything to do with discipleship – and from a cultural vantage point, gratitude can seem to be a pretty radical idea. We’ll delve into this using one of Jesus miraculous healings – in Luke 17 when He healed 10 people afflicted with leprosy. The gratitude displayed by one of those men moved Jesus to speak of the power of gratitude for the believer.

Old Testament Reading: Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 
Epistle Reading: 2 Timothy 2:8-15 
Gospel Reading: Luke 17:11-19 
Sermon Title: “Gratitude” 

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“What exactly did I sign up for?” After reading the opening of St. Paul’s second letter to Timothy, that might be precisely what you wonder as a follower of Jesus. Paul here expresses all manner of radical notions when it comes to our discipleship as God’s people living in this world. He speaks about the power of the Word, the working of the Holy Spirit, being given not a spirit of timidity but of power, love, and self-control. He writes about suffering for the Gospel and living holy lives. And there’s more! This can feel like some pretty radical idealism – but is it? Or is there some reality to what Paul was inspired to write to us?

Old Testament Reading: Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4 
Epistle Reading: 2 Timothy 1:1-14
Gospel Reading: Luke 17:5-10 
Sermon Title: “Suffering for the Gospel”

We live in a culture of abundance and a societal mindset of “More! More! More!” How do we combat that as Christians? Do we combat it? Should we combat it? Or is it OK to buy into this cultural cadence? St. Paul has a little bit to say about this near the end of his letter in 1 Timothy and what he shares is very counter-cultural and radical!

Old Testament Reading: Amos 6:1a, 4-7 
Epistle Reading: 1 Timothy 6:6-19 
Gospel Reading: Luke 16:19-31 
Sermon Title: “Contentment”