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  • 10-11-2026 "Radical Hospitality" by Pastor Glen Schlecht

    10-11-2026 "Radical Hospitality" by Pastor Glen Schlecht
    2026/10/12
    This week’s readings have us thinking about banquets – first the banquet that our Lord is preparing for all His people, which we read about in Isaiah 25. And then in the Kingdom of Heaven stories Jesus tells in today’s Gospel reading, what we read about Radical Hospitality and the invitations God gives are not all rainbows and unicorns. There are some very coarse warnings here, especially for those who choose not to take the Lord up on His grace-filled invitations to join Him at His banquet. St. Paul in Philippians 4 is urging us to live joy-filled, grace-filled, and abundant lives in Jesus.

    Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 25:1-9
    Epistle Reading: Philippians 4:1-9
    Gospel Reading: Matthew 22:1-14
    Sermon Title: “The Face of Grace: Radical Hospitality”

    As always, if you can’t be here in-person, take advantage of our live stream option. We live stream our worship services directly from the home page of Immanuel’s website through YouTube. You can view our worship live streams here: https://immanuelloveland.org/
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    24 分
  • 10-4-2026 “The Face of Grace: Throw Out the Trash” by Pastor Glen Schlecht

    10-4-2026 “The Face of Grace: Throw Out the Trash” by Pastor Glen Schlecht
    2026/10/05
    St. Paul in his letter to the Philippians makes an apt comparison between Jesus and everything else in life – everything else is garbage! He does a beautiful and powerful job of expressing the absolute difference The Face of Grace makes in our lives – there is no comparison when it comes to knowing, believing in, and following Jesus. Jesus expresses clearly how all this happens – “The Lord has done this!” It’s not us! So, with His help, throw out the trash and let’s let Jesus, The Face of Grace, lead the way.

    Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 5:1-7
    Epistle Reading: Philippians 3:4b-14
    Gospel Reading: Matthew 21:33-46
    Sermon Title: “The Face of Grace: Throw Out the Trash”

    As always, if you can’t be here in-person, take advantage of our live stream option. We live stream our worship services directly from the home page of Immanuel’s website through YouTube. You can view our worship live streams here: https://immanuelloveland.org/
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    23 分
  • 9-27-2026 “Repentance, Humility, and Living Grace” by Pastor Glen Schlecht

    9-27-2026 “Repentance, Humility, and Living Grace” by Pastor Glen Schlecht
    2026/09/28
    The Old Testament prophet Ezekiel lays it out in no uncertain terms – “Repent! Turn away from all your offenses!” He expresses the outcome of repentance, which is, by God’s help and by His grace, a changed life – a new heart and a new spirit. Paul in Philippians 2 expresses more of the sentiment of what our lives as people of God should look like as we live under God’s grace and with humility, thinking of others more than ourselves. And Jesus’ confrontation with the religious leaders, including the story He told about the two sons, illustrates the point – it’s not just good intentions but, by God’s grace, living the life we’ve been called to live!

    Old Testament Reading: Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32
    Epistle Reading: Philippians 2:1-13
    Gospel Reading: Matthew 21:23-32
    Sermon Title: “The Face of Grace: Repentance, Humility, and Living Grace”

    As always, if you can’t be here in-person, take advantage of our live stream option. We live stream our worship services directly from the home page of Immanuel’s website through YouTube. You can view our worship live streams here: https://immanuelloveland.org/
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    20 分
  • 9-20-2026 “The Face of Grace: It’s Not Fair!” by Pastor Glen Schlecht

    9-20-2026 “The Face of Grace: It’s Not Fair!” by Pastor Glen Schlecht
    2026/09/21
    Grace isn’t fair. Period. And thank God it isn’t! Jonah absolutely did not want God to show any sort of grace or compassion to the people of Nineveh – they didn’t deserve it! The Lord called Jonah out on his self-pity and hypocrisy. Still Jonah complained, even to the end! The parable Jesus told is another example of just how unfair grace is and the seemingly backward ways in which God works (backward from our human vantage point). We’ll consider why we need to be thankful that grace is not fair – and then figure out how we can be similarly “unfair” in the lives we live for others!

    Old Testament Reading: Jonah 3:10-4:11
    Epistle Readings: Philippians 1:21-30
    Gospel Reading: Matthew 20:1-16
    Sermon Title: “The Face of Grace: It’s Not Fair!”

    As always, if you can’t be here in-person, take advantage of our live stream option. We live stream our worship services directly from the home page of Immanuel’s website through YouTube. You can view our worship live streams here: https://immanuelloveland.org/
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    24 分
  • 9-13-2026 “The Face of Grace: Forgiveness and Relationships” by Pastor Glen Schlecht

    9-13-2026 “The Face of Grace: Forgiveness and Relationships” by Pastor Glen Schlecht
    2026/09/14
    All three readings for this Sunday speak to the critical importance of forgiveness, in particular as it’s tied into relationships. From Joseph and his brothers at the end of Genesis and the assurance of how God uses all things for good, to Paul’s question of why we judge each other and treat each other with contempt, to the Gospel and Peter asking how many times he’s supposed to forgive the person who sins against him, all of this ties together when it comes to how we live together under grace. We know it starts with Jesus and the forgiveness we receive from Him, coupled with the relationship into which we’ve been called. But then it pushes beyond the gift we’ve received to how important it is for us to share that same gift in our relationships.

    First Reading: Genesis 50:15-21
    Second Reading: Romans 14:1-12
    Gospel Reading: Matthew 18:21-35
    Sermon Title: “The Face of Grace: Forgiveness and Relationships”

    As always, if you can’t be here in-person, take advantage of our live stream option. We live stream our worship services directly from the home page of Immanuel’s website through YouTube. You can view our worship live streams here: https://immanuelloveland.org/
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    32 分
  • 9-6-2026 “Hope Even When We’re Wrong” by Pastor Glen Schlecht

    9-6-2026 “Hope Even When We’re Wrong” by Pastor Glen Schlecht
    2026/09/08
    Right after Peter makes his profound and powerful statement of faith in Jesus, it seems he turns right around and puts his foot in his mouth. Jesus shares with His disciples what had to be a very intimate moment for the group when He told them what was going to happen to Him with His coming suffering, death, and resurrection. Peter said, “No way!” And Jesus essentially called Peter Satan. But hope remained – even for Peter! Jesus went on to talk about what the call to be His disciple really means and where hope can be found. What we read in Romans 13 is a beautiful echo of Jesus’ call to follow Him, as Paul closes his letter to the church in Rome with a strong charge to not lose hope.

    Old Testament: Ezekiel 33:7-11
    Epistle: Romans 13:8-14
    Gospel: Matthew 16:21-28
    Sermon Title: “Hope Even When We’re Wrong”

    As always, if you can’t be here in-person, take advantage of our live stream option. We live stream our worship services directly from the home page of Immanuel’s website through YouTube. You can view our worship live streams here: https://immanuelloveland.org/
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    22 分
  • 8-30-2026 “Hope in Jesus” by Pastor Glen Schlecht

    8-30-2026 “Hope in Jesus” by Pastor Glen Schlecht
    2026/08/31
    It seems like a rather obvious matter, that we would hope in Jesus. We’ve been talking about that very thing all summer long. And yet it’s worth taking time to reflect on a critical question Jesus asked His disciples – “Who do you say I am?” We’ll consider not only what Peter’s answer was as well as Jesus’ response to Peter, but we’ll consider what that means for the lives we’re called to lead, based on what St. Paul was inspired to write near the end of his letter to the Romans. He gives us lots of practical direction with how we’re to live out the hope we have in Jesus.

    Old Testament: Isaiah 51:1-6
    Epistle: Romans 12:9-21
    Gospel: Matthew 16:13-20
    Sermon Title: “Hope in Jesus”

    As always, if you can’t be here in-person, take advantage of our live stream option. We live stream our worship services directly from the home page of Immanuel’s website through YouTube. You can view our worship live streams here: https://immanuelloveland.org/
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    27 分
  • 8-23-2026 "Hope in the Face of Success and of Depression” by Pastor Glen Schlecht

    8-23-2026 "Hope in the Face of Success and of Depression” by Pastor Glen Schlecht
    2026/08/24
    The Old Testament reading in 1 Kings 19, which follows directly on the heels of one of the prophet Elijah’s greatest victories, puts us face-to-face with one of God’s most powerful prophets. And what we see in Elijah could be a mirror where we see ourselves – both the good and the bad. Hope comes to us in knowing that the Lord is with us in any and every circumstance; that it is He who works both in and through us; and that even when we are at our lowest point, hope is not gone when our hope is in the Lord.

    Old Testament: 1 Kings 19:9-18
    Epistle: Romans 12:1-8
    Gospel: Matthew 15:21-28
    Sermon Title: “Hope in the Face of Success and of Depression”

    As always, if you can’t be here in-person, take advantage of our live stream option. We live stream our worship services directly from the home page of Immanuel’s website through YouTube. You can view our worship live streams here: https://immanuelloveland.org/
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    28 分