7-5-2026 “The Devil Made Me Do It!” by Pastor Glen Schlecht

7-5-2026 “The Devil Made Me Do It!” by Pastor Glen Schlecht

St. Paul expresses a frustration that we all feel – we want to do good, we want to do better, we want to be better. But it just seems like we keep falling in the same hole over and over and over again. We’ll explore that frustration (and reality) that is very much part of our lives. Where can we find hope in spite of what we experience with this frustration with sin and my sinful actions? In the throes of our struggles, we need to hear Jesus’ invitation to us in Matthew 11 to come to Him! Don’t worry – there is hope! Old Testament: Zechariah 9:9-12  Epistle: Romans 7:15-25a  Gospel: Matthew 11:25-30  Sermon Title: “The Devil Made Me Do It!”  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/

6-28-2026 “Hope Through Baptism” by Pastor Glen Schlecht

With two baptisms on this day, the profound way that Paul instructs us regarding baptism brings hope – the life-giving connection our baptism makes directly to Jesus and His death and resurrection. How does He do it? We’ll dig deeply into these amazing words and promises from our Lord here in Romans 6. Old Testament: Psalm 89:1-4  Epistle: Romans 6:1b-11  Gospel: Matthew 10:40-42  Sermon Title: “Hope Through Baptism”  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/

6-21-2026 “From Suffering to Hope?” by Pastor Glen Schlecht

In Romans 5 St. Paul speaks clearly of the unusual place from where our hope originates – from suffering! It’s surprising and unexpected, even unbelievable, from a human vantage point. But this is the way our Lord works and how He chooses to bring hope into our lives – even in the most unusual of circumstances with outcomes we could never foresee. Psalm 86 urges us to come to the Lord in those times of suffering and trouble and difficulty. When we take that into consideration with Romans 5, there’s a lot that starts to make sense when it comes to our relationship with the Lord and trust and faith we have in Him. Old Testament: Psalm 86:1-7  Epistle: Romans 5:1-8  Gospel: Matthew 9:18-26, 35-38  Sermon Title: “From Suffering to Hope?”  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/

6-14-2026 “He’ll Take Anyone!” by Pastor Glen Schlecht

The Gospel reading is the short account of Jesus calling Matthew to come and follow Him and be one of His disciples. Many looking on would likely question Jesus’ decision in a significant way – “Don’t you know who this man really is? Why would you select Him as one of Your disciples?!” The hope this brings to us is to understand how our Lord chooses to work – and those in whom He chooses to work. As I titled this sermon, “He’ll take anyone!” And that’s Good News for all of us – hope that we need. Old Testament: Exodus 19:2-8a  Epistle: 2 Corinthians 13:11-13  Gospel: Matthew 9:9-13  Sermon Title: “He’ll Take Anyone!”  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/

6-7-2026 "Faith that Brings Hope" by Pastor Glen Schlecht

We begin this series on hope with the “father of hope,” Abraham, focusing on God’s call to Abram that we hear in Genesis 12, and the accompanying promises God poured out on Abram. We’ll lean heavily on Romans 4 as St. Paul expounds on the significance of what God was doing through Abraham. The promise, as it came to Abraham and as it comes to us, comes by grace through faith in God’s promise – and for us, the Promise fulfilled, which is Jesus! Grace is God’s free gift – a gift of love and of life and ultimately of hope. Old Testament: Genesis 12:1-9  Epistle: Romans 4:13-25  Gospel: Matthew 9:18-26  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/