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Latest Sermons
No Heroes but UsMarch 8, 2026 - 12:58 pm
Spirit of RestlessnessMarch 1, 2026 - 1:40 pm
When We are TestedFebruary 22, 2026 - 2:14 pm
Time to Get RealFebruary 15, 2026 - 12:41 pm
Human is Human is Human is HumanFebruary 8, 2026 - 1:44 pm
Living Resurrection
SermonEaster 3A-23 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago When he was about eighteen, Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (1599–1660), created one of his first paintings, titled simply, “Kitchen Maid.” A copy at […]
Wounded Healers
SermonEaster 2A-23 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago Few things focus our minds on mortality than our own injuries. I remember playing sardines at a youth lock-in when I slipped on a small […]
Rolling Stones
SermonEaster Sunday A-23 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago Alleluia! Christ is risen. (Christ is risen indeed. Alleluia!) Because Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring […]
Your Everyday Survival Kit
SermonLent 5A-23 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago The week after Christmas my family headed out on a 3,800-mile trip to Montana and back. I was excited but also a little anxious. I […]
When Bad Things Happen to Good People
SermonLent 4A-23 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago The disciples ask Jesus, ‘who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ (John 9:2). The answer, of course, is neither. The […]
I See You
SermonLent 3A-23 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago Our preacher today is Adriana Rivera, Minister of Youth and Household. Greetings, friends, and may the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be […]
Putting It All Back Together
SermonLent 2A-23 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago I’ll tell you something you already know. We are shaped by what we can perceive. Beyond what we can imagine is the great unknown unknown. […]