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Sermons from Immanuel Lutheran Chicago
Sermons from Immanuel Lutheran Chicago
Immanuel is a member congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) This is Christ’s church. There is a place for you here. We are the church that shares a living, daring confidence in God’s grace. Liberated by our faith, we embrace you as a whole person–questions, complexities and all. Join us as we do God’s work in Christ’s name for the life of the world.
Address
1500 W Elmdale Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60660
Phone/Fax
773-743-1820
773-743-1849
Email/Web
churchonelmdale@gmail.com
www.immanuellutheranchicago.org
Your Armor of Light
SermonAdvent 1A-22 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago Jesus sat and spoke to the disciples. He is somewhere on the Mount of Olives across the Kidron valley from the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. […]
Jesus or Judas?
SermonChrist the King, C-22 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago Today’s gospel offers us a choice. Shall we follow Jesus or Judas? It may sound like a rhetorical question. After all, as every […]
In From the Storm
SermonProper 28C-22 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago Her name is Stefani. She laughs easily with a throaty chuckle. Her eyes sparkle. ‘Bliss,’ could be her nickname. But her words catch us by […]
Lean Back, Kick Forward
SermonAll Saints C-22 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago November 6, 2022 For those who walked with us, This is a prayer. For those who have gone ahead, this is a blessing. For […]
Join the Parade
SermonProper 26C-22 – Reformation Sunday Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago “Zaccheus was a wee, little man, and a wee, little man was he.” It’s hard for me to read this gospel without […]
When It’s Wrong to Be Right
SermonProper 25C-22 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago Today’s gospel is like a Far Side cartoon. It tells an entire story in a single frame—only not a very funny one. The Pharisee in […]
Can I Get a Witness?
SermonSt. Luke, Evangelist 10-22 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago It happened so quickly. We were sleeping with the windows open. It was early May of last year. I woke up to a […]