Sermon Archives

Easter Day – Festival of the Resurrection
Sunday, April 4, 2021Watch the service If it goes on the board. The students in my catechism class know what those words mean. A student asks a question and I need to give an answer. So I go to the whiteboard and write down the answer. If it’s a teaching in the bible...

Easter Sunrise – Festival of the Resurrection
Sunday, April 4, 2021Watch the service

Good Friday – The Sacrifice Once For All
Friday, April 2, 2021Watch the service It was his knees. Years ago there was a girl. She had a dad that loved her and she loved him. There was a problem, though. The problem was his knees. You see, he was a carpenter. And his speciality was tiling. He did wonderful...

Maundy Thursday – The Establishment of The Lord’s Supper
Thursday, April 1, 2021Watch the service What you share in affects and infects you. It's almost springtime. And growing up in MT, spring time was a wonderful, amazing time of the year. For two, glorious weeks the grass was green. The creeks were full of water. And...

Palm Sunday – Your King Comes to Save You
Sunday, March 28, 2021Watch the service What did Jesus see? In our gospel this morning Jesus enters Jerusalem. The people shout their ‘hosannas.’ The children praise him. And the reading ends in a very unique way—if not even a strange way. We, along with his...

Midweek Lent 5 – From King to King
Wednesday, March 24, 2021Watch the service

Lent 5 – Christ Draws All Men to Himself
Sunday, March 21, 2021Watch the service Guilt by association. Growing up in MT, especially during the summer, there was not much to do. And there were times my brother and I got into trouble. Dad would find out what one of us did wrong. And, usually when we were...

From Silence to Silence
Wednesday, March 17, 2021Watch the service

Lent 4 – God so loved the world that he gave his son
Are Christians supposed to chew on Jesus?

Midweek Lent 3 – From Lamb to Lamb
Wednesday, March 10, 2021Watch the service

Lent 3 – Jesus is zealous to do his Father’s will
Sunday, March 7, 2021Watch the service Are tools evil? One of the challenges we face in our every day lives is that objects can be used for evil purposes. When I was a child in school, usually in the spring time, when the teacher was looking at the chalk board, the...

Midweek Lent 2 – From Garden to Garden
Midweek Lent 3 – From Garden to Garden

Lent 2 – Take up your cross and follow Jesus
How do we know God is good—even if we cannot see it?

Midweek Lent 1 – From Pole to Pole
From the desert to Palestine

Lent 1 – Overcoming Satan and Temptation
How do we know we can trust Jesus?

Ash Wednesday – Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return
What if serving the Lord doesn’t work?

Transfiguration – See his true glory
What fills you with wonder? And where do you go to find it?

Epiphany 4 – Jesus’ teaching with authority identifies him as the Prophet
Why is it important to not be on autopilot sometimes?

Epiphany 3 -Christ calls workers to seek the lost
How can hardened enemies become friends?

Epiphany 2 – Baptism brings blessings
Do you know the rest of the story about baptism?

Epiphany – Jesus is revealed Savior of all nations
Why do we need to look at Jesus close up and not from afar?

Christmas 2 – Jesus Is Obedient for His Brothers
How do we know that Jesus was qualified to be our Savior?

New Years Eve – How will you build?
How can we make sure we are building a proper foundation for the future?

Christmas 1 – Our eyes have seen your salvation
What should we see when we look at that little child in Mary’s arms?

Christmas Day – The Word Became Flesh
How greatly God must love you!

Christmas Eve – Precious is the Child
Hope has arrived!

Advent 4 – Son of Mary, Son of David, Son of God
How can something so old and familiar as Christmas surprise us?

Advent 3 – The Light of the World Brings Joy
What brings real rejoicing?

Advent 2 – Do not forget the Lord’s time
How does God understand time?

Advent 1 – You Will Have Every Gracious Gift
What can happen when you are blessed too much?

Thanksgiving 2020
Why does thanksgiving take so much time?

Christ brings his Church to the world without end
If you had a book written about your life, when you died, what would be in that book?

Mission Festival 2020 – The Gospel for every tribe and tongue
We welcome Chris and Janine Pluger from the Lutheran Bible Translators!

God’s people wait for their bridegroom
For us as Christians, what is worse than not being ready?

All Saints – We are God’s children
How are we as Christians supposed to think about those who have gone ahead of us into heaven?

Reformation – You are free
As Christians are we free from all, or in service to all?

What is your vegetable?
What do we do when the government goes too far?

Will I Be At The Banquet?
If getting into heaven were trying out for a team or auditioning for a play, how do you know that you’d make the cut?

What are you looking for?
What is God looking for when he looks at you?

Grow in real repentance
How can I get real, lasting change in my life, for good?

Does Fair Fit?
What do you do when fair isn’t enough?

How can I forgive?
Are there hurts and harms done to our souls that cannot heal?

Turn and Live
Each of us knows that there might be times when there has to be surgery on our bodies. But what does the Bible tell us about having surgery on our soul?

Say, “No”
Are there times when your biggest enemy is yourself?

The Lord Remembers
Who is our God? He is the God who remembers. He remembers to rescue us and to redeem us.

He Himself is Our Peace
How do I know that I belong in church? How do I know that those on the outside of church belong here too?

What is Here for You?

Come and Buy at No Cost?

Ask for Wisdom
If you could ask God for anything, what would that be?

Don’t Leave Me Alone
The real challenge is not being left alone. Instead the difficulty is what your left alone with.

You have ears
What do we do when God’s word doesn’t seem to work?

Are you with us?
Is God in control—especially when we think about what is going on in our world today? In our sermon today we see where we need to go to find assurances that God is with us and in control.

Lose Your Life
What do we expect from our family? What do we expect from our God? What happens when we get confused?

Confirmation Sermon
Is it a burden to follow Jesus?

Oh Lord, You Lied
Does God promise fun and fulfillment and then give frustration and fear? Listen to Jeremiah’s pain-filled prayer. And Hear the Lord’s answer.

Do Not Leave Them Shepherdless
Why does a congregation need a pastor? Why can’t we have a virtual pastor?

The Triune God Cares
Who Am I? What is my identity? How do I know that God cares for me?

The Spirit Does Unnatural Work
What is the Holy Spirit’s work? Is our conscience a friend or foe?

Give Us Eternal Life

Devotion – Ascension
May 21, 2020

Revere Christ With Readiness

You Need Antiproof

You have a Good Shepherd

The Resurrection Surprises Us

The Resurrection Brings Peace

The Resurrection is our Guide

Devotion – Holy Week Saturday Morning – Word 7 – The 7 Words of the Cross
This devotion is based on the Word of God from Luke 23:33-46.

Devotion – Holy Week Friday Evening – Word 6 – The 7 Words of the Cross
This devotion is based on the Word of God from John 19:30.

Devotion – Holy Week Friday Morning – Word 5 – The 7 Words of the Cross
This devotion is based on the Word of God from John 19:28,29.

Devotion – Holy Week Thursday Morning – Word 4 – The 7 Words of the Cross
This devotion is based on the Word of God from Matthew 27:45-49.

Devotion – Holy Week – Holy Thursday
Maundy Thursday Evening

Devotion – Holy Week Wednesday – Word 3 – The 7 Words of the Cross
This devotion is based on the Word of God from John 19:25-27.

Devotion – Holy Week Tuesday – Word 2 – The 7 Words of the Cross
This devotion is based on the Word of God from Luke 23:38-43.

Devotion – Holy Week Monday – Word 1 – The 7 Words of the Cross
This devotion is based on the Word of God from Luke 23:26-34. Immanuel Lutheran Church, Gibbon, Minnesota.

Rejoice in your righteous King!

Devotion – Mid-week Lent
Video of Pastor Bauer’s last mid-week devotion before Holy Week.

Life is Waiting

Devotion – Pastor Muske’s Mid-week Lent
Every Lent, the congregations in our area swap pastors for the midweek services. This sermon from Pastor Muske in Fairfax would have been given on his Wednesday at Immanuel.

Devotion – Mid-week Lent
Video of Pastor Bauer’s devotion

Know where you stand
Know where you stand. You stand in Christ. Christ has set you free from sin. Christ has given you the Holy Spirit.