Immanuel Lutheran Church Chicago

Proper 7A-26

Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago

“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.”  (Matthew 10:34-37).  Family against family.  ‘Your foes will be members of your own househ...

Proper 6A-26
Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago

“When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd” (Matthew 9:36). Jesus had a visceral reaction upon seeing the crowds. The Greek word for compassion, splagchnizomai, has the connotation of having one’s entrails “stirred up.” Immediately in response, J...

Proper 5A-26

Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago

A stray Boston Terrier mut called Stubby served in the US Army during the First World War, where he warned soldiers of gas attacks and located wounded men. He served for 18 months, participated in 17 battles and ...

Pentecost A-26

Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago

Earth. Wind. Fire and water dramatically combine forces in our scriptures today. For many, Pentecost is the birthday of the Church. But that is too small a story to account for what Luke is trying to tell us. P...