Emmanuel Lutheran, Aurora, Il - Lcms

Mark 16:1–8**   ESV  Mark 16:1 abcWhen the Sabbath was past, cMary Magdalene, cMary the mother of James, and oSalome rbought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. 2 And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. 3 And they were...

April 5 2015 Sermon Easter Sunrise Isaiah 55:6–13 Theme Verse “Indeed you will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you will break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.” (Isaiah 55:12)   Sermon: We Are Going Home Home!...

April 4 2015 Sermon Vigil Isaiah 54:1–8 Theme Verse “For a brief moment I deserted you, but with great compassion I will gather you.” (Isaiah 54:7) The Easter Vigil, was  the first official celebration of Christ’s resurrection in the ancient church. Frequently, it was during this service that people were baptized and that adult catechumens...

March 18 2015 Sermon Midweek 4 Isaiah 48:17–22 Theme Verse “Get out of Babylon, flee from Chaldea, declare it with a shout of joy.” (Isaiah 48:20a)     Sermon: Get Out Two urgent words are spoken to people in the following situations. Can you guess what they are? Three children are stuck inside a burning...

Isaiah 44:1–5 Theme Verse “This one will write upon his hand, leyahweh— ‘Belonging to Yahweh.’ ” (Isaiah 44:5) Sermon: Marked Shelly Jackson is not only an author, she’s a walking piece of literature. She has a tattoo on her right wrist that reads, “S-k-i-n” yes, Skin. It is actually the title of Jackson’s latest project, which...

Isaiah 43:1–7 Theme Verse “You are valuable in My eyes.” (Isaiah 43:4a) Sermon: He Only Has Eyes for You The song “I Only Have Eyes for You” was composed in 1934 by Harry Warren and Al Dubin. It has been recorded by numerous musicians, including Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra, and Art Garfunkel. Rolling Stone ranks the Flamingo’s...

Zechariah 9:9 aRejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! bBehold, cyour king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, dhumble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 10aI will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and bthe war horse from Jerusalem;...

ESV  Numbers 21:4 From Mount Hor athey set out by the way to the Red Sea, bto go around the land of Edom. And the people became impatient on the way. 5 And the people aspoke against God and against Moses, b “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the...

Hebrews 5:1–10* ESV Hebrews 5:1 For every high priest chosen from among men ais appointed to act on behalf of men bin relation to God, cto offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. 2 aHe can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself bis beset with weakness. 3 Because of this he is...

John 2:13-25 John 2:13 aThe Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus bwent up to Jerusalem. 14 aIn the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. 15 And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the...

ESV Mark 1:9 abIn those days Jesus bcame from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 And when he came up out of the water, immediately he asaw bthe heavens being torn open cand the Spirit descending on him like a dove. 11 And aa voice came from heaven, b”You...

February 18 2015 Sermon Ash Wednesday Isaiah 41:14-16 ESV Isaiah 41:14 Fear not, you aworm Jacob, you men of Israel! I am the one who helps you, declares the LORD; your bRedeemer is the Holy One of Israel. 15 aBehold, I make of you a threshing sledge, new, sharp, and having teeth; you shall thresh...

2 Corinthians 3:12–13 (14–18); 4:1–6 ESV 2 Corinthians 3:12 Since we have such a hope, awe are very bold, 13 not like Moses, awho would put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not gaze at the outcome of what was being brought to an end. 14 But atheir minds were bhardened....

1 Corinthians 9:16–27 ESV 1 Corinthians 9:16 For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For anecessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! 17 For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward, but if not of my...

January 25 2015 Sermon Jonah 3:1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah the second time, saying, 2 “Arise, go to aNineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tell you.” 3 So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now aNineveh...

January 18 2015 Sermon I Samuel 3:1-10 1 Samuel 3:1 aNow the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD in the presence of Eli. bAnd the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision. 2 At that time Eli, awhose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he...

(Gal 4:4–7) But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying,...

Mark 1:4-11 Mark 1:4 aJohn appeared, baptizing in bthe wilderness and proclaiming ca baptism for drepentance efor the forgiveness of sins. 5 And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, aconfessing their sins. 6 Now John was aclothed with...

Matthew 2:1-12 Matthew 2:1 Now aafter Jesus was born in bBethlehem of Judea cin the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men1 from dthe east came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, “Where is he who has been born aking of the Jews? For we saw bhis star when it rose1 and have come to cworship...

Baptism: God’s Benediction Spoken into Your Flesh Luke 2:21 ESV Luke 2:21 And aat the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, bhe was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. (Luk 2:21 ESV) ? God Attached His Creative Word to Circumcision, That It Might Be...