The service of the Word and prayer for the First Sunday in Advent (November 29, 2020). Advent means “coming”, so it is good for us to reflect upon the hope, love, joy, and peace God provides to us as He once came in the flesh, born of the Virgin Mary. This is the incarnation; our Lord’s first advent to His people. This is what Isaiah prays for (Isaiah 64:1), and now we use those words to pray for God to come to us today to prepare us for His second advent on the Last Day.

November 29 Video service
November 29 bulletin
November 29 announcements

If you have been blessed with this service of the Word and would like to support this ministry, you can mail your contribution to:

Immanuel Lutheran Church
45 West Broadway
Plainview, MN 55964

Members:

• If you have offering envelopes, they are addressed and just need a stamp.
• 2021 envelopes are in the CLC lobby. If you or someone for you cannot pick them up before the end of December, kindly contact the office so we can mail them to you.

Please do not mail cash. You can also give online here.

Also known as “Christ the King Sunday”, the Last Sunday of the Church Year emphasizes God’s deliverance of the faithful to eternal life. This Sunday also concludes the three-week stewardship series of thanksgiving to God for time, talent, and treasure. God entrusts us with His treasures, especially the Gospel, to be used to His glory. We thank God for His treasures that flow from His heavenly throne, even as we wait to be gathered before it on the Last Day!

November 22 Video service
November 22 bulletin
November 22 announcements

If you have been blessed with this service of the Word and would like to support this ministry, you can mail your contribution to:

Immanuel Lutheran Church
45 West Broadway
Plainview, MN 55964

Members:

• If you have offering envelopes, they are addressed and just need a stamp.
• 2021 envelopes are in the CLC lobby. If you or someone for you cannot pick them up before the end of December, kindly contact the office so we can mail them to you.

Please do not mail cash. You can also give online here.

The service of the Word and Prayer for the Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost (November 15, 2020). This Sunday we continue the series on Thanksgiving for God’s gifts of time, talent, and treasure. God’s word informs us that we are uniquely created and gifted with “talents” (spiritual and material) to work together as the body of Christ to do everything in His name and for His glory. Whether you’re very talented or modestly talented, you are still chosen and precious and forgiven. We thank God for so many talents He provides to us and the whole Christian Church!

November 15 Video service
November 15 bulletin
November 15 announcements

With heavy yet thankful hearts, we announce the disbanding of the Dorcas Club after 80 years of service to God and His Church. Here is a brief history compiled to remember the Dorcas Club: 2020-11-15 DORCAS CLUB letter

If you have been blessed with this service of the Word and would like to support this ministry, you can mail your contribution to:

Immanuel Lutheran Church
45 West Broadway
Plainview, MN 55964

Members: If you have offering envelopes, they are addressed and just need a stamp.

Please do not mail cash. You can also give online here.

The service of the Word and Prayer for the Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost (November 8, 2020). This Sunday we begin a series on Thanksgiving for God’s gifts of time, talent, and treasure. How can we be good stewards of time when it seems to fly by; leaving us unable to catch up? By turning to the Lord Jesus and thanking Him for the gift of time and learning to be wise with it. Let us turn our hearts and lives to ones of thanksgiving for the time we are given to love and serve Him and the neighbor before He comes to bring us to the great wedding feast.

November 8 Video service
November 8 bulletin
November 8 announcements

If you have been blessed with this service of the Word and would like to support this ministry, you can mail your contribution to:

Immanuel Lutheran Church
45 West Broadway
Plainview, MN 55964

Members: If you have offering envelopes, they are addressed and just need a stamp.

Please do not mail cash. You can also give online here.

The service of the Word and Prayer for All Saints Sunday. Are you blessed? In Christ, yes – yes, you are! Though the blessing we seek isn’t always what the Lord has in mind for us, the Beatitudes of Matthew 5:1-12 show us the blessing Christ becomes for us and helps us see when we are struggling with life. This service will announce the names of our congregational members who have died since the last All Saints service. May they rest in peace, even as they with us long for the day of our Lord’s return!

This week Tuesday, November 3, is the general elections of 2020. But how do you select a candidate to vote for? Here is a helpful guide put out by the MN South District to help you consider the issues that Christians should be on the lookout for in candidates for office at all levels of government: http://www.mnsdistrict.org/engaged-in-mission/2020/9/30/2020-lutheran-voter-information-guide

November 1 – All Saints Day – Video service
November 1 bulletin
November 1 announcements

If you have been blessed with this service of the Word and would like to support this ministry, you can mail your contribution to:

Immanuel Lutheran Church
45 West Broadway
Plainview, MN 55964

Members: If you have offering envelopes, they are ready to mail.

Please do not mail cash. You can also give online here.

The service of the Word and Prayer for the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost (October 18, 2020). Did you know that as a Christian, you have dual citizenship? God uses government (Caesar) to exercise His authority over sinful creation that we are born into, yet by grace given through His Word and in baptism, we are born into the kingdom of God. It’s a challenge to be faithful when there is much to dislike about government in general or a specific leader, but God says to honor them as His agents of authority even as we honor Christ Jesus by obeying God’s commands.

As US citizens, we have a duty to vote and thus honor God. But how do you select a candidate to vote for? Here is a helpful guide put out by the MN South District to help you consider the issues that Christians should be on the lookout for in candidates for office at all levels of government: http://www.mnsdistrict.org/engaged-in-mission/2020/9/30/2020-lutheran-voter-information-guide

October 18 video service
October 18 bulletin
October 18 announcements

If you have been blessed with this service of the Word and would like to support this ministry, you can mail your contribution to:

Immanuel Lutheran Church
45 West Broadway
Plainview, MN 55964

Members: If you have offering envelopes, they are ready to mail.

Please do not mail cash. You can also give online here.

The service of the Word and Prayer for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (October 11, 2020). A four-week sermon series concludes this week on St. Paul’s letter to the Philippians. Rejoice in the Lord always! Easier said than done, but God faithfully provides the joy because of what Christ has done. How can we not rejoice? Thank you, Jesus!

October 11 video service
October 11 bulletin
October 11 announcements

If you have been blessed with this service of the Word and would like to support this ministry, you can mail your contribution to:

Immanuel Lutheran Church
45 West Broadway
Plainview, MN 55964

Members: If you have offering envelopes, they are ready to mail.

Please do not mail cash. You can also give online here.

The service of the Word and Prayer for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (October 4, 2020). The sermon series through the book of Philippians continues with a guest preacher, Rev. Kurt Klaus of Messiah Lutheran Church in Lakeville, MN. Immanuel’s regular video service will resume next week as volunteers are on vacation this week.
Update: Pastor did record a video of the readings and sermon. See it below the first video post.

Here are the weekly bulletin and announcements for Immanuel:
October 4 bulletin
October 4 announcements

Main Street Living is a donor supported LCMS ministry that brings a 30 minute church service to several broadcast markets, including the Twin Cities. This is broadcast Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. on Fox 9+ (channel 29 on many cable/satellite providers or check your local listings/service provider for Fox 9+). Find out more or give a gift to this ministry at https://www.mainstreetliving.com/twincities/.

If you have been blessed with this service of the Word and would like to support this ministry, you can mail your contribution to:

Immanuel Lutheran Church
45 West Broadway
Plainview, MN 55964

Members: If you have offering envelopes, they are ready to mail.

Please do not mail cash. You can also give online here.