8th Sunday After Pentecost

The Sermon Text for this Sunday is Philippians 2:1-11.

The sermon will deal with Christ as our example of humility for the purpose of unity. This will mean a bit of an explaination of Christ's kenosis or "self emptying" so as to avoid some heretical thinking. Curious? Come Sunday at 10 AM!

7th Sunday after Pentecost

This weeks message will be from Philippians 1:12-30.
Key passage: Let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ

Jon Troast Concert is ON!

Jon Troast will be performing in the Jung's back yard on Wednesday, July 27 from 6:30-8:00 PM.
Don't know Jon Troast: http://www.jontroast.com/
This is not an evangelical outreach, but a time to meet neighbors and introduce ourselves as sponsors. Come and invite a neighbor.

6th Sunday After Pentecost

Dave Woods will be giving a remarkable testimony of God's grace this Sunday. Come and hear how Christ has transformed (and is transforming) his life. The theme of his message comes from the account of the Philippian jailer, when Paul and Silas pleaded with him:

"Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household." Acts 16:31

4th and 5th Sundays after Pentecost

The Sermon topics on these two Sundays will be based on Philippians 1:3-11:

Paul's Prayer: Abounding in Love

He is Faithful: God's Work Will Be Done

3rd Sunday in Pentecost

Numbers 6:22-27
Psalm 86
John 14:15-27
Philippians 1:1-2

NOTE: Today begins a sermon series on Philippians.

2nd Sunday in Pentecost

Genesis 15:1-6
Psalm 67:1-7
Acts 16

John 12:44-50

Read Paul's Macedonian call HERE.

1st after Pentecost

Acts 9:1-31
Psalm 30
John 9:32-41

Read of Saul's conversion HERE.

New Sermon Series

This summer, I will be preaching through the book of Philippians. I will introduce this by way of a short (2 week) stint in Acts: the conversions of Saul, Lydia and the Philippian jailer.

Pentecost Sunday

Numbers 11:24-30
Psalm 104:24-34
Acts 2:1-21
John 7:37-39

Ascension Sunday

First Reading Acts 1:1-11
Psalm Psalm 47
Second Reading Ephesians 1:15-23
Gospel Luke 24:44-53

You can read these HERE.

Summer Worship

Beginning Sunday, June 5th, Emmanuel Church will be meeting for worship at the Jung's home, 1102 Gallagher St. at 10 AM. Please click the logo on the sidebar for a map.

6th in Easter

First reading Acts 17:22-31
Psalm Psalm 66:8-20
Second reading 1 Peter 3:13-22
Gospel John 14:15-21

You can read these HERE.

5th in Easter

First Reading Acts 7:55-60
Psalm Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16
Epistle 1 Peter 2:2-10
Gospel John 14:1-14

Easter Potluck and BBQ

Bring a dish to pass and meat to grill and meet over at Pastor Ron's for some good food and fellowship! May 22, 3:30-??? 1102 Gallagher St.

4th in Easter

First reading Acts 2:42-47
Psalm Psalm 23
Second reading 1 Peter 2:19-25
Gospel John 10:1-10

These cn be read HERE.

3rd in Easter

First reading Acts 2:14a, 36-41
Psalm Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19
Second reading 1 Peter 1:17-23
Gospel Luke 24:13-35

These can ce read HERE.

2nd in Easter

First reading Acts 2:14a, 22-32
Psalm Psalm 16
Second reading 1 Peter 1:3-9
Gospel John 20:19-31

These can be found HERE.

Easter Song

Texts for Easter Sunday

Acts 10:34-43
Jeremiah 31:1-6
Colossians 3:1-4
Matthew 28:1-10

These texts can be read HERE.

The Passion and Resurrection

Good Friday Service: 6 PM
Easter Sunday Worship: 10 AM

So Peter opened his mouth and said: "Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. As for the word that he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ ( he is Lord of all), you yourselves know what happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. And we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree, but God raised him on the third day and made him to appear, not to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead. To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name."

-Acts 10:34-43

The Triumph of Christ- Palm Sunday

The Triumph of Christ continues after Palm Sunday and Easter, even to this day. We, his people, join in the eternal Triumph:

But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things? For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God’s word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ. 2 Corinthians 2:14-17

Ah, Holy Jesus!

Ah, holy Jesus, how hast Thou offended,
That man to judge Thee hath in hate pretended?
By foes derided, by Thine own rejected,
O most afflicted.

Who was the guilty? Who brought this upon Thee?
Alas, my treason, Jesus, hath undone Thee.
’Twas I, Lord, Jesus, I it was denied Thee!
I crucified Thee.

Lo, the Good Shepherd for the sheep is offered;
The slave hath sinned, and the Son hath suffered;
For man’s atonement, while he nothing heedeth,
God intercedeth.

For me, kind Jesus, was Thy incarnation,
Thy mortal sorrow, and Thy life’s oblation;
Thy death of anguish and Thy bitter passion,
For my salvation.

Therefore, kind Jesus, since I cannot pay Thee,
I do adore Thee, and will ever pray Thee,
Think on Thy pity and Thy love unswerving,
Not my deserving.


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Palm Sunday

Psalm Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29
Old Testament Zechariah 9:9-10
Gospel Matthew 21:1-11

The Raising of Lazarus by Giotto

Out of the Depths

Martin Luther:


Scottish Psalter:

5th in Lent

First reading Ezekiel 37:1-14
Psalm Psalm 130
Second reading Romans 8:6-11
Gospel John 11:1-45

You may read these texts HERE.

4th Sunday in Lent

First reading 1 Samuel 16:1-13
Psalm Psalm 23
Second reading Ephesians 5:8-14
Gospel John 9:1-41

You can read these texts HERE.

3rd Sunday in Lent

First reading Exodus 17:1-7
Psalm Psalm 95
Second reading Romans 5:1-11
Gospel John 4:5-42

These can be read HERE.

Meeting After Church

There will be a breif meeting about summer VBS this Sunday. If you are interested in being part of the planning, please attend.

2nd Sunday in Lent

First reading Genesis 12:1-4a
Psalm Psalm 121
Second reading Romans 4:1-5, 13-17
Gospel John 3:1-17

These readings can be found HERE.

1st Sunday of Lent

Old Testament Reading Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7
Psalm Psalm 32
Epistle Reading Romans 5:12-19
Gospel Matthew 4:1-11

These can be found HERE.

Transfiguration Sunday

Talking to Kids about the Sermon

We keep youngin's with us in the service so they may worhip with us. I can hear them pray the Lord's Prayer with us and profess the Creed a loud. They sing the Doxology with gusto (some do). What about the Sermon? Here is a link to a blog that gives some useful pointers:
8 Tips for Talking to your Kids about the Sermon

Scripture Lessons for Epiphany 7

First reading: Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18
Psalm: Psalm 119:33-40
Second reading: 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23
Gospel: Matthew 5:38-48

These can be read HERE.

Men's Retreat

Redeeming Manhood

When?: March 4th-5th.
Where?: Lake Lundgren Bible Camp
Who?: The Men of Emmanuel will join with the men of Jacob's Well and a couple other churches in the area. Pastor Chris Hodge from Naperville Pres will be teaching.
How Much?: $46 per person
What?: Here is a tentative schedule-
Friday, March 4th
4:30 PM Leave Green Bay
6 or 6:30 PM Dinner at LLBC
7:30 PM Worship - Talk 1
8:30 PM - Free Time/ Sleep/etc.
Saturday
7-7:45am Quiet Time
7:45 - 8:30am Breakfast
8:30am-9:30pm Worship/Talk 2
9:30-10pm Small Group Time
10:00 - 12:00 Free Time
Noon - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 Free Time
2:00 - 2:30 Talk 3
2:30 - 3:00 Clean & Pack up
3:00 Leave
5:00 Arrive in Green Bay

Jesus and Establishing Justice

This past Sunday, as I preached on the Beatitudes, I spoke of Jesus as the One who "hungers and thirst for righteousness (justice)," but failed to correctly site the verse from Isaiah I was using. Here, is my correction:

42:1 Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations.

42:2 He will not cry or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street;

42:3 a bruised reed he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not quench; he will faithfully bring forth justice.

42:4 He will not grow faint or be crushed until he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his teaching.

Heidelberg Catechism Week 6 (2/6-2/12)

Q16. Why must he be truly human and truly righteous?
A. God's justice demands that human nature, which has sinned,
must pay for its sin; but a sinner could never pay for others.
Q17. Why must he also be true God?
A. So that, by the power of his divinity, he might bear the weight of God's anger in his humanity
and earn for us and restore to us righteousness and life.
Q18. And who is this mediator— true God and at the same time truly human and truly righteous?
A. Our Lord Jesus Christ, who was given us to set us completely free and to make us right with God.
Q19. How do you come to know this?
A. The holy gospel tells me.
God himself began to reveal the gospel already in Paradise;
later, he proclaimed it by the holy patriarchs and prophets,
and portrayed it by the sacrifices and other ceremonies of the law;
finally, he fulfilled it through his own dear Son

Scripture Lessons for Epiphany 5

Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany (February 6, 2011)
First reading: Isaiah 58:1-9a (9b-12)
Psalm: Psalm 112:1-9 (10)
Second reading: 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16)
Gospel: Matthew 5:13-20

These can be seen HERE.

Heidelberg Catechism Week 5 (1/30-2/5)

Q12. According to God's righteous judgment we deserve punishment both in this world and forever after: how then can we escape this punishment and return to God's favor?
A. God requires that his justice be satisfied.
Therefore the claims of his justice must be paid in full, either by ourselves or another.
Q13. Can we pay this debt ourselves?
A. Certainly not. Actually, we increase our guilt every day.
Q14. Can another creature—any at all— pay this debt for us?
A. No.
To begin with, God will not punish another creature for what a human is guilty of.
Besides, no mere creature can bear the weight of God's eternal anger against sin
and release others from it.
Q15. What kind of mediator and deliverer should we look for then?
A. One who is truly human and truly righteous, yet more powerful than all creatures,
that is, one who is also true God.

Heidelberg Catechism Week 4 (1/23-1/29)

Q9. But doesn't God do us an injustice by requiring in his law
what we are unable to do?
A. No, God created humans with the ability to keep the law.
They, however, tempted by the devil,
in reckless disobedience,
robbed themselves and all their descendants of these gifts.
Q10. Will God permit such disobedience and rebellion to go unpunished?
A. Certainly not.
He is terribly angry about the sin we are born with as well as the sins we personally commit.
As a just judge he punishes them now and in eternity.
He has declared:
"Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do
everything written in the Book of the Law.”
Q11. But isn't God also merciful?
A. God is certainly merciful, but he is also just.
His justice demands that sin, committed against his supreme majesty,
be punished with the supreme penalty— eternal punishment of body and soul.

Heidelberg Catechism Week 3 (1/16-1/22)

Q6. Did God create people
so wicked and perverse?
A. No.
God created them good and in his own image,
that is, in true righteousness and holiness,
so that they might
truly know God their creator,
love him with all their heart,
and live with him in eternal happiness
for his praise and glory.

Q7. Then where does this corrupt human nature
come from?
A. From the fall and disobedience of our first parents,
Adam and Eve, in Paradise.
This fall has so poisoned our nature
that we are born sinners—
corrupt from conception on.

Q8. But are we so corrupt
that we are totally unable to do any good
and inclined toward all evil?
A. Yes, unless we are born again,
by the Spirit of God.

Heidelberg Catechism Week 2 (1/9-1/15)

Q3. How do you come to know your misery?
A. The law of God tells me.

Q4. What does God's law require of us?
A. Christ teaches us this in summary in Matthew 22—
Love the Lord your God
with all your heart
and with all your soul
and with all your mind
and with all your strength.
This is the first and greatest commandment.
And the second is like it:
Love your neighbor as yourself.
All the Law and the Prophets hang
on these two commandments.

Q5. Can you live up to all this perfectly?
A. No.
I have a natural tendency to hate God and my neighbor.

Scripture Lessons for the 1st Sunday after Epiphany (1/9): The Baptism of our Lord

Old Testament: Isaiah 42:1-9
Psalm: Psalm 29
Epistle: Acts 10:34-43
Gospel: Matthew 3:13-17

These lessons can be found HERE.