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Aug 16-17 Weekend – “Every Dog Has His Day” – Lutheran Worship Services
If you’ve ever eaten a meal with a dog present, you will soon remember how they are exceptional in the art of begging. Somehow they manage to change their faces to look like the most deprived and yet most irresistible … Continue reading
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Aug 9-10 Weekend – “How Can I Cross This Lake” – Lutheran Worship Services
In your wildest dreams, how many of you planned from childhood on being in the position you are in today? Did you think – when you were ten years old – that you would have ended up in Palatine or … Continue reading
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Aug 2-3 Weekend – “Big Faith For Big Problems” – Lutheran Worship Services
I (Pastor Tom) am just returning to working on-site at Immanuel after a couple weeks of “staycation.” I’ve noticed that some big stuff is happening in the world lately. Since I left: Israel invaded Gaza, and more than 1,000 people … Continue reading
July 26-27 Weekend – “Better Than Winning The Lottery” – Lutheran Worship Services
If someone was going to sell you the winning Mega Millions Lottery ticket, how much would you be willing to pay? What would you give up to get that winning ticket in your hands? Would you be willing to sell … Continue reading
July 19-20 Weekend – “Don’t Pull The Weeds” – Lutheran Worship Services
Have you ever gone out to your garden to pull weeds and had a hard time distinguishing what is a weed and what is a plant? Sometimes weeds have very colorful flowers on them, and they seem abundant and thriving, … Continue reading
July 12-13 Weekend – “How’s Your Hearing?” – Lutheran Worship Services
Have you ever experienced when someone is talking to you, and you are trying to listen, but nothing sticks? It may seem like what they are saying is ‘going in one ear and out the other.’ Perhaps other thoughts in your … Continue reading
June 28-29 – “Happy Birthday America” – 4th Of July – Lutheran Weekend Worship
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA! You are a great nation with a great history. When you were very young, the famous French political philosopher, Alexis de Tocqueville visited your shores to learn the secret which enabled a handful of people to defeat … Continue reading
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June 7-8 Weekend Worship – Confirmation 2014! & Guest Pastor – Reverend James D. Cerdeñola – Lutheran Church, Philippines President!
Guest Pastor This weekend we will have a guest preacher for three of our worship services – the Reverend James D. Cerdeñola, the President of The Lutheran Church in the Philippines! Preached on Saturday @ 5:00 p.m. & Sunday @ … Continue reading
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May 31-June 1 – “Tales From The Front” – Weekend Worship Services
I have a few stories to share with you this weekend. June marks six years that I have served Immanuel and it is probably time for you to hear about some of the blunders I’ve made as a pastor, the … Continue reading
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May 24-25 – “Remember” – Weekend Worship Services
The people of Israel had their own memorial day of sorts in the book of Joshua. As the people of Israel crossed the Jordan River with the battle of Jericho looming in front of them, they took time to ‘remember.’ … Continue reading
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May 17-18 – “What Do You Want From Life” – Weekend Worship Services
Have you ever thought about what you really want out of life? Maybe that sounds like a strange question, because of course everyone knows what they want from life. It’s the good-old American Dream: a big house, a nice family, … Continue reading
May 10-11 – “A Mother’s Love” – Weekend Worship Services
Moms that make a difference invest themselves every day in the lives of their children. They intuitively know that mothering matters, because today makes a difference tomorrow. Moms, God has uniquely positioned you to be the most influential person in … Continue reading
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May 3-4 – “Open Our Eyes Lord” – Weekend Worship Services
Sometimes we gather information based on what we hear from others who might even have been eyewitnesses. Yet even when we gather all this information, we place our own thoughts and understanding on the facts in order to make sense … Continue reading
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Apr 27 – Palatine Children’s Choir – Organ-Repair Fundraiser Concert
We hope and pray that you will enjoy and be blessed by this special performance from the Palatine Children’s Choir, with Rachel Rosellini, Artistic Director. This is a continuation of our Concert Series, which is a fundraiser for the repair of … Continue reading
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Apr 26-27 – “Proof Positive” – Weekend Worship Services
Have you ever doubted that Jesus was with you during certain situations in your life? Have you feared the future because you don’t have all the answers and you felt that God has not heard your prayers? God’s presence in … Continue reading
Apr 19-20 – Easter Weekend “Celebrating The Empty Tomb” – Lutheran Worship Services
This morning we gather to proclaim the Good News that the dawn of resurrection and new life has broken and that the night of death has been overcome. We gather to celebrate an empty tomb and that death no longer … Continue reading
Apr 12-13 – “Hands” – Lutheran Lenten Weekend Worship Services
The hands of Christ are indeed wonderful hands. Those hands allowed Christ to ride on a colt into Jerusalem on what we now call Palm Sunday. Those hand held the reins of that animal so that it would not be … Continue reading
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