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The Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 136 - Angels from the Realms of GloryThe Christmas Season is twelve days long (the "12 days of Christmas), going from December 25th to January 6th which is Epiphany. The hymn that we are studying today bridges both of those Christian festivals nicely. In the famous hymn by James Montgomery, "Angels from the Realms of Glory" we review the Christmas account of the angels and shepherds from Luke 2, as well are the Epiphany account of the wise men from Matthew chapter 2. This hymn even brings in the account of Jesus' presentation in the temple 40 days after His birth, and the joyful response of the faithful believers Simeon...
2025-12-2631 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastDecember 24, 2025Devotion
2 Corinthians 8:9
Announcements
5th-8th Christmas Party
Ladies Ugly Sweater Party
Christmas Break
Church Board Updates
No Men’s Breakfast
Ladies Bible Study
Egon Mutzke Victory Service
Weekend Worship
No Bible Class or Sunday School this weekend
Gym Floor Refinishing
New Year's Eve Service
New Year's Day Service
Upcoming Voters' Meetings
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Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Becky
Mutzke Family
Bob Heller
School Teachers and Helpers
Three Full-Time Missionaries
Common Christian Q&A
Is there a natural explanation to the Christmas Star?
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2025-12-2444 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - December 21, 2025This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on December 21, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Matthew 1:19-25 (NKJV)
Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. 20 But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for tha...
2025-12-2211 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastRepost: Hymn 75 - Ye Sons of Men, Oh HearkenThis weekend we come to the last Sunday in Advent, which is a time of reflection on our sin and our need for a Savior. Just as John the Baptist prepared the way for the Savior through a preaching of "repentance for the remission of sins" (Luke 3:4), so we also prepare through repentance over our sin.
In the hymn "Ye Sons of Men, Oh, Hearken" we are reminded of the need for sinners to receive forgiveness through the work of Jesus. Without Jesus there can be no forgiveness, no hope of eternal life. God desires the salvation...
2025-12-1925 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastDecember 17, 2025Devotion
Ecclesiastes 10:16-20
Announcements
Church Council
ERC Presentation
Kiwanis Lights
Advent Service
Ladies Auxiliary
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Board of Elders
Church Choir
Men’s Breakfast
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5th - 8th Christmas Party
Weekend Worship
Ladies Ugly Sweater Party
Christmas Eve Practices
Christmas Eve Children's Service
Christmas Day Service
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Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Becky
Erin Breegeman
Bob Heller
Pastor Naumann's Call to Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Phoenix, AZ
High School Social Studies Teacher Ben Hanel
7th-8th Grade Teacher Julie Busch
Mission in DR Congo...
2025-12-1749 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - December 14, 2025This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on December 14, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Luke 1:76-79 (NKJV)
“And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest; For you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways, 77 To give knowledge of salvation to His people By the remission of their sins, 78 Through the tender mercy of our God, With which the Dayspring from on high has visited us; 79 To give ligh...
2025-12-1512 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 343 - How Lovely Shines the Morning StarPhilipp Nicolai is the author and composer of what has been called the “King of Chorales” (“Wake, Awake, for Night is Flying”) and the “Queen of Chorales.” The Queen of Chorales, “How Lovely Shines the Morning Star” (TLH 343) is the hymn we are studying this week. It is an excellent hymn which teaches the love of Christ, and especially of our salvation in Him.
Nilolai’s seven original German stanzas of “How Lovely Shines the Morning Star” are an acrostic tribute to his friend and former student in Waldeck. The first letters of those seven verses are W,E,G,V,H,Z,W, which st...
2025-12-1241 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastDecember 10, 2025Devotion
Ecclesiastes 10:12-15
Announcements
Chili Supper
Advent Services
Youth Group Canceled
Church Choir
Church Council
Men’s Breakfast
Ladies Bible Study
Coffee and Creativity
Caroling
Kiwanis Volunteers
Weekend Worship
Women's Study Guild
Ladies Auxiliary
Christmas Eve Practices
Christmas Eve Time - 5pm
Prayer List
Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Becky
Gerhard and Carolyn Matzke
Tom McLaughlin
High School Language Teacher Beth Greve and 5th-6th Grade Teacher Stephanie Roettger
Mission in Tanzania and Kenya
Common Christian Q&A
Who was Urijah the son of Shem...
2025-12-1042 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastAdvent Wreath Meaning - December 7, 2026This recording is a recording of the meaning of the Advent Wreath used during the season of Advent.
To hear the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on December 7, 2025, go to our YouTube Channel.
Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” John 8:12
The Prophecy Candle is the 1st candle lit the first week in Advent. It is symbolic of the long years of waiting during which the prophe...
2025-12-0812 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 703 - Rejoice, Rejoice, BelieversThis Sunday is the Second Sunday in Advent. Advent is a four week preparation for the celebration of the coming of Jesus at Christmas. Advent has two themes related to the coming of Jesus. His first coming at Bethlehem, and His second coming at the end of time. This hymn is found in the Advent section of our hymnal(s), but was actually written by Laurentius for the end of the Trinity Season as a reflection on the Savior's return on the Last Day. The hymn is based primarily on Jesus' parable of the Ten Virgins, which highlight the...
2025-12-0531 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastDecember 3, 2025Devotion
Ecclesiastes 10:5-11
Announcements
Thanksgiving Services
Pie Palooza
Church Decorating
Advent Services
Chili Supper
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Men’s Breakfast
Ladies Bible Study
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Caroling
Youth Group Christmas Party
Christmas Eve Practices
Christmas Eve Time - 5pm
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Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Becky
Kathy Greve
Paul Bade
Mike and Misty Schweim
Assistant Principal Michael Wheaton and 3rd-4th Grade Teacher Lane Fischer
Mission in Togo
Common Christian Q&A
What is the meaning of the strange words that are...
2025-12-0343 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - November 30, 2025This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on November 30, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Isaiah 11:2 (NKJV)
The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD.
Theme: O Come, O Wisdom
2025-12-0112 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 75 - Ye Sons of Men, Oh, HearkenThis weekend we are entering a new church year with the season of Advent. Advent means "coming" and is a season of preparation for the celebration of the coming Savior at Christmas. It is also a time of reflection and repentance. Just as John the Baptist prepared the way for the Savior through a preaching of "repentance for the remission of sins" (Luke 3:4), so we also prepare through repentance over our sin.
In the hymn "Ye Sons of Men, Oh, Hearken" we are reminded of the need for sinners to receive forgiveness through the work of Jesus...
2025-11-2825 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 30 - Oh, that I had a Thousand VoicesToday we have a special Thanksgiving edition of our hymn series. Today we are studying a hymn by Lutheran Pastor, Johnann Mentzer. Mentzer was also familiar with suffering and tragedy. Yet, his faith in the true God led him to have great joy in the face of these tragedies and to reflect on the many ways in which God had blessed him in his life, and the many blessings he had to look forward to being fulfilled in the future. Originally this hymn included 15 stanzas, ten of which are included in our hymnal, but in two different hymns (TLH 30...
2025-11-2629 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastNovember 26, 2025Devotion
Psalm 100
Announcements
Immanuel Service Organization (Wednesday 6-7:00pm)
Drama Performances - Friday and Saturday
Church Choir (Wednesday. 5:15pm)
Thanksgiving Eve (Wednesday 6pm)
Pie Palooza (Wednesday 7pm)
Thanksgiving Day (10am)
NO Men’s Breakfast on Friday
Ladies Bible Study (Friday 7:00 pm)
Church Decorating (Saturday 9am)
Weekend Service (First Sunday in Advent)
Advent - The Great “O” Antiphons
Bible Class: Moses review and 40 years in the wilderness
Sunday School: Joseph in Egypt
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School report
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Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Kathy Greve’s Sister B...
2025-11-2646 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - November 23, 2025This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on October 19, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Luke 13:24-30 (NKJV)
24 Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able. 25 When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open for us,’ and He will answer and say to you...
2025-11-2412 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 618 - Jerusalem, My Happy HomeThis Sunday is the Last Sunday of the Church year and focus our attention on Jesus' return and the eternal joy of heaven. Throughout Scripture, the Holy Spirit makes comparisons between the promised land of Israel or the city of Jerusalem with the promised land of Heaven. The Bible refers to the new heaven and earth as "the new Jerusalem" (Revelation 21:2). Many of our hymns pick up this comparison and use it to describe Heaven as well. This week we will be singing a hymn that does that, based primarily on the books of Hebrews and Revelation. This hymn, "...
2025-11-2125 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastNovember 19, 2025Devotion
Ecclesiastes 10:1-4
Announcements
Youth Group
Ladies' Auxiliary
Immanuel Service Organization Meeting
Church Choir
Men’s Breakfast
Ladies Bible Study
Drama Performances
Weekend Worship
Board of Education
Thanksgiving
Pie Palooza
Kiwanis
Janitor Position
Advent Theme
Prayer List
Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Becky
Sharon Roubal
Judy Mielke
Elaine Carstensen
Kathy Greve
Principal Rick Mariner and Kindergarten Teacher Erika Hart
Mission in Liberia
Hymn of the Day
TLH 366 “One Thing’s Needful; Lord, This Treasure”
2025-11-1939 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - November 16, 2025This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on November 16, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Matthew 24:37-44 (NKJV)
"But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 38 "For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, 39 "and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so al...
2025-11-1712 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 605 - The World is Very EvilAs we come to the end of the Trinity season, our attention shifts to the Lord's promise to return on the Last Day. That will will be a day of both judgment and mercy. Jesus tells us that He is coming again and that this sinful world will be destroyed, and that He will create a new heavens and earth. On that day, believers and unbelievers will be separated. Believers will receive the kingdom (Heaven) which Jesus has won for them by His death, but unbelievers will receive what all sinners deserve - eternal judgment in hell.
Fo...
2025-11-1440 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastNovember 12, 2025Devotion
Ecclesiastes 9:13-18
Announcements
MN Mission Festival
Youth Group
Women's Book Study
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Church Council
Men’s Breakfast
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Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Becky
Sharon Roubal
Judy Mielke
Kathy Greve
Church Leaders
Mission in India
Hymn of the Day
TLH 294 “O Word of God Incarnate”
2025-11-1235 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - November 9, 2025This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on November 9, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Psalm 3:1-13 (NKJV)
«A Psalm of David when he fled from Absalom his son.»
LORD, how they have increased who trouble me! Many are they who rise up against me. 2 Many are they who say of me, “There is no help for him in God.” Selah 3 But You, O LORD, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who...
2025-11-1012 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 370 - My Hope is Built on Nothing LessAs we near the end of the Trinity season our thoughts move to the end of the world in our worship services, and the confidence that the Christian has to stand before the Judge of the world on that day. We can only stand with confidence if we stand on Jesus because of His blood and His perfect life. Nothing else in this life can offer the sinner what is needed to be confident of forgiveness, and eternal life.
The English hymnwriter, Edward Mote, puts this to words in this hymn. The chorus is based on Jesus' w...
2025-11-0732 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastNovember 5, 2025Devotion
Ecclesiastes 9:11-12
Announcements
Red Cross Blood Drive
Outreach Committee
Board of Elders
Church Choir
Men’s Breakfast
Ladies Bible Study
Weekend Worship
MN Mission Festival
Prayer List
Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Sharon Roubal
Judy Mielke
Time and Talents
Mission in Tanzania
Hymn of the Day
TLH 602 “It Is Not Death to Die”
2025-11-0532 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - November 2, 2025This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on November 2, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Hebrews 12:1-3 (NKJV)
Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set be...
2025-11-0311 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 463 - For All the SaintsThis weekend we will be celebrating "All Saints" weekend. The Christian Church has, for centuries, focused on the Holy Christian Church on November 1st. This includes both the saints whom the LORD has called out of this world as well as the saints who continue to fight the good fight of faith in this present life. We will be looking at both aspects of the Holy Christian Church in our worship this weekend.
Hymn 463 is a beautiful description of the Holy Christian Church through both the Church Triumphant and the Church Militant. The believers (saints) who have...
2025-10-3136 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastOctober 29, 2025Devotion
Ecclesiastes 9:7-10
Announcements
High School Volleyball
Women's Retreat
Ladies' Auxiliary
Church Choir
Men’s Breakfast
Red Cross Blood Drive
Ladies Bible Study
Weekend Worship
Sophomore Search
MN Mission Festival
Prayer List
Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Susan Mutzke
Margaret Schreyer
Tasca Rykhus
Linda Bode
Women of our Church
Mission in Philippines
Common Christian Q&A
What is the difference between a witness and a sponsor in our practice of Baptism?
Hymn of the Day
TLH 380 “Thy Works, Not Mine, O Chris
2025-10-2940 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - October 26, 2025 ReformationThis recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on October 26, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Habakkuk 2:1-4 (NKJV)
I will stand my watch And set myself on the rampart, And watch to see what He will say to me, And what I will answer when I am corrected. 2 Then the LORD answered me and said: "Write the vision And make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it. 3 For the vision is yet fo...
2025-10-2712 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 262 - A Mighty Fortress is Our GodThis week we will be celebrating Reformation in our weekend worship. Reformation highlights those who have fought against error which the devil seeks to sow in the church and its teaching, and the need for Christians to continue that fight still today.
The hymn that we are studying this week is Luther's famous "A Mighty Fortress" which has as many as 80 different English translations, and has encouraged Christians for over 500 years. The hymn was written in the late 1520’s during a very dark time in Germany. War, plague, sickness, and religious oppression surrounded the LORD’s church there...
2025-10-2429 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastOctober 22, 2025Devotion
Ecclesiastes 9:1-6
Announcements
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Elections
Land Purchase
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Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Kenny
Mary Mackey
Susan Mutzke
Betty Wolle
David Born
CLC Teachers' Conference
Mission in India
Hymn of the Day
TLH 476 “Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand”
2025-10-2246 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - October 19, 2025This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on October 19, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Luke 11:1-13 (NKJV)
Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.” 2 So He said to them, “When you pray, say: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On...
2025-10-2012 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 541 - O Blessed Holy TrinityThis week we will be considering the confidence that we have in the one true God. We will study in particular the confidence that He gives us in the privilege of prayer. But "prayer" to any god is not really prayer. Only prayer addressed to the one and only God is true prayer. Our final hymn will emphasize the nature of that one true God, in whom we have absolute confidence and to whom we pray. This is hymn 541, O Blessed Holy Trinity in The Lutheran Hymnal. This hymn by Lutheran pastor Martin Behm, is both a prayer to...
2025-10-1730 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastOctober 15, 2025Devotion
Ecclesiastes 8:14-17
Announcements
Wedding
Trunk or Treat
CLC Teachers' Conference
Church Choir
No Men’s Breakfast
Ladies Bible Study
Weekend Worship
Voters' Meeting
Women's Retreat
Red Cross Blood Drive
MN Mission Festival
Prayer List
Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Kenny
Mary Mackey
Sue Heise
Susan Mutzke
Betty Wolle
Daryl Pischner
David Born
Ben and Julia Radermacher
CLC Teachers' Conference
Mission in Nigeria
Hymn of the Day
TLH 540 “With the Lord Begin Thy Task”
2025-10-1546 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - October 12, 2025This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on October 12, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Titus 3:1-7 (NKJV)
Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, 2 to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men. 3 For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another. 4 B...
2025-10-1212 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 752 - Baptized in WaterLast week we looked at a hymn which was instructional on the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. This weekend we will focus on the Sacrament of Baptism. Both the the Lord's Supper and Baptism are works of God, not of man. The Apostle Paul wrote in Titus 3:4-7: "But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus...
2025-10-1030 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastOctober 8, 2025Devotion
Ecclesiastes 8:10-13
Announcements
MN Pastoral Conference
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Men’s Breakfast
Ladies Bible Study
Bible Class and Sunday School
Trunk or Treat
CLC Teachers' Conference
Voters' Meeting
Women's Retreat
Red Cross Blood Drive
Prayer List
Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Pat Howley
Jamie VanGeest
Mary Mackey
Dan Fleischer
Sue Heise
Matt and Trina Mincey
Eunice Mutzke
Betty Wolle
Daryl Pischner
Val Landon
MN Pastoral Conference
CLC Teachers' Conference
Missions in Congo
Hymn of the Day
CW21 556 “All Mankind Fell in Ad...
2025-10-0835 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - October 5, 2025This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on October 5, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Psalm 115:1-8 (NKJV)
Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, But to Your name give glory, Because of Your mercy, Because of Your truth. 2 Why should the Gentiles say, “So where is their God?” 3 But our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases. 4 Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men’s hands. 5 They have mouths, but they do not...
2025-10-0611 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 755 - What is this Bread?This weekend we will be celebrating the Lord's Supper in our worship services. The Lord's Supper is a very special way in which the Lord offers and gives the forgiveness of sins which Jesus won on the cross for sinners. There are times that we doubt whether we could really be forgiven and whether Jesus really died for MY sins. The Lord's Supper is a visible way that the Savior assures His people that the forgiveness He has won is for us. The hymn was written by Lutheran pastor Frederic Baue for the congregation he served in Arizona. Lutheran...
2025-10-0318 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastOctober 1, 2025Devotion
Ecclesiastes 8:1-9
Announcements
CLC Board Meetings
Preparing Phoebe's
Man Up Retreat
Freshman Carnival
Church Choir
Men’s Breakfast
Women’s Bible Study
Bible Class and Sunday School
MN Pastoral Conference
Women's Retreat
Prayer List
Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Pat Howley
Mary Mackey
Dan Fleischer
Kenny
Sue Heise
Matt and Trina Mincey
Eunice Mutzke
Joel and Anika Enter
MN Pastoral Conference
CLC Teachers' Conference
Mission in Bangladesh
Hymn of the Day
TLH 584 “Swell the Anthem, Raise the Song”
2025-10-0150 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - September 28, 2025This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on September 21, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Mark 9:14-27 (NKJV)
And when He came to the disciples, He saw a great multitude around them, and scribes disputing with them. 15 Immediately, when they saw Him, all the people were greatly amazed, and running to Him, greeted Him. 16 And He asked the scribes, "What are you discussing with them?" 17 Then one of the crowd answered and said, "Teacher, I brought You my...
2025-09-2912 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 396 - Oh, For a Faith that Will Not ShrinkThis weekend our worship service is going to discuss faith. Christians and non-Christians alike talk about faith often. But there are often misunderstandings about what faith is, or whose work it it. Faith is a gift from God, and it is the means by which we become recipients of Christ's work for us. True faith rests in the promises of God and His strength, and not our own.
This weekend we are studying a hymn which prays for the kind of faith that will help us in the troubles of life. William Bathurst wrote the familiar hymn "O...
2025-09-2630 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSeptember 24, 2025Devotion
Ecclesiastes 7:26-29
Announcements
Mission Presentation
ERC Presentation
Outdoor Adventure Day
See You at the Pole
Ladies' Auxiliary
Preparing Phoebe's
Board of Deacons
Church Choir
Men’s Breakfast Friday
Women’s Bible Study
Bible Class and Sunday School
Prayer List
Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Mary Mackey
Sue Heise
Manup Weekend
Outreach
Missionary Ohlmann and Raju
CLC Boards and Coordinating Council
Hymn of the Day
OSoC 441 “In Adam We Have All Been One"
2025-09-2434 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - September 21, 2025This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on September 21, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Luke 6:6-11 (NKJV)
Now it happened on another Sabbath, also, that He entered the synagogue and taught. And a man was there whose right hand was withered. 7 So the scribes and Pharisees watched Him closely, whether He would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against Him. 8 But He knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the...
2025-09-2212 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 450 - Soldiers of Christ, AriseThis weekend we are digging into a hymn in the Christian Warfare section of our hymnal. "Soldiers of Christ, Arise" was written by the prolific English hymnwriter, Charles Wesley. Wesley may be best known for his involvement in founding the "Methodist Church" with his brother John Wesley. He was the author of over 6,000 hymns during his lifetime, hundreds of which are still sung in Christian churches of many different denominations today.
This hymn was originally written with 16 stanzas of 8 lines each. You will find it dramatically reduced in the version we have, but this is a very p...
2025-09-1925 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSeptember 17, 2025Devotion
Ecclesiastes 7:23-25
Announcements
Mission Presentation
Church Choir
Men’s Breakfast Friday
Women’s Bible Study
Bible Class and Sunday School
Board of Elders and Deacons
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See You at the Pole
Ladies' Auxiliary
Preparing Phoebe's
Prayer List
Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Distant Members
Missionary Ohlmann and Raju
Hymn of the Day
TLH 284 “Father of Mercies, in Thy Word"
2025-09-1742 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - September 14, 2025This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on September 14, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Sermon Text: Proverbs 2:1-8 (NKJV)
1 My son, if you receive my words, And treasure my commands within you, 2 So that you incline your ear to wisdom, And apply your heart to understanding; 3 Yes, if you cry out for discernment, And lift up your voice for understanding, 4 If you seek her as silver, And search for her as for hidden treasures; 5 Then you will understand the fear...
2025-09-1511 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 775 - Thy Strong WordThis weekend we will focus on the power of God's Word in our lives, and one hymn that emphasizes that is "Thy Strong Word" by Martin Franzmann. Franzmann was the son of a Lutheran pastor and knew from a young age that is what he wanted to be as well. After seminary he served as a teacher of Greek and as a professor of New Testament during very tumultuous years at the end of the Synodical Conference. He was known as a staunch defender of the inerrancy of God's Word against the Historical Critical method which was taking root...
2025-09-1235 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSeptember 10, 2025Devotion
Ecclesiastes 7:19-22
Announcements
Recruiter to the Public Ministry
Choir
Coffee and Creativity
Bible Class and Sunday School
Church Council
ERC
Men’s Breakfast Friday
Women’s Bible Study
Women's Study Guild
See You at the Pole
Prayer List
Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Ryleigh Hanel
Mary Mackey
Gary and Gloria Schuft
Bob and Norma Carlson
Dave and Julie Busse
Outgoing Church Leaders
Mission in India
Hymn of the Day
TLH 639 “For Many Years, O God of Grace"
2025-09-1045 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - September 7, 2025This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on September 7, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Deuteronomy 30:11-20
"For this commandment which I command you today is not too mysterious for you, nor is it far off. 12 "It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will ascend into heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ 13 "Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will go over th...
2025-09-0812 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 776 - Lord, 'Tis Not that I Did Choose YouJosiah Conder was a well known poet, author and hymnwriter in England in the 1800's. He edited a hymnal for his generation and contributed many of his own hymns to the projects. The majority of those hymns are still in use today, either in England or in America, testifying to the value of his work. We only have one of his hymns in TLH, but it has also been included in the Worship Supplement in an updated form, and with a different final verse.
In its current form, this hymn is a wonderful treatment on the doctrine o...
2025-09-0529 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSeptember 3, 2025Devotion
Ecclesiastes 7:15-18
Announcements
Bible Class and Sunday School Start
Bible Study on Colossians Completed
Board of Elders
Men’s Breakfast Friday
Women’s Bible Study
Coffee and Creativity
Board of Education
Board of Property
See You at the Pole
Prayer List
Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Ryleigh Hanel
Mary Mackey
Gary and Gloria Schuft
Sunday School Teachers
Mission in Togo
Hymn of the Day
TLH 617 “There Is an Hour of Peaceful Rest”
2025-09-0341 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 54 - Guide Me, O Thou Great JehovahIn our hymn study this weekend we look at a famous hymn by Welsh hymn writer, William Williams. Williams was known as the "Watts of Wales" comparing him to Isaac Watts of England. In this hymn Williams uses the history of God's Old Testament people as an analogy for our earthly lives. He uses historical accounts of the Manna God provided from heaven for the Israelites, the pillar of cloud and fire, the water that God brought forth out of a rock, and finally the crossing of the Jordan river into the Promised Land of Canaan as illustrations of...
2025-08-2929 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastAugust 27, 2025Devotion
Ecclesiastes 7:11-14
Announcements
Adopt a Highway
Johnson Property "Open House"
Ladies' Auxiliary
Board of Elders
Board of Deacons
Thursday night Bible Study on Colossians
Men’s Breakfast Friday
Women’s Bible Study
Labor Day
Outreach Committee
Prayer List
Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Ryleigh Hanel
Women's Groups
Mission in Congo
Hymn of the Day
TLH 420 "My Jesus, as Thou Wilt"
2025-08-2740 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastAugust 20, 2025Devotion
Ecclesiastes 7:7-10
Announcements
Women Who Hike at Seven Mile Creek
Church Council
School Open House
School Begins
Board of Elders
Evening Ambassadors
Thursday night Bible Study on Colossians
Men’s Breakfast Friday
No Women’s Bible Study
Rescheduled Adopt a Highway
Johnson Property "Open House" on Sunday
Board of Education
Prayer List
Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Ryleigh Hanel
Marvin Schweim
Mark Demars
Ezekiel Schrader and Emery Schreyer
Expansion Relocation Committee
Mission in Nigeria
Hymn of the Day
TLH 498 "Rise, Thou Light of Gentile...
2025-08-2039 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - August 17, 2025This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mankato, Minnesota on August 17, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Psalm 147:12-13
Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!
For He has strengthened the bars of your gates;
He has blessed your children within you.
Theme: Faith's Strong Gates Protect God's Blessed Children
2025-08-1712 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 283 - God's Word is our Great HeritageWe will be celebrating Christian Education in our worship this weekend. As we gather this weekend, our hearts and minds will be directed to the importance of God's Word which He has entrusted to His Church as a treasure. Because it is a treasure, Christians are called to pass that treasure of God's truth down from generation to generation as an inheritance.
Our closing hymn will reinforce these truths. This hymn, written by Danish pastor and hymn writer Nikolai Grundtvig, was originally written as a fifth stanza to Martin Luther's "A Mighty Fortress." While it serve well in...
2025-08-1525 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastAugust 13, 2025Devotion
Ecclesiastes 7:1-6
Announcements
Special Voters' Meeting next Monday
School Parent Meetings
Women Who Hike at Seven Mile Creek today
Church Council today
School Open House tomorrow
Thursday night Bible Study on Colossians
Men’s Breakfast Friday
Women’s Bible Study
Adopt a Highway
Committal Service for Betty Grams
Third Sunday Communion
School Begins August 18
Prayer List
Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Ryleigh Hanel
Marvin Schweim
Mark Demars
ILS Teachers, Parents, and Students
Dedication Service of Mt. Zion Lutheran Church (Detroit, MI)
General Pastoral Conference...
2025-08-1350 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - August 10, 2025This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church on August 10, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Hebrews 10:23-25
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
1 Corinthians 1:10-12
Now...
2025-08-1111 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 24 - Lord of My Life, Whose Tender CareThis weekend our worship will focus on fellowship. The fellowship that we share with God by faith, and the fellowship which God creates between believers united in the teachings of God's Word. One visible aspect of fellowship is joining together in worship with our fellow believers. This hymn highlights what worship is about as it joins us to God and describes what worship is and why we do it.
The main Scriptural foundation for this hymn is Psalm 95:6 - "Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker." Like the h...
2025-08-0836 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastAugust 6, 2025Devotion
Ecclesiastes 6:7-12
Announcements
Funeral Service for Pastor L. Dale Redlin
VBS Weekend
Evening Ambassadors
Thursday night Bible Study on Colossians at 6pm
Men’s Breakfast Friday 6:30am
No Women’s Bible Study on Friday night
Special Voters' Meeting next Monday
Church Council next Wednesday
ILS Open House next Thursday
School Begins August 18
Prayer List
Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Ryleigh Hanel
ILS Teachers
Seminary in Tanzania
General Pastoral Conference Paper
Rest is for the Shepherd, Too: Clergy Self-Care: Necessity, Biblical Support, and Practica...
2025-08-0630 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - August 3, 2025This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church on August 3, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
1 Corinthians 3:9-13 (NKJV)
For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, you are God's building. 10 According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it. 11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is J...
2025-08-0412 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 427 - How Firm a Foundation, Ye Saints of the LORDThis week at VBS our students were encouraged to "Build on the Rock" and learned that Jesus and the Bible are a firm foundation for our faith and lives. This hymn serves as a valuable summary of what the kids were reminded of this week and what we all need to be reminded of.
The hymn has an interesting background, in that we don't know for certain who wrote it. It was also originally sung to the melody of "O Come, All Ye Faithful," a strange combination indeed!
In the opening two verses the hymnwriter...
2025-08-0132 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastJuly 30, 2025Devotion
Ecclesiastes 6:1-6
Announcements
VBS this week
Board of Elders
Ladies' Auxiliary
Board of Deacons
Thursday night Bible Study on Colossians at 6pm
NO Men’s Breakfast Friday 6:30am
Women’s Bible Study on Friday night
Dale Redlin Victory Service Saturday at 11am
Communion this weekend
Outreach Committee next Tuesday at 7pm
Prayer List
Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Alex, Miranda, and Ryleigh Hanel
VBS helpers and students
Mission to the Philippines
General Pastoral Conference Paper
Study of the Pastor's Role as both Servant...
2025-07-3044 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - July 27, 2025This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church on July 27, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Joshua 24:14-28 (NKJV)
“Now therefore, fear the LORD, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the LORD! 15 And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other sid...
2025-07-2811 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 369 - All Mankind Fell in Adam's FallThe hymn for our study this weekend was one of the first Lutheran hymns published during the Reformation in Germany. The author, Lazarus Spengler is not well known but was a contemporary of Martin Luther and a strong supporter and "co-worker" of Luther in the Reformation. He was condemned with Luther in Pope Leo X's letter of excommunication and was by Luther's side at the Diet of Worms in 1521. He was also deeply involved in the work of creating a Lutheran liturgy and hymns which were in German.
This hymn beautifully describes the two major doctrines of t...
2025-07-2537 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastJuly 23, 2025Devotion
Ecclesiastes 5:13-20
Announcements
Outdoor service
Parenting / Mentoring Workshop
Quarterly Voters’ Meeting
Preparing Phoebes - Monday, July 21 from 7-9pm (5-8th grade girls bible study and fellowship)
Board of Education - last night
Ambassadors (as we speak)
Thursday night Bible Study on Colossians at 6pm
Men’s Breakfast Friday 6:30am
NO Women’s Bible Study on Friday night
VBS is next week
Ladies Auxiliary next Wednesday at 2pm
Prayer List
Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Alex, Miranda, and Ryleigh Hanel
Karl Mueller
Mike Schweim
Mary Mackey
New Teachers
Rick Mariner
Michael...
2025-07-2358 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - July 20, 2025This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church on July 20, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
2 Peter 1:1-4 (NKJV)
Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: 2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge...
2025-07-2111 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 421 - Come, Follow Me, the Savior SpakeThe Trinity Season directs us to the RESULTS of Christ's work for us in our lives. This weekend we will be looking at God's Call. The Savior calls us to salvation and calls us into His service. His call comes with great and rich blessings.
Our hymn for this weekend was written by a 17th century European hymnwriter named Johann Scheffler. Scheffler was raised in a Lutheran home but was influenced by mysticism and in his later years left Lutheranism to become Roman Catholic. He was a prolific writer and many of his hymns became very popular...
2025-07-1837 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastJuly 16, 2025
Devotion
Ecclesiastes 5:8-12
Announcements
North Mankato Fun Days Parade
Ambassadors
Midweek Bible Study
Men's Breakfast
Ladies Bible Study
Door Canvasing Saturday
Outdoor Service
Parenting Seminar
Quarterly Voters' Meeting
Preparing Pheobes
Board of Education
VBS
Prayer List
Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Family of Fred Brandt Jr.
Family of Dale Redlin
Alex, Miranda, and Ryleigh Hanel
Joan Strand
Ty Landon
Karl Mueller
Mike Schweim
Mary Mackey
Land Purchase and Budget
Mission work in India
Pastoral Conference Paper Review
The Sin of Idleness - 2 Thessalonians 3
By Pastor Johnathan Schnose
Hy...
2025-07-1647 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - July 13, 2025This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church on July 13, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Isaiah 43:8-137:40-53 (NKJV)
"Bring out the blind people who have eyes, And the deaf who have ears. 9 Let all the nations be gathered together, And let the people be assembled. Who among them can declare this, And show us former things? Let them bring out their witnesses, that they may be justified; Or let them hear and say, "It is truth." 10 "You are My witnesses," says the...
2025-07-1412 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastJuly 9, 2025
Devotion
Ecclesiastes 5:1-7
Announcements
4th of July Parade
Ambassadors
Midweek Bible Study
Church Council
Men's Breakfast
Ladies Bible Study
North Mankato Fun Days Parade
Outdoor Service
Parenting Seminar
VBS Registration
Prayer List
Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Family of Fred Brandt Jr.
Family of Dale Redlin
Alex, Miranda, and Ryleigh Hanel
Marvin and Mary Schweim Anniversary
Sue Heise
Ethan Kranz
Texas Flooding
Mark Stelter
Joan Strand
Finance Committee
Mission Helpers to Nepal
Pastoral Conference Paper Review
The Eternal Continues to Roar from Zion: The Judgment of Judah and Israe...
2025-07-0934 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 292 - Lord Jesus Christ, With Us AbideThis weekend we will be considering the importance of exercise in our worship service. Not physical exercise, but spiritual exercise. As we consider HOW we exercise spiritually, we will reflect on the "gym equipment" that the LORD has given us to remain spiritually fit and healthy.
This weekend we will be singing Hymn 292 in our worship. It was written by a reformer who struggled with confessional purity during a very dark and trying time in Church history. Yet the Lord preserved His church and promises to do the same today. He defends, protects, sustains and builds up...
2025-07-0432 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastJuly 2, 2025
Devotion
Ecclesiastes 4:13-16
Review
Monday, June 30 - Special Voters’ Meeting
ERC / CC meeting
Outreach meeting
Upcoming
Board of Elders meeting tonight
Evening Ambassadors @ Lien House tonight 7-9pm
No Mid week Bible Study on Colossians this week
No Men’s Breakfast this week
No Women’s Bible Study on Friday night
Fourth of July Parade in St. Peter (talk to Hilary to help!)
Communion this weekend (please register for communion)
Outdoor service on July 20th @ Erlandson Park
Games and lunch Sunday after church
Saturday night will be at church
Third Sunday communion will be moved to the Second Sunday in July
P...
2025-07-0245 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - June 29, 2025This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church on June 22, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
John 7:40-53 (NKJV)
Therefore many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, “Truly this is the Prophet.” 41 Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some said, “Will the Christ come out of Galilee? 42 Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was?” 43 So there was a division among the people because of Him. 44 Now...
2025-06-3011 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 281 - The Savior Calls, Let Every EarThis weekend we will be dealing with the questions: "Who is Jesus?" and "What does that mean for me?" During the ministry of Jesus there were many people who had questions about who He was, and what that meant for them. The same is true today. Jesus declared that He was the Messiah, the Savior promised by God to the world, and He showed that to be true by His words and actions. If that is true, then His words have implications for us today. He invites us to come to Him for forgiveness, life and salvation.
T...
2025-06-2728 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastJune 25, 2025
Devotion
Ecclesiastes 4:7-12
Announcements
Pastoral Conference
Christian Family Weekend
Ambassadors
Midweek Bible Study
Men's Breakfast
Ladies Bible Study
Voters' Meeting
Outdoor Service
Parenting Seminar
VBS Registration
Prayer List
Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Ethan Kranz
Mark Stelter
Joan Strand
Marty Flowers
Hanel Family
Bible Study Leaders
Mission Helpers to Nepal
Common Christian Q&A
Why does Luke record the lineage of Jesus through Mary?
Hymn: TLH 622 “The Voice that Breathed o’er Eden”
2025-06-2543 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - June 22, 2025This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church on June 22, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
2 Timothy 3:14-17 (NKJV)
14 But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, 15 and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for repr...
2025-06-2311 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 625 - Oh, Blest the House, Whate'er BefallThis weekend we enter the second half of the Church Year with the Trinity Season. The coming 20+ weeks of the church year will focus on the RESULTS of Christ's work for us in our lives. This weekend we will be looking at the Family. The family has been created by God, and it is blessed by God. This hymn reminds us that the family is completed in Jesus.
The hymn was written by a very popular German hymnwriter in the 18th Century by the name of Christoph Pfeil. His hymn was originally eight verses long and was s...
2025-06-2031 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - June 15, 2025This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church on June 15, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Luke 3:21-23
When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened. 22 And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, "You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased." 23 Now Jesus Himself began His ministry at about thirty years of...
2025-06-1612 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 245 - God Loved the World So that He GaveThis weekend we celebrate the festival of the Holy Trinity. This festival serves as the central point in the church year as we study the nature of the true God, and worship Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Our hymn study this weekend is on TLH hymn 245 which is based primarily on John 3:16: "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." This passage is sometimes called "The Gospel in a nutshell" because it so concisely summaries what the Gospel is and...
2025-06-1333 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastJune 11, 2025
Devotion
Ecclesiastes 4:1-6
Announcements
No Podcast Next Week
Delegates' Conference
Mission Festival
Voters' Meeting
Ambassadors
Book Club
Midweek Bible Study
Church Council
Men's Breakfast
Ladies Bible Study
Third Sunday Communion
Pastoral Conference
Christian Family Weekend
Outdoor Service
VBS Registration
Prayer List
Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Ethan Kranz
Mark Stelter
Bev Menton
Rick Mariner
Pastoral Conference
Mission in Nigeria
Hymn: TLH 402 “O God, Forsake Me Not”
2025-06-1144 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 769 - Lift High the CrossThis weekend we celebrate Pentecost, which is the fulfillment of the Savior's promise to send the Holy Spirit who would enable the followers of Jesus to serve as His witnesses. How fitting then, that we also incorporate Mission Festival.
The hymns this weekend will all have themes related to our Christian mission as evangelists and witnesses of Jesus. One of those will be the English hymn, Lift High the Cross (WS 769). This is a very simple hymn, appropriate for teaching our children, but which also communicates the simplicity of the message of Christianity and the work that t...
2025-06-0627 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastJune 4, 2025
Devotion
Ecclesiastes 3:16-22
Announcements
Mission Festival this Weekend
Sunday Service at 9:00am
Ladies' Auxiliary
Evening Ambassadors
Ascension Day Service
Congregational Meeting
Midweek Bible Study starts Thursday
Men's Breakfast
Ladies Bible Study
Delegates' Conference
ERC Meeting
Voter's Meeting
Pastoral Conference
Christian Family Weekend
Prayer List
Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Ethan Kranz
Mark Stelter
Minnesota Delegates
CLC Missionaries
Mission in Philippines
Common Christian Q &A:
How do we know the books of the Bible are God’s Word if they were put together and selected by man?
Hymn: TLH 608 “Let Though...
2025-06-0449 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - June 1, 2025This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church on June 1, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Psalm 19:1-11
The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. 2 Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge. 3 There is no speech nor language Where their voice is not heard. 4 Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun, 5 Which is like...
2025-06-0211 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 308 - Invited, Lord, By Boundless GraceThis weekend we come to the end of the Easter Season. We will also be celebrating the Lord's Supper in our service this weekend. As we do so, we will consider a communion hymn instead of an Easter hymn.
There are several words that we associate with the Lord's Supper. We call it a Sacrament, which is a holy act, instituted by Christ, has an earthly element connected to God's Word, and imparts a blessing from God, namely forgiveness of sin, life and salvation. We also refer to it as Holy Communion based on Paul's words in 1...
2025-05-3037 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastMay 28, 2025
Devotion
Ecclesiastes 3:10-15
Announcements
No Sunday School and Bible Class
Sunday Service at 9:00am
Rummage Sale
Memorial Day Service
Ladies' Auxiliary
Evening Ambassadors
Ascension Day Service
Men's Breakfast
Ladies Bible Study
Congregational Meeting
Midweek Bible Study starts next Thursday
Delegates' Conference
Mission Festival
Prayer List
Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Agnes Kopp
Ethan Kranz
Mark Stelter
Mark Schweim
Marilyn Timm
Professor Joel Gullerud
Members at a Distance
Mission in Nepal
Common Christian Q &A: Does the Bible approve of slavery?
Hymn: TLH 514 “God Moves in a Mysterious Way”
2025-05-2851 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - May 25, 2025This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church on May 25, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
1 John 5:11-15
And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal li...
2025-05-2611 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 194 - Abide with Us, the Day is WaningThe fifth weekend after Easter is known as "Rogate Sunday." Rogate is the Latin word for "prayer." There is a connection between prayer and the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Jesus tells us to pray to the Father "in His name" and other passages of Scripture speak of praying "in the name of Jesus." But what value is prayer "in the name of Jesus" if He is dead? Prayer is only valuable if Jesus is living, interceding on our behalf before the Throne of God. So there is a rich connection between prayer and the celebration of Jesus...
2025-05-2329 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastMay 21, 2025
Devotion
Ecclesiastes 3:1-9
Announcements
No Sunday School and Bible Class
Sunday Service at 9:00am
Graduation
Thank you to Brandan Heinze
Voter's Meeting
Women's Study Guild
Rummage Sale
Church Choir
Men's Breakfast
Ladies Bible Study
Anchored in Hope
Memorial Day Service
Ascension Day Service
Congregational Meetings
Delegates' Conference
Mission Festival
Prayer List
Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Agnes Kopp
Mark Stelter
Mark Schweim
Family of Mary Schierenbeck
Expansion Relocation Committee and Comparison Committee
Mission in Liberia
Common Christian Q &A: What did they do with offerings in the Old Testament?
H...
2025-05-2149 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - May 18, 2025This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church on May 18, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
John 21:20-25
Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also had leaned on His breast at the supper, and said, "Lord, who is the one who betrays You?" 21 Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, "But Lord, what about this man?" 22 Jesus said to him, "If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you? You fo...
2025-05-1911 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 196 - I Am Content! My Jesus Liveth StillWe continue in our celebration of the resurrection of Jesus again this weekend. One of the hymns we will be singing this weekend is a German hymn from the 1700's written by Johann Moller.
This hymn weaves in many New Testament Bible passages and does a beautiful job of showing us what the resurrection of Jesus actually means for us. As we saw two weeks ago, this hymn also begins and ends each verse with the emphatic declaration: "I am content!"
The death and resurrection of Jesus is able to give us greater contentment than th...
2025-05-1631 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastMay 14, 2025
Devotion
Ecclesiastes 2:24-26
Announcements
Sunday School and Bible Class
Board of Elders
Church Choir
Men's Breakfast
Graduation Service
Ladies Bible Study
Anchored in Hope
Recessed Voters' Meeting
Women's Study Guild
Rummage Sale
Memorial Day Service
Ascension Day Service
Delegates' Conference
Mission Festival
Prayer List
Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Lilia Howley
Mark Stelter
Family of Nila Strege
Family of Mary Schierenbeck
Christian Parents
Mission in Congo
Common Christian Q &A: Why is the Bible not organized chronologically?
Hymn: LSB 854 “Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I Go”
2025-05-1439 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - May 11, 2025This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church on May 11, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Matthew 9:14-17
14 Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?" 15 And Jesus said to them, "Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast. 16 No on...
2025-05-1211 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 8 - Father, Who the Light This DayThe Third Sunday after Easter is known as "Jubilate" Sunday. Jubilate is a Latin word that means "rejoice." Certainly there is much rejoicing that happens during Easter. The Alleluia's have returned after the penitential season of Lent and there is much joy in our worship and singing. But the hymn that we are studying in preparation for our worship this weekend is not from the Easter section of our hymnal, but the "Lord's Day" section. The Lord's Day is a term found in Revelation, which referred to Sunday. The early Christians called the first day of the week the...
2025-05-0930 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastMay 7, 2025
Devotion
Ecclesiastes 2:18-23
Announcements
Sunday School and Bible Class
Time and Talents
Ladies' Auxiliary
Banquet
Voters Meeting
Church Choir
Men's Breakfast
Ladies Bible Study
Church Council
Adopt a Highway - May 10
K-8 Sings on Mother's Day
Anchored in Hope
Pool Adventure Day - May 11
Evening Ambassadors - May 12
Board of Education and Board of Property - May 13
Graduation Day - May 16
Recessed Voters' Meeting - May 19
Rummage Sale - May 24-25
Prayer List
Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Lilia Howley
Mark Stelter
Family of Melvin Krueger
Family of Aubrielle Howley
Family of Rob...
2025-05-0732 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - May 4, 2025This recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church on May 4, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Romans 4:23-5:5
Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed to him, 24 but also for us. It shall be imputed to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead, 25 who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification.
5:1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace w...
2025-05-0512 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 201 - Jesus Lives! The Victory's Won!This weekend we continue in our celebration of the resurrection of Jesus in the Season of Easter. One of the hymns we will be singing this weekend is a German hymn from the 1700's written by Christian Gellert.
This hymn weaves in many New Testament Bible passages and does a beautiful job of showing us what the resurrection of Jesus actually means for us. Each verse begins with the emphatic declaration: "Jesus Lives!" and ends with the statement: "This shall be my confidence!"
What does the resurrection of Jesus mean?
"Death no longer c...
2025-05-0225 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastApril 30, 2025
Devotion
Ecclesiastes 2:12-17
Announcements
Confirmation Last Weekend
Sunday School and Bible Class
Ladies' Auxiliary
Church Choir
Men's Breakfast
Ladies Bible Study
Banquet
Anchored in Hope
Recessed Voters' Meeting
Adopt a Highway - May 10
Pool Adventure Day - May 11
Graduation Day - May 16
Rummage Sale - May 24-25
Prayer List
Pastor John Hein
Pastor Tim Wheaton
Jim Lien
Lilia Howley
Dave Busse
Mark Stelter
Jason
Family of Melvin Krueger
Family of Robert Rehm
Mrs. Greve and Mr. Schrader
Missions in Bangladesh
Common Christian Q&A: Why do Catholics have the crucifix and we have only the...
2025-04-3042 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastSermon - April 27, 2025 ConfirmationThis recording is a condensed version of the sermon preached at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church on April 27, 2025. You can watch the full recording on our YouTube Channel.
Psalm 56:8-13
You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book? 9 Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call. This I know, that God is for me. 10 In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise, 11 in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man d...
2025-04-2812 minThe Twin Steeples PodcastHymn 332 - Arm These Thy Soldiers, Mighty LORDWe will be celebrating the confirmation of several of our young people this weekend in our worship service. Confirmation is an opportunity for the Christian (young or old) to declare before their fellow believers their Christian faith and to assure their fellow believers that they are agreed with them on the teachings of Scripture as they prepare to join them in the celebration of the Lord's Supper. As the confirmands make this profession of their faith, their fellow believers join in praying for the LORD to keep them in that faith, and give them strength as they join us...
2025-04-2528 min