First Immanuel Lutheran Church
A welcoming community centered in Christ’s love, joyfully reaching out together
1816 NW Irving Street, Portland OR 97209
503-226-3659
Email: office@firstimmanuelluth.org
A welcoming community centered in Christ’s love, joyfully reaching out together
1816 NW Irving Street, Portland OR 97209
503-
Lent 3 (A)
February 24, 2008
Text: John 4:5-42
Pastor Aaron J. Couch
First Immanuel Lutheran Church
Portland, Oregon
February 24, 2008
Text: John 4:5-
First Immanuel Lutheran Church
Portland, Oregon
Years ago, whenever a friend from college and I had been to Mt. Rainer, on our way down the mountain we’d almost always stop at Iron Mike. It’s a mineral spring just off the road near Paradise. Take the path that follows the little stream up through the trees, and there’s a small, rocky pool, surrounded by trees, with
The Resurrection of Our Lord (A)
March 23, 2008
Text: Matthew 28:1-10
March 23, 2008
Text: Matthew 28:1-
You may remember a few years ago when there was a big earthquake near Olympia, Washington, centered just off shore in the southern end of the Puget Sound. The epicenter of the quake was almost directly underneath my brother- and sister-in-law’s home. And we heard a very dramatic retelling of what it was like, and how the ground bucked and —–MORE
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER, A Melinda J. Wagner
Acts 7:55-60 First Immanuel Lutheran Church
I Peter 2:2-10 Portland, Oregon
John 14:1-14 April 20, 2008
Sometimes it can be difficult to find your way.
Aaron and I were remembering the first Sunday we were your pastors and were trying to make our way to church. Problem was, when we exited the freeway we discovered there was some kind of bicycle race going on, and
Acts 7:55-
Sometimes it can be difficult to find your way.
Aaron and I were remembering the first Sunday we were your pastors and were trying to make our way to church. Problem was, when we exited the freeway we discovered there was some kind of bicycle race going on, and
Easter 4 (A)
April 13, 2008
Text: John 10:1-10
Today is Good Shepherd Sunday, and our gospel reading weaves together beautiful images of Jesus as the good shepherd who knows his sheep by name, who leads us into abundant life.
April 13, 2008
Text: John 10:1-
Today is Good Shepherd Sunday, and our gospel reading weaves together beautiful images of Jesus as the good shepherd who knows his sheep by name, who leads us into abundant life.
Easter 6 (A)
April 27, 2008
Text: John 14:15-21
Last spring our family went to see a production of “The Boxcar Children” by the Oregon Children’s Theatre. For part of a Sunday afternoon, as we settled into our comfy seats and the lights went down around us, we were witnesses to the daily challenges of four children living on their own. The story began with them finding out that their parents had been killed in a car accident. And then, when they found out that the state might split them up to send them to different foster homes, they ran away. Out, away from town, they found an abandoned railroad boxcar that became their home. But they had to keep a low profile because the authorities were looking for them, and there was a reward posted for finding them. –MORE–
April 27, 2008
Text: John 14:15-
Last spring our family went to see a production of “The Boxcar Children” by the Oregon Children’s Theatre. For part of a Sunday afternoon, as we settled into our comfy seats and the lights went down around us, we were witnesses to the daily challenges of four children living on their own. The story began with them finding out that their parents had been killed in a car accident. And then, when they found out that the state might split them up to send them to different foster homes, they ran away. Out, away from town, they found an abandoned railroad boxcar that became their home. But they had to keep a low profile because the authorities were looking for them, and there was a reward posted for finding them. –MORE–
SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER, C Melinda J. Wagner
Acts 1:6-14 First Immanuel Lutheran
1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11 Portland, Oregon
John 17:1-11 May 4, 2008
Have you ever been called upon to be a witness in court? A friend of mine was called to testify a few years back. He was driving by a small neighborhood business one night and saw a fire, so he called 9-1-1. It became a court case when arson was suspected, and the business owner was accused of setting the place on fire for insurance money. Things got complicated for my friend because he knew this business owner personally, so when it came to being a witness, he was pretty nervous. There was a lot at stake, and he wanted to be truthful and accurate in telling exactly what he had seen. He took his role as a witness very seriously indeed. –MORE–
Acts 1:6-
Have you ever been called upon to be a witness in court? A friend of mine was called to testify a few years back. He was driving by a small neighborhood business one night and saw a fire, so he called 9-