9-14-25 “Taking the Mission Seriously” by Pastor Glen Schlecht

When it comes to discipleship, we talk about outreach or the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) regularly. But to actually live it out can be a radical move when it comes to our discipleship. We’ll dig deeper into this from the story of the lost sheep that Jesus tells in Luke 15, which serves as a radical (read “crazy” and “bad”!) idea for a shepherd. How does it look for us to take our Lord’s mission of reaching others seriously? We’ll think about some practical ways that we can pursue this.Old Testament Reading: Exodus 32:7-14Epistle Readings: 1 Timothy 1:12-17Gospel Reading: Luke 15:1-10Sermon Title: “Taking the Mission Seriously” As always, if you can’t be here in-person, take advantage of our live stream option. We live stream our worship services directly from the home page of Immanuel’s website through YouTube. You can view our worship live streams here: https://immanuelloveland.org/