9-15-24 “The Lutheran Church: What’s the Big Deal?” by Pastor Glen

We began our Church: What’s the Big Deal? series last week by looking big – the Global Church. This week we’re going to take a look at the Lutheran slice of the Global Church. We’ll ask, “What makes the Lutheran church Lutheran?” “What is unique about the Lutheran church?” “What’s the big deal about being Lutheran?” It’s not about bashing other denominations or church bodies – it’s about rejoicing over what God is doing in and through us! Come join me as we explore some of what makes the Lutheran Church a powerful and integral part of all the different denominations, and the gift of God’s grace that sets us apart in so many ways.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/ Below are the Scripture readings if you want to take a look at them ahead of Sunday. September 15th – Seventeenth Sunday after PentecostSeptember Series: Church: What’s the Big Deal? Old Testament Reading: Genesis 15:1-6 Epistle Readings: Ephesians 2:8-10; Romans 3:19-28 Gospel Reading: John 5:24-26 Sermon Title: “The Lutheran Church: What’s the Big Deal?”