The Sixth Sunday after Trinity
12 July 2026
Our Only Hope Is in Christ’s Righteousness
“Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matt 5:20). God demands nothing less than perfection and holiness from you in regard to His commandments (Ex. 20:1–17). Your only hope, then, is not in your own goodness but in the goodness of Christ, who did not come to destroy the Law and the Prophets, but to fulfill them for you. In Christ, your righteousness does indeed exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees. For you have been baptized into Christ’s death and your sinful nature crucified. Therefore, he who has died has been freed from sin (Rom. 6:1–11). You are now raised with Christ to walk in newness of life and to share in His resurrection on the Last Day. Christ has brought you through the baptismal sea “out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery” (Ex. 20:2). Therefore, “consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus” (Rom. 6:11).
Parish News
Altar Flowers donated by Mr. Jerry Mueller in Memory of Sally Mueller.
Farewell to Vicar Conner and Emily Walts and family Please join us after Divine Service today for an Ice Cream Social to bid farewell and best wishes to Vicar Walts and his family as he returns to his studies at the seminary in Fort Wayne.
Your Help Is Needed! Vicar Walts will obtain a U-Haul and pack up the bulk of his family’s belongings on Thursday, July 23. He will start loading at 9:30 am. Anyone who is able to come and help is welcome. Let’s help make his moving day as stress free as possible!
DIVORCE & REMARRIAGE SERIES… Issues, Etc. is a radio talk show and podcast produced by Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, IL and hosted by LCMS Pastor Todd Wilken. You can listen to a series of interviews with Dr. Benjamin Mayes, author of the new book: “Divorce and Remarriage: Ecclesiastical Discernment and Pastoral Care” at issuesetc.org/divorceandremarriage.
This Week at Immanuel
Today The Sixth Sunday after Trinity
- Sunday School/Adult Bible Study, 9:00 am
- Divine Service, 10:30 am
- Vicar Farewell Ice Cream Social, 12:00 pm
Next Sunday The Seventh Sunday after Trinity
- Sunday School /Adult Bible Study 9:00 am
- Divine Service, 10:30 am
Pastor’s Open Office Hours
- Wednesday, 3:30-4:30 pm
- Friday, 3:30-4:30pm
