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All services and programs at Immanuel Lutheran Church are cancelled until the end of March (at which time the leadership team will re-evaluate the situation). In the meantime, follow our Facebook page for updates. We are working to bring you an online service this Sunday, which will be posted on the website and on our Facebook page.
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I Can’t Get No Satisfaction – A Conversation For LenT
This is one part of living a life following Jesus that I would hate to miss out on. It’s something as a pastor I’d hate for you, the family of faith at Immanuel, to miss out on... a life of contentment. A life of joy. Starting March 8 we are going to engage in a conversation that will last until Palm Sunday.
The Rolling Stones released a song in 1965 called (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction. Not only is the title bad grammar, the song initially had limited radio play because the lyrics were too sexually suggestive. I’m not sure what meaning Mick Jagger
intended by each lyric but the words resonate with a culture that is consistently struggling to be truly satisfied in life.
They sing... “I can’t get no satisfaction. I can’t get no satisfaction. ‘Cause I try and I try and I try and I try. I can’t get no, I can’t get no...” I think we find ourselves singing along a lot of the times in our attempts to find happiness.
Join the conversation! Why can’t we get no satisfaction? What areas of your life do you keep trying but to no avail? We’ve been exposed time and time again to lies about who we are and what we need to be fulfilled in this life. One of the earliest followers of Jesus and one of Jesus biggest fans, St. Paul, reminds us that in Christ, we have everything we need. We are loved with an everlasting love. And so, it’s no wonder our life can be a battle field when we forget that daily we are in need of God’s goodness and grace. Romans 3“...for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God...” (Romans 3.23). The following verse, however, reveals what God is offering through Jesus: “and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus” (Romans 3.24). He exchanges our trying and trying and trying and trying with grace.
Left on our own. Left to our own devices... it’s not a very satisfying life. But life with Jesus offers something new and different. I know many of us who feel this way... I can’t get no satisfaction, we cry! Well, let’s look at Jesus – his life and teachings and I trust that by the Holy Spirit’s guidance, perhaps, He will show you a new path that leads to a completely satisfied life. Let’s learn like Paul did... “for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation.” (Philippians 4:11-12)
Sincerely, Pastor Lee
The Rolling Stones released a song in 1965 called (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction. Not only is the title bad grammar, the song initially had limited radio play because the lyrics were too sexually suggestive. I’m not sure what meaning Mick Jagger
intended by each lyric but the words resonate with a culture that is consistently struggling to be truly satisfied in life.
They sing... “I can’t get no satisfaction. I can’t get no satisfaction. ‘Cause I try and I try and I try and I try. I can’t get no, I can’t get no...” I think we find ourselves singing along a lot of the times in our attempts to find happiness.
Join the conversation! Why can’t we get no satisfaction? What areas of your life do you keep trying but to no avail? We’ve been exposed time and time again to lies about who we are and what we need to be fulfilled in this life. One of the earliest followers of Jesus and one of Jesus biggest fans, St. Paul, reminds us that in Christ, we have everything we need. We are loved with an everlasting love. And so, it’s no wonder our life can be a battle field when we forget that daily we are in need of God’s goodness and grace. Romans 3“...for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God...” (Romans 3.23). The following verse, however, reveals what God is offering through Jesus: “and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus” (Romans 3.24). He exchanges our trying and trying and trying and trying with grace.
Left on our own. Left to our own devices... it’s not a very satisfying life. But life with Jesus offers something new and different. I know many of us who feel this way... I can’t get no satisfaction, we cry! Well, let’s look at Jesus – his life and teachings and I trust that by the Holy Spirit’s guidance, perhaps, He will show you a new path that leads to a completely satisfied life. Let’s learn like Paul did... “for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation.” (Philippians 4:11-12)
Sincerely, Pastor Lee
