Genesis 3:8-15 Questions have a way of getting to the heart of the matter, and that, of course, is why we use them. I remember my mother asking me, “Do you want a spanking?” The reason she was asking was not because she needed my permission. It was to give
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The Sabbath Is for Our Benefit, Not for God’s
By Pastor Seth Haakenson on June 5, 2021Mark 2:23-28 What is the Sabbath? Before I answer that question, we first need to understand why God gave us the Commandments. He gave them for our benefit, not for his own. Take, for example, the fifth commandment: Do not murder. Nobody can murder God, but we can murder people,
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God Will Get You to the Promised Land
By Pastor Seth Haakenson on May 29, 2021Numbers 6:22-27 / Confirmation – Holy Trinity Sunday Hello Maggie. It is good to see you today. That you are here at your confirmation means several things. It means you have been baptized. It means you have been brought up in the Christian faith. It means that you have now
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The Breath of God Gives Life
By Pastor Seth Haakenson on May 22, 2021Ezekiel 37:1-14 Essentially, the Bible is a book of stories that all say the same thing. I said “essentially”. That means “at its core”. It’s not that the stories are all the same. They vary as much as the characters within them, but when taken all together, the Bible is
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Set Apart for God
By Pastor Seth Haakenson on May 15, 2021John 17:11b-19 On Thursday, the Christian Church celebrated our Lord’s ascension. Ascension, of course, means to go up. Forty days after Jesus rose from the dead, he visibly left this world and is now seated at the right hand of his Father in heaven. What does Jesus do in heaven?
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The Love that Seeks to Save
By Pastor Seth Haakenson on May 8, 2021John 15:9-17 There is no point in starting a race if you are not going to finish it. I remember running cross-country in college. I was not on the team, but the team didn’t have enough members to qualify for an upcoming meet. Someone had heard that I had run
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Be a Link in the Chain that Leads Someone to Christ
By Pastor Seth Haakenson on May 1, 2021Acts 8:26-40 The famous preacher Charles Spurgeon once said, “If I were utterly selfish and had no care for anything else other than my own happiness, I would choose if I might under God to be a soul winner. For never did I know perfect, overflowing, unutterable happiness of the
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The Risen Christ is our Good Shepherd
By Pastor Seth Haakenson on April 24, 2021John 10:11-18 They say that sheep don’t recognize the physical body of their shepherd, but rather are guided by his voice. Different than other animals it seems, sheep perceive more from the sounds they hear than from the sights they see. Now, being the skeptic that I am this, of
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¿Dónde estás?
By Pastor Seth Haakenson on June 12, 2021Génesis 3:8-15 Las preguntas tienen una manera de llegar al meollo del asunto y, por supuesto, es por eso que las usamos. Recuerdo que mi madre me preguntaba: “¿Quieres una paliza?” La razón por la que preguntaba no era porque necesitaba mi permiso. Fue para darme la oportunidad de disculparme.
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El sábado es para nuestro beneficio, no para el de Dios
By Pastor Seth Haakenson on June 5, 2021Marcos 2:23-28 ¿Qué es el sábado? Antes de responder esa pregunta, primero debemos entender por qué Dios nos dio los mandamientos. Los dio para nuestro beneficio, no para el suyo. Tomemos, por ejemplo, el quinto mandamiento: no mates. Nadie puede asesinar a Dios, pero nosotros podemos asesinar a la gente,
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Dios te llevará a la tierra prometida
By Pastor Seth Haakenson on May 29, 2021Números 6:22-27 / Confirmación – Domingo de la Santísima Trinidad Hola Steven. Es bueno verte hoy. Que estés aquí en tu confirmación significa varias cosas. Significa que has sido bautizado. Significa que has sido educado en la fe cristiana. Significa que ahora has estudiado formalmente esa fe cristiana y has
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El Aliento de Dios Da Vida
By Pastor Seth Haakenson on May 22, 2021Ezequiel 37:1-14 Esencialmente, la Biblia es un libro de historias que dicen todas lo mismo. No es que las historias sean todas iguales. Varían tanto como los personajes que las componen, pero en conjunto, la Biblia es un libro sobre la redención. Es un libro sobre la salvación: de la
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Apartados para Dios
By Pastor Seth Haakenson on May 15, 2021Juan 17:11b-19 El jueves, la Iglesia cristiana celebró la ascensión de nuestro Señor. La palabra “ascensión”, por supuesto, significa subir. Cuarenta días después de que Jesús resucitó de entre los muertos, se fue de este mundo y ahora está sentado a la diestra de su Padre en el cielo. ¿Qué
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El Amor que Busca Salvar
By Pastor Seth Haakenson on May 8, 2021Juan 15:9-17 No tiene sentido empezar una carrera si no la vas a terminar. Recuerdo haber corrido en la universidad. No era parte del equipo atlético, pero el equipo no tenía suficientes miembros para calificar para cierta competencia. Alguien había oído que yo había corrido en competencias en el high
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Sé un eslabón de la cadena que lleva a alguien a Cristo
By Pastor Seth Haakenson on May 1, 2021Hechos 8:26-40 El famoso predicador Charles Spurgeon dijo una vez: “Si yo fuera totalmente egoísta y no me importara nada más que mi propia felicidad, elegiría, si pudiera bajo Dios, ser un ganador de almas. Porque nunca conocí una felicidad perfecta, desbordante e inefable del orden más puro y ennoblecedor
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El Cristo Resucitado Es Nuestro Buen Pastor
By Pastor Seth Haakenson on April 24, 2021Juan 10:11-18 Queridos amigos en Cristo, Dicen que las ovejas no reconocen el cuerpo físico de su pastor, sino que se guían por su voz. A diferencia de otros animales, al parecer, las ovejas perciben más por los sonidos que escuchan que por lo que ven. Ahora bien, siendo el
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Pastor Steven Radunzel
Assistant Pastor - Retired
Pastor Seth Haakenson
Lead Pastor
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Pastor Steven Radunzel
Assistant Pastor - RetiredGraduated from Norhtwestern College, in Watertown, WI and received a Divinity Degree from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, in Mequon, WI, in 1979. Pastor Radunzel has further earned a Master of Arts Degree in Clinical Psychology from the IL School of Professional Psychology in 1991. Pastor Radunzel has served at Immanuel since 1996.
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Pastor Seth Haakenson
Lead PastorAlthough Pastor Haakenson was born in Youngstown, Ohio, he grew up on the U.S. Mexican border in Douglas, Arizona. There he attended public schools until enrolling in Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minnesota. Following his graduation in 2000, Pastor Haakenson went on to pursue his Masters of Divinity at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary. While there, he served as a vicar in Puerto Rico where he became fluent in Spanish. Upon graduating from the seminary, Pastor Haakenson’s first public ministry assignment was as a missionary to the Dominican Republic. Later, he accepted a Divine Call to begin a Spanish-speaking ministry in Milwaukee, WI. In 2013 Pastor Haakenson switched gears somewhat and became the Campus Pastor of Nebraska Lutheran High School in Waco, Nebraska. That led him to where he currently serves his Savior, right here in Waukegan, IL at Immanuel Lutheran. It’s interesting to note that God has blessed Pastor Haakenson once again with the privilege of establishing a Spanish-speaking ministry alongside the already established congregation at Immanuel. He is also blessed to have his wife, Monica, and his four daughters (Anna, Natalia, Micaela, Eva) serve God alongside him.