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Mar 26, 2013

Thanks for tuning in to the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church podcast. This is a sermon from Pastor Tim Olson given on Palm Sunday. We invite you to join us for worship during Holy Week as we observe the Epic Three Days: Maundy Thursday, March 28 at 7:00p, Good Friday, March 29 at 7:00p, and Easter Vigil, March 30 at 7:00p....


Mar 18, 2013

The Lord our God makes all things new. In the first reading God promises it. In the gospel Mary anticipates it, anointing Jesus’ feet with costly perfume in preparation for the day of his burial. In the second reading we recall the transformation of Saul, the persecutor, into Paul, the apostle. In baptism, God’s new...


Mar 11, 2013

The psalm sets the tone this day: "Happy are they whose transgressions are forgiven, and whose sin is put away!" Happy are those who have "become the righteousness of God" in the merits of Christ Jesus. Happy are those for whom the forgiveness of God has "rolled away . . . the disgrace" of former times. Happy is...


Mar 4, 2013

The warnings are plentiful and blunt on the third week in Lent. Lent is a season of repentance. Cut it out or get cut down! The warnings are accompanied by God's invitation to attentiveness: "Incline your ear, and come to me; listen, so that you may live." The landowner's ultimatum is forestalled by the...