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Listen to sermons from Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.

May 31, 2022

Paul and Silas are in prison after a life-threatening beating. By all normal standards, they are not free. Yet, as the story in Acts unfolds, we find that the prisoners in jail are freer than the folks who put them there. The people of Philippi have become outraged that Paul healed a demon possessed young girl who...


May 23, 2022

The Book of Revelation is full of frightening images and suffering which seem to fascinate many. Dragons and six-headed beasts rising from the sea certainly terrify. And yet, according to the news, the world we live in is just as terrifying. Shootings, war, pandemic. The goodness of God’s creation seems to be...


May 16, 2022

Jesus commands us to love others “just a I loved you.” (John 13:34) We usually love with limits. There are certain people who are beyond love’s reach: the unrepentant, those who do not believe as we believe, and those who commit grievous sins that are beyond forgiveness. And yet, that is not how Jesus loves. His...


May 9, 2022

The Book of Revelation is a terribly misunderstood book. The images of death, destruction, and chaos are frightening – especially when used by preachers to frighten the faithful into more church attendance, giving, or volunteering. The question the terrifying images raises is not, “How can I avoid the struggle...


May 2, 2022

Saul (Paul) was a terrorist. Ananais was a coward. Simon Peter denied Jesus three times. Yet, all three are subjected to the power of the resurrection and are changed. What does the resurrection do, not just to Jesus a long time ago, but to us in this place and time? That is the question…