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Listen to sermons from Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.

Apr 12, 2026

The response to Jesus’ death in John’s gospel is grief, fear, and unbelief. His followers are stuck and unable to set themselves free. The appearance of the resurrected Jesus sets them free and puts them on a new path. We are people who know about being stuck in grief, fear, and unbelief. These are hallmarks of our...


Apr 6, 2026

Resurrection announces that we live not driven by wishful thinking of a world that somehow gets better on its own, but by a living hope rooted in God’s constant action that brings hope from despair, joy from mourning, and life from death.


Apr 4, 2026

Four words. There they crucified him. John doesn't linger. Doesn't explain. Just moves on.
 
We do.
 
Because the man on that cross didn't stay there because of what he was against. He stayed because of what he was for.
 
John 18:1—19:42
 


Apr 3, 2026

Jesus commands us to love as he loved us. But words sometimes get bent and even a word like "love" can become vague or disputed. So, instead of just words, Jesus washes feet. That action shows us love instead of telling us about it.


Mar 29, 2026

Palm Sunday is supposed to feel like triumph. Palms waving. Hosannas shouting. But Matthew says the whole city was troubled. Shaking. And nobody could quite answer the question. Who is this? That tension, the beauty and the ache mingled together, that is glittering sadness. And there is a king who rides straight into...