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Listen to sermons from Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.

Nov 24, 2014

Will we be judged according to our good work? Our achievements or status in society? Will the company we kept or avoidance of “the wrong people” put us in a good place with the Lord on judgment day? According to Matthew’s story of the “Sheep and the Goats” it comes down to the mercy and compassion shown to...


Nov 18, 2014

Today we hear the parable of three servants and how they care for their master’s bushels of talents while he is gone. The parable invites us to reflect on our understanding of what is God like? God calls us to risk without fear for the Kingdom, and to put our faith in action. Hear about how our understanding of God,...


Nov 10, 2014

Living Stones: To build a wall, stones must be selected, shaped, cut, and placed so that each stone lends to the whole, creating a wall. First Peter say that we are “living stones” shaped by the love and grace of God to be a new, living temple that is grounded in Jesus. The presence of God comes through you and me...


Nov 3, 2014

In the Beatitudes Jesus promises that those who mourn will be comforted and those who hunger will be filled. His words point to the future, but not just a far off, heavenly day of fulfillment. The book of Revelation says that “every tear will be wiped away.” Saints, exemplars of the faith, are those who are caught...