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Listen to sermons from Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.

Nov 29, 2021

While celebrations and decorations begin to shape the holiday landscape spreading a form of cheer everywhere, the Church declares on this first Sunday of Advent – “The End is Near!” We know that in our bones. As Jesus points out the wars, pestilence, destruction, and cosmic threats of his age, they all sound a...


Nov 1, 2021

On this Reformation Day, we remember the search for truth that Martin Luther experienced and the conflict it generated within the church.  Whenever the church drifts from the truth, a reforming is necessary.  But what is truth? What does it look like and act like? Jesus tells us of Truth and how to find it.


Oct 25, 2021

Today's sermon is based on Mark 10:46-52 which tells the story of Jesus healing a blind man. Bartimaeus wants eyes to see so he can follow Jesus and the spiritual eyes that tell him Jesus is the Messiah. Through the eyes of Jesus we will see the world differently.  Jesus gives us the sight to see the world as...


Oct 18, 2021

Today we commemorate Saint Luke - Evangelist. Luke is considered the author of the Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles. Luke's account of the birth of Jesus is probably the most familiar in the gospels. It is the version complete with the shepherds in their fields who follow the star and the singing angels described...


Oct 11, 2021

We meet a man who approaches Jesus asking for advice. "What must I do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus gives him an answer that he was not expecting. Jesus gives an answer that disappoints and grieves him. His story is our story.