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Listen to sermons from Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.

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...


Mar 22, 2026

Emilie Bouvier from ELCA World Hunger shares stories and reflections on ELCA ministries and today's readings of breath, bones, and resurrection.


Mar 16, 2026

Jesus encounters a man born blind. He gives him his sight. That should be enough of a story to tell, enough to convince us Jesus is who he says he is – the light of the world. It is not. As the story unfolds, we find ourselves realizing that the blind can see and the sighted are blind. We see how our lack of...


Mar 9, 2026

She came to the well with a jar. She left without it. Not because it was filled, it never was. Because somewhere in that conversation she understood something that changed everything.
Water in a jar is not living water.

Readings:
John 4:5-42 | Romans 5:1-11 | Exodus 17:1-7 


Mar 2, 2026

In a world dominated by markets, winners and losers, earning our keep, it seems like earning God’s love would be our chief spiritual pursuit. This is true for many, if not the majority. That makes God’s grace a product to be bought, bargained for, or earned. It means grace is for sale. But it's not. To think this...