Trinity Lutheran Church Sermons

Ascension of our Lord 2026. Humanity Crowned at God's Right Hand

This episode explores the Ascension of Christ, portraying his triumph over death as he returns to the Father's right hand. It traces the event through the seven days of creation, showing how Christ's life, death, and resurrection fulfill and renew the created order.

Listeners are invited to rest in Christ's finished work, receive the Holy Spirit's presence, and anticipate his promised return.

Rogate 2026. Lifted Up: From Weariness to Joy in Christ

This episode explores how Jesus’ finished work on the cross transforms prayer and frees believers from spiritual exhaustion. Using the bronze serpent in the wilderness and Christ as our merciful high priest, it shows that God invites sinners to come boldly to the Father, receive forgiveness, and find lasting joy through faith in Jesus.

Sing the New Song: Cantate Sunday and the New Man in Christ

On Cantate (Sing) Sunday the preacher explains that the “new song” of the redeemed is a gift God plants in every baptized believer: the Holy Spirit creates the new man, gives new birth at Easter, and teaches us to sing even amid suffering. We are not asked to fake joy but to receive and sing the liturgical song of salvation.

The sermon shows how the Holy Spirit calls, gathers, enlightens, and sanctifies us week by week, producing joyful obedience and delight in God’s law, and promising to finish this work at the final resurrection. Lift up your voice—Christ has triumphed.

Jubilate 2026. Free Indeed: Living as Bondservants of Christ

This episode examines the illusion of worldly freedom and the deeper bondage of sin, then proclaims the gospel: Christ entered our prison, died in our place, and rose to set us free.

Grounded in Peter's practical instruction, it calls listeners to abstain from sinful passions, live honorably among others, submit for the Lord's sake, and serve as bondservants of God—receiving strength and enduring joy from Christ.

The Good Shepherd Who Finds You. 2026

This episode proclaims Jesus as the Good Shepherd who seeks out the scattered, lays down his life for the sheep, and restores the weary through forgiveness and the sacraments.

It explains the pastoral office as Christ’s gift to feed, absolve, and guide the flock, invites private confession and reception of the Eucharist, and encourages believers to serve one another in their various callings.

Doubting Thomas: From Locked Doors to Living Faith

On the first Easter evenings, Jesus appears to his fearful disciples behind locked doors, shows his wounds, and calls Thomas to believe. Thomas’s doubt and Jesus’s patient, merciful response illuminate how faith comes not primarily from sight but through the apostolic Word. This episode explores the promise, "Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed," and invites listeners to receive peace, forgiveness, and new life by hearing and trusting Christ’s Word.

Easter 2026. The Day the Tomb Stood Empty

Mary Magdalene and the disciples discover the empty tomb and encounter the risen Jesus. Angels confirm: He is not here—he has risen.

The resurrection declares God’s verdict of forgiveness, righteousness, and peace, bringing new life and a call to share the good news with the world.

Good Friday 2026. Behold the Cross Aright

This sermon calls listeners to behold Christs sufferings rightly: first to be terror-stricken by the reality of sin and Gods wrath, recognizing their own guilt in the Passion.

Then it moves to consolation — seeing Christs love that atones and frees, kills the old sinful self, and nourishes the new life of faith and obedience, turning suffering into daily strength and devotion.

Maundy Thursday 2026. The Sacrament of the Altar

This episode explains the sacrament of the altar as Christ’s true body and blood present in and under the bread and wine by his word, not by human invention. It outlines why the sacrament is given, its power to forgive sins, strengthen faith, and inspire love, and affirms that its reality does not depend on the worthiness of the minister or recipient.

 

It concludes by urging believers to receive the sacrament in faith: those who trust the words "given and shed for you" receive forgiveness and strength, and the table is a daily nourishment for the weak until Christ returns.

Palm Sunday 2026. Hosanna! The King Comes. From Palms to Promise

This episode reflects on Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem: palms, cloaks, and the crowd’s cry of “Hosanna," as the coronation of a king who conquers through humility and the cross.

It connects that victory to baptism, celebrating little Kincaid’s new life in Christ and inviting listeners to join the unending procession of praise and salvation.