Trinity Lutheran Church Sermons

This sermon uses the parable of the Good Samaritan to show that the law exposes sin but cannot create the merciful heart it demands.

Jesus is revealed as the true Samaritan who rescues and pays for our healing through his death and resurrection, with the Spirit and the church continuing to minister forgiveness and care.

The message contrasts law and gospel and calls believers to show neighborly love as the fruit of faith, looking forward to Christ's return and final redemption.

This episode reflects on Jesus healing the deaf man, showing how his touch and the word "Ephphatha" illustrate Christ alone bringing spiritual life—opening ears and tongues through his death, resurrection, and given us in baptism.

It calls believers to know and share Scripture, rely on the Holy Spirit, and proclaim the gospel so the once-deaf may hear and praise God.

Beloved in Christ, Pastor Zachary Viggers explores Luke 17’s account of the ten lepers, focusing on the Samaritan who returned to give thanks. He connects the Gospel healing to Levitical cleansing rites, explains Jesus as the fulfillment of Old Testament atonement, and emphasizes that faith — a gift from God — brings both physical restoration and salvation. The sermon calls believers to gratitude, to recognize Christ’s mercy, and to share the reconciliation found in the Gospel.

This sermon calls believers to rely on Jesus amid spiritual darkness, warning against pride and division through the examples of Cain and Abel and the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector.

It proclaims the mercy of God shown in Christ’s atoning blood, the power of Scripture and the Spirit to change hearts, and urges repentance, faith, and a life shaped by grace and love for others.

Jesus mourns the coming destruction of Jerusalem and warns that the city’s fall foreshadows the final judgment on the whole world. Using scenes of war, fire, and sudden loss, the sermon contrasts temporary securities—wealth, rituals, buildings—with the lasting treasure of Christ and the redeemed people he purchased. The call is to value one another, cling to Christ through Word and sacraments, and prepare for the day when everything else is burned away.

Jesus tells the often puzzling parable of the unjust steward who shrewdly reduces debts to secure his future, prompting a lesson about how the present is shaped by what we hope for next.

The sermon draws the contrast between the sons of this world and the children of light, urging believers to use temporary resources—money, time, relationships—as investments in the eternal kingdom.

It culminates in Christ’s perfect stewardship: by his death and resurrection he opens the Father’s house, calling us to live thankfully, generously, and faithfully as stewards until we are welcomed into the eternal dwellings.

Jesus steps into Simon's boat beside the Sea of Galilee, turns a failed night of fishing into an overflowing catch, and reveals himself as Lord. Peter's confession, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man," meets Christ's mercy instead of judgment.

The sermon explores the sea as a symbol of the world's chaos and our inner darkness: exhaustion, fear, guilt, grief, and temptation; and shows how Christ enters our troubled lives, grants absolution, commissions his church, and promises resurrection and final deliverance.

This episode explores Jesus’ command to be merciful, showing how our own blindness and judgment keep us from helping others. It traces how Christ removes the ‘‘log’’ of sin through his death, resurrection, baptism, absolution, and the Lord’s Supper.

When forgiven eyes begin to see clearly, believers confess honestly, forgive generously, and bear merciful fruit in family, church, and the world—living in the overflow of the Father’s mercy.

This episode is a funeral sermon honoring Lillian, celebrating her 92 years of faithful service, family devotion, and joyful Christian life. It reflects on her work with the church and community, her love of quilting, baking, and family, and centers on the gospel promise that Christ, the Good Shepherd, has carried her home to eternal life.

Believing Christians are confronted with the question of how a thrice-holy God can dwell with sinners. The episode explains that Christ comes to sinners, bears their guilt, and makes them righteous through his death, resurrection, and the gift of baptism, while Christians remain simul justus et peccator until the final resurrection.

It warns against Pharisaic self-righteousness, calls believers to let the law humble them, to welcome and rejoice over repentant sinners, and to practice merciful hospitality as they await the day of full glorification.