Trinity Lutheran Church Sermons

In this sermon the preacher contrasts human desire for honor with the way of God, using Joseph’s life and Christ’s humility to show that true exaltation comes from God, not self-promotion.

Through Joseph’s descent into slavery and prison and his faithful service to the point of exaltation, and Christ’s willing humiliation and exaltation, listeners are urged to serve humbly, give God the glory for gifts, and trust that God will raise His people to their rightful place.

Grace, mercy, and peace be yours from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. In Nain, Jesus meets a widows funeral procession, shows deep compassion, touches the coffin, and commands the young man to arise, restoring him to his mother in a public miracle that reveals Jesus as Lord over death.

The sermon explains this act as a sign pointing to Christs cross and empty tomb, the finished work of forgiveness, and the certain hope of resurrection for all who are in Christ, calling the church to speak this consolation and to receive baptism and the Lords Supper as means of grace.

This episode explores Jesus' warning against making money or daily needs into a false god (mammon) and calls listeners to trust the Heavenly Father for provision.

Using examples like the birds, the lilies, and the widow of Zarephath, the sermon contrasts anxiety and self-reliance with faith rooted in baptism, the cross, and the Lord’s promises.

It invites believers to bring their worries to Christ, receive forgiveness, and live as children of a Father who supplies day by day.

Jesus heals ten lepers, yet only a Samaritan returns to give thanks and receives Jesus' words: "Your faith has made you well." The sermon explores how Christ heals by his word, restores the outcast, and fulfills the rites of atonement.

The message emphasizes that salvation and healing flow from Christ's atoning sacrifice, that faith is a gift of the Spirit, and that believers are called to live in gratitude, peace, and reconciliation with God and one another.

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.