Trinity Lutheran Church Sermons

Lent 3, Oculi, 2026. Eyes Toward the Lord: The Finger of God in a World of Deception

This sermon keeps our eyes fixed on Jesus amid cultural confusion and deception, recounting the healing of a mute man, the scribes' false accusations, and how Christ’s authority—"the finger of God"—breaks the power of darkness.

It unmasks four persistent lies the enemy whispers about identity, works, and righteousness, points to the gospel of grace and atonement, and calls believers to receive Christ’s freeing work and return to the world to bear his light and set captives free.

I Believe: A Lenten Walk Through the Apostles' Creed

This re-recorded sermon, delivered from a van due to technical difficulties, walks the listener through the Apostles' Creed during Lent, focusing on the personal confession "I believe."

Each article — God the Father (creation), God the Son (redemption), and God the Holy Spirit (sanctification) — is explored as a present, personal promise that sustains, saves, and sanctifies the believer.

Lent 2, 2026. The Canaanite's Crumbs: Faith That Moves the Master

A sermon on the Canaanite woman in Tyre and Sidon, showing how faith is created and sustained by the Word, how Jesus' seeming silence and hard words refine faith, and how even the "crumbs" of Christ's mercy heal and set captives free.

An encouragement to cling to God's promises amid silence and struggle, affirming Christ's victory over the devil and the certainty of his grace for sinners who trust him.

Curb, Mirror, Guide: The Three Uses of God's Law

This episode explains the threefold use of God’s law: as a curb that restrains sin in the world, as a mirror that reveals our sin and drives us to Christ, and as a guide that shapes the grateful life of the forgiven.

Using Mount Sinai and the Ten Commandments, the speaker shows how the law humbles us, points us to the cross where forgiveness is given, and then becomes the joyful rule of life for those renewed by the gospel.

Invocabit 2026. Victorious in the Wilderness: Christ's Triumph Over Temptation

The sermon walks through Matthew 4, showing Jesus led into the wilderness, tempted three times, and victorious by Scripture. It emphasizes that Christ’s obedience and triumph are ours by faith—God answers the Son and, through Him, delivers and honors believers. The message connects Jesus’ victory to baptism, absolution, and the Lord’s Supper as present means of grace and assurance for Christians during Lent.

Ash Wednesday 2026. Finding Peace Through Individual Confession

On Ash Wednesday pastor introduces individual confession and absolution, explaining how a penitent heart and faith in Christ bring true forgiveness pronounced by the pastor in God’s name.

The sermon guides listeners through examining their lives by the Ten Commandments, trusting Christ’s work, and living out the fruits of repentance, while inviting congregants to meet the pastor for private confession during Lent.

Quinquagesima. Son of Man: Glory Hidden in Humiliation

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Jesus foretells his suffering, death, and resurrection as the fulfillment of Scripture, revealing that the Son of Man's hidden glory is accomplished through humiliation and atonement.

A blind beggar recognizes Jesus by faith, is healed, and follows him—showing that mercy, not human effort, grants sight and salvation. We are invited to bring our burdens to Christ and receive his forgiveness and restoration.

Sexagesima 2026. Strength in Weakness: How God Plows the Heart

This episode reflects on the parable of the sower and explains how God prepares the human heart through suffering, using Paul’s "thorn in the flesh" as an example. The gospel is presented as the imperishable seed that only takes root in plowed, receptive hearts.

The message urges listeners to trust in Christ’s saving work, receive the gospel and sacraments, and find that God’s grace is sufficient—our weakness becomes the place where His strength is made perfect.

Septuagesima 2026. Seventy Days to Zion: Confession, Exile, and Hope

This sermon launches a 70-day Lenten journey, using Daniel's prayer in Babylon to call the congregation to honest confession of personal and communal sins and to trust in God's steadfast mercy through Christ.

It urges listeners to cling to scripture and church, repent, and persevere in faith as they await the final restoration in Jerusalem.

He Comes Down: The Transfigured Christ Who Serves Us

This sermon explains that the Transfiguration shows Jesus coming down to serve sinners through Word and Sacrament, not calling us to climb up for spiritual experiences.

It emphasizes confession and absolution, the preaching of Christ's cross and resurrection, and the Lutheran confession of Christ's real, substantial presence in the Lord's Supper as the heart of true worship and comfort.