SERMONS
Risk Tolerance
As people of faith we do not do this alone, we are called to take risks together and not dig holes. As a community of faith, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church is working together to boldly proclaim that the kingdom of God is drawing near. We invest our lives in service to one another and in assisting those who are more vulnerable than we are. We lean into reparations work and invest in repairing the damage done by generations past. We’re drawn to call out racism and demand an end to violence. We are called not to dig holes and bury ourselves and our gifts, but to take some risks and boldly proclaim, not only with our words and our prayers but also with our actions, that Christ is not only coming again but is here with us now.
Sermon 12/7/18: Fires + Repentance (Seminarian Reed Fowler)
In the same way God delights in plants taking root and sprouting from ashes and stumps, God delights in our repentant, transformative growth, and God holds us through the fire as Mary will soon hold a screaming, wonder-filled Christ-child