Trinity Lutheran Elkhart Homilies
You can find our weekly homilies (sermons, messages, etc) here.
Episodes
481 episodes
Lent Midweek 5: Wholehearted Prayer: And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. (feat. Pr. Vieth)
April 9, 2025
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9:11
Lent Midweek 4: Wholehearted Prayer: Forgive us as we forgive (feat. Pr. Mielke)
April 2, 2025
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11:22
Lent Midweek 3: Wholehearted Prayer: Give us this day our daily bread (feat. Pr. Vieth)
March 26, 2025
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11:01
Lent 3: Wholehearted: After Exhaustion (feat. Pr. Mielke)
Pastor Mielke explores the concept of repentance and wholehearted living through Jesus' teachings and parables. He emphasizes that God's patience and mercy provide opportunities for spiritual growth, urging listeners to turn towards God and bea...
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13:37
Lent Midweek 2: Wholehearted Prayer: Thy Kingdom Come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven (feat. Pr. Mielke)
March 19, 2025
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12:52
Lent 2: Wholehearted: After Resistance (feat. Pr. Mielke)
Pr. Mielke explores how we can become wholehearted when we have resisted Jesus, using the metaphor of a hen gathering her chicks under her wings. He identifies five reasons why people resist Jesus' protection and love, and ultimately calls for ...
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13:30
Lent 1: Wholehearted: After the Fight (feat. Pr. Vieth)
This sermon on the first Sunday of Lent reflects on Jesus' temptation in the wilderness and its significance for our spiritual journey. In the desert we are not alone- Jesus is with us, calling us to something greater.
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14:59
Ash Wednesday: Wholehearted: Return to me with your Whole Heart (feat. Pr. Mielke)
March 5, 2025
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8:31
Ordinary 7: Rising Up Week 3: Second is Best (feat. Pr. Mielke)
Pastor Mielke explores the concept of resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15, emphasizing that "second is best" in Christianity. He explains how our earthly bodies will be transformed into glorious, incorruptible heavenly bodies, drawing parallels be...
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23:00
Ordinary 5: Rising Up Week 1 - Appearances (feat. Pr. Mielke)
An introduction to the series "Rising Up" that will look at:1. Our Hope: The Resurrection of our Bodies on the Last Day - how we will be saved.2. How we are also being saved. We are Rising Up even now as we cling to this hope.&nbs...
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21:49
The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord: In the Waiting (feat. Pr. Vieth)
This sermon on the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple highlights the themes of waiting and suffering, both in the lives of Simeon and Anna and in our own. Mary and Joseph bring Jesus to the temple for consecration, where they enco...
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14:47
Ordinary 3: The Joy of the Lord is our Strength (feat. Pr. Mielke)
After the major accomplishment of rebuilding the wall around Jerusalem in 52 days, the Judahites hear the Torah. But instead of a time of celebration, they are deeply grieved and begin to weep. Nehemiah, Ezra and the Levites call to them to cel...
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17:36
The Feast of the Baptism of our Lord (feat. Pastor Vieth)
This sermon on the Baptism of the Lord emphasizes Jesus’ identity as the beloved Son of God and the profound significance of His baptism. At His baptism, the heavens open, the Holy Spirit descends, and the Father declares, "You are my beloved S...
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10:38