So how are you coming on those New Year’s resolutions? Are you on track? Or have you faltered? Have you been successful at (fill in the blank) losing weight, or eating healthier or reading your 1 book per week or whatever your resolution might be for 2019? Or do you feel like you’ve already crashed … More Through Jesus’ Love: We Welcome
At this time of year, there is energy, and excitement: The school year is rolling Sunday School, confirmation and adult faith formation launch this next week Today, we’re sending a couple of hundred people out into the community to serve with our partner ministries We’re launching a brand new Wednesday night worship service And tomorrow … More Messy Relationships
On August 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stepped up to the podium and delivered his famous, “I Have a Dream” speech. It is a speech that has embedded itself into the DNA of American culture. At the very end of his speech, King … More Free
Note: This weekend is the Southeastern Minnesota Synod Assembly. Because so many of our synod’s pastors will be at the assembly on Saturday and Sunday, our Bishop, Steven Delzer sent out a sermon that congregations could use if they did not have a pastor there. While I was at Trinity to preach, there were … More Who I Am To You
I have a friend named Dennis who lives with a medical condition that his doctors call “Sudden Death Syndrome.” It is a congenital, degenerative heart condition, and at any given moment, his heart could stop. You’ve heard the occasional story of the athlete whose heart just stops while he runs on the basketball court, and … More Whose You Are
“Trinity is: Deep Relationships” John 21:15-19 Todd Buegler June 23 & 24 , 2016 Trinity Lutheran Church Grace and peace to you from God our Creator, and from Jesus, the Son of God who calls us friend! Amen. I witnessed “hope” on Thursday evening. It was an amazing, transforming, experience. I had traveled with a … More Trinity Is…Deep Relationships
On the surface, Trinity Lutheran Church is many different things: It is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America It is a community of believers (over 4,000), called together to grow disciples of Jesus Christ It is worship, faith formation for all ages, fellowship and service These are all accurate descriptions of our … More What is Trinity?
“Riches to Rags” Luke 19:28-40 Pastor Todd Buegler March 19-20, 2016 Trinity Lutheran Church Grace and peace to you from God our creator, and from Jesus Christ, our Lord and savior. Amen. The messiah was the promised deliverer or savior of the Jewish nation. And 2000 years ago, the Hebrew people were ready and waiting … More Riches to Rags
“Child of God” Mark 8: 27-38 Pastor Todd Buegler September 12-13, 2015 (Rally Weekend) Trinity Lutheran Church My deep gratitude to Jessica Dant for singing the musical interlude that is woven through today’s sermon. Grace and peace to you from God our Creator, and from Jesus, the Son of God and Savior of the … More Child of God
May 11-12, 2013 Grace and peace to you, from God our Creator and from Jesus Christ, who calls us his own. Amen. Developmental psychologists tell us that one of the primary tasks of a person who grows through childhood, adolescence and into adulthood, is the development of their own identity. New research has shown that … More Identity
Test Driving Theology 