Trinity Lutheran Elkhart Homilies

Ordinary 23: Give It Up! (feat. Pr. Vieth) 09.09.2025 12:17 ↓

This sermon unpacks Jesus’ hard words in Luke 14:26 about “hating” family and even one’s own life. It clarifies that in Hebrew idiom, “hate” means “to love less,” so Jesus is calling His followers to detachment—to love Him above all else. Too often, we cling to created things—family, success, wealth, or even our own lives—as if they could bear the weight of being God. When we do, they crack under...

Ordinary 22: Dependent at the Feast (feat. Pr. Vieth) 09.09.2025 11:39 ↓

This sermon reflects on how modern wealth, convenience, and independence have shaped us to expect comfort and repayment, leaving little room for humility or mercy. Jesus’ teaching in Luke 14 exposes our “Pharisee problem”: we grasp for the best seats and avoid the poor, crippled, lame, and blind because they cannot repay us—and because they remind us of our own dependence. Pride blinds us to God’s...

Ordinary 19: Have no fear little flock: the Master Returns (feat. Pr. Vieth) 27.08.2025 14:15 ↓

August 10, 2025

Ordinary 20: Bring Fire (feat. Pr. Schallhorn) 27.08.2025 23:33 ↓

August 17, 2025

Ordinary 21: Narrow Gate (feat. Pr. Vieth) 27.08.2025 12:51 ↓

August 24, 2025

Ordinary 18: Prayer: Rich Fool (feat. Pr. Schallhorn) 03.08.2025 18:48 ↓

August 3, 2025

Ordinary 17: Prayer: Always More (feat. Pr. Mielke) 27.07.2025 14:40 ↓

July 27, 2025

Ordinary 16: One Thing is Necessary (feat. Pr. Mielke) 20.07.2025 13:19 ↓

July 20, 2025

Ordinary 15: Good Samaritan (feat. Pr. Vieth) 16.07.2025 16:42 ↓

July 13, 2025

Ordinary 14: New Vestments (feat. Pr. Mielke) 07.07.2025 17:21 ↓

July 6, 2025

Saint Peter and Saint Paul Apostles (feat. Pr. Schallhorn) 02.07.2025 24:56 ↓

June 29, 2025

Pentecost: The 3 minute Summer (feat. Pr. Mielke) 16.06.2025 12:17 ↓

3 Minute Summer Prayer: 1 Minutes for our leaders: Pastors, teachers, staff, Council, School Board 1 Minute for our people: your brothers and sisters in our church and school 1 Minute for those who will come: in the days and years ahead

Trinity Sunday: From Knowing About to Knowing God (feat. Pr. Vieth) 16.06.2025 14:16 ↓

1. The Trinity Is Relational, Not Just Doctrinal The Most Holy Trinity is not a puzzle to solve but a God to know. True Christian faith involves not just understanding the doctrine but entering into relationship with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  2. We Know the Persons of the Trinity Through Each Other To know the Father, we look to the Son. To know the Son, we receive the Holy Spirit. The pe...

Ascension: Sharing the Throne (feat. Pr. Mielke) 02.06.2025 15:18 ↓

June 1, 2025

Easter 6: (feat. Pr. Schallhorn) 28.05.2025 20:39 ↓

May 25, 2025

Easter 2: A Mighty Rushing Wind: Worshiping our Awesome God (feat. Pr. Mielke) 06.05.2025 19:44 ↓

Only the Spirit of God that has filled someone with his fire can speak that way.  Whoosh. 

Easter 3: A Mighty Rushing Wind: Worshiping our Worthy God (feat. Pr. Mielke) 06.05.2025 20:08 ↓

May 4, 2025

Easter Sunday: Wholehearted after ______ (feat. Pr. Mielke) 20.04.2025 16:37 ↓

April 20, 2025

Easter Vigil: Remember (feat. Pr. Vieth) 20.04.2025 12:11 ↓

April 19, 2025

Holy Thursday (feat. Pr. Schallhorn) 19.04.2025 14:45 ↓

April 17, 2025