Devotions for Worship

611 - October 25 2026 by Pastor Eric Tritten

Blessed Is The One by Pastor Eric Tritten

The Sixth Commandment

A Message to Proclaim the Kingdom by Pastor Eric Tritten

The Fifth Commandment

Whatever by Pastor Eric Tritten

The Third Commandment

Of the Same Mind by Pastor Eric Tritten

This sermon is the first in a series on stewardship and Paul's letter to the Philippians. This sermon draws on Philippians 1:12-14, 19-30, and asks, "What does it mean to live a life worthy of the gospel of Jesus Christ?"

This class had some technical difficulties and was recorded in two parts. This is part two. This session finishes the First Commandment and covers the Second Commandment.

This class had some technical difficulties and was recorded in two parts. This is part one. This session finishes the First Commandment and covers the Second Commandment.

This is the first class of the session and begins to cover the Ten Commandments and the First Commandment.

This sermon is based on the account of the life of Joseph, the son of Jacob. He was truly mistreated and sinned against, yet God enabled him to be a man of forgiveness and reconciliation. Such a man is a picture of Jesus' ministry as He reconciles us to God, and an example for us to follow.

This sermon is based on Psalm 32:1-7 and it talks about what it means to be be blessed and urges us to turn to God for His forgiveness in Christ quickly because we have confidence in His forgiveness.

How does the Sunday Service intersect with the current events of the world? We take a look at that question and discuss ways that the Divine Service is above current events, and ways that it is placed within current events.

This sermon is based on Matthew 16:21-28. When Jesus described what it meant to be the Christ, Peter objected that things like suffering, betrayal, and dying should ever happen to Jesus. Jesus, then, rebuked Peter for having the things of men in mind, instead of the things of God. People still object to having Jesus on the Cross, and they do all kinds of things to displace Him from it. However, Go...

In this session, Pastor Tritten discusses why we have sermons and why preaching matters. He talks about the distinctives of Lutheran preaching, and asserts that all Christian preaching must proclaim Christ's salvation. He also spends some time sharing his process for preparing sermons.

This sermon, based on Isaiah 51:1-6, reminds us that because of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection we have a blessed past and a glorious future.

In this session, Pastor Tritten talks a little about the history of hymnals in the LCMS and then gives a "tour" of our current hymnal, the Lutheran Service Book.

This sermon is based on the difficult text, Matthew 15:21-28, in which Jesus interacts in ways that are cold and harsh with a Canaanite woman before He heals her daughter. It is hard to be unwelcomed, yet sin makes us unwelcome in God's presence. It is only through Jesus' death and resurrection that the dogs beneath the table become the children who are welcomed at the table. And as children at th...

This sermon continues a series of sermons on Jesus’ parables in Matthew 13. We begin with the parable about a man who finds treasure hidden in the field and the one about the pearl merchant. In both parables we focus on Jesus and the kingdom of heaven. Then the parable of the net funds its meaning, and the treasure of God’s people becomes clear. This sermon was recorded during an outdoor worship s...

In this session, Pastor Tritten talks about the controversial topic of head coverings for women, and the use of hymns and music in worship.

This sermon is based on the Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds in Matthew 13. Once again we see how the Kingdom of Heaven work with what seems like crazy hope and patience to bring the hope of Jesus' salvation to the world.

This sermon is on the Parable of the Sower and Jesus' explanation of the parable in Matthew 13. The parable describes the way God's Word goes out with abundant hope and ways people receive it. The parable also gives us opportunity to examine our lives for times that we receive God's Word similarly to the various landing places of the seed.

This session began with a discussion of the communion ware we use at Gloria Dei, which moved into discussion of communion practices. The session continued with a look at vestments and other liturgical clothing.