We are called to love beyond our own tribe… beyond what is familiar to us. We are called to enlarge our capacity for love, kindness and service… to break down barriers rather than build them up. This sermon explores the disciples’ growth in understanding that God loves ALL people, as they encountered people from the wider world interested in the Good News of the Gospel.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Christianity is not a passive faith. It is a moving, dynamic one. Listen as Pastor Jim explores what it means to be a follower of Jesus, putting faith into action.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Travel the road to Emmaus in this post-Easter sermon as Pastor Jim addresses dashed hopes, epiphanies, and the longing for home.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Jesus is risen! Alleluia! Please join us for our online Easter 2021 Worship service from Trinity Lutheran Church in Freeland, WA.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Pastor Jim explores the events of Passion Week leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus in this Palm Sunday sermon.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Pastor Jim explores the difficulties of being human in this week’s sermon.
Jesus, because He became fully human, Jesus was intimately aware of human suffering– this life’s pain, sorrow, disappointments, loneliness and loss, and grief. Jesus understands our sorrow. We are not alone.
Everyone you meet is carrying a heavy burden at some point in their lives, some burdens are visible, others are not — which is a good reminder to be kind to all — and to ourselves.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
God is for us and not against us. If the Gospel isn’t Good News to you, then you have not heard it correctly. Pastor Jim explores the gift of Grace in this week’s sermon — a gift freely given by God.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
We are called to live lives marked with love, kindness, humility, service, and yes –action– sometimes even action to overturn tables of injustice and prejudice, in the interest of peace and justice.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Have you taken inventory of your life lately? Do your values align with your actions and choices? Have you done the hard work of reconciliation and forgiveness?
Have you listened to loving voices calling you to move forward in a positive way and drop habits and baggage that are weighing you down?
Give a listen to Pastor Jim’s sermon “…Sometimes You Get what You Need,” and share it with someone you care about.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
In this Transfiguration Sunday sermon, Pastor Jim explores the power of ultimate love to transform and sustain our lives, especially when life is unpredictable.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Looking for a new beginning? You get a chance to start over every day. In this hope-filled sermon about moving forward in life, Pastor Jim draws upon the life change of Saul of Tarsus into the Apostle Paul
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Are we in danger of turning wine into water by ignoring God’s grace and call for unity — unity which actually celebrates diversity?
Jesus knew what it was like to be looked down on — even by people of his own hometown of Nazareth.
In this sermon on the eve of honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it is good to be reminded of his prophetic vision at a time when so many are divided in this broken world.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Merry Christmas from Trinity Lutheran Church in Freeland, WA.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
At the core of the Christmas story is a human story full of joy — but also pain and doubt and suffering. God broke into the human story to remind us that we are not alone and indeed became one of us in human form. Not only was history changed, but our story was changed as well.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
What do we do when life doesn’t follow the rules and nothing seems to make sense? How are we to go forward not knowing where the road will take us or what the future holds for us? How did Joseph manage when his world seemed to fall apart? Listen as Pastor Jim preaches good news and Karl sings advent favorites.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
The birth of Jesus marked a revolution that still reverberates to the present day. Listen to Pastor Jim as he explains the circumstance when God became human and shepherds learned the good news for the last, the least and the lost.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Today is the first Sunday an Advent, a day that marks the beginning of our Journey toward Bethlehem. In today’s worship service, Pastor Jim stops to visit with John the Baptist at the Jordan River. Karl Olsen provides beautiful and inspiring music to accompany our Advent journey.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
We are called to be the hands and feet of Jesus in bringing God’s love to a hurting world. This is our common calling.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download