Holy Cross Lutheran Church

Bible Study | April 19

Sermon | "The Ripple of What's Next" | April 19

The implications of an empty tomb were not immediately known. In fact, some disciples lived in fear — talking in hushed tones and wondering what’s next. No doubt, the journey to Emmaus was exactly that. But - it’s there, on the journey, that Jesus meets those wrestling with “implications” and questions of “what’s next.” And it’s there - that Jesus provides the guide needed to keep walking in faith.

Bible Study | April 12

Sermon | "The Ripples of Faith and Doubt" | April 12

Christ is risen! The resurrection is an event that alters the world as we know it. And yet, in those early hours, doubt is present…and not just from crowds…from within Jesus’ close-knit group of friends — his own disciples. Like lots of people, Thomas needs assurances. He needs proof. His doubt is written into history but not for the reason most assume. His doubt is not shunned by Jesus, but embraced. Doubt and faith live very closer together.

Easter Sermon | "The Weight Lifted" | April 5

The weight that crushed Christ on Good Friday does not rise with Him on Easter. Death remains in the grave; sin remains condemned; wrath remains satisfied. Christ emerges without the burden He carried—and because He rises without it, so do we. Easter is not just victory after suffering. Easter is the removal of the entire weight of the world’s sin. The burden that has followed humanity from Genesis 3 is nowhere to be found. It has been crushed, buried, and left behind.

Good Friday Sermon | "The Full Weight Falls" | April 3

Maundy Thursday Sermon | "The Grapes of Wrath" | April 2

Bible Study | March 29

Sermon | "The Weight of the World on the King Who Rides in Victory" | March 29

Jesus enters Jerusalem as the long-promised King—but He does not come to take power. He comes already bearing the full accumulated weight of Scripture: the first sin, the broken Law, Israel’s failures, their laments, their exile, their sacrifices, and their stone-hard hearts. The crowds cry “Hosanna,” but the King rides in carrying the burden they cannot see—the sin of the world. Palm Sunday is not triumph but transfer: the weight of humanity being placed onto the shoulders of Christ, the true Scapegoat and the lifted-up Deliverer.

Bible Study | March 22