Trinity Lutheran Church Sugar Grove

05/28/2026

Dear saints and friends of Trinity, get ready for Sunday morning by meditating on the readings for Sunday! Join us for service at 8:15am.

THE DAY OF PENTECOST

Genesis 11:1–9

Acts 2:1–21

John 14:23–31

The Holy Spirit Gives Peace

Following the flood, Noah’s descendants failed to spread out and fill the earth as God had spoken. Rather, they exalted themselves; with “one language and the same words” (Gen. 11:1) they spoke proudly and arrogantly. The Lord humbled them by confusing “the language of all the earth,” dividing and dispersing the people (Gen. 11:9). That dispersal was reversed on Pentecost Day (the fiftieth day of Easter), when God caused the one Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to be preached in a multitude of languages. “At this sound the multitude came together” (Acts 2:6), for the preaching of Christ is the primary work of the Holy Spirit, whereby He gathers people from all nations into one Church. The Holy Spirit teaches and brings to our remembrance the words of Jesus, which are the words of the Father who sent Him. These words bestow forgiveness and peace to those who keep and hold on to them in love for Jesus. “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” (John 14:27).

05/21/2026

Dear saints and friends of Trinity, get ready for Sunday morning by meditating on the readings for Sunday! Join us for service at 8:15am.

SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (Exaudi)

Ezekiel 36:22–28

1 Peter 4:7–11 (12–14)

John 15:26—16:4

The Spirit of Truth Bears Witness to Jesus

The Spirit of Truth bears witness to Jesus, who is the truth. But the world does not receive the truth. It loves its own and hates those who are of the truth. Just as Jesus was scorned, so is His Church. “The hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God” (John 16:2). Yet it is by Jesus’ suffering and death that we are saved. Therefore we rejoice to share in His sufferings, that we may also share in His resurrection glory (1 Pet. 4:7–14). Through the ministry of the Spirit of Truth, we are cleansed from the deceit of our idols and given a new heart and a new spirit, the heart and Spirit of Christ (Ezek. 36:22–28). He now works in us fervent, self-giving love for one another, love which covers a multitude of sins, “that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen” (1 Pet. 4:11).

05/14/2026

Dear saints and friends of Trinity, get ready for Sunday morning by meditating on the readings for Sunday! Join us for service at 8:15am.

THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD

2 Kings 2:5–15

Acts 1:1–11

Mark 16:14–20 or Luke 24:44–53

Jesus Is Ascended, but Not Absent

On the fortieth day after His resurrection, our Lord ascended to the right hand of the Father. But although Jesus is hidden from your eyes, He is not absent from you. For He now fills all things in heaven and on earth. He continues “to do and to teach” (Acts 1:1), preaching repentance and forgiveness of sins through those sent in His name (Mark 16:14–20; Luke 24:44–53), giving you His true body and blood in the Supper. Jesus is your great Elijah who pours out on you a double portion of His Spirit in the Word and the Sacraments (2 Kings 2:5–15). He is Lord over all things for the sake of the Church. He whom heaven cannot contain has raised your human nature to share fully in the glory of God. You who believe and are baptized into Christ’s body are already sitting in the heavenly places; for you are in Him who is at the Father’s right hand. When He comes again in the clouds on the Last Day, you also will appear with Him in glory.

05/11/2026

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04/20/2026

The Lord is my shepherd

The Lord is my shepherd.

04/13/2026

If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them, John 20:23

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03/23/2026

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Sermon preached at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sugar Grove, Ohio by Pastor Sovitzky on March 22, 2026

03/09/2026

"Blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.", Luke 11:28

Sermon preached at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sugar Grove, Ohio on March 8, 2026 by Pastor Sovitzky

03/05/2026

How does God’s kingdom come? God’s kingdom comes when our heavenly Father gives us His Holy Spirit, so that by His grace we believe His holy Word and lead godly lives here in time and there in eternity.

Sermon preached at midweek Lent service at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sugar Grove, Ohio on March 5, 2026 by Pastor Sovitzky

03/05/2026

Dear saints and friends of Trinity,
Get ready for Sunday morning by meditating on the readings for Sunday! Join us for service at 8:15am.

THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT (Oculi)

Exodus 8:16–24

or Jeremiah 26:1–15

Ephesians 5:1–9

Luke 11:14–28

Jesus Overcomes the Strong Man

Jeremiah was charged with speaking evil when he spoke the Word of the Lord (Jer. 26:1–15). So also, Jesus is accused of doing evil when in fact He is doing good. He casts out a demon from a mute man so that he is able to speak (Luke 11:14–28). But some said Jesus did this by the power of Beelzebub, Satan. Like Pharaoh of old, their hearts were hard (Ex. 8:16–24). They did not recognize the finger of God, the power of the Holy Spirit at work in and through Jesus. Jesus is the Stronger Man who overcomes the strong man. He takes the devil’s armor of sin and death and destroys it from the inside out by the holy cross. He exorcizes and frees us by water and the Word. We were once darkness, but now we are light in Christ the Lord (Eph. 5:1–9). As children of light, our tongues are loosed to give thanks to Him who saved us.