Holy Trinity Ankeny

Pastor Timothy Olson

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Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

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THE STONE WE DON'T RECOGNIZE: May 3, 2026

An arrest. A sermon. A challenge. A response. The stones didn't come from the faithless ones. Just ask Caiaphas. Acts 7:55–60 |1 Peter 2:2–10 | John 14:1–14

16 min
APR 25

NOT EVERY VOICE: April 26, 2026

There are a lot of voices. And most of them sound convincing. But not every voice gives life. John 10:1-10

18 min
APR 19

ROAD TO NOWHERE: April 19, 2026

When two of the disciples who followed Jesus left town after the crucifixion, they took the road to Emmaus. It was a road to nowhere. Their hopes for the Messiah were broken; Jesus' death brought grief and despair. The "powers that be" had one more crushed hope on the wheels of history. They could not even recognize Jesus when he began to walk with them on this dark road. Then, however, Jesus took bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it to them and they could see him. Hope rekindled sent them scurrying back up the road to Jerusalem on the road to somewhere.

17 min
APR 12

STUCK: April 12, 2026

The response to Jesus' death in John's gospel is grief, fear, and unbelief. His followers are stuck and unable to set themselves free. The appearance of the resurrected Jesus sets them free and puts them on a new path. We are people who know about being stuck in grief, fear, and unbelief. These are hallmarks of our world. How does the resurrection set us free?

22 min
APR 6

LIVING HOPE: April 5, 2026

Resurrection announces that we live not driven by wishful thinking of a world that somehow gets better on its own, but by a living hope rooted in God's constant action that brings hope from despair, joy from mourning, and life from death.

22 min
APR 4

THERE THEY CRUCIFIED HIM: GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2026

Four words. There they crucified him. John doesn't linger. Doesn't explain. Just moves on. We do. Because the man on that cross didn't stay there because of what he was against. He stayed because of what he was for. John 18:1—19:42

12 min
APR 3

WATER AND A TOWEL: MAUNDY THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2026

Jesus commands us to love as he loved us. But words sometimes get bent and even a word like "love" can become vague or disputed. So, instead of just words, Jesus washes feet. That action shows us love instead of telling us about it.

16 min
MAR 29

GLITTERING SADNESS: MARCH 29, 2026

Palm Sunday is supposed to feel like triumph. Palms waving. Hosannas shouting. But Matthew says the whole city was troubled. Shaking. And nobody could quite answer the question. Who is this? That tension, the beauty and the ache mingled together, that is glittering sadness. And there is a king who rides straight into the middle of it. Matthew 21:1-11 | Philippians 2:5-11

18 min

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Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

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Pastor Timothy Olson
Years Active

2011 - 2026
Episodes

50
Rating

Clean
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