Goal: Students will learn what authority Christ has given to his church, what a pastor’s job is, and what it means to forgive and retain sins. What is the Office of the Keys? The Office of the Keys is that special authority which Christ has given to His church on earth to forgive…
Trinity 6| Matthew 5:17-26| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| July 12, 2026 “For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” Jesus is the friend of sinners. He receives them. He eats with them. He forgives them. And since Jesus…
Fifth Sunday after Trinity| Luke 5:1-11| Pastor James Preus| July 5, 2026 But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. Galatians 3:22 At the most basic level, Jesus’ miracle in our Gospel lesson teaches us how God gives us our daily bread….
Trinity 1| Luke 16:19-31| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| June 7, 2026 Jesus teaches us a very troubling and a very comforting lesson today. It is very troubling, because He speaks about hell. It is comforting, because He speaks about heaven. Hell is real. Jesus speaks of it frequently. He quotes the prophet…
Trinity Sunday| John 3:1-15| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| May 31, 2026 “Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and how inscrutable His ways!” (Romans 11:33) So, exclaims St. Paul in Romans chapter 11 after teaching of the mystery of salvation. God imprisons…
25 “These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give…
Ascension Day (Observed) and Confirmation Sunday| Mark 16:14-20| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| May 17, 2026 Jesus said, “And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges Me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God,but the one who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.” Luke 12:8-9 Jesus…
Rogate (Easter 6)| John 16:23-30| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| May 10, 2026 “And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one…
Rev. Rolf Preus| Cantate Sunday| May 3, 2026| St. John 16:5-15 In the Nicene Creed, we confess “I believe in the Holy Spirit . . .who proceeds from the Father and the Son.” The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father. Jesus said, “But when the Comforter comes, whom I shall send to you from…
Cantate (Easter 5)| John 16:5-15| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| May 3, 2026 In our Gospel lesson for today, Jesus teaches His disciples and us about the important work of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is God. He shares in the one divine essence with the Father and the Son. Jesus calls…
