Sermons by Rolf Preus
Rev. Rolf Preus continues to guest preach and write in his retirement. His sermons and writings will be made available on this website.
Sermons of Rev. Rolf Preus are in the process of being uploaded. Not all the links are set up yet, but they will all be restored within a few months. The sermons for the following Sunday will always be uploaded. If the link is not available for the Sunday you’re searching for, you can find his old sermons at this link.
| Sunday | Old Testament | Epistle | Gospel |
| Advent 1 | Jeremiah 33:14-18 Midweek Advent Series 2010 Midweek Advent Series 2014 2008 2014 2019 | Rom. 13:11-14 2011 | Matthew 21:1-9 2003 2004; 2005 2007; 2009 2010; 2012 2013; 2015 2016; 2017 2018 |
| Advent 2 | Micah 4:1-7 2005 2009 2013 | Rom. 15:4-13 2005 2007; 2010 2014;2016 2017;2018 | Luke 21:25-36 2003; 2005 2008; 2011 2012; 2015 2019 |
| Advent 3 | Mal. 3:1-6 | 1 Cor 4:1-5 2004; 2005 2008; 2010 2012; 2014 2016; 2017 | Matt. 11:2-10 2003; 2007 2009; 2011 2013; 2015 2018; 2019 |
| Advent 4 | Is. 40:1-8 2007 | Phil. 4:4-7 2004 2010 2014 2016 | John 1:19-28 2009 2011 2013 2015 2019 |
| Christmas Vigil | Is. 7:10-14 | Titus 2:11-14 2005 | Luke 2:15-20 2001; 2002 2003; 2004 2005; 2007 2009; 2010 2011; 2012 2016; 2017 2019 |
| Christmas Day: 1st | Is. 9:2-7 2003 | Hebrews 1:1-12 | John 1:1-14 2002; 2003 2008; 2014 |
| Christmas Day: 2nd | Micah 5:2-4 | Titus 3:4-7 | Luke 2:15-20 2004 |
| Christmas 1 | Is. 11:1-5 | Gal. 4:1-7 2001; 2002 2005; 2006 2007; 2009 2012; 2017 2018 | Luke 2:33-40 2003 2004 2008 2010 2019 |
| New Year’s Eve | Is. 63:7-18 2004 | 1 Peter 1:22-25 2001 2005 | Luke 13:6-9 |
| Name of Jesus | Is. 55:1-13 | Gal. 3:23-29 | Luke 2:21 2003 2012 2017 |
| Christmas 2 | Is. 42:1-9 2011 | 1 Peter 4:12-19 2006 | Matt. 2:13-23 2002 2009 2014 2016 |
| Epiphany | Is. 60:1-6 2019 2020 | Rom. 3:23-31 2003 2004 2006 2015 | Matt. 2:1-12 2002; 2007 2008; 2013 |
| Epiphany 1 | Is. 61:1-3 2014 | Rom. 12:1-5 2004 2012 2015 | Luke 2:41-52 2002; 2003 2005; 2006 2008; 2009 2010; 2011 2013; 2016 2018; 2019 2020 |
| Epiphany 2 | Deuteronomy 18:15-19 2001 2015 2018 | Rom. 12:6-16 2012 2019 | John 2:1-11 2003; 2004 2006; 2008 2009; 2010 2011; 2014 2016; 2017 2020 |
| Epiphany 3 | Jer. 33:6-9 | Rom. 12:16-21 2007 2010 2019 2020 | Matt. 8:1-13 2003; 2004 2006; 2009 2011; 2012 2014; 2017 |
| Epiphany 4 | Is. 43:1-3 | Rom. 13:8-10 2001 | Matt. 8:23-27 2003 2011 2017 2019 |
| Epiphany 5 | Jer. 1:4-10 | Col. 3:12-17 | Matt. 13:24-30 2011 |
| Presentation | Mal. 3:1-4 | Heb. 2:14-18 | Luke 2:22-40 2013 |
| Transfiguration | Is. 61:10-13 2002 | 2 Peter 1:16-21 2002; 2006 2008; 2011 2014; 2017 2018; 2020 | Matt. 17:1-9 2001; 2002 2005; 2007 2009; 2012 2013; 2015 2019 |
| Septuagesima | Jer. 1:4-10 2005; 2007 2009; 2011 2015 | 1 Cor. 9:24:10-5 2002 2004 2012 2018 | Matt. 20:1-16 2006; 2009 2010 2013; 2014 2016; 2017 2019; 2020 |
| Sexagesima | Is. 55:10-13 2002; 2004 2009; 2012 2014; 2017 2019 | 2 Cor. 11:19-12:9 2007 2010 2016 2020 | Luke 8:4-15 2005; 2011; 2013 2015; 2018 |
| Quinquagesima | Is. 35:3-7 | 1 Cor. 13:1-13 2002 2009 2017 | Luke 18:31-43 2004 2012 2016 |
| Baptism of Jesus | Is. 42:1-9 | 1 Peter 3:18-22 2005 2008 2011 2014 | Matt. 3:13-17 2003; 2007 2017; 2018 2019; 2020 |
| Ash Wednesday | Joel 2:12-9 2007 | 2 Cor. 5:20-6:10 2008 2015 | Matt. 6:16-21 2003 |
| Lent 1 | Gen. 3:1-21 2005 2010 2011 2017 2019 | 2 Cor. 6:1-10 2012 | Matt. 4:1-11 2002 ; 2004 2007; 2008 2009; 2013 2014; 2015 2016 ; 2018 2020 |
| Lent 2 | Isaiah 45:20-25 2011 2017 | 1 Thess. 4:1-7 | Matthew 15:21-28 2002; 2004 2007; 2008 2009; 2010 2012; 2013 2014; 2015 2016; 2018 2019; 2020 |
| Lent 3 | 2 Samuel 22:1-7 | Gal. 4:21-31 2010 2016 | Luke 11:14-28 2004; 2007 2008; 2009 2011; 2012 2013; 2014 2015; 2017 2018; 2019 2020 |
| Lent 4 | Isaiah 49:8-13 | Gal. 4:21-31 2001; 2004 2011; 2013 2016; 2017 | John 6:1-15 2007; 2008 2009; 2010 2012; 2014 2015; 2018 2019; 2020 |
| Annunciation | Is. 7 10-15 | Heb. 10:5-10 | Luke 1:26-38 |
| Lent 5 | Genesis 12:1-2 2008 2012 2018 2020 | Heb. 9:11-15 2016 | John 8:46-59 2009; 2010 2011; 2013 2014; 2015 2016; 2017 2019 |
| Palm Sunday | Zech 9:9-10 2009 2013 2018 | Phil. 2:5-11 2008 2011 2016 2019 | Matt. 21:1-11 2004; 2005 2010; 2012 2014; 2015 2017 2018 2020 |
| Maundy Thursday | Exodus 12:1-14 | 1 Cor. 10:16-17 or 1 Cor 11:23-32 2007 2019 | John 13:1-15 2004 2008 2013 2018 |
| Good Friday | Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Suffering Servant Lenten Series Six Chief Parts of Christian Doctrine Lenten Series Sermons of Repentance | Hebrews 10:1-25 2013 | John 18:1-19:42 2004 2007 2008 |
| Holy Saturday | |||
| Easter Vigil | |||
| Easter Day: 1st | Isaiah 52:13-15 | 1 Corinthians 5:6-8 2005 2013 2017 | Mark 16:1-8 2004; 2007 2008; 2009 2010; 2011 2012; 2014 2015; 2016 2018; 2019 2020 |
| Easter Day: 2nd | Hosea 13:14 | 1 Peter 1:3-12 | Matt. 28:1-8 |
| Quasimodogeniti | Job 19:25-27 2010 | 1 John 5:4-12 2013 2018 | John 20:19-31 2004; 2005 2006; 2008 2009; 2011 2012; 2014 2015; 2016 2017; 2019 2020 |
| Good Shepherd Sunday | Ezek. 34:11-16 2017 2020 | 1 Peter 2:21-25 2005; 2006 2010 2012 2015 2019 | John 10:11-16 2002 2004; 2007 2008; 2009 2011 2013; 2014 2016; 2018 |
| Easter 4 | Lam. 3:18-26 2008 2010 2017 | 1 Peter 2:11-20 2004; 2005 2006; 2009 2012; 2014 2016; 2019 | John 16:16-23 2007; 2011 2013; 2015 2018; 2020 |
| Easter 5 | Is. 12:1-6 2009 2016 | James 1:16-21 2007 2011 2018 | John 16:5-15 2004; 2005 2006; 2008 2010; 2012 2013; 2014 2015; 2017 2019; 2020 |
| Easter 6 | Jer. 29:11-14 2003 2009 2010 2012 | James 1:22-27 2014 | John 16:23-30 2004; 2005 2006; 2007 2011; 2013 2015; 2018 2020 |
| Ascension | Isaiah 57:15 2013 CLTS Call Service 2014 | Acts 1:1-11 2009 2011 2016 | Mark 16:14-20 2005; 2006 2007; 2010 2012; 2015 2018; 2020 |
| Easter 7 | Ezek. 36:25-27 2008 2014 | 1 Peter 4:7-11 | John 15:26-16:4 2017 |
| Pentecost Vigil | |||
| Pentecost: 1st | Joel 2:28-32 2008 2015 2020 | Acts 2:1-11 2003 2010 2013 2018 | John 14:23-31 2005; 2006 2007; 2009 2011; 2012 2014; 2016 2017 |
| Pentecost: 2nd | Is. 32:14-20 | Acts 2:42-47 | John 4:5-26 |
| Trinity Sunday | Ezek. 18:30-32 2014 | Rom. 11:33-36 2005 2012 | John 3:1-15 2001; 2004 2006; 2007 2008; 2009 2010; 2011 2013; 2015 2016; 2017 2018; 2019 2020 |
| Trinity 1 | Jeremiah 9:23-24 2008; 2011 2014; 2016 2017 | 1 John 4:16-21 2006; 2007 2009; 2013 2018; 2020 | Luke 16:19-31 2005; 2010 2012; 2015 2019 |
| Trinity 2 | Isaiah 25:6-9 2008 (Romans 1:18-25) 2014 (Matthew 16:13-19) Proverbs 9:1-10 2015 2020 | 1 John 3:13-18 2005 2006 2009 2011 2018 | Luke 14:16-24 2004; 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 |
| Trinity 3 | Micah 7:18-20 2011 (The Lord’s Prayer: Introduction) 2014 (Commemoration of the Augsburg Confession) 2017 (Commemoration of the Augsburg Confession) 2020 | 1 Peter 3:8-15 2013 | Luke 15:1-10 2005; 2007 2008; 2009 2010; 2015 2016; 2018 2019 |
| Trinity 4 | Is. 58:6-12 2011 (The Lord’s Prayer: First Petition) | Rom. 8: 18-23 2009 2013 2018 | Luke 6:36-42 2003; 2005 2008; 2010 2012; 2014 2015; 2016 2019; 2020 |
| Trinity 5 | Jer. 16:14-21 2010 2011 (The Lord’s Prayer: Second Petition) 2019 | 1 Peter 3:8-15 2005; 2008 2013; 2018 2020 | Luke 5:1-11 2007; 2009 2012; 2014 2016; 2017 |
| Visitation | Song of Sol. 2:8-14 | Col. 3:12-17 | Luke 1:39-47 |
| Trinity 6 | Ex. 20:1-17 2005; 2008 2011 (The Lord’s Prayer: Third Petition) 2012; 2016 | Rom. 6:3-11 2004 2013 2018 | Matt. 5:20-26 2004; 2007 2009; 2010 2014; 2019 2020 |
| Trinity 7 | Jer. 31:23-25 2008; 2011 2014 2016 | Rom. 6:19-23 2004 2015 2018 | Mark 8:1-9 2009; 2010 2012; 2013 2020 |
| Trinity 8 | Jer. 15:19-21 2011 | Rom. 8:12-17 2016 | Matt. 7:15-23 2004; 2005 2006; 2008 2009; 2010 2012; 2013 2014; 2015 2020 |
| Trinity 9 | 1 Chron. 29:10-13 2010 2011 | 1 Cor. 10:6-13 2005; 2006 2009; 2012 2016; 2020 | Luke 16:1-9 2004 2008 2014 |
| Trinity 10 | Jer. 7:1-7 2010 2011 | 1 Cor. 12:1-11 2006 | Luke 19:41-48 2005; 2009 2012; 2014 2016; 2020 |
| Trinity 11 | 2010 | 2014 | 2004 2006 2009 2011 2012 2020 |
| Trinity 12 | 2010 2017 | 2004 2005 2009 2014 2020 | 2006 2011 2012 |
| Trinity 13 | 2010 | 2014 2017 | 2004 2006 2009 2011 2012 2015 2018 2020 |
| Trinity 14 | 2010 | 2009 2013 2016 2018 | 2004 2006 2012 2014 2015 2017 2020 |
| Trinity 15 | 2009 2010 2016 | 2019 | 2003 2004 2006 2008 2012 2013 2014 2015 2017 2018 |
| Trinity 16 | 2010 | 2008 2013 2016 2017 | 2004 2009 2012 2014 2015 2018 2019 |
| Trinity 17 | 2010 2017 | 2003 2006 2008 2013 2015 2016 2018 | 2012 2014 2019 2020 |
| Trinity 18 | 2010 2010 2017 | 2014 | 2003 2004 2006 2008 2012 2013 2015 2016 2018 2019 2020 |
| St. Michael’s Day | 2011 | 2009 | |
| Trinity 19 | 2017 | 2016 | 2004 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2015 2020 |
| Trinity 20 | 2009 2012 2015 | 2008 2011 2016 | 2004 2010 2013 |
| Trinity 21 | 2014 2019 | 1999 2001 2008 2010 2011 2013 2016 | |
| Trinity 22 | 2005 2008 2011 2014 2016 2017 2019 2020 | ||
| Reformation Day | 2012 2013 2014 2015 2017 2018 2019 | 2003 2009 2010 2011 | 2011 2002 2003 2004 2007 2008 2016 2020 |
| Trinity 23 | 2012 2014 2015 2017 | ||
| All Saint’s Day | 1983 2013 2017 | 2001 2004 2009 2016 | 2003 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2018 2019 2020 |
| Trinity 24 | 2018 | 2011 2012 2015 | |
| 3rd Last Sunday ( Trinity 25) | 2003 2009 2013 | 2001 2008 2012 2018 | 2007 2011 |
| 2nd Last Sunday (Trinity 26) | 2002 | 2003 2007 2008 2009 2010 2013 2016 2020 | |
| Last Sunday (Trinity 27) | 2001 2010 2019 | 2004 | 2003 2006 2007 2008 2009 2013 2015 2016 2017 2018 2020 |