The First Petition: Hallowed be Thy name. What does this mean? God’s name is certainly holy in itself, but we pray in this petition that it may be kept holy among us also. How is God’s name kept holy? God’s name is kept holy when the Word of God is taught in…
Septuagesima Sunday| Matthew 20:1-16| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| February 1, 2026 “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works. So that no one may boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9) This is one of the most…
The Introduction: Our Father who art in heaven. What does this mean? With these words God tenderly invites us to believe that He is our true Father and that we are His true children, so that with all boldness and confidence we may ask Him as dear children ask their dear father.
Epiphany 3| Matthew 8:1-13| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| January 25, 2026 Twenty chapters after our Gospel lesson, in Matthew 28, after Jesus has risen from the dead and before He ascends into heaven, He said these words to His disciples, known as The Great Commission: All authority in heaven and on earth…
Epiphany 2| John 2:1-11| January 18, 2025 In Matthew chapter 15, Pharisees and scribes criticize Jesus’ disciples for not ceremonially washing their hands according to the traditions of the elders. Jesus rebuked them in turn for exalting their traditions above the commandments of God. He then goes on to teach an important lesson about…
Epiphany 1| Luke 2:41-52| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| January 11, 2026 St. Matthew records in chapter 3: 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. 14 John would have prevented Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to…
The Third Article: Sanctification I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. What does this mean? I believe that I cannot by my own reason or strength believe in Jesus Christ, my Lord, or come…
Epiphany | Matthew 2:1-12| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| January 6, 2026 Last week we heard Simeon prophesy of the Christ child, that He was a “light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel.” (Luke 2:32) And so, we know that Christ has not come for the Jews only,…
First Sunday after Christmas| Galatians 4:1-7| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| December 28, 2025 He whom the sea And wind obey Doth come to serve the sinner in great meekness. Thou, God’s own Son, With us art one, Dost join us and our children in our weakness. (O Jesus Christ, Thy Manger Is,…
Christmas Eve| Luke 2:1-20| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| December 24, 2025 About six-hundred years before Christ was born in Bethlehem, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon had a dream. He saw a figure with a head of gold, chest and arms of silver, middle and thighs of bronze, and legs of iron with feet…
