Trinity 12| Mark 7:31-37| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| August 23, 2026 “By your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” Matthew 12:37 My maternal grandparents were deaf from childhood. I didn’t know my grandfather, because he died when I was a toddler, but my grandmother lived…
Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| August 20, 2026 Heavenly Father, May the doctrine of election taught, in Holy Scripture drive us closer to Jesus through the ministry of the Holy Spirit in Word and Sacrament, so that we may be evermore confident in our eternal salvation, because you chose us in Christ Jesus…
Trinity 11| Luke 18:9-14| Pastor James Preus| August 16, 2026 For there is no distinction: 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified by His grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. Romans 3:22b-25a Last week we…
Trinity 10| Luke 19:41-48| Pastor James Preus| August 9, 2026 “For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God” 1 Peter 4:17 Jesus’ lament over Jerusalem is remarkable for a couple of reasons. First, because He predicts Jerusalem’s destruction precisely as it happened just forty years later. In the year…
Trinity 9| Luke 16:1-13| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| August 2, 2026 The dishonest manager in Jesus’ parable was removed from his office of management. A manager is one who manages the property of another. The dishonest manager was accused of wasting his master’s property. So, he was being removed from his position…
10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting, 11 for whoever greets him takes part in his wicked works. 2 John 1:10-11 Should Christians welcome Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons into their homes when they come to their door? Does St. John forbid us…
Trinity 8| Matthew 7:15-23| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| July 26, 2026 At the beginning of this chapter of Matthew, Jesus says, “Judge not, that you be not judged.” And so, it may seem surprising that just a handful of verses later Jesus then commands us to beware of false prophets, something that…
Trinity 7| Mark 8:1-9| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| July 19, 2026 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God…
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…
