Giving Thanks for Salvation
Trinity 14| Luke 17:11-19| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| September 1, 2024 In the Small Catechism, Luther explains the fourth petition of the Lord’s Prayer, “Give us this day our daily bread,” with these words, “God certainly gives daily bread to everyone without our prayers, even to all evil people, but we pray…
Must Christians Abstain from Unclean Foods?
God is more concerned with worship from the heart than outward observances. The Old Testament declared certain foods unclean and forbid Israel from eating them. The Old Testament Ceremonial Law has been fulfilled in Christ. God no longer requires anyone to observe these ordinances. Seventh Day Adventists’ Arguments for keeping the Sabbath and Dietary…
Episode 19: Course of Error in the Church according to C. P. Krauth
After recording this episode, I discovered that Charles Porterfield Krauth’s “Conservative Reformation” is available free online at lutheranlibrary.org as a pdf. You can find it here. You can also purchase “Conservative Reformation” from CPH . Course of Error in the Church By Charles Porterfield Krauth When error is admitted into the Church, it will…
The Law in Service to the Gospel
Trinity 13| Luke 10:23-37| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| August 25, 2024 We Lutherans have been raised and catechized to understand the distinction between the Law and the Gospel. The Law commands works, while the Gospel offers God’s grace for Christ’s sake to be received through faith. The Law convicts you of sin,…
Episode 18: St. James vs. St. Paul on Justification
The Grace of the Father, Merits of the Son, and Efficacy of the Holy Spirit in the Sacraments
Trinity 12| Mark 7:31-37| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| August 18, 2024 In this Gospel lesson, Christ reveals that God wants to be gracious to us through His Word and Sacraments, so that we may find comfort and peace in them. However, the church has become divided on the topic of sacraments, how…
Two Religions
Trinity 11| Luke 18:9-14; Genesis 4:1-15| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| August 11, 2024 There are only two religions in the world. There is the religion of grace and the religion of works. The religion of works teaches that a person is justified before God by his works. The religion of grace teaches…
Episode 17: Is the Pope the Head of the Church?
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church the Pope is “The successor of St. Peter as Bishop of Rome and Pontiff of the universal Catholic Church. The pope exercises a primacy of authority as Vicar of Christ and shepherd of the whole Church; he receives the divine assistance promised by Christ to the…
Learning from the Courage of Jesus
Trinity 10| Luke 19:41-48| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| August 4, 2024 The United States of America will be destroyed. I am not speaking hyperbole. The destruction of Jerusalem, which Christ predicted and which came to pass just forty years later, foretells the destruction of every nation. Israel was God’s chosen people. Jerusalem…