The Bible Teaches Us to Be Humble Yet, Scripture also gives examples of misplaced or false humility. Examples of False Humility Today Reasons for False/Misplaced Humility Summary We must repent of our sins and have a good conscience through the Gospel, so that we are not afraid to confess the truth and carry out…
Ash Wednesday| Matthew 6:16-18| Pastor James Preus| March 5, 2025 “And when you fast,” Jesus says. But why would we fast? Scripture associates fasting with repentance. God spoke through the prophet Joel, “Yet even now, “declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend…
Quinquagesima| Luke 18:31-43| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| March 2, 2025 “Your faith has saved you.” Jesus said to the blind man. This is one of Jesus’ most oft repeated statements, “Your faith has saved you.” (Matthew 9:22; Mark 10:52; Luke 7:50; 17:19; 18:42) While often, the statement is translated, “Your faith has…
Christ Mandates Compassion Jesus said, “Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.” (Luke 6:36) Biblical Examples of Misplaced Compassion 1 Samuel 15: Saul refuses to kill Agag King of the Amalekites. 1 Kings 20: King Ahab spares Ben-Hadad. Three Reasons Misplacing Compassion is Harmful Misplaced Compassion in the Family Misplaced Compassion in the…
Sexagesima| Luke 8:4-15| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| February 23, 2024 In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus teaches us to make seven petitions to our heavenly Father. In the first three petitions, we pray for the Word of God. The Small Catechism explains the first petition, “Hallowed be Thy name,” like this, “God’s name…
Septuagesima Sunday| Matthew 20:1-16| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| February 16, 2025 The kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who hires laborers for his vineyard. The vineyard is the Christian Church on earth. The laborers are Christians, who are called into the vineyard to work. If you are a…
Years ago, I listened to a sermon by my Dad, where he used this acronym to explain what grace is. At the time, I didn’t see how useful the acronym was, because I took for granted what grace means. Yet, I’ve come to learn that grace is very misunderstood. And so, when I was…
Transfiguration| Matthew 17:1-9 Pastor James Preus| February 9, 2025 Jesus did not want the news of His transfiguration to be known until after His resurrection. But after His resurrection, He wanted a trustworthy account to be given of it. So, He did not take all twelve of His disciples up the very high mountain…
Lumen Gentium Specifically paragraph 16. 16. Finally, those who have not yet received the Gospel are related in various ways to the people of God.(18*) In the first place we must recall the people to whom the testament and the promises were given and from whom Christ was born according to the flesh.(125) On…
Epiphany 4| Matthew 8:23-27| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| February 2, 2025 23 Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters; 24 they saw the deeds of the Lord, His wondrous works in the deep. 25 For He commanded and raised the stormy wind, …
