Advent 2| Luke 21:25-36| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| December 7, 2025 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel! Christians have been singing this hymn for about nine hundred years….
Advent 1| Matthew 21:1-9| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| November 30, 2025 In John chapter five, Jesus said to some Jews who did not believe in Him, “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about Me.” (vs. 39) Later,…
Last Sunday of the Church Year| Matthew 25:1-13| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| November 23, 2025 “Wake, awake, for night is flying,” The watchmen on the heights are crying; “Awake, Jerusalem, arise!” Midnight hears the welcome voices And at the thrilling cry rejoices: “Oh, where are ye, ye virgins wise? The Bridegroom comes,…
Second to Last Sunday in Church Year| Matthew 25:31-46| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| November 16, 2025 St. Luke records in Acts chapter 9, “But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so…
Trinity 21| John 4:46-54| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| November 9, 2025 The nobleman believed in Christ. That is why he traveled to Cana of Galilee from Capernaum to beg Jesus to come and heal his son, who was near death. Yet, instead of going with the nobleman, Jesus said, “Unless you all…
All Saints Sermon| Matthew 5:1-12| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| November 2, 2025 In our first lesson from Revelation 7, St. John describes a vision of heaven, a great multitude that no one can number, from every nation, language, and tribe, standing before the throne of God and singing praise to God, clothed…
Reformation Sunday| Romans 3:19-28| Pastor James Preus| October 26, 2025 Is it important to be Lutheran? Should we celebrate the Lutheran Reformation? When we talk about the importance of the Lutheran Reformation and being Lutheran, many mock and say that not only Lutherans will be in heaven. Of course, Lutherans have never taught that…
Trinity 18| Matthew 22:34-46| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| October 19, 2025 This Gospel lesson answers two questions, the first, the Pharisees ask about the Law. Second, Jesus asks about the Gospel, specifically about the Christ. These two questions are the most fundamental questions in the Christian religion. If you do not know…
Trinity 17| Luke 14:1-11| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| October 12, 2025 Jesus was set up. One of the rulers of the Pharisees invited Jesus over to eat, not to show a kind gesture toward a rival theologian, but so that he and his Pharisee friends could watch Jesus closely and catch Him…
Trinity 16| Luke 7:11-17| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| October 5, 2025 This past week was an exciting week for the Preus family. On Wednesday morning, I had two nephews born a couple hours apart in two different states. So, two cousins will be birthday buddies. As you know, my family loves babies….