Oculi Sermon (Lent 3)| Luke 11:14-28| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| March 23, 2025 “But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you,” says Jesus. The finger of God is the Holy Spirit. When a work is done by…
Reminiscere Sunday (Lent 2)| Genesis 32:22-32 and Matthew 15:21-28| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| March 16, 2025 Last week, Jesus taught us how to wrestle with Satan and win. This week Jesus teaches us how to wrestle with God and win. In our Old Testament lesson from Genesis 32, Jacob wrestles with a…
Third Sunday in Lent| 2010| Rev. Rolf Preus| Ephesians 5:1-9 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet‑smelling aroma. But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not…
Invocavit (Lent 1)| Matthew 4:1-11| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| March 9, 2025 Do you children know what Monergism means? Monergism comes from the Greek words for alone and working. Regarding our salvation, God works alone. You don’t help at all. As David went out on the battlefield by himself with his sling…
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…
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…
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…
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, …
Acts 9:1-22| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| January 26, 2025 Last Monday, much of our nation was captivated by the inauguration of President Donald Trump. This historical event easily overshadowed other news stories that day, including the death of former Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards from brain cancer. Richards famously oversaw Planned Parenthood…