Quasimodo Geniti Sunday (Easter 2)| John 20:19-31| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| April 12, 2026 45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? 46 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. Matthew 24:45-46 When…
Rev. Rolf Preus| Easter Sunday| April 5, 2026| St. Luke 24:1-8 Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. Then they went in and did not find the…
Rev. Rolf Preus| Good Friday| April 3, 2026| St. Matthew 27:27-31 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole garrison around Him. And they stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. When they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and…
Rev. Rolf Preus| Maundy Thursday| April 2, 2026| 1 Corinthians 11:26 “For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.” 1 Corinthians 11:26 When you come up to the Communion rail and eat and drink the body and the blood of Jesus, you…
Easter Sunday| Mark 16:1-8| Pastor James Preus| April 5, 2026 Christ is risen! He is risen indeed, Alleluia! Alleluia! Amen. Amen. Throughout the season of Lent, we have been going over the Lord’s Prayer and the Lord’s Passion during the midweek services, including Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, each service learning about a petition…
Good Friday| John 18-19| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| April 3, 2026 The Seventh Petition But deliver us from evil. What does this mean? We pray in this petition, in summary, that our Father in heaven would rescue us from every evil of body and soul, possessions and reputation, and finally, when our last…
The Lord’s Passion and the Lord’s Prayer: The Sixth Petition Matthew 6:13| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| March 25, 2026 The Sixth Petition And lead us not into temptation. What does this mean? God tempts no one. We pray in this petition that God would guard and keep us so that the devil, the…
Palm Sunday| Philippians 2:5-11| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| March 29, 2025 “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” (Luke 14:11) This statement of Jesus summarizes the Christian religion. Those who exalt themselves in pride will be brought low. And those who lower themselves will…
Rev. Rolf Preus| Palm Sunday| March 23, 2026| St. Matthew 21:5 Today is the first day of Holy Week. Jesus rides into Jerusalem. He is hailed as the Messiah, the Christ, the Son of David, the King. “All glory, laud, and honor” are given to him as is fitting for a king. The great…
Rev. Rolf Preus| March 25, 2026| Luke 23:44-47 Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit…