Trinity 14| Pastor James Preus| Galatians 5:15-23| Trinity Lutheran Church| September 6, 2026 Every Christian knows that our greatest enemy is Satan. He is the archenemy of Christ and His Church. We pray against Satan in every petition of the Lord’s Prayer. Scripture says that the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking…
Trinity 13| Luke 10:25-37| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| August 30, 2026 “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”, the expert in the law asked Jesus. There are so many things wrong with this question! First of all, you do not do anything for an inheritance. An inheritance is by nature…
Trinity 12| Mark 7:31-37| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| August 23, 2026 “By your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” Matthew 12:37 My maternal grandparents were deaf from childhood. I didn’t know my grandfather, because he died when I was a toddler, but my grandmother lived…
Trinity 11| Luke 18:9-14| Pastor James Preus| August 16, 2026 For there is no distinction: 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified by His grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. Romans 3:22b-25a Last week we…
Trinity 10| Luke 19:41-48| Pastor James Preus| August 9, 2026 “For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God” 1 Peter 4:17 Jesus’ lament over Jerusalem is remarkable for a couple of reasons. First, because He predicts Jerusalem’s destruction precisely as it happened just forty years later. In the year…
Trinity 9| Luke 16:1-13| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| August 2, 2026 The dishonest manager in Jesus’ parable was removed from his office of management. A manager is one who manages the property of another. The dishonest manager was accused of wasting his master’s property. So, he was being removed from his position…
Trinity 8| Matthew 7:15-23| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| July 26, 2026 At the beginning of this chapter of Matthew, Jesus says, “Judge not, that you be not judged.” And so, it may seem surprising that just a handful of verses later Jesus then commands us to beware of false prophets, something that…
Trinity 7| Mark 8:1-9| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| July 19, 2026 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God…
Trinity 6| Matthew 5:17-26| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| July 12, 2026 “For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” Jesus is the friend of sinners. He receives them. He eats with them. He forgives them. And since Jesus…
Fifth Sunday after Trinity| Luke 5:1-11| Pastor James Preus| July 5, 2026 But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. Galatians 3:22 At the most basic level, Jesus’ miracle in our Gospel lesson teaches us how God gives us our daily bread….