The Twelfth Sunday after Trinity| August 26, 2012| St. Mark 7:31-37| Rolf D. Preus Again, departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, He came through the midst of the region of Decapolis to the Sea of Galilee. Then they brought to Him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech,…
Trinity 12| 2 Corinthians 3:4-11| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| August 30, 2020 St. Paul tells us that ministers of the new covenant are made competent by God. God makes them sufficient by the message that he gives them to preach. This is commonly misunderstood today. I’ve preached much on the importance of…
The Twelfth Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| September 7, 2014| 2 Corinthians 3:4-11 And we have such trust through Christ toward God. Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God, who also made us sufficient as ministers of the…
Trinity Twelve Sermon| August 30, 2009 “And we have such trust through Christ toward God. Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God, who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the…
Sermons of C.F.W. Walther| Twelfth Sunday after Trinity| 2 Corinthians 3:4-11 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. Amen. Dear friends in Christ Jesus. Introduction The office of the ministry is not merely a…
2 Corinthians 3:4-11| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| The Twelfth Sunday after Trinity| August 29, 2004 No Audio Every Lutheran catechumen learns the basic difference between the law and the gospel. God’s law is that teaching from God whereby we learn what is right and what is wrong. It is proclaimed from Mt. Sinai. The…
The Twelfth Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| September 3, 2017| Mark 6:14-29 King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known. Some were saying, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.” Others said, “He is Elijah.” …
The Ordination of Mark Preus| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| 2 Corinthians 5, 18-21| Faith Lutheran Church, Wylie, Texas| August 8, 2010 Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world…
Trinity 9| Luke 16:1-9| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| August 1, 2021 What is the unjust steward’s god? It’s obvious; isn’t it? Mammon. Earthly wealth. Whatever you fear, love, and trust in most is your god. And this unjust steward fears money. He revere’s its power to feed one’s belly and he is terrified…
Trinity 11| Luke 18:9-14| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| August 23, 2020 When Jesus saw that some were confident in themselves that they were righteous and held others in contempt, he taught a parable to show who really is righteous before God and who is not. And to the surprise of his listeners,…