The Eighth Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| July 29, 2012| St. Matthew 7:15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.” St. Matthew 7:15 There can be no such thing as a false prophet unless there is such a thing as falsehood. And…
The Eighth Sunday after Trinity| St. Matthew 7:15| July 25, 2010 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.” St. Matthew 7, 15 There shouldn’t be any doubt in anyone’s mind that Jesus takes doctrine very seriously. It matters what we teach. It matters what…
The Eighth Sunday after Trinity| August 2, 2009| St. Matthew 7:15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.” “Holy Father, sanctify them by your truth. Your word is truth.” So Jesus prayed in his high priestly prayer shortly before he went to the cross…
Eighth Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf Preus| July 13, 2008| “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits.” Matthew 7, 15-16a Earlier in this sermon Jesus tells us not to judge. “Judge not, that you be not judged,”…
Trinity Eight Sermon 2006| Rev. Rolf D. Preus | August 6, 2006 No Audio “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.” St. Matthew 7:15 On July 23 the chairmen and secretaries of First Evanger Lutheran Church in Fertile, Grace Lutheran Church in Crookston, and First…
Trinity Eight Sermon 2005| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| St. Matthew 7:15-23 No Audio “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears…
The Eighth Sunday after Trinity, August 1, 2004| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| Matthew 7:15-23 No Audio The words of Jesus to which we direct our attention this morning are a portion of His Sermon on the Mount. Jesus has preached this sermon for nearly two thousand years now to Christians all around the world. …
The Eighth Sunday after Trinity| Rolf D. Preus| July 17, 2016| Romans 8:12-17 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors; not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you…
Rev. Rolf Preus| Luke 11:4| August 14, 2011 “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” Luke 11:4 And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. What does this mean? We pray in this petition that our Father in heaven would not look upon our…
The Seventh Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf Preus| July 26, 2020| Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23 Sin pays wages. God give gifts. Sinners earn death. They deserve it. Jesus gives life. Nobody but Jesus deserves…