Trinity 9| Matthew 6:13| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| August 21, 2011 “Lead us not into temptation.” And lead us not into temptation. What does this mean? God indeed tempts no one; but we pray in this petition that God would guard and keep us, so that the devil, the world, and our flesh may…
Trinity 9| August 1, 2010| Rev. Rolf Preus And God spoke all these words, saying: “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me. You shall not make for yourself any carved image, or…
The Eighth Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf Preus| August 2, 2020| Matthew 7:15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.” Matthew 7:15 With these words Jesus teaches us that it is the duty of every Christian to judge the doctrine of the preachers. Every…
The Eighth Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| July 26, 2015| St. Matthew 7:15-23 “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…
The Eighth Sunday after Trinity| August 10, 2014| Rolf D. Preus| St. Matthew 7:15-23 “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…
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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,”…