Isaiah 40:1-8
Phillipians 4:4-7
John 1:19-28
Advent 4| John 1:19-28| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| December 18, 2022 No, no, no. That’s what John answers to the messengers of the Pharisees. “I’m not the Christ.” Well, we knew that already. “I’m not Elijah.” Wait, but doesn’t Jesus tell us that John is Elijah? (Matthew 11:13 and 17:11-13) Indeed, he…
Advent 4| John 1:29| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| December 19, 2021 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” John 1:29 When John the Baptist declared that he was the voice of one crying out in the…
Advent 4| Pastor James Preus| John 1:19-28| December 20, 2020 John the Baptist confesses and, in his confession, he teaches us how to confess. To confess means to speak the same. John repeats back the same message that God gives him to speak. And we, by repeating the words of John the Baptist, confess…
The Fourth Sunday in Advent| December 23, 2018| Rev. Rolf Preus| John 1:19-20 Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” John the Baptist teaches us how…
The Fourth Sunday in Advent| December 20, 2015| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. John 1:19-28 Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” And they asked him, “What…
The Fourth Sunday in Advent| December 22, 2013| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. John 1:19-28 Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” And they asked him, “What…
The Fourth Sunday in Advent| December 18, 2011| Rev. Rolf Preus| John 1:19-28 Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” And they asked him, “What then?…
The Fourth Sunday in Advent| December 20, 2009| Rev. Rolf Preus| John 1, 19-28 Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” And they asked him, “What…
The Fourth Sunday in Advent| December 18, 2016| Rev. Rolf Preus| Philippians 4:4-7 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made…
The Fourth Sunday in Advent| December 21, 2014| Rev. Rolf Preus| Philippians 4:4-7 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made…