Quinquagesima Sunday Sermon| February 22, 2009| 1 Corinthians 13:13 “And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13 In today’s Gospel Lesson, Jesus tells his disciples about his impending death. It will not be an easy death. He will be betrayed, mocked, insulted, whipped, and…
Quinquagesima Sunday| February 26, 2017| 1 Corinthians 13| Rolf D. Preus Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have…
February 7, 2016|Quinquagesima Sunday|St. Luke 18:31-34 Then He took the twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished. For He will be delivered to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted…
Christmas 2 | January 3, 2021 | Rev. James Preus | Matthew 2:13-23 “We resist evil with the ministry of Word and sword, and yet, the evils which cannot be averted we bear to our great advantage but to their detriment and destruction.”, wrote Martin Luther in meditation on our Gospel lesson. And indeed, our Gospel…
The Baptism of our Lord | January 10, 2021 | Rev. James Preus | Matthew 3:13-17 Blessed Epiphany! Epiphany comes from the Greek word for manifestation or appearing. It refers to God revealing himself to us in his Son, Jesus Christ. So, it makes sense in this Epiphany season that we remember the Baptism…
Epiphany 2 John 2:1-11 January 17, 2021 Rev. James Preus What do you think? Is God’s glory revealed more prominently in his power or in his love? This is a major question, the answer to which determines very much how you perceive your relationship with God. Jesus performed his first sign at a wedding in Cana in Galilee, manifesting…
Transfiguration | January 24, 2021 | Rev. James Preus | Matthew 17:1-9 | 2 Peter 1:16-21 St. Peter testifies saying, “For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.” (2 Peter 1:16). St. John,…
Septuagesima | January 31, 2021 | Rev. James Preus | Matthew 20:1-16 The first thing we need to realize about this parable of our Lord Jesus is that he is not teaching us what a master of a vineyard is like or how a vineyard is run. Rather, he is teaching us what the kingdom of heaven…
Advent One Sermon November 30, 2003 St. John 18:33-37 Then Pilate entered the Praetorium again, called Jesus, and said to Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered him, “Are you speaking for yourself about this, or did others tell you this concerning Me?” Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and…
Christmas Eve 2020 Luke 2:1-20 Pastor James Preus Every once in a while, someone, usually from the church, will ask me if he can stop to check on something in the parsonage. And I almost always answer, “Yeah, sure.” This annoys my dear wife, not because she has a problem with people stopping by, especially to help, but because I almost never tell…