Epiphany 2| John 2:1-11| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| January 16, 2022 St. John tells us that there were six stone water jars at this wedding for the Jewish rites of purification. These six stone water jars are a symbol of the Law. They are made of stone. God gave the Ten Commandments…
Baptism of our Lord| Matthew 3:13-17| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| January 9, 2022 In the Grimm’s fairytale Snow White, the wicked witch tricks Snow White into biting into a poisonous apple. She does this by poisoning only one half of the apple. The witch takes a bite out of the nonpoisonous half…
Luke 2:21| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| January 2, 2021 And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. The Old Testament Law can be divided into three categories: the moral, the civil, and…
Christmas Eve| Luke 2:10-12| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| December 24, 2021 10And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy that will be for all the people. 11For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is…
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 3| Matthew 11:2-10| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| December 12, 2021 “These are the signs that you shall mark; The swaddling clothes and manger dark. There you will find the infant laid By whom the heav’ns and earth were made.” So paraphrased Martin Luther the words of the angel to the shepherds in his great…
Advent 2| Luke 21:25-36; Romans 15:4-13 Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| December 5, 2021 “For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.”, wrote St. Paul by inspiration of the Holy Spirit in the 15th chapter of his letter…
Advent 1 (Ad Te Levavi)| Matthew 21:1-9| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| November 28, 2021 “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the Highest!” These words shouted by the crowds in Jerusalem are a paraphrase from Psalm 118. Psalm 118, along with all the Psalms…
Last Sunday of the Church Year (Trinity 27| Matthew 25:1-13| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| November 21, 2021 After Jesus ascended into heaven, and Jesus’ disciples were still gazing into the sky where he departed, two angels appeared and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken…
Trinity 24| Matthew 9:18-26| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| November 14, 2021 Our Gospel lesson for today teaches us three things about saving faith. First, saving faith trusts in Christ Jesus alone. Faith is often generalized as a belief, hope, or trust that is in a person. But what that person believes, hopes,…