Trinity 8| Matthew 7:15-23| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| July 25, 2021 Is pure doctrine important? Our Lord Jesus sure thinks it is. He tells us to beware of false prophets. What is a false prophet? A prophet is someone who speaks for God. A false prophet is someone who claims to speak for God, but rather tells…
Trinity 10| Luke 19:41-48| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| August 16, 2020 Jesus’ prediction of the destruction of the temple was one of his most controversial prophesies. It filled his disciples with wonder and his enemies with ire. The idea that the temple would be destroyed was offensive to the religious elites, because…
The Tenth Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| July 31, 2016| St. Luke 19:41-48 Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, saying, “If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your…
The Tenth Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf Preus| August 24, 2014| St. Luke 19:41-48 Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, saying, “If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. …
The Tenth Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| August 12, 2012| Mark 1:11 “Then a voice came from heaven, ‘You are My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.’” St. Luke writes in his Gospel that the twelve-year-old boy Jesus “Increased in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and men.” …
The Tenth Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf Preus| August 16, 2009| Luke 19:41-48 Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, saying, “If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For…
Trinity Ten Sermon 2005| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| Luke 19:41-48 No Audio. When God became a man and joined us where we live He did not cease to be God. He did not change. God is unchangeable. From the eternal past to the eternal future God is God. The name by which He chose…
Tenth Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| August 20, 2006| 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 No Audio Seeing our grandchildren this summer has brought back so many wonderful memories of when our children were little. Little kids do funny things. You go out and buy a present for a one year old, wrap it up…
The Lord’s Prayer| Seventh Petition| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| Matthew 6:13| August 28, 2011 “But deliver us from evil.” Matthew 6:13 But deliver us from evil. What does this mean? We pray in this petition, as the sum of all, that our Father in heaven would deliver us from every evil of body and…
Rev. Rolf Preus| August 15, 2010 “You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.” Exodus 20:7 What does this mean? We should fear and love God that we may not curse, swear, use witchcraft, lie,…