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,…
Trinity 7| Mark 8:1-9| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| July 18, 2021 Let us pray, “The eyes of all look to you, O Lord, and you give them their food in due season. You open your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.” Amen. What is a Sacrament? A Sacrament is a means…
Trinity 6| Matthew 5:17-26| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| July 23, 2017 It’s a common misconception that Jesus presents a completely different religion than that of the Old Testament. Some Christians might even disregard certain uncomfortable passages in the Bible saying, “Well, that’s the Old Testament. It’s the Pharisees and scribes, who want to harp…
Trinity 4| Luke 6:36-42| Pastor James Preus| June 27, 2021 “Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.” With these words, our Lord Jesus simply teaches us to behave like Christians. Christians are children of their heavenly Father. Children imitate their fathers. Christians are disciples of their teacher, Jesus Christ. If a disciple is like his teacher, he…
The Ninth Sunday after Trinity| August 17, 2014| St. Luke 16:1-9 “There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and an accusation was brought to him that this man was wasting his goods. So he called him and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of…
The Ninth Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf Preus| July 20, 2008| St. Luke 16:1-9 “There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and an accusation was brought to him that this man was wasting his goods. So he called him and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give…
Trinity Nine Sermon 2004| St. Luke 16:1-9 No Audio The essence of idolatry is the worship of the creation instead of the Creator. True worship consists in the life lived in fellowship with the One to whom this world belongs. Only a Christian can live this life because this life comes only from Christ. …