Deuteronomy 10:12-21
1 Corinthians 1:4-9
Matthew 22:34-46
Trinity 18| Matthew 22:34-46| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| October 4, 2026 Our Gospel lesson is divided into two by two questions: one asked by a Pharisee; the other asked by Jesus. The Pharisee asked a question about the Law. Jesus asked a question about the Gospel, namely, about the identity of the…
Trinity 18| Matthew 22:34-46| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| October 19, 2025 This Gospel lesson answers two questions, the first, the Pharisees ask about the Law. Second, Jesus asks about the Gospel, specifically about the Christ. These two questions are the most fundamental questions in the Christian religion. If you do not know…
Trinity 18| Matthew 22:34-46| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| October 8, 2023 On the Tuesday before He was crucified, just two days after His triumphal entry into Jerusalem, Jesus taught His last recorded lesson in the temple. And in this final lesson in the temple, Jesus teaches us what every Christian must know…
Trinity 18| Matthew 22:34-46| Pastor James Preus| October 16, 2022 In Matthew chapter 22, Jesus is bombarded with questions from the Pharisees and Sadducees in vain attempts to catch him in his words. Finally, a lawyer from the Pharisee party asks Jesus which is the greatest commandment in the Law. Jesus teaches us that…
Trinity 18| Matthew 22:34-46| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| October 3, 2021 The lawyer insincerely called Jesus, “teacher.” He had no intention of being taught by Jesus, but to catch him in a trap. But make no mistake about it. Jesus is a teacher. In fact, he is the Teacher everyone must be taught by. If you are to…
Trinity 18| Matthew 22:34-46| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| October 11, 2020 A lawyer asked Jesus which was the greatest commandment in the Law, and our Lord answered by quoting the Law in Deuteronomy 6, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with…
The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf Preus| October 20, 2019| Matthew 22:34-46 But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” Jesus said to him,…
The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity| September 30, 2018| Matthew 22:34-46 But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love…
The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf Preus| September 25, 2016| St. Matthew 22:34-46 But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” Jesus said to…
The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf Preus| October 4, 2015| Matthew 22:34-46 But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” Jesus said to him,…