Rev. Rolf Preus| Palm Sunday| March 23, 2026| St. Matthew 21:5 Today is the first day of Holy Week. Jesus rides into Jerusalem. He is hailed as the Messiah, the Christ, the Son of David, the King. “All glory, laud, and honor” are given to him as is fitting for a king. The great…
Rev. Rolf Preus| March 25, 2026| Luke 23:44-47 Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit…
Rev. Rolf Preus| The Fifth Sunday in Lent| March 22, 2026| John 8:58 “Jesus said to them, ‘Amen, amen, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.’” During this latest war in the Middle East, there has been considerable debate in our country about America’s relationship with Israel. Not just a political debate, but a theological…
Rev. Rolf Preus| March 18, 2026| John 19:28-30 “After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!” Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth. So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He…
Rev. Rolf Preus| The Fourth Sunday in Lent| March 15, 2026| Galatians 4:26 “But the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all.” We pray to our Father in heaven every day. Jesus taught us to pray, “Our Father.” We call God Father because by the merits of his Son Jesus…
Rev. Rolf Preus| March 11, 2026| Matthew 27:45-49 Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” Some of those who stood there,…
The Third Sunday in Lent| Rev. Rolf Preus| March 8, 2026| Luke 11:14-28 Good and evil are not just ideas. God is real. The devil is real. God is not the personification of good. He is good. The devil is not the personification of evil. He is evil. All good in this world comes…
Rev. Rolf Preus| March 4, 2026| Luke 23:39-43 Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, “If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.” But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we receive…
The Second Sunday in Lent| Rev. Rolf Preus| March 1, 2026| St. Matthew 15:21-28 Today’s Gospel Lesson tests our faith. We learn from childhood that God loves everyone. “For God so loved the world,” Jesus said. He’s the Savior of the world. He died for all. He wants everyone to believe in him. He…
Rev. Rolf Preus| February 25, 2026| Luke 23:32-34 There were also two others, criminals, led with Him to be put to death. And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left. Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they…