First Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| Luke 16:19-31| May 29, 2005 Once upon a time people gave alms. Today nobody knows what they are. The word “alms” comes from the Greek word for mercy. We show mercy toward the poor by giving alms for their support. Those who have received mercy from…
The First Sunday after Trinity| Rolf D. Preus| June 14, 2020| 1 John 4:16-21 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may…
First Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| June 3, 2018| 1 John 4:16-21 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may…
The First Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| June 2, 2013| 1 John 4:16-21 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. Love has been perfected among us in this: that we…
First Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf Preus| June 14, 2009 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the…
Trinity One Sermon 2007| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| 1 John 4:16-21 There is much confusion about what love is. Love is not merely desire or attraction. We may desire what we do not love. We desire it for what we will gain from it. We desire and we seek to get and we…
First Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| June 18, 2006| 1 John 4:16-21 There is the love of a mother and a father for their children. There is the love between a man and a woman. There is the love between brothers and sisters. Then there is God’s love. This is the source…
The First Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| June 18, 2017| Jeremiah 9:23-24 Thus says the LORD: “Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, let not the mighty man glory in his might, nor let the rich man glory in his riches; but let him who glories glory in this, that…
The First Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf Preus| May 29, 2016| Genesis 15:1-6 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.” But Abram said, “Lord God, what will You give me, seeing I go…
The Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| June 22, 2014| Jeremiah 9:23-24 Thus says the LORD: “Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, let not the mighty man glory in his might, nor let the rich man glory in his riches; but let him who glories glory in this, that he…