Septuagesima Sunday Sermon| Rev. Rolf Preus| February 4, 2007| Jeremiah 1:4-10 Jeremiah lived during a time similar to our own. This may seem strange since he lived over twenty six hundred years ago in a land thousands of miles away with a different language and culture. But there are certain things common to the…
Septuagesima| Rev. Rolf Preus| January 23, 2005 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.” Then said I: “Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I cannot speak, for I…
Septuagesima Sermon| Rev. Rolf Preus| February 8, 2009| St. Matthew 20:1-16 “So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen.” Matthew 20:16 Jesus’ parables tell us about the kingdom of God or the kingdom of heaven. The kingdom of God exists here on earth. But, as…
Septuagesima Sunday| Rev. Rolf Preus| February 12, 2006| Matthew 20:1-16 I will never forget a conversation I had with a fellow in St. Cloud, Minnesota about twenty five years ago. On my day off I used to go to a rather nice pool hall to shoot pool for a couple of hours. This guy…
Cantate Sunday| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| May 10, 2020| St. John 16:5-15 “But now I go away to Him who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is…
Cantate Sunday| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| May19, 2019| John 16:5-15 “But now I go away to Him who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your…
Cantate Sunday| Rolf D. Preus| May 14, 2017| John 16:5-15 “But now I go away to Him who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your…
Cantate Sunday| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| May 3, 2015| St. John 16:5-15 “But now I go away to Him who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is…
Cantate Sunday| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| May 18, 2014| St. John 16:5-15 “But now I go away to Him who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is…
Cantate Sunday | Rev. Rolf D. Preus| April 28, 2013| St. John 16:12-15 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own, but whatever…