Epiphany One Sermon 2002| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Luke 2:41-52 Years ago Dort put on the refrigerator a comic that featured a husband and wife watching their children fight. The father said to the mother, as if to encourage her, “All kids fight.” She replied, “Yes, but they are our kids.” It’s humbling for…
The First Sunday after Epiphany| January 11, 2015| Rev. Rolf Preus| Romans 12:1-5 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing…
The First Sunday after Epiphany| January 8, 2012| Rev. Rolf Preus| Romans 12:1-5 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing…
Epiphany One Sermon| Romans 12:1-5 | Rev. Rolf Preus| January 10, 2004 There is a reason why people don’t want to go to church and are not interested in the teaching of Christ. It is because they are stuck on themselves. When you make yourself the center of the universe, you care little about…
The Baptism of Our Lord| January 8, 2017| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Matthew 3:13-17 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?” But Jesus answered and said…
The First Sunday after Epiphany| January 12, 2014| Rev. Rolf Preus| Isaiah 61:1-3 “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the…
Quasimodogeniti Sunday| April 19, 2020| Rev. Rolf Preus| John 20:19-23 Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When…
Quasimodogeniti Sunday| St. John 20:19-31| Rev. Rolf Preus| April 28, 2019 Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace be with you.” …
Quasimodogeniti Sunday Sermon| Rev. Rolf Preus| April 23, 2017| St. John 20:19-31 Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace be with…
Quasimodogeniti Sunday Sermon| April 3, 2016| Rev. Rolf Preus| John 20:21-23 So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of…