All Saints Day (Observed)| Revelation 7:9-17; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| November 7, 2021 “Let not him who straps on his armor boast himself as he who takes it off.”, so wisely spoke the otherwise foolish King Ahab of Israel to King Ben-hadad of Syria after the latter boasted in…
Last Sunday of the Church Year| Matthew 25:1-13| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| November 22, 2020 “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.” This is an earnest warning from our Lord Jesus. Jesus will come to judge the living and the dead. Some will be found unprepared and will…
Second to Last Sunday of the Church Year (Trinity 26)| Matthew 25:31-46| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| November 15, 2020 “From thence he will come to judge the living and the dead.” This is what we confess. Jesus Christ will return to judge the living and the dead. The idea of a final…
Reformation Sunday| Romans 3:19-28| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| October 31, 2021 “But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it—the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe.” Romans 3:21-22 Five hundred years ago…
Trinity 21| Genesis 1:1-2:3| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| October 24, 2021 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Which God? The Triune God: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. There is only one God. Deuteronomy 6:4 states, “Hear, O Israel. The LORD our God, the LORD is…
All Saints Day| Matthew 5:1-9| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| November 1, 2020 “Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.” 1 John 3:2 Through Baptism and through…
Trinity 20| Matthew 22:1-14| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| October 17, 2021 Why do so many people not go to church? For the same reason why they should go to church. The LORD God says, “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways. For as the heavens are higher than the earth,…
Reformation Day (Observed)| John 8:31-36| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| October 25, 2020 “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” John 8:34-36 …
Trinity 19| Matthew 9:1-8| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| October 10, 2021 “This man is blaspheming,” thought the scribes to themselves. Why do they accuse Jesus of blaspheming in their hearts? Because only God can forgive sins. Jesus has just told a paralytic that his sins are forgiven. Jesus, they thought, clearly was not God. So, this…
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…