Invocavit (Lent 1)| Matthew 4:1-11| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| February 22, 2026 In John chapter 8, Jesus addresses some Jews who were hostile to His teaching, “Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear My word. You are of your father the devil, and your…
Quinquagesima| Luke 18:31-43| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| February 15, 2026 “And Jesus said to him, “Recover your sight. Your faith has saved you.” Luke 8:42 We are saved through faith alone. Yet, when we speak of saving faith, we speak of two things, both of which are taught in our Gospel lesson….
Sexagesima Sunday| Luke 8:4-15| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| February 8, 2026 Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy!He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing,shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him. Psalm 126:5-6 Last week we learned how we are saved entirely by God’s…
Septuagesima Sunday| Matthew 20:1-16| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| February 1, 2026 “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works. So that no one may boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9) This is one of the most…
Epiphany 3| Matthew 8:1-13| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| January 25, 2026 Twenty chapters after our Gospel lesson, in Matthew 28, after Jesus has risen from the dead and before He ascends into heaven, He said these words to His disciples, known as The Great Commission: All authority in heaven and on earth…
Epiphany 2| John 2:1-11| January 18, 2025 In Matthew chapter 15, Pharisees and scribes criticize Jesus’ disciples for not ceremonially washing their hands according to the traditions of the elders. Jesus rebuked them in turn for exalting their traditions above the commandments of God. He then goes on to teach an important lesson about…
Epiphany 1| Luke 2:41-52| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| January 11, 2026 St. Matthew records in chapter 3: 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. 14 John would have prevented Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to…
Epiphany | Matthew 2:1-12| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| January 6, 2026 Last week we heard Simeon prophesy of the Christ child, that He was a “light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel.” (Luke 2:32) And so, we know that Christ has not come for the Jews only,…
First Sunday after Christmas| Galatians 4:1-7| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| December 28, 2025 He whom the sea And wind obey Doth come to serve the sinner in great meekness. Thou, God’s own Son, With us art one, Dost join us and our children in our weakness. (O Jesus Christ, Thy Manger Is,…
Christmas Eve| Luke 2:1-20| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| December 24, 2025 About six-hundred years before Christ was born in Bethlehem, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon had a dream. He saw a figure with a head of gold, chest and arms of silver, middle and thighs of bronze, and legs of iron with feet…