The Third Sunday in Advent| December 15, 2019| Rev. Rolf Preus| Matthew 11:4-6 “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see: The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them. And…
The Third Sunday in Advent| December 16, 2018| Rev. Rolf Preus| Matthew 11:2-6 And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and said to Him, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?” Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and…
The Third Sunday in Advent| December 13, 2015| Rev. Rolf Preus| Matthew 11:2-10 And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and said to Him, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?” Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and…
Third Sunday in Advent| December 15, 2013| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Matthew 11:2-10 And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and said to Him, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?” Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and…
The Third Sunday in Advent| December 11, 2011| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Matthew 11:2-10 And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and said to Him, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?” Jesus answered and said to them, “Go…
The Third Sunday in Advent| December 13, 2009| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Matthew 11:2-10 And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and said to Him, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?” Jesus answered and said to them, “Go…
Advent Three Sermon| Rev. Rolf Preus| December 16, 2007| Matthew 11:2-10 Matthew 11:6 “And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.” When a church goes bad, whose fault is it? Should we blame the preachers? Or should we blame the people? It is true that pastors often come into congregations with…
Advent Three | Rev. Rolf Preus| December 14, 2003 As they departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?” (Matthew 11:7) Let a man so consider us, as ministers of Christ and stewards of the mysteries…
The Third Sunday in Advent (Observed on the Second Sunday in Advent)| December 5, 2004| Rev. Rolf Preus| 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 Jesus Christ Himself honored John by saying of him, “Assuredly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist; but he who is…
The Third Sunday in Advent| December 14, 2008| Rev. Rolf Preus| 1 Corinthians 4, 1-2 “Let a man so consider us, as ministers of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.” John the Baptist was a preacher’s preacher. He puts the rest…