Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took flasks…
After recording this episode, I discovered that Charles Porterfield Krauth’s “Conservative Reformation” is available free online at lutheranlibrary.org as a pdf. You can find it here. You can also purchase “Conservative Reformation” from CPH . Course of Error in the Church By Charles Porterfield Krauth When error is admitted into the Church, it will…
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church the Pope is “The successor of St. Peter as Bishop of Rome and Pontiff of the universal Catholic Church. The pope exercises a primacy of authority as Vicar of Christ and shepherd of the whole Church; he receives the divine assistance promised by Christ to the…
You can watch the original presentation of this paper here. Holy Cross Lutheran Church Homeschool Conference: O, Blest the House Pastor James Preus May 11, 2024 Now, the astute devotee of Luther’s Small Catechism, of which I expect to find many in this room, will recognize the title of this second session from the…
What Luther’s Small Catechism Says about Baptism What is Baptism? Baptism is not just plain water, but it is the water included in God’s command and combined with God’s word. Which is this word of God? Christ our Lord says in the last chapter of Matthew: “Therefore go and make disciples of all…
Easter Sunday| Mark 16:1-7| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| March 31, 2024 When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. 2 And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went…
Laetare Sunday (Lent 4)| John 6:1-15| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| March 10, 2024 “When the people saw the sign that He had done, they said, ‘This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world!’” What did the people mean by this? They were referring to the prophesy of Moses…
Oculi (Lent 3)| Luke 11:14-28| Pastor James Preus| March 3, 2024 When you were baptized, you were asked the following questions. Do you renounce the devil? Do you renounce all his works? Do you renounce all his ways? And you or your sponsors answered, ‘yes.’ Then, as the pastor spoke the words of Christ…
Transfiguration Sunday| Matthew 17:1-9| Pastor James Preus| January 21, 2024 Those who profess to be Christians, but do not go to church will often say, “But I pray a lot.” And that’s good. Every Christian should pray. But what is prayer? Prayer is speaking to God in faith. As Jesus teaches us to pray…