Trinity 12| 2 Corinthians 3:4-11| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| August 30, 2020 St. Paul tells us that ministers of the new covenant are made competent by God. God makes them sufficient by the message that he gives them to preach. This is commonly misunderstood today. I’ve preached much on the importance of…
Trinity 6| Matthew 5:17-26| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| July 23, 2017 It’s a common misconception that Jesus presents a completely different religion than that of the Old Testament. Some Christians might even disregard certain uncomfortable passages in the Bible saying, “Well, that’s the Old Testament. It’s the Pharisees and scribes, who want to harp…
The Seventh Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf Preus| July 6, 2008 “Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.” Romans 13:1 “Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.” John 8:36 They…
Saints Peter and Paul the Apostles| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| June 29, 2014| St. Matthew 16:13-19 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah…
Trinity Sunday| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| May 30, 2010| St. John 3, 5-8 Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit…
Septuagesima Sunday| January 24, 2016| Rev. Rolf Preus| St Matthew 20:1-16 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. Now when he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he…
Sunday after Christmas| December 26, 2004| Rev. Rolf Preus Now there was one, Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity; and this woman was a widow of about eighty-four years, who did…