Laetare Sunday (Lent 4)| John 6:1-15| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| March 30, 2025 At the beginning of John 6, a crowd of 5,000 men, not including their wives and children, advance on Jesus to make Him their king by force, because they loved Him so much for feeding them bread and fish…
The Problem Positive Secular Examples of Indoctrination Biblical Argument for Indoctrination Deuteronomy 6: 4 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[b] 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6 And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children,…
Oculi Sermon (Lent 3)| Luke 11:14-28| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| March 23, 2025 “But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you,” says Jesus. The finger of God is the Holy Spirit. When a work is done by…
Reminiscere Sunday (Lent 2)| Genesis 32:22-32 and Matthew 15:21-28| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| March 16, 2025 Last week, Jesus taught us how to wrestle with Satan and win. This week Jesus teaches us how to wrestle with God and win. In our Old Testament lesson from Genesis 32, Jacob wrestles with a…
Third Sunday in Lent| 2010| Rev. Rolf Preus| Ephesians 5:1-9 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet‑smelling aroma. But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not…
Invocavit (Lent 1)| Matthew 4:1-11| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| March 9, 2025 Do you children know what Monergism means? Monergism comes from the Greek words for alone and working. Regarding our salvation, God works alone. You don’t help at all. As David went out on the battlefield by himself with his sling…
The Bible Teaches Us to Be Humble Yet, Scripture also gives examples of misplaced or false humility. Examples of False Humility Today Reasons for False/Misplaced Humility Summary We must repent of our sins and have a good conscience through the Gospel, so that we are not afraid to confess the truth and carry out…
Ash Wednesday| Matthew 6:16-18| Pastor James Preus| March 5, 2025 “And when you fast,” Jesus says. But why would we fast? Scripture associates fasting with repentance. God spoke through the prophet Joel, “Yet even now, “declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend…
Christ Mandates Compassion Jesus said, “Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.” (Luke 6:36) Biblical Examples of Misplaced Compassion 1 Samuel 15: Saul refuses to kill Agag King of the Amalekites. 1 Kings 20: King Ahab spares Ben-Hadad. Three Reasons Misplacing Compassion is Harmful Misplaced Compassion in the Family Misplaced Compassion in the…
Sexagesima| Luke 8:4-15| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| February 23, 2024 In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus teaches us to make seven petitions to our heavenly Father. In the first three petitions, we pray for the Word of God. The Small Catechism explains the first petition, “Hallowed be Thy name,” like this, “God’s name…