The First Sunday in Advent| December 1, 2013| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Matthew 21:1-9 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a…
Advent One Sermon| November 29, 2015| Rev. Rolf Preus| Matthew 21:5 “Tell the daughter of Zion, `Behold, your King is coming to you, lowly, and sitting on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey.’” Matthew 21:5 There are two major religions in this world. There is the religion in which God comes…
The First Sunday in Advent| November 27, 2016| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Matthew 21:1-9 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a…
The First Sunday in Advent| December 3, 2017| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Matthew 21:1-9 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a…
The First Sunday in Advent| December 2, 2018| Rev. Rolf Preus| Matthew 21:1-9 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt…
Advent 1| Matthew 21:1-11| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| November 29, 2020 “O Lord, how shall I meet You, How welcome You aright?” What a good question! How can we welcome the Lord Almighty? The crowds in Jerusalem from our Gospel lesson give us a wonderful example. They took off their cloaks and cut down branches from…
The First Sunday in Advent| December 1, 2019| Rev. Rolf Preus| Jeremiah 23:5-6 “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel…
The First Sunday in Advent| November 30, 2014| Rev. Rolf Preus| Jeremiah 33:14-18 “Behold, the days are coming,” says the LORD, “that I will perform that good thing which I have promised to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah: in those days and at that time I will cause to…
First Sunday in Advent| November 30, 2008| Rev Rolf Preus| Jeremiah 33:16 “In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell safely. And this is the name by which she will be called: ‘THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.’” Jeremiah 33:16 Jesus comes in the name of the Lord. So said the adoring crowds…
Lent Two| 2002| Rev. Rolf Preus| Matthew 15:21-28 “Why won’t you help her? She’s crying out after us. Everyone can hear her pleas, and you ignore her. Can’t you just give her what she wants and send her away? The woman is clearly an embarrassment.” Jesus appears to be oblivious to her need or…