The holy Evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke, and St. Paul write: Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples and said: “Take, eat; this is my body, which is given for you. This do in…
Trinity 4| Luke 6:36-42| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| June 23, 2024 The Law is the eternal immutable will of God. That means that the Law is what God has always and will always desire to be done. The Law cannot change and it cannot be abolished. The Law of God can be…
Trinity 3| Luke 15| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| June 16, 2024 What does it mean that a shepherd leaves his ninety-nine sheep in the open country to look for the one lost sheep? It means that he values that sheep. What does it mean that a woman sweeps her whole house looking…
Nicene Creed …And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men and for…
Trinity 2 Sermon| Luke 14:12-24| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| June 9, 2024 The Prophet Isaiah prophesied in chapter 25, “On this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine, of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined….
You can watch the original presentation of this paper here. Holy Cross Lutheran Church Homeschool Conference May 11, 2024 Pastor James Preus To discuss the vocations of the homeschool family, we first need to define vocation. Vocation comes from the Latin word for calling, vocatio. In the New Testament, a calling (κλῆσις, or one…
Trinity Sunday| John 3:1-17| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| May 26, 2024 That God exists is self-evident. There are two natural reasons that we know God exists: the creation and the conscience. The creation declares that God exists. “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims His handiwork.” writes…
Pentecost 2024| John 14:23-31| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| May 19, 2024 If you asked people today if they love Jesus, most will say, “yes.” I think that is safe to say. Yet, how do they love Jesus? The truth is, many claim to love Jesus, when their actions show that they do…
Tradition’s Relationship with Scripture Alone In our first episode, where I discussed how Lutherans interpret the Bible, I explained that the formal principle, that is, the source of all our teaching concerning faith and living a moral life is Holy Scripture. Holy Scripture alone determines what we ought to believe regarding salvation and how…
Ascension Observed| Mark 16:14-20| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| May 12, 2024 So then the Lord Jesus, after He had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed…