First Sunday after Christmas| Galatians 4:1-7| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| December 28, 2025 He whom the sea And wind obey Doth come to serve the sinner in great meekness. Thou, God’s own Son, With us art one, Dost join us and our children in our weakness. (O Jesus Christ, Thy Manger Is,…
Christmas Eve| Luke 2:1-20| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| December 24, 2025 About six-hundred years before Christ was born in Bethlehem, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon had a dream. He saw a figure with a head of gold, chest and arms of silver, middle and thighs of bronze, and legs of iron with feet…
Advent 4| John 1:19-28 (29)| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| December 21, 2025 The final prophet in the Old Testament, Malachi, prophesied at the close of his book, “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. And he will turn the hearts of…
Advent 3| Isaiah 40:1-8| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| December 14, 2025 “Comfort, comfort ye My people, Speak ye peace,” thus saith our God; “Comfort those who sit in darkness, Mourning ’neath their sorrows’ load. Speak ye to Jerusalem Of the peace that waits for them; Tell her that her sins I cover…
Advent 2| Luke 21:25-36| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| December 7, 2025 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel! Christians have been singing this hymn for about nine hundred years….
Advent 1| Matthew 21:1-9| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| November 30, 2025 In John chapter five, Jesus said to some Jews who did not believe in Him, “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about Me.” (vs. 39) Later,…
The Second Article: Redemption And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits…
Last Sunday of the Church Year| Matthew 25:1-13| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| November 23, 2025 “Wake, awake, for night is flying,” The watchmen on the heights are crying; “Awake, Jerusalem, arise!” Midnight hears the welcome voices And at the thrilling cry rejoices: “Oh, where are ye, ye virgins wise? The Bridegroom comes,…
Second to Last Sunday in Church Year| Matthew 25:31-46| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| November 16, 2025 St. Luke records in Acts chapter 9, “But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so…
The First Article: Creation I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. What does this mean? I believe that God has made me and all creatures; that He has given me my body and soul, eyes, ears, and all my members, my reason and all my senses, and still takes care…