The Third Sunday after Trinity| June 8, 2008| Rev. Rolf Preus Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, “This Man receives sinners and eats with them.” Luke 15, 1-2 God became a man. We call this the incarnation. …
Trinity Three Sermon 2007| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| St. Luke 15:1-10 Jesus received tax collectors and sinners. They were not the kind of people you’d want as neighbors. The tax collectors were little better than thieves. They abused their authority for personal financial gain. Not only did they work for a foreign occupying government,…
The Third Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| June 12, 2005| Luke 15:1-10 No Audio I’m sure you’ve all heard the saying, “Hate the sin, but love the sinner.” Well that’s rather difficult, isn’t it? After all, the two go together. It is sinners who are doing the sinning. Furthermore, when the Bible…
The Third Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| June 16, 2013| 1 Peter 5:6-11 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about…
The Third Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf Preus| June 28, 2020| Micah 7:18-20 Who is a God like You, pardoning iniquity and passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in mercy. He will again have compassion on us, and will subdue…
The Anniversary of the Augsburg Confession| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| June 25, 2017| Matthew 10:26-33 “Therefore do not fear them. For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known. Whatever I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear in the…
Rev. Rolf D. Preus| June 25, 2014 “Whoever confesses me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 10:32-33 There have never been very many Lutherans in Augsburg, but…
Matthew 6:9a| Rev. Rolf Preus| July 10, 2011 “Our Father who art in heaven” Matthew 6:9a Our Father who art in heaven. What does this mean? God would by these words tenderly invite us to believe that He is our true Father, and that we are His true children, so that we may with…
Trinity Sunday| John 3:1-15| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| May 30, 2021 Nicodemus was a very smart man, a teacher of Israel, a ruler of the Jews, a man who stood out even among the Pharisees. This does not describe someone unless he is both intelligent and hard working. And Nicodemus pursued even more…
The Second Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| June 30, 2019| St. Luke 14:16-24 “A certain man gave a great supper and invited many, and sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, ‘Come, for all things are now ready.’ But they all with one accord began to…