Baptism of Jesus Sermon| January 27, 2008| Rev. Rolf Preus Baptism doth also now save us.” 1 Peter 3:21 Jesus warned us of false teachers and false prophets. His apostles warned that men from within the Church would promote false teaching harmful to faith. Faith is not a human achievement. If it were, we…
The Baptism of our Lord| February 6, 2005| Rev. Rolf Preus| 1 Peter 3:18-22 When we think of the flood that God sent to destroy the world during the time of Noah we naturally think of it as a terrible thing. The recent destruction wreaked by tidal waves in the Indian Ocean killed hundreds…
Rogate Sunday| John 16:23-33| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| May 9, 2021 This Sunday is named Rogate from the Latin word for pray. In our Gospel lesson, Jesus teaches us how to pray, specifically, how to ask God for what we need. Jesus tells his disciples to pray directly to God the Father and that whatever they ask…
Exaudi Sunday Sermon| May 28, 2017| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. John 15:26 – 16:4 “But when the Comforter comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me. And you also will bear witness, because you have been with Me…
Exaudi Sunday Sermon| Rev. Rolf Preus| June 1, 2014 Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart…
Exaudi Sunday Sermon| Rev. Rolf Preus| May 4, 2008 Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart…
Ascension Day Sermon| May 24, 2020| Mark 16:16| Rev. Rolf Preus “He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.” Mark 16:16 After Jesus rose from the dead he proved that he was alive. The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is an historical…
Ascension Day Sermon| May 13, 2018| Rev. Rolf Preus| Mark 16: 14-20 Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen. And He said to them, “Go into…
The Ascension of our Lord| May 17, 2015| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Mark 16:14-20 Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen. And He said to them,…
Ascension Day Sermon| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| May 20, 2012| Mark 16:14-20 Later He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen. And He said to them, “Go into…