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God Blesses Marriage

God Blesses Marriage

April 17, 2021 Rolf Preus

The Second Sunday after Epiphany| Rev. Rolf Preus| January 19, 2014| St. John 2: 1-11 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.  Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding.  And when they ran out of wine, the mother…

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Jesus Sanctifies Marriage

Jesus Sanctifies Marriage

April 17, 2021 Rolf Preus

The Second Sunday after Epiphany| Rev. Rolf Preus| January 16, 2011| St. John 2:1-11 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.  Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding.  And when they ran out of wine, the mother of…

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What the Sign Signifies

What the Sign Signifies

April 17, 2021 Rolf Preus

The Second Sunday after Epiphany| Rev. Rolf Preus| January 17, 2010| St. John 2:1-11 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.  Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding.  And when they ran out of wine, the mother of…

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What God Thinks of Marriage

What God Thinks of Marriage

April 17, 2021 Rolf Preus

The Second Sunday after the Epiphany| Rev. Rolf Preus| January 18, 2009| St. John 2:1-11 “This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him.”  St. John 2, 11 When God became a man he did not change.  God cannot change.  He is immutable. …

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Bless and Do Not Curse.

Bless and Do Not Curse.

April 17, 2021 Rolf Preus

Epiphany Two Sermon 2008| Rev. Rolf Preus| Romans 12:14 “Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.”   When Jesus changed water into wine at a wedding he showed his creative power as the almighty God.  No man has ever done what Jesus did because it is humanly impossible to do.  He showed…

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Marriage Made in Heaven

Marriage Made in Heaven

April 17, 2021 Rolf Preus

Second Sunday after Epiphany| 2016| Rev. Rolf Preus| John 2:1-11  When Jesus chose to manifest His divine glory for the very first time He chose to do so at a wedding celebration.  This tells us something about God’s view of marriage. He believes that we should celebrate marriage.  Were God down on marriage He…

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The Defense of Marriage Act

The Defense of Marriage Act

April 17, 2021 Rolf Preus

Epiphany Two Sermon| Rolf Preus| John 2:1-11| January 18, 2004  Last week we saw how Mary chided Jesus, her twelve-year-old Son, for causing her and Joseph to worry.  Jesus responded to His mother’s motherly concern by reminding her that He had to be about His Father’s business.  Where else should she expect to find…

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Jesus Reveals His Glory at a Wedding

Jesus Reveals His Glory at a Wedding

April 17, 2021 Rolf Preus

Epiphany Two Sermon | Rev. Rolf Preus| 2003| St. John 2:1-11  There is nothing so very remarkable about God changing water into wine.  He’s been doing it for thousands of years.  He causes the rain to fall and the sun to shine and the vines to grow and produce fruit.  He causes the crushed grapes…

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Love and Hate

Love and Hate

April 17, 2021 Rolf Preus

The Second Sunday after Epiphany| January 20, 2019| Rev. Rolf Preus| Romans 12:9 Love is without hypocrisy.  Hate what is evil.  Cling to what is good.  Romans 12:9 Love is a four letter word.  The sound of the word doesn’t offend our sensibilities like other four letters words do, but the word love is…

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God Loves Marriage

God Loves Marriage

April 17, 2021 Rolf Preus

The Second Sunday after Epiphany| January 15, 2012| Rev. Rolf Preus| Ephesians 5:23-27 “Wives submit to your husbands as to the Lord.  For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church, and He is the Savior of the body.  Therefore, just as the church is subject to…

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