Pastor Rolf Preus St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Escondido, California October 20, 2007 A confessional church is a confessing church. To be a confessional church is to regard the confessional writings of the church as authoritative over the church’s doctrine because these writings are drawn from the Holy Scriptures. To be a confessing church is…
By Pastor Rolf Preus (July, 2007) When people hear the word “confessional” they might think of the little booth into which the penitent goes to confess his sins to the priest. This is not what we mean when we speak of confessional Lutherans. A confessional Lutheran confesses the truth. God tells us to confess…
Pastor Rolf Preus June 6, 2007
May 16, 2007 By Pastor Rolf Preus I am honored by your invitation to speak to you today. I am doubly honored by the fact that you have chosen to ask me to talk to you on this holy eve of Syttende Mai, also known as Norwegian Independence Day. It was thirty years ago…
Rev. Rolf Preus – Eighth Annual Vocation Symposium, Trinity Lutheran Church in Norman, OK – April 14, 2007
Rev. Rolf Preus First Confessional Lutheran Parish Mayville – Crookston – Fertile January and February, 2007 “I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy Christian church, the communion of saints . . .” Fellowship = Communion = koinonia = Sharing = Participation What is the basis for deciding whether or not we have fellowship…
Rev. Rolf Preus