Invocavit – Christ for Us

Trampling Satan

February 22, 2024 James Preus

Invocative Sunday (Lent 1)| Matthew 4:1-11| Trampling Satan| Pastor James Preus In 1 Samuel chapter 17 a hefty wager is made on a strange battle. Goliath the Philistine giant made a wager with the Israelite army. He would fight any of them. If an Israelite soldier could defeat him, then the Philistine army would…

Striving with Satan

March 9, 2022 James Preus

Invocavit Sunday (Lent 1)| Matthew 4:1-11| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| March 6, 2022 When people think of Satan, they often think of two extremes that are both false. The first extreme is that Satan is a harmless spirit, who couldn’t hurt you if he tried. (This is why many so flippantly play around…