Trinity 4 Sermon| Luke 6:36-42| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church “Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.” What does it mean to be merciful? Jesus tells us, “Judge not, condemn not, forgive, and give. This is how you show mercy. “Judge not.” Because this statement of our Lord is so grossly misused,…
Trinity 3| Luke 15| Pastor James Preus| July 3, 2022 Luke chapter 15 is one of the most beloved chapters in the entire Bible. These three parables communicate God’s immense grace and desire to save sinners. Even the one sentence the Pharisees and scribes speak in this chapter is pure Gospel, “This man receives…
Gospel: Luke 14:12-24 12 [Jesus] said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. 13 But when you give a feast,…
Trinity Sunday| Romans 11:33-36| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| June 12, 2022 Once a year on Trinity Sunday the Church confesses the Athanasian Creed. You’re familiar with the Apostles’ Creed. The Apostles’ Creed was confessed when you were Baptized. You were taught it in Catechism Class. It should be a part of your…
Pentecost 2022| Acts 2:1-21; John 14:23-31| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| June 5, 2022 What was the greatest miracle the Holy Spirit did on Pentecost? There were many. On Pentecost the Holy Spirit rushed upon the disciples and caused divided tongues of fire to rest on each of the heads in whom the…
Rogate Sunday (Easter 6)| John 16:23-30| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| May 6, 2018 “Our Father who art in heaven. What does this mean? With these words God tenderly invites us to believe that He is our true Father and that we are His true children, so that with all boldness and confidence…
Easter 5 Cantate (Confirmation Sunday)| John 16:5-15| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| May 15, 2022 Jesus tells his disciples that it is to their advantage that he goes away, because if he does not go, the Helper will not come, but if he goes, he will send him to them. The Helper, as…
Quasimodo Geniti Sunday (Easter 2)| John 20:19-31| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| April 24, 2022 Twice in this Gospel lesson St. John points out that the doors were locked, yet Jesus came and stood among them. How did Jesus do this? Was it just a spirit that looked like Jesus? No. Jesus showed them…
Easter Sunday| Mark 16:6| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| April 17, 2022 Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed! Alleluia! So what? No, I’m not being flippant. For every what, there needs to be a so what, or better yet, for us Lutherans, a “What does this mean?”. The what is precisely what the…
Palm Sunday| Matthew 21:1-9| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| April 10, 2022 I am Jesus’ little donkey… It doesn’t have quite the same ring as I am Jesus’ Little Lamb. Yet, I would like each of you to consider yourself not only as Jesus’ little lamb, but as Jesus’ little donkey. Next to…