The Sunday after Christmas| December 29, 2019| Rev. Rolf Preus| Luke 2:34-35 No Audio Then Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this Child is destined for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which will be spoken against (yes, a sword will pierce through your…
Sunday after Christmas| December 26, 2010| Rev. Rolf Preus| Luke 2:36-38 Now there was one, Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity; and this woman was a widow of about eighty-four years,…
Sunday after Christmas| December 28, 2008| Rev. Rolf Preus Then Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this Child is destined for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which will be spoken against (yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that the…
Sunday after Christmas| Rev. Rolf Preus| December 28, 2003 Then Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this Child is destined for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which will be spoken against (yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that the…
Christmas Day Sermon 2004 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men!” Luke 2:13-14 I know that Christians like to fuss and fret about how secularists are trying to take Christ out…
Christmas Day Sermon 2003| Rev. Rolf Preus| Luke 2:1-7 Christmas is celebrated all over the world. It is true that the world remains largely ignorant of the significance of Christ’s birth, but no one can ignore this holiday. Not everyone likes it. Militant secularists fight to take down Nativity scenes on public property. Jehovah’s…
Christmas Sermon| December 24 & 25, 2019| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Luke 2:13-14 “And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men!’” Luke 2:13-14 The words “Peace on earth, good will toward…
Christmas Day Sermon| December 25, 2017| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Luke 2:10-11 Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who…
Christmas Eve and Christian Day Sermon| December 24 & 25, 2012| Rev. Rolf Preus| Luke 2:1-14 Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around…
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Sermon| December 24 & 25, 2011| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Luke 2:1-14 And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. So all went to…