All Saints Day (Observed)| Matthew 5:1-12 and Revelation 7:9-17| Pastor James Preus| November 5, 2023 Every one of us is living on the edge of eternity. No one knows when he will die, but we do know that our existence is not over when we die. God has endowed each of you with a…
Trinity 6| Matthew 5:17-26| Pastor James Preus| July 16, 2023 “For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” What does Jesus mean by righteousness? Righteousness is an attribute of God. It is the order by which He runs the universe….
All Saints Day (Observed)| Matthew 5:1-12| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| November 6, 2022 The theme that seems to permeate through every text for All Saints Day is now, and not yet. We are God’s children now, St. John says. Yet, what we will be has not yet appeared (1 John 3:1-3). St….
Trinity 6| Matthew 5:17-26| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| July 24, 2022 I think a helpful way for you to follow this sermon and distinguish the Law and the Gospel is to try to answer these simple questions. What are the three uses of the Law? What are the three…
All Saints Day (Observed)| Revelation 7:9-17; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| November 7, 2021 “Let not him who straps on his armor boast himself as he who takes it off.”, so wisely spoke the otherwise foolish King Ahab of Israel to King Ben-hadad of Syria after the latter boasted in…
All Saints Day| Matthew 5:1-9| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| November 1, 2020 “Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.” 1 John 3:2 Through Baptism and through…
All Saints Day| November 3, 2019| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Matthew 5:1-12 And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. …
All Saints Day| November 4, 2018| Rev. Rolf Preus| Matthew 5:11-12 Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you….
All Saints Day| November 1, 2015| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Matthew 5:1-12 And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. …
All Saints Day| November 2, 2014| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Matthew 5:1-12 And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. …