All Saints Day| November 4, 2012| 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. Blessed are those…
All Saints Day| November 6, 2011| 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 Sermon| St. Matthew 5:11-12| Rev. Rolf Preus| November 7, 2010 Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?” And I said to him, “Sir, you know.” So he said to me, “These are the ones who come…
All Saints Day| Rev. Rolf Preus| November 2, 2008| 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…
All Saints Day 2003| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| 150th Anniversary of the Founding of the Norwegian Synod “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…
Trinity 6| Matthew 5:17-26| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| July 23, 2017 It’s a common misconception that Jesus presents a completely different religion than that of the Old Testament. Some Christians might even disregard certain uncomfortable passages in the Bible saying, “Well, that’s the Old Testament. It’s the Pharisees and scribes, who want to harp…
The Sixth Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| July 19, 2020| St. Matthew 5:20-26 “For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You…
The Sixth Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| July 28, 2019| St. Matthew 5:20-26 “For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You…
The Sixth Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| July 27, 2014| St. Matthew 5:20-26 “For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You…
The Sixth Sunday after Trinity| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| St. Matthew 5, 20| July 11, 2010 “For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:20 The Pharisees obeyed the law. That’s what they were…