Trinity Fifteen Sermon| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| September 24, 2006| St. Matthew 6:24-34 No Audio This morning I would like to talk to you about two Gods. The first God is the providential God. The second God is the gracious God. The providential God is the God who provides. He rules over the entire…
Trinity Fifteen Sermon 2004| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| Matthew 6:24-34 No Audio The First Commandment sets the foundation for the rest: “You shall have no other gods before Me.” What does it mean to have a god? Here is the answer that Martin Luther gives in the Large Catechism: What does it mean…
Trinity Fifteen Sermon| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| September 28, 2003| Matthew 6:24-34 No Audio Freedom is one of the greatest blessings God has given to America. We know it. Americans love to sing about being free. Just about every patriotic song you know celebrates this freedom. And it is, to a large degree,…
The Lord’s Prayer| Seventh Petition| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| Matthew 6:13| August 28, 2011 “But deliver us from evil.” Matthew 6:13 But deliver us from evil. What does this mean? We pray in this petition, as the sum of all, that our Father in heaven would deliver us from every evil of body and…
Trinity 9| Matthew 6:13| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| August 21, 2011 “Lead us not into temptation.” And lead us not into temptation. What does this mean? God indeed tempts no one; but we pray in this petition that God would guard and keep us, so that the devil, the world, and our flesh may…
The Lord’s Prayer| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| Fourth Petition| St. Matthew 6:11| August 7, 2011 “Give us this day our daily bread.” St. Matthew 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread. What does this mean? God gives daily bread indeed without our prayer, also to all the wicked; but we pray in this…
Trinity 6| Rev. Rolf D. Preus| Matthew 6:10| July 31, 2011 “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven” St. Matthew 6:10 Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What does this mean? The good and gracious will of God is done indeed without our prayer; but…
Rev. Rolf Preus| Matthew 6:10| July 24, 2011 “Thy kingdom come.” Matthew 6:10 Thy kingdom come. What does this mean? The kingdom of God comes indeed without our prayer, of itself; but we pray in this petition that it may come unto us also. How is this done? When our heavenly Father gives us…
Matthew 6:9b| Rolf D. Preus| July 17, 2011 “Hallowed Be Thy Name” St. Matthew 6:9b Hallowed be Thy name. What does this mean? God’s name is indeed holy in itself; but we pray in this petition that it may be holy among us also. How is this done? When the Word of God is…
Matthew 6:9a| Rev. Rolf Preus| July 10, 2011 “Our Father who art in heaven” Matthew 6:9a Our Father who art in heaven. What does this mean? God would by these words tenderly invite us to believe that He is our true Father, and that we are His true children, so that we may with…