Advent 2| Luke 21:25-36| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| December 4, 2022 Why do we celebrate Christmas? Why do we teach our children that God became a human and lay down His little head to sleep on a pillow of straw in a manger? Why do we teach them the angels’ song, “Glory…
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….
Gospel: Luke 16:19-31 19 [Jesus said] “There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. 20 And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, 21 who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man’s table….
Ascension Observed| Mark 16:14-20| Pastor James Preus| May 29, 2022 St. Luke tells us in Acts 1 that when Jesus ascended into heaven, a cloud took him out of their sight. I wonder then. Where did he go? Had the cloud not obscured their vision, for how long would they have seen Jesus ascend?…