First Sunday after Epiphany| January 13, 2008| Rev. Rolf Preus And He said to them, “Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?” St. Luke 2:49 Mary said to Jesus, “Son, why have You done this to us? Look, Your father and I have sought…
Sunday after Epiphany, 2006| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Luke 2:41-52 When our children were little, to young to read, I would read Bible stories to them and whenever we saw the picture of Jesus as the twelve year old boy in the temple I would point to the picture and say, “Big Boy Jesus.” …
Epiphany One Sermon| January 9, 2005| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Luke 2:41-52 Mary did not know where Jesus was. She did not know where to look for Him. That’s why she didn’t know where He was. He was her own Son – her own flesh and blood – but even the closest maternal bond…
Epiphany One| 2003| Rev. Rolf Preus| Mark 1:11 Then a voice came from heaven, “You are My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” Mark 1:11 According to St. Luke in today’s Gospel Lesson, “Jesus increased in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and men.” While the eternal Son of the Father…
Epiphany One Sermon 2002| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Luke 2:41-52 Years ago Dort put on the refrigerator a comic that featured a husband and wife watching their children fight. The father said to the mother, as if to encourage her, “All kids fight.” She replied, “Yes, but they are our kids.” It’s humbling for…
The First Sunday after Epiphany| January 11, 2015| Rev. Rolf Preus| Romans 12:1-5 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing…
The First Sunday after Epiphany| January 8, 2012| Rev. Rolf Preus| Romans 12:1-5 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing…
Epiphany One Sermon| Romans 12:1-5 | Rev. Rolf Preus| January 10, 2004 There is a reason why people don’t want to go to church and are not interested in the teaching of Christ. It is because they are stuck on themselves. When you make yourself the center of the universe, you care little about…
The Baptism of Our Lord| January 8, 2017| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Matthew 3:13-17 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?” But Jesus answered and said…
The First Sunday after Epiphany| January 12, 2014| Rev. Rolf Preus| Isaiah 61:1-3 “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the…