Epiphany Sermon for 2006| Rev. Rolf Preus| Romans 3:23-31 They came from the East. They traveled many hundreds of miles. It must have taken months. They were not Jews, but they came to worship a Jew. They came in search of the King of the Jews. While Herod saw the newborn King of the…
Epiphany Sermon| Rev. Rolf Preus| 1 Timothy 3:14-16| January 4, 2004 These things I write to you, though I hope to come to you shortly; but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the…
Epiphany Sermon for 2003| Romans 3:23-31| Rev. Rolf Preus They came from the East. They traveled many hundreds of miles. It must have taken months. They were not Jews, but they came to worship a Jew. They came in search of the King of the Jews. While Herod saw the newborn King of the…
Epiphany| January 5, 2020| Rev. Rolf Preus| 1 Timothy 3:14-16 These things I write to you, though I hope to come to you shortly; but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living…
The Epiphany of our Lord| January 6, 2019| Rev. Rolf Preus| Isaiah 60:1-6 Arise, shine; for your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and deep darkness the people; but the LORD will arise over you, and His glory will…
The Second Sunday after Christmas| January 3, 2016| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Matthew 2:13-23 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will…
The Second Sunday after Christmas| January 5, 2014| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Matthew 2:13-21 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will…
The Second Sunday after Christmas| January 4, 2009| Matthew 2:13-23| Rev. Rolf Preus Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek…
Rev. Rolf Preus| December 29, 2002| Matthew 2:13-18 The celebration of Christmas among Christians has become so intertwined with the celebration of Christmas among pagans that it is almost impossible to disentangle these mutually contradictory celebrations. We celebrate the most joyous event imaginable: God joins us sinners as one of us in order to…
Installation of David Thompson, Pastor, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Audubon, Minnesota, January 8, 2005 Rev. Rolf Preus| (Acts 20:28) What you see here this afternoon is a group of people. We stand, sit, sing, speak, and listen. One man will stand up here in front of you. He will answer questions and make promises. So…