The Fourth Sunday in Lent| March 6, 2016| Rev. Rolf Preus| Galatians 4:26 “But the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all.” Galatians 4:26 Saint Cyprian, bishop of Carthage in the third century, famously wrote: “He can no longer have God as his Father, who has not the church for…
The Fourth Sunday in Lent| March 10, 2013| Rev. Rolf Preus| Galatians 4:21-31 Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law? For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman. But he who was of the…
The Fourth Sunday in Lent| April 3, 2011| Rev. Rolf Preus| Galatians 4:21-31 Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law? For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman. But he who was of the…
Lent Four Sermon 2004|Galatians 4:21-31| March 21, 2004 The French have a saying: “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” This is especially true when it comes to religious matters. The same old quarrels and controversies arise throughout the history of the church. As Solomon said, “There is nothing new under…
Fourth Sunday in Lent, March 25, 2001| Rev. Rolf Preus “But the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all.” Galatians 4:26 We Lutherans aren’t used to calling the church our mother. We call God our Father, but we hesitate to call the church our mother. But we may not have…
Second Sunday in Advent| December 7, 2003| Rev. Rolf Preus| Luke 21:33 “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.” Luke 21:33 “Heaven and earth will pass away.” So says Jesus. He should know. After all, He is the One by whom heaven and earth were first…
The Second Sunday in Advent| December 7, 2008| Rev. Rolf Preus| Luke 21:33 “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.” Luke 21:33 When bad things happen you rejoice. The market crashes. Another war begins. Even the earth, the sun, the moon, and the stars are thrown…
The Second Sunday in Advent| December 4, 2011| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Luke 21:32-33 “Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all things take place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.” Luke 21:32-33 Jesus makes it crystal clear. …
The Second Sunday in Advent| December 9, 2012| Rev. Rolf Preus| Luke 21:25-36 “And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those…
The Second Sunday in Advent| December 6, 2015| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Luke 21:25-36 “And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of…