Bible Text: Luke 2:1-20 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus It dawned on me the other day that How the Grinch Stole Christmas is just a retelling of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. It has exactly the same theme. And since these stories are now the most popular stories told on
Bible Text: John 1:19-28 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus The people who come to John are talking about Christ but they don’t know who He is. This should sound familiar. The word Christ is on everyone’s lips today. People can’t help it. It’s Christmas. I think I heard Merry Christmas
Bible Text: Psalm 24 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus Psalm 24 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads,
Bible Text: Matthew 21:1-9 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus The prophets prophesied until John the Baptist and they all prophesied the same thing – the Christ would come (Christ means “anointed one” because they made men kings by anointing them with oil, so when they call Jesus the Christ, it
Bible Text: Matthew 25 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus The English word “talent” comes from Jesus’ judgment day parable of the talents. That’s ironic because Jesus’ parable of the talents has just about nothing to do with talent, how much you have or how well you use it. In the
Bible Text: 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus I don’t want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who have fallen asleep. St. Paul had brought the Gospel to the Thessalonians just months before. They were worshipping false gods when he met them. They were without God and
Bible Text: Matthew 5:1-12 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus Heaven is not a consolation prize. It’s not, “if I can’t have life on this earth, at least I get heaven.” Heaven is the goal. It’s the prize. It’s what we run the race of life for. There is nothing, absolutely
Bible Text: Matthew 18:21-35 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus The purpose of a parable is to give you a story and get you to agree with the obvious point of the story, and then, when you agree, you’re fully committed, then to show you that the point applies to you.
Bible Text: John 4:46-54 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus Unless you see signs and wonders you will by no means believe. This is simply a fact. Jesus puts it in the plural you, y’all, he’s not just addressing the official, he’s addressing everyone who will listen. You won’t believe unless
Bible Text: Matthew 22:1-14 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus Many are called, but few are chosen. Those are the words Jesus gives as the lesson, the moral, of his parable, and so they’re the words we should take to heart. Many are called means all are called. This is how
