Bible Text: John 6:1-15 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Lent 2020 | Right now we’re in a time of testing. There’s no denying that. Our schools have closed, our restaurants have closed, our economy is in shambles, some of you are losing your jobs, your investments have seen
Bible Text: Luke 11:14-28 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Lent 2020 | The baptisms of the ancient Church usually included the exorcism of the devil. Before baptizing the pastor would say, “Begone evil spirit and make way for the Holy Spirit.” That’s actually how my daughter Martha was
Bible Text: Matthew 15:21-28 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Lent 2020 | At one point Martin Luther got so upset that nobody was coming to church that he just up and left Wittenberg, refused to preach, until his wife and his prince begged him and finally convinced him
Bible Text: Matthew 4:1-11 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Lent 2020 | It’s very clear from the first temptation of Eve and then again from the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness, and then once again by the temptations we face, it’s very clear that the devil is
Bible Text: Luke 18:31-43 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Lent 2020 | The Bible’s full of commands telling us to mimic our God. You shall be holy as your Father in heaven is holy. That’s what Jesus says in His Sermon on the Mount. St. Paul copies Jesus
Bible Text: 1 Corinthians 9:24-10:5 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Lent 2020 | One of the most obviously false, false teachings ever thought up by the heart of man is the once saved-always saved doctrine so popular among the Calvinists and now among our modern American evangelicals. It
Bible Text: Matthew 17:1-9 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Our Gospel begins with the words, “After six days.” Six days previous Jesus began to tell his disciples that He would be going to Jerusalem to suffer and die and rise again. And when Peter heard Jesus say this, he
Bible Text: Matthew 8:1-13 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Epiphany 2020 | “Many shall come from the east and the west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of the heavens, but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer
Bible Text: John 2:1-11 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Epiphany 2020 | Jesus performed his first miracle at a wedding. This wasn’t an accident. God doesn’t do things on accident. We actually asserted this in our collect this morning, ‘Almighty and everlasting God, who governs all things in
Bible Text: Matthew 2:1-12 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Epiphany 2020 | We’re celebrating Epiphany today. Epiphany is simply the preaching of Christmas to the whole world, the beautiful fact that Christmas is for everyone. Our celebration of Christmas the last twelve days should instill in us the
