Bible Text: Luke 7:11-17 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Trinity 2023 | St. Paul says that we do not grieve like the heathen, like those who have no hope. But he does not say that we do not grieve. Instead he tells us to grieve with those who
Bible Text: Matthew 6:24-34 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Trinity 2023 | The Christian cares more than anyone in the world, and yet the Christian is the most carefree of all people in the world. Our Lord tells us to cast our cares on Him, because He cares
Bible Text: Luke 17:11-19 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Trinity 2023 | The lepers aren’t healed yet when they make their way to the priests. It’s on the way that they are cleansed. But when they start out, they are as leprous as they were before. They believe
Bible Text: Luke 10:23-37 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Trinity 2023 | What shall I do to inherit eternal life is a nonsense question. I used to want to blame Jesus for not pointing this out. It seems unfair. Even dishonest to the lawyer. The lawyer asks a
Bible Text: Luke 19:41-48 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Trinity 2023 | Probably the most common accusation against Christians is hypocrisy. “I don’t want to go to that church because it’s full of hypocrites.” The response could be, “Yes, and there’s always room for one more,” which would
Bible Text: Luke 16:1-13 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Trinity 2023 | The Holy Spirit gives us a lot to think about in this short parable. The overall theme is very obvious – if men work so hard and exert such energy to reach an earthly goal, then
Bible Text: Mark 8:1-9 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Trinity 2023 | When you look at Jesus feeding the four thousand you are looking at the only God there is. You see he’s with people, pays attention to them, cares for them. That’s God. There is no god
Bible Text: Matthew 5:17-26 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Trinity 2023 | Unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. Your righteousness is your goodness. Have you been good enough to enter heaven? Good enough
Bible Text: Luke 6:36-42 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Trinity 2023 | Can the blind lead the blind? Won’t they both end up falling into a pit? The picture Jesus paints here is almost comedic: people trying to guide each other with no idea where they’re going, and
Bible Text: Luke 15:1-32 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Trinity 2023 | Abortion is evil because it makes man the determiner of the value of human life. Whether I or you, the government, a confused young woman or a selfish young man, human beings cannot be the ones
