Bible Text: St Matthew 5:17–26 | Preacher: Rev. Dr. David Preus Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. “For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of
Bible Text: St Luke 5:1–11 | Preacher: Rev. Andrew Richard We are in “this poor life of labor,” as we sing in the hymn (LSB 708:2), and we’ll sing at the close of service, “Jesus, lead Thou on till our rest is won” (LSB 718:1), because we don’t get to
Bible Text: St Luke 6:36–42 | Preacher: Rev. Dr. Christian Preus Jesus speaks the words of our Gospel lesson to Christians. He expects us, our lives, to look different from the lives of unbelievers. We sing in the hymn, “We thank You, Christ: new life is ours, New light, new
Bible Text: St Luke 15:1-32 | Preacher: Rev. Dr. Christian Preus It’s hard to focus on the older brother, because the father’s love and compassion for the younger one is just so beautiful. But the father loves the older brother too. He leaves the party to find him and plead
Bible Text: St Luke 14:15–24 | Preacher: Rev. Dr. Christian Preus The master of the feast says, Go out and compel them to come in. Those are striking words and if you understand them they are about as comforting as any words Jesus ever speaks. Because they speak to His
Bible Text: St John 3:1–17 | Preacher: Rev. Dr. Christian Preus The seraphim, these bright angelic spirits, cry holy, holy, holy to the Lord of Sabaoth. They cry holy three times, because God is three in one. He’s Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God. This isn’t an academic point,
