Bible Text: St Luke 11:14–28 | Preacher: Rev. Dr. Christian Preus The poor man in our Gospel, who’s oppressed by a demon, is a picture of all humanity. Obviously, he’s more than that. He’s a precious human being, whom Jesus loved, and saved from horrible oppression by the devil. He
Bible Text: 1 John 2 | Preacher: Rev. Dr. Christian Preus In a recent translation of the Bible, the translators decided to translate the word grace as “kindness,” with the reasoning that we don’t use the word grace anymore in daily conversation and so people don’t really know what it
Bible Text: St Matthew 15:21–28 | Preacher: Rev. Dr. Christian Preus Our Lord Jesus tells us, “Ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and the door shall be opened unto you.” And it could be taken as a threefold repetition, Jesus stressing, ask, seek, knock, saying
Bible Text: 1 John 1 | Preacher: Rev. Dr. Christian Preus Our Lenten midweek series this year is simply the book of first John. It has five chapters, so it’s convenient to hear it over five Wednesdays, but it’s also particularly Lenty, appropriate for the season of Lent. John is
Bible Text: St Matthew 4:1–11 | Preacher: Rev. Andrew Richard When the children of Israel came to the Red Sea, they saw the water before them and pharaoh’s army closing in behind them, and they were very afraid and cried out to the Lord (Ex. 14:10). It was the very
Bible Text: St Matthew 6:16-21 | Preacher: Rev. Dr. Christian Preus Ash Wednesday and Lent are about repentance, and repentance is a matter of the heart, not of the body. Repentance is first contrition – that’s true sorrow over sin, not sorrow that we got caught and not sorrow that
Bible Text: St Luke 18:31–43 | Preacher: Rev. Dr. Christian Preus There is nothing we say in church more than “Lord, have mercy!” We call it the Kyrie, which is Greek for “Lord.” It’s the greatest privilege of the Christian, the right you were given in your Baptism, that you
Bible Text: St Luke 8:4–15 | Preacher: Rev. Dr. Christian Preus At first glance it looks like Jesus gives parables so that people can’t understand Him. And that seems strange, why wouldn’t Jesus want people to understand His word, doesn’t he want people to be saved, doesn’t He want them
Bible Text: St Matthew 20:1–16 | Preacher: Rev. Dr. Christian Preus The master of the vineyard, who represents God, when he goes out, he goes out to find workers. Workers. In fact, that’s what marks the people in the vineyard, which is the Christian Church, the Kingdom of God: everyone
Bible Text: St Matthew 17:1–9 | Preacher: Rev. Dr. Christian Preus The Father’s voice sounds from heaven and says about Jesus, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him.” So it’s important for us to know what words Jesus speaks. What are the first
