Bible Text: Matthew 6:16-21 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus Jesus wants us to live our life before God, not just before men. It’s not simply other people we have to deal with. It’s God. In fact, Jesus says you should, in a way, fake it in front of others. When
Bible Text: Isaiah 12:1-6, Colossians 3:12-17, Luke 2:8-14 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard | Series: Advent 2022 | Why do we sing? We have heard some beautiful song this evening, and we’ve done some singing ourselves. Why do it? Why sing? We could justify singing right away from the beauty
Bible Text: Luke 1:26-38 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Advent 2022 | The virgin Mary may at first sight seem like a strange candidate to put before you tonight as the model of Christian courage. Maybe a model of humility, of faith, of purity, but how is she
Bible Text: Luke 1:5-25 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | This Advent series we’ll be focusing on three virtues that we especially need as we look forward to the coming of the Lord Jesus. Patience, Courage, and Joy. But before we talk about virtues at all, we need first to
Bible Text: 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:10 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Lent 2022 | The Holy Spirit has a reason for the words he uses. Many have, many would like to, explain the words away, “He made him who knew no sin to be sin for us.” It’s too
Bible Text: Revelation 20:1-21:7 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard | Series: Advent 2021 | As we near the end of the season of Advent and prepare to receive our King at Christmas, we do well to consider what our King’s reign is like. There are many misunderstandings about the reign
Bible Text: Revelation 7:9-17, Matthew 24:1-28 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Advent 2021 | Unlike the rapture, which is a completely made-up event found nowhere in the Bible, the Great Tribulation is real and explicitly taught in the Bible. We just heard it from Revelation: “these are they
Bible Text: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Matthew 24:29-44 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Advent 2021 | The teaching of a rapture, that before Jesus comes to judge the earth he will first snatch up the true believers into heaven for seven years as a great tribulation racks everyone else
Bible Text: Mark 16:16 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Lent 2021 | Last week we talked about why Baptism must have power. It has Jesus’ word. And Jesus’ word is always powerful. It created the world, it raised the dead, it forgives sins. And the particular words of
Bible Text: Matthew 28:19 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Lent 2021 | There is really no disagreement between the Baptists and Lutherans when it comes to the definition of Baptism. Or better put, you’re not going to find anyone who disagrees with Luther’s definition, “Baptism is not just
