Bible Text: Matthew 20:1-16 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Gesima 2021 | Jesus presents working in the vineyard as a privilege. What else are you going to do? Sit in the marketplace with nothing to do, worthlessly whiling away the time? And it is a privilege to work
Bible Text: Matthew 17:1-9 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard | Series: Epiphany 2021 | The season of Epiphany concludes today with the Transfiguration of our Lord. Throughout Epiphany we’ve been seeing more and more clearly who Jesus is. Today we hear the Father’s voice, once more identifying Jesus as his
Bible Text: John 2:1-11 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Epiphany 2021 | We’re used to saying that Jesus’ turning water into wine in Cana of Galilee was his first miracle. The King James even translates it this way: “this beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee.”
Bible Text: Matthew 3:13-17 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Epiphany 2021 | Jesus teaches us to value Baptism above everything in the world. It may seem silly, to so value water and words, to put so much stock in it, but then again, look at what the world
Bible Text: Matthew 2:13-23 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Christmas 2020 | He shall be called a Nazarene. And he was. It’s remarkable to see what contempt is poured on Jesus because He grew up in the backwoods town of Nazareth in Galilee. When his own disciple Nathanael
Bible Text: Luke 2:22-40 | Preacher: Pastor Andrew Richard | Series: Christmas 2020 | It is Christmastime, beloved. Let us be glad. Our Advent prayers have been heard. Our Lord has stirred up his power and come to save us. “God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under
Bible Text: John 1:19-28 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Advent 2020 | The name of this Sunday, the Sunday right before Christmas, is Rorate Coeli. It’s a beautiful name, because it expresses exactly the significance of Christmas. Rorate coeli are the first words of our Introit in Latin,
Bible Text: Matthew 11:2-11 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Advent 2020 | Among those born of women there has arisen none greater than John the Baptist. If St. Paul can say, I am not aware of anything against myself, John the Baptist could say it a thousand times
Bible Text: Luke 21:25-36 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Advent 2020 | We’re used to hearing about the world being evil here in Church. I preach it. Pastor Richard preaches it. The Bible preaches it. Jesus says, “In the world you will have trouble.” He calls the devil
Bible Text: Matthew 21:1-9 | Preacher: Pastor Christian Preus | Series: Advent 2020 | The time will come, and it’s sooner now than when we first believed, when Christ will come in splendor and power to free His Church from every evil of body and soul. We confess every Sunday
