Third Sunday in Lent
The Third Sunday in Lent March 24, 2019 “The Cosmic Battle is the Battle of God’s Word” Luke 11:14-28 And He was casting…
Author: Pastor Rolf Preus
Pastor Rolf David Preus grew up on the campus of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, the fourth of ten children, where his father, Dr. Robert David Preus, taught for many years. Pastor Preus graduated from high school in 1971, from Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota in 1975 and from Concordia Theological Seminary in Ft. Wayne, Indiana in 1979. He was ordained on July 1, 1979, at Trinity Lutheran Church, in Clear Lake, Minnesota. He served Trinity Lutheran Church in Clear Lake (1979-1982), First Lutheran Church in East Grand Forks, Minnesota (1982-1989), St. John's Lutheran Church in Racine, Wisconsin (1989-1997), River Heights Lutheran Church in East Grand Forks, Minnesota (1997-2006), and First American Lutheran Church in Mayville, North Dakota and Grace Lutheran Church in Crookston, Minnesota from (2006-2015). On February 15, 2015 he was installed as Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Sidney, Montana and St. John Lutheran Church, Fairview, Montana. Pastor Preus received his Master of Sacred Theology degree from Concordia Theological Seminary in 1987. His thesis topic was, “An Evaluation of Lutheran/Roman Catholic Conversations on Justification." Pastor Preus has taught courses in theology for Concordia Theological Seminary in Ft. Wayne, Concordia University Wisconsin, and St. Sophia Lutheran Theological Seminary in Ternopil, Ukraine. Pastor Preus married Dorothy Jean Felts on May 27, 1975, in Coldwater, Michigan. God has blessed Pastor and Dort with twelve children: Daniel, David, Paul, John, Mark, Stephen, Christian, Andrew, James, Mary, Samuel, and Peter. David, Paul, John, Mark, Stephen, Christian, Andrew, and James are pastors in the LCMS. God has blessed Pastor and Mrs. Preus with sixty-three grandchildren so far.
Second Sunday in Lent
The Second Sunday in Lent March 17, 2019 “The Exercise of Faith” Matthew 15:21-28 Then Jesus went out from there and departed to…
Quinquagesima Sunday – “Mercy Concealed and Revealed”
Quinquagesima Sunday February 19, 2012 “Mercy Concealed and Revealed” Luke 18:31-43 Click here to listen to audio of this…
Sexagesima Sunday Sermon – “God’s Word Does What God Wants”
Sexagesima Sunday Sermon February 24, 2019 “God’s Word Does What God Wants” Isaiah 55:10-11 Click here to listen to…
Septuagesima Sunday Sermon – “Salvation Unto Us Has Come by God’s Free Grace and Favor”
Septuagesima Sunday Sermon February 17, 2019 “Salvation Unto Us Has Come by God’s Free Grace and Favor” Matthew 20:1-16 …
The Transfiguration of our Lord – “Hear Jesus!”
The Transfiguration of our Lord . February 10, 2019 . “Hear Jesus!” . Matthew 17:1-9 . Click here to listen to audio of…
The Third Sunday after Epiphany – “The Vengeance of God”
The Third Sunday after Epiphany January 27, 2019 “The Vengeance of God” Romans 12:16-21 Click here to listen to…
The Second Sunday after Epiphany – “Jesus Sanctifies Marriage”
The Second Sunday after Epiphany January 16, 2011 “Jesus Sanctifies Marriage” John 2:1-11 Click here to listen to audio…
The First Sunday after Epiphany – “Why Did You Seek Me?”
The First Sunday after Epiphany January 13, 2019 “Why Did You Seek Me?” Luke 2:41-52 Click here to listen…
The Second Sunday after Christmas – “Fleeing for Justice”
The Second Sunday after Christmas January 5, 2014 “Fleeing for Justice” Matthew 2:13-21 Click here to listen to audio…
The Circumcision and Naming of Jesus – “The Name Jesus”
The Circumcision and Naming of Jesus January 1, 2017 “The Name Jesus” Luke 2:21 And when eight days were completed for the…
The Sunday after Christmas – “The Fullness of Time Is Come!”
The Sunday after Christmas December 30, 2018 “The Fullness of Time Is Come!” Galatians 4:1-7 Click here to listen…
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Sermon – “Christmas from God’s Perspective”
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Sermon December 24 & 25, 2011 “Christmas from God’s Perspective” Luke 2:1-14 Click here…
The Fourth Sunday in Advent – “Make Straight the Way of the Lord”
The Fourth Sunday in Advent December 18, 2011 “Make Straight the Way of the Lord” John 1:19-28 Click here…
The Third Sunday in Advent – “The Signs of Christ”
The Third Sunday in Advent December 16, 2018 “The Signs of Christ” Matthew 11:2-6 Click here to listen to…
The Second Sunday in Advent – “Free at Last!”
The Second Sunday in Advent December 6, 2015 “Free at Last!” Luke 21:25-36 Click here to listen to audio…
The First Sunday in Advent – “O Lord, How Shall I Meet You?”
The First Sunday in Advent December 2, 2018 “O Lord, How Shall I Meet You?” Matthew 21:1-9 Click here…
Last Sunday of the Church Year – “Wisdom and Folly in Light of God’s Word”
The Twenty Seventh Sunday after Trinity November 25, 2018 “Wisdom and Folly in Light of God’s Word” Matthew 25:1-13 …
The Twenty Second Sunday after Trinity – “I Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins”
The Twenty Second Sunday after Trinity October 23, 2016 “I Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins” Matthew 18:23-35 Click…
The Twenty First Sunday after Trinity – “God Hidden and Revealed”
The Twenty First Sunday after Trinity October 20, 2013 “God Hidden and Revealed” John 4:46-54 Click here to listen…
All Saints’ Day – “Blessed Are You When You Suffer for Christ’s Sake”
All Saints Day November 4, 2018 “Blessed Are You When You Suffer for Christ’s Sake” Matthew 5:11-12 Click here…
The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity – “The Son of Man’s Authority on Earth to Forgive Sins”
The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity October 11, 2015 “The Son of Man’s Authority on Earth to Forgive Sins” Matthew 9:1-8…
The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity – “The Law and the Gospel”
The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity September 30, 2018 “The Law and the Gospel” Matthew 22:34-46 Click here to listen…
The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity – “Sabbath Keeping”
The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity October 12, 2014 “Sabbath Keeping” Luke 14:1-11 Click here to listen to audio of…