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The Sunday after Christmas December 31, 2017 “The Fullness of Time” Galatians 4:1-7 Now I say that the heir, as long as he is a child, does not differ at all from a slave, though he is master of all, … Continue reading
Category Archives: Pastor Rolf Preus
November, 2017 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: The Church is not the pastors. It is the people. The only reason we need pastors is because we need the word of God that the pastors preach and teach. What we … Continue reading
October, 2017 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: This month, we Lutherans celebrate the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation. On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed 95 theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. That event … Continue reading
“Grace Alone” The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity October 8, 2017 Romans 3:23—25a “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God … Continue reading
The Anniversary of the Augsburg Confession June 25, 2017 “Confessing the True Faith” Matthew 10:26-33 Faith alone makes us Christians. Confession alone marks us as Christians. Only God can judge the heart. Only God can see what we really and … Continue reading
Ezekiel 34:11-16 The most popular psalm in the Psaltery is Psalm 23 where David begins with the words, “The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want.” Jesus calls himself the good shepherd. St. Peter calls Jesus the shepherd and … Continue reading
And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!” But He said, “More than … Continue reading
The First Sunday in Lent March 5, 2017 “The Fall and the Promise” Genesis 3:1-21 Biblical history explains the way things are. What Moses records in today’s Old Testament Lesson is history. It happened. What Matthew records in today’s Gospel … Continue reading
“For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and do not return there, but water the earth, and make it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, … Continue reading
“This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him.” St. John 2:11 When God appeared to Moses on Mt. Sinai, Moses asked to see his glory. God refused. … Continue reading
The Baptism of Our Lord St. Matthew 3:13-17 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You … Continue reading
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men! Luke 2: 13- 14 Is it a hymn or … Continue reading
“For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder.” Isaiah 916a Paul Gerhardt asks the question: If our blessed Lord and maker hated men, Would He then be … Continue reading
At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, … Continue reading
Philippians 4:4-7 Editorial Introduction: The Lord is at hand. Jesus could return at any moment. We live on the edge of eternity. Paul tells us how to live, knowing that Christ could return at any moment. He tells us how … Continue reading
1 Corinthians 4:1-5 Today we are going to talk about preachers. The Bible has many names for them: pastors, teachers, preachers, elders, bishops, even angels. Our text for today uses the word minister, which means servant. What God requires of … Continue reading
Psalm 45 My heart is overflowing with a good theme; I recite my composition concerning the King; My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. 2 You are fairer than the sons of men; Grace is poured upon Your lips; … Continue reading
Romans 15:4-13 The Bible is the most revered book in the world. People who rarely read it and know little of what it teaches treat it with respect. The Bible is a symbol of tradition, of stability, and of truth. … Continue reading
Advent means coming. Jesus’ first coming was at Christmas. He came in humility. His second coming will be on Judgment Day. He will come again in glory to judge both the living and the dead. He came in humility. He … Continue reading
1 Timothy 2: 1-8 We should pray for our government because it serves us as God’s servant. The Bible teaches that all governments instituted among men get their power to govern from God. We should submit to all legitimate human … Continue reading
The Twenty Seventh Sunday after Trinity Matthew 25:1-13 Today is the last Sunday of the church year. Next Sunday is the First Sunday in Advent. The church year ends just over a month before the calendar year does. People stay … Continue reading
Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come. Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. No temptation has … Continue reading
I know of no other part of the Bible that provides as much comfort to the troubled soul as Romans chapter 8. When I visit someone who is facing a critical life-threatening event I often turn to this beautiful chapter … Continue reading
Church attendance has been dropping throughout America for a long time. All church bodies – mainstream Protestants, Evangelicals, and Roman Catholics – are affected. People are quitting church, or they never join. The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod has lost … Continue reading
The rite of Confirmation is not a sacrament. It is neither commanded nor forbidden by God. God does command that parents teach their children his holy word. God does tell the ministers of his church to baptize in the name … Continue reading