Christ for Us

You can read the text of this sermon preached by Rev. Rolf Preus at Christforus .org. 

Episode 22 of the Christ for Us Bible Study Podcast is on Women Pastors and Transgenderism. You can read below or visit Christforus.org.  Women Pastors and Transgenderism   The title of this topic might seem to be needlessly provocative, but it addresses a real theological issue in the Church. When Christ instituted the pastoral office, He instituted it as an exclusively male office. A pastor is a...

Sermon preached for Trinity 17 by Rev. James Preus on Luke 14:1-11.    Trinity 17 Our Hearts Are Restless until They Find Their Rest in Christ Luke 14:1-11 Pastor James Preus Trinity Lutheran Church September 22, 2024   St. Augustine begins his famous work, Confessions with a prayer to God in which He says, “Man, a little piece of Your creation, desires to praise You, a human being ‘bearing his mo...

Sermon preached by Rev. Rolf Preus on Luke 14:1-11 in 2012. You can read the entire text at Christforus .org. 

Trinity 16 sermon on Luke 7:11-17 preached in 2024 by Rev. James Preus. Christforus.org.  Gospel: Luke 7:11-17  11 Soon afterward [Jesus] went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. 12 As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town w...

Rev. Andrew Preus preaches on the 2nd Commandment for his Wednesday School students. 

Trinity 15 sermon preached by Rev. James Preus on Matthew 6:24-34 in 2024.   Gospel: Matthew 6:24-34 24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. 25  “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body,...

President of Luther Classical College, Rev. Dr. Harold Ristau visited my congregation and we sat down for a podcast conversation. Apologies on the audio. I have difficulties with interview. I'll improve it before my next interview. However, it is audible.     

Trinity 16 sermon preached by Rev. Rolf Preus on Luke 7:11-17 in 2009. You can read the entire sermon at Christforus .org. 

Trinity 14 sermon preached by Rev. James Preus on the text Luke 7:11-19. 

Episode 20 of the Christ for Us Bible Study Podcast deals with the question whether Christians must obey the Levitical laws concerning clean and unclean foods as well as the laws governing the Sabbath. You can read along to the outline at Christforus .org. 

Sermon preached for the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity, 2008 on Matthew 6:24-34 by Rolf Preus. You can read the text of the sermon on Christforus .org. 

Sermon by Rev. Rolf Preus preached on Luke 17:11-19 for the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity, 2012.  You can read the text of the sermon at Christforus .org. 

In Episode 19, Pastor Preus discusses the course of error in the Church as described by Charles Porterfield Krauth in his book, "The Conservative Reformation." Enters the Church in three stages:  1. Asking for tolerance. 2. Demanding Equality. 3. Asserting Supremacy.  Listen to how this progression of error is taught in Scripture, seen in history, and how it takes root in the present day, includin...

Trinity 13 sermon preached by Rev. James Preus on Luke 10:23-37. You can read the text at Christforus.org.  What is the first way the law serves the Gospel?  How is Jesus the Good Samaritan? What is another way the law serves the Gospel? 

Episode 18 deals with the apparent disagreement between St. James and St. Paul on the doctrine of justification. Is a sinner justified by faith alone apart from works (Romans 3:28) or is a sinner justified by works and not faith alone (James 2:24)? How do we reconcile the two?  You can read and follow along to the Bible study at Christforus .org.  #theology #Lutheran #StPaul #StJames #Justificatio...

Trinity 12 sermon preached by Rev. James Preus on Mark 7:31-37 shows that in the Sacraments, Christ offers us the grace of God the Father, the merits of God the Son, and the efficacy of God the Holy Spirit to be received through faith alone.  You can read the entire sermon at Christforus.org. 

Rolf Preus preached this Trinity 13 sermon on Luke 10:23-37 in 2009. You can read the text at Christforus .org. 

Trinity 11 sermon preached by Rev. James Preus on Luke 19:9-14 and Genesis 4:1-15. There are two religions in the world: the religion of grace and the religion of works. You can read the text of the sermon at Christforus.org. 

Episode 17 of the Christ for Us Bible Study Podcast answers the question, "Is the pope the head of the church? You can follow along to the outline at Christforus.org.  #theology #Catholicism #pope #papalsupremacy #Lutheran According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church the Pope is “The successor of St. Peter as Bishop of Rome and Pontiff of the universal Catholic Church. The pope exercises a pr...

Sermon preached by Rev. Rolf Preus for Trinity 12 of 2011 on Mark 7:31-37. You can read the entire sermon on Christforus .org. 

Sermon preached by Rev. James Preus on Luke 19:41-48 for Trinity 10, 2024. You can read the sermon on Christforus .org. 

Episode 17 of the Christ for Us Bible Study Podcast. Did the Lutheran Reformation invent a new teaching on justification not taught by the early church? In this episode Pastor Preus reveals quotes from church fathers over a thousand year period, which proclaim the doctrine of justification by grace through faith alone. Visit Christforus.org to learn more.  #theology #earlychurch #Lutheran #justifi...

You can read the entire sermon at Christforus .org. 

Sermon preached by Rev. James Preus on Luke 16:1-13 for Trinity 9 in 2024.  What is a steward? How are you a steward? What does Jesus want you to do with your stewardship? You can read the entire sermon on Christforus .org.