Reminiscere Sunday (Lent 2)| Matthew 15:21-28| Pastor James Preus| February 25, 2024 Last week, our greatest enemy Satan pretended to be a friend. He offered Jesus food, the help of angels, and the kingdoms of the world and their glory. Yet, it was an attempt to destroy Jesus and us. This week, our greatest…
Reminiscere Sunday (Lent 2)| Genesis 32:22-32 (Matthew 15:21-28)| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church The story of Jacob wrestling God and the Canaanite woman pleading with Jesus are parallel stories. They seem disturbing to us, because it’s hard to understand why God can be so mean! Yet, if you are a Christian, you are…
Reminiscere Sunday (Lent 2)| Genesis 32:22-32| Pastor James Preus| February 28, 2021 In our Old Testament lesson, we meet Jacob at the climax of his struggle with God and men. In order to understand the significance of this wrestling match, we must go back a few chapters to when Jacob first fled his family home. Jacob…
Lent Two| 2002| Rev. Rolf Preus| Matthew 15:21-28 “Why won’t you help her? She’s crying out after us. Everyone can hear her pleas, and you ignore her. Can’t you just give her what she wants and send her away? The woman is clearly an embarrassment.” Jesus appears to be oblivious to her need or…
Second Sunday in Lent| March 7, 2004| Rev. Rolf Preus| Matthew 15:21-28 Few encounters with Jesus recorded for us in the Gospels are more touching than this one. Jesus is always merciful and compassionate even when it appears otherwise. The Canaanite woman knew this, trusted in this, and would not be deterred when it…
Second Sunday in Lent| Rev. Rolf Preus| March 4, 2007 St. Matthew 15:21-28 It looks like Jesus turned her down. First, He ignored her. Isn’t that saying no? Then He said that He was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Since the woman was a Canaanite that obviously excluded…
Second Sunday in Lent| February 17, 2008| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Matthew 15:21-28 Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My…
The Second Sunday in Lent| March 8, 2009| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Matthew 15:21-28 Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David!…
The Second Sunday in Lent| February 28, 2010| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Matthew 15:21-28 Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David!…
The Second Sunday in Lent| March 4, 2012| Rev. Rolf Preus| St. Matthew 15:21-28 Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David!…