Advent 1| Matthew 21:1-11| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| November 29, 2020 “O Lord, how shall I meet You, How welcome You aright?” What a good question! How can we welcome the Lord Almighty? The crowds in Jerusalem from our Gospel lesson give us a wonderful example. They took off their cloaks and cut down branches from…
The First Sunday in Advent| December 1, 2019| Rev. Rolf Preus| Jeremiah 23:5-6 “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel…
The First Sunday in Advent| November 30, 2014| Rev. Rolf Preus| Jeremiah 33:14-18 “Behold, the days are coming,” says the LORD, “that I will perform that good thing which I have promised to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah: in those days and at that time I will cause to…
First Sunday in Advent| November 30, 2008| Rev Rolf Preus| Jeremiah 33:16 “In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell safely. And this is the name by which she will be called: ‘THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.’” Jeremiah 33:16 Jesus comes in the name of the Lord. So said the adoring crowds…
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!…