Isaiah 45:20-25
1 Thessalonians 4:1-7
Matthew 15:21-28
The Second Sunday in Lent| Rev. Rolf Preus| March 1, 2026| St. Matthew 15:21-28 Today’s Gospel Lesson tests our faith. We learn from childhood that God loves everyone. “For God so loved the world,” Jesus said. He’s the Savior of the world. He died for all. He wants everyone to believe in him. He…
Reminiscere (Lent 2)| Matthew 15:21-28| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| March 1, 2026 Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul.17 I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue.18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.19 But…
Reminiscere Sunday (Lent 2)| Genesis 32:22-32 and Matthew 15:21-28| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| March 16, 2025 Last week, Jesus taught us how to wrestle with Satan and win. This week Jesus teaches us how to wrestle with God and win. In our Old Testament lesson from Genesis 32, Jacob wrestles with a…
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…
The Second Sunday in Lent| March 8, 2020| Rev. Rolf Preus| 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…