Our sermons are only a part of our Sunday morning, but they are an important part – they are the Word of God presented to us in our context so that we can repent, seek to amend our lives, and receive God’s grace through the power of the Gospel.
Today we baptized little Isaac and talked about how we can sometimes get confused about subjects and objects in our understanding of God – hint hint, the subject is always Jesus. Sermon based on: John 4:5-30 [5] So he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the field that Jacob had given to…
When God asks us to have faith in something, He is telling us that whatever that is, that we should consider it as already done. We talk about how this applies to our life of faith and the time of our lives. Sermon Text: Romans 4 Abraham Justified by Faith [1] What then shall we say…
We start off our series about the Theology of the Cross talking about the ways that we try to attain righteousness, or becoming a good person, and how that can’t be about our religion or our irreligion, but about a third way called the Gospel. Romans 5:12-21 Death in Adam, Life in Christ [12] Therefore,…
Pastor Ken Chitwood from First Lutheran in Gainesville FL ends our “echoes” sermon series on the catechism by talking about transfiguration and the table of duties found in Martin Luther’s Small Catechism. Sermon Text: Matthew 17:1-9 The Transfiguration [1] And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and…
What are we eating? We’re normally so conscious of what we put in our mouths, that it only makes sense to wonder about what is “in” communion. We take a look at what God’s Word tells us about what is present in this meal – as well as what the meal takes away. Sermon Text:…
Today at University Lutheran we’re continuing our series on the 6 basics of Christianity (the 6 chief parts of the Small Catechism), and we also confirmed the faith of Josiah Miller. We talked about what God wants us to give Him, particularly how God wants us to give Him our sins so that He might…
It’s Super Bowl Sunday! It’s also the 5th Sunday after Epiphany and we’re talking about Baptism at University Lutheran. Today we talk about Baptism and the concept of “remembering your Baptism” and why it might be better to say “remember that you have been Baptized.”
When we think about all of the things that God could listen to, it’s amazing that He promises to listen to our prayers.
The Disney corporation is famous for putting “Easter eggs” – things hidden to create joy in those who find them – in their animated movies. Today Pastor Jay talks about an “Easter egg” that he found in Exodus 3, and how the story of God contained in the Creed and in Scripture is the best…
Today we talked about the 10 commandments and what it means to have 10 commandments. We couched that especially in the understanding of what it means to be commanded to Baptize Taylor Andrew Jordan, who was Baptized right after the sermon in the worship service. You’ll hear about Pastor Jay’s past as a “Party Captain”…