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.
About the First Sunday after Christmas – The first Sunday after Christmas is one in which we continue our celebration of Christ’s birth and appearing, noting especially the hope that His arrival brings to us and to all people. Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and…
About Christmas Eve – We will be using the more traditional “Midnight” Christmas Eve readings even though our celebration will be at 7pm. Christmas Eve is a time to remember the tender grace that was born to mankind in Jesus Christ, a grace that makes its first appearance to us here but that has implications…
About this Sunday: Micah prophesies the coming of Jesus saying that “He shall be their peace”. All of these readings give us a sense of peace as we wait, a calm that washes over us as we await the Savior who shall come and finally bring peace to this war-torn earth. This peace is the…
About this Sunday: We cheer together when we are filled with the expectation and hope of something good. We do not even need to see it – we can cheer in expectation. That is what this Sunday of Advent is all about, about the cheer of faith that waits but still rejoices. It is about…
Every year University Lutheran puts on a German language Christmas service. The liturgy, readings, and hymns are in German, but the sermon is in English. This year, the sermon’s major illustration was the original story of the Nutcracker – a German story by a man named Hoffman. The sermon is based on Hebrews, Chapter 1.…
About this Sunday: Our Baptisms were the first steps of our journeys to heaven, but we experience the length of the journey as we go through life. This Sunday of Advent, we look at the wisdom of knowing that the journey is not instantaneous, but that we are called to journey well as we go…
About this Sunday: The season of Advent is a season of waiting – its discipline and wisdom. The discipline and wisdom of waiting begins with the feeling of the VOID, the feeling of emptiness that we try to fill up with all sorts of short term solutions. This Sunday we will talk about what we…
About this Sunday: The season of Advent is a season of waiting – its discipline and wisdom. The discipline and wisdom of waiting begins with the feeling of the VOID, the feeling of emptiness that we try to fill up with all sorts of short term solutions. This Sunday we will talk about what we…
About this Sunday: Our last Sunday in the series “Gift of the Lamb” and the second to last Sunday in the church year. During it, we begin to turn our “Advent eyes” to the dawning of the day of Jesus’ returning when we will see the Lamb upon the Throne and how we are…
About this Sunday: The readings for this Sunday lead us to consider what it is like to be prayed for and how intercession works. As we consider the intercession of the prophet, and even the intercession of the widow, our eyes are turned to our High Priest who makes intercession for us in both sacrifice…