We finish the Church year and celebrate the confirmation of Molly by considering ends and beginnings and how we understand those things as Christians. Sermon Scripture: Luke 23:27–43 And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting for him. But turning to them Jesus said, “Daughters…
We talk about the “small” subject of the meaning of life and begin to wrap up our Annual Focus year in which we have been talking about the big idea of “vocation”. Sermon Scripture: Luke 21:1–28 Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, and he saw a poor…
Today we talk about the readings for the day which are all about our connection with God and how we sometimes try to ignore His call to our own detriment. Sermon Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 2 Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers,…
We talk about the legalisms that we put on ourselves when we think about what makes us good or bad, and how Jesus sets us free from this legalism by declaring us all worthy for heaven. Sermon Scripture: Matthew 5:1–12 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his…
We celebrate Reformation Day and 40 years of University Lutheran’s building talking about audacious belief in God’s promises, where that belief led Peter and where it leads us. Sermon Scripture: Matthew 16:13–20 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man…
We start off a new sermon series today, “Believing the Call” with talking about how we may misconstrue God for our adversary instead of who He has promised to be, our Father. Sermon Scripture: Luke 18:1–8 And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.…