Jay Winters is the pastor at University Lutheran
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Sermons by Jay Winters (Page 35)
We start off the season of Advent and a new Annual Focus year (“We are the Body”) with a talk about what it means for us to “swap bodies” with Jesus and become the Body of Christ, the Church. Sermon Text: Isaiah 64:1–9 [1] Oh that you would rend the heavens and come down, that…
We end the church year by talking about Matthew 25 and how we are called to be the Body of Christ, and why that’s a very good thing. Sermon Scripture: Matthew 25:31–46 The Final Judgment [31] “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on…
We talk today about the somewhat confusing parable of the talents and ask the question if God wants us to be prepared. Sermon Scripture: Matthew 25:14–30 The Parable of the Talents [14] “For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. [15] To one…
We celebrate(?) the 500th anniversary of the Reformation by talking about our freedom in Christ, and what it means to be people whose hearts are shaped by that freedom. Sermon Scripture: John 8:31-38 The Truth Will Set You Free [31] So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word,…
We talk about the greatest commandment, rule breaking, and what it means to be a Christian. Sermon Scripture: Matthew 22:34-40 The Great Commandment [34] But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. [35] And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. [36] “Teacher, which is…
We talk about the parable of the wedding banquet and who the mysterious guest is who gets kicked out of the party. Sermon Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14 The Parable of the Wedding Feast [1] And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, [2] “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a…
We talk about our status as people who rent, but not own our bodies, but that God owns our bodies and even gave His Son for them. Scripture: Matthew 21:33-46 The Parable of the Tenants [33] “Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard and put a fence around it…
Do you really want to get even? Or do you want to get ahead? How does God’s Word and Sacrament deal with us at a level that is the same for all of us? Sermon Text: Matthew 20:1-16 Laborers in the Vineyard [1] “For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house…
What are we owed? That’s the question that we’re tackling, today, and how what we are owed might be distinct from what we owe God. Sermon Text: Matthew 18:21-35 The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant [21] Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive…
Sermon before Hurricane Irma. Receive the peace. Share the peace. Repeat. Sermon Text: Matthew 18:1-20 Who Is the Greatest? [1] At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” [2] And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them [3] and…