Jay Winters is the pastor at University Lutheran
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Sermons by Jay Winters (Page 39)
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”…
We celebrate Pastor Jay’s second daughter’s baptism along with the celebration of Baptism of Our Lord – and we start a new series talking about this book called a catechism.
Pastor Jay, fresh back from the birth of his daughter, brings up questions about what holds us together in troubling times such as what is happening to Ahaz in Isaiah 7. God promises that Jesus Christ holds us together as we finish our series about the Sola statements of the reformation. Sermon Text: Isaiah 7:10-16…
But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable…
About the 12th Sunday After Pentecost: We begin our exploration into Vintage Faith with the stories of the first human beings and how their stories led to them choosing God when it wasn’t popular to do so. Nonetheless, the people in the Genesis account followed in faith and lived according to God’s design and plan.…
About the 6th Sunday after Pentecost: There is a predominant theme of discipleship and calling in these readings. Twice we hear the story of the demands of following as a disciple, first in 1 Kings and then in Luke. The Psalm gives us words to consider as we offer ourselves as disciples to God. Paul…
About the fifth Sunday after Pentecost: The readings for this Sunday all include an element of God’s saving work. He promises that He will save some out of the judgment in Isaiah 65, the Psalmist in Psalm 3 cries out for God to arise and save, and in Luke 8, we read a story of…
About Third Sunday after Pentecost – There is no escaping the theme of death vs life when reading these readings this week. We are called to look at the death that our sin deserves, but also to the life which Christ offers us through the justification of our souls by His suffering and death. We…
Trinity Sunday is the Sunday in which we consider the nature of God Himself. Given that our annual focus this year is “Wise Unto Salvation”, we are drawn to the reading from Proverbs about wisdom and how wisdom and God interact The Jews answered him, “Are we not right in saying that you are a…