University Lutheran

We consider how God's Kingdom is a kingdom that comes to our rescue and to rescue the world. Jeremiah 31: 7-9 | Psalm 126 | Hebrews 7: 23-28 | Mark 10: 46-52

We talk about how we can know who is a part of God's kingdom and how we can simultaneously say that it is impossible for us but that nothing is impossible for God, including our salvation.

We continue our "Thy Kingdom Come" series by talking about generosity and how the reign of God in our lives creates generous hearts in us. Amos 5: 6-7, 10-15 | Psalm 90: 12-17 | Hebrews 3: 12-19 | Mark 10: 17-22

We begin our "Thy Kingdom Come" series by considering how sin brings disharmony and how God's reign reestablishes harmony among us. Genesis 2: 18-25 | Psalm 128 | Hebrews 2: 1-4 | Mark 10: 2-16

When we have hope, we don't worry about other people as much as we are concerned about ourselves. Hopeful people don't ignore others, but we recognize that we can change ourselves and we cannot necessarily change others. Numbers 11: 4-6, 10-16, 24-29 | Psalm 104:27-35 | James 5: 13-20 | Mark 9: 38-50

When we have hope, we don't just rely on ourselves and our own ideas, but we seek the wisdom of those who can guide us. Jeremiah 11: 18-20 | Psalm 54 | James 3: 13 - 4 : 10 | Mark 9:30-37

We talk about the action of prayer, which many time is an action of stopping ourselves and checking in with God for His will and His grace to speak into our lives. Isaiah 50: 4-10 | Psalm 116: 1-9 | James 3: 1-12 | Mark 9: 14-29

We continue our "Hope Does" series by looking at the way that hope creates great expectations in us of what God is able to do in our lives and in the lives of others. Isaiah 35: 4-7 | Psalm 146 | James 2: 1-18 | Mark 7: 24-37

We continue our "Hope Does" series by examining how sin tries to complexify our lives and how our hope keeps our lives simple. Deuteronomy 4: 1-2, 6-9 | Psalm 119: 129-136 | Ephesians 6: 10-20 | Mark 7: 14-23

We start our "Hope Does" series by exploring how hope rejects legalism, not only because legalism is not good, but because of how antithetical legalism is to the hope that we are given in Jesus Christ. Isaiah 29: 11-19 | Psalm 14 | Ephesians 5: 22-33 | Mark 7: 1-13

We finish up our conversation about the Bread of Life discourse in John with the disciples showing that believing in Jesus is not easy or obvious, but that Jesus does have the words of eternal life. Proverbs 9: 1-10 | Psalm 34: 11-22 | Ephesians 5: 6-21 | John 6: 51-69

We continue with part two of our "Fed by Life" series on the Bread of Life discourse, talking about how the people around Jesus started to take offense and push away from Him. We consider the pain of when that happens to us as well as what comfort we can find in Jesus. 1 Kings 19: 1-8 | Psalm 34: 1-8 | Ephesians 4: 17 - 5: 2 | John 6: 35-51

We begin our "Fed by Life" sermon series about the Bread of Life discourse "setting the table" and talking about the issues presented to us in the Bread of Life discourse and how Jesus shows us a deeper understanding of our need. Exodus 16: 2-15 | Psalm 145: 10-21 | Ephesians 4: 1-16 | John 6: 22-35

We finish up our "Signs of Hope" sermon series with the sign of the Rainbow from just after Noah and the great flood, as we apply that to our own lives. Genesis 9: 8-17 | Psalm 136: 1-9 | Ephesians 3: 14-21 | Mark 6: 45-56

We look at Jesus' miracle of feeding the 5,000 and consider how this meal is a sign of hope for us as we consider how God provides for us and uses our gifts to provide for others. Jeremiah 23: 1-6 | Psalm 23 | Ephesians 2: 11-22 | Mark 6: 30-44

We start our "Signs of Hope" sermon series with the sign of the plumb line from Amos 7 and considering how it gives us hope when God shows us right from wrong. Amos 7: 7-15 | Psalm 85 | Ephesians 1: 3-14 | Mark 6: 14-29

We finish up our “Seasons of Hope” talking both about when we are sent and when we receive those who have been sent by God to us. Ezekiel 2: 1-5 | Psalm 123 | 2 Corinthians 12: 1-10 | Mark 6: 1-13

We continue our "Seasons of Hope" talking about the seasons of healing where we recognize not only what we have been healed from, but how God brings healing into our lives through His Son. Lamentations 3: 22-33 | Psalm 30 | 2 Corinthians 8: 1-9 & 13-15 | Mark 5: 21-43

We begin our "Seasons of Hope" series by talking about those seasons of life in which we are terrified and how even in the midst of those seasons, we still can find hope in Christ.

We finish up our short "Listening for Hope" series considering the sound of God as He walked in the garden of Eden and as He walks in our lives. Also, we bring Naomi into the church through the waters of Holy Baptism. - Genesis 3: 8-21 | Psalm 130 | 2 Corinthians 4: 13 - 5: 1 | Mark 3: 20-35