University Lutheran
697 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsA multigenerational Jesus Centered Community of Scripture, Faith, and Grace located on the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL
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Is God going to do you dirty? - Follow the Story - Audio
September 27, 2020 21:15 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBIs God going to do you dirty? - We look at the parable of the Workers of the Vineyard as we continue our "Follow the Story" sermon series about Jesus' parables. Isaiah 55: 6-9 | Psalm 27: 1-9 | Philippians 1: 12-14, 19-30 | Matthew 20:1-16
What are you capable of? - Follow the Story - Audio
September 13, 2020 17:15 - 17 minutes - 12 MBWhat are you capable of? - We start a new sermon series called "Follow the Story" as we look into the parables of Jesus. Genesis 50: 15-21 | Psalm 103: 1-12 | Romans 14: 1-12 | Matthew 18: 21-35
Are you asking the wrong question? - God of the Goofs - Audio
September 06, 2020 18:19 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBAre you asking the wrong question? We finish up our “God of the Goofs” series with the disciples asking the wrong question about what it means to be in the Kingdom of heaven. Ezekiel 33: 7-9 | Psalm 32: 1-7 | Romans 13: 1-10 | Matthew 18: 1-20
Are you yelling at God? - God of the Goofs - Audio
August 30, 2020 18:06 - 13 minutes - 9.07 MBAre you yelling at Jesus? Jeremiah 15: 15-21 | Psalm 26 | Romans 12: 9-21 | Matthew 16: 21-28
What is Jesus' nickname for you? - God of the Goofs - Audio
August 23, 2020 17:57 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBWhat is Jesus' nickname for you? Simon's nickname was the Rock. Saul's was something like "little guy". What's Jesus' nickname for you? Isaiah 51: 1-6 | Psalm 138 | Romans 11: 33 - 12: 8 | Matthew 16: 13-20
Who have you failed to include? - God of the Goofs - Audio
August 16, 2020 18:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBWho have you failed to include? - We talk a little bit about who we fail to include into the kingdom of God, why we fail to include them, and how God sets our mistakes right. Isaiah 56: 1, 6-8 | Psalm 67 | Romans 11 | Matthew 15: 21-28
Has fear kept you from doing something? - God of the Goofs - Audio
August 09, 2020 19:41 - 14 minutes - 9.92 MBWe start our series "God of the Goofs" by talking about Peter and his failed "water walk" and finds Jesus rescuing him - something showing him, and us, who Jesus really is.
Are you hungry? - Audio
August 02, 2020 18:49 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBWe talk about hunger and how we are both fed and given the responsibility to feed others with the gifts of God's Kingdom.
What are you worth? - Audio
July 26, 2020 17:27 - 14 minutes - 9.8 MBWhat are you worth? We talk about your worth to God and how our worth is always based in what Christ has done for us.
What happened? - Audio
July 19, 2020 18:04 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBWe celebrate our first reopening Sunday with an appropriate talk about the Parable of the Weeds of the Field.
What makes a good king? - Audio
July 05, 2020 17:36 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBWe talk about our good king Jesus
Have you heard any GOOD news? - Audio
June 28, 2020 16:52 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBWe talk about when we need to bring bad news, and how Jesus really is good news.
What hashtags are you using? - Audio
June 21, 2020 17:19 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBWe talk about how our language ties us to things, and how we are tied to the Law and to the Gospel as Christians.
What is the most optimistic thing on your to-do list? - Audio
June 14, 2020 17:19 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBWe consider what it means to be God's people, His royal priesthood, His holy nation, His beloved disciples - even when we don't get everything done on our to-do list
Who is in charge here? - Audio
June 12, 2020 17:14 - 14 minutes - 9.95 MBWe talk about the Trinity and authority
What is your favorite cliche? - Follow Me through Exile - Audio
May 10, 2020 18:22 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBWhat is your favorite cliche? We talk about the cliches of the Christian faith and of our sinful lives and how Jesus brings comfort through all of those things.
When do you feel really alive? - Follow Me Through Exile - Audio
May 03, 2020 18:57 - 13 minutes - 9.32 MBWe talk about what it is that makes us feel really alive and how Jesus, the Good Shepherd, brings us real life as He puts His own on the line for us.
What are your baseline fears? - Follow Me through Exile - Audio
April 26, 2020 19:01 - 13 minutes - 9.02 MBWe talk about what fears we're responding to and how they help us to understand responding to God.
What are you exiled from? - Follow Me Through Exile - Audio
April 19, 2020 20:49 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBJoin us as we answer the question "What do you feel exiled from?" and how the Gospel is good news for us in our times of exile.
Is this Easter? - They Shall See Me - Audio
April 12, 2020 17:24 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBWe are Easter people. And while this doesn't "feel like" Easter, that doesn't matter. Easter is a fact. Easter is a movement. Easter conquers. Christ has risen! He has Risen Indeed! Alleluia!
Do you feel entombed? - In Relation To - Audio
March 29, 2020 20:04 - 12 minutes - 8.89 MBWe continue our series about who we are in relation to certain Biblical characters, in relation to our fellow disciples, and in relation to Jesus. Today we talk about Lazarus and how his entombment shows us our own (during quarantine and out), and how Jesus calls us out into true life.
What do you see differently? - In Relation To - Audio
March 22, 2020 16:59 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBWe talk about Jesus healing the man born blind in John 9 and how we might be looking at the world a little differently now, and how Jesus' work in our lives helps us see the world differently.
What does Jesus distance from? - In Relation To - Audio
March 15, 2020 19:20 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBWe talk about how Jesus walked into a situation that was normally marked by "social distancing" but that He disregarded the anxiety and connected with the woman at the well.
What isn't faith? (or, what's your favorite song?) - In Relation To - Audio
March 08, 2020 20:15 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBWe talk about the best song in the world, the faith that we have in Jesus Christ.
What does your villain say about you? - In Relation To - Audio
March 01, 2020 20:35 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBWe start the Sundays of Lent and a new sermon series called "In Relation To" where we examine the non-disciple characters in Matthew's Gospel and look at what they tell us about being disciples, starting today with the big bad guy himself, Satan
Weekly Readings: Lent 1 A - Audio
February 23, 2020 19:54 - 7 minutes - 5.28 MBReadings for Lent 1 A: Genesis 3:1–21;Psalm 32:1–7;Romans 5:12–19;Matthew 4:1–11
Weekly Readings: Ash Wednesday - Audio
February 23, 2020 19:44 - 8 minutes - 5.56 MBReadings for Ash Wednesday 2020: Joel 2:12–19;Psalm 51;2 Corinthians 5:20–6:10;Matthew 6:1–21
What is the hardest thing to give up? - Audio
February 23, 2020 19:42 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBWhat is the hardest thing to give up? We explore that question as it relates to Lent, spiritual practices, and our own tendencies to try to justify ourselves.
Have you been accused of hyperbole? - MADE - Audio
February 16, 2020 22:22 - 15 minutes - 10.3 MBWe talk about how Jesus ramps up the Law and how that is good news for us because it means that we can only get salvation from Him and not from our works.
What is the product? - MADE - Audio
February 16, 2020 22:18 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBWe talk about how Jesus is the "product" of Christianity and how we are called to give our lives for Him.
Weekly Readings - Epiphany 4 A - Audio
January 26, 2020 20:36 - 5 minutes - 3.83 MBThe readings for the fourth week after the Epiphany in Year A: Micah 6:1–8; Psalm 15; 1 Corinthians 1:18–31; Matthew 5:1–12
Are you contagious? - MADE - Audio
January 26, 2020 20:20 - 14 minutes - 10 MBWe continue with our Epiphany series, Made (for Discipleship) as we talk about the "contagion" of the Gospel.
Weekly Readings - Epiphany 3 A - Audio
January 19, 2020 19:48 - 5 minutes - 3.93 MBThe weekly readings for the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany in year A: Isaiah 9:1–4; Psalm 27:1–9; 1 Corinthians 1:10–18; Matthew 4:12–25
Are you stalking Jesus? - MADE - Audio
January 19, 2020 19:17 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBWe start off our MADE sermon series talking about how we are made to Behold Jesus and to celebrate the relationship we have with Him, how He invites us to "Come and see" Him and where He is.
Weekly Readings - Baptism of our Lord A - Audio
January 05, 2020 19:20 - 5 minutes - 3.57 MBThe readings for the week beginning with Baptism of our Lord - Isaiah 42:1–9; Psalm 29; Romans 6:1–11; Matthew 3:13–17
Weekly Readings - 2nd Week after Christmas - Audio
December 29, 2019 19:12 - 6 minutes - 4.59 MBThe readings for Christmas 2 A - 1 Kings 3:4–15; Psalm 119:97–104; Ephesians 1:3–14; Luke 2:40–52
Who is your Christmas villain? - Follow Me to Bethlehem - Audio
December 29, 2019 19:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBWe talk about the greatest villain of Christmas, Herod the Great, and how his sin is the same sin that lives in us, but how we are offered sanctuary for the sake of Jesus.
Where were you born? - Follow Me to Bethlehem - Audio
December 25, 2019 00:28 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBWe talk about where we were born, where Jesus was born, and how we connect the dots.
Weekly Readings - Christmas 1 A - Audio
December 22, 2019 19:22 - 4 minutes - 3.37 MBThe readings for the First Sunday after Christmas in Year A. Isaiah 63:7–14; Psalm 111; Galatians 4:4–7; Matthew 2:13–23
Who is your Christmas Character? - Follow Me to Bethlehem - Audio
December 22, 2019 19:14 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBWe finish up Advent by talking about Joseph and how Jesus is the ultimate Christmas character.
Weekly Readings Advent 4 A - Audio
December 15, 2019 21:40 - 4 minutes - 3.32 MBA multigenerational Jesus Centered Community of Scripture, Faith, and Grace located on the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL
What are you waiting for? - Follow Me to Bethlehem - Audio
December 15, 2019 20:01 - 13 minutes - 9.16 MBWe celebrate the 3rd Sunday of Advent and look at the connection between excitement and patience as we wait for Christmas and the return of Jesus in the Resurrection.
German Service 2019 (sermon only) - Audio
December 15, 2019 19:48 - 13 minutes - 9.1 MBEvery year at University Lutheran, we host a German language Christmas service. This is the sermon from that service.
Weekly Readings Advent 3 A - Audio
December 08, 2019 19:37 - 5 minutes - 3.8 MBThe weekly readings for the week of Advent 3 in year A: Isaiah 35; Psalm 146; James 5:7–11; Matthew 11:2–15
Can you imagine whirled peas? - Follow Me to Bethlehem - Audio
December 08, 2019 19:27 - 14 minutes - 9.66 MBWe talk about the role of our imaginations in our following Jesus and how even our imaginations can fail us when we are thinking about the good things that God gives us.
Are you excited? - Follow Me to Bethlehem - Audio
December 08, 2019 19:19 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBWe kick off our annual focus, Follow Me, talking about how exciting it is to hear God in Jesus call us into discipleship.
Weekly Readings - 1st Week of Advent - Audio
November 24, 2019 20:17 - 5 minutes - 3.53 MBWe begin a new church year with readings for the 1st Sunday in Advent: Isaiah 2:1–5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:8–14; and Matthew 21:1–11
Is this the end or the beginning? - Believing the Call - Audio
November 24, 2019 19:48 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBWe finish the Church year and celebrate the confirmation of Molly by considering ends and beginnings and how we understand those things as Christians.
Weekly Readings - Christ the King Sunday C - Audio
November 17, 2019 20:34 - 5 minutes - 4.02 MBWeekly readings for the last Sunday in the Church year, aka Christ the King Sunday, year C. Readings are: Malachi 3:13–18; Psalm 46; Colossians 1:13–20; and Luke 23:27–43
What is the meaning of life? - Believing the Call - Audio
November 17, 2019 20:16 - 14 minutes - 9.7 MBWe 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".