Do you forgive big or little sins? Which is easier? Jesus' parable about the dishonest manager, or the shrewd manager, helps us get a grip on why that question maybe isn't all that helpful.
What does the way the church behaves have to do with who God is and who significantly He sees us?
God has come to us and given us the ability to live, not through choosing life for ourselves, but because He chose life for us.
Have you been hoodwinked into a false hope? Jesus is the true hope for all of mankind.
What thing do you hope for that would make you be able to recognize all of God's other blessings? Do you really need that? We talk about that in this sermon
Solomon finds a real hope in eating, drinking, and finding enjoyment in his toil - so can we through understanding better what Jesus did for us.
God is the only one who gets to grade what we do - but the people at Galatia needed to hear that and so do we - otherwise we might forget about the grade that God gives us through His love
Is it better to be bad? Sometimes we think that it is, but we end up regretting our decisions and needing the forgiveness of the One who made a good decision for us - going to the Cross
Who would you call for bail money? PJ tells a story about bail money which leads us to think about how we are a part of the family of God
Paul talks about his credentials with the Galatians, credentials that eventually come down to his having faith in God
Is there an impostor in church? Yes, you - and that's very good news, in fact, it's Gospel.
We can't know everything about the Trinity, but when do we know "enough" to step out in faith?
What does it mean to be confirmed? And how do we see a confirmation of the Holy Spirit at work in our lives? We see it be remembering Jesus and His grace.
How "weighty" is your mother's love? However weighty it might be, it is still just a fraction of how weighty the love of Jesus is for you.
How do you know you're sick? Jesus comes to heal those who are sick - both those who know they are sick and those who don't yet.
We say "the Body of Christ" but do we really mean it when we say that? We get to know Jesus by knowing the people that He is forgiving and renewing.
The Elders at University Lutheran lead worship service because they care - they care about God and they care about God's people
Would you want Jesus as your roommate or neighbor? Do you think He will be a great neighbor in the Resurrection?
What might Jesus look like today? Like communion? Like Baptism? Like the Word? Like YOU?!?!
What could change your Monday from being ho-hum to being a Resurrection Monday?
We conclude our "we reject" series by looking at the broken promises of Lent and our broken Savior who paid for us
Our sins are deep in our memories, they're recent events for us - and it is easy for us to slip into those memories. But one day Jesus will come and bring us to a place where our memories of sin will fade and go away.
Guilt is a horrible motivator and really has nothing to do with being a sanctified child of God - we see how God operates without guilt in the story of the "prodigal son"
We continue talking about rejecting sin with Ezekiel, who points out the sin of Israel, and how that works in our lives.
Sometimes we think that we would prefer a nice sounding lie to a truth that leaves us somewhat uncomfortable - but Jesus is truth no matter how we take Him
Why do we attempt to reject sin? Is it for ourselves? No, because Jesus has already saved us - but we do it for others.
Where Jesus is going after the Transfiguration is where we should go, and where we are going is where Jesus should be.
What does Jesus have to do with evil? It's one of those questions that often leaves us philosophically unbalanced - but what we find is that Jesus does have authority over evil, and that it should give us comfort to know that.
Would you throw Jesus off a cliff? You would hope your answer would be "no", but don't be too quick to say that. We're all sinners like those Nazarenes who needed to hear about the Messiah who was coming to save them.
What is a miracle? Who is it about? Looking at John 2 and Jesus' first miracle, we find that miracles focus on Jesus more than they focus on us, although we receive the benefit.
