University Lutheran

About this Sunday: While the notation in the Gospel reading is almost easy to skip over, the role of Jesus' life of prayer cannot be underestimated or detached from Jesus' ministries of healing and preaching. Likewise, we are called to pray "in His Name" meaning praying in His identity and character.

About this Sunday: While the notation in the Gospel reading is almost easy to skip over, the role of Jesus' life of prayer cannot be underestimated or detached from Jesus' ministries of healing and preaching. Likewise, we are called to pray "in His Name" meaning praying in His identity and character.

About this Sunday: It may shock us that the same authority that Jesus used to cast out the demon in this Gospel reading is the authority that confers to us in our Baptisms. When we are His disciples we are called to live out His authority. This means that we are called to speak with authority when we speak in His identity and through His Word.

About this Sunday: It may shock us that the same authority that Jesus used to cast out the demon in this Gospel reading is the authority that confers to us in our Baptisms. When we are His disciples we are called to live out His authority. This means that we are called to speak with authority when we speak in His identity and through His Word.

About this Sunday: Jesus followed the will of the Father, and because of that, we are called to follow Him in order to do the Father’s will. We continue to talk about what it means for us to be disciples of Jesus Christ and how that cannot mean anything but being set in a community where we both receive and give discipleship in Jesus Christ

About this Sunday: Jesus followed the will of the Father, and because of that, we are called to follow Him in order to do the Father’s will. We continue to talk about what it means for us to be disciples of Jesus Christ and how that cannot mean anything but being set in a community where we both receive and give discipleship in Jesus Christ

This Sunday is the first Sunday in Epiphany that we consider Jesus' call to discipleship.

Normally we think about Jesus' action of calling the disciples as calling us to discipleship, but if we take

seriously the idea that we have Jesus' identity in our Baptisms, we also need to take seriously the

audacious responsibility that we have to call others to discipleship. We are called to be disciples who

make disciples.

This Sunday is the first Sunday in Epiphany that we consider Jesus' call to discipleship.

Normally we think about Jesus' action of calling the disciples as calling us to discipleship, but if we take

seriously the idea that we have Jesus' identity in our Baptisms, we also need to take seriously the

audacious responsibility that we have to call others to discipleship. We are called to be disciples who

make disciples.

The last Sunday before Christmas is here, and now it is undeniable that it will come. As the reality of

Christmas day comes nearer, our hope seems to become more "fact" as we see what God is doing in our

lives. Faith, that trust that we have in Jesus, tells us that His coming and our salvation is "a sure thing".

The last Sunday before Christmas is here, and now it is undeniable that it will come. As the reality of

Christmas day comes nearer, our hope seems to become more "fact" as we see what God is doing in our

lives. Faith, that trust that we have in Jesus, tells us that His coming and our salvation is "a sure thing".