University Lutheran Church of Hope is a welcoming Christian community of faith centered in God's grace and called to demonstrate God's love for the world. SEARCH: sermons Navigation » Home » Site Index » Announcements » Annual Meeting » Bible On-Line » Calendar » Child Care » Coffee Service » Contact Us » Devotions » Documents » Donate Now! » ELCA News » Find Us » Fun Pages » Governance » Inreach » Leadership » Library Catalog » Links » Member Services » Music Programs » Newsletter The Visitor » Pastor's Message » Photo Gallery » Programs » --Adult Forum » --Circles » --Confirmation » --Friendly Visitors » --Just for the Fun of it » --New Members » --Senior Club » --Sunday School » --Youth Programs » Search » Sermon Archive » Scriptures of the Day » Staff » Statements » Supported Ministries » Web Forum » Weddings » Youth Page Friday, May 09   Sermon Archives   Welcome to the sermon archive. Some sermons may be missing, or have not been submitted to the web site. Sermons from 2008 4/20/2008 - Timothy Gustafson 4/13/2008 - "Heaven’s Gate on Earth" Craig Shirley 4/6/2008 - "Easter In Us" Craig Shirley 3/30/2008 - Craig Shirley 3/23/2008 - "A Happy Ending" Craig Shirley 3/20/2008 - Craig Shirley 3/9/2008 - "No Squalid Shades – Live!" Craig Shirley 3/2/2008 - Craig Shirley 2/24/2008 - "… we have heard … and we know ..." Dan Olson 2/10/2008 - "Fasten your Seat Belts……" Craig Shirley 1/27/2008 - Merrill Morse 1/20/2008 - "It is Too Light a Thing" Craig Shirley 1/13/2008 - "Guide Us to Thy Perfect Light" Craig Shirley 1/6/2008 - "Guide Us to Thy Perfect Light" Craig Shirley Sermons from 2007 12/24/2007 - "Get Up To Egypt" Craig Shirley 12/24/2007 - "Prophetic Visions" Craig Shirley 12/23/2007 - "Joseph Clothed in Brown" Craig Shirley 12/9/2007 - "The Ten[t]s[e] of Hope" Kirsten Mebust 12/2/2007 - Craig Shirley 11/25/2007 - "Christ, the Unexpected King" Loren Halvorson 11/11/2007 - "Our Worship Offering" Craig Shirley 11/4/2007 - "Our Duty and Delight" Craig Shirley 10/28/2007 - "Could There Be A God – Could There Not be a God?" Craig Shirley 10/14/2007 - "What do you see? What do you do?" Craig Shirley 10/7/2007 - "No Thank you notes, thank you" Craig Shirley 9/30/2007 - "God Wants you to be Rich – but why?" Craig Shirley 9/23/2007 - "Unusual Mercy – Amazing Grace " Kwanza Yu 9/16/2007 - "The Joy of the Lord" Kwanza Yu 8/19/2007 - "The Jesus of Fire" Kwanza Yu 7/29/2007 - "A Plea for Persistence" Kwanza Yu 7/22/2007 - "Come – See – Hear –Tell" Kwanza Yu 7/15/2007 - "Go and Do" Craig Shirley 7/8/2007 - "Beggars We" Craig Shirley 7/1/2007 - "For Freedom" Craig Shirley 6/24/2007 - "We Belong" Kwanza Yu 6/17/2007 - "Jesus Welcomes Sinners, and so do we" Craig Shirley 5/27/2007 - "Virtual Reality of the Spirit" Craig Shirley 5/20/2007 - "The Glory of God" Kwanza Yu 5/13/2007 - "For Freedom" Craig Shirley 5/6/2007 - "No Regrets" Craig Shirley 4/29/2007 - Craig Shirley 4/22/2007 - "Looking for Balance" Craig Shirley 4/15/2007 - "Never-Ending Story" Kwanza Yu 4/8/2007 - "Believe in the Weird - and Wonderful" Craig Shirley 3/25/2007 - "A Costly Perfume" Kwanza Yu 3/21/2007 - "On the road to Emmaus" Kwanza Yu 3/4/2007 - "Nothing but a Promise" Craig Shirley 3/3/2007 - "Receiving the Day, a New Look at Time." Kwanza Yu 2/25/2007 - "A Little Word" Kwanza Yu 2/21/2007 - Craig Shirley 2/18/2007 - "Shine, Jesus, Shine!" Kwanza Yu 2/11/2007 - "No Rabbits - Just Resurrection" Craig Shirley 2/4/2007 - "Comfort to Courage" Craig Shirley 1/28/2007 - "A Question of Faith" Craig Shirley 1/21/2007 - "It Has Been Fulfilled" Kwanza Yu 1/14/2007 - "All A's" Craig Shirley 1/7/2007 - Craig Shirley Sermons from 2006 12/31/2006 - "God With Us" Kwanza Yu 12/24/2006 - "The Gift" Kwanza Yu 12/10/2006 - Craig Shirley 12/3/2006 - "Signs of the Season" Kwanza Yu 11/12/2006 - Craig Shirley 11/5/2006 - "Remembrance of all the baptized" Kwanza Yu 10/29/2006 - "The Truth of the Gospel" Kwanza Yu 10/22/2006 - "Ignorance is Not Bliss" Craig Shirley 10/8/2006 - "Light (Malawi)" Kwanza Yu 10/1/2006 - "(Preached in Madisi, Malawi)" Kwanza Yu 10/1/2006 - Craig Shirley 9/24/2006 - "(Preached in Blantyre, Malawi)" Kwanza Yu 9/24/2006 - "As a Little Child" Craig Shirley 9/17/2006 - "WHO?" Craig Shirley 9/10/2006 - "Ears Opened and Tongues Released" Kwanza Yu 9/3/2006 - "Lips and Hearts" Craig Shirley 8/27/2006 - "Consider Your Decision" Craig Shirley 8/20/2006 - "Eat My Words" Craig Shirley 8/13/2006 - "Something there is that doesn’t love a wall" Craig Shirley 8/6/2006 - "Wonder Bread" Kwanza Yu 7/30/2006 - Craig Shirley 7/23/2006 - "The New Household!" Kwanza Yu 7/16/2006 - "Church Picnic" Craig Shirley 7/9/2006 - Kwanza Yu 7/2/2006 - "The Spirit of Generosity" Kwanza Yu 6/25/2006 - "For Such a Task as This" James Hlavka 6/18/2006 - Craig Shirley 6/11/2006 - "Our God - the Mystery Named Trinity" Kwanza Yu 6/4/2006 - "Holy Helper" Craig Shirley 5/28/2006 - "The Gift of Leadership" Kwanza Yu 5/21/2006 - "Christ is alive, let Christians Sing" Craig Shirley 5/14/2006 - Craig Shirley 5/7/2006 - "How do we reassure ourselves that we are really true Christians?" Dr. Helmut Koester 4/16/2006 - "Easter into the Ordinary" Kwanza Yu 4/2/2006 - "A Globe Rather than a Cross?" Craig Shirley 3/26/2006 - "Look upon Jesus, be saved" Kwanza Yu 3/19/2006 - "Jesus, Here, Now?" Craig Shirley 3/12/2006 - "The Power of Promises" Kwanza Yu 3/5/2006 - "Coming Out" Craig Shirley 3/1/2006 - Kwanza Yu 2/19/2006 - "Followers Hinder Jesus" Kwanza Yu 2/12/2006 - "The March of Champions" Craig Shirley 2/5/2006 - "A Basic Reminder" Craig Shirley 1/29/2006 - "By Whose Authority?" Kwanza Yu 1/22/2006 - "God loves them? Surprise!" Craig Shirley 1/15/2006 - "Our bodies of Christ" Craig Shirley 1/8/2006 - "Family - From Out of Nothing" Kwanza Yu Sermons from 2005 12/25/2005 - Kwanza Yu 12/24/2005 - "The Birth is the Ordinary" Kwanza Yu 11/27/2005 - "Keep Awake" Kwanza Yu 11/13/2005 - "Building Interest" Craig Shirley 11/6/2005 - "A Great Multitude" Kwanza Yu 10/30/2005 - "Confirming the Promise " Craig Shirley 10/16/2005 - "God and Caesar" Kwanza Yu 10/9/2005 - "Squabbles and Light" Craig Shirley 10/2/2005 - "Rejected, Replaced, or Renewed? " Craig Shirley 9/18/2005 - "That’s not fair" Craig Shirley 9/11/2005 - "On Counting and Forgiveness" Kwanza Yu 9/4/2005 - "We Can't Look Away" Rev. Craig Shirley 8/21/2005 - "Jesus, Messiah, Son of God" Rev. Kwanza Yu 8/14/2005 - "What are we to make of the Jews?" Rev. Craig Shirley 7/31/2005 - "Divine Abundance" Rev. Kwanza Yu 7/17/2005 - "Good Seed" Rev. Craig Shirley 7/3/2005 - "Spin Control" Rev. Craig Shirley 6/20/2005 - "The Call to Courageous Confession" Rev. Craig Shirley 6/12/2005 - "Room for Fresh Creations Response Sunday" Rev. Craig Shirley 5/29/2005 - "Values Clarification" Rev. Craig Shirley 5/22/2005 - "Awesome God" Rev. Craig Shirley 5/1/2005 - "Intelligent Faith! " Rev. Craig Shirley 4/17/2005 - "If…" Rev. Craig Shirley 4/10/2005 - "Emmaus Keeps on Happening" Rev. Kwanza Yu 3/27/2005 - "In the Garden" Rev. Craig Shirley 3/13/2005 - "Lazarus, Come Out!" Pastor Kwanza Yu 3/6/2005 - "Blind until Birth" Rev. Craig Shirley 2/20/2005 - "New Birth – Eternal Life" Pastor Kwanza Yu 2/13/2005 - "The little word, is NO!" Pastor Kwanza Yu 2/6/2005 - "January Thaw" Rev. Craig Shirley 1/30/2005 - "Exclusive or Inclusive (After Vannorsdall)" Rev. Craig Shirley 1/16/2005 - "Behold the Lamb of God" Rev. Craig Shirley 1/9/2005 - "Holy Baptism, His and ours" Pastor Kwanza Yu 1/2/2005 - "Annus Horribilis/Annus Lux" Rev. Craig Shirley Sermons from 2004 12/26/2004 - "God Delivers" Pastor Kwanza Yu 12/25/2004 - "Working Stiffs" Rev. Craig Shirley 12/24/2004 - "Happiness and Joy" Rev. Craig Shirley 12/19/2004 - "Advent IV" Rev. Craig Shirley 12/9/2004 - "Through the back door" Rev. Craig Shirley 12/5/2004 - "A Child shall Lead Them" Rev. Craig Shirley 11/28/2004 - "To be awake and ready" Pastor Kwanza Yu 11/21/2004 - "Jesus of Nazareth/Christus Victor" Rev. Craig Shirley 11/14/2004 - "Back to the Future" Rev. Craig Shirley 11/7/2004 - "A Great Cloud of Multitude" Pastor Kwanza Yu 10/24/2004 - "“Meaningful” Prayer" Rev. Craig Shirley 10/17/2004 - "Wrestling With God" Rev. Craig Shirley 10/10/2004 - "Let Us Simply Say 'Thank You'" Rev. Craig Shirley 10/3/2004 - "Mustard Seed Faith" Pastor Kwanza Yu 9/26/2004 - "Community, Hope and Abundance" Rev. Craig Shirley 9/19/2004 - "Outrageous Graciousness" Pastor Kwanza Yu 9/12/2004 - Rev. Craig Shirley 9/5/2004 - "Being Cost Effective" Rev. Craig Shirley 8/29/2004 - "Invitation to the Banquet" Pastor Kwanza Yu 8/22/2004 - Rev. Craig Shirley 8/15/2004 - "The Church sings with Mary: A sign of Great Hope" Pastor Kwanza Yu 8/8/2004 - Rev. Craig Shirley 8/1/2004 - "Crop Failure?" Rev. Craig Shirley 7/25/2004 - "A Plea for Persistence" Pastor Kwanza Yu 7/4/2004 - "It Takes Time" Rev. Craig Shirley 6/27/2004 - "We Follow Jesus, But…" Pastor Kwanza Yu 6/20/2004 - "Enough Already" Rev. Craig Shirley 6/13/2004 - "The Ultimate Benchmark" Rev. Craig Shirley 6/6/2004 - "Can We Really Know the Truth?" Pastor Kwanza Yu 5/30/2004 - "The Spirit of the Ordinary" Rev. Craig Shirley 5/23/2004 - "Romans and Christians" Rev. Craig Shirley 5/16/2004 - "We are Not Let Desolate" Rev. Kwanza Yu 5/9/2004 - "Love: Selfless, Sacrificial, Forgiving" Rev. Craig Shirley 4/25/2004 - "100th Anniversary" Rev. Mark Hanson 4/18/2004 - "Easter & Ethics " Rev. Craig Shirley 4/11/2004 - "The Empty Cross" Rev. Craig Shirley 3/28/2004 - "The Costly Perfume" Rev. Kwanza Yu 3/21/2004 - "Lost & Found" Rev. Craig Shirley 3/14/2004 - "Repent and Be Saved" Rev. Craig Shirley 3/7/2004 - "Invited to be gather and nurtured" Rev. Kwanza Yu 2/29/2004 - "Into Solitude" Rev. Craig Shirley 2/22/2004 - "Awake, Arise, Shine!" Rev. Kwanza Yu 2/15/2004 - Rev. Craig Shirley 2/8/2004 - Rev. Judith Mattison 2/1/2004 - ""Today"" Rev. Craig Shirley 1/25/2004 - "Paul and the Faithful Followers" Rev. Kwanza Yu 1/18/2004 - "Hope for the Common Good" Rev. Craig Shirley 1/11/2004 - "His Baptism and Ours" Rev. Kwanza Yu 1/4/2004 - Rev. Craig Shirley Sermons from 2003 12/28/2003 - Rev. Craig Shirley 12/24/2003 - "Too Much Christmas " Rev. Craig Shirley 12/21/2003 - "Sing Faith’s Song" Rev. Kwanza Yu 12/14/2003 - Rev. Craig Shirley 12/7/2003 - "In the Wilderness, a Voice" Rev. Kwanza Yu 11/30/2003 - "Signs of the Season" Rev. Kwanza Yu 11/23/2003 - Rev. Kwanza Yu 11/16/2003 - "Built to Last" Rev. Craig Shirley 11/2/2003 - "El Dia De Los Muertos" Rev. Craig Shirley 10/26/2003 - "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" Rev. Kwanza Yu 10/5/2003 - "God is Speaking " Rev. Craig Shirley 9/21/2003 - "Two Little Words" Rev. Kwanza Yu 9/14/2003 - "Rally Round the Cross" Rev. Craig Shirley 9/7/2003 - "Ephphatha" Rev. Kwanza Yu 8/31/2003 - "A Stone Image/A Living Word" Rev. Craig Shirley 8/24/2003 - "To Eat and to Live" Rev. Kwanza Yu 8/17/2003 - "Faith & Religion" Rev. Craig Shirley 8/10/2003 - "It is Enough" Rev. Craig Shirley 7/27/2003 - "The Power of the Love of Christ" Rev. Kwanza Yu 7/13/2003 - "The Ethics of Faith" Rev. Craig Shirley 7/6/2003 - "The Great Commission" Rev. Kwanza Yu 6/29/2003 - "The Genuineness of your Love" Rev. Craig Shirley 6/22/2003 - "Who Exactly, is Jesus?" Rev. Kwanza Yu 6/15/2003 - "The Trinity" Rev. Craig Shirley 6/8/2003 - "Jesus Cool Club" Rev. Craig Shirley 6/1/2003 - "Christ, the head and cornerstone" Rev. Kwanza Yu 5/25/2003 - "Life Together" Rev. Craig Shirley 5/18/2003 - "Ubuntu" Rev. Craig Shirley 5/11/2003 - "Who Do We Think We Are? " Rev. Kwanza Yu 5/4/2003 - "Shalom Alakem" Rev. Craig Shirley 4/27/2003 - "What are you afraid of?" Rev. Craig Shirley 4/20/2003 - "Go, Tell – He is not here" Rev. Kwanza Yu 4/17/2003 - Rev. Craig Shirley 4/6/2003 - "(How) Are you Saved?" Rev. Craig Shirley 3/30/2003 - "The Bronze Serpent – God’s Forgiving Love" Rev. Kwanza Yu 3/23/2003 - "Blessed to be a Blessing" Rev. Craig Shirley 3/16/2003 - "What Would You Give In Return for Your Life?" Rev. Craig Shirley 3/9/2003 - "Jesus Alone to Lead Us" Rev. Kwanza Yu 3/2/2003 - "That Which is Taboo" Rev. Craig Shirley 2/16/2003 - "No Quick Cure" Rev. Craig Shirley 2/2/2003 - "Turtledoves, Pigeons, and the Plan of God " Rev. Kwanza Yu 1/19/2003 - "Glorify God with your whole self" Rev. Craig Shirley 1/12/2003 - "His Baptism and Ours" Rev. Kwanza Yu 1/5/2003 - "O Come Let Us Adore Him" Rev. Craig Shirley

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