University Presbyterian Church Austin

We disagree over policy because, first, we hate each other. Somebody drew a line. There was another team. Whose jerseys are different. Therefore. All the rest. The Reverend Matt Gaventa preaches from I Corinthians 3:1-9, Sunday, February 16, 2020.

The road is long and time is short. Jesus says, I'll take the scrolls to guide us. But they can't do the work. I need you, too. YOU are the light of the world. The Reverend Matt Gaventa preaches from Matthew 5:13-20, Sunday, February 9, 2020.

We are in relationship with God for the long haul, protected from greed and easy answers. No matter what you've done before, you can join in repairing the world. The Reverend Krystal Leedy preaches from Micah 6, Sunday, February 2, 2020.

Scripture and worship offer profound witness to God's presence; we also know witnesses cloaked in flesh and blood. Let us seek to bear witness to each other. The Reverend Karen Greif preaches from Isaiah 9 1-7, January 26, 2019.

God’s children, above all, are fragile. Because we are called to allow the sadness of the world to pierce our hearts and take hold of us and
it does not let us go. The Reverend Rykie Marx, Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (NGK), preaches from Isaiah 40 and 40, Sunday, January 19, 2020.

Jesus' baptism is a story of restorations, of old hands put to new use, a story of reclamations, of redemptions, of old life made new in the waters of grace. The Reverend Matt Gaventa preaches from Matthew 3:13-17, Sunday, January 12, 2020.

Real power needs no constant reminding of its power, can kneel in the presence of the divine, can yield itself to the whims of stars. And the star stays fixed. The Reverend Matt Gaventa preaches from Matthew 2:1-12 on Epiphany Sunday, January 5, 2020.

The real Christmas miracle is that we are moved to live into Mary's prophetic words by responding to Empire—when we are met with Herod and find a way to feed the people anyway. The Reverend Krystal Leedy preaches from Matthew 2:13-23 the first Sunday of Advent, December 29, 2019.

Truth is, the Gospel smells terrible, because it happens in the real world. It starts by turning off the incense, so we can smell the real world just as it is. The Reverend Matt Gaventa preaches from Luke 1:5-13, the 4th Sunday of Advent, December 22, 2019

John the Baptist has bad taste. He eats bad food. He dresses is bad clothing. He is not fashionable. He is not acceptable. Yet, this is where the Gospel begins. The Reverend Matt Gaventa preaches from Mark 1:1-8 the second Sunday of Advent, December 8, 2019.

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