University Presbyterian Church Austin

They say patience is a virtue. But maybe we all need a little impatience. A little righteous impatience. A little holy impatience. Especially now.
The Reverend Matt Gaventa preaches from Luke 12:32-40, Sunday, August 11, 2019.

When we learn about God, especially in the person of Jesus Christ, we learn what it means to be fully human. So, we teach the prayer we were taught by our God. The Reverend Krystal Leedy preaches from Luke 11:1-13, Sunday, July 28, 2019.

At Christ’s feet, we decide we will not join in that tempting competition to own the truth, but will instead strive to follow the One that *is* the Truth. Austin Seminary Intern Jeannie Shear preaches from Luke 10:38-42, Sunday, July 21, 2019.

When we gather to worship God, the stakes are unimaginably high, yet we blithely invoke the power and presence of the one who created all things. The Reverend Matt Gaventa preaches from Amos 7:7-17, Sunday, July 14, 2019.

It takes someone to open the door in response to the Good News. If hospitality is truly an uncompromising standard, if all are welcome, then we’d better mean it. Pastor Matt Gaventa preaches from Luke 10:1-11, Sunday, July 7, 2019.

When we ordain ministers, elders, and deacons, we don't segregate the hands that bless. We pass the mantle not in the former way, but as a story for all people across all barriers that the world tries to put in God’s path. The Reverend Krystal Leedy preaches from Kings I and II, Sunday, June 30, 2019.

Divine power is transformative power. Because we were created in the image of God, by the Logos of God, that transformative power also resides within us. Parish Associate Karen Greif preaches from I Kings and Luke, Sunday, June 23, 2019.

At Pentecost, far-flung pilgrims get to be fully themselves, known, recognized, heard, at home, included fully in the wonderful frenetic cacophony of the Spirit. The Reverend Matt Gaventa preaches from Acts 2:1-21, Sunday, June 9, 2019.

It doesn't matter if we like the hymns we sing. What matters is what God is doing with our songs. God may very well be shaking the foundations of the earth. The Reverend Matt Gaventa preaches from Acts 16:16-34, the 7th Sunday of Easter, June 2, 2019.

We avoid peacemaking, fearing our neighbors and loved ones will disagree. But in shalom—the safety and wholeness of all in body, mind, and estate—God calls us to lean into conflict to reach the goal of peace. Reverend John Leedy preaches from John 14:23-29, Sunday, May 26, 2019.

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