University Presbyterian Church Austin

Touch helps us remember that we are human, that we can feel warmth, that we are a part of humankind, and that we claim to be siblings in Christ. No matter what. The Reverend Krystal Leedy introduces our approach to Advent through our senses, Sunday, December 1, 2019. Text is Luke 1:24-45.

For the sake of God's people, God persistently seeks the ends of justice and righteousness, using every instrument at God's disposal. Even politics.
On Reign of Christ Sunday, the Reverend Matt Gaventa preaches from Jeremiah 23:1-6.

People are going to lie to you, Paul says, just because they are liars. But remember, as Christians together, it takes two to lie. You don’t have to listen.
The Reverend Matt Gaventa preaches from 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17, Sunday, November 17, 2019.

Our charge and benediction: This is a simple game. Love God. And love one another. On this hangs all the law and the prophets, and everything. Just make pitch.

The Reverend Matt Gaventa concludes our sermon series "Rooted in Worship" preaching about the charge and benediction, from Matthew 22:34-40. Sunday, November 10, 2019

When we all join in prayer together, the temporal distinctions between past, present and future, alive on earth and alive in God, all fall away. The Reverend John Leedy preaches on the Prayers of the People, All Saints' Sunday, November 3, 2019. Ephesians 6:18; John 17:1-11, 20-24

Boldly saying what we believe only matters if we leave this place and show that belief to the world. Seminary Intern Savannah Demuynck continues our "Rooted in Worship" series with a sermon on the Affirmation of Faith, Sunday, October 27, 2019.

For many, our Sunday morning bundle is the most expensive way of getting in the door. But God is doing a new thing. Our challenge? Recognize church where it happens. Jeremiah 31:27-34.
The Reverend Matt Gaventa preaches about announcements in our continuing sermon series "Rooted in Worship," Sunday, October 20, 2019.

In the presence of the God who created all things with joy, who moves through
all things with grace, who shares in all things with abundance, we don’t really make an offering of our money. We just release it.
The Reverend Matt Gaventa continues our sermon series "Rooted in Worship" preaching from 2 Corinthians 9, Sunday, October 13, 2019.

The table is at the center, but we come as guests, as strangers in between the world and the kingdom of God. God puts a meal in our hands, then we get back on the bus. The Reverend Matt Gaventa preaches from Ruth 1:1-17, continuing the sermon series "Rooted in Worship." Sunday, October 6, 2019.

When we think we don’t know how to sing, when we can’t find the words, or the tune, or the breath, or the will, Paul’s gospel word is this: the Spirit intercedes. Romans 8:26-27
The Reverend Dr. Paul Hooker and Dean Eric Wall preach on the hymn as prayer, continuing the sermon series "Rooted in Worship" Sunday, September 29, 2019.

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