Austin Mustard Seed Sermons

Shane Blackshear in his sermon on Christian community suggests that we need Community to make us holy. Christian community as expressed in the local church, as expressed in Austin Mustard Seed must be a durable relationship. Can we disagree without disengaging? We must be willing to share the weight of our tragedies, our burdens, and our rejoicing.   “Community is when you … Read More → The post Living as a Community: Hebrews 10:22 (2018.10.14) appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

As we begin a time of discernment as a church community, April Karli reminds us of our identity as Austin Mustard Seed. The parable of the mustard seed has long been a story told within our community. The seed, that was only supposed to grow into a small weed, became a tree and the birds of the air made their … Read More → The post The Parable of the Mustard Seed: Matthew 13-32 (2018.10.07) appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

In John’s Final Sermon as Pastor of Austin Mustard Seed, he gives our community a charge as we move into the future. From the prayer of Paul for the Ephesians, we are invited to hold onto wisdom and trust God’s call and guidance in the life of our community.   In addition this week instead of a Prayer of Confession we … Read More → The post Paul’s Prayer for the Ephesians (2018.09.30) appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

Call To Worship Lord God our Father, Creator of all Your wind swept the waters when the world began, You spoke the Word, that was always your Word. Through your word, all things came to be, The light was separated from darkness. Creation was put into motion To develop and become To participate in relationship with you… When our ancestors … Read More → The post Make Good: Collaborating With Others (2018.09.23) appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

Ashley Blackwell reflects on what it means to engage brokenness in healthy ways. Ashley suggests that we when we name what is broken, get curious about what is broken, identify our response to what is broken, and explore our response to what is broken, we can then begin to engage a brokenness with creativity, courage, and compassion. Scripture for this … Read More → The post Make Good: Seeing What Could Be (2018.09.16) appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

From the life of Nehemiah, John reflects on what it means to enter into the world around us with hope. When we see things that are broken around us, our call is not to move towards despair or cynism. Rather we are called to join in God’s ongoing renewal with humility, integrity, and patience. Scripture for this Sunday: Nehemiah 1:1-2:10   … Read More → The post Make Good: Calling & Character (2018.09.09 Sermon) appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

John Chandler begins our series called “Make Good” on lessons we can learn from the story of Nehemiah. Quotes and resources mentioned: How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life Maker Faire Austin Subscribe to the podcast via iTunes The post Make Good: Intro (2018.09.02 Sermon) appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

John discusses the relational nature of our community groups as we get ready to kick them off with a community group dream session this Wednesday. Quotes and resources mentioned: The Hacking of the American Mind, by Robert Lustig “Technology is seductive when what it offers meets our human vulnerabilities. And as it turns out, we are very vulnerable indeed. We … Read More → The post Community Groups Preview (2018.08.26 Sermon) appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

Mike Watson reflects on the reality that being created in the image of God means that we have been created to relate to each other and God. Mike goes on to suggests three ways of relating to one another and God: Humble Dependence Expectant Faith Abundant Gratitude Our hope then is to be a people who can acknowledge the relational … Read More → The post Guest Speaker Mike Watson (2018.08.19 Sermon) appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

April Karli closed out our summer series on Acts — “What happens when the Holy Spirit leads the way?” — with a sermon on Acts 17. Subscribe to the podcast via iTunes The post Acts 17 (2018.08.12 Sermon) appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

John Chandler continued our series on Acts — “What happens when the Holy Spirit leads the way?” — with a sermon on Acts 16. Quotes and resources mentioned: Domain Northside ad “They did it because singing is an act of spiritual warfare, resisting the Devil. Just like Paul and Silas, we sing to hold on to hope. We sing in … Read More → The post Acts 16 (2018.08.05 Sermon) appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

Ashley Blackwell, on behalf of the Leadership and Stewardship Team, offered an update in our Sunday Liturgy on our encouraging recent giving trends and our summer fundraising goals. The post Financial Update (2018.08.05 Liturgy Audio) appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

As part of our 7/29 liturgy, we were thrilled to announce that Erin Williams has accepted an invitation to serve as our new Kids’ Coordinator! Erin was a military kid who was blessed to spend most of her growing-up years in Southern California. She and her husband and their 3 busy kids relocated to the Austin the summer of 2017, … Read More → The post Special Announcement: Kid’s Coordinator! appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

Andrea Lucado continued our serious on Acts — “What happens when the Holy Spirit leads the way?” — with a sermon Acts 15. Subscribe to the podcast via iTunes The post Acts 15 (2018.07.29 Sermon) appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

John Chandler continues our series on “Acts: What happens when the Holy Spirit leads the way?” with a sermon Paul and Barnabas’ visit to Pisidian Antioch in Acts 13:13-52. Quotes and Resources Mentioned: Background info on The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch “This is a twist in the story which takes us down, deep down, to the mystery of God’s … Read More → The post Acts 13 – Pisidian Antioch (2018.07.15 Sermon) appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

Audio from our special evening Vision Night gathering. Please make plans to join us July 18 and 25 to continue the conversation. Subscribe to the podcast via iTunes The post Vision Night (2018.07.08 Audio) appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

Chris Morton continues our Acts series, What Happens When the Holy Spirit Leads the Way?, with a sermon from Acts 11. Subscribe to the podcast via iTunes The post Acts 11 (2018.07.08 Sermon) appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

Our friend Weylin Lee from Vox Veniae joined us for a sermon on Jesus’ time on earth in a resurrected body. Quotes and Resources Mentioned: “Not only are we loved, but we too are called to heal and to liberate. This healing power in us will not come from our capacities and our riches, but in and through our poverty. … Read More → The post Embodiment: Luke 24 (2018.07.01 Sermon) appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

John Chandler continues our series on “Acts: What happens when the Holy Spirit leads the way?” with a sermon on Acts 9:1-19. Quotes and Resources Mentioned: “The Bible teaches that God acts decisively through key redemptive events, such as the Exodus, the giving of the law, the Conquest, the incarnation and life of Christ, his death, his resurrection, his ascension, … Read More → The post Acts 9 (2018.06.24 Sermon) appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

Chris Morton continues our series on “Acts: What happens when the Holy Spirit leads the way?” with a sermon on Acts 8:4-25. Quotes and Resources Mentioned: “Gravitas is a condition of the soul that has developed enough spiritual mass to attract other souls. It makes the soul appear old, but gravitas has nothing to do with age. It has everything … Read More → The post Acts 8 (2018.06.17 Sermon) appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.