Austin Mustard Seed Sermons

John Chandler offered a Family Update on our financial goals as part of our June 17 liturgy. The post Family Update (2018.06.17) appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

All summer long we’re asking the question “what happens when the Holy Spirit leads the way?” This past Sunday was an incredible example. Our 2018 “Mission and Methods” statement grew out of the prayerful work of our Leadership Team to discern “what have we seen the Holy Spirit do among us or prompt us to do, and how can we … Read More → The post Meet Hope of Life appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

April Karli continues our series on “Acts: What happens when the Holy Spirit leads the way?” with a sermon on Acts 2:41-47, 4:23-37. The Church in Jerusalem was devoted to: 1. Learning 2. Fellowship 3. Worship What are some ways that you can connect with your neighbors? 1. Learn your neighbors name 2. Write a handwritten note and deliver it to … Read More → The post Acts 2:41-47, 4:23-37 (2018.06.03 Sermon) appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

Before the sermon in our June 3rd liturgy, Shane Blackshear and Daniel Read shared an update on some short-term hopes and needs for our Liturgy. The post Family Update on our Liturgy 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 7. Daily Examen (late in the day): 1. Become aware of God’s presence. 2. Review the day with gratitude. 3. Pay attention to your emotions. 4. Choose one feature of the day and pray from it. 5. Look toward … Read More → The post Acts 7 (2018.05.27 Sermon) appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

Before the sermon in our May 27 liturgy, Shane Blackshear and April Karli shared an update on some short-term hopes and needs for our children’s ministry. The post Family Update on our Children’s Ministry appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

Madelynn Marlow begins our summer in Acts as we celebrate the story, and hope, of Pentecost together. Resources/Quotes: “The Bible is full of accounts of God’s use of actions and physical objects as means of self revelation. Jeremiah wears a yoke or smashes a clay pot. Jesus places a child in the midst of a crowd. Actions become means of … Read More → The post Pentecost – Acts 2 (2018.05.20 Sermon) appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

Our mission, our primary activity, as Austin Mustard Seed is to form communities of Jesus. It’s not a new quest. It’s what followers of Jesus have been doing ever since Christianity first started. The book of Acts tells about these earliest communities of Jesus. This summer, we’ll be reading stories together from the book of Acts. These are stories of … Read More → The post Acts: What happens when the Holy Spirit leads the way? appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

John Chandler finishes our Easter season readings with 1 John 5. Resources/Quotes: “What is an idol? It is anything more important to you than God, anything that absorbs your heart and imagination more than God, anything you seek to give you what only God can give.” — Tim Keller “We think that idols are bad things, but that is almost … Read More → The post Flee from Idols – 1 John 5 (2018.05.13 Sermon) appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

Chris Morton continues our Easter season readings with 1 John 4. “God is not a mumbling trickster… If he wants us to know something, he will be both able and willing to communicate it to us plainly, just as long as we are open and prepared by our experience to hear and obey. This is exactly what takes place in … Read More → The post 1 John 4 (2018.05.06 Sermon) appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.