Austin Mustard Seed Sermons

Mason Parva closes out our series on The Spiritual Disciplines with a great teaching on “why”. The post Sermon – (7/26/20) – “The ‘Why’ of Spiritual Discipline” – Mason Parva appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

Local Austin Spiritual Director Terra McDaniel joined us this past Sunday and gave an incredibly encouraging teaching on some spiritual practices that can be used during this time in quarantine. The post Sermon – (7/12/20) – Spiritual Practices for the Pandemic Season – Terra McDaniel appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

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The post Sermon – (6/28/20) – Spiritual Disciplines: Silence – Shane Blackshear appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

Pastor April continues our teaching series with the next spiritual discipline, Confession. The post Sermon – (6/21/20) – Spiritual Disciplines: Confession – April Karli appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

Pastor April opens up a series of teachings on the Spiritual Disciplines with our first Sunday practice, Slowing. The post Sermon – (6/14/20) – Spiritual Disciplines: Slowing – April Karli appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

“On Pentecost Sunday we consider the arrival of the Holy Spirit and what that story means to the church and the role we play in this broken and unjust world.” The post Sermon – (5/31/20) – Pentecost Sunday – Tim Allen appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

Audio from this Sunday is a mini-family meeting about our plans for re-gathering. Leaders at Austin Mustard Seed share what we’ve been been praying about and discussing with regards to COVID and how we can safely gather again. We also spent time praying together as a community for God’s direction for Austin Mustard Seed during this season.  The post Sermon – “Regathering” – April Karli appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

This Sunday April led us through John 10:1-10. We considered what Jesus meant when he used metaphors calling himself the good shepherd and a gate. Scripture and Quotes:Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. 2 The one who enters by the gate … Read More → The post Sermon – “The Good Shepherd” – April Karli appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

On Sunday we visited the story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus. It can be difficult to see Jesus even in the best circumstances. We were challenged to consider how to recognize Jesus’s presence with us in the midst of difficult times and grief. Luke 24:13-35Now on that same day two of them were going to a village … Read More → The post Sermon – “The Road to Emmaus” – April Karli appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

On Sunday April led us through the story of Thomas. Thomas expressed his need to see and touch the risen Jesus. We were asked to to consider the questions: What do you need from Jesus today? How can you receive Jesus’s peace? Scripture & Quotes:John 20:19-31When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors … Read More → The post Sermon – Doubting Thomas – April Karli appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

On Easter Sunday April led us through the story of the women finding the empty tomb and asked us to consider the question, “How much hope does the resurrection bring you in light of the covid19 shutdown?” Scripture and Quotes: After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to … Read More → The post Sermon – Easter Sunday – April Karli appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

On Palm Sunday we were thrilled to welcome special guest speaker Dennis R. Edwards. Dennis is associate professor of New Testament at North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago. He is also the author of several books including:“What is the Bible? And How Do We Understand It?” and “The 1 Peter Story of God Commentary.” Dennis spoke on the story of … Read More → The post Sermon – Palm Sunday – Dennis R. Edwards appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

For the fifth week of Lent Madelynn Marlow shared from Ezekiel 37. She encouraged us to remember God’s healing, life giving presence among us even when things feel dry and lifeless, like the valley of dry bones. Scripture and quotes: Ezekiel 37:1-1437 The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord … Read More → The post Sermon – Ezekiel 37 – Madelynn Marlow appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

On Sunday we had a digital liturgy via Zoom. April shared thoughts from Psalm 23 about God’s presence and blessing with us even in the darkest valleys.Scripture and quotes: Psalm 23The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.    He makes me lie down in green pastures;he leads me beside still waters;    he restores my soul.He leads me in right paths    for his … Read More → The post Sermon – 3/23/20 – April Karli appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

For the first Sunday of Lent, April Karli guided us through Jesus’s temptation in the wilderness where we considered the question: To what extent do we trust God? Scripture and quotes:Matthew 4:1-11Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was … Read More → The post Sermon – Lent One: Into the Wilderness – April Karli appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

This week we conclude our series on racial justice and diversity. Special guest Tanya Rodgers joins April and Shane to talk about her experience as a person of color in church and society. The post Sermon – Racial Justice, pt. 3 – April Karli, Tanya Rodgers, & Shane Blackshear appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

This week Shane and April continue the conversation about racial justice. The post Sermon – Racial Justice, Cont. – April Karli & Shane Blackshear appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

We began a three part series about Racial Justice this Sunday. Shane and April shared hopes for how Austin Mustard Seed can enter into and be challenged by this conversation.Scripture and resources mentioned in the message: “There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:28 “For he … Read More → The post Sermon – Racial Justice, Intro – April Karli & Shane Blackshear appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.

April Karli shared this morning from Micah 6:1-8 about what it is God expects of us as God’s people. Text and quotes:Hear what the Lord says:    Rise, plead your case before the mountains,    and let the hills hear your voice.Hear, you mountains, the controversy of the Lord,    and you enduring foundations of the earth;for the Lord has a controversy with his people,    and he will contend with Israel.“O my … Read More → The post Sermon – What Does God Expect? – April Karli appeared first on Austin Mustard Seed.