University Presbyterian Church Austin
Progressive PC(USA) congregation in the heart of the Austin west campus neighborhood. Rooted in worship, growing through education and service, connecting to campus and community.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 18 minutes
- Episodes
- 100
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2020
Steel, a Diamond, And To Know One's Self
You cannot rely on the empire to tell you how to live. You have to decide on your own values. When put to the fire, the steel is forged. When put under pressure, the diamond emerges. And when surroun…
00:20:24 |
Mon 06 Aug 2018
A Breath of Fresh Air
The community of Israel had given up hope of ever again being a chosen nation of God and heard only empty promises based on false possibilities. Perhaps the Lord is asking us today the same question:…
00:15:26 |
Mon 30 Jul 2018
Sit and Think
The whale swallowing Jonah was an act of God caring about Jonah enough to not let him drown, forcing him into a moment where he had to ponder what he was doing with his life. He took time to reflect,…
00:22:05 |
Mon 23 Jul 2018
The Ways of Wisdom
Woman Wisdom represents the persistence and insistence of God’s order, coming into a deeply disordered world. Her message is about truth, and the hope we have in God who will yet insist upon the orde…
00:01:40 |
Mon 16 Jul 2018
Object Lessons
Before the Israelites reached the Red Sea, Moses practiced with his staff. He knows he can raise it up and God knows what will happen. Now, with water on one side and death on the other, God says one…
00:21:38 |
Mon 09 Jul 2018
The One You Love
The story of Abraham and Isaac is the very bedrock of our ethical imagination, the worst story we can imagine. The very least we can do is not offer up our children as sacrifice. Yet, we live in a w…
00:18:01 |
Tue 03 Jul 2018
Take Care
We must get into the boat with all of creation, and see the Creator within them. The rains are going to fall on the righteous and the unrighteous, and people of God, we have shelter. We have a sanctu…
00:25:58 |
Sat 30 Jun 2018
Before We Begin
Creation is a story about love. It’s a story about the delight God takes in a creation God calls good. It’s a story about God loving us so much that God made everything.
Matt Gaventa begins our summ…
00:17:23 |
Mon 18 Jun 2018
Born to Set Thy People Free
We fear our demons not because they are beyond our understanding, but because they control us. But the Good News is that, as strong as these demons are, Jesus is stronger still. Reverend Matt Gaventa…
00:18:16 |
Mon 11 Jun 2018
Wordfall
God promises that the words of Samuel, who barely knows how to speak, will be God's truth no matter how poorly expressed. And that promise, as we work to speak the truth and do God's work together, i…
00:16:30 |
Mon 04 Jun 2018
God For Us
The Reverend Krystal Leedy preaches from Isaiah 6:1-8 on Trinity Sunday. What is the prophetic nature of the Trinity calling us to do?
00:03:05 |
Mon 28 May 2018
Always Wanted to Be an Apostle
The Gospel is, everybody matters here in God’s house. And for all of you who raise your hands to help the house, we see you. We thank you. You are in the book.
Pastor Matt preaches from the first cha…
00:20:07 |
Mon 14 May 2018
The Company We Keep
We are Christ’s friends. He died for his friends, not because of who we are, but because of who God is. The Church says if you are Christ’s friend, then you are also mine. May 6, 2019 the Reverend Kr…
00:19:08 |
Wed 09 May 2018
Stay in the Boat
Peter thought, “I’ve got a better plan than Jesus. I'll get out of the boat.” What did Jesus do? Put him back in. Trust Jesus to get you through the storms.
The Reverend Dr. Alan Krummenacher preache…
00:18:44 |
Mon 23 Apr 2018
Opening Day
Our righteous anger is especially tenacious. Which is why I need Opening Day. It holds anger and hope in tension. And I believe maybe this time will be different. Pastor Matt Gaventa preaches from Ac…
00:19:42 |
Mon 16 Apr 2018
Belief without Sight
Jesus, himself scarred, meets people who need healing, and believes them when they say they are in pain. He asks us, just as he asks Thomas, to believe as well. Austin Presbyterian Theological Semina…
00:13:54 |
Mon 09 Apr 2018
Here in God's Garden
Easter declares all the life that should be. The whole world is God’s garden; God sees life even in dead places, and holds us all to a resurrection standard.
Matt Gaventa preaches from the Gospel of…
00:21:59 |
Wed 04 Apr 2018
If Not Now
The moment right before the tables turn, before Jesus tells us to love one another, before we hang him on the cross to die, is, in every way, the easy part.
Pastor Matt preaches from Mark 11:1-11, Pa…
00:18:04 |
Mon 26 Mar 2018
Strangers and Friends
“When I am lifted up,” Jesus says. “I will draw all people to myself.” Being welcoming, means opening yourself to change. And that’s never easy. Pastor Matt Gaventa preaches from John 12:20:33, Sund…
00:19:47 |
Mon 19 Mar 2018
Empty to the Sky
The church is supposed to be life giving. And then we break it. People come to church looking for Jesus; they find us wielding the cross against the powerless.
Matt Gaventa preaches from John 3:14-2…
00:18:10 |
Mon 12 Mar 2018
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