The Rev. Dr. Austin Leininger Sermon of Proper 8 4th Sunday After Pentecost 2 July 2017 Readings: Genesis 22:1-14 Psalm 13 Romans 6:12-23 Matthew 10:40-42 Our first reading this morning sets up a shocking picture of relationships, [Read more...]
The Rev. Dr. Austin Leininger Sermon of Proper 6 2nd Sunday After Pentecost 18 June 2017 (Father’s Day) Readings: Genesis 18:1-15, (21:1-7) Psalm 116:1, 10-17 Romans 5:1-8 Matthew 9:35-10:8(9-23) Welcome to what, in Godly Play, is [Read more...]
The Rev. Dr. Austin Leininger Sermon of Trinity Sunday 11 June 2017 Readings: Genesis 1:1-2:4a Canticle 13 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 Matthew 28:16-20 Over the past few years I have become more and more aware of and profoundly moved by the [Read more...]
The Rev. Dr. Austin Leininger Sermon of Pentecost Sunday 4 June 2017 Readings: Acts 2:1-21 Psalm 104:25-35, 37 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 John 20:19-23 Today’s image of the Holy Spirit is not what we have come to expect as a church that has [Read more...]
The Rev. Dr. Austin Leininger Sermon of the 7th Sunday of Easter 28 May 2017 Readings: Acts 1:6-14 Psalm 68:1-10, 33-36 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11 John 17:1-11 Today is the last Sunday in our journey through the Easter mystery. Including [Read more...]
The Rev. Dr. Austin Leininger Sermon of the 5th Sunday of Easter 14 May 2017 (Mother’s Day) Readings: Acts 7:55-60 Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16 1 Peter 2:2-10 John 14:1-14 To all our mothers, as well as those present who have been mothering [Read more...]
The Rev. Dr. Austin Leininger Sermon of the 4th Sunday of Easter 7 May 2017 Readings: Acts 2:42-47 Psalm 23 1 Peter 2:19-25 John 10:1-10 Despite no longer being a society that readily relates to analogies of shepherds and sheep, the [Read more...]
The Rev. Dr. Austin Leininger Sermon of the 3rd Sunday of Easter 30 April 2017 Readings: Acts 2:14a,36-41 Psalm 116:1-3, 10-17 1 Peter 1:17-23 Luke 24:13-35 Throughout salvation history, as we heard in the ancient stories and prophecies [Read more...]
The Rev. Dr. Austin Leininger Sermon of the 2nd Sunday of Easter 23 April 2017 Readings: Acts 2:14a,22-32 Psalm 16 1 Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31 I must admit that I love this week’s Gospel reading... I think it was written specifically for [Read more...]
The Rev. Dr. Austin Leininger Sermon of Easter Sunday 16 April 2017 Readings: Acts 10:34-43 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 Colossians 3:1-4 John 20:1-18 Alleluia Christ is Risen! (The Lord is Risen indeed, Alleluia!) Please be seated. There is [Read more...]