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Resurrection South Austin
by Resurrection South Austin
Rez is a community where Jesus welcomes, shapes, and sends disciples for the good of our neighborhood. No matter where you are in life, this is a place for you.Life Together In The Goodness Of God
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The Bible Verse You Run To When Life Falls Apart
Father Scott Madison | October 11, 2026 Father Scott Madison asks a simple question: what is your heart text, the Scripture you return to in joy or in loss? Through his own Galatians 3, his father's John 3:16, and his grandmother's fire-and-brimstone reading of Psalm 23, he shows the Good…
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What Does God Want From the Vineyard?
Father Shawn McCain Tirres | October 04, 2026 Drawing on Isaiah's song of the vineyard and Jesus' parable of the tenants, Father Shawn asks what God truly wants from a people entrusted with so much. Rather than pressure or guilt, he offers an invitation to ask God what to do with our money, and…
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When Saying Yes Isn't Enough
Father Scott Madison | September 27, 2026 A powerful reflection on the gap between our words and actions, sparked by a personal failure to stop and help when debris scattered across a highway. Through Jesus's parable of two sons, this sermon confronts our tendency to say yes while meaning no—and...
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Why Your Brother's Blessing Makes You Bitter
Father Shawn McCain Tirres | September 20, 2026 Father Shawn shares a confession about resenting his brothers' free college tuition after his own grueling hustle through school—and uses this honest moment to unpack Jesus's parable of the vineyard workers. This sermon confronts our tendency to…
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Stop Keeping Score, There is Freedom in Forgiveness
Father Shawn McCain Tirres | September 13, 2026 We all keep mental ledgers of who owes us apologies, who disappointed us, who hurt us. When Peter asks Jesus how many times to forgive, Jesus doesn't just offer a bigger number—he refuses the entire framework of counting. Through the parable of the...
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Speaking Truth From a Place of Brokenness
Don Smith | September 06, 2026 A former church planter returns to the pulpit after 15 years to explore what it means to speak truth in love—not as heavenly hall monitors, but as fellow broken travelers on the road home. Drawing from Ezekiel's call to be sentinels, Matthew's teaching on...
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When Jesus Crosses the Lines We Draw
Father Shawn McCain Tirres | August 23, 2026 Father Shawn McCain Tirres reflects on the challenging story of the Canaanite woman and what it reveals about God's expanding circle of mercy. Drawing from Resurrection South Austin's own costly journey of crossing denominational boundaries for the…
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Loving God Without Loving People Doesn't Work
Father Shawn McCain Tirres | August 16, 2026 Have you ever been part of a church with amazing worship but overlooked injustice within its own walls? Or known someone passionate about justice but disconnected from prayer? Father Shawn explores Jesus's brilliant response to a trap question that...
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Faith Isn't About Not Sinking, It's About Reaching Out
Rev. Canon Leyla King | August 09, 2026 When Jesus walks on water and calls Peter to come, Peter's sinking isn't a failure—it's faith in action. In a world filled with violence, division, and overwhelming chaos, we're invited not to conquer our fears but to step out into the storm anyway, knowing...
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Which Table Are You Eating From?
Father Shawn McCain Tirres | August 02, 2026 In a world full of tables promising satisfaction but leaving us empty, there's one table that operates on a completely different economy. Father Shawn explores the contrast between Herod's table of scarcity and exploitation versus Jesus' table of...
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Finding the Hidden Kingdom All Around You
Father Scott Madison | July 26, 2026 In this exploration of five parables from Matthew 13, we discover that God's kingdom is both hidden and near, expansive yet built on tiny acts of faith. Through images of mustard seeds, yeast, treasures, pearls, and fish, Jesus reveals that we are the beloved...
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Stop Trying to Fix Yourself (And Others)
Father Shawn McCain Tirres | July 19, 2026 Using Jesus' parable of the wheat and weeds, Father Shawn challenges our compulsion to fix ourselves and others. Drawing from memories of his grandfather's farm, he explores why God tells us to stop sorting, stop controlling, and instead entrust…
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When Small Acts Feel Like They Don't Matter
Father Shawn McCain Tirres | July 12, 2026 Ever wonder if the small things you do actually make a difference? In a world that feels overwhelmingly broken, it's easy to believe our quiet acts of service, kindness, and faithfulness are too insignificant to matter. Through Jesus' parable of the…
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Jesus Still Offers Rest After Our Rejection
Father Shawn McCain Tirres | July 05, 2026 Father Shawn explores how we often size people up before knowing them—and how we do the same with God. Through Jesus' lament over a generation that rejected both John the Baptist's austerity and Jesus' celebration, we see a pattern: we prejudge God's...
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Where Is God in All This Trouble?
Father Shawn McCain Tirres | June 28, 2026 We want God to show up spectacularly—in neon signs and dramatic reversals. But what if God is already at work in the quiet, humble acts of love we overlook? Father Shawn explores how the kingdom of God doesn't arrive in flashy ways, but through ordinary...
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When Faith Feels Lost in a Foreign Land
Rev. Janna Osborne | June 21, 2026 In a world that often feels foreign and strange, how do we recognize God's presence? Drawing from personal stories of grandfathers who modeled care, action, and hospitality, this sermon explores what it means to be shaped by faith across generations. When life...
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Wearing the Mask God Gives Us
Father Scott Madison | June 14, 2026 Father Scott explores the connection between Paul Laurence Dunbar's poem 'We Wear the Mask' and Jesus' commissioning of the disciples in Matthew 9-10. Drawing from his own experience as a Black man in America, Scott unpacks how Jesus calls us to do the…
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Is Your Picture of God Too Small?
Father Shawn McCain Tirres | June 07, 2026 Father Shawn challenges us to examine whether our picture of God is too small, and how that limited view creates tables with too few chairs. Through Jesus' radical meal with tax collectors and sinners, we discover that our theology flows from our...
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The Trinity: A Mystery to Live Into
Rev. Janna Osborne | May 31, 2026 Rev. Janna Osborne tackles one of Christianity's most profound mysteries: the Holy Trinity. Rather than trying to solve the theological puzzle that consumed centuries of church debate, she invites us to see the Trinity as a divine dance—Father, Son, and Holy…
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Who's Driving? When God Moves Beyond Our Control
Father Shawn McCain Tirres | May 24, 2026 What happens when God shows up in ways we didn't plan for, speaking to people we didn't expect, through channels we didn't approve? Using the image of a driverless car and the story of Pentecost, Father Shawn explores our deep need to control outcomes and...
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You Are Not Alone
Father Shawn McCain Tirres | May 17, 2026 Have you ever stood in the place where something good used to be, staring at the sky, not quite ready to turn around and face what comes next? Father Shawn explores the disciples' fear of abandonment after Christ's ascension and the powerful truth that we...
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Finding Joy When Life Feels Heavy
Father Scott Madison | May 10, 2026 In a week marked by rising costs, eroding rights, and collective heaviness, Father Scott reminds us of a profound truth: we can count it all joy because God is intimately near. Drawing from her own season of loss and struggle in seminary, she explores how Jesus...
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Finding Light When Darkness Creeps In
Father Shawn McCain Tirres | May 03, 2026 Life doesn't pause for Easter—diagnoses still come, bills still overwhelm, relationships still fracture, and institutions still fail us. Father Shawn explores how Stephen's stoning reveals a stunning truth: in our worst moments, when darkness creeps in…
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Learning to Hear the Shepherd's Voice in a Noisy World
Father Shawn McCain Tirres | April 26, 2026 In a world full of competing voices—family systems, money, politics, social media—how do we learn to recognize the voice of the Good Shepherd? Father Shawn explores John 10's image of sheep knowing their shepherd's voice, comparing it to a family…
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Inviting Jesus Into Your Darkness
Rev. Janne Osborne | April 19, 2026 The Road to Emmaus story isn't just about Jesus revealing himself—it's about our invitation. Two devastated followers walked away from Jerusalem, their hopes buried with their rabbi. A stranger joined them, taught them, but they didn't recognize him until they...
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When Grief Meets the Resurrection
Father Scott Madison | April 12, 2026 Thomas wasn't doubting Jesus—he was drowning in grief. This Easter sermon challenges the traditional "Doubting Thomas" narrative and offers a profound truth: the joy of resurrection doesn't erase the pain of loss, it transforms it. If you're struggling to...
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Easter Finds You in the Dark
Father Shawn McCain Tirres | Easter Sunday 2026 What if Easter doesn't ask you to pretend you're okay? Father Shawn meets us where we actually are — carrying grief, fear, and a world that feels like it's falling apart — and delivers the honest, defiant hope of the resurrection. Rooted in Matthew...
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Why This Night Is Different
Rev Janna Osborne | April 03, 2026 On Good Friday, we ask the ancient question: why is this night different from all others? This sermon explores how Jesus's passion—both his suffering and his intense devotion to wholeness, community, and love—led to the cross. Even as we witness the worst…
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Three Commands That Define a Christian
Father Scott Madison | April 02, 2026 On Maundy Thursday, Father Scott Madison unpacks the three essential commands Jesus gives us during the Last Supper: to serve one another, to love radically, and to worship through communion. In a world that feels chaotic and overwhelming, these ancient...
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Who Is This? Following Jesus Through the Trouble
Father Shawn McCain Tirres | March 29, 2026 Holy Week always seems to sneak up on us, especially when the world feels full of trouble. But Father Shawn reminds us that Holy Week isn't an escape from our struggles—it's the most honest engagement with them. As Jesus enters Jerusalem on a borrowed...
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Finding Hope When the World Falls Apart
Father Scott Madison | March 22, 2026 In a world filled with war, violence, and despair, where do we find hope? Father Scott Madison explores the powerful connection between Ezekiel's valley of dry bones and Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead, revealing how God meets us at our absolute lowest...
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Where Are You Spiritually Blind?
Rev Scott Madison | March 15, 2026 Through the dramatic story of Jesus healing a blind man in John 9, this sermon explores the difference between physical and spiritual sight. The formerly blind man not only gains his vision but becomes a bold witness who challenges religious authorities…
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The Woman Who Talked Back to Jesus
Rev Janna Osborne | March 08, 2026 Through the story of the Samaritan woman at the well, Mother Janna invites us to reconsider what it means to encounter Jesus. This woman—an outsider who shouldn't have even spoken to Jesus—engaged him honestly, questioned him boldly, and became an evangelist...
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What Are You Afraid to Leave Behind?
Father Shawn McCain Tirres | March 01, 2026 Growing up as a military kid taught Father Shawn what it means to constantly leave behind not just places, but versions of yourself. In this Lenten sermon, he explores how God calls us—like Abraham and Nicodemus—to release the identities and belonging...
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When Your Heart Won't Stop Running
Father Shawn McCain Tirres | February 22, 2026 In a world of endless corners to turn and constant exhaustion, we medicate our soul's deepest hunger with busyness and self-sufficiency. Father Shawn explores how Lent invites us to stop running long enough to notice our restlessness—and discover…
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When Hunger Becomes a Prayer for Justice
Rev. Janna Osborne | February 18, 2026 Rev. Janna Osborne reframes the traditional Lenten practices of fasting, almsgiving, and prayer as radical acts of justice. Rather than simply giving up chocolate or scrolling, what if our hunger awakened us to the deeper hungers around us—for righteousness,...
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Finding Light in Dark Times: The Transfiguration Story
Bishop Kai Ryan | February 15, 2026 In a time when compassion seems absent from our institutions and darkness threatens to overwhelm us, the story of Jesus's transfiguration offers a lamp shining in a dark place. Through the legacy of Absalom Jones—the first Black Episcopal priest who bought his...
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Taking the Mountaintop Into the Valley
Father Shawn McCain Tirres | February 15, 2026 We all have mountaintop moments with God—experiences so powerful we wish we could freeze them forever. But like the disciples at the Transfiguration, we're called to descend into the valleys of ordinary life with its troubles and darkness. Father…
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You Did It Scott
Rev. Eileen O’Brien | February 13, 2026 In this powerful ordination sermon for Rev. Scott Madison—the first openly gay Black man sent to seminary and ordained by the Diocese of Texas—the preacher celebrates a day of historic firsts while honoring trailblazers like Absalom Jones. Through the story...
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Standing in the Line of the Faithful
Deacon Scott Madison | February 08, 2026 Deacon (for now) Scott Madison shares his powerful confirmation story with Bishop John T. Walker and traces the remarkable legacy of Absalom Jones, the first Black priest in the Episcopal Church. Through personal narrative and historical reflection, this...
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What Is True Worship When the World Is Burning?
Father Shawn McCain Tirres | February 01, 2026 In a world of violence and injustice, what does it mean to truly worship God? Father Shawn McCain Tirres confronts the temptation toward neutrality and 'staying out of politics,' arguing that authentic Christian worship—as Micah 6 demands—requires...
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When the Holy Family Became Refugees
Janna Osborne | January 04, 2026 The cozy nativity scene transforms into a desperate flight to Egypt as the holy family becomes refugees fleeing Herod's violence. This sermon explores Matthew's deeper narrative connecting Jesus's early life to Israel's history and to the 117 million displaced...
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I Myself Did Not Know Him: Discovering Jesus Again
Father Shawn McCain Tirres | January 18, 2026 Even John the Baptist, Jesus's own cousin, confessed 'I myself did not know him' until the Spirit revealed who Jesus truly was. Father Shawn explores how knowing Christ isn't about religious obligation, perfect attendance, or correct beliefs…
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Why Jesus Started His Ministry in Muddy Water
Father Shawn McCain Tirres | January 11, 2026 On the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, we explore why Jesus—sinless and perfect—chose to begin his ministry standing in muddy water alongside broken people seeking forgiveness. This sermon unpacks what "God with us" truly means: not a distant...
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Faking It Through Christmas: When Joy Feels Impossible
Scott Madison | December 28, 2025 In the space between Christmas and New Year's, many of us are "faking it till we make it"—celebrating while grieving, smiling through sadness. After losing his mother this year, Deacon shares how the incarnation speaks directly to those struggling through the...
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The Power You Never Expected | Christmas Eve 2025
Father Shawn McCain Tierres | Christmas Eve 2025 We all understand the beauty of Christmas—the joy, the gathering, the adorable pageants. But there's something profound we often overlook: Christmas is about power. Not the power of Caesar Augustus issuing decrees or empires flexing military force,...
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God is with Us when the World Feels Godless
Deacon Scott Madison | December 21, 2025 In a world filled with healthcare crises, violence, and injustice, it's easy to wonder where God is. This Advent sermon explores the profound meaning of Emmanuel—God with us—through Joseph's faithful obedience and God's relentless love demonstrated in...
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Choosing to Stay Awake in an Exhausting World
Father Shawn McCain Tirres | November 30, 2025 - Advent 1 In a world designed to keep us anxious, distracted, and scrolling, Jesus calls us to "stay awake"—but what does that really mean when we're already exhausted? This Advent sermon explores the crucial difference between being kept awake by...
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The God Who Didn't Save Himself
Father Shawn McCain Tirres | November 23, 2025 The world's advice in tough times is always 'save yourself,' but Jesus did the opposite. On the cross, mocked and dying, he refused to save himself—and that's exactly how he became King. This sermon explores Christianity's most counterintuitive...
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You Are the Good News in a World of Bad News
Father Ryan Boetcher | November 16, 2025 In a world that feels increasingly apocalyptic—filled with war, economic uncertainty, and political turmoil—Jesus offers a surprising perspective on bad news. Drawing from Luke 21, this farewell sermon explores how Jesus transforms our anxiety about the...
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Rez is a community where Jesus welcomes, shapes, and sends disciples for the good of our neighborhood. No matter where you are in life, this is a place for you.Life Together In The Goodness Of God
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