Resurrection South Austin

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 imagination of who God is. When we allow our understanding of God to expand beyond comfortable boundaries, we find a table already set with chairs for everyone, including us.

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We are a community of believers committed to growing in faith and sharing God's love.
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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 Spirit joined in an eternal circle of love, with all creation invited inside. This Trinity Sunday sermon explores how we live, move, and have our being within God's infinite circle, where the center is everywhere and the circumference is nowhere.

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We are a community of believers committed to growing in faith and sharing God's love.
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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 manage the Spirit—and why the miracle of Pentecost wasn't uniformity, but God speaking to every person in the language they already have. This is an invitation to stop gatekeeping and start listening for the wild, undomesticated Spirit moving in unexpected places.

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We are a community of believers committed to growing in faith and sharing God's love.
Join us at https://www.rezaustin.com

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 are never alone. Through the stories of three beloved leaders being sent out from Resurrection South Austin, he challenges us to ask: How is the Spirit moving in your life? This sermon addresses the universal fear of being left behind and invites us to open ourselves to God's call, even in moments of transition and uncertainty.

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We are a community of believers committed to growing in faith and sharing God's love.
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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 promises the Holy Spirit as our constant companion, how Paul declares we live and move in God, and how our baptism seals us in unshakeable love. This Mother's Day sermon offers a healing balm for weary souls, calling us to find joy not by ignoring our pain, but by remembering the God who fills us with love, grace, and mercy even in our darkest moments.

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We are a community of believers committed to growing in faith and sharing God's love.
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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 like a Tuesday afternoon, God makes a way forward we can't yet see. This sermon confronts the real weight of despair while calling us into the diaconal work of serving the vulnerable and speaking up for justice, not as good deeds to earn God's favor, but as evidence that the Father's house has already been built in us.

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We are a community of believers committed to growing in faith and sharing God's love.
Join us at https://www.rezaustin.com

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 whistle that cuts through any crowd. He challenges us to examine what voices we've confused with Jesus' voice and asks provocative questions: When's the last time you quieted your own anxiety about money long enough to ask God what He wants you to do with it? What would happen if you listened for the Shepherd's voice about how you arrange your life and community?

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We are a community of believers committed to growing in faith and sharing God's love.
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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 did something radical: they invited him into their darkness. This Easter sermon challenges us to stop waiting for Jesus to show up and start inviting him into the scariest, most hopeless places of our lives—the dark doorways we're afraid to walk through alone.

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We are a community of believers committed to growing in faith and sharing God's love.
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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 reconcile faith with grief, or wondering why Easter joy feels distant when you're hurting, this message meets you exactly where you are with the assurance that God breathes hope into our deepest pain.

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We are a community of believers committed to growing in faith and sharing God's love.
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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 28, this Easter message centers on the angel's repeated command to the women at the tomb: "Do not be afraid."

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