Resurrection South Austin

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 humanity can do, God holds it all together, transforming death into new life. Discover how God's passionate love meets us in our brokenness and makes us part of the new creation, right where we are, right now.

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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 commands become our roadmap for living as Christ's disciples. When we pour out love, service, and worship into the world around us, people will recognize that we belong to Jesus—not by our words, but by how we live.

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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 donkey, the crowd asks the essential question: "Who is this?" This Palm Sunday sermon explores how Jesus refuses the power of empire and violence, choosing instead the humble, self-giving love that truly overcomes the world. It's an invitation to follow closely enough and long enough to discover who this King really is.

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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 | 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 points. This honest sermon acknowledges the pain of our current moment while pointing to the divine source of hope that can restore even the most desolate situations—and how we become that hope for one another.

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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 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, revealing how God works through those society deems unworthy. The message confronts us with an uncomfortable question: where do we have spiritual blind spots that prevent us from seeing God's grace and mercy in people who believe or act differently than us? It's a call to examine who we've written off as undeserving and to recognize that we're all created in God's image, filled with grace despite our failures.

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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 | 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 without having all the answers. Her story reminds us that our messy, incomplete encounters with Jesus are enough to share with others. We don't need perfect understanding or polished testimonies; we just need the courage to tell what we've experienced.

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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 | 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 we've worked so hard to secure. What reputation, self-sufficiency, or protective distance are you clinging to? This message challenges us to stop looking away from what's killing us and to find Jesus waiting there, ready to heal and set us free.

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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 that Jesus doesn't wait for us to get it together before meeting us in the wilderness. Drawing from Augustine's famous confession and Jesus' temptation in the desert, this sermon offers hope for the cynical, strength for the weary, and an invitation to receive what we cannot provide for ourselves.

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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, dignity, and belonging? This Ash Wednesday sermon challenges us to fast in ways that make us hungry for justice, give in ways that redistribute wealth, and pray with the courage to change what's wrong. It's a call to move beyond personal piety into communal transformation.

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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 own freedom—and the revelation on the mountain where Jesus was transfigured, we discover that light eventually reveals the weakness of darkness. This sermon challenges us to remember the story, tell it in our darkest days, and let the morning star rise in our hearts until we find the courage to bear witness to Christ's light in a world that desperately needs it.

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We are a community of believers in South Austin committed to growing in faith and sharing God's love.

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