What if God asked what our best possible connection to love might be, and decided to come to us in a way we could understand, a way we could counter the bad ideas, a way we could hear and see and accept that would get us beyond all the misunderstood words?

First Presbyterian Church Austin

"Getting Past the Words" - 2nd Sunday in Christmas - Audio

"The Other Christmas" Lessons and Carols and Candlelight - Audio

A meditation at the afternoon family service.

"Monster Truck Meets Manger" Christmas Eve Family Service - Audio

The old prophet told them the new king would be a shepherd, but they missed the Messiah because they wanted a conqueror.

A Conqueror or a Shepherd? - Audio

The old prophet told them what they would see in God’s light, but they missed the Messiah, because they kept their eyes closed.

Dayspring and Sun: A Sun in the Darkness? - Audio

The old prophet gave them a Key made from refined gold, but they missed the Messiah because they tried to open all the wrong doors.

Key of David: A Key to Which Door? - Audio

They read the promise from the old prophet about the tree of Jesse, but they missed the Messiah because they were looking at the roots more than the branches.

Tree of Jesse: Roots or Shoots? - Audio

The shouts of Hosanna and the jubilant parade will soon change to shouts of "Crucify him" as we head into this Holy Week, because Jesus wasn't who people expected. What do we expect of Jesus, and where do we fit into the pictures of Holy Week?

Is That All You Expected? - Palm Sunday - Audio

Deep in Lent, we are down to DESTINY. Christ is asking us if we will follow a loser, and lose our other pictures of our life for the new picture of him that will shape our destiny.

DESTINY - Beginning with the End in Mind - Audio

What needs to be overturned in your life?

Lent 3 - Overturned - Audio

An "image" of a sculpture or painting becomes art when it sparks our imaginations. But WONDER is past imagining. What makes you say "WONDER-FULL" and mean it?

Lent 2 - WONDER and Imagination - Audio

What drives you WILD? What makes you want to run to the wilderness? There is WILD there too! What makes you think it will really be different there? Maybe the difference is who you see everywhere you look?

Lent 1 - Everywhere You Look - Audio

Many of us spend an awful lot of time, money and energy on what we wear- yet Paul here says that the most important thing we clothe ourselves with is Christ.  How much time, money and energy do we put in clothing ourselves in his wardrobe?

Feb 15 - What Would Jesus Wear? - Audio

We don't think "about giving things up" unless it's Lent. Giving up isn't always sacrificing something. Giving up can be not doing something for the sake of someone else's need. Giving up might also mean giving praise and thanks for what God has done.

Feb 1 - Give It Up For God - Audio

The Pharisees tried to trick Jesus, but Jesus knew that the most important commandment was so clear that children can show us all how to love.

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