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...]
The Rev. Dr. Austin Leininger Sermon of Good Friday 14 April 2017 Readings: Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Psalm 22 Hebrews 10:16-25 John 18:1-19:42 The last day of Christ’s life is like a horrific nightmare. Betrayed by one of his best friends, he [Read more...]
The Rev. Dr. Austin Leininger Sermon of Maundy Thursday 13 April 2017 Readings: Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14 Psalm 116:1, 10-17 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Tonight we gather for the last time with Christ and his [Read more...]
The Rev. Dr. Austin Leininger Sermon of Palm Sunday 9 April 2017 Readings: The Liturgy of the Palms Matthew 21:1-11 Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 The Liturgy of the Word Isaiah 50:4-9a Psalm 31:9-16 Philippians 2:5-11 Matthew [Read more...]
The Rev. Dr. Austin Leininger Sermon of the 5th Sunday of Lent 2 April 2017 Readings: Ezekiel 37:1-14 Psalm 130 Romans 8:6-11 John 11:1-45 “Out of the depths have I called to you, oh Lord.” Our readings this week take us into the [Read more...]