The Rev. Dr. Austin Leininger Sermon of the Day of Pentecost 20 May 2018 Readings: Ezekiel 37:1-14 Acts 2:1-21 John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 Psalm 104:25-35, 37 This weekend, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry quoted both Dr. Martin Luther King [Read more...]
The Rev. Dr. Austin Leininger Sermon of the 7th Sunday of Easter Mother’s Day 13 May 2018 Readings: Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 1 John 5:9-13 John 17:6-19 Psalm 1 Had Mother’s Day come a couple weeks sooner, I’d have gotten to preach with my [Read more...]
The Rev. Dr. Austin Leininger Children’s Sermon of the 6th Sunday of Easter 6 May 2018 Readings: Acts 10:44-48 1 John 5:1-6 John 15:9-17 Psalm 98 Well, Calvary family, the long anticipated day has come. After our 10:30 service today, [Read more...]
The Rev. Dr. Austin Leininger Sermon of the 6th Sunday of Easter 6 May 2018 Readings: Acts 10:44-48 1 John 5:1-6 John 15:9-17 Psalm 98 Well, Calvary family, the long anticipated day has come. After our 10:30 service today, we’ll be [Read more...]
The Rev. Dr. Austin Leininger Sermon of the 5th Sunday of Easter 29 April 2018 Readings: Acts 8:26-40 1 John 4:7-21 John 15:1-8 Psalm 22:24-30 I am not a vine-grower. And while I have lived within an hour or two of Oregon, Napa Valley, [Read more...]
The Rev. Dr. Austin Leininger Sermon of the 4th Sunday of Easter 22 April 2018 Readings: Acts 4:5-12 1 John 3:16-24 John 10:11-18 Psalm 23 The Good Shepherd is one of the most familiar and beloved images of Jesus that has carried down [Read more...]
The Rev. Dr. Austin Leininger Sermon of the 3rd Sunday of Easter 15 April 2018 Readings: Acts 3:12-19 1 John 3:1-7 Luke 24:36b-48 Psalm 4 We spend 95 days of our church year preparing for and celebrating Easter, and another 39 Sundays [Read more...]
The Rev. Dr. Austin Leininger Sermon of the 2nd Sunday of Easter 8 April 2018 Readings: Acts 4:32-35 1 John 1:1-2:2 John 20:19-31 Psalm 133 Alleluia, Christ is Risen! … Please be seated. Last week, Easter morning, we journeyed with [Read more...]
The Rev. Dr. Austin Leininger Sermon of Easter Day 1 April 2018 Readings: Isaiah 25:6-9 Acts 10:34-43 John 20:1-18 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 Alleluia! Christ is risen! (The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia!) Please be seated. This [Read more...]
The Rev. Dr. Austin Leininger Sermon of Easter Vigil 31 March 2018 Readings: Genesis 1:1-2:4a [The Story of Creation] Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18, 8:6-18, 9:8-13 [The Flood] Exodus 14:10-31; 15:20-21 [Israel's deliverance at the Red [Read more...]