Sermons from the Austin, Texas congregation

Lament: Between Grief and God

Given by Nick Slaughter
July 19, 2025

How Well Do You Know God Part 2: more than complaint, God-gave us the spiritual tool of lament to support faith in distress. Its structure allows us to hold onto seemingly opposing truths: our present suffering and our confidence in God’s deliverance. Rather than rushing to resolution, lament reorients us toward what we know is true—God’s character, His love, and His endur...

The Gospel (Good News) of the Kingdom

Given by David Treybig, Sr.
July 12, 2025

This sermon shows how our understanding of the Kingdom of God grows from its description in the Old Testament to Christ’s teaching and then what we learn from the apostles. It also covers what mainstream Christianity teaches about the Kingdom and concludes by addressing why we should desire to be in the Kingdom.

How Well do You Know God?

Given by Nick Slaughter
July 5, 2025

We instantly recognize the animals God made: from flamingos to cheetahs to geckos and whales. God gives each kind recognizable attributes. But what distinguishes the God-kind? This message invites curiosity and investigation, centering on a single Hebrew word that appears nearly 250 times in Scripture, yet defies single-word translation. God chose ḥesed to reveal the defining attributes of His kind. Woven t...

Where is God When I Hurt?

Given by Clay Mills
June 28, 2025

Though God spoke the world into existence, He formed man with His own hand, crafting him in His image and making him for relationship. From Genesis to Revelation, we see God's enduring faithfulness and unfailing love. Yet even those He calls His friends do not live lives of ease. Why is that? This sermon examines the stories of Abraham, Israel,...

What Do You Mean Salt of the Earth?

Given by Nick Slaughter
June 21, 2025

From Bedouins to Babylonians, from Hitites to Hellenists, from Mesopotamians to Moses himself, the ancients used salt in one way we do not. This message challenges us to hear “salt of the earth” not only in context of Jesus’ original sermon, but in context of Bible history. While drawing from archeology and science, this sermon examines salt through the principle of le...

In the Days When the Judges Ruled

Given by Nick Slaughter
June 1, 2025

Why do we read Ruth on Pentecost? Maybe the better question is—what are we missing when we do? This message challenges familiar assumptions and uncovers the legal, covenantal structure hidden in plain sight. Ruth and Boaz aren’t passive recipients of a happy ending—they are active, valiant participants in a redemption story that mirrors our own. In a time of moral colla...

The Israel of God

Given by David Treybig, Sr.
June 1, 2025

What does it mean to be the Israel of God? This Pentecost message walks through Psalm 95, Galatians 6, and Ephesians 1 to trace how God’s Spirit transforms His people—not only forgiving their sins but sealing them for a future inheritance. With historical insight from Acts 2 and the Council of Nicaea, and warnings from 1 John, this message highlights the calling, discernment, and identity of ...

What Having God's Spirit Means

Given by James Mills
May 31, 2025

Many messages about the Holy Spirit explore what it is and how it works. This message focuses on what it means to be given the Spirit. Scripture describes that moment as spiritual conception—the beginning of real, personal life as a child of God. Not metaphor. Not abstraction. A spark of identity, transformation, and belonging. The Holy Spirit is not just p...

The Value of Knowing Our History

Given by Corbin Jackson
May 31, 2025

Jephthah is often remembered for a single dramatic moment. But the rest of his story—tucked into Judges 11—reveals the deeper power of knowing our history. Authored and preserved by God, that history isn’t myth, bias, or hearsay. It’s a foundation for faith. By setting aside the usual focus, this message uncovers something often missed—and shows why knowing what God has done equi...

Without Light there is no Sight

Given by Clay Mills
May 24, 2025

Throughout scripture, light is more than a metaphor. It represents righteousness, purity, truth—and the presence of God Himself. This message explores the many ways light is used to describe God’s nature, the identity of Jesus Christ, and the stark contrast between light and darkness. Christ knew the One who sent Him—and in doing so, revealed the Father. In the end, those...

Tamar: a Story We're Not Supposed to Skip

Given by Nick Slaughter
May 17, 2025

Tucked into the Joseph story is a chapter most people skip. Tamar. Awkward. Misunderstood. Uncomfortable. But the Bible doesn’t skip her—and neither should we. In this message, we step inside the world Tamar lived in: A world where covenant meant survival, where households held the power of justice and mercy, and where obligations carried the weight of generations. What looks lik...

Unlocking the Covenant: From Garden to Glory

Given by Nick Slaughter
April 26, 2025

Behind one quiet garden moment lies a plan set in motion before the world began. Trace the divine pattern—from the first kinds to the firstfruits—through the single inflection point in human history. Step inside the structure of the living covenant God designed, and discover how the resurrection unlocked a plan bigger than redemption alone. See the breathtaking beauty of the New...

Woven for Glory: The Process Behind the Radiance

Given by Nick Slaughter
April 19, 2025

Revelation 19 describes the Bride clothed in fine linen—clean and bright. But linen wasn’t just fabric—it was a process. In this message, walk step-by-step through how linen is made, from retting to weaving to finishing—and discover surprising qualities you’ve likely never heard before. More than historical trivia, the flax-to-linen journey mirrors the deep spiritual transformation God is working in us today. A gift gr...

Lessons from the Second Generation

Given by David Treybig, Sr.
April 19, 2025

The story of the ancient Israelites leaving Egypt is one of miracles—and of heartbreaking failure. Despite God's deliverance, the people lacked faith to enter the Promised Land. As a result, God punished that generation by requiring the adult men to wander the wilderness until they died, with the exceptions of Joshua and Caleb—the two spies who urged the people to tru...

Let Us Therefore…

Given by Clay Mills
April 12, 2025

Breaking down 1 Corinthians 5:7-8: 7 a sermon stitched from mini studies digging into familiar verses within the compelling context of Paul’s first letter to the church in Corinth. What does it mean to purge, be a new lump, be unleavened, be personally culpable for Christ’s sacrifice? And what how do we keep the feast unleavened, in spirit and in truth?