Government for Good (Micah 6:8; Jeremiah 22:13-17)
In the second-to-last sermon of the Social Holiness series, Pastor LyAnna Johnson takes on the word “political” and reclaims it. It started as “the affairs of the city,” and she argues it still means government working for the good of everyone, not partisanship or the pursuit of power. Pairing Micah’s summary of faithfulness (do justice, love kindness, walk humbly) with Jeremiah’s rebuke of rulers who build their own houses on injustice, she walks through the Social Principles’ section on government responsibilities and basic rights. She uses the death penalty as a close-up case study, drawing on her time as a foster parent, rooted in the conviction that every person bears the image of God and that no one is beyond the reach of grace. It’s an invitation to stay engaged, and to ask who we want to be in our government.
Sermon date: October 18, 2026
12 Oct 2026
Noble Neighbors (Romans 12:9-13)
Pastor Margot Ann Perez-Greene opens with the “Do You Love Me?” scene from Fiddler on the Roof to make the case that love often comes down to faithful action, especially on days we don’t feel it. In this week’s Social Holiness message on the social community, she pairs Wesley’s insistence that spiritual growth can’t ignore the poor with Paul’s call to “let love be genuine.” The center of the sermon is the porter in a Benedictine monastery, whose job is to answer every knock at the door with “thanks be to God” before knowing who is on the other side. It’s a sermon about seeing interruptions as gifts, and neighbors as the work itself.
Sermon date: October 11, 2026
5 Oct 2026
Ecclesial Economics (Leviticus 19:9-18)
Continuing the Social Holiness series with the Social Principles' section on the economic community, Pastor LyAnna Johnson starts with an old agricultural command: leave the edges of your field unharvested so the poor and the immigrant can eat. From there she asks what that instinct looks like in a global economy, drawing on the prodigal son, Wesley's "earn all you can, save all you can, give all you can," and a hard look at the gap between the federal minimum wage and a living wage in Austin. It's a sermon about God's concern that everyone has enough, and about small, concrete choices (what we buy, what we tip, how we rest) that put that concern into practice.
Sermon date: October 4, 2026
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