Saints Peter and Paul Sermons

In this week's sermon, Pastor Aaron preaches a sermon in a response to the question, "Do you hear me when I pray?"  Many people have questions about prayer like, "How should we pray," "When should we pray," "Does God really hear me and respond to me in prayer?"  So, in this week's sermon, Pastor Aaron addresses a variety of those questions in regar...

The Devil is the premier enemy of God in the Bible. He is the Snake who tempted Adam and Eve in the Garden. He is the encourager of lawlessness. His mission is to disrupt God's plans and disorder God's good creation. And he wants do disrupt your life as well. How do we combat the devices of the Devil? How do we identify the strategies of Satan? In this sermon - Pastor Kevin draws on prac...

In this sermon, Pastor Aaron shares with us Biblical wisdom and Biblical direction about the important responsibility of raising up a faithful generation.  In this world where truth is relative, and the culture doesn't naturally support a Christian life, how are we doing raising up our children with a strong foundation in God's Word? 

There are so many times that we wonder, "What should the Christian life look like?" Maybe we wonder this about ourselves, or we wonder it about other people. Sometimes we're tempted to pass judgments on other people's salvation because we don't think their lives have enough evidence of salvation.  In this week's sermon, Pastor Aaron clearly distinguishes our the right...

There's an increasing trend in America today of viewing the Bible with skepticism. Those who believe it to be "fables, history, or moral precepts recorded by man" (as opposed to God's inspired Word) went up 10% from 2010-2023.  Is the Bible just a fable? Can it really be trusted? Should I build my life around it? The question received this week is this: "How do we best res...

The question we're considering in this sermon is one that every person asks. We seek, with a deep longing of an answer to this question to make life a little better. The question is, "Why is there so much hurt and suffering in the world?"  In this sermon, Pastor Aaron points us to the Bible for an answer "why," and then, we also look to the Scriptures to learn how to faith...

This is the first sermon in a series called "Ask" which is based in questions that have been submitted by the congregation at Saints Peter and Paul. The first question that is being considered in this sermon is, "What does God look like?"

In this final sermon in our Surprised by Hope Sermon Series, Pastor Aaron reminds us once again that Christian hope is true hope. It is not wishful thinking.  We can learn to be held in hope by pointing to the past and focusing on the future.

This week, Pastor Aaron walks through the Biblical story line to demonstrate what our true Christian hope is. Many people get caught up wondering about heaven and hell as places people go when they die. We have lots of images in our minds about what these things are, what they look like, and what kinds of people are there. But...where did we get these pictures in our minds? From the Bible? Or, fro...

This week, Pastor Aaron's sermon was based on 1 Corinthians 15, which again, emphasizes the centrality of Jesus' resurrection for our Christian faith. Without the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, there is no Christianity. But, in fact, Jesus has been raised from the dead - the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.  This means, that we will rise from the dead. Our bodies will...

In our world today - judgment is unpopular. "Don't judge...lest you be judged" is perhaps the most quoted Bible Passage in the West. And yet, judgments abound. "Cancel culture" could not exist without some kind of judgment (and basis for it). So, we want judgment...and we don't want it. We avoid it at all costs...and we lay into it (especially when we're not on t...

In this sermon, Pastor Aaron preaches on the historic, and Biblical doctrine that Christ will come again once and for all to raise the dead and make all things new. He contrasts this with a teaching that is called "dispensationalism" which is a modern teaching created in the late 1800s and popularized during the 1900s.  Pastor Aaron's goal was to clearly teach that a traditional rea...

Jesus' ascension is one of the most misunderstood pieces of His life & ministry. You can find Hallmark cards for His birth, death, and resurrection...but you're not likely to find one for His Ascension. Why the obscurity? What is the point of Jesus' Ascension? And if "Heaven" (as we've been discussing in this series) is not the "ultimate hope" of the Chr...

In this sermon, Pastor Aaron helps us to see what it is the whole world is waiting for. He looks at Colossians 1:15-23 and walks us through this significant passage where we see that the cross and grave are the method by which the creation comes back into harmony with its creator.  By looking at God's true redemption plan, we learn that God is not in the business of making creation just sligh...

In this sermon, Pastor Aaron walks us through the all important question "What is God's purpose for the entire creation?"  The resurrection of Jesus gives hope for the whole creation. But, many people in world hold to worldviews that lead to an insufficient hope.  In this sermon, Pastor Aaron shows us how the worldviews of progress and despair (and their many variations) do not lead...

Have you ever noticed how dense the disciples are in understanding Jesus' predictions of His death and resurrection? It's like they're not even listening! In Luke 24, we hear two of Jesus' disciples say (on Easter) concerning Jesus: "we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened." The...

For this Easter sermon, Pastor Aaron reminds us of the reality that Jesus is a truth teller and a promise keeper. He said he would die and rise and he died and rose from the dead. Even though we fear and face trouble in this life, there is still great joy! Joy bursts forth from the tomb, into our lives, and through us into the world.  Because Jesus' words are true, then his last words are als...

Matthew 21 documents the historical procession of Jesus into the city of Jerusalem - often called the "Triumphal Entry." And it is triumphant! Matthew (especially) highlights the fanfare surrounding this "King Jesus." From quoting a Regal prophecy from Zechariah to the mention of the disciples doing "as Jesus had directed them" (21:6) - this whole section rings of the...

In this week's sermon, Pastor Aaron looks at the words of Jesus in both Matthew 19 and 20 where Jesus says, "The first will be last and the last will be first."  This is what it is like when Jesus rules and reigns in his kingdom. Hopefully, when you experience the grace of God, and see it received by ALL people, you will rejoice! 

This week's sermon focuses on Matthew 16 in a climactic moment where Jesus asks his disciples, "Who do you say that I am?"  Peter answers boldly, "You are the Christ!"  But soon, Peter finds out that his idea of the Christ does not line up with the way that Jesus came to be Christ. Jesus' way leads to the cross, and He tells Peter, the rest of the disciples, and us, t...

Have you ever been frustrated with God? Ever felt like He wasn't there when you needed Him the most? Do the claims of Jesus make you uncomfortable? Do you find Jesus offensive? Many people in the world today too. And if we're honest - as Christians - it can be equally as hard to reckon with the words of Jesus when they target an area that we struggle in. What do we do with our grievances...

In Matthew chapters 5-9, the Gospel writer (who makes his own debut in 9:9ff) puts the authority of Jesus on display. He shows us that Jesus has authority in His Teaching (Sermon on the Mount); authority over nature (calming of the storm); over sin, sickness, demons, and death (healing of the paralytic, raising of Jairus' daughter). But does Jesus have authority over YOU? The simple answer mi...

As we enter the season of Lent 2023, we will be studying the Gospel of Matthew. In this first sermon, Pastor Aaron preaches an overview of chapters 1-4 where we see how God had everything perfectly prepared for the arrival of Jesus into the world.

In this final sermon in our Upside Down Kingdom sermon series, Pastor Aaron preached on 1 Corinthians 3:10-23 where Paul says that our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit. What does this mean and what benefits does it have for our lives?