St Peter the Fisherman Talks and Sermons

Over these past few weeks we have looked at the mission of Jesus and his road to the cross. Jesus goes into our grief armed with tears of truth and brings his fierce love confronting Death head on, offering hope and Resurrection. Sermon preached at St Peter the Fisherman, New Smyrna Beach, FL by Peter Tepper on 26 March 2023.

During this season of Lent we are looking at the mission of Jesus. Do you know who you are? We may have a variety of answers to that question, but at the root of it all is this, we are God's passion. He is deeply in love with us. Why did Jesus go to the cross? Jesus endured the Passion of the Cross because we are his Passion. Sermon preached by Deacon Jonnette DeMarsico on the 19th of March 20...

What does it mean when Jesus invites us to drink of living water? He invites us to discover the spiritual thirst and hunger for wholeness that every human being has. He asks us to analyze what it is that we are turning to slake this thirst. Does the object of our desire actually satisfy our deepest longings and desires? He bids us to come to the waters of his grace and drink deeply. Sermon preache...

Abraham trusted God and went into the unknown. The Gospel of John tells us that Jesus knowing that his time had come he loved his disciples to the end. It is because of God's love that we know that we can rely and trust the call of God in our lives to respond even when we do not have all the answers. Join us this Lent as we look at the Mission of Jesus. Sermon preached by Peter Tepper on 5MAR2023...

The word wilderness often evokes images of the wild, untamed forest. This is not the wilderness into which Jesus went. During these next few weeks we are exploring the mission of Jesus. Jesus life and death rescues us from the power of death and sin. He bring us life and life to the full. His life renews us internally, spiritually, socially, vocationally and physically. The effects of sin lead to...

On the Mount of the Transfiguration, God Spoke by his Spirit. His Spirit makes gives light and life to the people of God and makes Jesus known in the world. He interrupts and disrupts our life to make friendship with God possible. Sermon preached at St Peter the Fisherman, NSB on 19FEB2023.

God speaks to us in a variety of ways. This week we look at how God speaks to us through the commandments, or his moral law. The commandments show us who we are, who we are meant to be and how to get there. This talk was given on 12FEB2023 by Peter Tepper at St Peter the Fisherman, NSB.

"The Bible speaks of nothing but God's love for us," St Augustine is reported to have said. The Bible speaks clearly to us, it challenges us, but most of all it renews us.  Sermon preached on 5FEB2023 by Peter Tepper.

As Jesus taught in his hometown of Nazareth, his wisdom leads to our wonder and worship. Sermon preached on 1FEB2023 at St Peter the Fisherman, NSB.

God speaks to us in a variety of ways. In this Epiphany sermon series,  Peter Tepper speaks to us about how God speaks to our inward voice of  our conscience with the external voice of his Holy Spirit.   Sermon preached at St Peter the Fisherman, NSB, FL 29JAN2023.

On the day that we conmemmorate the Conversion of Paul, we are reminded that the Holy Spirit empowers us with a new way to see, a new way to love and an new way to live. For some conversion is dramatic experience similar to Paul's. For other's conversion is less dramatic, but no less significant.  God changes the way we view him, ourselves and other people. He rescues us so that we can rescue...

When Jesus asks Peter who people say Jesus is, Peter responds in a way  that has forever marked the Christian Church. The declaration, "You are  the Messiah, the Son of the Living God," means that Jesus is our all in  all. He is the foundation of all our hopes, dreams and aspirations.   Sermon preached on 22JAN2023 at St Peter the Fisherman, NSB by Bishop  Gregory O. Brewe...

God speaks to us in a variety of ways. He speaks through Scripture, through our conscience, through our reason. He preeminently speaks to us in and through his Son.  Join us for a sermon series on "God Speaks..." Sermon preached by Peter Tepper on 15 JAN 2023 at St Peter the Fisherman, New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

Have you ever wondered what the spiritual discipline of Solitude it like?  Jesus stole away to spend time with his father. Solitude reminds us that we are built for communion.

Baptism is more than a bath, but not less. It is an outward sign (badge)  of an inward grace. In Baptism God, we visually proclaim that we have  died to sin and self and live a new life in Christ. The old has gone,  the new has come.   Sermon preached 8 Jan 2023 at St Peter the Fisherman by Peter Tepper.

Jesus name is the most beautiful, most majestic, and most powerful name.  Peter Tepper talks to us about the incredible name of Jesus. Sermon preached at St Peter the Fisherman, New Smyrna Beach, FL on 1 January 2023.