All Souls Presbyterian Church

What are we doing here? That’s a question that can be answered in a variety of ways, but to put it broadly: what are we, Christians, doing here in the world? What is our role in God’s work in our day-to-day lives? And how is God calling you to join him in what the is doing in and through you? Listen as Pastor Luke Herche preaches on Matthew 5:14–16, answering four questions from this passage: Who...

What does God have to say about civil government? There are many different types of governing authorities today: monarchies, democracies, communist dictatorships. Do the same basic Biblical principles apply to each form of government? Do some apply better than others? What is a Christian’s role as a member of a modern civil society? To answer these questions, it’s important to begin with the under...

Ora et labora is a Latin phrase with origins in Christian monastic communities. It was a maxim of monks and nuns throughout the history of the church that captured what they thought the Christian life was all about: prayer and work. And there certainly is an integral connection between our prayer and our work. Listen as RUF Campus Minister Ethan Brown preaches on Psalm 46:10 showing how this passa...

Do you believe that God can bring change into your life? Christians often struggle with sin and weakness, wondering if things will ever get better, often tempted to believe they won’t. But the good news for these weary believers is that Christ came (in part) to change us. And he has given us everything we need to that end. But how does it happen? Listen as Pastor Luke preaches on 2 Corinthians 3:1...

What gets you out of bed in the morning? In order to get moving, something has to grip your heart. Maybe it’s a new job, a new goal, that first cup of coffee. In Habakkuk 2, we find a better source of hope, of strength, of power to grip your heart. To move you. To get you out of bed. “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.” (ESV) Liste...

How do you finish well? What does that even look like? Do we measure it by achieved goals? Or by the legacies we leave? Scores of people who have achieved their goals remain unsatisfied, and even once-great legacies can change when viewed through the ever-shifting lenses of time and culture. And all people, no matter how successful, reach the same end... How can we finish well if we all die? As th...

Church elder Daniel Thies preaches on Psalm 130, showing how this text reveals the depths of our sin, the source of our righteousness, and the certainty of our hope. Part of a mini sermon series: Songs of Ascent. From Sunday Evening Worship, August 11, 2024. allsoulspca.org

Listen as church elder Brian Aldridge preaches on 1 Peter 5:1–5, drawing our attention to four points: fellow shepherds (verse 1), willing shepherds (verses 2–3), victorious shepherds (verse 4), and responsive sheep (verse 5). Part of a series on 1 Peter. From Sunday Worship, August 11, 2024. allsoulspca.org

Have you ever had a hard week? Or a hard month? Or year? Or decade? The thing about hardship is that when those weeks get harder and time goes on, you can grow weary or despairing, crying out “How long?” The book of 1 Peter is written to sojourners who are suffering. They are facing trials and they will face more trials. They are in Christ, children of God, and partakers of immense privileges, but...

Jesus is coming back soon. Are you ready? What does it mean to be ready? In the book of 1 Peter, the apostle Peter gives us some answers as to what it looks like to be prepared for Jesus’ return. Writing to suffering Christians, exiled from their homes, Peter reminds these believers that the end of all things is at hand and commands them, in the midst of this, to glorify God in everything they do....

Feeling like an outsider is a strange and uncomfortable thing. You can feel like an outsider anywhere, be it in church, at your job, with your family. In the book of 1 Peter, Peter refers to Christians as sojourners. We, as Christians, are ones who are on the outside looking in. We are in the world, but not of it. 1 Peter 4:1–6 begins a culmination of a theme that has been woven throughout the boo...

Writing of Psalm 127 Derek Kidner says, “One of the most telling features of this short poem is that it singles out three of our most universal preoccupations — building, security, raising a family — and makes us ask what they all amount to and to whom we owe them.” Rather than looking at the psalm according to these three common preoccupations, church elder Jamie Chesser proposes we look at it in...

Martin Luther once referred to a particular portion of 1 Peter 3 as “a wonderful text...and a more obscure passage perhaps than any other in the New Testament.” Listen as RUF campus minister Ethan Brown preaches on 1 Peter 3:18–22, helping us to grow in our understanding of this difficult passage and to experience more deeply the good news about Jesus. Pastor Ethan divides this text into three pri...

In 1 Peter 3, the apostle Peter moves from a focus on the inward lives of believers and the way believers interact within specific relationships, to an outward focus on how we as Christians should engage with our community and those around us. We are to be a righteous community, not because of anything we have done, but because of who we are. Listen as church elder Todd Doehring teaches on 1 Peter...

RUF campus minister Ethan Brown preaches on 1 Peter 3:1–7, showing us the beauty of powerful submission and gentle headship within a gospel-shaped marriage. Part of a series on 1 Peter. From Sunday Worship, June 30, 2024. allsoulspca.org

Pastor Josué Pernillo preaches on 1 Peter 2:13–25, showing that the freedom we need is freedom in Christ; that we are freed from the bondage of sin; and that we are free to serve others. Part of a series on 1 Peter. From Sunday Worship, June 23, 2024. allsoulspca.org

Guest speaker Aaron Chun continues our summer series on 1 Peter, preaching from 1 Peter 2:4–12 with three points: Offer Spiritual Sacrifices, Proclaim His Excellencies, and Live a Life of Holiness. Part of a series on 1 Peter. From Sunday Worship, June 16, 2024. allsoulspca.org

Church elder Scott Morrison kicks off a new evening service summer series on some of the Songs of Ascent, preaching on Psalm 121, addressing the questions: Who helps you? Who keeps you? And who protects you? Part of a series: Songs of Ascent. From Sunday Evening Worship, June 9, 2024. allsoulspca.org

What happens if you think you know where you’re going, but then you discover that you don’t know how to get there? That’s hard enough when traveling on the road, but what happens when it occurs in life? What do you do when deep sorrows or unexpected circumstances overwhelm you, and you thought you were going the right direction but suddenly find yourself on a back trail that you didn’t expect? Whe...

Ruling Elder David Thies continues our 1 Peter series with a sermon on 1 Peter 1:13–25, addressing three questions: “What action?”, “Why the action?”, and “How the action?” Part of a series on 1 Peter. From Sunday Worship, June 2, 2024. allsoulspca.org

Why is it that long trips are so tiring? Even with the advances and efficiency of modern travel, there is still a basic weariness that can come from a long journey, a long drive, a long flight. Similarly, there is a weariness that can come from facing weeks, months, or even years of troubles and difficulties in life. How can we endure? In the book of 1 Peter, the apostle Peter offers help for pilg...

Pastor Josué Pernillo introduces us to our new study on 1 Peter, focusing on 1 Peter 1:1–2 and covering four main points: • Who are we? God’s people. • How are we the people of God? By the power of God. • Where are we? In the world and not of it. • What is our strength? The people of God are blessed. Part of a series on 1 Peter. From Sunday Worship, May 19, 2024. allsoulspca.org

Pastor Luke Herche preaches on Ephesians 6:18–20, teaching us that we fight through prayer, in the Spirit, for the progress of the gospel. Part of a series, Dress for Battle. From Sunday Evening Worship, May 12, 2024. allsoulspca.org

Listen as Pastor Luke Herche preaches on Revelation 21:1–8, discussing hope: • When do we need it? Our present distress and unbelief. • What does it look like? The beauty of what is to come. • Why is it sure? The certainty of what is to come. • How do we get there? Setting your hope on what is to come. From Sunday Worship, May 12, 2024. allsoulspca.org

The Apostle Paul ends his letter to the Philippians by sharing the secret of contentment: to be dependent on Christ regardless of the circumstances. His focus was on Christ, and through this passage we learn what it means to see Christ clearly in all of life’s situations. Listen as Pastor Josué Pernillo concludes his series on Philippians with this sermon on Philippians 4:10–20, showing what conte...