Saints Peter and Paul Sermons

In 1 Corinthians 12, the Apostle Paul uses the human body as an image of what the church of God ought to look like. He calls all baptized Christians the "One body of Christ." Consider your own body. You do not know all of the parts of your body. There are so many parts of your body that you have never seen, you don't know what they're called, or even what they do. And, that&apo...

Meals have a way of connecting people. Drawing people together. There's something sacred about breaking bread with others. The Lord's Supper is a ritual meal that we come back to week after week. But why do we do it? What's it all about? And what's going on when we eat + drink the Lord's body + blood? In this sermon, Pastor Kevin describes three ways that the Lord's S...

The theme for this week is "All for One... Morality." Oftentimes when people think about why they should live moral lives, they think, "I want to live a moral life to make God happy," or "I want to live a moral life so I don't make God mad," or "I hope that living a moral life means that I can still have fun." But, none of these ideas get to the fullnes...

In this week's sermon, Pastor Aaron, preached on Paul's 1st letter to the Corinthians chapters 3-4 in which he reminds the church what it means to be the Church. They were facing an issue in Corinth of division amongst many segments in the church population. So, Paul writes to them to remind them of the basic truths of who Jesus is and what the church ought to be like. To do this he uses...

In 1 Corinthians 2 - the Apostle Paul mentions the "Spirit" 13 times in 16 verses. It's a major focus of the chapter, and of Paul's letters in general ("Spirit" is used 149 times in Paul's 13 letters). But WHO is the Spirit? WHAT is the Spirit? And how does the Spirit work? In this Sermon, Pastor Kevin alludes to the multiple meanings behind the word "Spirit...

The apostle Paul was a missionary in the 1st Century. Having learned the Good News of Jesus' death & resurrection himself (that Jesus was the One who died for all) - Paul began spreading the word. One of the places he went was to the metropolitan city of Corinth. There he established a church. A few years later - Paul received a report about how the Christian Church in Corinth was doing....

He is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! What a joyous Easter morning celebration. After last year, when Easter worship didn't take place at the church, you may have felt disconnected and alone. We heard in this sermon that it is Jesus who ultimately was alone - alone in death and alone in resurrection - so that you will know you are never alone. Pastor Aaron opened us up to the book of 1 C...

Palm Sunday was a massive parade in the city of Jerusalem. Hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of Jews had gathered for the Passover Feast in the city. And there was a certain man headed for the city - Jesus - who had been amassing a following after performing his miraculous signs. The Jews were hopeful that this Jesus was their long-expected KING. They were hopeful that Jesus would deliver th...

In the final chapter of Daniel - chapter 12 - Daniel receives one last word from the Angel Gabriel about "the end." He is told there will be trouble...but then deliverance - ULTIMATE deliverance! Here we have one of the most explicit references to the Resurrection in the entire Old Testament. In this sermon, Pastor Kevin reflects upon Daniel's life - how he experienced trouble...but...

In Daniel 10, the angel Gabriel peels back the curtain for Daniel on a spiritual realm where angels do battle on behalf of God's people. This idea of spiritual warfare is something that we often don't pay attention to, and may not even notice unless we're attentive. In this sermon, Pastor Aaron teaches us how Daniel - a man of deep faith and trust in God - is spiritually anguished....

In Daniel 9, Daniel cries out to God in a prayer of repentance confessing his sin and the sins of the people of Israel. At this point, it's been 66 years since Daniel was taken into captivity. We find out in chapter 9, that Daniel had been reading the words of the prophet Jeremiah where Jeremiah had prophesied to the people of Israel that their captivity would last 70 years. When Daniel recog...

In Daniel 8, we are introduced to another beastly vision (after the vision of beasts in chapter 7). This time, Daniel sees two beasts duking it out: a Ram and a Goat. Thankfully, in this chapter, an angel interprets some of the symbolic language for Daniel (and for us!).In this sermon, Pastor Kevin utilizes the 4 tips offered by Pastor Aaron on how to interpret Apocalyptic Literature (see Daniel 7...

Daniel chapter 7 is a shift in writing style from the first half of the book. Daniel 1-6 was written more as a historical recording of events from Daniel's life in Babylonian captivity. Chapter 7 begins visions that Daniel had concerning the life of God's people. Biblical scholars would classify this type of writing (beginning in Daniel 7 and continuing to the end) as apocalyptic literat...

This is finally the chapter we've been waiting for. Daniel chapter 6 with Daniel in the lions' den. If you didn't know much about the book of Daniel, you likely had at least heard the phrase, "Daniel in the lions' den." But, why was he put in the den? Who made the decision that Daniel should be put to death? And what does this have to do with me? Listen to this sermon...

In Daniel chapter 4, King Nebuchadnezzar needs to be taught a lesson. You could say he needs to be, "put in his place." You see, 30 years have passed since Daniel chapter 3 happened. In that time, the King has become more powerful than ever and he's sitting pretty high and prideful. It seems as though all those lessons he learned about Daniel's God have faded away and he is giv...

In chapter 3 of Daniel - it's Daniel's friends who take center stage: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. King Nebuchadnezzar has set up a golden "image" that he demands the citizens of Babylon worship. But these 3 boys resist. They won't bow down, and so they face the consequences: to be thrown into the burning fiery furnace. In this sermon, Pastor Kevin highlights the plura...

In Daniel chapter 2, King Nebuchadnezzar has a dream that troubles him deeply. He demands that the wise men tell him his dream and then offer an interpretation. No one can do it, so the King orders all the wise men in Babylon to be killed. Daniel hears of it. And, with nothing but a deep faith to trust in God's deliverance, Daniel stands up to seek an audience with the king. In this sermon, P...

In this opening sermon for our sermon series walking through the Book of Daniel, we begin where the story begins - Daniel chapter 1. Daniel chapter 1 sets the stage for the rest of the book. It gives the context for who the main characters are, the protagonists, the antagonists, and an opening drama. Daniel begins in 605 BC when King Nebuchadnezzar of the Babylonian Empire (which has just risen to...

Advent is over...technically. Christmas Day is over...but the season continues for a few more weeks. The waiting we've been doing through the Season of Advent...it's over. What now? As Luke shows in his Gospel narrative - the birth of Jesus is not the end of the story. It's only the beginning. In this section of Luke 2, Mary + Joseph will encounter a seemingly ordinary man named Sim...

Christmas Eve worship at Saints Peter and Paul was a bit out of the norm. But, God's Word was still preached and shared by both Pastor Aaron and Pastor Kevin throughout the worship service. The message was broken down into 3 different sections following 3 sections of Luke chapter 2. What you will hear/watch in this recording is 3 sections each beginning with a Bible reading followed by the Pa...

In this final week of Advent, we conclude our sermon series "I Can't Wait" with this sermon called "Waiting with Love." In it, we consider the announcement of the angel Gabriel to Mary that she would give birth to a son. Gabriel was clear with Mary who this child would be. Pastor Aaron, in this sermon, focuses on 5 key statements that Gabriel makes to Mary. Ultimately we a...

In this 3rd Advent sermon, we are still following Moses & the Israelites. They have left Mt. Sinai (where they failed to wait on God at the Golden Calf incident) and are now at the doorstep of the promised land. But it doesn't look like how they expected it to. The people fear and suggest returning to Egypt where things were comfortable. God reproves them for this and declares they will w...

In this 2nd Advent sermon, we encounter Moses and the Israelites as they are wandering in the wilderness. God has made himself known to his people and each day he is giving them more and more instruction and formation about how to live as his people. Moses is called up on Mount Sinai one day and while he is there, the people become restless because Moses is gone for days. Instead of waiting, like...

This sermon kicks off a sermon series called "I Can't Wait!" The first sermon of Advent, 2020. "Advent" means "to come" and it's the time of the year we remember how Israel waited for the coming of the Christ & how we too - await Christ's second and ultimate coming. Throughout this sermon series, we're taking a look at all sorts of biblical cha...

In this final sermon on the Book of Ephesians, we look at the final greetings that the Apostle Paul sends to the people in Ephesus. He mentions a man (who is not too well known) named Tychicus that is mentioned also in the Book of Colossians, Acts, 1 and 2 Timothy, and Titus. Both here in Ephesians and also in Colossians, Paul says that he is sending Tychicus for the purpose of "encouraging t...