Saints Peter and Paul Sermons

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...

Not many people pay much attention to what's going on behind the scenes of the chaos in this world. And that's exactly how Satan would like to keep it. He wants to convince you that he is not real, that there's no spiritual warfare going on, and that ultimately God himself is not real. As Christians, we must be aware and attentive to these crafty schemes of the devil. And then - mos...

The Apostle Paul warned the Ephesians of the "waves" of this world (4:14). In Chapter 5, he goes into detail about some of those "waves." Cultural influences that the Ephesians would walk into each day. We walk into our own world that is shaped by ungodly influences. Like the Ephesians, we must not be "tossed to and fro" (4:14), but instead BE LIGHT to the world. Than...

On this All Saints Day, Pastor Aaron encouraged people to take a step back from what is right in front of us to gain a greater perspective of what the full story of the Scripture is. All Saints Day points us to the resurrection from the dead and imagine that in eternal life there will be people from every tribe, tongue, and language united in crying out, "Salvation belongs to God!" As Ch...

In Ephesians 3, the Apostle Paul prays for the Christians gathered in Ephesus that they might "comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth of God's love" (v. 18). In Christ, we are united to all the saints. We have a history. Our faith spans over thousands of years. Just as God's love preserved HIs Church and His people over centuries of h...

In Ephesians 2, Paul is addressing the "wall of hostility" that the Jews and Gentiles still kept building between themselves over issues such as circumcision. Paul reminds them that in Christ, they are one. Not two. One. In a contentious world that we live in, we are so quick to build walls of hostility. We are quick to judge. We are quick to assassinate people's character. When in...

In Ephesians 1 - Paul tells us that "God has a plan...to unite all things in Christ, things in heaven and things on earth." But in the divided world of Ephesus, such a claim seems impossible. How could peoples of different classes, races, and religions be united? A look into the life of Paul provides a possible answer. And this answer has implications for us today - both our unity with G...

It's all about taking notice. Seeing other people. Too often we get tunnel vision, we listen to voices and information that we already agree with, and we don't notice our neighbors who are right around us. In this final sermon in our series "The Spiritually Vibrant Home," we focus on the parable of the Good Samaritan as we are encouraged to live lives of Biblical hospitality.

Spiritually Vibrant Households are ones that have spiritual vibrant conversations (aka "Loud Tables"). Did you know that you can turn any conversation into a spiritual conversation? It's what Jesus did in his ministry all the time. He would take a practical item and use it to teach people about the Kingdom of God. However, what we find out in this sermon is that through research by...

Join us for the launch of our fall kick-off series titled "The Spiritually Vibrant Home" based on a book by Lutheran Hour Ministries and The Barna Group. In this initial sermon, the term "house" is defined based on Biblical definitions and we are encouraged to build our houses upon the foundation, our rock, Jesus Christ! ***apologies for the loud wind during this recording. Thi...

These are the final two chapters of the Book of Genesis. In them we have final words from Jacob to his children and Joseph to his brothers. If you had the opportunity to speak final words to your family before you die, what sort of legacy would you desire to leave?

Jacob is on his way to Egypt. But, Egypt is not where he's supposed to be. He's leaving the promised land to go to this place where he and his family will now be foreigners. But, God promises, as always, to be with him.

In the midst of a hope famine, we have the bread of life, Jesus Christ. But we can't go from being starving for Jesus to being gluttonous for Jesus. We need to spread the bread. And we do that by acting like Joseph. Instead of seeking retribution against his brothers in Genesis 42-43, he sought reconciliation. Instead of dividing the relationship, he was moved by compassion and worked to brin...