Saints Peter and Paul Sermons

Our God is a generous God. We are invited by Him to live lives of generosity in response. In this 4th principle of Jesus followers, in the Red Letter Challenge, we are challenged to be people who give because the way we give directly affects the way we experience the Kingdom of God.

What if all Christians saw themselves as everyday missionaries in their literal neighborhoods? "Love your neighbor as yourself."-Jesus

Why do we serve other people as Christians? It's our purpose because it was Jesus' purpose! Jesus came into this world not to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.

Day 16 in the Red Letter Challenge asks us to "be merciful." In this message, Pastor Aaron reminds us what mercy means, why mercy is a practical necessity in the world, and he teaches the congregation a song called "Lord Have Mercy."

Grace has the power to change lives. No matter how serious, big, or awful your sin is, God's grace extends to cover it. In this week of Forgiveness, we will experience the reality that we are forgiven solely because of what Jesus has done for us. Grace!

The Day 9 challenge is "Spend some time in solitude today: Take your bible with you and get way from all the distractions. Try it for 30 minutes and if you are able, do it even longer." This evening's message from our 2nd Wednesday evening in Lent dives deeper into this daily challenge and the necessity of it.

*sorry for the crummy audio today In this 2nd official week of the Red Letter Challenge, but 1st week of "actual" challenges we are introduced to the theme "Being."Being is a lost art in our culture. We're great at being busy, but not too great at being. Before God ever asks us to do something for him he invites us to be with him. Our God is not far away. He does not desir...

On Ash Wednesday we gathered to confess that we are "dust and to dust we shall return." The wages of sin is death, but thanks be to God that Christ overcame death for us! On Wednesdays during Lent we will gather for worship at 7pm and the theme for worship will follow the Wednesday readings in the Red Letter Challenge. Ash Wednesday's theme was introducing the topic of "Forgive...

Today, we launched our Lenten campaign called "The Red Letter Challenge." We will take God at his words as he said on that transfiguration mountain "This is my Son. My Chosen One. Listen to him." Over the next 40 days, we will be reading the words of Jesus and putting them into practice on a daily basis! This sermon serves as an introduction to the themes we will cover over the...

We had a snow day at church on 2/24/2019. Because we were intending on wrapping up the Book of Job, Pastor Aaron preached the sermon from his basement on Monday 2/25/2019. This sermon is the conclusion to the Book of Job sermon series.

Finally! God shows up and God speaks! This debate between Job and his friends about why Job suffered so greatly needed to come to an end. God always shows up. God always speaks. And when shows up and speaks we are humbled of ourselves and we can hear what he has to say. Do you want to experience his presence and his word today? Look to the cross!

We all have a human need to seek justification. That means, we want to be made right. We want to be right. And we want others to know that we're right. But, what we truly need is to be made right with God, and that has already been given to us as a gift through Jesus. In chapters 32-37 in the book of Job, we meet a character named Elihu. Elihu has a lot to say to Job and to Job's friends...

After going through 3 rounds of debate with his friends last week, Job makes his final, not guilty, statement in this week's sermon. He's made his case. He's defended himself against the accusations of his friends. The only thing he desires now is for God to show up and make a final decision!

In Job chapters 3-28 we enter into 3 cycles of debate between Job and his friends regarding Job's suffering. Job's friends try to tell him that he must have done something to cause his suffering. Job maintains his innocence at the same time maintaining his trust in God. This sermon helps bring clarity to these chapters all while encouraging us to be true friends as Christ is our true fri...

Suffering is the most well known human experience. And it is THE thing that we just don't understand. Those who don't believe in God do everything they can to distance themselves from it. Those who believe in God often spend their time asking God, "Why?" Suffering. The book of Job teaches us some very practical things about what to do, what not to do, what to say, and what not...

On this Day of Epiphany we are reminded that our big big God became real for us. He has shown us everything we need to know about him in Jesus Christ. Jesus demonstrates once again that he came into this world for ALL people!

We are Alive in Christ. That means we "put on Christ" by putting off the old self and putting on the new self. What you put on affects you, and it also affects the way others see you.

We learn tonight that Jesus is the only one in the history of the world who was without sin. But, he came into the world, the son of sinners, in the midst of sinners, for sinners. This is the story of Christmas. God, comes for us, rebellious people, to save us from our sins.

Jesus is the completion of God's plan of salvation. He is the fulfillment of all that had come before him, and he is the fulfillment of all that we need. There is no other means by which our lives can be completed except through Jesus. In this sermon we learn about the names "Jesus" and "Immanuel."

"I thank God that my salvation is not based on my ability to complete things. If God had a task list for me, I'd be doomed. I know my inconsistencies well. I'm familiar with my failures. I am grateful that we have a God who calls and gathers broken failures like us to be his very own..."This and much more from the 3rd Sunday in Advent!

"After these things God put Abraham to the test..." (Genesis 22:1). Why did God test Abraham? Why does God test us? These questions are only natural for us to ask, and therefore this sermon spends time opening up answers to these questions.

The season of Advent is all about waiting for the coming of our King, Jesus. God promised that he would send a Savior and he did. He followed through on his promise. Jesus has promised he will come again. We trust that he will. In the meantime, we wait. During the Sundays of Advent, we will trace the lineage of Jesus according to the genealogy at the beginning of Matthew. We will see that Jesus is...

When will this heartache be over? When will I be pain-free? When is Jesus going to come back to make all things new? No one knows. But we do know that He will. So, what should we do until His return? That's what this final sermon in the series on Acts is all about.

Feeling anxious today? Stressed? Worried? You really don't need to. God is near. You can give him everything through prayer. And He will replace your anxiety with his peace that goes beyond all understanding. Happy Thanksgiving!

Do you ever get sick and tired of hearing the same thing over and over and over again? Many people do. Do you ever get sick and tired of hearing the good news of Jesus over and over again? Let us be people who desire and are hungry to hear the Word of God!