Saints Peter and Paul Sermons

In Acts 15, the first Church Council meeting was held. The topic: circumcision. The attendees: Peter, Paul, James, Barnabas, and the other apostles and elders. Does that information sound relevant to you? If you're a Christian (and even if you're not!) - - it might just be the most relevant + important council ever held for your faith + life. In this sermon, Pastor Kevin unpacks the impo...

Acts 13&14 is the story of Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary journey. The church in Antioch heard the Holy Spirit direct them to send these two on a journey to share the good news of Jesus with people in new lands.  In this sermon, Pastor Aaron focuses on the message that they brought and the varied methods they had to reach different people groups. 

This sermon focuses on Acts chapter 11, primarily, as Peter goes back to Jerusalem to give a report on the Holy Spirit's activity at Cornelius' house.  We then, shift to the birth of the Church in Antioch where the disciples of Jesus were first called Christians. 

Acts 10 tells the story of Peter bringing the good news of Jesus to Cornelius' household. This is a major shift in the book of Acts as Cornelius is a Gentile, and at this point, Christianity had only been spreading among Jewish people.  After Peter's proclamation of the Gospel, the Holy Spirit is manifested among the Gentiles in a similar fashion to the Day of Pentecost.

Have you ever heard the phrase "born-again"? In some circles of Christianity, this phrase is often used to talk about conversion - becoming a Christian. They might call themselves a "born-again" Christian. But how does one become "born-again"? What does it look like?  In Acts, chapter 9, we get a glimpse of just such a conversion. Saul has been persecuting the Church....

This sermon focuses on the work of Philip in Acts 8 after a great persecution breaks out in the city of Jerusalem. We watch as Acts 1:8 begins to come to fruition in Acts 8:1.

In this sermon, we are introduced to the first Christian martyr, Stephen. This sermon walks us through the history of Christian martyrdom from Biblical times to the present day with the hopes that the stories of the martyrs inspire our faith and witness. 

"What is Truth?" This question might summarize the popular 21st century opinion about reality. We live in a relativistic society. Where "my truth" is valued over any "objective truth." What's interesting, however, is that those three words were uttered in the 1st century. To Jesus. By Pontius Pilate - the Roman Ruler. It's recorded in John 18:38, and with th...

It's a growing church in Jerusalem when Acts chapter 3 begins. What will happen now that the Holy Spirit has come upon the Apostles? Well, they don't sit still. In this sermon, Peter and John head into the temple and on the way heal a crippled man in the name of Jesus. This sets off a series of events where the religious leaders try to silence the apostles from speaking the name of Jesus...

In Acts, chapter 2, we hear the first sermon ever preached by the Christian Church. Peter stands, in the midst of a Jewish festival called Pentecost, and he proclaims the truth about Jesus of Nazareth. That day, we are told, three thousand people came to believe in Jesus. Why? What was so compelling about what Peter shared? In this sermon, Pastor Kevin demonstrates the secret power that Peter had...

This is the first sermon in a new series on the Book of Acts. Pastor Aaron preaches an introductory sermon to this series based on the first 11 verses of chapter 1.

In this sermon, Pastor Aaron examines the unique resurrection appearance of Jesus that occurs in Luke 24. Jesus appears to two disciples on the road to Emmaus. At first they don't recognize Jesus, but then after spending time with him and listening to his word, they come to see Jesus for who he truly is - the resurrected Savior of the world!  This event changed their lives from that very mome...

On the first day of the last week of Jesus' life - He rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. Those gathered strew palms at His feet - an act of homage to the One they proclaimed to be: "the King who comes in the name of the Lord!" (Luke 19:38). But when a claim is made about Jesus' identity - you can bet: there will be opposition. The same is true for us today. Whether we exclaim it...

Luke 19:1-10 is the story of Zaccheus and Jesus. Perhaps you have read this story in a children's Bible. Maybe you learned it in Sunday School and even sang a song to go along with it. But, have you ever considered the depth of meaning in this short story?  This is the final event that occurs in Luke's Gospel before Palm Sunday. This story rounds out all of Jesus' ministry outside o...

During the season of Lent, we've been reading through the Gospel of Luke (and preaching on stories/events unique to Luke). For the last two weeks, we've heard Jesus speaking in parables. Through them, He's been teaching about the danger of self-righteousness (Parable of the Two Debtors) and the importance of serving others - especially those different than you (The Good Samaritan)....

In this sermon, Pastor Aaron walks us through the Parable of the Good Samaritan. This parable might be one of the best known parables, or at least the title of it is well known. Jesus tells this parable to speak to the heart of a lawyer putting him to the test. And, this parable still speaks to our hearts as well, in a myriad of ways. 

In Luke 7, we hear a story familiar to the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke). A "scandalous" women enters the house of Simon, the Pharisee, and anoints Jesus with tears and perfume. But what comes next, in Luke's Gospel, is unique. Jesus - "the Teacher" - as Simon calls Him, tells the parable of the two debtors. In it, He pronounces peace to the woman, judgement u...

This is the first sermon in our Lenten journey through the Gospel of Luke. During this sermon series, we will be highlighting texts that only appear in Luke's Gospel.  This sermon looks at the only instance recorded in Scripture of Jesus as a young boy.

Throughout the "Gifted for Good" series, Pastors Aaron + Kevin walked through Paul's 1st letter to the Corinthian Church. While Paul was addressing issues specific to that congregation - there were universal principles for the church that Paul was also establishing. One of them being: as a Christian - you are gifted for good! In this sermon, Pastor demonstrates the universal nature...

Everything that we've talked about so far in 1 Corinthians really comes to a head when the Corinthian congregation gathers together for worship. The prophets are speaking over one another. The tongues-speakers are all speaking at once with no interpreters. It's a chaotic and confusing environment where the message of Jesus is not being clearly shared among the people or as a witness to t...

In the late 1960s the "Charismatic Movement" began in the United States. This movement emphasized the power of the Holy Spirit - moving and working within God's Church - through "spiritual gifts" (charismata in Greek). One of the most highlighted gifts of that movement was: speaking in tongues (prophecy was a close second!). But this gift isn't "new"! In 1 C...

1 Corinthians 13 is a familiar passage because it is often read at weddings due to its descriptions of what love looks like. But this passage is sandwiched in between all of the issues that Paul has been dealing with causing conflicts in Corinth. In this sermon, Pastor Aaron walks through this passage describing the supremacy of love, the character of love, and the absolute necessity of love in th...

Many people around the world are "members" of a Church. Why do we use that word? What does it mean to be a "member" of the Church? In 1 Corinthians 12, we're given the biblical answer. As "members" of the Church that Jesus established - we're confessing the reality that we are actually connected to HIS body. We, individually - and as the whole - represent Ch...

The Bible teaches that when a person believes in Jesus as their Lord, by faith, they are granted the Holy Spirit. Whoa. Re-read that! If you are a Christian (i.e. you've been birthed into the Christian Church by faith/baptism) - that means that YOU have the Holy Spirit working inside of you. But what does that mean? How does it look? What's the point? In this sermon, Pastor Kevin conside...

In this week's sermon, we look at the good gift that God gives to us in the Lord's Supper.  Pastor Aaron walks us through two important questions, "What is the Lord's Supper, and Why is it Good?"