Saints Peter and Paul Sermons

This is the first sermon in a series called "Movements of Scripture." In this series, we will be focusing on 8 major movements that happen within the Bible. The goal of focusing on these movements is that we will have placeholders throughout the story of the Bible so that as we open up the Bible and read it we will have a better understanding of where we are.  In this first sermon we beg...

The word "politics" comes from the Greek word "polis" which means "city." It's the term that describes how we go about tending to shared, civilian life: how we govern and are governed, what laws order our life together, and what programs & systems are put in place towards the welfare of humanity. With this definition in mind, it is clear: Jesus was political....

Being in relationships with other people is part and parcel to what it means to be humans. And yet, from the very beginning, in the first relationship between Adam and Eve, sin broke it. That same sin also broke the perfect relationship that God created between himself and those same humans.  Every one of us have broken and strained relationships with other people. But, is that the way that it has...

Do you feel like life is too busy? Do you find your schedule overwhelming? Do you notice yourself being scattered or unable to sit still for periods without a device? For many of us, are lives are overly complex. We've got too many commitments, too much to do, and not enough time. But what if that wasn't the case? What if we have just the amount of time we need to live a fulfilling life?...

This sermon is the first in a new sermon series called "Peace."  Pastor Aaron teaches us based on Matthew 6 that Jesus is after our hearts when it comes to our finances. "Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."  He also walks us through the Biblical history of what a tithe is.  We had a bit of a technical difficulty in our sound quality this week. Our apologies...

John says two incredible things in his final chapter of his first letter (1 John). He says: 1) The commandments of God are not burdensome. 2) He says that everyone who is "born of God" overcomes "the world." These two things should strike anyone (whether Christian or non-Christian). Are not the commandments of God an incredibly burdensome thing? Isn't Jesus' vision of...

For John, you cannot experience the "love of God" without the "grace of God." They are intertwined and inseparable. But what does it mean to experience God's grace? In 1 John, chapter 3 - we get a glimpse of John's experience of grace as the truths he is telling become real. Listen as Pastor Kevin elaborates on John's experience of "grace" and how (thro...

In 1 John 2:15-17, John tells us very clearly that we cannot love the world and love the Father. To love one is to forsake the other. But, we still live in this world. So, how ought we relate to this broken world in which we live as Christian people? In this sermon, Pastor Aaron walks through different world philosophies that have tried to answer this question. And then he provides us with a Bibli...

In 1 John 2:1-14, John says that love is not a new command. He's right. It's in the Mosaic Law. It's what Jesus says is the great command. John is telling us once again, that love is the way of the Christian's life. It has to be.  Because He first loved us, we also ought to love one another. We can't claim to know Jesus and walk in a direction that is opposite to him.  In...

In the modern world, people recoil at the thought of a "God of wrath." We think it's irreconcilable with a "God of love." How can a God who loves the world - judge it? Isn't it a sin to judge? However - the Bible (emphatically) tells us that God IS a God of wrath. Of judgment. Of justice. Even Jesus demonstrates it - in His own life and ministry. How can God be BOTH a...

Did you know there are different "kinds" of prayers? Some prayers take the form of "Adoration." Others, "Petitionary." Still others, "Confession." But the Lord's Prayer takes on them all. In this final sermon of the "Teach Us to Pray" series, Pastor Kevin looks at the final two petitions of the Lord's Prayer which show us a final kind of...

God is a God of "majesty." That means, what God wills...happens. There is no disparity between what He plans and what is. And that means - that all the other attributes of God will become the "reigning and ruling" attributes of the universe. Now, what does that look like practically? If that's the case, shouldn't this world be more "godly"? In this sermon, P...

There are two places where you can find the 10 Commandments in the Scriptures: Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5. In both of those places you will find all 10 "words" of God, but you'll also find another. It's the "Preface" to the 10 Commandments and it goes like this: "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery."...

We are locked in a spiritual battle. There are forces of good and evil waging war all around us - and we are caught in the fray.  Are you aware of that? This particular petition of the Lord's Prayer is striking. By teaching us to pray this way - Jesus opens our eyes to the spiritual struggle that we are ALL engaged in. And through it, He equips us for the fight. In this sermon, Pastor Kevin s...

In Matthew 18 Jesus shares one of the most terrifying truths of all Scripture. After describing a servant who is sent to prison for all eternity, Jesus says: "So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.” You cannot escape this life without experiencing hurt in relationships. How will we find the strength to forgive those who have...

When you pray - what does it sound like? What do you say? Most of us are well acquainted with "petitionary" prayer. It's the kind of prayer where we are asking God to help us. To give us this or that. To protect us in some way. And there's precedent to pray this way: Jesus teaches us to pray: "Give us." But has praying this way deformed our understanding of who God is...

If God desires our good...and if God is all powerful...then why do I experience suffering? This is one of the biggest charges against the Christian God and one of the biggest challenges for believers in Him. Yet, the Bible declares that "all things work together for good" for those who love Him (Rom 8:28). Is that really true? How do we explain the difficulties we experience with our und...

The 2nd petition of the Lord's Prayer is: "Thy Kingdom Come." What do we mean when we pray this? Do you know? Jesus spoke about "The Kingdom" over 100 times in the Gospels. It was a central theme for Him. Something vital to why He came to Earth. So...what is it? In this sermon, Pastor Kevin shares what the "Kingdom of God" is, how it differs from "kingdoms&q...

The word "holy" is not a term we're familiar with. It's a "church" word. We use it to talk about God, we sing about it...but what does it mean? It might get used (in common language) to describe someone self-righteous: "holier than thou." So what are asking for in the Lord's Prayer when we ask God's name to be "hallowed" or "kept hol...

In Luke 11, Jesus’ disciples come to Him with a simple request: “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” Unlike other places in the Gospels - where Jesus’ shrouds His teaching in parables or cryptic sayings - here Jesus gives a straightforward answer: “Pray then like this…” In the introduction to the Lord's Prayer, Jesus instructs the disciples to call Him "Father." W...

In this final sermon series based on Mark 1:17, Pastor Aaron focuses on the final verb "become." Jesus says that we will BECOME fishers of men.  How does this transformission take place? By being with Jesus. 

This is the second sermon in a series based on Mark 1:17, "Follow me and I will make you become fishers of men."  In this sermon, Pastor Aaron focuses on the second verb in the sentence, "make." He reminds us that we have been made, therefore we have been made with a purpose.

In this first sermon of a 3 part series based on Mark 1:17, Pastor Aaron discusses the words of Jesus, "follow me."  What did Jesus mean when he spoke these words to Peter and Andrew, James and John? What does it mean when he speaks these words to us. This sermon helps us to understand that following Jesus is where our discipleship journey begins.

This week we go "back in time" from our Reading Plan, as we enter into Holy Week - commemorating the day when Jesus rode into Jerusalem as the "benevolent King." He was hailed. "Hosannas!" rung in the air. Palm branches were strewn before Him. It was a celebration. But that's not all that happened on this peculiar day. In this sermon, Pastor Kevin highlights the...

In this Easter sermon, Pastor Aaron walks us through Mark 16:1-8 where we see the empty tomb, hear a message from the angel, and watch the women react.  We find ourselves right there with the women, believing in Jesus word and then truly seeing who is he!