Saints Peter and Paul Sermons

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!

The text for this week is Mark 11:27-12:12. At this point in the narrative, Jesus is in Jerusalem. His eyes have been set. He was determined to get to this point. Now, he's here. He has gone right to the heart of Jewish power and authority - the temple in Jerusalem. And, while he is there, he faces many opponents who try to trick him, trap him, and plot to destroy them.  In this sermon, Pasto...

Jesus once revealed his full glory to His disciples. It was called "The Transfiguration." In this moment, the disciples saw what no man had ever seen, what not even Moses - who spoke to YHWH "as a friend" had seen. The same cloud, thunder, and lightning that descended upon Mt. Sinai in Exodus 19 descended once again - on Jesus. This is the kind of God we prefer. One who display...

In this sermon, Pastor Aaron contrasts the story of Herod beheading John the Baptist in John 6 vs. Jesus feeding the 5000. In these two stories which come consecutively in the book of Mark, we see Herod, the king of the Jews with a failing kingdom, and Jesus the true king of the Jews whose power and authority continues to grow.

We begin our Lent series on the Gospel of Mark. In this sermon, Pastot Aaron introduces us to the Gospel of Mark and preaches through chapter 1.

In Proverbs 8 we are given another "Creation Account" - but from a different angle. From the perspective of "Wisdom." "When he established the heavens, I was there...when he marked out the foundations of the earth, then I was beside him, like a master workman" (Prov 8:27,29-30). Which means - God's wisdom is embedded into ALL CREATION. It's all around you! T...

In this final sermon of our Wise Guys sermon series, Pastor Aaron preaches about Stephen who the Bible records as the very first Christian martyr.  In Stephen's short ministry, the Bible describes Stephen as being "filled with Holy Spirit and wisdom" (Acts 6:3-6). When he argues on behalf of Christianity, it also says that "they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit wit...

As we go through this series, "Wise Guys" we want to make sure that you know it's not just the guys... not just the men... who have received wisdom from God. But, God has also given his wisdom to women in order to disperse to the world in unique ways.  In this sermon, Pastor Aaron walks through Proverbs 31 to help explain the context and what is being said to both men and women in t...

King Solomon is revered as the "wisest person of all time." Multiple books of wisdom in the Bible are attributed to him. God Himself said that "none like you has been before you and none like you shall arise after you." (1 Kings 3:12). And even Jesus referenced the great wisdom of Solomon while He walked the earth (Matthew 12 / Luke 11). So what was his secret? What had Solomon...

This week, our "wise guys" are two Biblical characters that you likely have not heard about. Their names are Heman and Ethan and they're listed in 1 Kings 4. They are also the authors of Psalm 88 and Psalm 89.  In this sermon, Pastor Aaron follows the words of Heman and Ethan as they express bold faith to God, but also an open honesty about the difficulty of their lives. Pastor Aaro...

We are all likely familiar with the story of the "Wise Men" at Christmas. Every year we hear songs like "We Three Kings" and see Nativity displays with finely dressed men bowing at the manger, presenting their gifts to Jesus. We laud these "wise men" for following the star and locating by their wisdom the Savior of the Nations. But what if I told you we got it wrong?...

In this final Advent sermon in our series based on Isaiah 40:1-11, Pastor Aaron preaches on Isaiah 40:9-11. In these words, God is calling out to his sinful, broken, exiled people to tell them what they are to become. When He rescues and redeems them, they will be heralds of good news to the world.  But, in this sermon, Pastor Aaron helps us to ask the question, "Why would God choose people l...