Saints Peter and Paul Sermons

This is the concluding sermon for our 9 month series through "The Story."  This sermon concludes the series by looking at what the Bible tells us about the end. Generally we speak about the end being heaven. BUT - what do we mean by heaven? What is it? How do we get it? What should we do until heaven?  Pastor Aaron breaks down these questions for us in this sermon.

The Bible is more than a collection of books. It's A STORY. It's one cohesive narrative that gives an "arch" from where the world has been - to where it's heading. And YOU have been written into this Story! The Apostle Paul discovered this reality himself - as his own plot line changed drastically after meeting Jesus on the Road to Damascus. He spent the rest of his life t...

In this sermon, Pastor Aaron shares about the mission of the Church. Chapter 29 covers much of the New Testament where the Apostle Paul (and other apostles) started churches and carried the name of Jesus. Does this mission still exist today? If so, how do we go about it? 

This week, Pastor Aaron looks at the identity of Jesus as the Son of God. Jesus boldly declares himself as "I am" multiple times throughout the Bible. In doing so, he's not just talking about the kinds of characteristics he has. But, Jesus is making a bold claim about his own identity as God in the flesh. These bold statements cause alarm for the Jewish people. Either Jesus is a bla...

This week, Pastor Aaron emphasizes on the Palm Sunday text from Matthew 21. While it doesn't necessarily correspond to The Story, chapter 26, we will be walking our way through chapter 26 all throughout this week in our Holy Week services.  In today's sermon, based on Matthew 21, Pastor Aaron focuses on the simple, yet powerful word "Hosanna." What it means, and how it was appl...

This is the sermon from the 10am service on Easter 2022. In it, Pastor Aaron reminds us of the simplicity of the Christian message. Jesus died and he rose from the dead. Even though we will die, we will rise from the dead.  That's it!  He is risen!

What happened after Jesus rose from the dead? He didn't just disappear. Instead, he appeared to his disciples and to hundreds of people over the course of the next 40 days. Why did Jesus appear to people and what do these appearances teach us about our lives? Take a listen to this sermon.

In this week's sermon, Pastor Aaron shares Jesus' words from Luke 15 in which He tells 3 parables about lost things. Jesus speaks these words to Pharisees and Scribes who grumbled at Jesus for taking time to teach "tax collectors and sinners." So, Jesus tells these parables to prove the point that the Father desires that lost people be found. That is why Jesus came to this worl...

Have you felt like God was hard to understand? That He was confusing? That He was a little backwards? You're not alone. Those who walked with Jesus during His earthly ministry were baffled by Him. He acted in ways that people never expected God to act! He ate with sinners. He didn't religiously follow all the rules of the Church. He didn't lord His Lordship over others. He was meek...

Merry Christmas! If you're listening to this the same week that it was posted (or most weeks out of the year) - it's not actually Christmas. And I can tell you from experience: saying "Merry Christmas" outside of December is a little strange. But so is our God. And was the way He chose to live out His plan. And so is this text from Luke, chapter 2. In this sermon, Pastor Kevin...

In this sermon, Pastor Aaron preaches about chapter 20 in The Story which covers the story of Esther in the Old Testament.  As Esther and Mordecai as the question wondering if all the events in their lives have prepared them "for such a time as this," Pastor Aaron leads us in a discussion about our own lives. How has God prepared you "for such a time as  this?"

This is Pastor Aaron's sermon from 3.6.2022 covering chapter 21 of The Story which recounts Nehemiah's work rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem.

In this week's sermon, Pastor Aaron recounts for us the return of the exiles from Babylon back to Jerusalem. These returns exiles had such high expectations for their return. They would no longer be persecuted for their faith but would be allowed to resume their centralized worship. The prophets Jeremiah and Ezekiel had previously prophesied that when the exiles returned, it would be glorious...

You're an exile. Did you know that? You live in a land not your own. At least, this is how the Christian community has considered itself since the days of Jesus.  Like Daniel (who was exiled from Jerusalem in 605 BC) - we too live in a culture that is out to conform us. If we give in, we'll end up patterned after the futile ways of the world. If we don't - we may well end up creatin...

In this week's sermon, Pastor Aaron shares what life has like been like for him and his family over the past month and also as his family has been dealing with a lot of other issues. He shares this personal story to demonstrate that it is through difficult situations in life that we are forced to our knees in humility and vulnerability crying out to God, "Lord, I need you. I don't h...

How do you respond when your reputation is on the line? What do you do when attackers hack & slash at your identity? Do you retaliate? Crumble? Or walk cooly through it? In chapters 18 & 19 of the book of 2 Kings, a certain King named Hezekiah has his reputation attacked. But in the end, he keeps his chin up & walks away from the situation unscathed. How can we mimic his strength? How...

God has a message He wants to get across to you. Will you hear it? The people of Israel had messages sent to them by God. He sent them through the Prophets. Nine of them came to the people over 208 years as God tried to "turn their hearts back" before disaster struck. They didn't listen. But God never gave up seeking their heart. God has a message for you today. Will you hear it? Ta...

In this chapter we are introduced to "the wisest man in history." King Solomon. He was revered by the Israelites as a King with incredible insight (1 Kings 3:28); and was praised by foreign dignitaries from afar - who had heard of his greatness (1 Kings 10:6). Through his wise rule - Israel was put on the map and held in honor by all. But what was the secret to his wisdom? How did he mak...

In this sermon, Pastor Kevin looks at a key verse from Mark 10: "Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a child will not enter it." Jesus may not only be telling us to become childlike (to depend on our Father & our Savior for in order to receive the Kingdom) -- He may also be saying that the Kingdom of God  itself is like a child! How? Take a listen an...

In 2 Samuel 11, we watch as David makes a significant mistake. He had everything going for him at this point. The nation of Israel was unified. The boundaries have expanded. David has reinstituted centralized worship of God in Jerusalem. God has even promised David that through his lineage, there would be an everlasting kingdom and a king who would reign forever and ever. David had great power and...

At the end of chapter 11, we see David as King - enjoying rest in his house after defeating the Israelites. But the Almighty God is living in a tent! David wants to pay God back for all the God has done for Him; David wants to build God a house. But God says: "No." Why?  In this sermon, Pastor Kevin looks at this key text from 2 Samuel chapter 7, where instead of David building God a hou...

In the first part of chapter 11, we are introduced to David. At this point, Saul (the first king of Israel) had disobeyed God and therefore, God rejected him as king. God, therefore, told Samuel to go to the family of Jesse because one of Jesse's sons would be the next king of Israel. As Samuel, looks at the sons of Jesse, the oldest ones seem to be good, kingly material. However, God has to...

"Pride cometh before the Fall." Many of us are familiar with this wise saying. It comes from the book of Proverbs (chapter 16), and applies to all sorts of situations: NFL football players boasting before losing the game; high school students trying to "fit in" with the cool kids before blundering in front of their class...even Old Testament Kings trying to mirror the kings of...

Chapter 9 of The Story covers the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament. It is a reminder to us about the importance of following with our whole lives.