St Peter the Fisherman Talks and Sermons

The story of Isaac and Rebekah is a story of covenantal love. It is picture of God's love for his bride, the Church. God guides, we respond in faith and the Spirit bring us home to our beloved. Text: Genesis 24Sermon preached by Peter Tepper on 5 JUL 2026 at St Peter the Fisherman, New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

Abraham faces God’s agonizing command to offer Isaac, “your son, your only son, whom you love,” revealing a test of whether Abraham will trust God above even his deepest affections. The narrative heightens its emotional tension as Isaac carries the wood, asks about the missing lamb, and Abraham responds in faith that “God will provide for himself the lamb.” At the last moment God intervenes, spari...

Though earthly father's are pale copies of our Father in heaven, in the story of Hagar in Genesis 21 we see a Father who sees us, a Father who hears us, and a Father whom we can trust. Sermon preached by Michelle Tepper on 21 June 2026 at St Peter the Fisherman, New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

The story of Abraham in Genesis 18 speaks to us of God’s radical hospitality toward us, our call to trust His seemingly impossible promises, and the joy that follows when we do. Sermon preached by Peter Tepper on 14 June 2026 at St Peter the Fisherman, New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

God calls , blesses , and sends His people, using Abraham’s story in Genesis 12 as the foundational pattern. God’s blessing is never meant to be hoarded but shared—believers are blessed in order to become a blessing to others. God urges ordinary to respond in extraordinary ways like Abraham : to go, to serve, and to invite others into God’s life‑giving relationship. Sermon preached by Peter Tepper...

The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit eternally coexist in a perfect communion of love. Creation is not the result of divine need but the overflow of that love. Because love—not success—is at the heartbeat of the universe, believers are called to prioritize relationships, communion, and self‑giving love. Through Christ and the Spirit, we are invited into the very life of the Trinity, to experience God’...

Pentecost is not merely a remembrance but the moment heaven breaks into earth through the gift of the Holy Spirit. The sermon traces the historical roots of Pentecost—from the giving of the Law at Sinai to the outpouring of the Spirit in Acts 2—and shows how Jesus transforms the pattern: instead of humanity climbing up to God, God comes down to dwell within His people. The Spirit empowers believer...

Jesus' kingdom is a beautiful expression of God's grace ruling and reigning in our lives and in the world. He gives us his Spirit to bring his grace wherever we go. Text: Acts 1:6-14 Sermon preached on 17 MAY 2026 by Peter Tepper at St Peter the Fisherman, New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

Jesus promises us the Holy Spirit another advocate. Text: John 14:15-21 Sermon preached by Peter Tepper on 10 May 2026 at St Peter the Fisherman, New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

The sermon explores Stephen’s martyrdom in Acts 7 as an “encounter with the risen Christ,” showing how Stephen provides resources for the road —a way to face suffering with courage, clarity, and grace. The preacher frames the message around three movements: what Stephen said, what Stephen saw, and what Stephen did. Text: Acts 7:55-8:1Sermon preached by Peter Tepper on 3 May 2026 at St Peter the Fi...

Cleopas and his companion walk away from Jerusalem discouraged, despite hearing reports of the resurrection. As the sermon notes, “we heard there’s this thing called the resurrection… but we didn’t believe him” . Jesus meets them in their confusion, walks with them, listens to their disappointments, and then opens the Scriptures—showing that all of Scripture points to Him. This becomes the “realit...

Jesus meets Thomas and the other disciples in their fear and disbelief to reveal himself as the risen Lord, restoring a sense of wonder that the world’s thrills can’t supply. By showing his wounds, Jesus moves Thomas from disbelief to faith, offering a deeply personal encounter where Christ’s scars speak to our own pain. He then gives a durable, resurrection-shaped joy that persists even amid fear...

This Easter sermon centers on the resurrection story in John’s Gospel, especially the moment when the risen Jesus speaks Mary’s name—one word that changes everything. Just as we recognize a loved one by their voice, Mary recognizes Jesus, and her world is transformed. Sermon preached by Peter Tepper on 5 April 2026 at St Peter the Fisherman, New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

This sermon explores how Jesus meets people in their grief through tears, truth, and grace, drawing from the story of Lazarus in John 11. It highlights how Jesus responds differently to Mary and Martha—offering compassionate presence to one and grounding truth to the other—showing his intimate understanding of human sorrow. Jesus points to the hope of resurrection, reminding listeners that he ente...

In John 9, Jesus heals a man born blind—not only restoring physical sight but revealing a deeper spiritual reality. This miracle, or “sign,” exposes the contrast between physical vision and spiritual blindness. With our “small eyes,” we often try to make sense of the great mysteries of suffering, pain, and evil. But Jesus invites us into a larger story: God’s redemptive work in the world. The Phar...

Jesus conversation with the the woman at the well in Samaria tells us how to share our faith, naturally, sensitively, and with clarity. Sermon preached by Michelle Tepper on 8 March 2026 at St Peter the Fisherman, New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

Jesus invites us to marvel at the cross, embrace its mystery, and recognize it as the means of our salvation—God’s unearned, life-giving grace. This sermon explores Jesus’ nighttime conversation with Nicodemus, an insider among Israel’s religious elite. Though respected, educated, and morally upright, Nicodemus still lacks the one thing essential for entering God’s kingdom: new birth. Text: John 3...

The biblical story arc from the Garden of Eden, through the wilderness of sin, is one of our return to the garden made possible through Christ. It highlights that Scripture both begins and ends in a garden—Paradise lost and Paradise restored. Matthew 4:1-11Sermon preached by Peter Tepper on 22 Feb 2026 on St Peter the Fisherman, New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

The transfiguration gives us a behind the scenes look at the heart of God. At the center of it all, love is what reveals itself supremely in Jesus Christ. The display of the Father's love will culminate not on the mount of transfiguration, but on the mount of Calvary. Text: Matthew 17:1-9 Sermon preached by Peter Tepper on 15 Feburary 2026 at St Peter the Fisherman, New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

In a world that trusts reason, experience, and the five senses to explain reality, this sermon reminds us that we cannot truly know God unless He first reveals Himself. Drawing from 1 Corinthians, we see that God speaks through Scripture, illumined by the Holy Spirit, and lived out through the faithful obedience of His people. When we make space to listen, God’s voice not only transforms us but al...

Paul writes to the church and reminds them that there should be unity, holiness, hold to the faith once delivered and be on mission. Text: 1 Corinthians 1:10-18Sermon preached by Peter Tepper on 25 January 2025 at St Peter the Fisherman, New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

God speaks to us by drawing us into a conversation and encountering us personally and powerfully. Sermon preached by Peter Tepper on 18 Jan 2026 at St Peter the Fisherman, New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

At Jesus’ baptism, before any miracles or achievements, the Father declares, “This is my Son, the Beloved.” Grace is received, not achieved. God’s word over us is not about performance but identity: Beloved. That word empowers Jesus for his ministry and can empower us too. Sermon preached by Peter Tepper on 11 January 2026 at St Peter the Fisherman, New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

The wise men traveled more than a thousand miles to find the home they always longed for. Jesus left his home to give us the home we always dreamt of. Sermon preached by Peter Tepper on 04 JAN 2026 at St Peter the Fisherman, New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

The mystery of the incarnation is that God became what is not, so that we may become what we are not. Text: John 1:1-18 Sermon preached by Peter Tepper on 28 December 2025 at St Peter the Fisherman, New Smyrna Beach, Florida.