St. Peter's Fireside

This week marks the penultimate Sunday in the Lectionary cycle, as the Christian year draws to a close. Our scripture readings turn our focus toward the ultimate questions of life: Heaven, Hell, Death, and Judgment. Yet, these texts are not merely concerned with the fate of the world or the mysteries of the afterlife. Rather, they are intended to equip us for the present—helping us navigate life i...

Join us this Sunday as Grady preaches on Job 19:21-27 and John 11:21-27 for Remembrance Sunday. In churches across Canada and in many parts of the world, this Sunday will be observed as "Remembrance Sunday." This is not a glorification of war. On the contrary, on Remembrance Sunday we grieve the casualties of war, we pray for all those currently affected by war, and we pray that the Prince of Peac...

Join us this Sunday as we continue in our reading of the lectionary. This Sunday, we heard Jeff preach from Revelation 7:9-17.

Join us this Sunday as we continue in our reading of the Lectionary from Isaiah 59. Through our discussions with one another and hearing from you, the pastoral team has discerned an opportunity to highlight the corporate nature of our Sunday worship. To that end, this Sunday will be a little different than normal in the following ways: We will be inviting everyone to sit more closely together in o...

This Sunday through our Gospel reading we will explore what Christian maturity looks like, and we will be invited to grow into it both individually and as a church. Read Mark 10:35–45 to prepare.

Join us this Sunday as Marion preaches from the Old Testament reading: Deuteronomy 8. In it Moses' is giving his charge to the children of those whom God delivered in the Exodus out of slavery in Egypt. After 40 years of wilderness wandering almost all the parents are gone, but their children are on the shore of the Jordan River poised to cross over into the Promised Land. Moses' message to them i...

This Sunday, we come to one of Phill's favourite stories in the Old Testament. Jacob, known to be a bit of a charlatan and swindler, is on the run for his life for stealing from his brother Esau, when he dreams of a staircase reaching down from Heaven to Earth. This dream forever changes Jacobs’s life, opening him up to a new reality in which this world is filled with God’s presence. But this isn’...

Thank you for joining us this Sunday for Grady's Institution Service. In the Anglican tradition, the Bishop (Biblical "Overseer") holds spiritual oversight as the chief Pastor for all the churches in his area. From earliest times, the Bishop has delegated spiritual authority to ministers who lead local Congregations like St Pete's. The "Institution of a Rector" is the service at which this delegat...

Restoration in Christ. by St. Peter's Fireside

This week Grady preaches from the Gospel of Matthew as we return to the Lectionary (a schedule of readings that the Prayer Book appoints for every Sunday of the year). Normally this would include four readings (OT, Psalm, Epistle & Gospel) but we've thought it best to stick with our current practice of two readings with a Psalm. Our first reading will generally be taken from the Old Testament (som...

This week Phill will explore The Last Supper and wrestle with the question, why did Jesus give us a meal to explain the Cross? Why didn't he just teach us what it was supposed to mean? To answer this question we will explore the disciple's actions around the Last Supper, looking at Judas' betrayal, the disciple's prideful outburst and Peter's denial. Phill will also have a memory challenge for the...

This week, Hosea preached on Luke 24:13-53 about how to see and recognize Jesus in our Christian life and worship. The disciples looked at Jesus in front of their eyes, but couldn't recognize him. But Jesus opens their spiritual eyes, so that He would be recognized in the opening of the Scriptures, in the breaking of bread, and as the crucified Lord. Like the disciples, when our eyes are opened to...

Join us this Sunday as we continue in our series in the Gospel of Luke. This week Grady preaches from Luke 24 and suggests that Luke is not only giving us a sequence of events; he’s showing how Jesus is preparing his disciples for a new way of knowing him after the resurrection and ascension.

Watch this Sunday as we continue our series in the Gospel of Luke. This Sunday, Grady preaches on Luke’s account of the crucifixion and death of Jesus. He focuses in on the verse about the curtain of the temple being torn in two. What is this curtain, and what is the meaning of it being torn?

This week Jeff preaches from Luke 22. This passage documents the early hours of Good Friday. The "cup" that Christ prayed might pass from him, he now lifts to his lips and begins to drink. As he is mocked, beaten, and interrogated, Luke highlights the innocence of Christ. Why is his innocence significant, and why is it good news for us?

We continue in our series in the Gospel of Luke. This week Phill preaches from Luke 21:5-38 and explores how Jesus role as prophet reveals to us the providence of God and invites us to live differently when it feels like the end of the world.

Join us this Sunday as we continue in our series in the Gospel of Luke. This week Richard preaches from Luke 20:27-21:4 and explores how God doesn’t want our performance, instead he wants our participation. You can view the entire service here: https://youtube.com/live/Rmy8-RN4EmU

Join us this Sunday as we continue in our series in the Gospel of Luke. This week Phill preaches from Luke 20:1-26 and explores another exchange between Jesus and the religious leaders. In this exchange we get to listen in on a conversation that is very relevant for our culture and world today, a conversation about Power, Authority and Taxes. You can view the entire service here: https://youtube.c...

Join us this Sunday as we continue in our series in the Gospel of Luke. This week Deacon Marion preaches from Luke 19.28-48 and explores the image of Jesus as the Weeping Messiah. You can watch the full service here https://youtu.be/MNCRBKDQIsI -- We gather on Sundays at 10am Pacific Time online and in-person at UBC Robson Square (800 Robson) in Vancouver, BC. If you're able, we invite you to come...

Join us this Sunday as we continue in our series in the Gospel of Luke. This week Grady preaches from Luke 19:1-27 and we follow Jesus through Jericho on his way to Jerusalem. The crowds ask him whether the fullness of the Kingdom of God would appear when he gets there. In classic Jesus fashion, he doesn’t say “yes” or “no.” He tells the Parable of the Ten Minas, and it’s a bit of a doozy! -- We g...

Join us this Sunday as we continue in our series in the Gospel of Luke. This week Grady preaches from Luke 18:31-42 on the theme of sight. Only the blind man sees Jesus for who he really is. Only Jesus sees the blind man for who he really is. And this mutual seeing causes the crowd to see the truth of Jesus and glorify God.

Speak Father and Enter by St. Peter's Fireside

Grady explores Jesus' Parable of the Persistent Widow.

On this Trinity Sunday Grady preaches from John 3:1-16 on the works of each Persons of the Trinity in our life in God. -- We gather on Sundays at 10am Pacific Time online and in-person at UBC Robson Square (800 Robson) in Vancouver, BC. If you're able, we invite you to come visit us in-person! Learn more at https://www.stpetersfireside.org -- St. Peter's Fireside is a church in Vancouver, BC. St....

On this Pentecost Sunday Grady preaches from Acts 2:1-11 and John 14:8-17 on "Pentecost: Help, Presence and truth of Jesus" -- We gather on Sundays at 10am Pacific Time online and in-person at UBC Robson Square (800 Robson) in Vancouver, BC. If you're able, we invite you to come visit us in-person! -- St. Peter's Fireside is a church in Vancouver, BC. St. Peter’s Fireside exists to Discover the Go...