St. Peter's Fireside St. Peter's Fireside

This Good Shepherd Sunday Grady Buhler reflects on Psalm 23 and how Jesus meets us in the "valley of the shadow of death"

Sarah Jeong preaches from Acts 4:5-14 and Luke 24:36-49. These passages demonstrate that when we continue the ministry of Jesus Christ and the apostles in witnessing the name of Jesus Christ our sole purpose will be making the name of Jesus Christ as visible and tangible to those who do not yet know His name or power.

The stories of the early church that we read in Acts are not merely a history or biography of the early church, but a work of theology: the story of how God is at work through the church.

In this sermon Phill Pearson preaches from Acts 3:12-26 and John 20:19-31 looking for the stories below the stories and an understanding of the purpose of the church today.

Easter is the day of Alleluias, which just means "Praise the Lord!" The good news of Easter is that all people can be made alive in Christ, who died and rose again.

"Christ being raised from the dead will never die again. Death no longer has dominion over him!"

Easter is not just a celebration of Christ's resurrection, but also a celebration of our resurrection in Christ.

The crowds are celebrating on the road with palm branches waving, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" Then, just five days later, the crowds are crying out, "Crucify him!"

Why do the readings for today move from Palm Sunday to Good Friday so quickly? We need to see that Palm Sunday is a prelude to Good Friday – they are inextricably linked: you can't have one and not the other. In this sermon, Phill Pearson preaches from Mark 11:1-11 and Mark 15:1-39 and explores how Palm Sunday leads to Good Friday and how they are inextricably linked.

Grady Buhler preaches from Hebrews 5:1-10 and John 6:1-15. Considering the story of Jesus feeding the 5000, we look at how Saint John wants us to read and interpret this story.