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Grace and Peace: What Paul’s Opening Words in Philippians 1 Are Really Saying
A sermon on Philippians 1:1–11 — how Paul’s opening words reveal the themes of humility, unity, grace, and peace that run through the entire letter. Continue reading
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He Is Risen — Matthew 28:1–10
Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was… Continue reading
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Acts 28: Share the Gospel
Our final sermon in the book of Acts. Acts chapter 28 is the conclusion of our only history of the early church — and it ends with a challenge: share the gospel. Continue reading
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Holding On to the Basics
We’re in the final week of our series on superstition and hyper-spiritualism. One of the greatest weapons we have against both is faithfulness to sound doctrine — and that starts with making your home in the basics. Continue reading
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Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing
We are continuing our series dealing with superstition and what I like to call hyper spiritualism. We all roughly know what superstition is, but hyper spiritualism, as I call it, is a combination of mysticism, eastern religions, and new age thought. The problem is that those things, throughout all of the history of Christianity and… Continue reading
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Inside the Pastor’s Study: What 24 Pastors Told Me About Preaching
I asked 24 pastors five honest questions about how they prepare to preach. The answers were raw, funny, and deeply inspiring. Continue reading
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Guard Yourselves From Superstition
A sermon on guarding our discipleship against superstition and hyperspiritualism — and what scripture in Acts 19 and Matthew 6 teaches us about faith, prayer, and trust in God. Continue reading
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The Lord’s Prayer Explained: A Line-by-Line Guide to Praying Like Jesus (Matthew 6:9–13)
We are talking about prayer. Two weeks ago we saw that before Jesus gives us this structure — what is called the Lord’s Prayer — he gives us examples of how not to pray. You have to have your heart right in your prayer life with God. You are not praying for the wrong reasons.… Continue reading
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Almost Isn’t Enough: A Sermon on Acts 26:19-32
Acts 26:19-32 [19] “Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, [20] but declared first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds in keeping with their repentance. [21] For… Continue reading
Zachary Peters 