We study God’s Word together, growing in faith and as a family of believers. As we study God’s Word together, our faith and knowledge deepens and so does our connection with each other. Because growing together is such a key part of our lives as Christians, we offer several Bible study opportunities throughout the week.
We come together to worship the God who has saved us. As we gather together around God’s Word and Sacrament (Holy Baptism and Holy Communion), God uses his Word and Sacrament to comfort us, encourage us, and shape us. Because worshipping together is such a key part of our lives as Christians, we gather for
Many people come together to carry out the work we do at St. Peter’s. Some of them do so in an official capacity, and some do so in an unofficial capacity. Here are the people who with official positions on our team at St. Peter’s. Pastor Aaron Jensen Pastor Jensen has served at St. Peter’s
The Key to Life is Christ! That’s our motto at St. Peter’s. We recognize that Christ is the key to this life, and Christ is also the key to eternal life. With Christ as the key to our lives and the center of our community, St. Peter’s focuses on three key activities. Key 1: Gather
Christmas 2022 The first Christmas sermon was preached to a small congregation consisting entirely of shepherds. The preacher was an angel. The message of his sermon? “Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you.” That is a heavy word: Savior. It says as much about us as it does about
Advent 2022 The Latin word adventus means “coming.” The last words in Scripture are “Come, Lord Jesus!” Thus, the season of Advent begins with the end in mind. We enter a new Church Year with our eyes fixed on the End—capital “E”—when Jesus Christ will come and destroy this sin-broken world. Advent is also necessary
Fall 2022 Certain days mean different things to different people. Next June 10th might mean nothing to you… or… it might be the day you get married. Mother’s Day can be a day of great joy to the woman with three children, all of whom profess their love and appreciation on that day. That same
All Saints’ Day 2022 All with saving faith in Jesus as their Savior are holy. God grants the status of saint to all believers. Since sainthood is achieved through faith in Christ, we refer to believers as the invisible Church. Members are unknown to us since only God can see the heart. Furthermore, even if
Reformation Day 2022 We value freedom and strive to protect freedoms. But do we truly understand freedom? Freedom for many means doing what you want without control or coercion. Jesus helps us to understand true freedom: “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the
Fall 2022 Jesus tells us that faith even the size of a mustard seed can move mountains, because faith’s power doesn’t come from the faith itself—the power comes from the God that this faith is in. Even someone with the smallest amount of faith in Jesus will be saved. And yet we don’t want to