Sermons from 2024
Christ the Craftsman
Father Garrett Puccetti’s sermon on December 29, 2024, reflects on the restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral and draws parallels to the spiritual restoration offered by Christ. Here are the key points: Father Puccetti’s sermon is a powerful reminder of the hope and restoration offered through Christ, drawing on historical and contemporary examples to illustrate his message.
The Power of Yes
When Mary said yes to God. She said yes to an unbelievable miracle, unimaginable vulnerability, and incredible salvation. May our “Yes” to God this season lead to something incredible, God making his dwelling among us.
Look Down, Look Up
This sermon focuses on the dual aspects of Advent: recognizing our own shortcomings (looking down) and embracing God’s love and grace (looking up). We self-examine by looking down. 1. What do we rely on? 2. What do we obey? We embrace God’s grace by looking up. 3. Relax into his grace. 4 Expect God to do immeasurably more than we could ask, think or imagine this Advent. Text: Luke 3:7-18 Sermon preached by Peter Tepper on 15 Dec 2024 at…
Confidence: Yesterday, Today and Forever
Advent is a season of preparation. We prepare by looking back in order to look forward so that we can be in the present. This expectation is what give us confidence to reside in the “now, and not yet” of Advent. Text: Luke 3:1-6 Sermon preached by Peter Tepper at St Peter the Fisherman, New Smyrna Beach, Florida on 8 Dec, 2024.
How to Be a Saint
There are two ways that we commonly approach the way of being a “saint” one way is to be conformed, the other is to be transformed. Moralism says “do.” Jesus says “done.” The Holy Spirit transforms us so that we become more like Jesus. “how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.” Hebrew 9:14 Text: Hebrews 9:11-14. Sermon…
Everliving to Intercede
Jesus ever lives to intercede for us. His ever-living intercession means that he convincingly, consistently and completely is in our corner advocating and praying for us before the Father. Hebrews 7:23-28 Sermon preached at by Peter Tepper at St Peter the Fisherman, New Smyrna Beach, Florida on 27 October 2024
God, the Gardener
God the Father is a gardener. Jesus Christ is the vine. When we are connected to him we share in the very source of love and strength that created the universe. By the power of the Holy Spirit we can experience God’s love.
The Good Shepherd
When Jesus refers to himself as our Good Shepherd he speaks of one who provides for us, one who protects us and above all who gives us life. Text: John 10:11-18
God’s Amazing Surprise
Jesus’ resurrection is startling, it is confounding, but most of all it is life giving and empowering. Peter Tepper speaks to us about how Jesus appeared to his friends on the evening of that first Easter Sunday. May every Sunday be as startling and life giving as that first Easter evening. Luke 24:36b-48
Put Your Hand on my Beating Heart
When Jesus meets with Thomas and the rest of his disciples after the resurrection he wants to breath joy into their dismay, belief into their disbelief, and power into their inability.