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 in…

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.By St. Peter's Fireside

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 ove…

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 …

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…

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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 w…

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 denia…

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 Lor…

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.By St. Peter's Fireside

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?By St. Peter's Fireside

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.By St. Peter's Fireside

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-RN4EmUBy St. Peter's Fireside

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 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 Vanco…

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…

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.…

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Grady explores Jesus' Parable of the Persistent Widow.By St. Peter's Fireside

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'…

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.…

On this Ascension Sunday Hosea Sheen preaches from Acts 1:15-26 and John 17:11-19 on "Why we Celebrate the Ascension."Hosea is one of our Ministry Apprentices training for Christian ministry through the Artizio Institute. Learn more about Artizo here: https://www.artizo.org/Worship in-person with us on Sunday mornings at 10am in Vancouver, BC. More…

Phill Pearson preaches from Acts 11:19-30 and John 15:9-17 looking at the early church and how it grew.By St. Peter's Fireside

On the Fifth Sunday of Easter Grady Buhler preaches from Acts 8:26-40 on Philip's approach to sharing the gospel.--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 Fir…

This Good Shepherd Sunday Grady Buhler reflects on Psalm 23 and how Jesus meets us in the "valley of the shadow of death"By St. Peter's Fireside

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 chur…

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 r…

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 inext…

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.By St. Peter's Fireside

To the Apostle Paul, being alive means being close to the very source of life, God. Life is intimate proximity to God; death is separation from God. Today's sermon on John 12:20-36 and Ephesians 2:1-10 looks at the purpose for Jesus' life, death and resurrection, as well as how those events invite us into a new way of life.…

In today's gospel (John 2:13-22) we read St. John's account of what is known as the "Cleansing of the Temple." Like so many passages in John's gospel, this passage contains layers of meaning. Jesus is fulfilling Old Testament prophecies and also speaks of himself as the meeting place between humans and God.…

Grady Buhler preaches from Romans 8:31-39 and Mark 8:31-38 on following Jesus for who Jesus is, rather than for what he gives us.By St. Peter's Fireside

Rob Collis preaches from Mark 1.9-13 looking at Jesus' baptism and temptation in the wilderness. We're invited to consider our own experience with temptation – and what baptism means for us as we walk through the wilderness.By St. Peter's Fireside

This week Phill Pearson preaches from 2 Peter 1.13-21 and Mark 9.2-9, and explores the story of the Transfiguration. Throughout the Bible, people encountered God at the top of the mountain; but when Jesus went up with his disciples, they discovered that God was already beside them. As Phill unpacks the significance of this realization for us, he in…

“What is the mission of the Church in the world?” This World Mission Sunday Grady Buhler preaches from Revelation 7:9-17 and Matthew 28:16-20 and explores how Jesus gave a very precise answer to the question of what the Mission of the Church in the world is.By St. Peter's Fireside

As we continue in the season of Epiphany, this week Grady Buhler preaches from 1 Corinthians 8.1-13 and Mark 1.21-28, and explores the significance of how Jesus taught with his own authority, and why it matters that all authority belongs to Jesus.By St. Peter's Fireside

As we continue in the season of Epiphany, this week Rob Collis preaches from Mark 1.14-20, and explores the encounter Jesus had with his first disciples when he called them to follow him. There are three parts to this encounter: calling, following, and becoming. Looking at each of these in turn, he helps us to how, just as Jesus calls the disciples…

This week Phill Pearson preaches from 1 Samuel 3.1-20 and John 1.43-51, and as he looks at the two epiphany moments in these stories as people hear the God speaking, he explores the responses people have to hearing the word of the Lord.By St. Peter's Fireside

Join us this Sunday as we celebrate the season of Epiphany! This week Grady Buhler preaches from Ephesians 3.1-13 & Matthew 2.1-12. Following the journey of the magi when they came to visit and worship Jesus as a baby, he identifies four moments in their journey which serve as a map for our own growth in the Christian life, as we seek to hear for o…

This Chistmans Eve, Grady Buhler preaches from Luke 2:1-20, and unpacks the significance for how God came to us in the form of a baby, and how Jesus comes to be our Lord.By St. Peter's Fireside

This week Grady Buhler preaches from 1 Thessalonians 5.12-28 and John 3.22-30, and as he unpacks Paul's instructions to rejoice always, he explores the questions: What is Christian joy? And how do we begin to cultivate it? He begins by helping us to see that joy is in some way related to grace, and is ultimately experienced through the recognition …

This week Rob preaches from 2 Peter 3.8-15, and explores how we can read and understand challenging passages of scripture. Using the collect for the Second Sunday of Advent, he encourages us to follow the pattern: hear, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest to read any passage of scripture, and shows us how to do that using 2 Peter.…

Advent is a season of waiting as we prepare for Jesus to come -- both as he came first as a baby, and as he comes to us now, but more importantly, Advent prepares us for when Jesus will come again as judge and king. This week Grady Buhler preaches from 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 and Mark 13:24-37, and explains what it means that Christ will come again to …

This week Phill Pearson preaches from 1 Corinthians 15:20-28, and explains why the church celebrates Christ the King Sunday, and also what it means for Christ to be king.By St. Peter's Fireside

This week Grady Buhler preaches from Acts 8:14-17, and as he explains the significance of confirmation and the laying on of hands, he helps us to see the embodied nature of the Christian faith.By St. Peter's Fireside

Join us this Sunday as we welcome our new lead pastor, Grady Buhler! This week, Grady preaches from Matthew 25.1-13, and invites us to be filled with Jesus' healing presence.By St. Peter's Fireside

This Sunday we celebrate our 10 year anniversary! This week Rob Collis preaches from Psalm 126, and invites us into the journey of the Psalms of Ascent, which pilgrims used to sing together as they traveled to Jerusalem. As we explore and recall this journey of faith together, he invites us to consider the what, where, and when of our own journey, …

This week Rob Collis preaches from Luke 17.20-37. In this passage, the Pharisees and the Disciples keep asking Jesus about the Kingdom of God, and Jesus keeps answering them – but he’s answering the question they would be asking, if only they knew what he knew. As Rob explores this passage, he tried to cut through some of the noise and confusion ar…