Sermons
Each week, we listen for a word from God spoken into the middle of ordinary life: into joy and grief, into questions and hope, into the places where we are still becoming.
Our sermons are shaped by the readings of the day and the life of the community. They are not meant to have the final word, but to open a space where something deeper might begin.
Listen, and see what stays with you.
A Word for the Week
A sermon is not only an explanation. Often it is an invitation: to pay attention, to notice where grace is already at work, to hear the gospel in the middle of real life.
Some sermons meet you immediately. Others return days later, in prayer, in conversation, in the quiet background of your week. We trust that God can use even a small word, received at the right moment, to open something new.
Our Preachers
At Saint Peter’s, preaching is shared among our clergy, each bringing a distinct voice to the pulpit and a shared commitment to the gospel.
The Rev. Jenifer Gamber
Rector
The Rev. Cory Michael Irwin, Associate Rector
The Rev. Lauren Banks, Associate Rector
Sermon Archive
Browse recent sermons and return to one that stayed with you—or discover one you may have missed.
11 October 2026
The Wedding Garment: A sermon on the parable of the wedding banquet (Matthew 22: 1-4) and the Book of Ruth, where Ruth and Boaz model the steadfast love, mercy, and welcome of the stranger that make up the wedding garment God invites us to wear.
4 October 2026
The Parable of the Tenants: A sermon on Jesus’ parable of the vineyard tents in which Rev, Lauren asks us to consider whether we are being good or bad tenants with all that God has given us.
27 September 2026
Lord, Lord: When Saying the Right Thing Isn’t Enough - A sermon on Mathew 21’s parable of the two sons, exploring how genuine faith requires not grand conversion but the smallest change of heart - and how God builds a kingdom from subtle shifts and siple acts of daily obedience.
