Real Peace. Real People.

We often live with minds that do not grasp just how big and creative and powerful God is. This failure of imagination leaves our hopes for God and his work low. The solution? Look around; look up; and look at Christ. We need only look at what God has done to get a good grasp on what God will do for us. Listen in and have your imagination unbound to God’s future work for you!

Christians want to live inspired lives, but we often don’t. We often slip into lives that fret over the details; that have hopes that are too brittle; and dreams that are too small. Paul inspires us here to live inspirational lives by looking forward to more than we ever have before. This is our new life after Easter.

There are far more non-sequiturs that happen than we know. Some are comical. Others are serious. Still others often happen unnoticed right there inside us. This is a sermon that seeks to undo the most fundamental non sequitur that regularly lives inside of Christians: the belief in death. Listen in to hope more deeply in life after Easter.

Ten times Paul refers to himself in this tiny section of Scripture! Don’t think it’s because it’s narcissistic. He’s not. Paul wants us to do something more than hear what he’s saying. He wants us to see what he’s saying. And why does he want that? Because naturally, we fight what we most need: grace. Grace fights back and claims our hearts. Listen in!

Who is Easter for? We could say that Easter is for Peter. We could say that Easter is for James. Most of all, however, we could say that Easter is for all. This sermon is designed to help each person listening to think through what Easter means for them individually wherever they are at in life.

This is a sermon that in a sense reverses everything that’s been said to this point in this sermon series. It points out the real tension in the story of Samson - the tension of our lives. We do not go from weakness to strength. We go from strength to weakness. What will God do about our constant failure? Good Friday answers the question.

This is a Palm Sunday sermon preached at Peace by Pastor Daniel Bondow. Listen in!

This isn’t just a story about not crawling into bed with the wrong person. This also isn’t just a story about the power of addiction. This is a story about love. The great tragic truth about humanity that Samson shows us in this story is that our greatest gift, our love, can be weaponized against us. There is, however, a deeper story even than that. Listen in to discover how to live free of the power of needy love.

There is a temptation to read this Scripture simplistically. This sermon is a push against that tendency. It calls the listener to open their eyes to the various thirsts God has put into them and, more importantly, leads the listener to the Source of all things. Listen in below!

This is a Peace Academy session further developing the teachings in Judges 14.