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Peter's church

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Anchorage, Texas 78232
907-830-0177

About Peter
  • Education: B.A, Rhetoric CSUH MDiv Princeton Theological Seminary. M.A.C.E Princeton Theological Seminary.
  • Experience: Various jobs before seminary in my thirties, then: Enid, Ok; San Antonio, Texas; Anchorage, Alaska
  • Comment to those looking at my sermons: .
  • Sermon or series that made a difference: I like whatever biblical book we are preaching from at the moment.
  • Family: Married in ’87 to Katie who also has a M.A.C.E from Princeton and is our Christian Educator. Spencer 16 Emily 14
  • What my parents think of my sermons: They never got a chance to hear any.
  • What my spouse (really) thinks of my sermons: Katie has her B.A. in public speaking....you get the picture.
  • Best advice given to me about preaching: Make it an event.
  • Books that have had an impact: Koch - The Occult and Christian Counseling
  • Something funny that happened while preaching: I was speaking at an Alpha retreat and this phone started ringing, and ringing, and ringing - it was driving me nuts so I said, "can someone get their phone?" to which the reply came, "I think its your phone". It was.
  • What I want on my tombstone: This space available after the resurrection
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  • Shrinking Camels - Good People Have Little Chance In The Kingdom Of God

    Contributed on Jul 27, 2010
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    Being good, will not make you a spiritual man or a spiritual woman. Good people don’t go to heaven. Good people are not spiritual people.

    Who is the rich man? Who is the rich man in this passage this morning? YOU are the rich man. You are the rich man in this passage this morning. To us, when we read this passage, to us, the rich man is always someone who has more money than we do. As a result, we are able to step outside ...read more

  • Deliver Me

    Contributed on Jul 19, 2010
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    The truth will set you free - Be set free from the habitual sin that dominates you and inhibits your spiritual maturity.

    Way back in the day when Katie and I were dating, I got this phone call from Katie. She was very excited. She had just purchased a discount coupon book for discounts on various restaurants in town, for only $25.00. If you are familiar with the Entertainment Coupon Book, then you know what I’m ...read more

  • Barriers Roadblocks And Bottlenecks

    Contributed on Apr 15, 2010
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    Ultimately, the Gospel will not be hindered.

    I had this job one summer where I delivered eggs to omelet shops, small groceries, bakeries and such on the East side of the San Francisco Bay. It was a crazy job fraught with difficulties and adventure. You would think the most difficult place to make deliveries would be Berkley because of all the ...read more

  • I Thirst

    Contributed on Apr 3, 2010
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    A thirst must be satisfied.

    John 19:28 Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. The ...read more

  • Empty Promises - Easter

    Contributed on Mar 31, 2010
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    How can God fill you up if you are not empty first? God allows emptiness in your life for one reason - You are empty - Now God has the opportunity to fill you up.

    I was assigned to retrieve box number 673 A. I took my little pink piece of paper with my assignment for the afternoon - find box #673 A, Humana Hospital, February 1970. I had just started to working at this medical file warehouse and so I naively thought that the boss was starting me off slow, ...read more

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  • Back To Reality---It Was 2:00 In The Morning, ...

    Contributed on Jul 27, 2010
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    BACK TO REALITY---It was 2:00 in the morning, freezing cold, and we were huddled together under the only streetlight for at least 100 miles. There we were, in the middle of the Sinai desert, waiting in an empty lot behind St. Catherine's Greek Orthodox Monastery, with high stone walls, St. ...read more

  • Spiritual Atheist?

    Contributed on Jul 27, 2010
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    SPIRITUAL ATHEIST? Let’s think about this. Good equals Godly? Good equals spiritual? How exactly does being good and being spiritual parallel? I give a man on the street a warm meal and a place to stay. That’s a good thing. How is giving a man a warm meal and a place to stay a spiritual ...read more

  • Free Pizza — Ten Dollars

    Contributed on Jul 19, 2010
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    FREE PIZZA - TEN DOLLARS Way back in the day when Katie and I were dating, I got this phone call from her. She was very excited. She had just purchased a discount coupon book for discounts on various restaurants in town, for only $25.00. If you are familiar with the Entertainment Coupon Book, ...read more

  • Barriers ---- I Had This Job One Summer Where I ...

    Contributed on Apr 15, 2010
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    BARRIERS ---- I had this job one summer where I delivered eggs to omelet shops, small groceries, bakeries and such on the East side of the San Francisco Bay. It was a crazy job fraught with difficulties and adventure. You would think the most difficult place to make deliveries would be Berkley ...read more

  • Location, Location, Location

    Contributed on Apr 15, 2010
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    LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION Back in 1991, I did an internship as a hospital chaplain in Philadelphia. At that time, AIDS was a new thing, and honestly, the hospital wasn’t sure how to handle people with AIDS, they were not sure what precautions to take when treating AIDS patients, so they took ...read more