Aug 8, 2021
God Reached Down to Us
Series: Standalone
As Troy reminds us in this week's standalone message, we were all in a deep hole from which it was impossible to escape, but God reached down to us when He came to the earth in the person of Jesus Christ. He jumped into the hole with us, and He rescued us, because He's been there before and He knows the way out.
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  • Aug 8, 2021God Reached Down to Us
    Aug 8, 2021
    God Reached Down to Us
    Series: Standalone
    As Troy reminds us in this week's standalone message, we were all in a deep hole from which it was impossible to escape, but God reached down to us when He came to the earth in the person of Jesus Christ. He jumped into the hole with us, and He rescued us, because He's been there before and He knows the way out.
  • Aug 1, 2021Back in Business, Help Wanted
    Aug 1, 2021
    Back in Business, Help Wanted
    Series: Standalone
    In today's standalone message, one of our elders, Dean, talks about the various ministries at Sunrise and the critical importance of people serving in those areas. And just as Jesus “did not come to be served but to serve,” a true follower of Christ will give up his or her own comfort and wishes in order to serve others.
  • Jul 25, 2021Remember Where You Started
    Jul 25, 2021
    Remember Where You Started
    Series: Standalone
    In today's standalone message, Troy invites us to remember where it all began, not only in our physical lives, but also in our journeys of faith. We can refresh ourselves and find the strength to go on when we recall how Jesus paid our penalty for us, how all of our sins have been forgiven, and how that leads us to forgive other people.
  • Jul 18, 2021Growing Up is Hard to Do
    Jul 18, 2021
    Growing Up is Hard to Do
    Series: Standalone
    In a standalone message, Troy shares how there’s nothing like seeing someone grow from birth to maturity, and how there's nothing more fearful than watching someone who should grow to maturity remain a child. The same thing is true in our spiritual lives; we want infants and children to move on to maturity, and we want mature Christians to take under their wings people who are spiritual children.
  • Jul 11, 2021No Doubt About It: Confidence that Lasts Forever
    Jul 11, 2021
    No Doubt About It: Confidence that Lasts Forever
    To conclude our message series through 1 John, Troy reminds us of the fact that John wrote down what he did so that we who believe in Jesus can know we have eternal life. We have been born again and just as there is evidence of a physical birth, there is also evidence of a spiritual birth.
  • Jul 4, 2021Declaration of Independence
    Jul 4, 2021
    Declaration of Independence
    Series: Standalone
    To commemorate the Independence Day holiday, former elder Rick Pickel shares about the spiritual independence we experience when we live a life that's different from the world and its viewpoints that conflict with God's truth.
  • Jun 27, 2021Loving God through Simple Obedience
    Jun 27, 2021
    Loving God through Simple Obedience
    For this week's message from our 1 John series, Bud discusses the fact that our love for people is demonstrated by our love for God and our obedience to His commands. Sometimes we're even convicted by Scripture to do something we really don't want to do, but God always blesses us when we decide to follow Him no matter what.
  • Jun 20, 2021Follow the Leader (More than a Game)
    Jun 20, 2021
    Follow the Leader (More than a Game)
    Series: Standalone
    For this year's Father Day message, Troy encourages us to keep in mind that we have a Father in Heaven (God), who loves us more than we can imagine, and because of that, we should follow Him, our ultimate leader, in our daily lives.
  • Jun 13, 2021To Love God is to Love People
    Jun 13, 2021
    To Love God is to Love People
    In this week's message from our 1 John series, Troy's shares John's focus in chapter 4, that we who are loved by God are to go and love others. Since we are so loved by God, we can share that love with other people. Specifically, we are to demonstrate an active goodwill, in which we make the decision to serve others and to work for their good, no matter what.
  • Jun 6, 2021Speaking for God Who Became Like Us
    Jun 6, 2021
    Speaking for God Who Became Like Us
    In this week's message from our 1 John series, Troy reminds us that we are ambassadors and everything we say and do is important because of the King we represent, and that’s Jesus. Our lives need to demonstrate an authentic faith; when people look at us, they should say, “That life is different from the rest, and if that's what Christianity is, I want that!”