Sunrise Ministries

Someone Needs to Tell You the TRUTH!

This morning, Pastor Dennis continues our series on Job, zeroing in on the lessons we can glean chapters 32-37.

Worship Setlist:

• I Thank God
• I Trust in God
• Worthy of it All
• Goodness of God

Whoever Has Ears To Hear, Let Them Hear

Congregational Care Pastor, Bill VanderWerp's gives a message focused on the right way to listen to a sermon. He uses Jesus' Parable of the Sower to compare listeners to different types of soil, representing varying receptivity to God's word. To ensure the message falls on "good soil," Bill shares George Whitfield's five essential directions for preparing one's heart, focusing on applying the Word rather than judging the preacher.

Worship Setlist: 
• Awake My Soul 
• Same God 
• Build My Life 
• Good Good Father 

Laying Down Offenses

In this week's sermon, we explore the response of Zophar to Job, focusing on how we handle offenses and challenging beliefs. The message discusses the danger of holding onto rigid assumptions that prevent us from showing compassion and understanding to others, especially those who are suffering. We must root our identity in God's love and be open to his work beyond our limited understanding.

Worship Setlist: 
• Praise You Anywhere 
• Good Plans 
• Yet Not I But Through Christ in Me 
• Do It Again 

You Can’t Take It With You

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you knew something, but didn't truly understand it? Possessing knowledge is different from truly connecting with its meaning. This distinction between knowledge and understanding is at the heart of a profound spiritual lesson about empathy, hope, and experiencing God's presence in our darkest moments.

Worship Setlist: 
• House of the Lord 
• Who Else 
• Though You Slay Me 
• Son of Suffering 

Finding Strength in God When Life Feels Overwhelming

Have you ever felt like you're carrying more than you can handle? Like the weight of your circumstances is crushing you, and you're not sure how much longer you can hold on? If so, you're not alone. Many of us have heard the well-meaning phrase, "God won't give you more than you can handle." But is this really true? And more importantly, what do we do when life feels like it's too much?

Worship Setlist: 
• Glorious Day 
• Make Room 
• Living Hope 
• Reign Above it All 

God Doesn’t Make Mistakes…

Today, Pastor Dennis continues our exploration of how we respond to those experiencing deep suffering and uncomfortable laments. We examine Bildad's (Job’s second friend) well-intentioned but ultimately unhelpful approach to Job's pain and considered how we might better support those in distress. The sermon challenges us to reconsider how we offer comfort and theological truths, emphasizing the importance of relationship and compassion over mere words.

Worship Setlist: 

• There's Nothing That Our God Can't Do 
• Promises 
• Good Good Father 
• Same God 

God Told Me...

This week’s sermon explores the danger of presuming to speak for God, drawing from the story of Job and his friend Eliphaz. It reflects on how easily advice or comfort can miss the mark, and the importance of humility and self-awareness in difficult conversations. Ultimately, the message reminds us that our presence often speaks louder than any words we offer.

Worship Setlist:
• Your Love Never Fails
• Hosanna
• 'Til I See You
• Cornerstone

Job’s Unsettling Lament

Once blessed and blameless, Job now curses the day of his birth, questioning God’s goodness while clinging to his innocence. We explore how lament gives voice to deep suffering, why Job’s friends’ silent presence mattered, and how the church today must learn to hold space for grief as well as joy.

Worship Setlist:
• Praise You Anywhere
• This I Believe (The Creed)
• Trust in God
• Though You Slay Me

Baptism and Profession of Faith

This morning at Sunrise three of our students take an important step in their faith journey through baptism and profession of faith. A beautiful and meaningful moment marked by sacraments, affirmations, and commitments to Christ.

Worship Setlist: 
• I Thank God 
• Forever YHWH 
• House of the Lord 
• Reign Above it All 

Remember Niger Update

Kara VanderKamp of Remember Niger, a global missional partner of Sunrise Ministries, joins us today to share how God is at work expanding educational opportunities to the people of Niger.

Worship Setlist: 
• Take You at Your Word 
• Make Room 
• Have It All 
• Send Me