Mar 17, 2024
Love Doesn’t Let Bad Things Happen to Others
Series: Love Better
In 1 Corinthians 13:6, Paul wrote that “Love does not delight in evil.” In other words, love is not calmly happy when bad stuff happens to others. To help drive this point home, Jesus told the synagogue leaders that He came to help Jews and Gentiles. In this week's message, Dean challenges us to remember this as we live out our lives in the modern world.
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  • Mar 17, 2024Love Doesn’t Let Bad Things Happen to Others
    Mar 17, 2024
    Love Doesn’t Let Bad Things Happen to Others
    Series: Love Better
    In 1 Corinthians 13:6, Paul wrote that “Love does not delight in evil.” In other words, love is not calmly happy when bad stuff happens to others. To help drive this point home, Jesus told the synagogue leaders that He came to help Jews and Gentiles. In this week's message, Dean challenges us to remember this as we live out our lives in the modern world.
  • Nov 26, 2023Be Careful What You Wish For
    Nov 26, 2023
    Be Careful What You Wish For
    Continuing in our message series, What Do You Think About God? Dean discusses the justice of God and how He must punish sin, but how He also shows us mercy and does not want to punish us. In the ultimate act of justice and mercy, God gave His Son, the only One good enough to appease God’s wrath and take on the punishment that we deserve.
  • Apr 23, 2023Loose Change
    Apr 23, 2023
    Loose Change
    Series: Standalone
    One of our elders, Dean, challenges us to seek the things of God over the things of this world, which not only enables us to overcome our worries, but also helps us to change (or deal better with the changes that happen to us).
  • Nov 6, 2022Inside Out and Upside Down
    Nov 6, 2022
    Inside Out and Upside Down
    One of our elders, Dean, brings a message from our series through the Gospel of Mark. He covers sections of chapter 7 and reminds us how critical it is to put God's Word above our own opinions and traditions. He also encourages us to live in such a way that the people around us want to know more about Jesus.
  • Feb 13, 2022Dream Big, But Start Small
    Feb 13, 2022
    Dream Big, But Start Small
    Series: Win the Day
    For this week's message from our Win the Day series, Dean talks about the fact that God is great, not only because nothing is too big, but also because nothing is too small. He also helps us understand that how we do the little things is how we’ll do the big things. Or, stated differently, how we do anything is how we’ll do everything.
  • Sep 19, 2021I’m Not Him (But I Know Who Is)
    Sep 19, 2021
    I’m Not Him (But I Know Who Is)
    Continuing in our series through the Gospel of John, Dean introduces us to John the Baptist, the "voice in the wilderness" and the one who "prepared the way" for the coming Messiah, Jesus. Each one of us can follow this example and share the story of Jesus to point others to someone who is much greater than we are.
  • 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.
  • May 16, 2021Wanting Forever More Than Today
    May 16, 2021
    Wanting Forever More Than Today
    In this week's message from our 1 John series, Dean shares what the Bible teaches us about truly loving God, who is eternal, more than the things of this world, which are temporary and passing away.
  • Jan 24, 2021Treat Every Person Like God Does
    Jan 24, 2021
    Treat Every Person Like God Does
    One of our elders, Dean, takes us through the next message in our series, Real Faith in the Real World. Covering verses 1-13 in James chapter 2, Dean reminds us that if we treat people the same way God treats them, we will demonstrate love and grace, rather than favoritism. Specifically, he challenges us to show love to one another, in practical ways, without making snap judgments or showing preferential treatment.
  • Nov 1, 2020It’s Always Good to be Good
    Nov 1, 2020
    It’s Always Good to be Good
    To conclude our series, It Will Get Better, that has taken us through the books of 1&2 Thessalonians, Dean shares some final warnings and words of encouragement from Paul. Specifically, we are urged to live a Christ-like life, never grow weary of doing good, and focus on serving the church rather than being idle and meddling in the affairs of others.