Nov 26, 2023
Be Careful What You Wish For
By: Dean Westerman
Series: What Do You Think About God?
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.
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- Nov 26, 2023Be Careful What You Wish For
Nov 26, 2023Be Careful What You Wish ForBy: Dean WestermanSeries: What Do You Think About God?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, 2023Loose ChangeBy: Dean WestermanSeries: StandaloneOne 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, 2022Inside Out and Upside DownBy: Dean WestermanSeries: On Your Mark... Go!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, 2022Dream Big, But Start SmallBy: Dean WestermanSeries: Win the DayFor 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, 2021I’m Not Him (But I Know Who Is)By: Dean WestermanSeries: What if God Was One of Us?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, 2021Back in Business, Help WantedBy: Dean WestermanSeries: StandaloneIn 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, 2021Wanting Forever More Than TodayBy: Dean WestermanSeries: What the World Needs Now is LoveIn 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, 2021Treat Every Person Like God DoesBy: Dean WestermanSeries: Real Faith in the Real WorldOne 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, 2020It’s Always Good to be GoodBy: Dean WestermanSeries: It Will Get BetterTo 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.
- Mar 8, 2020Once for All: The Death That Leads to Life
Mar 8, 2020Once for All: The Death That Leads to LifeBy: Dean WestermanSeries: There Must Be a Better WayContinuing in our Hebrews series, Dean covers chapter 9, explaining why the blood of Jesus cleanses our consciences. He tells us why the one-time, once-for-all sacrifice of Jesus frees us from the guilt of sin. The sacrifice of Jesus was superior to the sacrifices of the old covenant. Under the new covenant, things are not just better; we now have a new and perfect way.