The Sunrise Pulpit

Paul was concerned with the state of the souls of the Galatian people. He pleaded with him and us to have a sure and living faith in Jesus Christ. You can find the full sermon here. 

In the book of Galatians, Paul teaches us of the glorious transfer for born again Christians from being slaves to being sons. This has joy-filled implications for our lives.  You can find the full sermon here.

From Galatians 3:26-29 we explore what it means to be in Christ by faith.  You can find the full sermon here.

Does our work matter in the end? It does and the Bible teaches us that it does when we understand the storyline of the world and the gospel. Discover why your work matters in God's eternal plans. You can find the full sermon here. 

We all have times in which our various callings and jobs feel aimless. We can start to empathize with the proverbial hamster on the wheel where are running but do not feel we are getting anywhere. How do we respond to this challenge? We consider what the Bible says from the book of Ecclesiastes. You can find the whole sermon here. 

If the Bible teaches us that work is good, why is it that it sometimes feels and is so hard? We want to answer that as we continue to think about what the Bible says about work. You can find the whole sermon here.

One of the reasons God has given us to work is to please Jesus as Lord. We will consider this special motivations that only Christians have in our work. You can find the whole sermon here. 

Work is not an end to itself. We work but we also rest. What to does resting mean? How can we glorify God by resting? We answer those questions among others in today's sermon. You can find the full sermon here.

We continue to consider what the Bible says about work and we learn that we work to give. The ability to give is a blessing from God and it is called a a blessing in Acts 20.  You can find the original sermon here. 

Why do we work? One of the reasons the Bible gives is that we work to provide in abundance. This is true in both the Old and the New Testaments. You can find the whole sermon here!

We begin a new series on what the Bible says about work. We are to work because God works. You can find the full sermon here. 

We continue considering the hope of our adoption into Christ's family by Christ from Romans 8. We have security and hope. You can find the full sermon here.  

We consider the glory of God's adopting us into his family through Jesus Christ from Romans 8.  You can find the full sermon here.

Jesus not only invites us to pray but he prayed for us in John 17. We consider the encouragement of Jesus' prayer and his challenge to us. You can find the full sermon here.

Can we pray in a crisis? Yes we can! But the Bible tells us how to pray in crisis and the kinds of prayers we can pray. You can find the full sermon here. 

God is good to give us mothers and fathers. We ought honor them. But why? Why are they good and why should we honor them? We answer these questions on the Sunrise Pulpit. You can find the original sermon here.

Pastor Stertz finishes the series on the local church by considering how churches relate to each other. Listen in and lean from God's Word! You can find the full sermon here. 

What do the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's Supper have to do with a local church? We answer that question today on The Sunrise Pulpit.  The full sermon can be found here.

What does God's Word say about Deacons? Why do they matter for a church? We answer these questions on the Sunrise Pulpit.   You can find the full sermon here. 

What is the extent of the authority of a pastor? We answer that question from God's Word. The full sermon can be found here.

What does the Bible teach about what Pastors should do? We live in an age where people assume many different roles and responsibilities for pastors. But what does the Bible say?   You can find the full sermon here. 

What does the Bible say about how a church is to be organized? We answer that question on this episode!   You can find the original sermon here.

We continue to consider the local church and think about what the Bible says about church membership.  You can find the original sermon here.

Are you part of a church to serve or to be served? How you answer that question reveals much about what you believe the church is for. Ephesians 4 helps us to have the right perspective in how to answer that question.  You can find the original sermon here. 

Is the local church something that is optional or not important in God's plan for this age? The Bible makes it clear that the answer is, "no." Rather, the local church is essential to what God is doing. We explore that theme from the New Testament. You can find the original sermon here.