Sunnyhill Church Messages

Continuing our ‘Be Real’ series, Dan explores the relationship between fear and image. Examining the Israelites wandering around the wilderness, we see how we can often let fear determine our action.

Continuing our 'Be Real' series, Pastor Adam shares about some of the areas in life where he sometimes forgets to put God first. In order to move on in our relationship with God we've got to be real about the areas of our life from which we derive our worth and identity and we need to learn to get our identity from a life in His presence.

In this message, Dom sets out the theme for vision month and shares his heart about the future of Sunnyhill.  He talks about the need for vision and spiritual sight and what he believes Sunnyhill is called to be.  

Continuing our 'Be Real' series, Adam takes us on a journey from the book of Exodus to Paul's 2nd letter to the Corinthians where we see that Moses wearing a veil is image management that we no longer need to do. The temporary glory that existed during the old covenant has been replaced by the new covenant and an 'ever-increasing glory'. Adam encourages us to find the freedom that comes from lifti...

In this message, Kevin talks about how Christ is in all the scriptures.  Jesus is on every page if you know how to find Him.  All of this points to the intentionality of God knowing how Jesus truly was the lamb of God who was slain before the foundation of the world.  

Beginning a new series 'Be Real - Authenticity in an image-obsessed World', Adam unpacks the universal human condition of mask wearing and image management. We need to avoid spending so much time and energy on creating and maintaining our image that there isn't any time or energy left deal with the issues in our life that needs attention. How can I make sure that I am the Real Deal and also ensure...

In this message, Dom leads us in a reflection on communion and passover (get your bread and wine ready).  

Bringing this series to its conclusion, Pastor Adam asks the important question - How do we keep the revolution going? Understanding that we all go through times and seasons of Spiritual 'ruts', we don't want these times to dismantle our walk with God. Adam unpacks HOW we get into Spiritual ruts and WHAT to do in order to get back on track so we can keep the revolution going.

In this final message of the series Dom talks about what is required to keep the revolution going.  The Holy Spirit is a given but we maybe surprised by what else is required.

In this message, continuing our 'New Year's Revolution' series, Fru encourages us to move our desires in a God direction. Taking our cue from Psalm 73, we look at the journey that Asaph takes as he shifts his desires from the things of this world towards Almighty God.

In this message, Dom talks about how central the presence of God is to our existence as humans and why as Christians we need to proactively welcome Him into our everyday lives.  He asks 3 questions and attempts to answer them - 1. What is the presence of God? 2. Why do I need the presence of God? 3. How can I live in the presence of God? 

Continuing our 'New Year's Revolution' series, Adam unpacks Hebrews 10 and encourages us to Revolutionise our life by focusing our attention on building community. The writer to the Hebrews tells us to - Draw near to God, Hold on to Hope and Spur one another on to Love and Good Deeds.

In this message, Colin talks about the need for Christian community not only for our own development but also for the sake of our vision to be here for the one that doesn't know Jesus yet.  The effectiveness of our witness is inextricably linked with our ability to go deep and wide in our relationships.  

Continuing our New Year's Revolution series, today's message encourages us to focus on The Word. We are reminded that if we want to have a revolution we need to change and if we want to change, the best place to start is with the Word of God and if we want change to continue we need to continue in His Word.

In this message, Dom looks at how the church needs to recover it's passion for the truth in a world steeped in lies.  Assimilating into culture is not an option, we must stand out.  'Peace if possible, truth at all costs.'

In this message Dom looks at how worship is central to living a revolutionised life. By drawing examples from David, Dom explains how we don't worship TO A point of right standing with God but instead; FROM A point of right standing with God.

In this message Dom talks about the key to seeing lasting change rather than momentary behavioural shifts inspired by our new year aspirations. The Big Idea? Maybe the revolution has already begun, you just didn't realise.

As we begin a new year, it's the perfect time to take stock of our lives. Our current ways of thinking are perfectly placed to bring us to where we are in our lives right now but if we want to see transformation in our lives then we need new thinking. It's time to wake the sleeping giant. It's time for a New Year's Revolution.

In this Nativity themed message, we see the journey of the shepherds as they hear the announcement from the angels, go and see the manger for themselves and then become angels (messengers) themselves as they spread the good news to the people around them. This is a journey we all have to make - from shepherds (receiving the message) to angels (sharing the message).

As we approach this advent season - what expectations do we put onto ourselves that don't ultimately bear any resemblance to reality. Taking the account of Mary and Joseph in the nativity story, Adam attempts to resolve this tension by discovering what actually we should be expecting this Christmas...

Taking our cue from Isaiah 55 - As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts - Adam unpacks the idea of having a higher vision and taking steps in the right direction to transform our lives. We should never underestimate the power of vision and direction.

Finishing off our Dream Builders series, Fabiano encourages us to dream about the things that matter to God. Looking at John 17, we see that Unity and one-ness is close to Jesus' heart. Fabiano gives us 3 ways that we can build a culture of unity.

Continuing where we left off last week, Pastor Adam unpacks one of the fundamental building blocks of generosity - Putting God First. In order to get our attitude right in all other aspects of our life and money - the first thing we must do is return to God the first fruits. This is a universal kingdom principle that all believers would do well to follow.

As we continue our Dream Builder series, Adam explores the 'dream' that we can be a church that exhibits a culture of generosity. He explains some of the fundamental building blocks of living a generous life and encourages us to be stewards with our wealth.

Today Louise unpacks part 5 of what it means to be a dream builder.