Sunnyside Presbyterian Church

Sermon on John 2:1-11. This is the third sermon in our five-week sermon series called Love Has Come. When Jesus comes into the world, everything changes! This sermon series will focus on how Jesus' love and presence impacted lives in his time and continue to impact our lives today. Drawing inspiration from the hymn "Love Has Come," the titles of these sermons point toward ways Jesus...

Sermon on John 1:35-51. This is the second sermon in our five-week sermon series called Love Has Come. When Jesus comes into the world, everything changes! This sermon series will focus on how Jesus' love and presence impacted lives in his time and continue to impact our lives today. Drawing inspiration from the hymn "Love Has Come," the titles of these sermons point toward ways Jesu...

Sermon on Luke 2:1-20. This is the first sermon in our five-week sermon series called Love Has Come. When Jesus comes into the world, everything changes! This sermon series will focus on how Jesus' love and presence impacted lives in his time and continue to impact our lives today. Drawing inspiration from the hymn "Love Has Come," the titles of these sermons point toward ways Jesus invites us int...

Sermon on John 1:1-18. This is the fourth and final sermon in our four-week sermon series called The Promise of Life. This short Advent series focuses on the promises God made to Israel for new life after the exile. Jesus fulfills these promises in his incarnation, so we wait in anticipation for Jesus to be born among us once again, trusting that God will bring us life. In this sermon, we explore...

Sermon on Ezekiel 37:1-14. This is the second sermon in our four-week sermon series called The Promise of Life. This short Advent series focuses on the promises God made to Israel for new life after the exile. Jesus fulfills these promises in his incarnation, so we wait in anticipation for Jesus to be born among us once again, trusting that God will bring us life. In this sermon, we explore how Go...

Sermon on Jeremiah 29:1, 4-14. This is the first sermon in our four-week sermon series called The Promise of Life. This short Advent series focuses on the promises God made to Israel for new life after the exile. Jesus fulfills these promises in his incarnation, so we wait in anticipation for Jesus to be born among us once again, trusting that God will bring us life. In this sermon, we explore how...

Sermon on Isaiah 9:1-7. This is the sixth and final sermon in our six-week sermon series called God Speaks. Different people hear God in different ways. How does God speak to you? Throughout Israel's history, God has spoken in many ways--all ways God continues to speak today. As we listen for God's voice and prepare for the arrival of God's Son, let Israel's history prompt you to h...

Sermon on Amos 1:1-2; 5:14-15, 21-24. This is the fifth sermon in our six-week sermon series called God Speaks. Different people hear God in different ways. How does God speak to you? Throughout Israel's history, God has spoken in many ways--all ways God continues to speak today. As we listen for God's voice and prepare for the arrival of God's Son, let Israel's history prompt you...

Sermon on 1 Kings 19:1-28. This is the fourth sermon in our six-week sermon series called God Speaks. Different people hear God in different ways. How does God speak to you? Throughout Israel's history, God has spoken in many ways--all ways God continues to speak today. As we listen for God's voice and prepare for the arrival of God's Son, let Israel's history prompt you to hear wh...

Sermon on 1 Samuel 3:1-21. This is the third sermon in our six-week sermon series called God Speaks. Different people hear God in different ways. How does God speak to you? Throughout Israel's history, God has spoken in many ways--all ways God continues to speak today. As we listen for God's voice and prepare for the arrival of God's Son, let Israel's history prompt you to hear wha...

Sermon on 1 Samuel 16:1-13 and Psalm 51:10-14. This is the second sermon in our six-week sermon series called God Speaks. Different people hear God in different ways. How does God speak to you? Throughout Israel's history, God has spoken in many ways--all ways God continues to speak today. As we listen for God's voice and prepare for the arrival of God's Son, let Israel's history p...

Sermon on 1 Samuel 3:1-21. This is the first sermon in our six-week sermon series called God Speaks. Different people hear God in different ways. How does God speak to you? Throughout Israel's history, God has spoken in many ways--all ways God continues to speak today. As we listen for God's voice and prepare for the arrival of God's Son, let Israel's history prompt you to hear wha...

Sermon on Exodus 16:1-18. This is the fifth and final sermon in our fall sermon series called Blessings of God. As we kick off the fall, we'll look at the foundational stories of Israel through the lens of gratitude and blessing. With each step of the journey taken by God's people, they encounter another blessing God offers them. Some are obvious; others are disguised by circumstance. Thro...

Sermon on Exodus 2:23-25; 3:1-15; 4:10-17. This is the fourth sermon in our fall sermon series called Blessings of God. As we kick off the fall, we'll look at the foundational stories of Israel through the lens of gratitude and blessing. With each step of the journey taken by God's people, they encounter another blessing God offers them. Some are obvious; others are disguised by circumstan...

Sermon on Genesis 27:1-4, 15-23; 28:10-17. This is the third sermon in our fall sermon series called Blessings of God. As we kick off the fall, we'll look at the foundational stories of Israel through the lens of gratitude and blessing. With each step of the journey taken by God's people, they encounter another blessing God offers them. Some are obvious; others are disguised by circumstanc...

Sermon on Genesis 21:1-3; 22:1-14. This is the second sermon in our fall sermon series called Blessings of God. As we kick off the fall, we'll look at the foundational stories of Israel through the lens of gratitude and blessing. With each step of the journey taken by God's people, they encounter another blessing God offers them. Some are obvious; others are disguised by circumstance. Thro...

Sermon on Genesis 1:1--2:4a. This is the first sermon in our fall sermon series called Blessings of God. As we kick off the fall, we'll look at the foundational stories of Israel through the lens of gratitude and blessing. With each step of the journey taken by God's people, they encounter another blessing God offers them. Some are obvious; others are disguised by circumstance. Through thi...

Sermon on Ecclesiastes 2:18-3:8. This is the fifth and final sermon in our summer sermon series called Wisdom. Scripture's poetry and wisdom literature can be difficult to understand. We'll end the summer with a short survey of the books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, both of which will remind us of the importance of wisdom working hand-in-hand with the Lord we serve. In this sermon, we exp...

Sermon on Ecclesiastes 1:1-18. This is the fourth sermon in our summer sermon series called Wisdom. Scripture's poetry and wisdom literature can be difficult to understand. We'll end the summer with a short survey of the books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, both of which will remind us of the importance of wisdom working hand-in-hand with the Lord we serve. In this sermon, we explore how li...

Sermon on Proverbs 8:22-36. This is the third sermon in our summer sermon series called Wisdom. Scripture's poetry and wisdom literature can be difficult to understand. We'll end the summer with a short survey of the books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, both of which will remind us of the importance of wisdom working hand-in-hand with the Lord we serve. In this sermon, we explore how wisdom...

Sermon on Proverbs 3:1-18. This is the second sermon in our summer sermon series called Wisdom. Scripture's poetry and wisdom literature can be difficult to understand. We'll end the summer with a short survey of the books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, both of which will remind us of the importance of wisdom working hand-in-hand with the Lord we serve. In this sermon, we explore how wisdom...

Sermon on Proverbs 1:1-19. This is the first sermon in our summer sermon series called Wisdom. Scripture's poetry and wisdom literature can be difficult to understand. We'll end the summer with a short survey of the books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, both of which will remind us of the importance of wisdom working hand-in-hand with the Lord we serve. In this sermon, we explore how if we w...

In our worship service today, we had the privilege of hearing from Indira Maliro and Noha Chalulu. Each of these Sunnyside members shared about their experience at Presbyterian Youth Triennium through the lens of two Scriptures: Psalm 126 and Acts 2:14-21, both read by Phoebe Skiles-duToit. We hope your spirit is inspired by the thoughtful words of these young people!

Sermon on Revelation 21:1-6; 22:1-5. This is the seventh and final sermon in our summer sermon series called Horizons of Faith. The good news of the Gospel is that Jesus will reign over all the world and that evil will be conquered forever. But when we turn on the news or receive a diagnosis for a loved one, we see evil is very much alive. Turning to Revelation, we can see this tension between God...

Sermon on Revelation 17:1-6; 19:11-16. This is the sixth sermon in our summer sermon series called Horizons of Faith. The good news of the Gospel is that Jesus will reign over all the world and that evil will be conquered forever. But when we turn on the news or receive a diagnosis for a loved one, we see evil is very much alive. Turning to Revelation, we can see this tension between God's sal...