Sunnyside Presbyterian Church

Sermon on Ephesians 4:1-16. This is the fourth sermon in our Ephesians sermon series called Unity. With election season heating up, it's good to remember that what brings us together and keeps us together is our shared faith and shared Savior. The church in Ephesus needed to be reminded of that same truth, since there were many divisions in the Ephesian church, whether socioeconomic, ethnic, o...

Sermon on Ephesians 3:14-21. This is the third sermon in our Ephesians sermon series called Unity. With election season heating up, it's good to remember that what brings us together and keeps us together is our shared faith and shared Savior. The church in Ephesus needed to be reminded of that same truth, since there were many divisions in the Ephesian church, whether socioeconomic, ethnic, o...

Sermon on Ephesians 2:11-22. This is the second sermon in our Ephesians sermon series called Unity. With election season heating up, it's good to remember that what brings us together and keeps us together is our shared faith and shared Savior. The church in Ephesus needed to be reminded of that same truth, since there were many divisions in the Ephesian church, whether socioeconomic, ethnic,...

Sermon on Ephesians 1:3-14. This is the first sermon in our Ephesians sermon series called Unity. With election season heating up, it's good to remember that what brings us together and keeps us together is our shared faith and shared Savior. The church in Ephesus needed to be reminded of that same truth, since there were many divisions in the Ephesian church, whether socioeconomic, ethnic, or...

Sermon on Mark 6:1-13. This is the seventh and final sermon in our sermon series called Great Expectations. We all come to God and faith with certain expectations. Perhaps we believe that if we're really faithful, God will provide for us. Through this section of Mark's Gospel, Jesus calls into question our expectations of God and our expectations of what is good. As Jesus offers us paradox...

Sermon on Mark 5:21-43. This is the fifth sermon in our sermon series called Great Expectations. We all come to God and faith with certain expectations. Perhaps we believe that if we're really faithful, God will provide for us. Through this section of Mark's Gospel, Jesus calls into question our expectations of God and our expectations of what is good. As Jesus offers us paradoxes of grace...

Sermon on Mark 4:35-41. This is the fifth sermon in our sermon series called Great Expectations. We all come to God and faith with certain expectations. Perhaps we believe that if we're really faithful, God will provide for us. Through this section of Mark's Gospel, Jesus calls into question our expectations of God and our expectations of what is good. As Jesus offers us paradoxes of grace...

Sermon on Mark 4:26-34. This is the fourth sermon in our sermon series called Great Expectations. We all come to God and faith with certain expectations. Perhaps we believe that if we're really faithful, God will provide for us. Through this section of Mark's Gospel, Jesus calls into question our expectations of God and our expectations of what is good. As Jesus offers us paradoxes of grac...

Sermon on Mark 3:20-35. This is the third sermon in our sermon series called Great Expectations. We all come to God and faith with certain expectations. Perhaps we believe that if we're really faithful, God will provide for us. Through this section of Mark's Gospel, Jesus calls into question our expectations of God and our expectations of what is good. As Jesus offers us paradoxes of grace...

Sermon on Mark 2:23-3:6. This is the second sermon in our sermon series called Great Expectations. We all come to God and faith with certain expectations. Perhaps we believe that if we're really faithful, God will provide for us. Through this section of Mark's Gospel, Jesus calls into question our expectations of God and our expectations of what is good. As Jesus offers us paradoxes of gra...

Confirmation is usually for teenagers, as a rite of passage for making faith their own. However, we are always being formed and re-formed as Christians. With this in mind, one of our classes this year was "Confirmation 2.0," in which learners of all ages were invited to engage with their faith and beliefs. In worship this last Sunday, we did a question and answer portion with our new &qu...

Sermon on John 3:1-17. This is the first sermon in our sermon series called Great Expectations. We all come to God and faith with certain expectations. Perhaps we believe that if we're really faithful, God will provide for us. Through this section of Mark's Gospel, Jesus calls into question our expectations of God and our expectations of what is good. As Jesus offers us paradoxes of grace,...

Between September 2023 and May 2024, we're reading the New Testament together, one chapter at a time. Each week, Pastors Joel and Susan will have a discussion on that week's reading, offering thoughts to tie the week's reading together. This is the final episode! This week's reading is John 14-21. We hope that God will be with you in your reading each week! Want to know more about...

Sermon on Acts 2:1-21. This is the ninth and final sermon in our Easter sermon series called How to Be a Christian. Most of this nine-week sermon series will focus on John's first epistle. John's first letter to Christians is a sort of primer on how to live as Christians in the world. The primary idea is love empowered by the mission and ministry of the crucified and risen Christ. As we ce...

Between September 2023 and May 2024, we're reading the New Testament together, one chapter at a time. Each week, Pastors Joel and Susan will have a discussion on that week's reading, offering thoughts to tie the week's reading together. This week's reading is John 7-13. We hope that God will be with you in your reading each week! Want to know more about the Gospel of John and the B...

Sermon on 1 John 5:9-13. This is the eighth sermon in our Easter sermon series called How to Be a Christian. Most of this nine-week sermon series will focus on John's first epistle. John's first letter to Christians is a sort of primer on how to live as Christians in the world. The primary idea is love empowered by the mission and ministry of the crucified and risen Christ. As we celebrate...

Between September 2023 and May 2024, we're reading the New Testament together, one chapter at a time. Each week, Pastors Joel and Susan will have a discussion on that week's reading, offering thoughts to tie the week's reading together. This week's reading is Revelation 21-John 6. We hope that God will be with you in your reading each week! Here's a meme referenced with John ha...

Sermon on 1 John 5:1-6. This is the seventh sermon in our Easter sermon series called How to Be a Christian. Most of this nine-week sermon series will focus on John's first epistle. John's first letter to Christians is a sort of primer on how to live as Christians in the world. The primary idea is love empowered by the mission and ministry of the crucified and risen Christ. As we celebrate...

Between September 2023 and May 2024, we're reading the New Testament together, one chapter at a time. Each week, Pastors Joel and Susan will have a discussion on that week's reading, offering thoughts to tie the week's reading together. This week's reading is Revelation 15-21. We hope that God will be with you in your reading each week! ⁠⁠Here is a bank of resources and graphics⁠⁠...

Sermon on 1 John 4:7-21. This is the sixth sermon in our Easter sermon series called How to Be a Christian. Most of this nine-week sermon series will focus on John's first epistle. John's first letter to Christians is a sort of primer on how to live as Christians in the world. The primary idea is love empowered by the mission and ministry of the crucified and risen Christ. As we celebrate...

Between September 2023 and May 2024, we're reading the New Testament together, one chapter at a time. Each week, Pastors Joel and Susan will have a discussion on that week's reading, offering thoughts to tie the week's reading together. This week's reading is Revelation 8-14. We hope that God will be with you in your reading each week! ⁠Here is a bank of resources and graphics⁠ to...

Sermon on 1 John 3:16-24. This is the fifth sermon in our Easter sermon series called How to Be a Christian. Most of this nine-week sermon series will focus on John's first epistle. John's first letter to Christians is a sort of primer on how to live as Christians in the world. The primary idea is love empowered by the mission and ministry of the crucified and risen Christ. As we celebrate...

Between September 2023 and May 2024, we're reading the New Testament together, one chapter at a time. Each week, Pastors Joel and Susan will have a discussion on that week's reading, offering thoughts to tie the week's reading together. This week's reading is Revelation 1-7. We hope that God will be with you in your reading each week! Here is a bank of resources and graphics to exp...

Sermon on 1 John 3:1-7. This is the fourth sermon in our Easter sermon series called How to Be a Christian. Most of this nine-week sermon series will focus on John's first epistle John's first letter to Christians is a sort of primer on how to live as Christians in the world. The primary idea is love empowered by the mission and ministry of the crucified and risen Christ. As we celebrate J...

Between September 2023 and May 2024, we're reading the New Testament together, one chapter at a time. Each week, Pastors Joel and Susan will have a discussion on that week's reading, offering thoughts to tie the week's reading together. This week's reading is Hebrews 7-13. We hope that God will be with you in your reading each week!