Sunnyside Presbyterian Church

Sermon on 1 John 1:1-2:2. This is the third 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 Titus 3-Hebrews 6. We hope that God will be with you in your reading each week! Pastor Joel mentioned a quote from Iranaeus,...

Sermon on Acts 10:34-43 and Mark 16:1-8. This is the second 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....

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 1 Timothy 6-Titus 2. We hope that God will be with you in your reading each week!

Sermon on Mark 11:1-11 and Philippians 2:5-11. This is the first 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 Chr...

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 Romans 15-1 Timothy 5. We hope that God will be with you in your reading each week! A helpful resource for understanding the...

Sermon on Matthew 6:13. This is the fifth and final sermon in our Lenten sermon series called The Lord's Prayer. Lent offers us a time to refocus on God and God's work in the world. A fundamental way we can focus on God is through prayer, when we talk with God and listen to God's voice. Using the guide Jesus offers his disciples, we will be invited to live out the words of the Lord&#39...

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 Romans 8-14. We hope that God will be with you in your reading each week!

I (Pastor Joel) had the privilege of interviewing Rob Bell about his new book, Where'd You Park Your Spaceship? An Interplanetary Tale of Love, Loss, and Bread . In our discussion, we talk about love, loss, and bread--including the ways that ungrieved grief can keep us from being truly seen. Rob currently hosts the RobCast , and has also authored books like Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christi...

Sermon on Matthew 6:12. This is the fourth sermon in our Lenten sermon series called The Lord's Prayer. Lent offers us a time to refocus on God and God's work in the world. A fundamental way we can focus on God is through prayer, when we talk with God and listen to God's voice. Using the guide Jesus offers his disciples, we will be invited to live out the words of the Lord's Prayer...

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 Romans 1-7. We hope that God will be with you in your reading each week!

Sermon on Matthew 6:11. This is the third sermon in our Lenten sermon series called The Lord's Prayer. Pastor Carl Hetler was our guest preacher this morning, and it was a joy to have him! Lent offers us a time to refocus on God and God's work in the world. A fundamental way we can focus on God is through prayer, when we talk with God and listen to God's voice. Using the guide Jesus of...

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 Matthew 22-28. We hope that God will be with you in your reading each week!

Sermon on Matthew 6:10. This is the second sermon in our Lenten sermon series called The Lord's Prayer. Lent offers us a time to refocus on God and God's work in the world. A fundamental way we can focus on God is through prayer, when we talk with God and listen to God's voice. Using the guide Jesus offers his disciples, we will be invited to live out the words of the Lord's Prayer...

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 Matthew 8-14. We hope that God will be with you in your reading each week! Link to Adam Grant's ReThinking podcast , in...

Sermon on Matthew 6:9. This is the first sermon in our Lenten sermon series called The Lord's Prayer. Lent offers us a time to refocus on God and God's work in the world. A fundamental way we can focus on God is through prayer, when we talk with God and listen to God's voice. Using the guide Jesus offers his disciples, we will be invited to live out the words of the Lord's Prayer a...

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 Matthew 8-14. We hope that God will be with you in your reading each week! For a good resource to visualize Matthew's fi...

Sermon on Mark 9:2-9. This is the sixth and final sermon in our sermon series called Foretold. Epiphany is both a season of the Christian year as well as an "aha!" moment. The first chapter of Mark's gospel is chock-full of these "aha!" moments, where Jesus embodies stories and prophecies from Israel's past. Each of these stories points us to steps we can take and &quot...

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 Matthew 1-7. We hope that God will be with you in your reading each week!

Sermon on Mark 1:29-39. This is the fifth sermon in our sermon series called Foretold. Epiphany is both a season of the Christian year as well as an "aha!" moment. The first chapter of Mark's gospel is chock-full of these "aha!" moments, where Jesus embodies stories and prophecies from Israel's past. Each of these stories points us to steps we can take and "aha!&qu...

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 1 Peter 3-5, 2 Peter 1-3, and Jude. We hope that God will be with you in your reading each week!

Sermon on Mark 1:21-28. This is the fourth sermon in our sermon series called Foretold. Epiphany is both a season of the Christian year as well as an "aha!" moment. The first chapter of Mark's gospel is chock-full of these "aha!" moments, where Jesus embodies stories and prophecies from Israel's past. Each of these stories points us to steps we can take and "aha!&q...

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 1 John 3-5, 2 John, 3 John, and 1 Peter 1-2. We hope that God will be with you in your reading each week!

Sermon on Mark 1:14-20. This is the third sermon in our sermon series called Foretold. Epiphany is both a season of the Christian year as well as an "aha!" moment. The first chapter of Mark's gospel is chock-full of these "aha!" moments, where Jesus embodies stories and prophecies from Israel's past. Each of these stories points us to steps we can take and "aha!&qu...

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 James 1-5 and 1 John 1-2. We hope that God will be with you in your reading each week! In this podcast, we discussed dc Talk...