Sunrise Ministries

This Sunday, we begin a new sermon series that tackles some of the most profound questions we face as human beings. Dennis explores five major areas of inquiry: origins (where did everything come from?), morality (what is right and wrong?), meaning (do I matter?), destiny (where is this all headed?), and identity (who am I and who are we?). Rather than offering easy answers, we are reminded that t...

Pastor Dennis explores how calling is discerned through God’s shaping work, our own gifts and passions, and the honest affirmation of those who know us best. He invites us to move from self‑doubt to surrendered faithfulness, trusting that God equips every person with something essential to offer. Worship Setlist:  • I Thank God  • Trust in God  • Build My Life  • Son of Suffering 

Pastor Bill VanderWerp presents a message about mental health and discusses a new resourse available to Sunrise congregants. Worship Setlist:  • Joy to the World (Joyful Joyful)  • No Longer Slaves  • Another in the Fire  • Run to the Father 

On the fourth week of Advent, we turn to the third story Jesus tells about loss, the prodigal son. In this final parable, the father doesn’t dwell on his son’s sin or shame; he sees only a beloved child returning home. Worship Setlist:  • Angels We Have Heard on High  • King of Kings  • Holy Forever (Christmas)  • What A Beautiful Name 

Through God's purposed, loving pursuit of us, our sorrow gives way to joy. Worship Setlist:  • The First Noel  • He Shall Reign Forevermore  • Come and Worship  • O Come All Ye Faithful (His Name Shall Be) 

On this second day of Advent, we are reminded that God has come into the chaos of this world to replace it with the shalom of His love. Worship Setlist:  • Joy to the World  • God With Us  • Way Maker 

As we begin Advent this Sunday, Pastor Dennis reminds us that hope, peace, joy, and love lead us to the arrival on the one who embodies all of these eternal realities.

In the final message from our series Two Men’s Journey, Dennis examines Job’s restoration in chapter 42. Job's story reminds us that even when God restores, some losses remain—but His presence is enough in the emptiness. And Job ultimately points us to Jesus, whose suffering brings the true and lasting restoration we all need. Worship Setlist:  • We Praise You  • This I Believe  • We Crown You  •...

This Sunday, Corey Williamson shares from the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector. He reminds us that God cares more about our hearts than our actions - and that we are His work. Worship Setlist: • Raise a Hallelujah  • There's Nothing That Our God Can't Do  • Firm Foundation (He Won't)  • All the Poor and Powerless   

Today we explore one of the most profound moments in Job's story — his encounter with the living God and his response of humble repentance. As we near the end of this series, we're discovering that Job's story isn't just about suffering; it's about transformation, restoration, and how God can use our deepest pain as a conduit for his greatest strength. Worship Setlist:  • Take You at Your Word  •...

Guest speaker Brittany Stichter returns to continue our series, Two Men's Journey. Worship Setlist:  • The Lion and the Lamb  • Reign Above It All  • Goodness of God  • Make Room 

God gives Job a majestic and challenging response from a whirlwind,  interrogating Job about the secrets of creation and the natural world, not merely to assert power, but to graciously expand Job's limited perspective. Worship Setlist:  • Awake My Soul  • Good Plans  • Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me  • So Will I (100 Billion X) 

This morning, Pastor Dennis offers a message of comfort and strength, emphasizing that believers should find ultimate stability in the absolute sovereignty of God, who remains firmly in control and shares His rule with no one. God sees and holds us even through profound suffering. Anything the enemy or the world can throw at us — sin, death, and the Fall — is rendered insignificant and because of...

We were blessed to have our brother, Suresh Singh with us. Suresh delivered a thought-provoking sermon on Mark 12:13-17, traditionally known as the "Render unto Caesar" passage. However, Suresh offered a fresh perspective on our identity as image-bearers of God. The sermon explored the profound implications of bearing God's image and our call to give ourselves fully to him. Worship Setlist:  • Hou...

Maybe the Good Old Days were not as rosy as we like to recall. Worship Setlist:  • Take You At Your Word  • Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus  •  Good Plans  •  The Blood 

This morning, Pastor Dennis continues our series on Job, zeroing in on the lessons we can glean chapters 32-37. Worship Setlist: • I Thank God • I Trust in God • Worthy of it All • Goodness of God

Congregational Care Pastor, Bill VanderWerp's gives a message focused on the right way to listen to a sermon. He uses Jesus' Parable of the Sower to compare listeners to different types of soil, representing varying receptivity to God's word. To ensure the message falls on "good soil," Bill shares George Whitfield's five essential directions for preparing one's heart, focusing on applying the Word...

In this week's sermon, we explore the response of Zophar to Job, focusing on how we handle offenses and challenging beliefs. The message discusses the danger of holding onto rigid assumptions that prevent us from showing compassion and understanding to others, especially those who are suffering. We must root our identity in God's love and be open to his work beyond our limited understanding. Worsh...

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you knew something, but didn't truly understand it? Possessing knowledge is different from truly connecting with its meaning. This distinction between knowledge and understanding is at the heart of a profound spiritual lesson about empathy, hope, and experiencing God's presence in our darkest moments. Worship Setlist:  • House of the Lord  • Who El...

Have you ever felt like you're carrying more than you can handle? Like the weight of your circumstances is crushing you, and you're not sure how much longer you can hold on? If so, you're not alone. Many of us have heard the well-meaning phrase, "God won't give you more than you can handle." But is this really true? And more importantly, what do we do when life feels like it's too much? Worship Se...

Today, Pastor Dennis continues our exploration of how we respond to those experiencing deep suffering and uncomfortable laments. We examine Bildad's (Job’s second friend) well-intentioned but ultimately unhelpful approach to Job's pain and considered how we might better support those in distress. The sermon challenges us to reconsider how we offer comfort and theological truths, emphasizing the im...

This week’s sermon explores the danger of presuming to speak for God, drawing from the story of Job and his friend Eliphaz. It reflects on how easily advice or comfort can miss the mark, and the importance of humility and self-awareness in difficult conversations. Ultimately, the message reminds us that our presence often speaks louder than any words we offer. Worship Setlist: • Your Love Never Fa...

Once blessed and blameless, Job now curses the day of his birth, questioning God’s goodness while clinging to his innocence. We explore how lament gives voice to deep suffering, why Job’s friends’ silent presence mattered, and how the church today must learn to hold space for grief as well as joy. Worship Setlist: • Praise You Anywhere • This I Believe (The Creed) • Trust in God • Though You Slay...

This morning at Sunrise three of our students take an important step in their faith journey through baptism and profession of faith. A beautiful and meaningful moment marked by sacraments, affirmations, and commitments to Christ. Worship Setlist:  • I Thank God  • Forever YHWH  • House of the Lord  • Reign Above it All 

Kara VanderKamp of Remember Niger, a global missional partner of Sunrise Ministries, joins us today to share how God is at work expanding educational opportunities to the people of Niger. Worship Setlist:  • Take You at Your Word  • Make Room  • Have It All  • Send Me