The Sunrise Pulpit

God is good to give us mothers and fathers. We ought honor them. But why? Why are they good and why should we honor them? We answer these questions on the Sunrise Pulpit. You can find the original sermon here.

Pastor Stertz finishes the series on the local church by considering how churches relate to each other. Listen in and lean from God's Word! You can find the full sermon here. 

What do the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's Supper have to do with a local church? We answer that question today on The Sunrise Pulpit.  The full sermon can be found here.

What does God's Word say about Deacons? Why do they matter for a church? We answer these questions on the Sunrise Pulpit.   You can find the full sermon here. 

What is the extent of the authority of a pastor? We answer that question from God's Word. The full sermon can be found here.

What does the Bible teach about what Pastors should do? We live in an age where people assume many different roles and responsibilities for pastors. But what does the Bible say?   You can find the full sermon here. 

What does the Bible say about how a church is to be organized? We answer that question on this episode!   You can find the original sermon here.

We continue to consider the local church and think about what the Bible says about church membership.  You can find the original sermon here.

Are you part of a church to serve or to be served? How you answer that question reveals much about what you believe the church is for. Ephesians 4 helps us to have the right perspective in how to answer that question.  You can find the original sermon here. 

Is the local church something that is optional or not important in God's plan for this age? The Bible makes it clear that the answer is, "no." Rather, the local church is essential to what God is doing. We explore that theme from the New Testament. You can find the original sermon here. 

In John 9-10, Jesus promises the coming of what Bible teachers call "The Universal Church." As he does so, he gives us hope that we are being called into his body, to be a part of his church. You can find the original sermon here. 

Pastor Stertz continues to teach about the church from 1 Timothy 3. Without strong local churches, the truth of the gospel fades away.   You can find the original sermon here. 

This the first in a series of messages that focus on what the church is. In this episode, we learn that the church is God's special treasure from 1 Timothy 3.   You can find the original sermon here. 

Today we hope in the resurrection of Christ and the promise that it conquers sin and death in 1 Corinthians 15. You can find the original sermon here.

Psalm 94 helps us to see how we can have hope in the face of injustice. Our God and his vengeance is to shine forth! You can find the original sermon here. 

In Psalm 39 we see a Lament. We consider what a lament is, how it is shown in Psalm 39, and what it can mean from our lives. You can find the original sermon here.

Pastor Stertz addresses Psalm 14 and its claim, "The fool has said in his heart that there is no God." When learn the psalm, it provides for us encouragement in a sometimes crazy world.   You can find the original sermon here.

We discover more characteristics of a model church in 1 Thessalonians 1.    You can find the original sermon here . 

1 Thessalonians teaches us what a model church looks like. It challenges all of as Christians to live righteously and to do so in the context of our local church. You can find the original sermon here . 

This concludes our study in Matthews Gospel. Jesus gives us authority to go make disciples!   You can find the original sermon here.

We continue to explore what it means for us to make disciples as Jesus commanded at the end of Matthew 28. You can find the original sermon here. 

We continue to explore what it means for Christians to make disciples in Matthew 28. Today we ask and answer, "how can we do this?" You can find the full sermon here.

Jesus tells his followers to make disciples. What does this mean for us? We ask and answer this question from Matthew 28. You can find the original sermon here. 

As we near the end of Matthew's gospel, we consider the whole of the book and discover the purpose of the gospel of Matthew. You can find the full sermon here.

What did Jesus' death do? We examine that question and answer it from Matthew 27. You can find the whole sermon here.