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Weekly services from Sunrise Ministries in Jenison, Michigan. Transforming the world through God's grace and love. Additional information and resources available at sunrisemin.org.
This week Sunrise is joined by guest speaker Rev. Dr. Richelle White of Kuyper College, who traced the entire biblical story through four words—of, between, with, and in—to show Scripture as one unified narrative from creation to Pentecost. She reminded us that we were made by God, met by God, and now indwelt by God, called to actively live inside His ongoing story.
Worship Setlist:
- God of Wonders
- All the Poor and Powerless
- Have it All
- How Great is Our God
Rahab’s story shows how a single, faithful shift in the right direction can reshape a life’s trajectory, regardless of past failures or social standing. Her courage to act on what she believed invites us to consider what one small step of faith might set in motion for the people we love.
Worship Setlist:
- Praise You Anywhere
- Forever YHWH
- We Crown You
- Way Maker
Pastor Dennis examines Exodus 1, which shows how ordinary people like Shiphrah and Puah become courageous agents of God’s kingdom simply by choosing compassion over fear. Their quiet defiance of Pharaoh reveals that God often works through everyday acts of protection and solidarity, calling us to show up for the vulnerable even when it costs us something.
Worship Setlist:
- Take You at Your Word
- Who Else
- Trust in God
- All Thy Fullness
This Sunday's message from Pastor Dennis explores the painful dysfunction, favoritism, and decades of estrangement within Abraham's blended family. By highlighting how Isaac and Ishmael finally reunited to bury their father, it challenges us to cultivate a legacy of genuine reconciliation and forgiveness in our own households.
Worship Setlist:
- Salvation is Here
- I Surrender
- Cornerstone
- All Thy Fullness
This week, Pastor Dennis launches a new series titled "The People of God" by focusing on the overlooked biblical story of Hagar from Genesis 16. He uses her experiences with isolation and hardship to illustrate how God intimately sees and hears our distress, encouraging the congregation that choosing the way of Jesus can break cycles of generational trauma to leave a lasting legacy.
Worship Setlist:
- Raise a Hallelujah
- House of the Lord
- Stand in Your Love
- Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me
Dennis reflects on how the church has often caused harm by prioritizing theological certainty over compassion. He urges a posture of humility, repentance, and a commitment to keeping the door of the kingdom open to all people, while taking Scripture seriously in a way that centers grace, avoids judgment, and makes room for everyone to pursue Christ together.
Worship Setlist:
- Open the Eyes of My Heart
- Better is One Day
- Great Are You Lord
- Goodness of God
This Father's Day, Pastor Dennis teaches that Joseph’s life shows what it means to be God’s kind of person—faithful, compassionate, courageous, steady in hardship, and committed to lifting others up. He urges the congregation to live in such a way that when others tell their story, it will be a story worth passing on.
Worship Setlist:
- I Thank God
- Lord I Need You
- Good Good Father
- King of Kings
This Sunday, Pastor Dennis taught that while Scripture offers a high ethic for gender and sexuality, real people often live in complex places where grace and accommodation are necessary. He warned that legalism in these areas can “shut the door of the kingdom,” and called us to love people as image‑bearers and trust Jesus to do the transforming.
Worship Setlist:
- Who You Say I Am
- Graves Into Gardens
- Christ Be Magnified
Today, Pastor Dennis moves beyond simple cultural traditions and practices and defines Christian marriage as a gospel-centered witness built on mutual love, cherishing, and respect. This sacrificial relationship ultimately mirrors the way Jesus Christ lived and died for His church, providing a tangible paradigm of God's love to both children and the watching world.
Worship Setlist:
- Take You at Your Word
- Firm Foundation (He Won't)
- Who Else
- The Blood
In this week's message, Pastor Dennis explores 1 Timothy 2:11–15, challenging the traditional hierarchical views of male headship by arguing that the text must be understood within its specific cultural context. Paul's instructions should be seen not as universal mandates but as targeted correctives meant to counter the dominant Artemis cult in Ephesus. Dennis encourages the congregation to reject the power struggles of the curse and instead live out the mutual love of the kingdom.
Worship Setlist:
- The Father's House
- Same God
- Build My Life
- Make Room
Pastor Bill VanderWerp explores how the ancient Aaronic Blessing from Numbers 6 places God's name on His people, connecting it directly to the ethical weight of the Third Commandment against misrepresenting His name. By applying this historical Hebrew covenant to the modern church, the sermon challenges listeners to consider whether their daily lives bring clarity or confusion to the character of the God they claim to represent.
Worship Setlist:
- Praise
- Graves Into Gardens
- Great Are You Lord
- Gratitude
Pastor Dennis explores the cultural and historical realities that shaped the early church's instructions on family and worship. This message looks at the legal structures of the ancient Roman household, original Greek terminology, and the local regional influences Paul was addressing in his correspondence, reframing traditional ideas around authority and relationships between men and women.
Worship Setlist:
- Praise You Anywhere
- Good Plans
- Yet Not I But Through Christ in Me
- Promises
Today's sermon explores the biblical relationship between husbands and wives, framing marriage not as a model for power or decision-making, but as a testimony of Christ’s self-sacrificial love for the church. By examining Paul’s instructions to the early churches, it calls believers to prioritize mutual submission and service, viewing their relationships as a way to push back against the ramifications of the fall.
Worship Song: Firm Foundation
Pastor Dennis explores Genesis 2 and examines the fundamental design of human relationships and the unique, complementary strengths found in the partnership of men and women. By looking at the Hebrew concept of the ezer, or "strong ally," this message challenges us to see one another as peers created to reflect the image of God together.
Worship Setlist:
- House of the Lord
- Christ Be Magnified
- What a Beautiful Name
- Good Good Father
This morning at Sunrise, we celebrated the baptism of Pastor Dennis’ first grandchild, Ellie Lou, drawing together Scripture, covenant, and the long story of God’s faithfulness across generations. Through this sacrament, we were reminded that God moves first in love, keeping His promises from parent to child and from family to family.
Closing Song:
- Victory in Jesus
Today, Dennis shares that every person equally bears the image of God, and Scripture does not teach a universal hierarchy that restricts women from leadership, teaching, or authority. Sunrise Ministries affirms this biblical vision, rejecting male‑headship as a created‑order mandate and embracing men and women as equal partners in every level of ministry, just as the New Testament church modeled.
Worship Setlist:
- Who You Say I Am
- The Father's House
- So Will I (100 Billion X)
- Build My Life
Today begins the next movement of our Five Big Questions series: Identity. Pastor Dennis explores what it means to be human, to bear God’s image, and to let Jesus shape every part of our lives. Together we'll take an honest look at Scripture, self‑understanding, and the ongoing work of the Spirit in us.
Worship Setlist:
- Holy Holy Holy
- Stand In Your Love
- God With Us
This Easter Sunday, Pastor Dennis highlighted how the resurrection story is carried forward by the women who stayed faithful when prominent disciples fled, showing that God often works through those the world overlooks. Their courage is the doorway to hope, reminding us that resurrection happens when ordinary people simply show up and do what they can. Worship Setlist:
- Glorious Day
- We Crown You
- Who Else
- The Blood
This Palm Sunday, Dennis reminds us that Jesus walked toward death without fear because he knew his mission — to make peace, defeat death by passing through it, and give us a hope that outlasts the graveside. Instead of fixating on going somewhere someday, we’re invited to follow Jesus in the present, remember God’s faithfulness, experience His presence, and root our hope in the risen Christ who leads us.
Worship Setlist:
- The Lion and the Lamb
- Hosanna
- All Hail King Jesus
- Worthy of it All
This morning, Noah Matthysse teaches that Jubilee is a God‑given structural command — a built‑in economic reset — designed to realign society with God’s justice by restoring land, protecting the vulnerable, and ensuring everyone has the means to live.
Worship Setlist:
- Awake My Soul
- Reckless Love
- Holy Forever
- All the Poor and Powerless
Pastor Dennis reminds us that we have value because we bear God’s image, and what we do matters because our actions reveal our alignment with God’s heart and kingdom. Through James 2 and the Good Samaritan, he calls us to let our lives—not just our words—demonstrate mercy, integrity, and Spirit‑shaped love.
Worship Setlist:
- House of the Lord
- King of Kings
- Same God
- Send Me
Today, Pastor Dennis reminds us that God’s commands are not just rules but loving safeguards, like guardrails and training wheels, meant to help us live in alignment with Him and experience real flourishing. Our church family should remember that every one of us matters deeply to God, and that what we do each day shapes the lives of the people around us and reflects the God we follow.
Worship Setlist:
- Glorious Day
- Promises
- Reign Above It All
- The Greatest Commandment
This morning, Pastor Corey teaches that doing the “right thing” ultimately comes down to letting love for God and neighbor guide your choices rather than impulse, favoritism, or self‑interest. He contrasts life in the Spirit with life in the flesh and urges believers to slow down, examine their motives, and let love shape both decisions and relationships.
Worship Setlist:
- There's Nothing That Our God Can't Do
- Build My Life Yet
- Not I But Through Christ In Me
- The Greatest Commandment
This morning, Dennis looks at Naaman’s story to illustrate that the world is fundamentally misaligned — people, systems, bodies, and relationships — and that God’s work is about realignment rather than punishment. Naaman’s healing becomes a picture of how humility, obedience, and grace meet us in imperfect circumstances, especially when the “ideal” isn’t possible. In a broken world, we move toward God by doing the most faithful, loving thing we can in any given situation.
Worship Setlist:
- Take You at Your Word
- Good Plans
- What He's Done
- In Christ Alone
In today's message, Dennis reframes sin not simply as rule‑breaking or missing the mark, but as the deeper misalignment that happens when we grasp for what belongs to God. He highlights God’s commands as guardrails meant for our flourishing and points to Jesus as the One who heals, realigns, and restores what’s been broken.
Worship Setlist:
- Death Was Arrested
- Gratitude
- Lord I Need You
- Who Else
Pastor Dennis reflects on how we recognize good and evil in the world and argues that real goodness is rooted in God’s character, fully revealed in Jesus. He also encourages the church to stop excusing its own sin, resist the impulse to judge others, and intentionally celebrate moments of genuine goodness as signs of God’s kingdom breaking into everyday life.
Worship Setlist:
- The Lion and the Lamb
- King of Kings
- Holy Forever
This morning's message emphasizes that God’s creative work is not just about making material things but about shaping them to function as they should—bringing order, purpose, and flourishing out of chaos. It highlights time, work, and human vocation as gifts woven into creation and invites us to join God in extending that order, goodness, and shalom into the world.
Worship Setlist:
- You Came (Lazarus)
- Forever YHWH
- We Crown You
- Beautiful Things
God’s creation story reveals a world spoken into being by a God who delights in what He makes, not a universe born from violence or domination. Humanity begins with goodness, bearing God’s image and being entrusted with stewardship, flourishing, and love.
Worship Setlist:
- Take You At Your Word
- King of Kings
- Good Plans
- All Creatures of Our God and King
Pastor Dennis explains that Genesis 1–2 is about the identity and character of the Creator, not scientific detail, inviting listeners to see how faith and science need not be in conflict and how God’s love and pursuit of humanity stand at the center of the story.
Worship Setlist:
- Be Thou My Vision
- Who Else
- Christ Be Magnified
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 the journey of faith is filled with mystery. We don't need to have everything figured out to follow Jesus faithfully.
- Please note the first ten minutes of the message were not captured due to technical issues.
Worship Setlist:
- Awake My Soul
- Yet Not I But Through Christ in Me
- Same God
- Is He Worthy
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
• Good Plans
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
• Who Else
• We Crown You
• Trust in God
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 the finished work of Jesus Christ.
Worship Setlist:
• Raise a Hallelujah
• Christ Be Magnified
• My King Forever
• Firm Foundation
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:
• House of the Lord
• In Christ Alone (Passion)
• Forever YHWH
• Death Was Arrested
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 rather than judging the preacher.
Worship Setlist:
• Awake My Soul
• Same God
• Build My Life
• Good Good Father
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.
Worship Setlist:
• Praise You Anywhere
• Good Plans
• Yet Not I But Through Christ in Me
• Do It Again
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 Else
• Though You Slay Me
• Son of Suffering
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 Setlist:
• Glorious Day
• Make Room
• Living Hope
• Reign Above it All
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 importance of relationship and compassion over mere words.
Worship Setlist:
• There's Nothing That Our God Can't Do
• Promises
• Good Good Father
• Same God
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 Fails
• Hosanna
• 'Til I See You
• Cornerstone
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 Me
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
In the depths of our darkest moments, when those we love are suffering, we often find ourselves grappling with a profound question: Where is God? This question runs deep in human experience from ancient times to our present day. It's a question that demands our attention, not just for theological discourse, but for the very real and raw moments when pain seems to overshadow everything else.
Worship Setlist:
• Raise a Hallelujah
• Holy Forever
• Trust in God
• Same God
Pastor Cory explores the importance of prayer in our lives. Delving into Luke 11:1-13, he examines Jesus' teachings on prayer through the Lord's Prayer and the parable of the persistent friend. Prayer is not just about making requests, it's about building a relationship with our Heavenly Father, waiting in his presence, aligning ourselves with His kingdom purposes, and being persistent as we seek Him.
Worship Setlist:
• Glorious Day
• Firm Foundation
• Oh You Bring
• This is My Father's World
God does not distribute grace based on our contributions, but only by his grace and radical generosity.
Worship Setlist:
• Great Are You Lord
• Worthy of It All
• All Hail King Jesus
• The Blood
In the depths of our darkest moments, when pain and loss seem overwhelming, we often find ourselves questioning God's goodness. We may wonder if our faith and righteous living have any bearing on the trials we face. The story of Job, a man of exemplary character and unwavering faith, challenges our assumptions about suffering and reveals profound truths about God's nature and our response to adversity.
Worship Setlist:
• I Thank God
• Death Was Arrested
• Who Else
• Trust In God
Life often throws us curveballs that leave us reeling, questioning everything we thought we knew about God and His goodness. In these moments, it's tempting to rush past the pain, seeking quick resolutions and easy answers. But what if there's value in slowing down and sitting with our discomfort? What if God has something to teach us in the midst of our suffering?
Worship Setlist:
• Battle Belongs
• Firm Foundation
• Great Are You Lord
• So Will I (100 Billion X)
In a world that often feels transactional, where favors are exchanged and love seems conditional, we find ourselves yearning for something more profound. The story of Job offers us a powerful lens through which to examine the nature of God's love and our own understanding of worship, blessing, and suffering.
Worship Setlist:
• There's Nothing That Our God Can't Do
• Promises
• Your Love Never Fails
• It Is Well
Life often feels like a complex tapestry of experiences, woven with threads of joy, sorrow, triumph, and struggle. In the midst of this intricate design, it's easy to lose sight of a fundamental truth: God sees us, knows us, and loves us unconditionally.
Worship Setlist:
• The Lion and the Lamb
• Son of Suffering
• Your Glory
• Another in the Fire
Job's story presents us with a choice: to run from God because we don't trust him, or run toward him despite our lack of understanding because he has overcome the world.
Worship Setlist:
• You Have Won Me
• We Praise You
• Gratitude
• My King Forever
A message from Cory Williamson this week on how God is less interested in what we do for others than He is in our hearts being transformed into His likeness.
Worship Setlist:
• Open the Eyes of My Heart
• Graves into Gardens
• Christ Be Magnified
• Yet Not I But Through Christ in Me
As we honor mothers, we take a moment to reflect on some profound life lessons inspired by one of history's most revered mothers - Mary, the mother of Jesus. Her story, woven throughout scripture, offers us wisdom that transcends time and applies to all of us, regardless of our parental status.
Worship Setlist:
• House of The Lord
• Who Else
• Worthy of it All
• Goodness of God
Have you ever felt like your world was crumbling around you? Like, no matter what you did, things just kept getting worse? If so, you're not alone. The ancient story of Job speaks to this universal human experience, reminding us that even in our darkest moments, there's more going on than meets the eye.
Worship Setlist:
• You Came (Lazarus)
• Run to the Father
• Same God
• Build My Life
Sunrise member and hospital chaplain, Kelly Stepanek gives a sermon this morning about the strategies and schemes of the enemy and where we can find God in those difficult moments.
Worship Setlist:
• Who You Say I am
• Reckless Love
• King of Kings
• Another in the Fire
You are beloved. You are loved deeply, passionately, and eternally by the God who sacrificed the second person of the Trinity, to buy you back.
Worship Setlist:
• Who Else
• Glorious Day
• All Hail King Jesus
• Death Was Arrested
We are called to love each other and importantly, the fruit of love will outlast our ability to love.
Worship Setlist:
• House of the Lord
• Stand in Your Love
• Worthy of it All
• Battle Belongs
Our friend and guest speaker, Brittany Stichter, preaches a message from Matthew 22.
Worship Setlist:
• Glorious Day
• Holy Spirit
• So Will I
• Lord I Need You
Guest speaker, Cindy Zandstra shares her challenging and powerful life story. ***Please note that due to technical difficulties the end of the service is truncated.
Worship Setlist:
• Praise You Anywhere
• This I Believe
• Who Else
Self-control often means saying NO to my wants so I can say YES to what is best or necessary for all involved.
Worship Setlist:
• House of the Lord
• Great Are You Lord
• Make Room
• Have It All
Noah Matthysse is today's congregational speaker as we continue our series on the "Spirit Filled Life."
Worship Setlist:
• There's Nothing That Our God Can't Do
• Christ Be Magnified
• Reign Above It All
• The Blood
Faith isn't demonstrated by religious fervor or morality, rather it is proven by faithfulness.
Worship Setlist:
• Take You At Your Word
• Same God
• Forever YHWH
• Promises
In exploring the fruit of the Spirit of Goodness, we're challenged to consider what true generosity and benevolence look like in our lives.
Worship Setlist:
• Build My Life
• Goodness of God
• Send Me
Today, Pastor Dennis discusses kindness. It may not fix things, but kindness lets us know that people love and care for us and that we're not alone.
Worship Setlist:
• Glorious Day
• Make Room
• All Hail King Jesus
• Send Me
As we continue the series, "The Spirit Filled Life," Pastor Dennis delves into what it means to the have the spirit of forbearance.
Worship Setlist:
• You Came (Lazarus)
• Battle Belongs
• Run to the Father
• Same God
This Sunday, Pastor Dennis is back to continue the series on The Spirit Filled Life.
Worship Setlist:
• Awake My Soul
• Take You at Your Word
• Yet Not I But Through Christ in Me
• In Christ Alone
Noah Matthysse brings us a message about joy and how this fruit of the spirit is more than just happiness. *** Programming note: due to technical difficulties the beginning of the sermon is truncated.
Worship Setlist:
• House of the Lord
• I Thank God
• Worthy of it All
• Praise (Carolina Version)
Sunrise youth minister, Cory Williamson, continues our current series on Galatians. Today he reminds us that the works of the flesh do not align with the kingdom living.
Worship Setlist:
• We Praise You
• Glorious Day
• Living Hope
• Run to the Father
Freedom in Christianity comes from brotherly love and not by justification from the law.
Worship Setlist:
• I Thank God
• Death Was Arrested
• Reign Above it All
• Build My Life
Dennis introduces the latest sermon series, The Spirit Filled Life. Today he discusses the importance of living a cruciform life.
Worship Setlist:
• Take You at Your Word
• Be Thou My Vision
• Holy Spirit
• Make Room
For the last sermon of 2024, guest speaker, Rev. Bill VanderWerp challenges the congregation in the new year to T.H.I.N.K. before they speak.
Worship Setlist:
• Praise
• Firm Foundation (He Won't)
• Goodness of God
• Christ Be Magnified
Dennis wraps up his series on Micah, with a reminder that our present reality can lead to future hope as we embrace God's present and past faithfulness.
Worship Setlist:
• Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
• The First Noel
• God With Us
• Christmas Offering
Joy comes as we promote God's justice, embrace and extend God's loving kindness, and as we walk daily in humility with Him.
Worship Setlist:
• Come All Ye Faithful/Sing to the King
• He Shall Reign Forevermore
• Light of the World
• Joy to the World (Joyful Joyful)
Peace is found for ourselves and fought for on behalf of others, and real peace forever changes those who encounter it.
Worship Setlist:
• Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
• It Came to Pass (Worthy Worthy)
• Way Maker (O Come Let Us Adore Him)
• Come and Worship
We've reached the first week of Advent. Today we're reminded that God's strength when paired with our weakness is more than enough.
Worship Setlist:
• Holy Spirit
• Worthy of it All
• What a Beautiful Name
• Living Hope
In God's kingdom, justice is concerned with restoration rather than rebribution.
Worship Setlist:
• Take You At Your Word
• Raise a Hallelujah
• Plead the Blood
• Graves Into Gardens
Dennis is joined this morning by Sunrise intern, Heather Agee, as they team teach about the potential perils for spiritual leaders.
Worship Setlist:
• Battle Belongs
• Yet Not I But Through Christ in Me
• So Will I (100 Billion X)
• Lord I Need You
As we continue our series in the book of Micah, today we are reminded that God promised a time of restoration for the faithful remnant of His people.
Worship Setlist:
• Praise You Anywhere
• Promises
• Forever YHWH
• Same God
*** the broadcast cut out just before the message concluded.
This Sunday, Dennis continues our latest series, The Witness of a Prophet and we celebrate new baby baptisms and dedications.
Worship Setlist:
• Glorious Day
• You Came (Lazarus)
• Worthy of it All
• What He's Done
Week one of our latest series, "The Witness of a Prophet."
Worship Setlist:
• I Thank God
• Raise a Hallelujah
• I Am Your Beloved
• Goodness of God
Today, Pastor Dennis gives his last sermon in the series, "What is the Church."
Worship Setlist:
• The Lion and the Lamb
• This I Believe (The Creed)
• Worthy of it All
• Lord I Need You
The church is called to cultivate the eyes of Christ and the heart of the Father for the world around us.
Worship Setlist:
• There's Nothing That Our God Can't Do
• What He's Done
• In Christ Alone
• Christ Be Magnified
This Sunday, Sunrise partner, Noah Matthysse continues our series about the church.
Worship Setlist:
• Praise You Anywhere
• Reign Above it All
• So Will I (100 Billion X)
• Build My Life
God longs for us to use the gifts He has given us to further the kingdom of God.
Worship Setlist:
• Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
• Holy Forever
• Your Glory
• Send Me
Humility provokes honesty, conforms to reality, promotes sanity, invites hospitality, and offers clarity.
Worship Setlist:
• Take You at Your Word
• Same God
• Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me
• Have it All
Pastor Dennis discusses worship this morning. Worship is any genuine service to God done as we continue to surrender to His transforming spirit.
Worship Setlist:
• Praise
• You Have Won Me
• Gratitude
• The Blood
The church is able to bring hope to the world through both beauty and brokenness.
Worship Setlist:
• 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)
• The Lion and the Lamb
• God With Us
• Reckless Love
Pastor Dennis reminds us today that the love of Jesus allows him to walk down multiple paths to find us.
Worship Setlist:
• Glorious Day
• Goodness of God
• Reign Above It All
• Graves into Gardens
Guest speaker, Dr. Jeremy Grinnell, joins us this morning to discuss forgiveness and reconciliation.
Worship Setlist:
• House of the Lord
• Promises
• King of Kings
• I Am Your Beloved
God's grace is extravagant and His sternness is also a kindness.
Closing Song:
• Yet Not I But Through Christ in Me
Pastor Dennis is back from a much needed break and continues his series on the church. Today we're reminded that God does not reject anyone, but instead offers redemption to everyone.
Worship Setlist:
• Way Maker
• Living Hope
Guest speaker, Brittany Stichter delivers today's message on the reasons why we can have real and lasting hope.
Worship Setlist:
• Awake My Soul
• I Thank God
• Son Of Suffering
• Do It Again
This Sunday, Pastor Cory presents us with the awesome and humbling thought: the one who knows us the best, loves us the most.
Worship Setlist:
• Praise You Anywhere
• My King Forever
• Have It All
• I Am Your Beloved
In week two of our series on "What is the Church," Pastor Dennis takes a look at what we can learn from Paul about the church in the book of Romans.
Worship Setlist:
• The Lion And The Lamb
• Firm Foundation (He Won't)
• Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me
• Send Me
This Sunday, Pastor Dennis begins a new sermon series discussing the definition of "the church."
Worship Setlist:
• Here For You
• Raise A Hallelujah
• Build My Life
• New Wine
This is the penultimate message in the Finding Faith series. Pastor Dennis talks more about Thomas and how all of us need an experience with Jesus at an unexpected time and place.
Worship Setlist:
• Raise A Hallelujah
• Egypt
• Good Good Father
• Blessing
Pastor Dennis looks at the lives of Peter and Thomas and examines the factors like fear and shame that drove their doubts.
Worship Setlist:
• I Thank God
• Death Was Arrested
• What A Beautiful Name
• Same God
Today, Pastor Dennis speaks about the importance of reality versus expectations and the path of love as sacrifice.
Worship Setlist:
• Awake My Soul
• Promises
• Reign Above It All
• Your Glory
On this graduation Sunday we celebrate our seniors and Sunrise Elder, Joel Rasdall, gives a message on the necessity of humilty.
Worship Setlist:
• There's Nothing That Our God Can't Do
• Christ Be Magnified
• Holy Forever
• Send Me
Pastor Dennis continues his series, "Finding Faith" this Memorial Day weekend as he preaches about the need for both intellect and intimacy.
Worship Setlist:
• Holy Spirit
• God With Us
• Firm Foundation (He Won't)
• You Have Won Me
On this Pentecost Sunday, Pastor Dennis shares that even during times of wavering doubt or even obstinance we are never outside the reach of our Savior's hand.
Worship Setlist:
• Holy Spirit
• Take You At Your Word
• Goodness Of God
• Lord I Need You
Today Pastor Dennis continues his series on Finding Faith. Please note due to technical difficulties, the message is truncated.
Worship Setlist:
• Battle Belongs
• You Came (Lazarus)
• Do It Again
This week, Pastor Dennis continues his series on Finding Faith. Everyone needs the Gospel, especially God's people.
Worship Setlist:
• Praise You Anywhere
• Have It All
• Great Are You Lord
• The Blood
Sometimes the challenges that we face are the very vehicle in which God can use us to minister to others in need.
Worship Setlist:
• I Thank God
• Reign Above It All
• What He's Done
• In Christ Alone (Passion)
This morning at Sunrise, we celebrate public professions of faith and also the sacrament of baptism.
Worship Setlist:
• Take You At Your Word
• Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me
• Holy Forever
• Praise
This Sunday is the second week of our sermon series Finding Faith. It's okay that we don't have all the answers, even the disciples misunderstood Jesus and His mission at times.
Worship Setlist:
• Death Was Arrested
• Christ Be Magnified
• Build My Life
• Firm Foundation (He Won't)
Today Sunrise begins a new sermon series entitled, "Finding Faith." Dennis takes a look at one doubter and one deconstructer in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.
Worship Setlist:
• Glorious Day
• This Is Amazing Grace
• Battle Belongs
• The Lion And The Lamb
It's Easter Sunday and today at Sunrise, Pastor Dennis concludes his series on Sabbath. We can find rest because Christ's work is finished.
Worship Setlist:
• Praise The Name
• Praise
• All Hail King Jesus
• Holy Forever
On this Palm Sunday, Pastor Dennis shares a message about Christ's atoning sacrifice and how it brings about life, victory, and peace.
Worship Setlist:
• House Of The Lord
• Christ Be Magnified
• What A Beautiful Name
• What He's Done
As we continue our Sabbath series, Pastor Dennis shares that when Jesus is present, we discover freedom, family, and peace.
Worship Setlist:
• Praise
• The Lion And The Lamb
• Gratitude
• Firm Foundation (He Won't)
Sabbath helps us recognize the inherant dignity in all people and how to be a Sabbath kind of person.
Worship Setlist:
• The Father's House
• What He's Done
• Way Maker
• Reign Above It All
Pastor Dennis returns this Sunday with a new message about the Sabbath. We can find rest in the fact that we are seen, loved, and remembered by God.
Worship Setlist:
• There's Nothing That Our God Can't Do
• My King Forever
• All Hail King Jesus
• This Is My Father's World
Friend of Sunrise Ministries, and spiritual director, Brittany Stichter joins us this morning as we continue our series on the Sabbath.
Worship Setlist:
• Take You At Your Word
• What He's Done
• Reckless Love
• This I Believe (The Creed)
Dr. Chad Vitarelli, lead pastor of Bella Vista Church, joins Sunrise as a guest speaker this morning. Chad encourages the congregation to remember the Sabbath as a gift from God worthy of praise.
Worship Setlist:
• Awake My Soul
• Same God
• Living Hope
• Promises
Pastor Dennis continues his series on the Sabbath today. The focus of this morning's sermon is on trusting God, even when life gets tough because our hope is in Him.
Worship Setlist:
• Glorious Day
• Graves Into Gardens
• Goodness Of God
• Build My Life
Pastor Dennis takes a Sabbath day of rest this morning. Pastor and fellow congregant Bill VanderWerp delivers a sermon about the Sabbath as a time of spiritual renewal, free from the bonds of legalism.
Worship Setlist:
• Death Was Arrested
• All Creatures Of Our God And King
• Great Are You Lord
• Good Good Father
Dennis continues to share on the topic of Shabbat. We can have hope because we serve the God of the Sabbath and He will provide even when time and resources are fleeting.
Worship Setlist:
• The Lion and the Lamb
• Firm Foundation (He Won't)
• King of Kings
• Raise a Hallelujah
Today's message focuses on the importance of trusting the sufficiency of God's provision that we may be freed to truly practice Sabbath.
Worship Setlist:
• There's Nothing That Our God Can't Do
• Same God
• Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me
• Christ Be Magnified
It's a cold and snowy day, so Dennis brings Sunrise a message from home. While work is a good thing, we need to remember to not make it an idol and take the opportunity to find our rest in God.
Today is the first Sunday of Epiphany. Dennis reminds us that in the midst of pain and struggle we can experience the risen Christ and we can be Christ to a world in need of His touch.
Worship Setlist:
• I Thank God
• Reign Above It All
• Gratitude
• In Christ Alone (Passion)
On this final Sunday of 2023, Corey and Lindsey Williamson introduce a new sermon series entitled, "Stories and Songs."
Worship Setlist:
• Holy Holy Holy (Matt Maher)
• Raise a Hallelujah
• Goodness of God
• Battle Belongs
On the final Sunday of Advent, we are reminded that the truer and better high priest is Jesus, and he came to bring us peace.
Worship Setlist:
• Angels We Have Heard on High
• Come All Ye Faithful
• What Child is This
• Silent Night
On this third Sunday of Advent, Dennis speaks to us about experiencing the joy of Christ's arrival. God's favor and love are ours, no strings attached. We matter because we are His.
Worship Setlist:
• The First Noel
• He Shall Reign Forevermore
• Joy To The World
• Is He Worthy
On the second Sunday of Advent, Pastor Dennis continues his series on the Gospel, reminding us that from the beginning God commanded us to love our neighbors as ourself.
Worship Setlist:
• Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
• Joy to the World
• God With Us
• Come and Worship
Elder, Joel Rasdall joins Dennis as they team teach about the Covenant God made with Abram and it's significance to this day.
Worship Setlist:
• Come All Ye Faithful/Sing to the King
• It Came to Pass (Worthy Worthy)
• Hark the Herald Angel's Sing
• Waymaker (O Come Let Us Adore Him)
This Thanksgiving weekend, Pastor Dennis talks to us about the importance of the Imago Dei.
Worship Setlist:
• Here For You
• House of the Lord
• There's Nothing That Our God Can't Do
• Same God
Pastor Dennis and Noah Matthysse continue to team teach about the Gospel. This week they discuss the importance of practicing Sabbath.
Worship Setlist:
• Praise You Anywhere
• I Thank God
• Gratitude
• Christ Be Magnified
This Sunday is the second week of the series called, "The Gospel Truth." Today, Dennis and Noah team teach about the historical context of the first commandment.
Worship Setlist:
• Raise a Hallelujah
• Promises
• Waymaker
• Egypt
As we enter the month of November, Pastor Dennis starts a new series called The Gospel Truth. In today's passages from Exodus and Deuteronomy, Dennis lays out how the good news goes all the way back to creation itself.
Worship Setlist:
• Glorious Day
• Graves Into Gardens
• Same God
• This is My Father's World
As Pastor Dennis concludes our series on prayer, he brings a message to us from 1 Samuel 3:1-14. In this passage we see the importance of drawing near, creating space, embracing the quiet, and listening for God in prayer.
Worship Setlist:
• House of the Lord
• My King Forever
• Christ Be Magnified
• So Will I (100 Billion X)
Today we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Sunrise Ministries. In addition to the message from Dennis, we listen to special messages from some former pastors at Sunrise.
Worship Setlist:
• Praise Him
• Your Love Never Fails
• Hosanna
• 10,000 Reasons
Bella Vista Ministry Director, Brittany Stichter, joins Sunrise this morning as she continues our series on prayer with a sermon based on Matthew 11:25-30.
Worship Setlist:
• The Father's House
• Promises
• Have It All
• Goodness of God
Chaplain Kelly Stepanek continues our series on prayer. Today we examine prayer as a way to experience God's presence, peace, comfort, strength and will.
Worship Setlist:
• Battle Belongs
• Same God
• Reign Above it All
This first Sunday in October, Pastor Dennis discusses intercessory prayer. It's incartional and relational nature invites us to participate in the divine dance present within the trinity.
Worship Setlist:
• Graves Into Gardens
• Praise You Anywhere
• Gratitude
• The Blood
In our continuing series on prayer, Pastor Dennis brings Sunrise a message about how Jesus prayed not only for his disciples, but also for future believers. Jesus desired that we might have loving unity with Him and with each other in order to bring glory to God the Father.
Worship Setlist:
• God With Us
• Another in the Fire
• You Have Won Me
• Firm Foundation (He Won't)
Today is second part of what Dennis is calling the real Lord's prayer, when Jesus prays for his disciples in John 17.
Worship Setlist:
• Glorious Day
• Firm Foundation (He Won't)
• Good Good Father
• Goodness of God
Pastor Dennis starts a new series entitled, "Lord, Teach Us To Pray." This is also kickoff Sunday where we offer opportunities to connect and serve at Sunrise.
Worship Setlist: • I Thank God • Be Thou My Vision • I Plead the Blood
Fellow Sunrise congregant and ordained minister Bill VanderWerp shares with us this morning about the value of regarding others higher than ourselves and leaving the role of judging up to God.
Worship Setlist:
• Christ Be Maginified
• My King Forever
• Reckless Love
• Gratitude
This is the last Sunday of our series on the Prophet Haggai. In today's message, Dennis shares how Christ's followers can do work for God's Kingdom no matter where we are or what we are doing.
Worship Setlist: • Take You at Your Word • Yet Not I, But Through Christ in Me • Your Glory • In Christ Alone (Passion)
In the next to last sermon from the Prophet Haggai series, Pastor Dennis outlines how God's blessings work in our present and how we can best express worship with our lives.
Worship Setlist: • You Came • Gratitude • Same God • Beautiful Things
Today at Sunrise Minitries, Pastor Dennis continues his series on the Propet Haggai focusing in on Chapter 2:10-17.
Worship Setlist: • The Lion and the Lamb • Battle Belongs • King of Kings • Great Are You Lord
Dennis continues the series on the Prophet Haggai. Today we're reminded to not live in the past, but instead be open to God's presence and movement here and now.
Worship Setlist: • House of the Lord • Reign Above it All • Yet Not I But Through Christ in Me • The Blood
This morning is our first "Stories & Songs" service. Kathleen Torre, shares her story of repentance alongside Pastor Dennis. Together they have a conversation about Kathleen's story of redemption, healing, and restoration.
Worship Setlist: • Take You At Your Word • Plead the Blood • Same God • Living Hope
This week Cory Williamson continues our Haggai series as he discusses the relationship between generations both then and now.
Worship Setlist: • Open the Eyes of My Heart • Blessed Be Your Name • God of Wonders • Better is One Day
Noah Matthysse gives this week's message from our current series on Haggai. We're reminded today that God moves graciously toward His creation before requiring anything from us.
Worship Setlist: • I Thank God • Plead the Blood • Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me • Way Maker
This Sunday is week two of Pastor Dennis' series on Haggai the Prophet. In chapter one, we are called to nurture God's presence through thoughtful introspection.
Worship Setlist: • Raise a Hallelujah • There's Nothing That Our God Can't Do • Build My Life • Living Hope
Dennis begins a new series on Haggai with an overall synopsis of the the prophet and the book.
Worship Setlist: • Death Was Arrested • Goodness of God • Good Good Father • Reign Above It All
This Sunday, we celebrate both a baby dedication and a baptism, while also acknowledge the volunteers that help make Sunrise Ministries possible.
Worship Setlist: • Raise a Hallelujah • Promises • My King Forever • Christ Be Magnified
On this Father's Day, Dennis teaches how Matthew 7:12-14 is often misrepresented by religious gatekeepers. The narrow gate is the fully surrendered life of Christ and the wide road is the path of rigid certainty.
Worship Setlist: • Glorious Day • I Thank God • Lord I Need You • Reign Above it All
This Sunday, Dennis explores how Jesus encourages his disciples to continue to pray so that they might know their good heavenly Father and experience His presence.
Worship Setlist: • Be Thou My Vision • Battle Belongs • Gratitude • Build My Life
This week young adult pastor Cory Williamson brings us the next sermon in the Jesus Said series with a message based on Matthew 7:15-20.
Worship Setlist:
• Take You at Your Word
• Awake My Soul
• Son of Suffering
• Plead the Blood
Continuing the Jesus Said series, Dennis delivers a message based on Matthew 7:1-6 where we're instructed to not judge others.
Worship Setlist:
• Here For You
• House of the Lord
• My King Forever
• Lord I Need You
This morning Dennis continues the Series: "Jesus Said..." from the Sermon on the Mount. In Matthew 5:21-48 Jesus teaches that Torah is more than rules, it's wisdom from God.
Worship Setlist:
• Raise a Hallelujah
• Same God
• Your Glory
• Holy Holy Holy
This Mother's Day, Lindsey Williamson and Carissa Wygant team teach about the story of Martha and Mary from Luke: 10:38-42.
Worship Setlist:
• I Thank God
• The Father's House
• King of Kings
• Gratitude
Today's message comes from Matthew 5:38-48 where Jesus challenges us to love everyone (including our enemies) by extending grace like our heavenly father.
Worship Setlist:
• Take You At Your Word
• My King Forever
• Send Me
• The Blood
As we continue the series, Jesus Said, Dennis and his mom talk about the Wedding at Cana from John 2:1-12. The challenge from the text comes in verse five, where we're called to do whatever Jesus tells us to do.
Worship Setlist:
• There's Nothing That Our God Can't Do
• Promises
• Gratitude
• Goodness of God
This is week two of our latest series, "Jesus Said..." Today's message comes from Matthew 5:21-32 where Jesus challenges His followers to not only mind their actions but to tend to their mind and heart.
Worship Setlist:
• House of the Lord
• Firm Foundation (He Won't)
• Same God
• Gratitude
Today is the beginning of a new series based on the Sermon on the Mount entitled Jesus Said.
Worship Setlist:
• The Lion and the Lamb
• Battle Belongs
• Great Are You Lord
• Reign Above It All
It's Easter Sunday and Dennis presents a sermon based on John 21:15-19. It's a message about how the Gospel isn't just a calling to believe in Jesus, it's a reminder that Jesus also believes in each of us.
Worship Setlist:
• Glorious Day
• Graves Into Gardens
• Living Hope
• The Blood
• All Hail King Jesus
On this Palm Sunday, Dennis shares a message of peace based on Zechariah 9:9.
Worship Setlist:
• Lion and the Lamb
• Reign Above it All
• What a Beautiful Name It Is
Kara VanderKamp, President and Executive Director of Remember Niger, shares a message with us from Matthew 9:13, reminding the congregation that little acts of love can have lasting, meaningful impacts on our world.
Worship Setlist:
• I Thank God
• Your Glory
• Is He Worthy
We've reached the fourth Sunday of Lent and this morning, Pastor Dennis gives a message based on Matthew 20:29-34. In this Scripture passage Jesus illustrates his compassion in how he listens to those in need calling out to Him.
Worship Setlist:
• Firm Foundation (He Won't)
• Jesus Paid It All
• In Christ Alone (Passion)
On this third Sunday of Lent, Pastor Dennis gives a message based on Philippians 2:1-4. The focus this week is how we're called to be more concerned with others than ourselves.
Worship Setlist: • Glorious Day • Living Hope • Send Me
We're in the second week of our Lenten series. Today, Dennis reminds us that even when we've experienced hard times that have left scars, we can remember that scared hands offered grace to save the world.
Worship Setlist: • King of Kings • My King Forever • Christ be Magnified
Dennis begins a new Lenten series entitled The Journey. Today's message is about Jesus calling his first disciples from Luke chapter 5.
Worship Setlist: • Death Was Arrested • So Will I (100 Billion X) • Son of Suffering
This morning is the final Sunday of our sermon series on the Pillars of Sunrise Ministries. Dennis shares a more faithful interpretive vision of Christian evangelism.
Worship Setlist: • Raise a Hallelujah • Goodness of God • Reckless Love • Send Me
Pastor Dennis preaches about how Evangelicalism needs to be redefined from a transactional message to one expressing the Good News that Jesus changed everything.
Worship Setlist: • There's Nothing That Out God Can't Do • Christ Be Magnified • Have It All • Send Me
Today Pastor Dennis is joined by Hannah Bientema, Youth Minister at Bella Vista Church, as they team teach about the loneliness of being ostracized by a community. More importantly, they discuss the importance of sharing our struggles so they might minister to the outcast.
Worship Setlist: • The Lion and the Lamb • My King Forever • Do It Again • The Father's House
This morning, Pastor Dennis continues our series on the Pillars of Sunrise Ministries as he discusses the dangers of hypocrisy. God calls us to live authentic lives of vulnerability and compassion, not judgement.
Worship Setlist: • Egypt • Graves Into Gardens • Good Good Father • The Father's House
Today is the second lesson about our core value of Compassion. This morning Dennis discusses how the Good News is for everyone, but especially for those who are harassed and helpless.
Worship Setlist:
• Raise a Hallelujah • Firm Foundation • Build My Life • All the Poor & Powerless
Pastor Dennis shares a message about the Sunrise Pillar of compassion. As a church community we desire to care for the needs of the poor and the disenfranchised.
Worship Setlist: • Awake My Soul • We Praise You • Reign Above it All • Your Love Never Fails
Pastor Dennis continues our new series on the Pillars of Sunrise Ministries. These essential values hold up and support our mission at Sunrise. Today we examine the core belief of thankfulness. Worship Setlist: • I Thank God • My King Forever • Same God • Christ Be Magnified
Today is the fourth Sunday of Advent. We're reminded this morning of the peace that Jesus gives. We're further charged to be his instruments in spreading this peace as God uses us to help overthrow the curses of sin, death, and the fall.
Worship Setlist: • Come Thou Long Expected Jesus• The First Noel • What Child Is This • Holy Holy Holy
In this third Sunday of Advent, Pastor Dennis explores the topic of Joy and how it is found in encountering the person of Christ.
Worship Setlist:
• Come Thou Long Expected Jesus • Joy to the World (Joyful Joyful) • Come and Worship • God With Us
On this second Sunday of Advent, we're joined by Brittany Stichter, Ministries Director at Bella Vista Church in Rockford. She discusses the importance of recognizing our belovedness and being comfortable with the need for rest.
Worship Setlist:
• Come Thou Long Expected Jesus • Hark the Herald Angels Sing • Oh Come All Ye Faithful (His Name Shall Be) • Light of the World
Today is the first day of Advent and Dennis speaks to Sunrise about how the Good News begins with the hope we discover in Jesus' incarnation.
Worship Setlist: • Come Thou Long Expected Jesus • He Shall Reign Forevermore • God With Us • Way Maker
Sunrise celebrates their annual tradition of sharing our thankfulness with a congregational meal and communion.
Worship Setlist: • Son of Suffering • Same God • Goodness of God
Ranjit Abraham, Head of Education & Social Welfare at New India Church of God, is our guest speaker this morning. He shares information about the ministry and gives a message entitled "Your Time is Now."
Worship Setlist: • Raise a Hallelujah • Same God • My King Forever • Reign Above It All
Pastor Dennis continues the sermon series "The Story of the Whole World." Today we'll see how all the books of the Bible, even the ones we consider hard to understand, are essential for our ability to discern, interpret, and apply the true teaching of the Scriptures.
Worship Setlist: • The Lion and the Lamb • Firm Foundation (He Won't) • My King Forever • Same God
This week, Dennis continues his sermon series entitled, "The Story of the Whole World." The goal of this message is to learn how to properly access and interpret the teachings of Biblical narratives.
Worship Setlist: • I Thank God • Promises • King of Kings • Reckless Love
This Sunday we welcome our new pastor, Dennis Moles. Today's message outlines what it means to be biblical, both as Christians and as the community of Sunrise.
Worship Setlist: • Egypt • Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus • Son of Suffering • Reign Above It All
Tricia Bosma, chaplain at Spectrum Health, brings a message to Sunrise this morning about what we can learn from God in times of silence.
Worship Setlist: • There's Nothing That Our God Can't Do • We Praise You • Goodness of God • Another In The Fire
Today we're joined by Cal Alderink, lead chaplin for Ottawa County Reach the Forgotten Jail Ministry. The message comes from John Chapter 2 as learn more about what the cultural history of the day can teach us about the story of Jesus turning water into wine.
Worship Setlist: • You Came (Lazarus) • Great Are You Lord • Nobody Like You • Turn Your Eyes
This week, Pastor Kyle Lake of Mars Hill Bible Church joins us to bring a message from Psalm 22 and we share in the sacrament of communion.
Worship Setlist: • You Have Won Me • Death Was Arrested • It is Well • Firm Foundation
This week, Pastor Kyle Lake of Mars Hill Bible Church joins us to bring a message from Psalm 22 and we share in the sacrament of communion.
Worship Setlist: • You Have Won Me • Death Was Arrested • It is Well • Firm Foundation
This morning Dr. Richelle White of Kuyper College brings us a message from Genesis 12, entitled Blessed to Be a Blessing.
Worship Setlist: • I Thank God • My King Forever • King of Kings • Promises
This morning Dr. Richelle White of Kuyper College brings us a message from Genesis 12, entitled Blessed to Be a Blessing.
Worship Setlist: • I Thank God • My King Forever • King of Kings • Promises
Dennis Moles speaks to us this morning from Luke 15:1-32. As we examine the three parables contained in this chapter, it becomes clear how much God cares for those who are lost or in the margins.
Worship Setlist: • My King Forever • The Lion and the Lamb • King of My Heart • Reckless Love
Dennis Moles speaks to us this morning from Luke 15:1-32. As we examine the three parables contained in this chapter, it becomes clear how much God cares for those who are lost or in the margins.
Worship Setlist: • My King Forever • The Lion and the Lamb • King of My Heart • Reckless Love
Sunrise pastoral candidate, Dennis Moles, joins us this morning to discuss the lessons we can learn about the kind of grace indicative of Christ's Kingdom as revealed in the story of Nicodemus.
Worship Setlist: • I Thank God • Is He Worthy • Christ Be Magnified • Living Hope
Micah Ringelberg joins us this morning to share some lessons we can learn from Saul's encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus.
Worship Setlist: • Be Thou My Vision • We Praise You • So Will I (100 Billion X) • Have It All
This morning, former Sunrise pastor, Bob Wollam, returns to bless us with a message derived from the life of Solomon entitled, "Whom Do You Seek?"
Worship Setlist: • Egypt • Firm Foundation (He Won't) • Build My Life • Til I See You
Dr. Dennis Moles, professor of Philosophy and Preaching at NorthPoint Bible College, joins us to share a message based on the obligations laid out for God's people in Micah 6:8.
Worship Setlist: • Awake My Soul • Holy Holy Holy (God With Us) • King of Kings • This We Know
This Morning, Dr. Jeff Fisher joins us from The Foundry, a ministry that helps equip churches and their leaders. Dr. Fisher's message comes to us from 2 Corinthians 3.
Worship Setlist: • I Thank God • Firm Foundation (He Won't) • Reign Above It All • Christ Be Magnified
This morning, former staff member and partner at Sunrise, Linda Haveman joins us to bring a message about the Prodigal Son from the Gospel of Luke.
Worship Setlist: • Death Was Arrested • Promises • Reckless Love • Way Maker
Today, Andrew Moorehead from the HY5 Youth Center joins Sunrise to preach about how we are no longer under the Levitical Law. In his letter to the Romans, Paul emphasizes the need to live by the spirit of God.
Worship Setlist: • I Thank God • Graves Into Gardens • God of Revival • Son of Suffering
Today, Sunrise Elder Mike Doorn speaks to us about the freedom we have in Christ also shares about God's greatness.
Worship Setlist: • We Praise You • Another In The Fire • King Of My Heart • No Longer Slaves
This morning, we hear from Dave Dow. Dave is a certified lay speaker in the United Methodist Church. Today's message is a conversation about the soul, what it is and how we should be more completely devoted to God our Father.
Worship Setlist:
• I Thank God • Reign Above It All • So Will I (100 Billion X) • Firm Foundation (He Won't)
This morning's guest speaker, Al Gemmen, preaches to us from Luke 15:1-7. In this Parable, we're reminded how much God cares for us and calls us to treat others the same way.
Worship Setlist: • There's Nothing That Our God Can't Do • Firm Foundation (He Won't) • Promises • Reckless Love
For Pastor Dan's last message, he challenges Sunrise to continue to live gently, transforming the world with God's Grace and Love.
Worship Setlist: • Awake My Soul • Firm Foundation (He Won't) • Son of Suffering • Promises
Today we continue the Transitions series in preparation for Dan's departure. We are instructed by Jesus to make more disciples and remember that even in times of change that God is with us.
Worship Setlist: • Raise a Hallelujah • King of Kings • Great Are You Lord • Battle Belongs
Today Dan begins a series of sermons about Transitions. As Sunrise Ministries begins a new chapter, we're reminded to stay focused on our mission and let God take care of the results.
Worship Setlist: • The Lion and The Lamb • King of My Heart • The Stand • Firm Foundation (He Won't)
This Mother's Day, Dan reminds us how mothers illustrate for us in the best possible ways what God's love for his children is like.
Worship Setlist: • You Came (Lazarus) • We Praise You • Reckless Love • Way Maker
As we continue our Life After Easter series, Pastor Dan retells the history of Sunrise Ministries and announces a significant change.
Worship Setlist: • Promises • House of the Lord • Reign Above It All • Goodness of God
This morning Pastor Dan reminds us that all lives are made in the image of God and should be treated likewise.
Worship Setlist: • Death Was Arrested • Beautiful Things • Who You Say I Am • No Longer Slaves
As we celebrate Easter at Sunrise, we ask what does Christ's resurrection mean to me?
Worship Setlist: • Christ The Lord Is Risen Today (He Is Not Dead) • King of Kings • All Hail King Jesus • Forever • Christ Be Magnified
As we celebrate Palm Sunday, we look at the recounting of the story from Mark 11. Together we ask, in what ways might I invite Jesus into my life this Holy Week?
Worship Setlist: • Glorious Day • The Lion and the Lamb • God With Us • Your Glory
Today's scripture reading is from Colossians 3:15-16. We take time to consider if we're exhibiting self-control in our relationships and how that may effect the level of peace we experience in our lives.
Worship Setlist: • We Praise You • Who You Say I Am • Another In the Fire • Build My Life
This Sunday we read Matthew 11:28-30 and focus on the rest our weary souls can find when come to God.
Worship Setlist: • Trading My Sorrows • God of Wonders • Better Is One Day • Did You Feel The Mountains Tremble • Shout To The Lord
In our third week of our Lenten series, Pastor Dan discusses how it's more important to be formed by God and to love others well than it is to simply gain greater knowledge.
Worship Setlist: • You Have Won Me • Jesus Paid It All • Goodness of God • Your Glory
This is week two of our Lenten series. Today we focus on Philippians 4:8 and take the time to reflect and share some things that are: true, noble, right, just, pure, lovely, gracious, excellent, and praiseworthy.
Worship Setlist: • House Of The Lord • Death Was Arrested • Reckless Love • King of Kings
This is the first sermon from our new Lenten series, Bitter & Sweet. This week we take a closer look at Psalm 73.
Worship Setlist: • Awake My Soul • In Christ Alone • Son of Suffering • What a Beautiful Name
As we continue our series on the uses and abuses of Scripture, we're reminded of the importance of the Old Testament to Christian faith and life.
Worship Setlist: • Egypt • You Came (Lazarus) • Good Good Father • Living Hope
Dan uses Deuteronomy 31 and the illustration of climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro to help us ask three important questions as we live our lives with Christ. How is our heart? How is our head? & How are our lungs?
This morning our sermon comes from The Parable of the Tenants in Mark 12.
Worship Setlist:
• You Make Me Brave • Christ Be Magnified • God of Revival • Song of Suffering
This week we begin a new series based on the book "The Use and Abuse of the Bible" from author and Biblical scholar, Henry Wansbrough.
Worship Setlist: • Battle Belongs • The Lion and the Lamb • Great Are You Lord • Reign Above It All
This morning Dan speaks to us from the book of Malachi about the importance of not only giving, but also living generously.
Worship Setlist: • Death Was Arrested • How He Loves • Who You Say I Am • Build My Life
Today at Sunrise, Dan looks at Mark 12 and discusses what it looks like to be giving even when you're poor.
Worship Setlist: • The Father's House • God of Revival • Promises • Have It All
Dan continues the series on generosity, focusing on Matthew 6, he explores the reasons why would we should be generous and help others.
Worship Setlist: • Awake My Soul • In Christ Alone • God of Revival • Have It All
Dan Fisher speaks to Sunrise today about generosity and gives us an update on the sale of our second property.
Worship Setlist: • Battle Belongs • Lord I Need You • God of Revival • Reign Above It All
Dawn VanderWerf joins us this morning to tell us about the recent history and future of Single Parent Mission locally and in her new home of Cody Wyoming.
Worship Setlist: • Raise A Hallelujah • House of the Lord • Oh You Bring • Goodness of God
This Sunday, Noah Matthysse wraps up our Songs of Redemption series as he preaches about Anna's experience meeting Jesus in Luke 2.
Worship Setlist: • Joy to the World (Joyful Joyful) • Light of the World • What Child Is This • Holy Holy Holy
Tricia Bosma, joins us this morning to continue the Songs of Redemption series. Today she speaks to us about Mary's Song from the Gospel of Luke.
Worship Setlist: • Angels We Have Heard on High • Joy to the World • Worthy Worthy • Christmas Offering
Sunrise Kids and Students take over our Sunday morning service. They lead us in worship and Youth Pastor, Tanner Tamminga brings us a the next message in our Songs of Redemption series about Hannah's Song from 1 Samuel.
Worship Setlist: • Go Tell It • Go Tell It On the Mountain • God With Us • O Come All Ye Faithful (His Name Shall Be) • Come And Worship
This week's guest speaker, Jesse Zander, continues our series Songs of Redemption by looking at Deborah's Song from Judges 5.
Worship Setlist: • Hark the Herald Angels Sing • The First Noel • He Shall Reign Forevermore • Is He Worthy
This morning, guest speaker, Jodi VanWingerden begins our Advent Series by examining the story of the Israelites from Exodus 15.
Worship Setlist: • We Praise You • Way Maker • There's Nothing That Our God Can't Do
This Sunday before Thanksgiving, Sunrise provides an open mic to give the congregation the opportunity to share thanks. We also spend some time in reflection and give praise to God in an extended time of worship.
Worship Setlist: • Awake My Soul • Graves Into Gardens • King of My Heart • Reign Above It All • In Christ Alone
Today Sunrise takes the opportunity to be the hands and feet of Christ in our community. Noah Matthysse discusses how Jesus desires for us to care for the poor and we shop together to prepare Thanksgiving meals for local families.
Worship Setlist:
• My Heart is Yours • You Are God and You Are Good
Guest speaker, Henry Cherry, joins us this week to discuss some ways we can be of service to our local community.
Worship Setlist: • We Praise You • This I Believe • Reckless Love • Goodness of God
This is week 4 of the Try Softer series. Today Dan takes a closer look at the sometimes distorted stories we can tell ourselves when we listen to our inner critic.
Worship Setlist: • Promises • Who You Say I Am • No Longer Slaves • Great Are You Lord
Today is week 3 of the Try Softer series. Dan looks at two passages in Psalms and discuses what emotions are and how to handle them, but also challenges us to read scripture in a way that meaningfully changes the way that we live.
Worship Setlist: • The Lion and the Lamb • Reign Above it All • Battle Belongs • Lord I Need You
Week Two of the Try Softer series Dan looks at Luke 22:19. The congregation partakes in communion and we focus on the significance of our bodies and of Christ's bodily sacrifice for us.
Worship Setlist: • House of the Lord • In Christ Alone • I Surrender • Reign Above It All
Dan begins a new series based on the book Try Softer by Aundi Kolber. Today he explains what it looks like to try softer when it comes to giving our full attention.
Worship Setlist: • Battle Belongs • One Thing Remains • It is Well • Reign Above it All
This week Dan discusses how the goodness of God will overcome the darkness of our lives and our world.
Worship Setlist:
• Raise a Hallelujah • Great Are You Lord • Way Maker • Reckless Love
This week Dan speaks about Tov as resistance and that there is a measure of defiance in what it means to be both good and beautiful. This posture of resistance can best be manifested in the disciplines of self-control and grace.
Worship Setlist:
• Death Was Arrested • You Have Won Me • God With Us • Promises
This is the third week of our series based on the book, "A Church Called Tov." Today, Dan speaks to us about Active Tov.
Worship Setlist: • Be Thou My Vision • Graves Into Gardens
This week is Fall Kick-off and we continue our series, with week 2 of "A Church Called Tov."
Worship Setlist: • House of the Lord • We Praise You • King of Kings
Today we begin a new series based on Scot McKnight's book, "A Church Called Tov." Dan examines the parable of the vineyard owner in Matthew 20 and how it reveals God justness.
Worship Setlist: • You Came (Lazarus) • Goodness of God • King of My Heart • Promises
In Acts 17 we see the importance of making genuine connection with the God of Heaven who is closer to us than we tend to realize.
Worship Setlist:
• House of the Lord • Promises • All Hail King Jesus • So Will I
Today Dan preaches from Acts 15. In the text, and even recent church history, we observe the unhelpful human tendency to place boundaries on who God can love.
Worship Setlist: • Promises • We Praise You • Christ Be Magnified • This I Believe
God goes with us and sets us free from the harmful narratives we tell ourselves.
• Raise a Hallelujah • Only King Forever • Way Maker • God With Us
In Acts 12, Luke helps us to see that God is the one who frees and gives us hope.
Worship Setlist: • Rising Sun • Reckless Love • Goodness of God • Build My Life
This morning at Hager Park we look at the story of Cornelius from Acts 11 and examine the necessity of loving those who look, act, and think differently than we do.
Worship Setlist: • There's Nothing That Our God Can't Do • All Creatures of Our God and King • Beautiful Things
In Acts Chapter 8, we look at the story of Simon. When we examine ourselves are we like Simon looking for power, or do we do desire to do what it takes to follow God well?
Worship Setlist: • House of the Lord • Awake My Soul • The Love of God • How He Loves
This morning Stephanie Fisher shares the story of Stephen from Acts 6. Who are we in this passage? Which role do we actively participate in?
Worship Setlist: • House of the Lord • Battle Belongs • Oh You Bring • ‘Til I See You
This Sunday, Dan's message comes to us from Acts chapter 5. The question we're asked to consider is to which kingdom do we anchor ourselves?
Worship Setlist: • Fall Afresh • We Praise You • There’s Nothing That Our God Can’t Do
Today is week 3 of the Acts: A New Day Series. In chapter 3 we're challenged to notice what other's need and help move them toward wholeness.
Worship Setlist: • There’s Nothing That Our God Can’t Do • Be Thou My Vision • In Christ Alone
As we continue the Acts: A New Day series, we take a closer look at Pentecost and reaffirm that Jesus reorders our lives and challenges us to engage our communities.
Worship Setlist: • You Make Me Brave • King of Kings • Goodness of God
This Sunday, we begin a new summer series in Acts, beginning with chapter one. Luke's account of the early church gives us helpful insights on how to begin living in new ways.
Worship Setlist: • Awake My Soul • I Have Decided • Because He Lives (Amen)
Today we look at the Book of Revelation and we are reminded that despite all of life's difficulties and trying times that God is with us and that ultimately God is Renewing All Things.
Worship Setlist:
- Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus
- Battle Belongs
- Revelation Song
- Is He Worthy
Continuing the Our Story series, Dan examines Paul's conversion experience from Acts 9. This passage reveals that God's Love Pursues All.
Worship Setlist:
- Graves Into Gardens
- King of Kings
- Who You Say I Am
This week on Pentecost Sunday, we look at Acts 2. With the coming of the Holy Spirit we see that God's Power is Present.
Worship Setlist:
- We Praise You
- Build My Life
- Goodness of God
- In Christ Alone
Dan resumes teaching from the Our Story series. As we look at Matthew 28, we're reminded that God is Greater than all Others.
Worship Setlist:
- You Came
- Battle Belongs
- King of My Heart
- God With Us
Tim Nelson, from Mars Hill Bible Church, joins us this week to continue to teach us about God’s Kingdom and how it’s here now. He further challenges us to become more attuned to God's presence.
Worship Setlist:
- Jesus Paid it All
- There’s Nothing that Our God Can’t Do
- Nobody Like You
- Endlessly
Pastor Dan is back this week and teaches about God's Kingdom in light of the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant from Matthew 18.
Worship Setlist:
- Raise a Hallelujah
- We Praise You
- Christ Be Magnified
- In Christ Alone
As we continue The Kingdom series, guest speaker Noah Matthysse joins us to discuss the parable of the vineyard workers from Matthew 20.
Worship Setlist:
- Be Thou My Vision
- Graves Into Gardens
- So Will I
- All the Poor and Powerless
Guest speaker Cathy Dreyer continues The Kingdom series as she teaches about the parable of the Lost Coin in Luke Chapter 15.
Worship Setlist:
- Death Was Arrested
- Goodness of God
- Reckless love
- Another in the Fire
This week we start a new series on the upside down Kingdom of Heaven. Dan Fisher begins our examination of The Kingdom by looking at The Parable of the Mustard Seed in Matthew 13. Join us as we discover how to live right side up in an upside down world.
Worship Setlist:
- Here and Now
- We Praise You
- There’s Nothing that Our God Can’t Do
- You are God and You are Good
This week join us as we celebrate Easter. This week's passage comes from Luke 24. Let us remember and give thanks that God raises the dead.
Worship Setlist:
- Glorious Day
- Graves Into Gardens
- Living Hope
- King of Kings
- All Hail King Jesus
Dan's message today comes from John 18. As we look at the Garden of Gethsemane, we see that God welcomes self-sacrifice.
Worship Setlist:
- Raise a Hallelujah
- Lion and the Lamb
- Hosanna
- What A Beautiful Name
This week’s big idea is God welcomes traitors. Dan discusses this through the lens of Last Supper in John 13.
Worship Setlist:
- This is Amazing Grace
- Reckless Love
- Way Maker
- Who You Say I Am
Today we continue the series Our Story as we look at the account of Jesus being anointed in John 12. This week's big idea is God welcomes repeat offenders.
Worship Setlist:
- We Praise You
- Egypt
- Christ Be Magnified
- All Hail King Jesus
Today Dan Fisher continues the Our Story series at we look at the story of The Prodigal Son from Luke 15.
Worship Setlist:
- Awake My Soul
- The Father's House
- How He Loves
This week continue the Our Story series as we look at the story of Zacchaeus in Luke 19.
Worship Setlist:
- There's Nothing That Our God Can't Do
- Good Good Father
- Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)
This Sunday we welcome Noah Matthysse who will be continuing the series Our Story as he talks with us about Mark 10:12-16.
Worship Setlist:
- We Praise You
- Oh You Bring
- King of Kings
Today's message comes from Matthew 13:44-46 as Dan Fisher continues the series Our Story.
Worship Setlist:
- Holy Holy Holy (God With Us)
- Build My Life
- Nobody Like You
Today's message comes from Mark 6:30-44 as Dan Fisher continues the series Our Story. Today we look at the story of the fishes and loaves and where we're reminded that God Sustains Us.
Worship Setlist:
- Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
- God With Us
- Way Maker
- Great I Am
Our Story continues as Dan Fisher speaks about Jesus calming the storm as told in Mark 4 and Matthew 8. Today's big idea is God is Greater.
Worship Setlist:
- The Father's House
- Egypt
- Oceans
Today in Our Story, we look at Mark 8:27-30 where Peter declares that Jesus is the Messiah.
Worship Setlist:
- Awake My Soul
- I Have Decided
- What a Beautiful Name It is
This week's big idea is that God is king. Today we look at the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6 as we continue the Our Story series.
Worship Setlist:
- Here and Now
- Nobody Like You
- You Are God and You Are Good
- See a Victory
- Is He Worthy
The Our Story series continues with the story of Jairus' daughter and the woman with the bleeding from Luke 8. The big idea is God heals.
Worship Setlist:
- Egypt
- Christ Be Magnified
- Great Are You Lord
Dan Fisher continues the Our Story series in the book of Matthew as we examine the account of Jesus calling the disciples. This week's big idea is God Invites Us to Follow Him.
Worship Setlist:
- You Have Won Me
- All Creatures of Our God and King
- Build My Life