Sunrise Church

A wrong understanding of ourselves leads us to think that we don’t need what Jesus is offering and a wrong understanding of Jesus leads us to believe that he’ll offer us something that satisfies our desires, but a right understanding of ourselves as thirsty wanderers in the dark and Jesus as the way, the truth and the life places us in the seat of the slave and Jesus in the seat of the Son; us in need of freedom and he alone able to give it.

The interaction between Jesus and the woman caught in adultery illustrates how we are all in need of forgiveness, the source of that forgiveness and the transformation that comes after Christ forgives us.

So much of what we seek to provide enlightenment only plunges us deeper into the darkness. Only Jesus is the True Light that leads us from darkness into God's glorious presence.

A message to the church in light of the Nehrt family's departure to support a new church plant in West Lafayette, IA with The Salt Company.

The list of things from which we seek fulfillment is as varied as there are people on the earth. However, Jesus promises that the thirst in our souls for fulfillment and meaning can only be satisfied by him.

Since Jesus' return to the Father, his followers have become the sent ones. Following in the footsteps of Jesus means to embrace our call to go. This life is but a vapor and the whole of scripture seems to indicate that our function on the earth as the image bearers of God is to expand His kingdom on the earth by spreading the good news of His gospel as ambassadors and witnesses.

We often think about the will of God for our lives through two different and oppositional questions meant to serve as a sort of heart diagnosis about how we see God and his role in our lives: a) as that which best suits me and my interests OR b) as that which leads me His people to obedience, holiness and righteousness.

In John 7-10, Jesus will call himself living water and the light of the world. Understanding the Feast of Booths helps us to better understand why he chose these metaphors. Understanding when Jesus said what he said can help us better understand why he said what he said.

Exploring a Christ-centered view of all creation and acknowledging His supremacy over all things.