Through 2025, Sonrise Church went through an in-depth teaching series through the Gospel of John, taking a closer look at the life, character, and mission of Jesus. Each message explores who Jesus is, what He taught, and how His presence continues to shape our everyday lives. Across stories, conversations, miracles, and teachings, this series uncovers the heart of Jesus — the One who invites us to believe, to follow, and to live in relationship with Him.
If you’re wanting to better understand who Jesus is, deepen your faith, or find guidance in the midst of real life, these messages are a meaningful place to start. Each sermon is practical, rooted in Scripture, and focused on helping you encounter Jesus personally — not just as a figure from history, but as a living Savior who knows you and loves you. Feel free to explore the series and choose the messages that speak to where you are today.
Original Message Dates:
January through November 2025
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This message concludes the Gospel of John by showing that Jesus’ death and resurrection are the foundation of Christian hope—His “It is finished” completed the work we could never do, and His empty tomb proves God’s power over death. It calls us to believe, reminding us that because Jesus truly lived, died, and rose again, we can have life in His name and hope that changes everything.
This message reflects on Jesus’ trial before Pilate, showing how humanity still trades God’s truth for personal comfort or desire—just as the crowd chose Barabbas over Jesus. It challenges us not to “horse trade” with God but to trust His truth and choose what our souls need most over what our feelings want now.
This message reflects on Jesus’ words in John 16, where He tells His disciples He will leave and then return, offering peace even as He promises trouble. It reminds us that while problems are guaranteed, peace is found only through surrender to Jesus—trusting Him not just with eternity, but with every part of life.
This message focuses on Jesus’ bold statement in John 15: “I am the vine; you are the branches,” teaching that true life and purpose come only from staying connected to Him. To “abide” means to remain close and surrendered to Jesus, letting His way shape our character and actions. It reminds us that God’s pruning—removing selfishness, bitterness, and other spiritual disease—is not punishment but preparation for greater fruitfulness. We are called to trust the pruning process, stay with Jesus, and let His life flow through us so we can grow stronger in faith.
This message centers on Jesus’ words in John 14:15 — “If you love me, you will keep my commandments” — showing that true love for Him is revealed through obedience. Spoken during the Last Supper, these words remind us that loving God means making His priorities, concerns, and purposes our own. The message challenges believers to examine whether there’s visible evidence of their love for Jesus in their daily lives. When we preserve His teachings and live them out, God’s love shines through us for others to see.
This message reminds us that Jesus calls His followers to humble, sacrificial service—loving others just as He loved us. By washing even Judas’ feet, Jesus shows that true discipleship means serving without conditions. When we pick up the towel in our daily lives, we reflect His heart to the world around us.
This message focuses on Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, marking the start of His final week and declaring Him as King. It highlights the three groups present—fans, foes, and true followers—and challenges listeners to move from being spectators to committed followers who obey Jesus even when it costs them. Jesus’ choice to enter Jerusalem despite the danger shows His deep compassion, love in action, for humanity. The message calls us to make Him King over every part of life and live in a way that points others to Him.
This message reflects on Mary’s act of anointing Jesus with expensive perfume, a year’s wages’ worth, as an expression of total devotion and worship. Her boldness contrasts with Judas’s selfish response, reminding us that our actions reveal the posture of our hearts. The message calls us to make God’s priorities our own—loving, serving, giving, and standing on truth. Like Mary, we are invited to “spray our pricey perfume” by surrendering what is valuable to us and living lives that visibly show we love Jesus.
This message reflects on the story of Lazarus as a powerful sign of Jesus’ authority over death and a call to trust Him even when it seems unreasonable. It highlights Martha’s obedience in rolling away the stone and uses it as a picture of the faith required to act on God’s word despite fear or doubt. The message challenges listeners to let their faith cost them something—through patience, forgiveness, generosity, and integrity—turning belief into action. It closes by reminding us that salvation is free, but following Jesus means daily surrender and living with purpose.
This message teaches that Jesus’ delay in raising Lazarus shows us that faith is strengthened through waiting and testing, so that God’s glory and the truth of who Jesus is may be revealed more fully in our lives.
In John 10, Jesus reveals Himself as the Good Shepherd who fulfills God’s promise to care for His people, guiding, protecting, correcting, and ultimately laying down His life so that His sheep may know His voice and live abundantly in Him.
In John 9, Jesus heals a man blind from birth to show that brokenness can become the very place where God’s glory is revealed, and the man’s faith grew as he obeyed before seeing the outcome. The message challenges us to stop waiting for proof before acting, reminding us that obedience may not make life easier but it makes it meaningful, as faith grows on the other side of trust.
In John 8, Jesus teaches that true freedom comes only by abiding in his word, exposing that those who cling to sin or self-deception are enslaved, and boldly declares “Before Abraham was, I am,” directly identifying himself as God. The message emphasizes that this was not for selfish ambition but out of compassion, as Jesus offers the only truth that can set people free, calling Christians to love his teachings and live them out with a resemblance to God.
In John 8, Jesus publicly declares, “I am the light of the world,” boldly confronting the Pharisees’ doubts and insults while still extending grace and inviting them to know God through him. The message highlights that darkness—both sin and self-reliance—is dangerous, and true safety and life are only found by following Jesus fully, not just admiring him
In John 7, Jesus’ brothers urged him to prove himself publicly, but he responded, “My time has not yet come,” teaching that God’s timing and ways are wiser than our own. The message reminds us that when God doesn’t act on our timeline, we should replace worry with work, trust him in the waiting, and worship by remembering his past faithfulness.
In John 6, after feeding the five thousand, Jesus tells the crowd that while they seek him for temporary bread, he alone is the true “bread of life” who can satisfy the soul and give eternal life. The message challenges us to stop chasing temporary things like anger, jealousy, lust, money, or self-image, and instead anchor our lives in Jesus, the only one who can truly save and satisfy.
In John 6:16–21, Jesus pursues his disciples by walking on the water in the midst of their storm, showing that he comes to us in our fear and chaos with mercy and presence. The message reminds us that just as Jesus pursues us, we are called to step into others’ storms, rowing alongside them in love and pointing them to the Savior.
In John 6:1–15, while Philip focused on the impossibility of feeding the crowd, Andrew simply brought a boy’s small meal to Jesus, showing the power of bringing what we have to him. The message teaches that God can multiply even our smallest offerings when surrendered with gratitude, turning them into blessings that impact others and advance his kingdom.
In John 5:30–47, Jesus explains that his authority is confirmed by witnesses—John the Baptist, his miracles, the Father, and the Scriptures—yet the religious leaders miss him because they seek human approval instead of God’s truth. The message challenges us to let Scripture lead us to Christ and live for God’s glory rather than our own, allowing his Word to transform our lives.
This message highlights Jesus’ bold claim to be equal with God, declaring Himself the Son of Yahweh, which ignited opposition from religious leaders and set the stage for His crucifixion. It challenges believers today to respond not with casual faith but with bold obedience, living like Jesus truly is Lord—with reverence, courage, and a faith on fire.
This message highlights Jesus’ healing of the man at the pool as a call to trust and obey Him fully, showing that true restoration begins not with perfect conditions but with faith in His word. It celebrates a legacy of faithful ministry and urges believers to live boldly, declaring that Jesus is where hope is found.
This message invites listeners to step into the story of John 5, where Jesus heals a paralyzed man, reminding us that Jesus comes to us even when we can’t move ourselves. It challenges us to move beyond what feels familiar and instead exercise bold faith, trusting that God still heals, helps, and responds to persistent prayer.
This message contrasts two responses to Jesus in John 4: the Samaritans, who believed simply by hearing His word, and the Galileans, who welcomed Him only because of His miracles. At the heart of the story is a nobleman desperate for his dying son to be healed…
This message focuses on the transformative power of a personal story, using the account of the Samaritan woman at the well as a powerful example…
This message continues the story of the Samaritan woman at the well, focusing on the radical transformation that occurs when someone encounters Jesus…
This message brings the story of the Samaritan woman at the well to life, showing how Jesus intentionally crossed every social, cultural, and religious boundary to meet her in her shame and isolation. This message explores how Jesus’ request for a drink was not about physical thirst but about initiating a rescue for a woman burdened by brokenness and rejection…
This message continues exploring Jesus’ late-night conversation with Nicodemus, focusing on John 3:17–21. It highlights that Jesus came not to condemn the world but to save it, revealing the reality of the human position—we are already lost and in need of rescue…
This message centers on the true meaning of Easter, declaring it not just as a widely celebrated holiday, but as the recognition of the most significant, powerful, and personal event in human history…
This message centers on the late-night conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus in John 3:1–15, where Jesus introduces the radical concept of being “born again” to see the Kingdom of God…
This message walks through John 2:13–22, where Jesus cleanses the temple, and powerfully connects that moment to the work He desires to do in our lives. It emphasizes that Jesus’ actions were not out of rage but driven by zeal—a passionate, jealous love—for the purity of God’s house and His people…
This message focuses on the first miracle of Jesus at the wedding in Cana, where He turns water into wine, revealing His glory and strengthening His disciples’ belief in Him…
This message continues the deep dive into the Gospel of John, emphasizing how encountering Jesus transforms lives and compels believers to share that experience with others…
This message continues the deep dive into the Gospel of John, emphasizing the book’s purpose—to reveal Jesus as the Christ so that by believing, people may have life in His name…
This message serves as the introduction to a year-long journey through the Gospel of John, emphasizing its unique portrayal of Jesus as both fully God and fully man…
