On Mission Together

This message serves as a heartfelt call to return to the foundational mission of the church: helping people know and follow Jesus. It begins by acknowledging how easy it is for the "big C" church to become routine and lose its meaning, and it urges Sonrise to re-center around the purpose God has given—one rooted in the gospel and exemplified by Christ’s sacrificial love.

The message celebrates the tangible impact of our mission: growing youth ministries, community partnerships, testimonies of life change and baptism. This message emphasizes that mission alone isn’t enough; we must carry by values such as gospel truth, love for people, prayer, generosity, and devotion. When these values are lived out, theChurch becomes an overflow of Jesus’ love. Ultimately, this message is both a gratitude-filled reflection on what God has done and a challenge to Sonrise carry that mission forward, together, into the future as both the church and the Church.

Bottomless Pit

In ‘Bottomless Pit,’ Pastor Scott Smith challenges us to examine the endless chase for more — and invites us to discover true satisfaction in a grateful, Gospel-centered life.

Timing is Everything | John 7:1-9

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.

Confession & Worship

This mission of helping people know and follow Jesus hinges on community engagement and personal spiritual growth, and we emphasize the importance of collective devotion and unity within the church to achieve this vision. Recent bold strategies highlight the need for shared values, and at the core of our efforts is the truth that devotion to Jesus requires action...