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Welcome to the podcasting home of Sunshine Community Church. Christ calls Sunshine Community Church to pursue and nourish the spiritually-hungry, until every household in our sphere of influence can flourish in Christ. We hope the content of this weekly podcast will help you do just that. If you would like to learn more about Sunshine Community Church, you can visit us online at sunshine.church.
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Revelation 1 This message is a celebration of the many names of God and how they hi-light His abilities, promises and ways of rescuing us! Whenever we are weak, his Names remind us that HE is able!
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Jeremiah 29:1-14 This message speaks to the ways the people of God have thrived over the millennia. At times, they had their own capitol city, temple, nation, and earthly king. At other times, they were in exile and living under the power of pagan rulers who didn't share their values or forms of worship. Which was better for the spread of God's tru…
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1 Peter 2 We all know Christians aren't always all we're cracked up to be. One of the most common objections to our faith is the bad examples and hypocrisy that believers sometimes display. We need to find ways to be both authentic and commendable when others watch our lives. When others see our faith, we want them to see what Jesus can do with mes…
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Romans 12 This message speaks about culture and who's forming who in our interactions with it? Do we make more of an impact on culture, or does it make more of an impact on us? We all like to keep up with the trends, tastes, and topics society focuses on. When it comes to culture, though, we are either acting as consumers or creators. If we use God…
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Psalm 2, Revelation 21:22-22:5 In this message series, we will look into the biblical view of culture. Are we supposed to blend in as believers, cry out as prophets, infiltrate and influence, or bail out and preserve ourselves for God? Or is it a little of all these things? This series will work through passages that help us live as resident aliens…
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Mark 15-16 Resurrection Sunday's Message The Bible shows us that Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection are the miracles that unleashed the Church in mission. The transforming power of the living Christ changed the course of human history and is still changing the course of individual lives, families, and people groups. We can certainly attest to t…
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Mark 11-13 What happens when Jesus arrived in Jerusalem for the final time in his earthly ministry? He was greeted well, but it quickly became clear that he was more than just a celebrity. At the Triumphal Entry, Jesus rolled into Jerusalem as a new sheriff with higher authority than any of their existing leaders. As he taught and debated religious…
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Mark 10:32-52 Human hearts desire greatness and self-promotion. We all want to be noteworthy, and we are all too often caught breaking rules and pushing boundaries to be the best. But Jesus definitely showed us a different way to get to the top; he pursued servanthood and commended it as a way to become great in God's Kingdom. In this passage, Jesu…
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Mark 10:1-31 Jesus continues to teach on his way toward Jerusalem. As he does, he confronts several instances of hard heartedness in peole. In each case, people have worshiped an idol, and then become more lifeless, stony-hearted, and dead inside - just like the lifeless things they have idolized! Jesus faced the stubborn hardness of our hearts thr…
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Mark 9:1-29 This chapter is full of ups and downs - Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up on the mountain to see him transfigured and revealed in his glory! He also takes them back down the hill to a messy world where people are hurting and full of doubt and fear. It is hard to imagine a clearer picture of Jesus' identity and mission, but Jesus' se…
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Mark 8 shows us examples of blindness and we also see Jesus' patience and power in healing it. Sometimes, we disciples are a little blind and a little sighted at the same time; we have a mixture of right ideas and wrong ideas all jumbled up in our heads. Jesus knows how to work on us until we see him fully - sometimes we turn things around after on…
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Mark 7 We are very quick to profile one another based on outward appearances and first impressions. It is a skill that can certainly save us some time and some hurts if we do it right. However, it can lead us into the illusion that the material, observable parts of life and people are the most important and substantial parts. But Jesus taught and p…
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Mark 6 As Mark continues to show us Jesus' ministry work in Galilee, we see the temperature rise markedly, both in his ministry and in the opposition against him. The battle continued to take on an epic scale and exciting space as his work unfolded. He showed in clearer and clearer ways that he has power over nature, that he cares and natures his p…
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Mark 5 - There is a consistent theme through all the gospels of Jesus healing the sick, demonized, and broken. Sin and the harms it brings are so much a part of this world that it makes sense: The Creator shows up, and broken things get put back together, including us! We all struggle with illness, injury, brokenness, and the specter of death. In t…
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Mark 4 contains a variety of parables Jesus told to illustrate the surprising and mysterious nature of God's Kingdom and the way it grows. Jesus used these stories to catch people off guard and help them understand that his way of being the Messiah would be different than what many of them expected. He wanted to help them see that sometimes, God wo…
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Mark 2 & 3 - In these chapters, Jesus clearly indicated his identity and exposed the sides in a battle. He made it very clear to his listeners that he was equal to God the Father and that he was ministering in full authority and agreement with him. At the time, this was extremely offensive and hard to accept. The bottom line is that, though people …
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Mark 1 This new message series will take us through Lent and Easter! We'll make our way through Mark's gospel and gain a clearer image of who Jesus is. This message looks at Jesus' self-understanding and personal mission. We want to know what drove him and motivated him in his work. Mark's Gospel portrays Jesus as a man on a very clear mission; he …
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Revelation 21:1-5; 22-26 While Dickens' story only explicitly encompasses Christmas past, Present, and Yet-to-Come, it also implicitly points to Christmas Forever. The story definitely points to the afterlife and the fate of our souls who die without embracing the charity, freedom, and transformation that comes from knowing and following Christ. Sc…
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Matthew 3:1-12 In his peek into Christmas Future, Scrooge saw where his life and habits were going to eventually lead him. All people die, but the manner in which we die and the legacy we leave here on earth is deeply affected by how we live. As we think about our future, we are called to consider the fruit of our lives and of the way we treat our …
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Romans 13:7-14 In our journey with Scrooge, we've talked about the past. This message turns our attention to Christmas Present. Christmas Present is a reality in which we are often busy, stressed, overcommitted, and eventually hard-hearted due to burnout and fatigue. Because of all this we are often too often absent from others' joy and suffering; …
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2 Corinthians 7:1-12 This message begins our Advent sermon series. We are so glad to prepare our hearts and our families for Christ and his work. This message series will look at scripture and Charles Dickens' class story, A Christmas Carol. In it, Ebenezer Scrooge is taken to Christmas Past as a first stop in the examination of his life. Christmas…
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Matthew 12 What does Jesus say about who HE is?
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Jonah 4 As we come to an end of the book of Jonah, we also come to the climax of the story - the place where God and Jonah put all their cards on the table and explain their hearts. It is an amazing and convicting picture of the human heart, and how much can go wrong there if we misunderstood the honor and responsibility of being chosen and start t…
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Jonah 3 Who is the greatest evangelist of all time? Is it Billy Graham, Ray Comfort, or D.L. Moody? The Apostle Paul, or Barnabas? There are so many people we've never heard of, but who have reached whole tribes and nations with the Gospel. History has forgotten their names, but heaven hasn't. Most of the time, we reach others in small numbers and …
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Jonah 2 This message is about the first underwater poetry in human history! Composed by Jonah, under the sea in the belly of a fish and it only survived because Jonah survived. He shares it with all of us as a testimony to the sobering power of death and suffering to turn our hearts toward repentance and gratitude. Often, without this slap in the f…
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Jonah 1 This message begins a series looking at the life of Jonah, an Old Testament prophet who ended up at odds with God's mercy. The basic concept of fighting against God is familiar for most of us. Sometimes, we just don't want to love whom he loves, go where he sends, or do what he says. Jonah's story shows us that God's call to evangelism is i…
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2 Timothy 2: 8-26 This message focuses on how spending intentional time with God is essential. It can redeem us, give us a newfound ability to be like and learn from him! Though we start the story as unfaithful, in Jesus we can become steady, kind, patient and reliable; through is Spirit, we can be infected with faithfulness and spread it to others…
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Psalm 139 We often tell people that they are totally unique and that God knows each of us absolutely and perfectly. The thing nobody talks about is that God's deep knowledge of us can be either comforting or irritating, depending on how we feel about him! If we are trying to hide secrets or feel like we will be rejected if people really know us, th…
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Ephesians 3 Throughout our stint in ministry, Sunshine has seen again and again that we can't do anything apart from God's empowering; often, he calls us to do things that make us aware of our limitations, and in those moments, his power really stands out! God never calls us to a task or challenge without also making a plan to empower and protect u…
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Hebrews 10:19-39 God’s promises are unflinchingly generous and ironclad; he gives us strength to value them more than comfort and ease.
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1 Timothy 6:11-21 Neither Sunshine Community Church, nor our families, nor our city, nor this planet could endure a single moment apart from the generous and loving provision God offers us. God has provided for his people amply; the air we breathe, the food we eat, the lives we live, and the Spirit that animates us all come from his Fatherly hand, …
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Romans 3 Through 100 years of history at Sunshine Church, we have definitely learned that God is faithful! Many times, we learned it because he was the only One who was... God never lets us down or breaks his Word, but people certainly do. Before we can benefit from the faithfulness of God, we must admit and confess our own unfaithfulness apart fro…
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Joshua 14 Our last series was about young people who were mighty and bold in their faith. This message asks "how does that work over time- how do the young and mighty age, and what does that look like?" This passage examines Caleb, an Old Testament warrior. Int his passage, we get snapshots of him and his youth AND in his old age. What does the hea…
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2 Timothy 1:1-7; 1 Timothy 4:12 Timothy is the character in the Bible that gave us our "Young and Mighty" summer message series theme. Paul, his mentor, gave him a challenge to go further than those who came before him, fanning his gifts into a blaze through intentional work, risk taking, and a hunger for growth.…
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John 6:1-15 When thousands followed Jesus into the wilderness to hear him teach, the practicalities of food and planning became very important. People had to put God's kingdom first, but now they were going to be way more than "hangry" if something didn't change. One small boy shared his lunch, and Jesus used it POWERFULLY! In this passage, we see …
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Luke 2:41-52 The story of young Jesus at the temple shows us that he knows all about growing up, listening, and submitting to the long process of maturity. In fact, he was smarter than grownups without sinning or disrespecting them! Big understanding sometimes gets delivered through small voices; Jesus can show us how to advise and inspire respectf…
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Acts 2:42-47 The outpouring of the Holy Spirit at the first Pentecost unleashed the Spirit-filled church; its marks are still visible today.
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Guest Preacher David B brings this message from Ephesians 4.
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Daniel 1 This message is about Daniel and the example he sets of winsomely and courageously thriving in the midst of a culture different from the one in which he was raised. This challenge is particularly poignant for today! Our kids will face cultural challenges we can't force; they will need creativity or shrewdness to engage and bless without ca…
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2 Kings 22:1-20 Can you imagine becoming a public figure at the age of 8 - much less a king? It sounds like a recipe for pride, entitlement, and foolishness, but that's not what happened for King Josiah of Israel. For some reason, he led with a pure, obedient heart and made major reforms in Israel's worship of the Lord. His maturity and passion for…
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2 Kings 5:1-14 This message's hero is a young girl whose name we don't even know. She was a prisoner of war, and she was in a land far away from her parents and home. She could have hated her captors, but instead, she chose to seek their blessing and health by pointing them to the God of Israel! Kids are often experts at giving people second change…
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1 Kings 3:3-15 Solomon, son of King David of Israel. He is renowned for being wise, even though he started his reign as a very young man. In this passage, we see where all that wisdom started, and we get a great example for all of us, in terms of humility and teachability. It turns out that admitting what you don't know takes immense courage , but …
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Mark 1 Guest preacher, Josh Hendricks speaks on Mark 1.
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1 Samuel 3 This message speaks about listening to God and the way younger and older hearts help one another out in the process. Go is so faithful to speak to his people - and he means for us to listen as a team! Young and old hearts both need each other - young ears hear God in new ways, but experienced hearts must help them understand. As we atten…
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Exodus 2:1-10 Miriam is a big sister who is a real superhero. She show us how siblings need to watch out for each other, and how we need to be ready and creative when it is time to protect each other. We can't predict how God might step in to rescue; we CAN do our best to be present and paying attention when he does!…
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Ephesians 1:1-14 In Christ, we have been lovingly chosen, adopted, equipped to grow, and blessed for sharing it with others!
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Philippians 4 It's easy to grow weary and lose focus, especially when things are difficult, disappointing, or just plain not going our way. Loving one another truly means we run at a sustainable pace and rely on God's strength. The faith that makes it to the finish line requires stewardship of our thoughts, words, and focus!…
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Looking at Philippians 3, we realize the inestimable worth of knowing Jesus and spreading his Gospel. In fact, we see that loving one another truly means we must pursue the very best things together and throw out all the lesser things that get in the way. God, himself, is the Best thing of all, so knowing him and sacrificing to tell others about hi…
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Philippians 2 Those who have invested in us and set an example for us have a right to call us to better behavior and greater aspirations. In the passage we will see that loving one another truly means we won't let one another settle for lesser things, and will call each other to be examples and leaders.…
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Philippians Loving one another truly means wanting the good things of God for each other. It also means being willing to sacrifice to see each other get them. We are so blessed to be a part of a church where we want good things for each other and lay down our lives to see it happen!
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