Our message theme for 2016 is “The Church: God’s People on Mission to Change Lives.” We are going to look closely at the nature and purpose of the Church. The Church is God’s people on mission to change lives!
We are using an acrostic of the word “CHURCH” to organize the 2016 preaching calendar:
- C – Connect. “How the church can help you connect with God and others.”
- H – Healing. “How the church can be a sanctuary for healing life’s hurts.”
- U – Understanding. “How the church can help make sense of life’s mysteries.”
- R – Real. “Six questions today’s culture is asking that only the church can answer.”
- C – Care. “How to care for sinners and saints.”
- H – Heaven. “How the church helps you get ready for heaven, and bring others along.”
2016 Preaching Calendar:
NOTE: Our small group ministry uses the Sunday sermon as a launching point to continue the conversation. The “growth group” link takes you to the .pdf of that week’s small group outline. It’s a great way of digging deeper into the scripture.
The Church: Introduction
Jan 3, The Church Universal. [ no audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Jan 10, The local church. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Jan 17, The church’s job in the world. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
C – Connect. “How the church can help you connect with God and others.”
Jan 24, SNOWED OUT.
Jan 31, Witness while you worship, [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Feb 7, What getting close to God does for you . [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ no growth group ]
Feb 14, The church welcomes you. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Feb 21, We’re on a journey together. [ no audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Feb 28, Party Like a Pro! [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Easter Season
Mar 6, Redemption Stories: Matthew. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Mar 13, Redemption Stories: Peter. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ no growth group ]
Mar 20, Palm Sunday, Redemption Stories: Paul. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Mar 27, Easter, Redemption Stories: Mary Magdalene [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
H – Healing. “How the church can be a sanctuary for healing life’s hurts.”
Apr 3, It’s okay to be broken here. [ no audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Apr 10, God’s grace is enough. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Apr 17, No more isolation. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Apr 24, People here understand my hurts. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
May 1, No rush, take your time to heal. [ no audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
May 8, Mothers Day, Heaven is the Ultimate Healing. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
U – Understanding. “How the church can help make sense of life’s mysteries.”
May 15, We have a culture of investigation. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
May 22, Faith fills in my ignorance. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
May 29, We shine a light on God’s character. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Jun 5, Case Study: Gideon. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Jun 12, The Gospel is a mirror, helping me to know who I am. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Jun 19, Father’s Day, How to Get Noticed by God. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ no growth group ]
R – Real. “Six questions today’s culture is asking that only the church can answer.”
Jun 26, Eternity. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ no growth group ]
Jul 3, Patriotic Sunday, Glorious Patriotism. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ no growth group ]
Jul 10, Why do bad things happen? [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Jul 17, End times. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Jul 24, Guest Speaker, This little light of mine. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ no growth group ]
July 31, Who is ‘Sunny Hills Church’?. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Aug 7, Morality. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Aug 14, When God is silent. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
C – Care. “How to care for sinners and saints.”
Aug 21, Am I qualified to care? [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Aug 28, Baptism Sunday, God’s Love has My Name on It. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Sep 4, Labor Day, How to help a brother who’s fallen. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Sep 11, The Benefits of Getting Along [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Sep 18, How do we care for someone who doesn’t care? [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Sep 25, When ministry becomes missions. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Politics and Religion – Mixed up?
NOTE: Sunny Hills Church is non-partisan. During this message series no mention of candidates, parties, or “how you should vote” will be made. The issues are vital to our future as a nation and we urge people to carry their faith into the voting booth.
Oct 2 What are “American Values”? [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Oct 9 War. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Oct 16 Economy. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Oct 23 Integrity of leaders. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Oct 30 How to achieve the “American Dream?” [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
H – Heaven. “How the church helps you get ready for heaven, and bring others along.”
Nov 6 Get Ready! [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Nov 13 Mercy. [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Holiday Season
Nov 20, Thanksgiving Week [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ no growth group ]
Nov 27, 1st Advent [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Dec 4, 2nd Advent [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Dec 11, 3rd Advent [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]
Dec 18, 4th Advent [Christmas Play ]
Dec 25, Christmas Day! [ Special presentation of “The Treasure Box” audio ]
Jan 1, 2017, New Years Day! [ audio ] [ sermon outline ] [ growth group ]