Sermons/Resources

We count it a joy and delight to be a people who desire to linger over the Word of God. God’s Word reveals the glory of God to us, comforts us when we’re too shaken, and shakes us when we’re too comfortable; it is light for a thousand dark nights, and healing for a thousand deep hurts.

We love the Bible, so below you’ll find many resources to help you dig deeply into it.

Our Sermons

SonRise Community Church podcast

Bible Reading Plans

• Ideas from Ligonier Ministries for Bible reading plans
• The M’Cheyne Plan that goes with DA Carson’s Devotional (read DA Carson’s introduction to the M’Cheyne plan)
• The Kingdom Bible Reading Plan from Bethlehem College and Seminary Professor Jason DeRouchie
• Discipleship Journal (NavPress)
• ESV Bible Reading Plans (CrossWay)

Our Recommendations for Reading:

For the new believer:

• Who is Jesus? Greg Gilbert
• What is the Gospel? Greg Gilbert
• What trust the Bible? Greg Gilbert
• What is a Healthy Church? Mark Dever
• What is a Healthy Church Member? Thabiti Anyabwile
• Essential Truths of the Christian Faith, R.C. Sproul
• Guidebook for Instruction in the Christian Religion , Herman Bav
• Everyone’s a Theologian, R.C. Sproul
• Don’t Waste Your Life, John Piper
• Women of the Word, Jen Wilkin
• The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis
• The Valley of Vision Prayerbook
• Holiness by Adam Powers & David Arnold

For the church member:

• Knowing God, J.I. Packer
• Desiring God, John Piper
• The Holiness of God, R.C. Sproul
• The Prodigal God, Tim Keller
• Westminster Confession of Faith / London Baptist Confession 1689
• None Greater, Matthew Barrett
• Simply Trinity, Matthew Barrett
• Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis
• Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan
• The Gospel According to Jesus, John MacArthur
• The Valley of Vision Prayerbook

For missions:

• Let the Nations Be Glad, John Piper
• Missions, Andy Johnson
• Bruchko, Bruce Olsen
• From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya, Ruth Tucker
• A Vision for Missions, Tom Wells
• Christian Mission: A Concise Global History, Edward Smither
• Introducing Christian Mission Today, Michael Goheen
• The Life and Diary of David Brainerd
• The Journals of Jim Elliot
• Commissioned, Marvin Newell
• When Helping Hurts, Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert
• The Mind of a Missionary, David Joannes
• Don’t Waste Your Life, John Piper
• Operation World: The Definitive Prayer Guide to Every Nation, Jason Mandryk

For the elder/deacon:

• A Little Exercise for Young Theologians, Helmut Theilicke
• What is Reformed Theology? R.C. Sproul
• The Wonderful Works of God, Herman Bavinck
• Lectures to My Students, Charles Spurgeon
• Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition, Craig Carter
• Contemplating God with the Great Tradition, Craig Carter
• Church Elders, Jeramie Rinne
• The Supremacy of God in Preaching, John Piper
• Brothers We Are Not Professionals, John Piper
• Compelling Community, Dever/Dunlop
• The Valley of Vision Prayerbook

Podcasts We Recommend (available on any podcast app)

• 5 Minutes in Church History
• Simply Put
• Life, Books, and Everything
• Out of Oz
• The Missionary
• Ask Pastor John
• Renewing Your Mind