So far in our Reunion series we’ve looked at the gospel in one word, three words, and thirty words, and broken down the grounds and the gifts of the gospel within that. But what’s it all for? Why did Jesus, God with us, come to show us God’s love, save us from sin, set up God’s Kingdom, and shut down religion? This week we are going to explore together what it means to share in God’s life, and it might not be what you’ve always understood it to be.

2021-12-12 (re)union - Part 9: Sharing in God’s Life, Kendall Feenstra

Avoiding the comparison trap is good but what if you are stuck in it? Brad Huebert is back with us this Sunday to explore how to escape the comparison trap - by exploring contentment.

2022-10-09 The Comparison Trap - Part 4: Escaping the Comparison Trap, Pastor Brad Hubert

Do you ever have moments where you’re reactions and responses surprise you? Do you ever feel stuck on the same issues and are discouraged that you can’t seem to move forward? Over time we all experience challenges, from choices we’ve made and the choices that have been made by others that effect us. Would you like to move beyond those things and continue to grow into the person that God has called you to be? If you’re interested in being a part of this courageous journey of transformation join us this Sunday as we continue our series Break Every Chain.

2023-01-22 Break Every Chain - Part 3: Dominoes, Pastor Matt Dyck

Words create. In the beginning God spoke creation into existence. Today when we speak we can bring things into existence. We can build up and tear down, and we can create cultures and environments through our words. The words we choose will shape us over time. Join us for this six week series as we look at the values of SunWest… the words that we have chosen to live by.

2023-09-24 Words to Live By - Part 1: Don't Do Life Alone, Pastor Matt Dyck

Have you ever been so excited about something that you weren’t able to keep it to yourself? Why is it that many Jesus followers say that Jesus is the most important thing in their life, yet they are very reluctant to even talk about him? Jesus was all about breaking barriers and encountering people that were far from him. When his followers "got it" they too began to believe they couldn’t keep Jesus and everything he had done to themselves. Are we willing to follow their lead and break barriers so that anyone can join us on the journey of following Jesus?

2023-10-15 Words to Live By - Part 4: We Won't Keep This To Ourselves, Pastor Matt Dyck

There’s probably one thing that everyone in the world can agree on…there are a lot of problems in the world. But most people assume the “real” problem is out there. Consequently our hope for change often is out there somewhere too. But what if we take the Bible seriously and believe the real problem is in the human heart. If that’s true, then real transformation doesn’t start out there, it starts in me and it starts in you.

2023-10-22 Words to Live By - Part 5: Change Starts In Me, Pastor Matt Dyck

Jonah is a story that has captured the imagination of children and adults alike throughout history. It’s the story of someone who ran from the call of God. It’s the story of a God who cared too much about a city to let that person run away from their call. The fact that Jonah wasn’t perfect didn’t stop God from using Jonah. We are Jonah.

2023-11-12 Jonah - Part 1: You Can Run But You Can't Hide, Willy Reimer

2023-11-19 Jonah - Part 2: From the Belly Of The Fish, Pastor Matt Dyck

2023-12-03 Wishlist - Part 1: Undeck The Halls, Pastor Dan Bergen

A wishlist at Christmas can tell you a lot about the person who wrote it.  It can tell you about their dreams, goals and aspirations.  It can also tell a lot about someone when they don’t get what’s on their list.  But maybe when we don’t get what we want we’ll be more open to considering what’s on God’s Wishlist.

2023-12-10 Wishlist - Part 2: I'll Be Home For Christmas, But I Wish I Wasn't, Pastor Colton Willms

It’s the time of year we’ve all been waiting for. In fact, the word Advent means waiting. Beyond the cultural parts of this season that we all wait for, there is a universal longing in every human heart that awaits the presence of God, purpose, eternity, rescue, and deliverance. Christmas is the story of God’s response to every longing heart. Come celebrate with us.

2023-12-24 Upside Down Christmas, Pastor Matt Dyck

Over the last decade the word Deconstruction has been used, claimed, and tossed around quite a bit. It is a word that is intended to describe someone's journey away from faith. But did you know that questions and doubts are a part of faith not an enemy of faith? Perhaps it’s our understanding of faith that needs to be deconstructed. Deconstruction is a normative and healthy part of the faith journey. What if deconstruction wasn’t the destination but one stop on the journey of reconstruction and growth? Join us as we explore what it means to question your faith without losing it.

2024-01-07 Reconstruction - Part 1: Losing Jesus, Pastor Matt Dyck

2024-01-14 Reconstruction - Part 2: Let's Be Honest, Pastor Matt Dyck

Over the last couple of weeks, we have talked about Deconstruction, what it is, and why we get there. When Deconstruction is done well with the right motive it can be a source of tremendous growth in our lives. But how do we go about that “reconstruction” process? Join us this week and next as we look at how to reconstruct our faith well.

2024-01-21 Reconstruction - Part 3: Holding The Faith When You Don't Have Faith, Pastor Matt Dyck

In our world today we can have same-day delivery, fast food, instant entertainment, instant communication with whomever we want, and a search engine or chat GPT to give us answers to any of our questions. We have all been shaped by this culture of speed, and because we want it, we assume it's good. But how has this shaped our faith? How has this shaped our ability to process things in a healthy way? In a world that tells you that your opinions, preferences, and comfort are the most important thing, we have added an expectation of immediacy. This combo can provide the knockout punch to our spiritual formation...unless we learn to slow down and tend our heart.

2024-01-28 Reconstruction - Part 4: Tending The Heart In A Time Of Tinder, Pastor Matt Dyck

Look at any movie, book, or painting and you are bound to encounter the human need for connection with other human beings. We are wired for relationships (friendships, romantic relationships, family relationships). This can lead to the assumption that our deepest longings are realized only when we complete the puzzle by finding that missing piece. But is that person, really the missing piece? Join us for this series as we explore how our relationships can't complete us, and the damage that does when we assume they will.

2024-02-04 You Don't Complete Me - Part 1: The Missing Piece, Pastor Matt Dyck

Everyone has an invisible 'friendship code' that shapes, hurts, or helps our friendships. God wants to fix our friendship code and fasten it to Jesus...but how?

2024-02-11 You Don't Complete Me - Part 2: Fixing Your Friendship Code, Brad Huebert

Look at any movie, book, or painting and you are bound to encounter the human need for connection with other human beings. We are wired for relationships (friendships, romantic relationships, family relationships). This can lead to the assumption that our deepest longings are realized only when we complete the puzzle by finding that missing piece. But is that person, really the missing piece? Join us this week as we talk about parenting: how our relationships with our children can't complete us, and the damage it does when we assume they will.

2024-02-18 You Don't Complete Me - Part 3: My Kids Don't Complete Me, Kelvin Block

The word gospel means good news. This good news was revealed through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. But Jesus revealed something profound after his resurrection…this good news was being revealed, foreshadowed, and talked about since the beginning of time. People just couldn’t see it until after the resurrection. As we head towards Easter, join us as we take the road back through the early scriptures to see The Gospel BC.

2024-02-25 The Gospel BC - Part 1: The Road Back, Pastor Matt Dyck

The word gospel means good news. The good news that the Bible talks about was revealed through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. But Jesus revealed something profound after his resurrection…this good news was being revealed, foreshadowed, and talked about since the beginning of time. People just couldn’t see it until after the resurrection. This week we look at the “deal” that God cut a few millennia ago with Abraham. We will understand more deeply how the Cross became the profound fulfilment of God’s love and justice.

2024-03-03 The Gospel BC - Part 2: Cutting A Deal, Pastor Matt Dyck

The word gospel means good news. The good news that the Bible talks about was revealed through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. But Jesus revealed something profound after his resurrection…this good news was being revealed, foreshadowed, and talked about since the beginning of time. People just couldn’t see it until after the resurrection. This week we look at the concept of “glory” and God’s "presence”. God always desired to be fully present with his people, but his presence put them in danger. The cross became the resolution to this divide. It is the beautiful collision of heaven and earth, of human and divine.

2024-03-10 The Gospel BC - Part 3: The Weight Of It All, Pastor Matt Dyck

Where was God on Good Friday? Was he standing at a distance punishing Jesus? Was he turning his back on Jesus at his weakest moment? When Jesus spoke his last words, "My God, my God why have you forsaken me?", what was happening? Perhaps the key to understanding this world-altering mystery is found 1000 years before Jesus spoke those last words.

2024-03-17 The Gospel BC - Part 4: The God Forsaken God, Pastor Matt Dyck

Have you ever made a wish? Did it come true, and was it everything you hoped it would be? A celebrity once said, "God punishes us by giving us everything we want." The children of Israel experienced this as they asked God for a king. God gave them their wish, but it didn't quite turn out the way they were thinking. Why was that? 
 
Are we any different, as we list off all the things that we think might make our lives better? Do we treat God as the real king of our hearts, or do we treat him as if he were a magical genie, granting our wishes? As we enter Holy Week, starting with Palm Sunday, let's be careful of what we wish for.

2024-03-24 The Gospel BC - Part 5: Be Careful What You Wish For, Pastor Dave Chow

God's plan for the redemption of all people has been in place far longer than we at times imagine. Listen as we see how God foretold centuries before the events of Good Friday, through the Passover meal, the enduring sacrifice of Jesus as we reflect, celebrate, and discover more of what Easter means for us today.

2024-03-29 The Gospel BC - Part 6: Good Friday, Willy Reimer

Celebrate with us as we see the culmination of God's plan for eternal life for us all through the resurrection of Jesus and listen how this too was a sign of things to come foretold through the events in Bethany. He is risen indeed!

2024-03-31 Easter Sunday, Pastor Matt Dyck

For the last five years, this word (or at least what it represents) has dominated the cultural, religious, political, and personal landscape.  Individuals, businesses, and people groups can get canceled in a moment. The result is a culture of fear-mongering, threats, power games, and crowd-pleasing. The playground where this bullying plays out is social media. What does it look like to follow Jesus in a cancel culture? What if "they" are clearly in the wrong? What if I've been canceled? Even though this feels "new", it's not. Jesus was canceled. He has shown us the way to live in a volatile polarizing culture and he has invited us to follow him.

2024-04-07 Cancel Culture - Part 1: Crowded Out, Pastor Matt Dyck

You can see what’s wrong with them. You know what people should have done and what they shouldn’t have done. You’ve been hurt and offended. At that point, you're at a crossroads. You can choose to walk in Kingdom Culture (the way of Jesus) or Cancel Culture (the way of the world). This week we look at one of the most well-known but least implemented sayings of Jesus.

2024-04-14 Cancel Culture - Part 2: Planks, Pigs, and Flowers, Pastor Matt Dyck

Last week we considered how condemning, shaming, and calling out is a reflection of cancel culture’s attempt to control others. This does not reflect the kingdom culture of Jesus. But the question remains, when someone is acting and living in ways contrary to God’s Kingdom how should we respond? This Sunday we begin a two-week response to that question.

2024-04-21 Cancel Culture - Part 3: Drawing Circles, Pastor Matt Dyck

We’ve spent a few weeks looking at Cancel Culture and how the death and resurrection of Jesus should impact our postures as followers of Jesus. Last week we talked about confronting other followers of Jesus in a redemptive way. This week we will address the topic of how the church should impact and respond to other people, groups, and authorities in a cancel culture. We invite you to come with an open heart as we explore the counter-cultural power of God’s Kingdom.

2024-04-28 Cancel Culture - Part 4: The Power Of Suffering, Pastor Matt Dyck

We are concerned about our planet these days. There has been a lot of debate about global warming and climate change, but either way there is far too much pollution, there are copious emissions floating around our atmosphere; there is a lot to be concerned about. Unfortunately it's not just a problem that's floating around in the air. It's everywhere. But this Sunday particularly THIS Sunday there is good news. Very good news. The best news. Transformation is all around us. Things are improving dramatically.

2016-03-27 Easter Sunday, Mark Griffin

SunWest exists to guide all people into a lifelong authentic relationship with Jesus Christ.


Popular tracks by SunWest Church