February 23, 2025 Lead Pastor Dr. Dan Acker “God reveals himself, that is, in creation and in Christ, in ways we can see and hear and touch and taste, in place and person. Beauty is the term we apply to these hints of transcendence, these perceptions that there is more going on here than we can account for. And that is how we come to identify as ap…

Lead Pastor Dr. Dan Acker February 16, 2025 “Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.” -John Milton WE ALL HAVE A CHOICE Jeremiah 17:5-8Deuteronomy 30:15-20 WE ALL HAVE A CONDITION Jeremiah 17:9Jeremiah 17:1-4Romans 7:15-20 …

Associate Pastor Louise Waller February 9, 2025 Jesus Reveals God Genesis 45:3-6, 15 Luke 6:27-38Oleh Summit Ridge Community Church

February 2, 2025 Associate Pastor Eric Burch Luke 19:8-10 Luke 4:21-30 God is the only True God and Jesus died so that all can experience Salvation 1 Kings 17:24 2 Kings 5:15 God is Sovereign and He can do as He pleases. Exodus 33:19 By doing Good Works among the Gentiles, God is trying to bring the Jews back to Himself. Romans 9:1-5 (NASB2020)…

Associate Pastor Eric Burch January 26, 2025 Luke. 4:14-21 Luke 4:1 Luke 2:46-47 Luke 4:18 Luke 6:20 Romans 7:21-24 2 Corinthians 4:3-4 Luke 4:19 Luke. 4:20-21 (NASB-2020)Oleh Summit Ridge Community Church

January 19, 2025 Lead Pastor Dr. Dan Acker John 2:1-11 Psalm 36:5-10 (NET)Oleh Summit Ridge Community Church

January 12, 2025 Associate Pastor Justin Brunenkant Luke 3:15-17 Luke 3: 21-22 Acts 8:35-38 Acts 2:1-4 Acts 8: 14-17 (NKJV)Oleh Summit Ridge Community Church

January 5, 2025 Lead Pastor Dr. Dan Acker "Today the Magi gaze in deep wonder at what they see: heaven on earth, earth in heaven, man in God, God in man, one whom the whole universe cannot contain now enclosed in a tiny body. As they look, they believe and do not question, as their symbolic gifts bear witness: incense for God, gold for a king, myrr…

December 29, 2024 Associate Pastor Louise Waller Associate Pastor Eric Burch Pam Brunenkant Associate Pastor Justin Brunenkant Lead Pastor Dr. Dan Acker Isaiah 6:8 Psalms 26:2-3 Psalms 139:23-24 (NET)Oleh Summit Ridge Community Church

December 22, 2024 Associate Pastor Louise Waller Isaiah 53:3-5 Luke 1:39-56 (NIV)Oleh Summit Ridge Community Church

December 15, 2024 Associate Pastor Justin Brunenkant Luke 3:7-18 (NKJV)Oleh Summit Ridge Community Church

December 8, 2024 Associate Pastor Eric Burch God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, Courage to change the things which should be changed, and the Wisdom to distinguish the one from the other. Living one day at a time, Enjoying one moment at a time, Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace, Taking, as Jesus did…

December 1, 2024 Lead Pastor Dr. Dan Acker Luke 21:25-36 “Optimism and hope are radically different attitudes. Optimism is the expectation that things—the weather, human relationship, the economy, the political situation, and so on—will get better. Hope is trust that God will fulfill God’s promises to us in a way that leads us to true freedom. The …

November 24, 2024 Associate Pastor Louise Waller Matthew 20:26-28 Matthew 25:35-36, 40 1 Peter 4:10 Yeah, but it’s HARD Yeah, but it’s ALL-CONSUMING Luke 17:7-10 Footwashing t’s worth it because Galatians. 6:7-10 Matthew 20:26-28 Grace, Community, Generosity, Service (NIV)Oleh Summit Ridge Community Church

November 17, 2024 Lead Pastor Dr. Dan Acker (Interview with Katy Kaakestadg from Intended Hope) Matthew 9:35-38 "When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool." -Chinua Achbee "God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering." -Augustine …

November 10, 2024 Lead Pastor Dr. Dan Acker Core Value #3: Generosity We can't out give God. He is far more generous than we can imagine. In fact, He did not even withhold Jesus from us! It all belongs to God, and we in return desire to be generous with our time, talents, and resources for advancing the Kingdom of God by making a tangible differenc…

November 3, 2024 Associate Pastor Eric Burch Summit Ridges Values: Grace Community Serving Generosity We Value Community We are created to be in community- to do life together. Together we worship, laugh, cry, give, serve, learn, and grow as followers of Jesus Christ. We were Created to be in Community Genesis 1:26-27 What does it Mean to be in Com…

October 27, 2024 Associate Pastor Louise Waller What is God’s Grace? Romans 3:10-18 Romans 5:8 How do we receive Grace? How do we extend Grace? Attitude Practice 2 Corinthians 9:8 2 Corinthians 12:9 Grace = Agape Love Grace is Holy (NIV)Oleh Summit Ridge Community Church

October 20, 2024 Lead Pastor Dr. Dan Acker Jeremiah 29:11 Jeremiah 32:19 Psalms 33:11 Romans 8:28 Ephesians 2:10 Mark 10:45 Mission of Summit Ridge Community Church: To make disciples who Serve Christ by Serving People. Matthew 28:16-20 "It's just stunning to watch churches struggle to get mission statements when there it is, the Great Commission, …

October 13, 2024 Associate Pastor Eric Burch Galatians 3:26-29 We are a New Creation 2 Corinthians 5:17-18 Philemon 4-7 Philemon 10-14 We have a Alternative Way to Act Romans 8:28-29 Matthew 5:13-15 Philemon 20-25 Philippians 2:5-8 5 Ways to be Like Christ in this World Matthew 28:18-20 (NASB 2020)Oleh Summit Ridge Community Church

October 6, 2024 Scott Soden, Global Partners Coordinator, Brethren Church National Office Staff Pastor Gary Castro, Philippine Brethren ChurchOleh Summit Ridge Community Church

September 30, 2024 Associate Pastor Justin Brunenkant Associate Pastor Louise Waller Associate Pastor Eric Burch Philemon 1: 1-7 (NKJV)Oleh Summit Ridge Community Church

September 22, 2024 Associate Pastor Eric Burch We serve Christ by Serving People Colossians 4:7-8 Romans 1:1 1 Timothy 1:1-2 Colossians 4:9-13 Serving Christ by Serving People Takes Many Forms 1 Peter 3:15 Colossians 4:14-15 (NET) Romans 12:9-13 Colossians 4:16-18 1 Peter 4:10-11 (NASB)Oleh Summit Ridge Community Church

September 15, 2024 Associate Pastor Justin Brunenkant (There were intermittent audio issues with this recording. Sorry for the inconvenience.) Colossians 4:1-6 Daniel 6:10 Luke 18:1-8 Matthew 7:11 (NKJV)Oleh Summit Ridge Community Church

September 8, 2024 Lead Pastor Dr. Dan Acker “Denial of one's need for others is the most common type of defense against bonding. If people come from a situation, whether growing up or later in life, where good, safe relationships were not available to them, they learn to deny that they even want them. Why want what you can't have? They slowly get r…