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Here at Sunlight we strive to Know Jesus, Make Jesus Known, and Live a Jesus Life. If the Lord has placed it on your heart to officially make Sunlight your church home, click the button to get started with our membership process!
New Members
Welcome to our church family! We’re thrilled to have you with us. Here, you’ll find a community of faith, love, and support. Join us in worship, fellowship, and service as we grow together in Christ. We look forward to starting this journey with you!
Our Mission
The Multiply Method
The Multiply Method is our defined approach to experiencing the life-changing power of Jesus first in our own lives and then multiplying out into the world.
Our Mission
The Multiply Method
The Multiply Method is our defined approach to experiencing the life-changing power of Jesus first in our own lives and then multiplying out into the world.
Our Outline Of
The Gospel
Sin
Concept #1, Sin:
As a result of the fall, every human being has a sinful nature and doesn’t measure up. God has a problem with me because I do not measure up to His perfect standard. Although God created humans good and in His own image, I have repeatedly broken the law by committing crimes against Him and others in my thoughts, words and deeds. I have a natural tendency to hate God and my neighbor.
Concept #2, God’s Nature:
God is righteous and just. This results in my punishment, namely death. God is righteous and perfect. My sin is a barrier to His embrace.
God is just and must punish me for every sin I have committed or will commit. The punishment is death, the eternal punishment of body and soul.
Concept #3, Good works won’t work:
There is nothing I can do to make myself acceptable to God no matter how hard I try or how religious I become. Actually I increase my guilt every day.
Salvation
Concept #1, God’s Nature:
God is loving and merciful, so He provided a substitute. In His love God provided a substitute, someone to take the punishment for me. No other creature could accomplish this work, so God the Father sent God the Son to be this substitute.
Concept #2, Christ’s Nature:
Jesus is the perfect substitute. Truly human and truly righteous: Jesus was fully human and lived a sinless life. Human nature, which has sinned, must pay for its sin. A sinner could never pay for another sinner. Only by the power of His divinity could Christ bear the weight of God’s anger.
Concept #3 Christ Died and Rose Again:
God put my sins on Jesus and punished Him in my place at the cross. Jesus died and was buried. On the third day he rose from the dead, proving that my two enemies: sin and death, have been completely overcome. This guarantees my glorious resurrection.
Service
Concept #1, Jesus invites me to new life through repentance and conversion:
Jesus offers me forgiveness of sins and the gift of eternal life. Through the Spirit’s work and by true faith I trust in Him and receive these gifts. Jesus saves me from sin and eternal condemnation to a new life lived with and for Him.
Concept #2 A New Mission: I am equipped by the Holy Spirit to do good works.
Christ by His Spirit is renewing me to be like Himself so that: by my living I show that I am thankful to God and praise Him, by good works I am assured of my faith by its fruits, and so that others may be won over to Christ.
Church History Tree
The history of the Christian Church from 100 AD to the present is a story of growth, division, reform, and global expansion, with the church serving as God’s ongoing mission to transform the world. Sunlight Community Church, part of this broader Christian family tree, began as a small church plant in Port St. Lucie, FL, in 1990. Over time, it has grown into six church campuses and five schools. Sunlight seeks to know Jesus, make Jesus known, and live a Jesus-centered life. The church prioritizes discipleship, spiritual growth through public Scripture reading, leadership in planting churches and ministries, and fostering community. Sunlight embraces its role within God’s family, uniting members across campuses to impact the world. You can explore more information about our Church History Tree below!
Benefits and Responsibilities of
Church membership
Benefits of Church membership
Benefits of Church Membership:
- Identifies you as a believer- Ephesians 2:19
- Spiritual Family to encourage and equip you to grow in your faith – Ephesians 4:1-6
- Provides a place to discover and use your spiritual gifts – Ephesians 4:17-13
- Provides accountability needed for spiritual growth – Ephesians 5:21
Analogies for Christian without a church
Analogies for Christian without a church:
- Football player without a team
- Soldier without an Army
- Child without a family
Living Through the "Each Other" Passages
The Church is where we can live out the “Each Other” passages of Scripture:
- Love one another (John 13:34)
- Seek unity and peace with each other (Ephhesians 4:3-6)
- Care for each others needs (Galatians 6:2)
- Hold each other accountable (Hebrews 12:15)
- To build each other up (1 Pet 4:10, 1 Thessalonians 5:11)
- To Bear with one another (Matthew 18:21-22)
- Pray for one another (James 5:16)
Responsibilities Of Church Members
Responsibilities Of Church Members:
- I will encourage the community of my church
- By acting in love toward other members
- By refusing to gossip
- By honoring the leaders
- I will join together with my church family to worship God.
- By regularly attending church worship services
- By praying for the needs of my church family and it’s ministry
- I will seek ways to serve my church
- By discovering my gifts and talents
- By developing a servant’s heart
- By exercising faithful stewardship of God’s resources
- I will commit myself to learning more about the riches of the gospel.
- By seeking to disciple with others
- By committing to learning more about God’s revealed word
- By living a dedicated Christian life
The Breakdown
Preparing your testimony
In our New Members Class, you’ll be asked to prepare a brief testimony to share. We understand this can feel intimidating, but don’t worry! We’ve provided a breakdown of some helpful steps below to guide you through the process and make it easier for you to share your story with confidence.
Before
Simply tell what your life was like before you surrendered to Christ. What were you searching for before coming to Christ? What was the key problem, emotion, situation, or attitude you were dealing with? What motivated you? What were your actions? How did you try to satisfy your needs? (Examples of inner needs are loneliness, fear of death, insecurity. Possible ways to fill those needs include work, money, drugs, relationships, sports, sex.)
How
How were you connected to Christ? Simply tell the events and circumstances that caused you to consider Christ as the solution to your searching. Take time to identify the steps that brought you to the point of trusting Christ. Where were you? What was happening at the time? What people or problems influenced your decision?
Since
How has your life in Christ made a difference? how has His forgiveness impacted you? How have your thoughts, attitudes, and emotions changed? Share how Christ is meeting your needs and what a relationship with Him means to you now.
