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There is a popular opinion present in the Church today that too much knowledge of God, too much emphasis on theology, or too much love for doctrine will chill the soul once on fire for Christ. Of course, it’s never put as blatant as that, it usually sounds more like, ‘The gospel is enough, I…… Continue reading Genesis 12:1-9 – The Call of Abram

Any of you had a totally life changing moment recently? Something which took place that completely changed how you live and how you view all of life? Maybe it was a conversation you had with someone. Maybe it was a decision you finally made. Or maybe it was something you saw or read that was…… Continue reading Genesis 11:10-32 – Endings & Beginnings

We now come to a story most of you are familiar with. But are you really? Man tries to build a tower to heaven, God stops them, confuses their language, and spreads them out. Is that all we’re to learn here? Of course not. So let’s dive in together to see what God has for…… Continue reading Genesis 11:1-9 – The Tale of the Tower

‌*Below is Pastor Andrew’s teaching outline from Sunday's sermon, not a word for word manuscript. This is meant as aid in seeing the thought and direction of the sermon. I. The Content: ‌A. Placement (Before ch 11) -What happened (People were dispersed) So in this text we have the reality that all the people of…… Continue reading Genesis 10- God of the Nations

We’ve certainly covered much ground in our time in Genesis so far. We’ve seen the beauty of the beginning in Genesis 1-2 as God made all things and called everything that is into existence by His mighty Word. At the start of Genesis 1 there is only God and by the end of Genesis 2…… Continue reading Genesis 9:18-29 – New World – Same Sin

Today we come to the end of our new year sermon series ‘Unprogrammed.’ Recall that during this series we’ve been aiming at the many habits, realities, disciplines, etc. at SonRise we expect from each other but do not program. We are largely an unprogrammed congregation that doesn’t seek to fill your schedules to the brim,…… Continue reading Luke 19:1-10 – Seeking and Saving the Lost

We have spent the past three weeks focusing on the unprogrammed nature of the Church, hence the title of the short sermon series Unprogrammed. We’ve looked at the Bible, at prayer, and at the Church. Today we keep on by looking at the theme of holiness. Why? Because so much of holiness is unprogrammed in our…… Continue reading 1 Peter 1:13-16 – A Holy Life

Psalm 122:1, “I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD!” In context this verse is among the fourteen Psalms of Ascent, Psalm 120-134, which were a group of Psalms sung by Jews while traveling to Jerusalem to worship. For us in our context today these words…… Continue reading Psalm 122:1 – The Dearest Place on Earth

*Below is Pastor Andrew’s teaching outline from Sunday's sermon, not a word for word manuscript. This is meant as aid in seeing the thought and direction of the sermon. But we don’t program this kind of discipleship for you. And lastly, we expect our members to regularly engage the lost and share the gospel with…… Continue reading 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18: A Life of Prayer

Every year as Christmas ends and the new year begins we take time to remember, to remind, and to teach about the Church. About who the Church is, about how the Church is to live in the world, about what the Church believes, and about the God and Savior of the the Church who brought…… Continue reading Colossians 3:16 – Living Near the Word

All of the best stories are filled with unexpected adventures and surprises. I mean, who would have thought that Darth Vader is Luke’s father? And who would have imagined that the guy in sixth sense was dead the whole time? And who would’ve thought, surprise upon surprise, that Frodo would keep the ring after taking…… Continue reading Ruth 4- From Emptiness to Fullness

Aragorn looked at the pale stars, and at the moon, now sloping behind the western hills that enclosed the valley. 'This is a night as long as years', he said. 'How long will the day tarry?''Dawn is not far off', said Gamling, who had now climbed up beside him. 'But dawn will not help us,…… Continue reading Ruth 3 – Hope in the Night

We left chapter 1 when Naomi’s life seemed to be pitch black. Famine in the land, a move to Moab, the death of her husband Elimelech, the death of her sons Mahlon and Chilion, Orpah returning home, Ruth clinging, and coming home to Bethlehem with no food, no shelter, no money, and no one to…… Continue reading Ruth 2 – A Foreigner Finds Welcome

Merry Christmas! Well as you can see it is now the season of advent, and for these four Sunday’s we’ll be walking through the book of Ruth…so if you have a Bible, go ahead and turn there. I love the book of Ruth, and I think it’s fitting for us to walk through for Advent…… Continue reading Ruth 1 – The Rough Road to the Messiah

This week's message was presented by Francois Turret the general director and dean of SEMBEQ. We as a church have been supporting his ministry to the French speaking people of Canada along with their churches. We hope you will be encouraged by his charge to the church this week.

Good morning Church, as we continue on in our series through Genesis, I invite you to open your Bibles to Genesis 9, where we’ll be digging into v1-17. Since we’ll be beginning our Advent series in 2 weeks through the book of Ruth, and since next week we’ll be privileged to have one our missionaries…… Continue reading Genesis 9:1-17 – New World – New Covenant – New Adam

This week were were blessed to have Pastor Brad Davis come and bring the Word. Pastor Brad and Julie served for 20 years, fresh out of seminary in their first church in Springfield, Ohio, raising their sons there, who graduated from nearby Cedarville University. After serving 6 years in New Orleans, both before and after…… Continue reading Genesis 8: God Remembers US

We have now arrived at the account of the flood in Genesis 6-7. And as we come here it ought to be said that there is widespread discomfort today surrounding the flood event. Inside the Church, this might surprise you or it might not, but given our modern view of fairness it is now common…… Continue reading Genesis 6:9-7:24 – The Days of Un-Creation

Today we come to Genesis 6:1-8. Perhaps you already know this, but these eight verses can be the most confusing verses in Genesis, and their easily the most debated verses in Genesis. And yet, almost everyone agrees with the main gist put forward here in these eight verses. Think of a forest with many trees.…… Continue reading Genesis 6:1-8 – Confusingly Clear

A few years ago, before covid, a few of us got the chance to go to Belfast, Northern Ireland and visit our good friend and church planter David Varney. It was a good visit to say the least. Foundation Church Belfast welcomed us eagerly, showed us around the city happily, and fed us abundantly. Pastor…… Continue reading Genesis 5 – The Seed of the Woman