SonRise Community Church Morning Sermons

Almost nobody wakes up one morning and decides to drift away from God. That's not how it works. Instead, we add, we supplement. We keep praying. We keep attending. We keep using all the right words. But somewhere along the way, we quietly open up other accounts. A little security here. a backup plan there. We're not rejecting God. We're just diversifying, hedging our bets. And before long, we've a...

Waiting is hard. Have you ever had to wait for something for a long time? Maybe youve been through times when youve had to wait for really big things like: waiting for God to intervene in a hopeless situation, or waiting on guidance from God for a major decision, or waiting to hear news from a doctor about a recent diagnosis. Waiting for things this big can be agonizing. Or maybe youve been throug...

Calendars are important. Over the ages there has been a handful of different calendars used by different cultures. The one we use currently and have been using for near a millennia now is called the Gregorian calendar. It was invented in 1582 and named after Pope Gregory VIII. Before this time many used what was called the Julian calendar, but apparently it didnt keep time well, because important...

Over the past five weeks we have slowly progressed through the plagues God brought against Egypt. I pray its encouraged you, sobered you, and comforted you. God shows Himself to be who He is here, and it results in two reactions. For the Egyptians it wouldve been all fear. Watching the God of Israel do these mighty works wouldve dismayed them as all Egypt is destroyed. Seeing all they hold dear ru...

Introduction-Advent (From Darkness to Light) Advent is one of my favorite times of the year, but at the same time, I never grew up in a very liturgical church -We celebrated the Christmas season and of course as every good Baptist the yearly cantata -But when we take a moment and step back and see things from a more traditional liturgical (fancy word for order of worship) view Advent adds so much...

The Plagues, part 4 Exodus 10:1-20 Introduction: Long ago Charles Spurgeon wrote the following words, “Every believer thirsts for God, and longs to climb the hill of the Lord, seeing him face to face. We ought not rest content in the mists of the valley when the summits await us. Our soul thirsts to drink deep of this cup, yet, many saints are content to live like men in coal mines, who see not th...

Whether you’re brand new to SonRise or have been around SonRise for a while, let me briefly state what we seek to accomplish in this sermon moment each week. During the preaching portion of our services we employ and enjoy a kind of preaching called expository preaching. This means the preacher doesn’t aim to say anything new but only seeks to say what God has already said, such that the point of...

Think for a moment about the most insignificant things you deal with every day. Maybe its sand on your floorboard, dust in your house, or a tiny gnat that you must keep waving away. These things are nothing, but they remain a nuisance. Now think about what would happen if these insignificant things were multiplied by a million? What happens when the very dust beneath your feet rises up and becomes...

Theres a childrens song I learned of a few years ago that wonderfully describes who God is. Many of you who have grown up in the Church probably already know this song. Its called My God is So Big and its main line says, My God is so big, so strong and so mighty, theres nothing my God cannot do. The mountains are His, the valleys are His, the stars are His handiwork to. My God is so big, so strong...

Today we come a turning point in the book of Exodus. As we concluded chapter 6 last week we saw a genealogy, and when we came to that part of the text I told you the genealogy was put there for help us as the readers pause and reflect on what weve seen and learned in the narrative so far. Now, as chapter seven begins we launch back out into the main plot. What will be the main theme and reality in...

Today, we open to Exodus 5:22, where Moses, fresh from faithfully delivering God's message to Pharaoh, finds himself not celebrated, but confronted by a people whose burdens have only intensified. The promised rescue has seemingly backfired, plunging Israel into deeper despair and leaving Moses questioning the God who sent him. Have you been there? Youve boldly stepped out in faith, only to find t...

Every now and then its good to remind ourselves what were doing here in this teaching moment called a sermon. Were in a sermon series where were going through the book of Exodus, yes. Were working through it verse by verse, yes. But, how are we approaching this book as a whole? Four ways.[1] Were approaching the book of Exodus historically, meaning were seeking to see the historical context in whi...

I. A Bold Approach (1) Exodus 5:1 Afterward Moses and Aaron went and said to Pharaoh, Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness. -Ill: There is a boldness that comes from assurance, that sometimes gets us a bit ahead of ourselves -Moses here jumps right to the end with the word of the Lord to him in Exodus 4:2223 Then you shall say...

This morning we continue our journey through the book of Exodus, and today we arrive at a passage that is both foundational and perplexing. Fresh from his encounter with the living God at the burning bush, Moses is now tasked to go back to Egypt and lead Israel out of slavery. But his return journey is not without its difficulties. We see Moses navigating family dynamics, receiving further divine...

Every time we come to this moment, the preaching of the Word, we come needy, me as the preacher, you as the hearers. Im not wise enough or strong enough to give you all you need, and youre not able on your own to receive it. But our weakness is no obstacle to Gods power. His Word is living and active, and He delights to meet us in it and take His Word farther than we can imagine. As H.B. Charles J...

After the events of the Exodus Moses led all of Israel in singing the following song, I will sing to the LORD, for He has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea. The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise Him, my fathers God, and I will exalt Him. The LORD is a man of war; the LORD is His name. Pharaoh's...

Id like to begin with a question this morning: what was God doing before He created the world? This is a question every Christian eventually asks. One way to answer this is to say that before God made the world He was lonely, feeling a lack, and desired to fill an emptiness within Him, leading Him to make the world and all in it. And now that the world is here and we ourselves are here, God isnt l...

A single day can change your life forever. Davids life would never be the same after the day he fought Goliath. Pauls life would never be the same after the day he met Jesus on the Damascus Road. And the day that would change all our days, the day the stone rolled away revealing an empty tomb. Exodus 3 is like this. It begins on a day like any other day. Nothing special. Moses isnt in a palace any...

Context: Moses according to Acts 7 is now about 40 Acts 7:23 When he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Israel. -Last week we left off with the birth of Moses and his adoption into the house of Pharaoh The people of Israel have been oppressed the Pharaoh has begun a mass genocide of the male children and yet in the midst of these tragedies the Lord s...

As we dive into Exodus 2 we are witnessing one of the greatest contests of strength in history. In one corner stood Pharaoh, and Pharaoh had a plan, kill every Hebrew baby boy. In the other corner was the Lord, who also had a plan, save one baby boy and through him save a nation. Pharaoh had power, soldiers, and an army on his side. God had a crying baby in a waterproof basket. Guess who won? Our...

I take a daily nap. I wake up quite early and so around 2pm-ish I tend to run out of steam. So I lay down on the floor in my office, set an alarm, and take 10-12 minute quick nap. It does much to refresh me to finish the day strong. The other day I did this, and I must have been in a deep nap, because I woke up and I didnt know where I was, who I was, or what I was doing. Anyone ever done that? It...

I love books. Many of you who know me know that, but what you might not know is that theres one part of every book that I enjoy a lot, and that is the introduction. Whether its called an introduction, a preface, a prologue, or a foreword, it is in this section where we the reader find out whats coming in the pages ahead. Consider the introduction to J.R.R. Tolkiens The Lord of the Rings. The prolo...

Praying & Not Losing Heart Luke 18:1-8 Introduction: Ill never forget the day when my children were born. I experienced this three times now and each one was different and unique in their own way. When Jack was born Holly and I didnt have a clue what to expect. So there we were, the birth went great, Holly did great, and we were new parents. After the initial birth moments and protocol they took J...

Biblical Leadership Hebrews 13:17 Introduction: We have set aside the summer for a sermon series on the marks that make up a healthy church. We have been going through these marks, not just because SonRise is a part of the 9Marks church network, but because we believe these marks are the ingredients that make a healthy ministry. Weve looked at expository preaching, gospel doctrine, conversion, eva...