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As you can see we’ve now begun the Christmas season! And with Advent upon us we’re pausing our normal sermon series through the book of Genesis, to be picked back up next year, so we can lean into the glories of Christ this Christmas. The title of this year’s Advent series is Expectations. Christmas is certainly…… Continue reading Expectations – Prophet

One of the tiring pleasures of parenting a three year old is the reality of fascinated joyful repetition. Some of you know what I mean. When you do something funny and your three year old begins laughing hysterically, and then with a big grin looks at you and says, ‘Do it again!’ Which of course…… Continue reading Genesis 36 – A Conclusion

This week's sermon was preached by one of our members Pastor Brad Davis.

Growing up I always looked forward to visiting my grandparents in Sarasota, FL. It was always a fun time. One reason these trips were particularly enjoyable was that they would always take us to a restaurant called ‘The Buccaneer.’ It was one of my favorite places to go. It looked like a pirate ship, the…… Continue reading Genesis 34 – Dinah Defiled

Looking at pictures of our younger selves can be alarming and humbling for many reasons. We know this. I think one of the benefits of having Facebook is the daily memories that pop up in your notifications. I actually look forward to seeing those each day. One of them recently for me was a group…… Continue reading Genesis 33 – A Gospel Reunion

Remember where we’ve been. We’ve watched Jacob dupe his father Isaac and brother Esau with the help of his mother Rebekah. And we then watched him flee for his life because of Esau’s fury. That’s how Jacob left Canaan, the land of promise, in a fearful fleeing. It’s all come back full circle now, for…… Continue reading Genesis 32 – A Chapter Begins

Jacob, ever since we’ve seen him introduced to us in Genesis, has been a man surrounded by tension. Tenson was there at his birth as he strove with Esau in the womb. Tension was there in between he and Esau once again at the selling of the birthright for some stew. Tension was there between…… Continue reading Genesis 31 – A Chapter Closes

[1]We all have a favorite place on the planet, somewhere that stirs our souls with its natural beauty. Perhaps for you it’s a white beach, or an alpine mountain, or something else. For me its Longboat Key Florida, on the beach, at sunset. To me, nothing quite stills the soul than a stiff sea breeze.…… Continue reading Genesis 30:25-43 – Gospel Delight for Sinful Deceivers

*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. Intro: Family History Overview of how we got here: Transition: As Jacob arrives in Haran God seems to be distant, yet as we move forward in…… Continue reading Genesis 29:31-30:34 – Blessings, Battles & Babies

All Christians are in the process of growth. And, as much as we would prefer the growth process to be a steady incline toward glory, it doesn’t happen that way. Rather, Christians grow in stages. Some stages are wonderful, where we find ourselves maturing by leaps and bounds. But in other stages we find ourselves…… Continue reading Genesis 29:1-30 – Laban’s Deception

Moment's that change our lives and often unexpected, dramatic, and life changing...today we arrive at such a moment for Jacob. The moment I’m referring to is the famous Jacob’s Ladder moment in Genesis 28, when Jacob goes out on a journey only to be interrupted by God, who gives Jacob a dream where he sees…… Continue reading Genesis 28:10-22 – Jacob’s Ladder

No one likes a mess... Yet, we’ve arrived at a moment in the book of Genesis, where feels like you’ve stumbled into a grand mess. Everywhere you turn there someone sinning. From Isaac, to Rebekah, to Jacob, and Esau. All in all, this is one messed up family, and a lot of what happens in…… Continue reading Genesis 26:34-28:9 – Mess and Mercy

As we now come to Genesis 26 we come to a very unique moment in the whole of Genesis. We’re now halfway through the entire book, and so far we have seen much about Adam, about Noah, and especially in the last 10-12 chapters, about Abraham. If we fast forward from chapter 27 onward we…… Continue reading Genesis 26:1-33 – Like Father, Like Son

*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. Opening Ill: Family dynamics "Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements." ~ Queen…… Continue reading Genesis 25:19-34 The Family of Isaac

I like questions. I like asking questions, I like being asked questions, generally questions are a great way to learn things and to reflect on things that we have learned. But one question in particular I quite enjoy asking and being asked is the desert island question. You know the one I’m referring to right?…… Continue reading Genesis 25:1-18 – The Death of Abraham

Genesis 24, our text for today, is a wonderful chapter because the chapter as a whole contains two large threads we can pull on. On one hand Genesis 24 is a kind of beautiful romantic tale, the kind custom made for a great movie. And on the other hand Genesis 24 is a masterful depiction…… Continue reading Genesis 24 – Isaac & Rebekah

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 Sunday gathering we employ and enjoy a style of preaching called expositional preaching. Which means that the preacher, whoever it…… Continue reading Genesis 23 – The Death of Sarah

Contrary to popular belief, I was not always a good student. There is one word that still strikes fear into my soul, it’s the word…test. I remember a specific moment, in first or second grade, the time came for standardized testing, where we’d do a multiple-choice test on a scantron sheet. Remember those? I got…… Continue reading Genesis 22 – The Lord Will Provide

This week's we we bring our study in the book of Jude to a close we hear from Bill Abitz. We hope you will be encouraged by the preaching of God's Word.

This week one of our newest elders Anthony Del Valle brought the Word.