Sunrise Community Church
The weekly sermon from Sunrise Community Church in Mill Woods, Edmonton, Alberta.
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The weekly sermon from Sunrise Community Church in Mill Woods, Edmonton, Alberta.
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"Treasures in Heaven" - Garth Stewart shared the message.
“An Evenings Prayer and A Good Nights Rest”
"BUT" - 1 Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!2Many are saying of me,God will not deliver him.[b] 3But you,Lord, are a shieldaround me,my glory, the One who lifts my head high.4I call out to theLord,and he answers me from his holy mountain. 5I lie down and sleep;I wake again,because theLordsustains me.6I will not fearthough tens of thousandsassail me on every side. 7Arise,Lord!Deliver me,my God!Strikeall my enemies on the jaw;break the teethof the wicked. 8From theLordcomes deliverance.May your blessingbe on your people.
"Awestruck!" - Lord, our Lord,how majestic is your namein all the earth! You have set your gloryin the heavens.2Through the praise of children and infantsyou have established a strongholdagainst your enemies,to silence the foeand the avenger.3When I consider your heavens,the work of your fingers,the moon and the stars,which you have set in place,4what is mankind that you are mindful of them,human beings that you care for them?[c] 5You have made them[d]a little lower than the angels[e]and crowned them[f]with glory and honor.6You made them rulersover the works of your hands;you put everything un
"A Great Wedding Banquet" - In this parable, the third in a series of three related parables, Jesus once more confronts the Jewish religious leaders and the nation who, for the most part, have rejected Gods kingdom invitation. We see in the story the amazing goodness of God into which we are invited and we are confronted by the sobering reality that will be faced by those who reject the invitation as well as those who presume on the King and fail to heed his call.
"The Parable of the Relentless Master" - Brad Wright shared this message.
“Notorious Sinners” - Jesus has come to Jerusalem with a mere week left before he will be arrested, tried and crucified. In this passage Jesus shares the first in a series of three parables that speaks to a similar theme, his rejection by the Jewish religious leaders and many in Israel. This first parable focuses on Gods call for more than merely the right words. God desires our obedience, an obedience that begins with changing our minds.
"The Goodness of God" - As we come to this parable, it is vital that we read it carefully so that we avoid getting stuck in some peripheral details but rather discover the central point Jesus is making. Most parables aim to communicate a single, primary point and that is the case here. What we will discover in this story is the message of the amazing goodness and generosity of God who desires to meet our greatest need.
"Forgiveness" - With this parable Jesus addresses the matter of forgiveness in what is probably the most sustained treatment of this theme in the New Testament. As we discover, forgiveness plays an absolutely central role in the kingdom of God and the lives of us as subjects of the kingdom.
"For the Joy of the Father" - With this parable Jesus speaks to our relationships with one another as believers. He makes clear the incredible value each one of us has to our Heavenly Father and spells out the implications of the Fathers love for us. God desires for each one of us to walk in intimate fellowship with him and if that is ever interrupted, he will come after us. That reality ought to move each of us to be those who likewise care deeply for one another and our spiritual well-being.
"A Coming Day" - Here we come to a sobering parable that serves as a warning to all. Jesus speaks of a coming day of judgment that will hold each one of us to account. Our response to Jesus is of critical importance and it is in looking to Jesus that we find hope and salvation.
“Of Greater Worth” - Here we come to another pair of parables with thematic connections to the previous pair of parables we explored. Through these two parables Jesus shows us the surpassing worth of what he is doing and will yet bring to completion. Recognizing this makes clear Jesus call for us to respond to him with absolute discipleship, holding nothing back.
"The Day of Small Things" - Here we come to a pair of short parables that are similar and yet making slightly different though related points about the kingdom of God. Christ helps us see that God is indeed at work, even when it might not be terribly obvious. His kingdom is breaking into this world and will prove unstoppable. Thus, all who have submitted their lives to King Jesus can live with unshakeable courage, confidence and hope.
"What Must I Do? - Blake Wagner shared the message.
“Seeing Through the Weeds” - Here Jesus tells another parable again based on the world of agriculture. A farmer sows good seed in his field but an enemy sabotages things, sowing weeds. Jesus story makes the point that, though the kingdom of God has indeed broken into this world in his coming, the kingdom is not fully consumated. Until the end finally comes, the world will persist in being a place in which there are both the righteous and the wicked, both goodness and evil. This reality has a lot to say to those of us who are citizens of the kingdom of God, pointing us to our mission and giving
“Genuine” - Here we come to the first parable proper recorded by Matthew in his gospel. It comes near the mid-point of the gospel story as Jesus people are finding themselves faced with a question What will I do with Jesus? That is what this parable is ultimately all about ones response to Jesus and his proclamation of the in-breaking kingdom of God.
"Clash of Kingdoms" - In this text we come to another parabolic saying of Jesus. What we discover as we explore the story that provides the context of that saying is that there is a clash of kingdoms taking place right now, a clash between the kingdom of Satan and the kingdom of God. Though we are called to spiritual vigilance and resistance to Satan, we need not live with fear because, as Jesus makes very clear in this parabolic saying, the end is not in question. The clash is not between equals. Jesus is the stronger man.
"Resurrection" - As we celebrate Easter we examine Pauls words to the Corinthians who failed to see the importance or significance of Jesus resurrection for their lives. But as Paul makes clear, Jesus' resurrection impacts our lives massively. Without it, our whole faith crumbles but if it did happen and it did everything changes. Sin has been dealt with, death has been defeated, and we have entered into the life of the future in the present!
"This Changes Everything" - In this message, we begin a new sermon series on the parables of Jesus found in Matthews gospel. The first one we come to is found in Matthew chapter 9. Jesus speaks about patching an old garment and about wine and wineskins but what is he getting at what is the reality to which he is pointing? Himself! His coming changes everything and demands that each of us make him the very centre of our lives as his disciples.
"Making Jesus Known - In this message we look to Peters first epistle as we reflect on our mission as a local church, the thing we are all about. What Peter helps us see is that our identity in Christ shapes how we live for Christ in a world that needs Christ. There is nothing more important that we can do than to Make Jesus Known.
"BOLDER on Mission for the Lost: - What we discover in this passage serves to encourage us and embolden us as we step into the mission to which Jesus has called us as his people. All around us are those who are harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Christ wants to fill our hearts with his compassion for those people, move us to pray for workers for the harvest, and then show us that we are part of the answer to that prayer. And we step out into that harvesting work with confidence because of what Jesus, the Lord of the harvest, will do.
“CLOSER in Relationships with One Another” - As we move to the second part of our Sunrise vision statement, we are turning to Pauls letter to the Colossians. In this passage Paul calls the believers in Colossae to put on a list of qualities and practices, and what becomes clear when we pause to consider his list, we recognize that each by its nature requires us to be in community with others. This passage reveals to us what is clear throughout the New Testament, namely, that when we enter into relationship with Jesus we also necessarily enter into relationship with others who are in Christ too
"DEEPER in Intimacy with Christ" - In this message we begin walking through our vision and mission statements. Our vision is a picture of the ways in which Christ is wanting us to grow and that begins with growing in our walk with Him. As Jesus asserts in this interchange recording in Marks gospel, there is nothing more important for us to do in response to Gods amazing grace and redemptive work of the cross than to love Him with the whole of who we are.
"Reading with the Romans
"To God be Glory" - Here we come to Pauls last words in his correspondence to the church in Rome. After some final greetings from those with him to the recipients of the letter, Paul draws together some of the key threads from the letter and exhorts readers to give glory to God who has saved them. By His power and through His wisdom the good news of has been made known by which all who call upon Jesus will be saved. He alone deserves our worship and praise!
