Sunrise Reruns

February 19, 2012 Jesus @ Night

2012-02-21T08:11:00.000-05:00

22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on

October 10, 2010 - Red Letters We Wish Were Gray: They Follow Me

2010-10-20T14:06:00.005-04:00

**The following is a draft version of the message given 10/10/2010Continuing with the theme: Red Letters We Wish Were Gray. Some versions of the bible highlight the words spoken by Jesus in red. But sometimes, we wish there was some gray to them, giving us the option of picking and choosing what we want to listen to and what we don't.John 10.22-2722 Then came the Feast of Dedication at Jerusalem.

September 26, 2010 - Red Letters We Wish Were Gray: Get Up and Walk

2010-09-22T12:40:00.005-04:00

Today marks the third week in this series we have been covering called: Red Letters We Wish Were Gray. In certain versions of the Bible, the publishers have opted to print all the words spoken by Jesus in red, to enhance them and help convey the authority they have been given. But, we, who like the freedom to pick-and-choose what is most palatable for our taste, often want to taker the liberty of

September 19, 2010 - Red Letters We Wish Were Gray: Forgive...Period

2010-09-19T18:15:00.002-04:00

*The following is a draft of the message delivered on 09/19/2010.Today is the 2nd in series of Red Letters We Wish Were Gray. Many versions of the Bible has the words spoke by Jesus written in red, so that they will stand out. The problem with that is that it gives these utterances authority and for the most part, we don't like that. We like to think that there may be some room for interpretation

September 12, 2010 - Red Letters We Wish Were Gray: Love Your Enemies

2010-09-19T17:46:00.009-04:00

*This is a draft of the message delivered on 09/12/2010. Have you ever been around someone that made you so mad you could hurt them?The title of this message: Love Your Enemies1st in series: Red Letters We Wish Were Gray - series based on the words of Jesus that we wish weren't so strict. We wish they were gray so there would be some way of tempering these commands so that could be easier to do

August 8, 2010 Ministry: Share the Vision

2010-08-07T15:21:00.002-04:00

Last week, we began a series entitled Share the Vision, in which we are looking at the vision that God is laying before us here at Sunrise.The first component of the vision focused on worship, which we believe is our primary function as a church, to worship God. In it, we established three elements to accomplish:1. Right Attitude – understanding that worship is about God, not us2. Increased

August 1, 2010 Worship: Share the Vision

2010-08-07T15:19:00.002-04:00

(All messages posted here are rough sketches of the message given)Last week, I introduced this series of messages: Share the Vision. Over the next several weeks, we are going to look at different elements of what the church is and does, but more importantly, where God is calling us to go and do. Well, this morning we are going to begin with probably the primary function of the church –

July 25, 2010 - Dream God's Dreams

2010-07-26T13:44:00.005-04:00

(All messages posted here are rough sketches of the message given)I can relate to the movie Field of Dreams. My life changed when I heard the voice. Because of hearing that voice, I have been places and done things I would not have ever chosen for myself.Think back for a moment. Did you ever play-act? What did you pretend to be most often? Did any of you become what you wanted to be?I wanted

July 11, 2010 - What's Inside?

2010-07-12T09:22:00.017-04:00

(All messages posted here are rough sketches of the message given)Good Morning Saints of Sunrise! How are you doing this morning? Did you have a good holiday week?Sometimes, things come as a bit of a surprise. Take this for instance – Does anybody these people: They all look like pretty normal and unassuming people – the average American, but these are eight of the ten deep-cover Russian spies

July 4, 2010 - Making a Good Fit

2010-07-05T10:19:00.003-04:00

(Tim entered wearing Danny's clown shoes) Well, Karen told me to wear what Danny would wear, so here you go! Thought this would be a good transition moment. Actually, the video was kind of accurate. Karen did tell me that I could not wear my old comfortable shoes to church. Okay, so they’re a little worn, a little dirty, a little (sniff)…never mind. But they’re comfortable! These are some