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Practical, biblical preaching from Sonrise Church in West Valley City, Utah. Pastor Chris Thompson teaches through Scripture each week, drawing out timeless truth for everyday life. Whether you've walked with Jesus for decades, are returning to faith, or are still asking the first questions, there's a place for you here. New sermons posted Mondays from our Sunday gatherings. Learn more or join us in person at sonrisebc.org.

  1. 2d ago

    17-Ephesians: "MEASURE TWICE: Wisdom Is Skill, Not Information" | Ephesians 5:15-21

    In Ephesians 5:15-21, Paul tells a church to take a hard look at its own ordinary life. Not its Sunday. Its Tuesday.The first time Scripture says God filled a man with wisdom, that man is a craftsman. Exodus 35: Bezalel, filled with the Spirit of God in wisdom, to cut jewels, carve wood, and work in gold and silver and bronze. Not a scholar. A metalworker. That is the word Paul reaches for here, and it changes what he is asking of us.Wisdom in Scripture is skill, not information. You are not wise because you have accumulated. The religious leaders of Jesus' day knew more of the Old Testament than anyone reading this, and they crucified the Savior they had waited for. Wisdom is competence at living, and most of us feel unskilled at exactly that. At relationships. At raising children. At following Jesus on a Tuesday.Which is why one word here gets misheard. "Circumspectly" sounds like caution and tiptoeing. The Latin underneath is plainer: circum, around, and spectare, to look. Look around yourself. A tightrope walker is careful because he is afraid of falling. A machinist is careful because the part has to match the specification. One is governed by fear, the other by a standard. Paul is not calling for a nervous Christian life. He is calling for an accurate one.From there he moves fast. Buy the opportunity in front of you, because the hour will be spent either way. Understand the will of the Lord instead of drifting through it. Stop wasting yourself. Be filled with the Spirit, sing to one another, give thanks always for all things.Then comes the line that will sit with you. Submitting to one another in the fear of God. That is a formation word, troops in order, each man in his place, and you are the one placing yourself lower. It is voluntary. It is not obedience, and it is not inferiority, because position is not value. In chapter one, God put all things under Christ's feet. In Philippians 2, He emptied Himself and took the form of a servant, and He was exalted because of it. He did not hold the high position instead of taking the low one. He reached it by way of the low one.If you have ever felt unskilled at living this Christian life, this message is for you.Key Texts: Ephesians 5:15-21; Matthew 5:22; Exodus 35:30-33; Matthew 28:19-20; James 1:2-4; Psalm 33:3; Ephesians 1:22; Philippians 2:5-11

  2. Aug 10

    16-Ephesians: "WALK AS LIGHT: Nothing Left to Hide" | Ephesians 5:8-14

    In Ephesians 5:8-14, we watch Paul say something the city of Ephesus was not built to hear. Their religion ran on concealment: spells guarded as secrets, initiations sworn to silence, power located in whatever stayed hidden. Paul tells the church the opposite. You were once darkness. Now you are light in the Lord. So walk like it.Notice the order. Paul does not tell the Ephesians to manufacture light. He tells them what they already are, and only then tells them how to walk. Identity comes first, and obedience follows it.From there Paul opens the fruit: goodness that actively does good and is willing to confront as well as comfort, righteousness that grows from within rather than a summit to be climbed, and truth, which the Ephesians heard as un-hiddenness. That is the shape of a believer walking in the light. A life with nothing in it that needs hiding.This message also corrects a misconception that has done real damage. "Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them" is not a license to police people. The "them" being exposed is the works. Paul is addressing believers in unrepentant sin, Matthew 18 comes first, and Galatians 6:1 sets the aim: restoration in a spirit of gentleness. And the exposing itself is mostly quiet. The couple that waited, the giver who lives below their means, the person who refuses to feed a grudge. Light does not have to argue. It only has to be present.Then comes the call in verse 14. "Awake, you who sleep, arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light." If you are a believer who has wandered back into the graveyard and started living like one of the dead, hear this carefully: you are not lost and you are not being saved a second time. You are sealed for the day of redemption. The call is not to grope your way back. Stand up, and the light comes to you. The Father runs while the son is still a great way off.If there is something you have been keeping in the dark, this message is for you.Key Texts: Ephesians 5:8-14; Ephesians 1:7, 1:13-14, 4:30; Galatians 5:19-23; Galatians 6:1; 1 Corinthians 5:9-13; Matthew 18:15-17; Acts 19:18-20; Philippians 4:8; Romans 1:20-23; Luke 15:20Sonrise Church-Utah | Ephesians Series, Part 16🌐 Learn more about Sonrise Church-Utah: www.sonrisebc.org💒 Support Sonrise: https://sonrise-bc.churchcenter.com/giving📱 Download our App: https://sonrisebc.org/app/🎥 Streaming License: CSPL166462🎵 CCLI License: 646243📖 Study Questions: https://sonrisebc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Sermon16_WalkAsLight_LifeGroupStudy.pdf#Ephesians5 #WalkInTheLight #ChildrenOfLight #FruitOfTheSpirit #BibleTeaching #ExpositoryPreaching #Discipleship #ChristianLiving #Holiness #SoundDoctrine #Repentance #Restoration #Sermon #Jesus #SonriseChurch

  3. Aug 4

    15-Ephesians: "Become Imitators: Why Grace Never Cancels the Commands" | Ephesians 5:1-7

    In Ephesians 5:1-7, Paul hands the church six more commands and immediately exposes the misconception that has crushed so many believers: the idea that if God commands something, then obedience must be what saves you. It is not. Salvation has always been by grace alone, through faith alone (Ephesians 2:8-9). So what are the commands for?Paul answers by starting with a child. "Be imitators of God" is better read as become imitators, because this is a process, not a finished product. A child grows into their own person, yet the Father's character shows up in them. Want to see what imitating God looks like? Look at Jesus, who walked in love all the way to an offering and a sacrifice.Then Paul gets close. He names what should not even be named among the saints: fornication, uncleanness, covetousness. He addresses what we say and what we laugh at: filthiness, foolish talking (godless talk, conversation conducted as though God is not there), and coarse jesting (the quick-witted innuendo our culture actually admires). And he warns us about voices with empty words who promise that none of it costs anything.Here is the pastoral clarity so many believers miss: the wrath of God in verse 6 is aimed at the sons of disobedience, not at God's children. The believer's inheritance is sealed and guaranteed (Ephesians 1:13-14; 1 Thessalonians 5:9). But a believer who partners with the deceivers still loses: usefulness, household peace, credibility of witness, eternal reward, and the Father's loving discipline.You are not saved by the commands. You are saved into a family, and the family has a resemblance. So do not be partakers with them.Key Texts: Ephesians 5:1-7; Ephesians 2:8-9; Ephesians 1:13-14; Galatians 5:16, 19-23; John 15:13; Romans 6:1; 1 Thessalonians 5:9; Hebrews 12:6; 1 Peter 2:11🌐 Learn more about Sonrise Church-Utah: www.sonrisebc.org💒 Support Sonrise: https://sonrise-bc.churchcenter.com/giving📱 Download our App: https://sonrisebc.org/app/🎥 Streaming License: CSPL166462🎵 CCLI License: 646243📖 Study Questions: https://sonrisebc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Become_Imitators_LifeGroup_Study.pdf#Ephesians5 #BecomeImitators #WalkInLove #GraceAlone #Sanctification #BibleTeaching #ExpositoryPreaching #ChristianLiving #Holiness #Discipleship #NKJV #SonriseChurchUtah #Sermon #ChristianSpeech #EphesiansSeries

  4. Jul 20

    14-Ephesians: "Put Away: How the New Man Lives" | Ephesians 4:25-32

    In Ephesians 4:25-32, we watch Paul dress the new man for everyday life. Because believers have put off the old man and put on the new, our lives must now be marked by truth instead of lying, for we are members of one another. Paul teaches that anger, even when it is not sin, has a curfew; left unaddressed, it festers like an untreated wound and gives place to the devil. The one who stole must steal no longer, but labor, so he has something to give to him who has need. Corrupt, diseased communication must give way to words that are good for necessary edification, words that impart grace to the hearers.And behind it all stands a sobering reality: our conduct can grieve the Holy Spirit of God, the very One by whom we were sealed for the day of redemption. This message calls the church to put away bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, evil speaking, and malice, and to be kind, tenderhearted, and forgiving, even as God in Christ forgave you.Key Texts: Ephesians 4:25-32; Zechariah 8:16-17; John 8:44; Matthew 12:25; 2 Thessalonians 3:10-15; Ephesians 1:13-14🌐 Learn more about Sonrise Church-Utah: www.sonrisebc.org💒 Support Sonrise: https://sonrise-bc.churchcenter.com/giving📱 Download our App: https://sonrisebc.org/app/🎥 Streaming License: CSPL166462🎵 CCLI License: 646243📖 Study Questions: https://sonrisebc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/PUT-AWAY-Life-Group-Bible-Study.pdf#Church #BibleTeaching #Ephesians4 #NewMan #SpeakTruth #Forgiveness #HolySpirit #ChristianLiving #Discipleship #SoundDoctrine #Jesus #ChurchUnity

  5. Jul 13

    13-Ephesians: "But You: No Longer Walking Like the World" | Ephesians 4:17-24

    In Ephesians 4:17-24, Paul draws a line in the sand. On one side stands the old Gentile walk: minds full of power but empty of purpose, understanding locked in moral blackout, hearts so callused they have lost all feeling, and appetites that consume people as objects. On the other side stand believers who have learned Christ. Not a philosophy about Him; the Person Himself, the curriculum of the new life.In this message, we walk through Paul's diagnosis of the mind without God and his prescription for the people of God: put off the old man, be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new man created according to God in true righteousness and holiness. Renewal is not a one-time event. It is a continuous partnership with the Holy Spirit, and where God commands, God provides the means.If you have ever wondered why the same evidence leads people to opposite conclusions, or why old thought habits keep creeping back, this message is for you.Key Texts: Ephesians 4:17-24; Romans 1:20; Romans 6:6; Ephesians 2:21🌐 Learn more about Sonrise Church-Utah: www.sonrisebc.org💒 Support Sonrise: https://sonrise-bc.churchcenter.com/giving📱 Download our App: https://sonrisebc.org/app/🎥 Streaming License: CSPL166462🎵 CCLI License: 646243📖 Study Questions: https://sonrisebc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/13-But-You-Life-Group-Study.pdf

  6. Jul 8

    12-Ephesians: "GROW UP: When Every Part Does Its Share" | Ephesians 4:7-16

    In Ephesians 4:7-16, the risen Christ hands His church a startling gift: not sameness, but grace measured out to each one according to the measure of His gift. The Victor who descended into the grave and ascended far above all the heavens now fills all things, and part of that filling is people. He gives apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers, not to do the ministry for us, but to equip the saints to do the work themselves.That is where this message gets personal. Paul says the goal is that we would grow up. No longer children, tossed around by every wind of doctrine and every performance-based counterfeit of the gospel, but a mature body that has reached the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. Too many believers look older every year while staying spiritually young, waiting to be fed instead of learning to feed others.The good news is the design. Christ builds His church, and He does it through a body where every joint supplies, every part does its share, and the whole thing grows itself up in love. You are gifted. You have a role. Speaking the truth in love, serving, discipling, and sacrificially loving one another is how the body matures and how the world sees that the Father sent the Son.If you have ever wondered why you are here, or felt stuck in the same struggles year after year, this message calls you to stop consuming and start contributing.Key Texts: Ephesians 4:7-16; Ephesians 2:8; Matthew 25:15; Psalm 68; Hebrews 12:2; 1 Corinthians 14:3; 1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:9; John 14:6; Matthew 16:18🌐 Learn more about Sonrise Church-Utah: www.sonrisebc.org💒 Support Sonrise: https://sonrise-bc.churchcenter.com/giving📱 Download our App: https://sonrisebc.org/app/🎥 Streaming License: CSPL166462🎵 CCLI License: 646243📖 Study Questions: https://sonrisebc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Sonrise-LifeGroup_GROW-UP_Ephesians-4-7-16.pdf

  7. Jul 1

    10-Ephesians: "God Is Able: More Than You Can Ask or Imagine" | Ephesians 3:14-21

    In Ephesians 3:14-21, we kneel with Paul as he prays one of the most staggering prayers in all of Scripture. Picking up the thought he paused back in verse 1, Paul bends his knees in absolute submission to the Father from whom every family in heaven and earth is named, and he asks for something far bigger than comfort or convenience.He prays that we would be strengthened with might by the Spirit in the inner man. He prays that Christ would not merely visit our hearts but move in, unpack, and settle down as the permanent resident who runs the house. He prays that we would be rooted and grounded in the love of God, able to grasp the width and length and depth and height of a love that surpasses knowledge, and be filled with all the fullness of God.Then Paul lands on the verse that recalibrates every fear and every delay: God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that already works in us. "Able" does not always mean God grants our will, but it always means He accomplishes His. And His ways are higher than ours.If you are staring at an obstacle that feels immovable, or a prayer that feels unanswered, this message calls you to stop being impressed by what human hands can build and to stand in awe of the God who holds it all. He is able. The only question is whether we will trust Him and pray like we believe it.Key Texts: Ephesians 3:14-21; Ephesians 2:19-22; John 1:1, 14; 1 John 4:16; 1 John 5:14-15; Acts 1:8_______________________________________🌐 Learn more about Sonrise Church: www.sonrisebc.org💒 Support Sonrise: https://sonrise-bc.churchcenter.com/giving📱 Download our App: https://get.theapp.co/r78g🎥 Streaming License: CSPL166462🎵 CCLI License: 646243📖 Study Questions: https://sonrisebc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/10-God_Is_Able-Life_Group_Study.pdf

  8. Jul 1

    11-Ephesians: "ONE: Walking Worthy of Your Calling" | Ephesians 4:1-6

    In Ephesians 4:1-6, Paul reaches the hinge of the whole letter. After three chapters unpacking the riches of God's grace, he turns on one word: therefore. Because of everything God has done, now walk worthy of the calling with which you were called.Here is the relief most of us never hear: it is your job to walk, and it is God's job to make you worthy, and neither happens apart from Him. The same power that raised Christ from the dead is already at work in you, so walking worthy is not gritting your teeth and trying harder. It is partnering with the God who lives inside you.What does that walk look like? Humility that sees itself rightly next to God. Gentleness that is strength under control, not weakness. Patience with people, not only circumstances. And shoulders willing to bear with one another in love, holding up the ones who are hard to carry.Then Paul raises the stakes: make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Unity is not passive maintenance. It is strenuous, diligent guarding of something always under threat. And it matters, because there is one body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all. We are one because our God is one. When a watching world sees the church truly united around Jesus, it becomes living proof that the Father sent the Son.If you have ever felt crushed by the pressure to be good enough, or worn down by the hard work of staying at peace with other believers, this message from Christopher Thompson at Sonrise Church-Utah re-centers you on the God who makes you worthy and calls you into something far bigger than yourself.Key Texts: Ephesians 4:1-6; Galatians 5:16; Romans 8:29; John 17:20-23; Romans 6:4_______________________________________🌐 Learn more about Sonrise Church: www.sonrisebc.org💒 Support Sonrise: https://sonrise-bc.churchcenter.com/giving📱 Download our App: https://get.theapp.co/r78g🎥 Streaming License: CSPL166462🎵 CCLI License: 646243📖 Study Questions: https://sonrisebc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/11-ONE-Life_Group_Study.pdf

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Practical, biblical preaching from Sonrise Church in West Valley City, Utah. Pastor Chris Thompson teaches through Scripture each week, drawing out timeless truth for everyday life. Whether you've walked with Jesus for decades, are returning to faith, or are still asking the first questions, there's a place for you here. New sermons posted Mondays from our Sunday gatherings. Learn more or join us in person at sonrisebc.org.

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