{"id":10939,"date":"2016-03-28T15:48:41","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T19:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=10939"},"modified":"2016-04-14T09:33:28","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T13:33:28","slug":"experience-the-sonrise-every-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=10939","title":{"rendered":"Experience the Sonrise Every Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just before Easter Sunday 2016, the following message was posted on our Church&#8217;s Signboard:<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 233px; border-color: #1127ed;\" width=\"740\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Experience <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">the Sonrise <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Every Day!\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10938 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Signboard-2016-03-26-Sonrise-_IMG_3152-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Signboard 2016-03-26 Sonrise _IMG_3152\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Signboard-2016-03-26-Sonrise-_IMG_3152-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Signboard-2016-03-26-Sonrise-_IMG_3152.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Sunrise&#8230;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If it&#8217;s a clear morning, we might be able to experience the Sun Rise, but the Son of God is risen every day!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4039\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4039\" class=\" wp-image-4039\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Sea-Galilee-Sunrise-_46-19_600w-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise on the Sea of Galilee\" width=\"230\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Sea-Galilee-Sunrise-_46-19_600w-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Sea-Galilee-Sunrise-_46-19_600w.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunrise on the Sea of Galilee<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Have you ever seen a sunrise, or sunset, or rainbow, or some other view of God&#8217;s beautiful creation without &#8220;Experiencing&#8221; it?\u00a0 Can you see a sunrise and just walk away without noticing?\u00a0 Revelations like these usually make a lasting impact.\u00a0 You tell your friends about it.\u00a0 You take a picture.\u00a0 You might even join all of your other friends who posted the same sunrise on facebook.\u00a0 When nature publishes a new work of beauty, it causes a stir.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Son Rise<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>But what about the Sonrise?\u00a0 Is the miracle of Christ&#8217;s resurrection just something you recognize as a historical fact (accepted on faith)?\u00a0 Or has it changed you?\u00a0 We begin every morning with the truth that Jesus died and rose from the dead to restore our relationship with God.\u00a0 You don&#8217;t have to wait until Easter morning for the beauty of that Sonrise!\u00a0 Does it constantly make a lasting impact on you?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">God&#8217;s Promises<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The rainbow is God&#8217;s way of promising that He won&#8217;t again flood the earth.\u00a0 It&#8217;s also a reminder of His continual presence and love.\u00a0 Every time we see one, we can marvel not only at the beauty of creation, but also at the glory of God.<\/p>\n<p>But in the SON Rise, God has made some powerful promises in His Word&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div class='tabs-left et_sliderfx_fade et_sliderauto_false et_sliderauto_speed_5000 et_slidertype_left_tabs clearfix'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='et_left_tabs_bg'><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class='et-tabs-control'>\n\t\t\t<li><a href='#'>\n\t\t\tShine\n\t\t<\/a><\/li> \n\t\t<li><a href='#'>\n\t\t\tLife\n\t\t<\/a><\/li> \n\t\t<li><a href='#'>\n\t\t\tAlive!\n\t\t<\/a><\/li> \n\t\t<li><a href='#'>\n\t\t\tFree!\n\t\t<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul> <!-- .et-tabs-control --> \n\t\t<div class='et-tabs-content'>\n\t\t\t<div class='et-tabs-content-main-wrap'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='et-tabs-content-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Ephesians 5:13-14<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">But everything exposed by the light becomes visible,\u00a0 for it is light that makes everything visible. This is why it is said:\u00a0 &#8220;Wake up, O sleeper,\u00a0 rise from the dead, and <span style=\"background-color: #00ff00;\">Christ will shine on you.<\/span><\/span>&#8221;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">John 11:25-26<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jesus said to her, &#8220;I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies;\u00a0 and whoever lives and believes in me <span style=\"background-color: #00ff00;\">will never die<\/span>&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">1 Corinthians 15:21-23<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.\u00a0 For as in Adam all die, so <span style=\"background-color: #00ff00;\">in Christ all will be made alive<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Romans 6:5-7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection.\u00a0 For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin\u2014\u00a0 because anyone who has died has been <span style=\"background-color: #00ff00;\">freed from sin<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .tabs-left -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2123 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Rainbow-over-Steeple-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Rainbow over Steeple\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Rainbow-over-Steeple-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Rainbow-over-Steeple-207x136.jpg 207w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Rainbow-over-Steeple-140x94.jpg 140w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Rainbow-over-Steeple.jpg 403w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can&#8217;t drive by a rainbow and simply check it off as a natural phenomenon.\u00a0 Rainbows, Sunsets, and Sunrises all leave a lasting impact.\u00a0 You don&#8217;t just see them; you Experience them.<\/p>\n<p>When you think of Easter, what makes an impact?\u00a0 What parts of Easter do your &#8220;Experience&#8221;?\u00a0 What parts get chalked up to tradition and get packed away for next year?<\/p>\n<p>In His rainbow- and even more in His Son Rise, God has promised forgiveness, relationship, and true Life in Him.<\/p>\n<p>Have you experienced God&#8217;s magnificent gift of His SON Rise???<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 14pt;\">+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Click this button for more Signboard Messages:\u00a0 <a href='https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?cat=51' class='icon-button rss-icon'><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Signboard<\/span><span class='et-icon'><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just before Easter Sunday 2016, the following message was posted on our Church&#8217;s Signboard: Experience the Sonrise Every Day!\u00a0 &nbsp; &nbsp; Sunrise&#8230; If it&#8217;s a clear morning, we might be able to experience the Sun Rise, but the Son of God is risen every day! Have you ever seen a sunrise, or sunset, or rainbow, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10938,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[144,63],"class_list":["post-10939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-signboard","tag-godspresence","tag-newlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10939"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10973,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10939\/revisions\/10973"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}