Good God, Good News

The ninth sermon in a 12-week series on the book of Genesis.Text: Genesis 29:15-30Preacher: Jean Carlos Vicente RiveraDate: Sunday, July 26, 2026Check us out in-person on Sundays at 8:00am and 10:15am or online at www.emmanuelepiscopal.net.

The eighth sermon in a 12-week series on the book of Genesis.Text: Genesis 29:15-30Preacher: Parks BennettDate: Sunday, July 10, 2026Check us out in-person on Sundays at 8:00am and 10:15am or online at www.emmanuelepiscopal.net.

The seventh sermon in a 12-week series on the book of Genesis.Text: Genesis 25:19-26; 26:1-5Preacher: Rob LordDate: Sunday, July 12, 2026Summary: In Genesis 25/26 the promise of God is passed along from Abraham to Isaac, despite the rivalry of Esau and Jacob, because God's promise doesn't depend on human merit or birth order.Check us out in-person on Sundays at 8:00am and 10:15am or online at www.emmanuelepiscopal.net.

The sixth sermon in a 12-week series on the book of Genesis.Text: Genesis 22:1-14Preacher: Rob LordDate: Sunday, July 5, 2026Summary: In Genesis 22 the Lord asks Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac. What will become of God's promise if Isaac dies? Will Abraham believe God?Check us out in-person on Sundays at 8:00am and 10:15am or online at www.emmanuelepiscopal.net.

The fifth sermon in a 12-week series on the book of Genesis.Text: Genesis 12:1-9Preacher: Jonathan TurtleDate: Sunday, June 28, 2026Summary: Genesis 11 ends with the scattering of humankind across the face of the earth. No note of grace, only judgment. At this point in the narrative the attentive reader may be wondering, "Has God finally given up on humankind?" It's at just that point that Genesis 12 begins with the words: "Now the Lord said to Abraham." God speaks again. The story isn't over.Check us out in-person on Sundays at 8:00am and 10:15am or online at www.emmanuelepiscopal.net.

The fourth sermon in a 12-week series on the book of Genesis.Text: Genesis 6:9-22; 9:8-17Preacher: Jonathan TurtleDate: Sunday, June 21, 2026Summary: Genesis 6-9 tells the story of the Flood. The earth had become so wicked that God began again with Noah. Because what happens to humans matters to God, and God loves his creatures so much he refuses to let sin and wickedness have the last word. Now, the future hope of humankind rests on the shoulders of one man who would be God's means of saving grace.Check us out in-person on Sundays at 8:00am and 10:15am or online at www.emmanuelepiscopal.net.

The third sermon in a 12-week series on the book of Genesis.Text: Genesis 3:1-24Preacher: Jean Carlos Vicente RiveraDate: Sunday, June 14, 2026Summary: Genesis 3 tells the story of the fall of humankind. Adam and Eve's disobedience breaks the shalom established by God in the garden. But God loves his creation so much he refuses to leave his shalom broken.Check us out in-person on Sundays at 8:00am and 10:15am or online at www.emmanuelepiscopal.net.

The second sermon in a 12-week series on the book of Genesis.Text: Genesis 2:4-25Preacher: Jonathan TurtleDate: Sunday, June 7, 2026Summary: As we turn the page from Genesis 1 to Genesis 2 the scene changes. Here the camera zooms in. The language shifts. We’re not looking at galaxies, oceans, and stars. We’re looking at a garden. And our perception and understanding of God shifts, too. The God who majestically creates all things by his powerful word becomes the Lord God—the covenant God—who stoops down and forms a man from the dust of the earth.Check us out in-person on Sundays at 8:00am and 10:15am or online at www.emmanuelepiscopal.net.

The first sermon in a 12-week series on the book of Genesis.Text: Genesis 1:1-2:4aPreacher: Jonathan TurtleDate: Sunday, May 31, 2026Summary: Genesis 1 is not, first and foremost, trying to answer modern scientific questions. It's proclaiming the good news that the world is not an accident, not a battleground of rival gods, and not meaningless chaos. This world belongs to the good God who creates by his Word, delights in his creation, and invites humanity into his rest.Check us out in-person on Sundays at 8:00am and 10:15am or online at www.emmanuelepiscopal.net.