Sonoita Bible Church

08/20/2026

If we try to overcome our self-awareness through any of our own commonsense methods, we will only serve to strengthen our self-awareness tremendously. Jesus says, “Come to Me . . . and I will give you rest,” that is, Christ-awareness will take the place of self-awareness. Wherever Jesus comes He establishes rest—the rest of the completion of activity in our lives that is never aware of itself.
Oswald Chambers ~ My Utmost For His Highest

08/19/2026

Am I fully prepared to allow God to grip me by His power and do a work in me that is truly worthy of Himself? Sanctification is not my idea of what I want God to do for me— sanctification is God’s idea of what He wants to do for me. But He has to get me into the state of mind and spirit where I will allow Him to sanctify me completely, whatever the cost (see 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24).
Oswald Chambers - My Utmost For His Highest

08/19/2026

Nothing is as important as staying right spiritually. And the only solution is a very simple one— “Come to Me….” The intellectual, moral, and spiritual depth of our reality as a person is tested and measured by these words. Yet in every detail of our lives where we are found not to be real, we would rather dispute the findings than come to Jesus. (Oswald Chambers - My Utmost For His Highest)

08/05/2026

The Bewildering Call of God
“…and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished.”…But they understood none of these things… Luke 18:31, 34
God called Jesus Christ to what seemed absolute disaster. And Jesus Christ called His disciples to see Him put to death, leading every one of them to the place where their hearts were broken. His life was an absolute failure from every standpoint except God’s. But what seemed to be failure from man’s standpoint was a triumph from God’s standpoint, because God’s purpose is never the same as man’s purpose.

Oswals Chambers - My Utmost For His Highest

07/30/2026

CrossWords with Pastor Mike

Exodus 33:12-23 ~ Desiring His Presence and His Glory

Theme: Moses intercedes for God’s presence to go before them and the experience His glory. There is no greater experience for mankind than those two things!

Key Verse: “Now therefore, I pray You, if I have found favor in Your sight, let me know Your ways that I may know You, so that I may find favor in Your sight” ~ Exodus 33:13

We have been learning a lot about God through His interaction with Moses and the Israelites.

We have learned that His grace and mercy endure forever! Even though the Israelites have proven to be unworthy by so quickly turning their back on Him, God offers them grace and mercy.

Grace being His goodness and mercy His forgiveness.

We have learned that God means what He says! When He makes a promise, then it will come to pass. He promised to lead the people to the promised land, and He will fulfill that promise.

He also promised that in order to fully experience His blessings then they must obey the commands given to them. If they disobey, then they will not experience their blessings but His judgement.

You see, without standards there is no grace or mercy. They only obtain their meaning and value when you understand how far from His perfect standard we live. For example, I remember drawing with my cousin, and she was a much better drawer than I was. I just couldn't stay within the lines, but she so perfectly stayed within the lines. I thought I was a good drawer until I compared my drawing to hers.

You see that is what happens when we learn of God’s standards. We might think we are good people because we aren’t as bad as the bad people. But when we fully understand the high standards of God and how far we are from reaching them, then we recognize His mercy.

A problem is created when we evaluate our goodness based in comparison to others. We become judgmental! We focus on how far from our standards they are living rather than how far from God’s standards we are living!

The Israelites are a good example for us today; they become a reflection of our fallen nature and the consequences we will experience when we live outside of God’s standards.

Yet, Moses is also an example for us and that is what we are going to focus on today.

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Hoping your week is filled with God's Grace & Peace.

Your brother in Christ,
Mike Wright
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07/20/2026

Here is a short video that speaks of the truth that is being experienced by the Israelites in Exodus 33.

Having the presence of God is more important than having His blessings. Focus on His presence this week!
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07/20/2026

Sunday Bible Study
This weeks Biblical Principle is Walking in the Spirit.

Another excellent lesson about a vital Biblical Principle for us to live by.

What does it mean to walk in the spirit? How do we walk in the Spirit? What should I expect when I walk in the Spirit?

These questions and more are answered in this lesson.

You can watch it by clicking on this link: https://www.intouch.org/watch/sermons/life-principle-22-walking-in-the-holy-spirit

Pastor Mike
Sonoita Bible Church
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To walk in the Spirit is to obey the initial promptings of the Spirit. Watch now.

07/20/2026

CrossWords with Pastor Mike

Exodus 33:1-11 ~ Consequences of Sin

Theme: God explains the consequences of their Great Sin!

Key Verse: “Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up in your midst, because you are an obstinate people, and I might destroy you on the way.” ~ Exodus 33:3

Last week we learned about how God would respond to the Great Sin of the Israelites’; He offered Grace and Mercy.

That is the wonderful thing about God! His grace and mercy endure forever!

The unfortunate thing about us is that we will tend to take that for granted, just like the Israelites did. Our fallen nature will tend toward the idea that if I don’t have to pay the price of a misdeed then it is okay, or if I don’t get caught then it isn’t wrong.

You might think that you are different, but I would venture to say that you are like that because we are all like that! You see, when God saves us, He begins the process of sanctifying us. If you want to thrive in this life, then you will cooperate with Him in that process.

But that process will not be easy, He will whittle away at the things that impair people from seeing His image within you and that is a painful process.

The study of the book of Exodus is a study of our fallen nature and how God deals with it!

The people were guilty of a great sin. That sin was to turn their back on the very God that was offering to dwell among them. God had spent 40 days explaining to Moses how to build the wonderful place that would represent His presence, the Tabernacle only to come down to a people that had decided they didn’t want His presence.

This was a sin of the soul. How would God respond to such a sin?

He would offer them an opportunity to be restored; He would offer mercy in exchange for sin and He continues to do that today.

Moses doesn’t even fully understand God’s mercy at this time, he said He would speak to God to see if He could forgive such a great sin.

The answer is yes! The great sin is a sin of the soul and God offers forgiveness for the one that repents from the soul.

Now what?

The message is available at our website: www.SonoitaBibleChurch.org

Hoping your week is filled with God's Grace & Peace.

Your brother in Christ,
Mike Wright
520-455-5779
[email protected]

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07/13/2026

https://www.intouch.org/watch/sermons/life-principle-21-obedience-always-brings-blessings

Obedience always brings blessing. Watch now.

07/13/2026

CrossWords with Pastor Mike

Exodus 32:15-35 ~ God’s Response to Sin

Theme: Having described The Great Sin, God now demonstrates His response to it!

Key Verse: “then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, “Whoever is for the LORD, come to me!” ~ Exodus 32:26

The Great Sin!

We learned about this great sin from Exodus, chapter 32 last week. The great sin was the turning away from God.

This is equivalent to the Unpardonable sin declared by Jesus in Matthew 12:31-32: “Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.”

Let me briefly expound upon this!

The sin against the Holy Spirit is simply to deny His revelation to us. What is His revelation? The Bible! It is the Word of God. It must be accepted as written or it isn’t the Word of God. It must be recognized for its authority, or it isn’t the Word of God. It must be believed in, without error, or it isn’t the word of God.

The unforgiveable sin is to deny the very means by which you obtain forgiveness. It isn’t a sin of behavior but a sin of belief.

“The Great Sin” described in Exodus 32 is equivalent to what Jesus said is because it reveals a refusal to acknowledge God. The consequence of such a denial is to turn you back on the very means by which you can obtain mercy and forgiveness.

Today, we are going to see God’s response to this Great Sin.

I hope you will learn a lot about God from this text and that it will draw you closer to Him.

The message is available at our website: www.SonoitaBibleChurch.org

Hoping your week is filled with God's Grace & Peace.

Your brother in Christ,
Mike Wright
520-455-5779
[email protected]

Sonoita Bible Church"For His Glory And Our Good" - We Are Glad You Have Visited Our Website Today. You Can Learn A Little More About Us From This Site