On Sunday guest preacher Ricky Alcantar, from our sister church in El Paso, preached from Isaiah 2:1-5. He encouraged us to let our dreams be God-sized: peace with all men, joyful unity, and lasting justice. We long for the day Jesus will make these dreams a reality. Until then, we do all we can to live in the good of the gospel today.
On Sunday, guest preacher Andy Farmer opened up Psalm 116 to address the topic of mental health. He taught us that mental anguish is a form of suffering we experience. But our struggle does not separate us from God. Our struggle does not define our lives. And our struggle can only be fully remedied by Jesus.
On Sunday Pastor Eric preached from Genesis 2:1-3, the seventh day of creation. After completing all His creative work God rested. Not because He was tired, but because He was done. He rests from His work of creation but not from His work of redemption. We enter that rest now by believing in God’s only begotten Son.
It kicked off an hour ago. The Orange International Street Fair has begun. Three days with 500,000 people in our neighborhood enjoying food, drink, and live music.
Head to the fair and take the opportunity to engage your neighbors. Walk away from this weekend knowing the name and the story of at least one new neighbor.
You'll need to arrive early on Sunday because parking will be tight. Show up at 9:30am for Sunday School and you'll have no problem.
This Sunday is one of our regularly scheduled plaza invasions. If you’re planning to eat lunch then you are invited. Following our worship service, we will head to Plaza Park for lunch.
Plan to either bring your lunch with you to church, purchase take out at any of the restaurants in Old Towne Orange, or take advantage of our world famous Buck-O-Slice Pizza. If you're our guest, pizza is on us.
We'll have blankets to sit on but please feel free to bring folding chairs. Tell your friends this is the most delicious Sunday to visit Sovereign Grace.