Last Sunday Pastor Eric preached from 1 Corinthians 5 and the priority of the purity of the church. We are called to pursue godliness as a community and not only individually. It's our mission. Be holy.
Guest Reception
Please join us for a guest luncheon immediately following the service this Sunday. There's no agenda. You can come and go as your schedule allows. Just new friends eating pizza together.
Pastor David Palmer from Redeeming Grace Church in Palm Desert was with us last Sunday. He's an old friend of the church in the process of planting a new church not unlike ours.
He preached from James 5:7-12. Listen to the sermon here.
Immature christians have immature relationships with their leaders.
Pastor Eric continued to preach from 1 Corinthians this past Sunday. Listen to the sermon here.
We will be singing a couple of Christmas songs this Sunday that may not be familiar to you. Take a moment to learn these beautiful songs so you can sing about the Savior with us!
What Child is This?
VERSE 1
What Child is this Who, laid to rest
On Mary’s lap is sleeping?
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet
While shepherds watch are keeping?
This, this is Christ the King
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud
The Babe, the Son of Mary
VERSE 2
Why lies He in such mean estate
Where ox and lamb are feeding?
Good Christian, fear, for sinners here
The silent Word is pleading
Nails, spear shall pierce Him through
The cross be borne for me, for you
Hail, hail the Word made flesh
The Babe, the Son of Mary
VERSE 3
So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh
Come peasant, king to own Him
The King of kings salvation brings
Let loving hearts enthrone Him
Raise, raise a song on high
The virgin sings her lullaby
Joy, joy for Christ is born
The Babe, the Son of Mary
He Who is Mighty
VERSE 1
Oh, the mercy our God has shown
To those who sit in death’s shadow
The sun on high pierced the night
Born was the Cornerstone
PRE-CHORUS
Unto us a Son is given, unto us a Child is born
CHORUS
He Who is mighty has done a great thing
Taken on flesh, conquered death’s sting
Shattered the darkness and lifted our shame
Holy is His name
VERSE 2
Oh, the freedom our Savior won
The yoke of sin has been broken
Once a slave, now by grace
No more condemnation
BRIDGE
Now my soul magnifies the Lord
I rejoice in the God Who saves
I will trust His unfailing love
I will sing His praises all my days
Jordan shared the following during our Sunday service...
Today I head home to Minnesota.
I came out to California two years ago to have an adventure, to get uncomfortable, and to learn as much as I could about music. Now I’m returning home now to put it all into practice. I'm excited to return to my family, I'm excited to return to snow (however inadequate you've made me to now endure it), and I'm excited to be writing songs for my second album.
It's hard to say goodbye.
If it wasn’t hard, I probably wouldn't be nearly as grateful as I am at this moment. By God’s grace at work in you, I’ve had it really good in California. Here are just a few ways you've blessed me...
You sing a passionate gospel.
You sing loudly, exuberantly. You sing like you have a reason to sing. You sing and the joy of Christ is written across all of your faces.
You live a passionate gospel.
I love that this church doesn’t begin when the countdown clock hits zero, and it doesn’t end when the service ends. You’re here hours early, stay late, and when you leave this building to walk out into Old Towne every Sunday to have lunch together. This isn't the norm.
You are eager to serve, eager to equip, eager to see every part of the body working together. You joyfully and humbly raise each other up. You practice hospitality. You welcome strangers in and are generous with your private lives.
I thank God for you.
Wisdom is never discovered. It's revealed.
Pastor Eric preached last Sunday from 1 Corinthians 2:6-16. Listen to the sermon here.
The 2016 year in Sunday School is brought to you by the numbers 25, 6, 10, 2 & 5
25 Psalms
6 Questions About Salvation
10 Words
2 Covenants
5 Solas
Learn how to pray, praise and lament to the glory of God. Discover biblical answers to 6 common questions about salvation. Learn how the Ten Commandments point us to Jesus. Find out why the new covenant is better than the old. And acquaint yourself with the five reformation battle cries.
Everyone is invited (although children under 12 years of age might find the curriculum challenging), there is no need to sign up, no homework, no reading. All you need is your bible and a heart to grow in the grace of God.