Next Sunday, June 10th is our bi-annual members meeting. Head out to the garden immediately after the service. Bring lunch or bring cash for Buck-O-Slice pizza.
The pastors will be providing a ton of exciting updates: finances, Santa Ana church plant moving to Sundays, internships, and more. You eat while they talk.
Members we need you there. Regular attenders are welcome to come listen in on what's happening at Sovereign Grace Church.
The women of our church have scheduled a ton of fun activities for the summer. Some with kids. Some without.
Beach Days
Mini Golf
Park Days
Movie Night
Time together is the key to meaningful friendships. Each of these events is an opportunity to strengthen the bonds you have with other women in the church. Take advantage this summer.
The calendar is full and the best way to stay up to date is on our Playgroup's Facebook page. Dates, times, and locations are all there.
A beach day at Corona Del Mar is our first event and it's happening this coming Tuesday June 5th. We'll see you there.
This week members from our church served a meal to the families living at House of Hope. God is using the staff, volunteers, and donors to provide these women and children the stability and support they need. It's a privilege to get to know them and encourage them.
Each time we're there, we ask for anonymous prayer requests. Just like us, these precious people have needs and requests only God can satisfy. We join them in asking God to work.
The requests are listed below. We encourage you to pray with us.
If you're interested in serving at House of Hope in the future, contact Jon.
Join us in fasting on the first Friday of every month in 2018. Church members who fast for all 12 Fridays will be invited to a year-end party to celebrate the answers to our prayers.
If fasting is new to you, here are some instructions.
Our prayer focus for June is the students and youth of our community.
Everything we have belongs to God. We want to be people who live like our lives are not our own. How we spend our money is a huge part of it. It's why we have a Money Management Course.
Zac is one of our most recent graduates from the course. On Sunday we heard how God used it to help him grow in stewarding his finances. Here is what he shared:
Les and Sue Card do an excellent job hosting the class. Each week they opened up their home for us to meet, and each week they were reading and filling out the homework along with us as if they were doing it for the first time. I really appreciated their openness to describe the financial lessons they have learned over the years and to share their ongoing pursuit to honor God financially.
Early on in the class we all began monitoring our spending, and I was struck by the goodness of the Lord’s provision on a regular basis. Seemingly mundane things like paying rent or buying groceries became opportunities to praise God for taking care of my needs. It has also been a helpful tool for me to check my heart and ask if my desires align with the Lord’s.
I became reinvigorated to seek new ways to give and to experience the joy of giving. It is truly an expression of worship to the Lord to give generously and though I feel like there is still lots of room for me to grow, I have felt that joy in new ways as I have made incremental changes in my giving.
The class also offers hope rooted in the gospel for those who are in unstable financial situations. In poverty and in riches the Lord is with us and the Biblical principles taught in the class are always applicable. I highly recommend the Money Management class to you. Our money can be a spiritual tool that we use for His glory.
If you're interested in joining a future class, let us know.
Sovereign Grace Church has a rich and full community life. We want to make sure you don't miss out on the many ways God draws us together outside of Sunday mornings. Take a look at the list below for the month of June.
You can also stay up to speed by syncing with our master calendar.
On Sunday Pastor Eric preached from Romans 12:3-8 reminding us that the gospel alters the way we think about ourselves. Self-importance and self-pity are banished by our union with Christ. We are not the center of the story, but neither are we worthless. We belong to Jesus and we belong to His body, the church. We do ordinary things with His extraordinary power for His glory.
Build friendships and grow in your faith. Join the youth from our church and Sovereign Grace Church of Pasadena for a youth retreat. Everything is included in the cost. Friends from outside of the church are more than welcome.