Every Sunday is Easter

The resurrection isn't just for Easter Sundays. We sing resurrection songs and preach resurrection sermons all year round.

What makes Easter Sunday at Sovereign Grace so special is that we use it to make memories. We setup a photo booth, enjoy food, and invite our families to come hear the story of how God has given us new life.

This Sunday, April 21st

9:30am - All-You-Can-Eat Donut Buffet

10:30am - Service

 Sunday School is canceled. We'll see you early for donuts, coffee, and photos.

Check out photo booth photos from previous years here, here, here, here, and here.

Also, if you’re a procrastinator and want to join our choir, there’s still time. But you need to act fast! Details and sign up are here.

Loving Our LGBTQ+ Neighbors

The topic of sexual identity is a contentious issue. Opinions are strong. Confusion abounds. We need Biblical clarity and Biblical compassion to engage in ways that glorify God and provide a compelling witness to our neighbors.

We want to equip you to do just that.

An Evening Seminar with Josh Blount
Thursday, April 25, 2019
7PM-9PM
At the Chapel of Orange

Check out our three big reasons you should be there.

Click here to let us know you’re coming.

Photo courtesy of Dylan McLeod on Unsplash

On this Good Friday, we invite you to reflect on the death of God’s beloved Son. A death He didn’t deserve. A death He subjected Himself to willingly to pay the penalty and break the power of sin’s hold over us. He did it to vindicate God’s glory and reveal the lengths to which God would go to display His mercy.

A pastor from one of our sister churches, Rich Gamache, wrote and delivered a poetic re-telling of the events of Good Friday. Read or listen to it using the links below and marvel at the Savior who displayed His matchless love through Calvary’s cross.

“Jesus pushes himself up again and cries, ‘It is finished.’ And it is. Every sin of every child of God has been laid on Jesus and he drank the cup of God’s wrath dry.”

Read ‘The Father’s Cup’ here.

Listen to ‘The Father’s Cup’ here.

Friends that vacation together stay together

Those who’ve been around know that each year a couple of our members attempt to secure an incredible group campsite at Refugio State Beach near Santa Barbara. This year, they got it!

Check out this write-up and you’ll see a photo of our campsite.

There’s no big program planned. This is kick-back beach camping with friends. Bonfires, swimming, kayaks, surfing, horseshoes, volleyball, fishing, hiking, and eating.

The week of July 8-15, 2019
$8 per person per night

The price includes access to stand-up paddle boards and kayaks that will be shared among the group.

Spots are limited and it’s first come, first serve. You can come for all or part of the week.

RSVP by emailing Les and Sue. Include the following:

1. Number of campers in your party and their names

2. Number of vehicles you’ll be bringing (trailers count as a vehicle)

3. Which nights you would like to camp

Every June we honor and pray for those graduating from High School. It's an important moment to mark a job well done and the start of a new and exciting season. We wouldn't want to miss it!

Let us know below and we’ll get you more details and a gift:

Our 2019 Women’s Retreat went off successfully last weekend. To the ladies who attended, we’re grateful we could send you and are very glad to have you back.

For those who couldn’t make it—and for those who went but need a refresher—we have recordings of the three main sessions with a summary and quotes below.

A big thank you to Kirsi Turbedsky for all her work serving the ladies by preparing and teaching at the retreat. May our church be filled with women of faith in Christ, hope in God’s glory, and love for God and their neighbors.

• We believe God says we are perfect and we believe He provides perfect grace.

• “The essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.” -Tim Keller, The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness

• “Do you realize that it is only in the gospel of Jesus Christ that you get the verdict before the performance?  The verdict is in. And now I perform on the basis of the verdict.” -Tim Keller, The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness

• If we hope in the glory of God, we will never be disappointed.

• “Many of us struggle with questions of God’s goodness, faithfulness, and love, not because he has been unfaithful to any promise in any way, but because we simply are not on his agenda page...God is not working to deliver to you your personal definition of happiness.” -Paul Tripp, New Morning Mercies

• We love because God has loved us freely and His love transforms us.

• Love is a transformation, not a transaction.

Kirsi’s Book Recommendations

Faith. Hope. Love. The Christ Centered Way to Grow in Grace by Mark Jones
The Freedom of Self Forgetfulness by Timothy Keller
Because He Loves Me by Elyse Fitzpatrick
Suffering: Gospel Hope when Life Doesn’t Make Sense by Paul David Tripp
New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel Devotional by Paul David Tripp
Future Grace by John Piper

Every Sunday is Easter

The resurrection isn't just for Easter Sundays. We sing resurrection songs and preach resurrection sermons all year round.

What makes Easter Sunday at Sovereign Grace so special is that we use it to make memories. We setup a photo booth, enjoy food, and invite our families to come hear the story of how God has given us new life.

Sunday, April 21st

All-You-Can-Eat Donut Buffet at 9:30am

Service at 10:30AM

 Sunday School is canceled. We'll see you at 9:30AM for donuts, coffee, and photos.

Check out photo booth photos from previous years here, here, here, here, and here.

You’re also invited to join our Easter choir, but we need to hear from you ASAP. Details and sign up are here.

If you haven’t started yet, you can start this month and get full credit! Details are here.

April’s Verse: 1 Peter 1:3-7 (ESV)

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

How are you doing memorizing April’s Bible verse?

We’re about half-way through the month. Make sure you show us you’ve memorized it by either:

1. Recording a video and sending it to info@sovgraceoc.org. You’re on the honor system, but make sure to keep your eyes on the camera.
   OR

2. Heading to our Welcome Desk on a Sunday morning and reciting it to one of the Connect Team members. After you do, send an email to info@sovgraceoc.org letting us know which Connect Team member you recited it to.

Learn more about how to memorize Scripture here and here.

“I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.”
-Psalm 119:16