On Sunday, guest preacher Mark Alderton, from our sister church in Aurora, CO, preached from Psalm 13. He showed us three steps to take when suffering strikes: ask God your questions, bring God your requests, and trust God with your salvation.
When we pray we take hold of the greatest blessing of our salvation: unobstructed access to God Himself. It’s our lifeline. It’s our source of both peace and power.
Sovereign Grace Church is a praying church. We pray together on Sundays. We pray for one another individually. We pray in small groups and at events. But that doesn’t mean we pray enough.
Martin Luther famously wrote, “It is a good thing to let prayer be the first business of the morning.”
Beginning next Tuesday, May 7th, we will hold a weekly morning prayer meeting. It’ll be hosted at the church office by a rotation of couples in the church.
We invite you to join us in making prayer “the first business of the morning.” Make this part of your weekly routine and plan to get up a little bit earlier on Tuesdays. God is going to meet us.
The 2019 Mission Fund Brochure is full of stories of the gospel going forth all over the world. It’s worth reading just to get a glimpse at God’s work across the globe.
Our denomination, Sovereign Grace Churches, exists to plant and strengthen local churches. By loving and supporting our church, you’re already making an impact in their mission. But if you want to go above and beyond, you can consider giving a financial gift.
When we pray we take hold of the greatest blessing of our salvation: unobstructed access to God Himself. It’s our lifeline. It’s our source of both peace and power.
Sovereign Grace Church is a praying church. We pray together on Sundays. We pray for one another individually. We pray in small groups and at events. But that doesn’t mean we pray enough.
Martin Luther famously wrote, “It is a good thing to let prayer be the first business of the morning.”
Beginning next Tuesday, May 7th, we will hold a weekly morning prayer meeting. It’ll be hosted at the church office by a rotation of couples in the church.
We invite you to join us in making prayer “the first business of the morning.” Make this part of your weekly routine and plan to get up a little bit earlier on Tuesdays. God is going to meet us.
On Sunday, we welcomed new church members. This is always a joy as we get a fresh reminder that God is establishing and growing our church.
We asked Jason to share about how your ministry has had an impact on him and his family as they’ve gotten to know Sovereign Grace. Here’s what he shared:
We are very grateful to be a part of this church. We first attended last January because our friends Jeff and Taylor had found a home here. We had just left a church that we were a part of for six years, one in which we were highly involved and counted as family. This transition proved to be much more difficult than initially anticipated, but God was gracious to us in this process; he brought us here.
Our initial plan was to check out several churches in the area, searching for one that had faithful and edifying preaching, worship songs that oriented around God, people that loved Christ and were changed by his grace, and a pastor that reminded us of Charles Spurgeon. We found all of those here, and this proved to remain true over the last 15 months that we’ve been here.
We experienced a particular kindness from all of you, but more than that it was your genuineness that spoke to us and motivated us to want to be a part of the church. You welcomed us from day one, inviting us over to your homes for a meal and bringing us into your small groups. Your hospitality and kindness has meant a great deal to us.
We thank you for your patience and grace towards us during our transition, it took us quite some time for our hearts to be ready for the next step in our journey, but here we are, excited, ready to serve, and ready to grow alongside all of you. We look forward to our time as members of this local body.
This week over 20 pastors from the western US are converging on Orange County for our Regional Assembly of Elders retreat. Our church is hosting. It runs from Thursday-Saturday. There will be meetings, meals, prayers, singing, and a bit of fun.
We ask you to pray that God would strengthen their bonds of fellowship as they lead their churches and work together to advance the gospel in the western US.
We publish updates on our financial status throughout the year. A final annual report is published every Fall.
These figures represent the grace of God at work in the members and friends of our local church. It's unmistakable. God is being kind towards us and we want to thank Him and you.
Thank you.
Of course, numbers are only a small fraction of all the way our church is contributing to the ministry of our church. Wouldn't it be great if we could publish a monthly report on your generous affections for one another? Or all the hours you spend together? Thank you for living no longer for yourselves but for God and your neighbor!
May the accounting of His provisions encourage your faith. Please continue to pray that we would steward it all for the advance of His gospel and the good of His church.
Sept 1st 2018 - March 31st 2019
$ 160,693 Contributions
$ 177,353 Expenses
Questions? Please contact a member of our Finance Committee.
On Sunday Pastor Eric continued our series in the first book of the Bible as he preached from Genesis 4:17-26. He showed us that there are two cities pictured here: the city of man and the city of God. One city characterized by greed, envy, and murder. One city where God is faithfully fulfilling His promises to redeem mankind. By faith in the Redeemer we join the city of God and long for the day when that city will fill the earth.