Our Statement of Faith

Last Sunday, we began a 4-week sermon series highlighting just a few of the major sections of our new Statement of Faith (SoF). This statement defines our church and our family of churches. It’s our confession of faith. It articulates our most cherished beliefs about God, the gospel, the Bible, and many other crucial doctrinal points.

We Have Copies for You!

If you didn’t get one last Sunday, we’ll have more paperback copies of the SoF available this week. Check near the entrance to the garden as you arrive. There are plenty for everyone. Take it, read it, and let it lead you to worship our great God and Savior.

You can read a digital copy and learn more about the SoF here.

Pastor Eric is in El Paso, TX this week for the Antioch Project retreat. This denominational initiative is designed to help established churches make a plan for church planting. Join us in praying for a fruitful retreat. Pray that it would result in more gospel-preaching churches reaching new neighborhoods!

“Suffering does not create weakness. Suffering highlights weakness. It takes suffering to help us realize our weakness. If God’s strength is made perfect in weakness, then how gracious is God to help us understand the reality of our weakness so that we can turn from self-sufficiency and boast in his power!”
Dave Zuleger, Partnering With People in Their Pain

Physical pain is a reality many of us face. This article is written by a pastor who’s learned how to walk with his wife as she fights chronic pain. His biblical counsel is a gift to those us of who want to help those we love who have ongoing health problems.

Read the article here.

We Can’t Say Too Much About His Greatness

Sovereign Grace Music has just released another song off their upcoming Psalms album, Unchanging God. This song is based on Psalm 145, exalting the greatness of God. Listen by clicking on the photo above or the link right here. Check out the lyrics below.

HOW GREAT (PSALM 145)

Verse 1
I’ll bless Your name, O God, each day that I awake
From dawn to setting sun, Your greatness I’ll proclaim
Your glory far exceeds all human thought
So with each breath I’ll bless Your name, O God

Verse 2
Your name will be revered by children yet to come
As generations sing of wonders You have done
Your strong and mighty deeds are always near
O God Most High, Your name will be revered

Chorus
How great is the Lord and greatly to be praised!
How great is the Lord our God
How great is the Lord and greatly to be praised!

Verse 3
Your gracious hand provides for all who live and breathe
Your mercy runs to find the helpless and the weak
When we call out to You, You hear our cries
And all our needs Your gracious hand provides

Verse 4
Forever without end, creation will rejoice
When works of wicked men, You finally destroy
Your power we’ll proclaim till Christ descends
And You will reign forever without end

Our Rule of Faith and Life

On Sunday Pastor Dustin kicked off a series on our new Statement of Faith as he preached from Matthew 4:1-11. We live by every word that comes from the mouth of God. He has recorded these words for us in the Scriptures. We need the Bible because it reveals God’s true character, it shows us how we can be saved, and it trains us how to please Him with our lives. God has made His word clear so that we aren’t left in the dark about what He thinks or expects. God invests His word with His authority as Creator and Ruler of all ceration. We are people of the word.

Listen to the sermon.

The Santa Ana Church Is Hosting a Seminar and We’re Invited

Men of Sovereign Grace Church, Cross of Grace is holding their first-ever Men’s Seminar to teach on biblical masculinity and help men pursue purity. They’ve invited Erik Rangel, a pastor of another Sovereign Grace Church, to teach and lead.

It’s only a few hours on a Saturday. There will be free coffee. But the discipleship and fellowship are the real reasons to be there. Men from our church are already registered and we’d like you to join us!

The details are in the flyer above. There are only a few spots available, so please register here right away.

Our Statement of Faith

This Sunday, we begin a 4-week sermon series highlighting just a few of the major sections of our new Statement of Faith (SoF). This statement defines our church and our family of churches. It’s our confession of faith. It articulates our most cherished beliefs about God, the gospel, the Bible, and many other crucial doctrinal points.

We’re Giving You a Copy!

At the service this week, we’ll have paperback copies of the SoF as a gift for you. There will be plenty for everyone. Take it, read it, and let it lead you to worship our great God and Savior.

You can read a digital copy and learn more about the SoF here.

From Dave Taylor, our denomination’s Director of Emerging Nations:

The new year is so often a time for resolutions, some spiritual and some personal. They can have a good place in our lives and can be such a blessing. But nothing compares to God’s incredible resolutions to us, and in Isaiah 41:10 we have one such resolution:

‘Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.’

What a faith-building, comforting and inspiring reality this is! This is the One who watches over our lives and endeavours. A King who is always with us, who is our God, and who promises to strengthen us and help us and uphold us with His righteous right hand. It’s a promise!

And so as we trust in Him and pray to Him, here are some ways you can be lifting up our global endeavours up to Him this month:

• Please pray for the many churches that are in the process of adoption into Sovereign Grace in Latin America. These would include: Durango, Mexico – Torreon, Mexico – Arrandas, Mexico – Moroleon, Mexico – Orizababa, Mexico – Cordoba, Mexico – Playa Azul, Costa Rica – Cartago, Costa Rica – San Jose, Costa Rica – Cali, Colombia – Sao Paulo, Brazil – Rio Grande, Brazil – Palabra de Vida, Venezuela.
  

• Please pray for McDonald Chanda and Cheila Chisulo, as they continue their Ordination process in Zambia, and as they prepare, God-willing, to lead Christ Community Church in Ndola, Zambia, and the Copperbelt Pastors College, founded by our dear friend Wilbroad Chanda.
  

• Please pray for our SG family on the ground in Turkey as they continue to learn the language, acclimatise to the culture, and reach the lost in this country. They have been there for over a year now and are making some encouraging in-roads.
  

• Please pray for Sovereign Grace Churches, Australia, as we launch the Planters & Pastors Academy this month, with a view to further church plants and adoptions in our country. With five men signed up for the year, may the Lord give much wisdom, favour and grace to everyone involved.
  

• Please pray for the 4 Church Plants that we have planned for Asia-Pacific over the next 24 months: Cavite – Philippines (2022/23), Bonbon – Philippines (2022/23), Negros Occidental – Philippines (2022/23), Kathmandu – Nepal (2022/23).

May He strengthen us, help us, and uphold us in all that we do!