Small groups offer a unique opportunity to serve and be served by one another. To “love one another,” “bear one another’s burdens,” “weep with those who weep,” “rejoice with those who rejoice,” “encourage the fainthearted,” “confess your sins,” and pray.
Outside of Sunday mornings, these are the most important moments in the life of our church. Come to small group this week ready to receive God’s grace through your brothers and sisters.
Get ready to watch Jesus build his church right before our eyes. Celebrating new life in Christ and welcoming new members into our family. During the service we’ll receive new members. Immediately afterward, we’ll head over to the Lee home for the baptism ceremony and a hotdog lunch.
If you are interested in being baptized, want to place your faith in Jesus, or are ready to pursue church membership talk to a member of the pastoral team. They’d be happy to help you take the next step in the Christian life.
We’ve entered into the latter half of the year and we don’t want you missing out on any of the good things going on at Cross of Grace. Here’s your one-stop shop to make sure you’re in the know. Make sure to note some of the changes to our regularly scheduled events and save the dates below:
September*
*Schedule Change: Festival of Nations is cancelled for 2026. We’ve had a big year so far, so we’re going create some breathing room in the schedule and postpone this world famous potluck.
9/14 - The Bridge Course begins
More info here
9/27 - Starting Point Class
Final class of the year. Encourage our guests to attend & sign-up here.
October
10/24 - REACH Santa Ana
City-wide day of evangelism together with other SA churches. More info TBA.
November
11/1 - Baptism Sunday
Last baptism ceremony of the year.
If you’re interested in being baptized. Contact us here.
11/8 - New Member Sunday + Members’ Meeting
Plan to stick around an extra 45min after the service
11/18 - Women's Friendsgiving
Schlieder home @ 6:30pm
December
12/13 - Carols in the Park: French Park @ 6pm
Join us for an hour of spreading Christmas cheer!
12/24 - Candlelight Christmas Eve Service
The Ebell Club @ 5pm
Here’s a snapshot of what’s going on this week:
Basketball in the Park
6:30pm - El Camino Real Park
Reach out to Manny for more info
French Park Run Club
6:30am - French Park
Small Groups
6:30pm - Lee home
7:00pm - Roenicke home
Small Groups
7:00pm - Davis & Erkelens homes
Sunday Gathering at the Ebell Club
10:00am - Ebell Ballroom
New Member Welcome!
Sermon - Covenant Broken: The Golden Calf - Exodus 32:1-35
Baptism Ceremony
12:30pm - Lee home
Learn more about baptism here
On Sunday, we studied the instruction manual for building God’s house in Ex 25-31. As we did, we learned that the structure of the house itself as well as the things within it say a lot about the kind of life inside. And one of the most important things the tabernacle design is meant to do is make us think of Eden.
Check out the article below to take a tour through God’s house back then. Meditate on the ways these instructions are fulfilled in God’s design to dwell with us in Christ here and now. Anticipate that day when we’ll dwell with God forevermore.
We've heard the phrase, "There's no place like home." And whatever our experience of "home" has been like, we get what it means. There's nothing like being where you're supposed to be. There's no place like home, but, in this life, there's really no such place as "home." On this side of man's fall into sin, we never really come all the way home. And, even when we're at home, we realize there's something more we're looking for. Another world. Another place. A life in which everything really is the way it's meant to be. In the story of the Bible, the construction of the tabernacle is a step in the direction of this capital "H" Home.
Tonight, the men of Cross of Grace will gather together to sit under the word, bear their brother’s burdens, and call out to the Lord in prayer. They’ll talk about the kind of commitment God makes to us and the way it spurs us on in steadfast sacrificial love as men. All guys 15 years and older are welcome to join in at the Robles’ home at 7pm.
Youth ministry is back after the summer break and a new semester of games, fellowship, and reading is underway. The next title is Ten Questions Every Teen Should Ask (and Answer) about Christianity by Rebecca McLaughlin. A book designed to get young people wrestling with tough topics like moral relativism, the problem of suffering and evil, and the biblical ethics of gender and sexuality. Engaging with questions like “can Jesus be true for you and not for me?”, “does God care when I hurt?”, and “can we be good without God?”
No reading is required before this week’s meeting. But youth are encouraged to check out the book and come ready with questions they have on all the topics inside.
See you at Hopper & Burr!
Our family of churches has recently launched a new podcast series all about equipping the ordinary Christian to participate in the extraordinary mission of God. Pastor Jim Donohue from Covenant Fellowship, our sister church in Pennsylvania, offers us encouragement, strategies, and resources for bringing the good news of Jesus Christ into a broken world. Listen to the first episode here and subscribe to stay up to date with latest releases.
Here’s a snapshot of what’s going on this week:
Basketball in the Park
6:30pm - El Camino Real Park
Reach out to Manny for more info
French Park Run Club
6:30am - French Park
Men’s Meeting
7:00pm - Robles Home
Sunday Gathering at the Ebell Club
10:00am - Sermon: Building Instructions - Exodus 25-31
Youth Ministry
6:30pm - Hopper & Burr in DTSA
Learn more about Youth Ministry here
