NOVEMBER 4 - NOVEMBER 10

Every Tuesday we publish a blog post to lay out in one place what’s going in the life of the church for the upcoming week. Below we’ve got a snapshot of what’s on the calendar this week:

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4

• Basketball in the Park

  • 6:00pm - El Camino Park

    • Reach out to Manny for more info

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6

• French Park Run Club

  • 6:30am - French Park Grass Area

• Small Groups

  • 7:00pm - Lee & Roenicke Homes

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7

• Small Groups

  • 7:00pm - Davis & Erkelens Homes

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9

• AV Training Day

  • 8:45am - Meet in front of Ebell Club

• Sunday Gathering at Ebell Club

  • 10:00am - Meeting Room: Ballroom

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10

• The Bridge Course

  • 7:00pm - Hopper & Burr in DTSA

    • This is the last meeting!

    • Invite someone to join us for Bridge!

BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS GREATER

The opening chapter of Exodus is given to us for scale. The gospel is big. But to accurately take in the scope of God's gracious accomplishment, we need something to compare it to. Ex 1:8-22 sets the bigness of the gospel side by side with the badness of sin. Israel lived under the awful shadow of slavery and death. Apart from the rescuing work of Christ, this is the true state of our souls. Captive to sin, heading toward death, with nothing we can do to free ourselves. When we’re truly affected by the badness of this bad news, we can truly appreciate the goodness of the gospel. The good news that God spared the lives of the Hebrew sons back then. The even better news that in the fullness of time God sent his only Son to die.

LISTEN TO THE SERMON HERE

THERE IS NO SMALL GROUP THIS WEEK

Tonight and tomorrow are 5th Thursdays & Fridays, which means our small groups won’t be meeting together.

USE THE OPPORTUNITY OF A FREE THURSDAY/FRIDAY

It also means that it’s an extra free night to spend with your neighbors! Take advantage of the time and have someone over for dinner. Host something in your neighborhood. Spend time with friends from church. Use this opportunity to share in and keep on spreading the joy of Jesus wherever you are.

AT THE WARM’S HOME AT 9AM

This Saturday, from 9am-11:30am, Cordell & Marina Warm are graciously opening their home to host another monthly prayer meeting. All are welcome to join as we pray for the needs of our church, the good of our neighbors, and ask God to bring revival in our city.

As you prepare your hearts for the prayer meeting. Here are some verses to pray through and reflect upon:

• Joel 2:28-32

• Micah 7:18-20

• 1 Corinthians 12:4-11

• 1 Peter 4:10

“15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, 16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might 20 that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church,23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.” - Ephesians 1:15-23

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SING THE STORY OF STORIES THIS SUNDAY

Christ’s story is THE story. The story that every story with any ounce of anything good, beautiful, or true echoes. The story that Exodus and every other Old Testament story anticipates. The story that makes sense of our own stories. The story we’ll be celebrating forever and ever.

This Sunday, we’re introducing a new song that will lead us in lifting high the name of Jesus and living in the goodness of his finished work. Christ the True and Better by Matt Boswell & Matt Papa. Listen to the song, read the lyrics, and come ready to sing of our great Savior this Sunday.

VERSE 1

Christ the true and better Adam
Son of God and Son of man
Who, when tempted in the garden
Never yielded, never sinned
He who makes the many righteous
Brings us back to life again
Dying, He reversed the curse
Then rising, crushed the serpent's head

VERSE 2

Christ the true and better Isaac
Humble Son of sacrifice
Who would climb the fearful mountain
There to offer up His life
Laid with faith upon the altar
Father's joy and only Son
There salvation was provided
Oh, what full and boundless love

CHORUS

Amen, amen
From beginning to end
Christ the story, His the glory
Alleluia, amen

VERSE 3

Christ the true and better Moses
Called to lead a people home
Standing bold to earthly powers
God's great glory to be known
With his arms stretched wide to heaven
See the waters part in two
See the veil is torn forever
Cleansed with blood we pass now through

VERSE 4

Christ the true and better David
Lowly shepherd, mighty King
He, the champion in the battle
Where, O death, is now thy sting?
In our place He bled and conquered
Crown Him Lord of majesty
His shall be the throne forever
We shall e'er His people be

LISTEN TO THE SONG HERE

A CLASS TO EXPLORE CROSS OF GRACE SANTA ANA

If you’ve been visiting Cross of Grace for any length of time and would like to learn more about what we believe as a church and how those beliefs take shape in the life of the church, this class is for you. If you’re discerning whether or not this is the church family the Lord is calling you to, this class is for you. If you’re ready to take the next step in pursuing membership at Cross of Grace, Starting Point is your starting point to do so!

Wherever you’re at in the process, we invite you to join us one two hour class. Immediately after church at the Roenicke home in Santa Ana with lunch and childcare provided.

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OCTOBER 28 - NOVEMBER 3

Every Tuesday we publish a blog post to lay out in one place what’s going in the life of the church for the upcoming week. Below we’ve got a snapshot of what’s on the calendar this week:

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28

• Basketball in the Park

  • 6:00pm - El Camino Park

    • Reach out to Manny for more info

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30

• French Park Run Club

  • 6:30am - French Park Grass Area

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1

• Monthly Prayer Meeting

  • 9:00am - Warm residence

  • Contact Cordell & Marina for details

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2

• Sunday Gathering at Ebell Club

  • 10:00am - Meeting Room: Ballroom

• Youth Ministry

  • 6:30pm - Hopper & Burr in DTSA

    • Learn more about Youth Ministry here

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3

• The Bridge Course

  • 7:00pm - Hopper & Burr in DTSA

    • We’ve got 2 meetings left!

    • Invite someone to join us for Bridge!

A GOSPEL-CENTERED SURVEY OF THE BOOK

“Seek to see and feel the gospel as bigger as years go by rather than smaller. Our temptation is to think that the gospel is for beginners and then we go on to greater things. But the real challenge is to see the gospel as the greatest thing - and getting greater all the time” - John Piper

We believe that our journey through the Book of Exodus will do just this - make the gospel big. That Exodus will help the gospel-centered people and church we’re striving to be keep our gospel-center from becoming small and disconnected from the rest of life. Because, as we get older, the church gets larger, life gets messier, and we put more distance between the present and the moment we first believed, we need a gospel that keeps pace.

Ask yourself:

• Do you struggle to “apply the gospel” to your life? Then remember the exodus.

• Do you have a small or one-dimensional gospel? One that doesn’t make you say, “Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?” (Ex 15:11). Then remember the exodus.

• Do you have a one-sided gospel that focuses mostly on what you were saved FROM, but not what you’ve been saved FOR? Then remember the exodus.

Check out the outline below. Learn how the saints of old “looked back” to the exodus. Take in the many “glorious deeds” of God and see how Christ perfects them. Study the Scripture references provided. Encounter the God of the gospel and watch this shape your heart and mind. Expect that as we journey through this book, the gospel will be growing greater and greater in our eyes.

ENGLISH OUTLINE HERE

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THE STORY WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND OUR LIVES

This Sunday, we began a new sermon series in the Book of Exodus. Exodus begins with Israel in Egypt (1:1-7). The rest of the story is about how God gets them out. What he does to get them out is the gospel of the Old Testament. Apart from this gospel of the OT, we cannot fully understand the gospel of Jesus Christ. But through this story, we’ll see and feel the finished work of Christ as bigger and greater than we did before. Learning how the good news of the gospel really does respond to all the bad news of life. Encountering the many riches of the gospel that’ll keep us glorifying God today, tomorrow, and forevermore. Being fueled with amazement not just for what we’ve been saved from, but all that we’ve been saved for.

LISTEN TO THE SERMON HERE

ALL LADIES, HIGH-SCHOOL AGED AND OLDER ARE INVITED

Each month, the ladies of CGSA gather for a time of discussion, encouragement, and prayer. All to promote the growth of women in Christ as women in Christ.

Tonight, they’ll finish their discussion of the book My Dear Hemlock. A modern take on C.S. Lewis’ classic, The Screwtape Letters, which is designed to answer the question, “What if Screwtape tempted a woman?” Whether you’ve read the book or not, come and join in on a conversation that promises to be the best kind of provocative and point you back to Christ. We hope to see you there!

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