Deeper Fellowship. More Room For Newcomers

Since Sovereign Grace Church of Santa Ana launched, we've had one small group. We've gotten used to feeling like sardines crammed into one apartment with kids and all and we've loved it. But as God grows this church, we have the privilege of multiplying the number of small groups meeting throughout the week, which implies many different benefits for both newcomers and members. Beginning on Friday, April 6, a second group will be meeting at the Schlieder household in East Santa Ana/West Tustin and led by Christopher Erkelens. 

Please pray with us that God would deepen our fellowship with one another and with Him through this change. Our hope is that the beauty of the unity the the Gospel creates would shine forth as this happens. 

Listen To The Sermon Here

We had yet another opportunity to hear God's Word preached from one of our very own. We know him as a man who loves his wife and children and who loves his Savior. He also loves God's Word and his church and both came through on Sunday evening as Christopher Erkelens reminded us from Colossians 3:1-4 what sort of identity, mentality and destiny result from having been raised with Christ. It's worth the listen. We're grateful for men and women who step up and serve for the upbuilding of the Church.

Enjoy The Company Of Our DTSA Neighbors Sundays Before Church

Downtown Santa Ana recently re-launched its weekly Farmer's Market. The good news? It's four hours long. The even better news? It's a great place to spend your Sunday afternoon before church. The even better news? It's virtually across the street from church. The food is delicious, the smells are good and the vendors and neighbors are friendly. Come every Sunday or choose a Sunday every month to meander over to the 2nd Street Promenade. 

This past Sunday, two Sovereign Grace churches in Orange County gathered together in two different cities at 5:00pm to share the Lord's Table together. It was a significant moment reminding us of the source of our life as Christians and the basis of our life together as a church. Take a look at Sovereign Grace Santa Ana's first Communion Service.

4th Street Market @ 7:00pm

If you're a man and you're high school-age or older, come join in on the discussion. We need God's Word. We need one another. We'll find encouragement through both this Thursday night. 

You Cannot Know Yourself Truly Apart From Who You Are In Relation TO God

In the middle of a brief break from the book of Colossians, we opened up our Bibles together to Psalm 139. We encountered a psalmist, David himself, who asked God to search him, knowing full well what God would find wickedness. Find out how and why David would make such a request of God and how he could even have the audacious hope to, as a result, be "led in the way everlasting". 

28 EBooks In Two Languages Full of Clear Biblical Teaching

From Ligonier Ministries:

To further help Christians know what they believe, why they believe it, how to live it, and how to share it, in May 2013 we made the ebook editions of R.C.Sproul’s Crucial Questions series free forever. We continue to publish new ebooks in this series and this year have added How Can I Be Right with God?, What Do Jesus’ Parables Mean?, and What Can We Know about God?.

Here is a complete list of the free ebooks in the Crucial Questions series

A Unique And Special Moment In The Life Of The Church

This upcoming Sunday, we’ll be sharing a meal together during our first annual communion service. Communion is a sacrament that we share together on a regular basis as a church family. We do it more often than not on Sundays. But this year, on the same day as our clocks spring forward (the dreaded day when we lose an hour of sleep), we’ll have an entire service devoted to sharing in the Lord’s Table together. 

The service is a demonstration of who we are as a church family. It's a visible reminder of why and by whom we exist. 

FAQ's

Will there be childcare?

Not this Sunday. Family-style means everybody will be together the entire time. Kids will get antsy and that's ok. Don't feel bad about getting up and down from your seat with your children.

I am not sure if I/my children should participate in the Lord's Supper. What should I do? 

Anyone who has placed their trust in Christ is invited to join us. Please read our statement on communion for more information.  We welcome you to contact one of our pastors if you would like to discuss further.

Is there anything I can do to help?

If you'd like to pitch in, email Kelsey Houlton at kelseyraeann@gmail.com. 

We Have Many Reasons To Celebrate

This past Sunday, we celebrated our partnership with Sovereign Grace Church of Orange, the sending church of Sovereign Grace Santa Ana. 

We celebrated our global partnership with Sovereign Grace Churches, as a visiting preacher from Sydney, Australia joined us for the evening.

We celebrated God's grace through the Gospel of His beloved Son, Jesus Christ.

And what better way to celebrate ... than with tacos? Many thanks to Tacos El Campesino for providing the best tacos on a Sunday evening in DTSA. 

A Sunday in Santa Ana With a Man From The Other Side of the Globe, Being Trained on the Other Side of the Country

Listen to the message Here

This past Sunday, we had the pleasure of hearing God's Word preached from Riley Spring. Riley and his wife both hail from Sydney, Australia. But they currently find their home in Louisville, Kentucky. Their home church and a church dear to us, Sovereign Grace Sydney, has sent Riley  to be trained and equipped for pastoral ministry at the Sovereign Grace Pastor's College. His time there has clearly been effective; he served us well as he reminded us from Isaiah 40 of the God who is both mighty and merciful in the midst of our suffering. 

Please pray for Riley as he finishes up his year at the Pastors College. Riley also hopes and aspires to be used by God to do something that we can really get behind: to plant another Gospel-proclaiming church. Pray also that God would give Riley and his wife clear direction, guidance and courage as they get closer and closer to planting a church in Parramatta, Australia.