Send Your Photos to Photos@sovgraceoc.org

Part of the joy of planting a church is watching it grow. God is spreading the joy of Jesus and we want to document it through pictures, capturing the moments in time when God is actively doing just that. All you need is your phone and you can be an official Sovereign Grace Santa Ana freelance photographer. Need some ideas of what to photograph?

• Sunday gatherings
• Small group meetings
• Men's and women's meetings
• Your friends and family members together
• Group photos anytime the church is gathered
• Candid photos and posed photos

Thursday, 7:00pm @ The 4th Street Market Front Patio

This upcoming Thursday (4/12), all men, high school-age and older are welcome to come to our monthly men's meeting. It's a context for men to come together, enjoy one another's company but also talk seriously about life through the lens of what God has said about who we are and the lives we live. It's a great opportunity to be encouraged, to learn, to sharpen and to be sharpened by other men around you. 

Don't Just Change Your Behavior. Become Who You Are

Listen To The Message Here

The new self has already been put on spiritually by God to those who have been raised with Christ. Living the Christian life, then, is "becoming" or the act of "putting on" who you already are in Christ. This is the theme of Colossians 3:12-17, which is being taught as a two-part message. Listen to part I from last Sunday and join us next Sunday to hear part II and further learn what it looks like to live together as a church when "Christ is all" (Col. 3:11). 

Listen To The Sermon Here

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of the most significant events in the history of mankind. Why? Because without a risen Jesus, not one person on earth could have any hope of life beyond the grave. This Easter Sunday, Sovereign Grace Church of Santa Ana celebrated that we have believed and been saved by a living Savior, who not only lives, but reigns, is coming back, stands as our assurance of new and everlasting life and will finally eradicate death from among His Creation. It was a joy to celebrate Easter together. 

Listen to the sermon out of 1 Corinthians 15:12-34 to be reminded of these joy-inspiring truths. 

Also, take a look at some pictures below of our first annual Easter Sunday. 

Friday, April 6

This year, we'll be spending the first Friday of every month. Church members who fast for all 12 Fridays (all 11 since we missed January) will be invited to a year-end party to celebrate the answers to our prayers. If fasting is new to you, here are some instructions. 

This month, we'll be praying for God to be merciful toward those in our neighborhood who are experiencing the pain of suffering:

• Those who are homeless
• Those who are caught in the bonds of various forms of addiction
• Those who are experiencing the injustice of racial oppression
• Those who have chronic and painful illnesses
• Those whose families have been broken by death, divorce, adultery 
• Those who are struggling for work or finances
• Ay other form of suffering of anyone in DTSA you're aware of

We'll break the fast together at small group as we pray and ask God to use Sovereign Grace Church of Santa Ana to be stewards of His mercy toward those who are suffering.

Good Friday is good because God intended the death of Christ for Good. Everything else about His death was was anything but good; the injustice of executing an innocent man, the intent of the soldiers, the jews, Pilate and Herod. It was all sinful, but God intended it for good and thus, the greatest good this world has ever known, the creation of a way of salvation for sinners, was brought about. On Friday, March 30, we joined with two other DTSA church plants, Reunion Church and Emmaus Church, to celebrate the paradoxical, yet wonderful reality of God's goodness through Christ's suffering and death. This truth, combined with healthy church partnership and good coffee resulted in a Friday celebration that was indeed very, very good. 

Check out more pictures from the service below. 

THREE CHURCHES.
44 HOURS OF TEACHING, TRAINING, AND FELLOWSHIP.

Our Sovereign Grace CA Men's Retreat is less than 1 month away. It's happening in Idyllwild, CA from April 19-21. The fun begins at 8pm on Thursday night and goes through Saturday afternoon.

THIS IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GROW TOGETHER AS MEN.
WE WANT YOU TO EXPERIENCE IT.

Our limited number of spots are filling up. Those of you planning on going should secure yours right away. If you're still on the fence, register anyway. You'll be glad you did.

REGISTER FOR THE MEN'S RETREAT

Friday, March 30 @ 7:30pm

God is spreading the joy of Jesus in DTSA through Sovereign Grace Santa Ana. He's also doing it through other churches. This Friday, we have the privilege of partnering with two of them for a Good Friday service at Hidden House Coffee in the French Park neighborhood of DTSA. $2 coffee drinks will be sold from 7:00-7:30. Children are welcome, but childcare will not be provided. 

We'll sing to the Jesus who suffered for us. We'll remember His sacrifice. All are welcome. Bring your fiends and expect to make some new friends. 

Be Killing Sin Or It Will Be Killing You

Listen To The Sermon Here

On Sunday, we continue our series in the book of Colossians with a sermon out of Colossians 3:5-11, where Paul reminds his readers that, having been raised with Christ, Christians must "put off" the sin that remains. However, he doesn't merely tell us to put it off; he tells us to kill it. Through this passage, God reminds us of His disposition toward sin and how magnificent Christ is in comparison to that sin. 

See below for additional resources on the passage and on the subject. 

• Make War on Sin (Article)
• How To Mortify Sin (Article)
• Watch You Language (Article)

Invite Your DTSA Friends, Family and Neighbors

Jesus is risen from the grave. This is something that, as Christians, we can celebrate every day. In one sense, every day is Easter, but we also have the joy of devoting one Sunday every year to giving a particular focus to the reality that we have a living Savior. 

While our regular meeting time is still 5:00pm on all other Sundays, on Easter Sunday, we'll be gathering in the morning at 10:30am. Come as early as 10:00am for coffee, doughnuts and friends. Spanish Bibles, outlines and other resources will be available to all spanish speaking guests.