For the past year and a half, Jerry has been volunteering his time to help lead and grow the efforts of Intervarsity's ministry on the campus of Santa Ana College. He's a young man who's making the best use of his time - taking the opportunity to be a witness to the Gospel while he's going about his everyday studies on campus.

His team's efforts are being noticed and acknowledged. Praise God for Jerry and continue to pray for him and that His Spirit empowered ministry would lead to new disciples. 

God has brought us through our first sermon series in a New Testament book. In Colossians, we met a preeminent Christ. We met Paul, who gently warned us of finding our qualifications in Christ and not "being a better person ism". We met the overwhelmingly awesome truth that in Christ, we become dead to sin and alive to Christ. As we finished up the book, however, we met 10 people in whom the rest of the book of Colossians takes on flesh and bones; 10 of Paul's companions, in whom new life is created and being lived out. 10 people whom even the apostle Paul simply couldn't do without. 

Listen To The Final Message Here

We Begin A New Sermon Series In Ruth In Two Weeks

Ruth is a great story. There are only a few characters. The main character is barely mentioned, but He's always working. It's a story that reminds us to be aware of that same character's constant and redemptive work in our own lives today. We'll spend 6 short week in the book of Ruth, but they'll be a rich 6 weeks.

To prepare for the series, read through this short book once or twice. 

We've even created a page on the website with the entire book written out without verse divisions or translator headings. Become acquainted with this book. It will be worth your time. 

Mothers Are a Gift of God's Grace

Everybody experiences Mothers Day in different ways. For some, it involves brunch and flowers. For others, it's actually a difficult day, whether it's because of a lack of children, the loss of a mother or some other trying circumstance. Nonetheless, we acknowledged and celebrated Mothers Day because all women who are mothers, have been mothers or aspire to be mothers are God's distinct gift to families and to the church. They are models of care, compassion, mercy, joy and love to those around them and we quite literally would not be here without them. We praise God for the mothers of Sovereign Grace Church of Santa Ana. 

The New Man Longs For Renewed Neighbors

In the second-to-last message in the book of Colossians on Sunday, we encountered Paul's instruction regarding conduct and attitudes toward our unbelieving neighbors. Even while in chains in Rome, Paul's priority isn't necessarily that the doors of his prison would be open, but rather that doors to share the Gospel with his captors would be opened. Even in trials, the Apostle Paul was consumed by a desire to see the unbelievers around him saved. And he knew he only had so much time left.

Listen to this past week's sermon and learn how Paul helps his readers to use the precious moments we do have with our friends and neighbors in our city for their eternal good. 

What Does It Mean To Rejoice?

Our small church had the honor of hosting Chris Daukas, pastor of Grace Church in Peoria, Arizona, on Sunday. He preached from Philippians 4:4-7, helping us to understand how we can rejoice in all circumstances - even in the challenges of church planting in the midst of a busy, obstacle-frought life. Speaking from experience, being a recent church planter himself, he reminded us of the basis of the Christian's joy - the nearness of Christ Himself.

Listen to the sermon here. 

7:00pm On The Front Patio Of The 4th Street Market

Men need other men to be godly men. The men of our church are a combination of husbands, fathers, brothers, sons, friends and employees. Our calling as men is to pursue Christ-likeness in all that we do and all the roles we fulfill. There is hardly a more noble calling, but it's not an easy one. We need one another.

For that reason, we come together once a month to open up God's Word, to encounter Christ and encourage one another in our calling as men. All men, high-school-age and older are welcome. You don't even have to be a Christian. For more information, contact kyle@sovgraceoc.org. 

Your Pastors Gathered To Ask God To Build Existing Churches and To Plant New Churches

This past Thursday through Saturday, pastors from Sovereign Grace Churches in California, Colorado and Arizona came together for just over 48 hours to press into our shared mission together. We gather around one core principle and priority: the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We worshipped God together because of that Gospel. We were also equipped as leaders by solid teaching of the Gospel for the growth of our churches. It's how God builds His Church. Finally, we strategized together to plan and ask God to plant new churches in our surrounding cities through the advance of that Gospel.

We need one another's help to do this. And our sister churches are eager to engage in partnership together with us. We thank God for them. 

We're a church and we're a family. We want to take full advantage of every moment we have together. One of the great things about having 5:00pm services is that you always leave church hungry. Why not use that hunger to do build relationships? After church on Sunday evening is a great time to press in even further and to get to know new people. 

This next Sunday, immediately after church, head over to the 4th Street Market for some dinner, some great company and conversation with our guest preacher. 

It's In Our Closest Relationships Where the Reality of Our Changed Lives Should Be Most Evident

Our homes. It's the context where our most familiar relationships exist; husbands and wives, parents and children. It's in the relationships where the renewing and transforming power of the Gospel should be most evident. There are broken relationships, broken families and hurting people in our neighborhood. Knowing how to help our friends and neighbors will often come first by learning how to apply the Gospel in our own homes. 

Listen to this past Sunday's sermon out of Colossians 3:18-4:1.