Rosario Rubi recently completed an abuse counseling course. She received her certification last week. 

A Picture of God Equipping His Church

We celebrate moments like these because they're windows into God's equipping activity of His church. He gives gifts, talents, abilities and skills in order that each member might be able to better care for their fellow brothers and sisters and extend compassion toward our neighbors. We're grateful for Rosario and what her labor represents. We look forward to celebrating many other moments like this. 

Listen To The Message Here

... And Then To Direct It All To Jesus

John the Baptist was an enigma in his day. He captured the attention of a nation, but then diverted everybody's attention to another, making it clear that he had been sent to prepare the way for the coming King. He attracted attention in the same way that a neon arrow attracts attention. Our lives aren't all that different. What do you do with the attention you receive?

Shakespeare. Downtown Santa Ana. Free Admission. Kid Friendly. This event has it all.

For the past 5 years, Shakespeare by the Sea has put on a Shakespeare Play in Birch park in July. Hundreds of people come out for it and it's an overall great time. Bring out your lawn chairs and picnic dinners and enjoy an evening watching a play with our DTSA neighbors. 

There are 5 community gardens spread throughout the City of Santa Ana. They need volunteers.

Get Your Hands Dirty

Each garden has its own volunteer schedule but becoming involved is simple. Volunteering at one of these gardens is a great way to meet some of our DTSA neighbors while tangibly serving our community. Questions can be directed to Angie Cunningham at angiesc11@gmail.com. 

Baptisms are the biggest celebrations in our local church. They're a public demonstration of what God has done in a new Christian's life by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. 

An Outward Sign of an Inward Work

If you've never been baptized or even if you were baptized as a child and you consider yourself a Christian and you'd like to be baptized, email kyle@sovgraceoc.org to begin the conversation. 

Listen To Message

This Sunday, we introduced a new sermon series in the Gospel of John. John introduced us to the Word. This "Word" is the answer to all of life's biggest questions and unlike anyone you've ever known or met or heard of. He's God, yet He's has always been with God. He's eternal and omnipotent, yet He dwelt among us. He Himself is the fullness of God and also the fullness of grace. His name is Jesus and we'll meet him and become increasingly amazed by Him every week as we dive deeper and deeper into this book. 

The preached word is at the heart of our Sunday meetings. It's the moment when we worship God together as a church family by learning and being changed by His Truth. Through this means of grace, God implants His Word in our hearts and conforms us into the image of Christ. While the Holy Spirit is the agent of this work, we want to provide you with whatever resources possible to make the best of your time listening to the preached Word. 

A Journal + The Gospel of John

This past Sunday, we gave everyone a copy of the ESV Scripture Journal for the book of John. This resource has the text on the left hand side of every page and space for journaling or note-taking on the right hand side. Use it to take notes during sermons or to journal through the book as you follow along in your devotions. If you haven't received yours yet, ask an usher this next Sunday. 

The Erkelens family will be heading out of town for over a month. We'll miss them dearly.

A Time To Be Rejuvenated

While we feel the absence of friends, we also want to pray that the Lord would use times like these to do His work in and through our friends. Pray that the Lord would build this family of 5 and build Christopher and Rebecca's marriage further into Christ. Pray for rejuvenation; that they'd return to us more equipped and more energized for Gospel ministry in DTSA. 

Listen to the Message Here

We believe God has called us and positioned us to build a church in Santa Ana and to partner to plant more churches in Orange County. As churches grow and multiply, so does the need for godly leaders and teachers. We hope that many, if not all of these people will come from within our church, and thus, we want to give ample opportunities for men and women to serve and grow in their gifts. 

For this very reason, we give opportunities to men wondering about a call to pastoral ministry. One of these opportunities is the opportunity to preach. We had the privilege of hearing God's Word from Jeff Schlieder this past Sunday, reminding us from 2 Samuel 7:1-17 of God's tremendous record of promise making and promise-keeping. 

"If you're interested in volunteering with the Santa Ana Community Garden Program, simply show up to one of the gardens and fill out an application onsite. You can begin volunteering immediately and you accumulate hours and receive prizes for the more hours you volunteer. You also can take home any produce that is ready to be harvested! Woohoo! An additional garden, The Roosevelt Walker Garden located at 816 E Chestnut, just opened last Monday, June 25." - Angie Cunningham

Get Your Hands Dirty in Our Community - Literally!

This is a great and easy opportunity to serve our community and to meet some of our Santa Ana friends and neighbors. For more information, contact Angie Cunningham at angiesc11@gmail.com.