The Fourth of July is this week and Sovereign Grace Church of Santa Ana is celebrating with food, fun, fellowship, and of course, fireworks!
Come and spend the day with your church family at the Houlton home. There will be a BBQ starting at 12pm and fireworks once it gets dark. Please RSVP or send address requests to krista@sovgracesantaana.org. We hope to see you there!
Lastly, if you are able to bring a side to share, please sign up here.
This year, we'll be spending the first Friday of every month fasting together and praying for a particular topic. Church members who fast for all 12 Fridays 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, in light of the prior day’s Fourth of July celebration, we’re praying for the theme of “freedom”. Here are a few ideas to guide your prayer:
Pray for the freedom of our neighbors - freedom from the slavery and oppression of sin through the librating message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Pray for a better understanding of freedom - freedom is largely misunderstood in our world. It’s seen as liberty from any authority, rules or boundaries. In reality, that’s chaos. Pray for a biblical understanding of freedom: Freedom to do God’s will and live with joy and peace in the love of God the Father
Pray for physical freedom - there are some in our city who are experiencing physical slavery and oppression. Young boys “enslaved” to particular violent gangs. Young girls enslaved in human trafficking. Battered wives “enslaved” by abusive boyfriends and husbands. Pray for God’s mercy upon these who are in the midst of suffering.
Pray for freedom for our church - Pray for the members of Sovereign Grace Church of Santa Ana to live within the freedom of God’s grace and not to return to the oppression of living under the Law or living under sin (Galatians 3)
Before the Gospel is good new, it is first bad news. It may seem easier and more comfortable to pretend like this bad news doesn’t exist, but in reality, this bad news is the underlying cause for every evil act, every injustice and every disaster on this earth. Furthermore, without this bad news, we’d have no need for the good news. Listen to the third message in our “What Is The Gospel?” series to understand exactly why we so desperately need the Good News of Jesus Christ.
God created all things. But He set a particular focus on creating humans. No other creature in the entire created realm received the attention that humans received. Created with the very image of God, His character, His likeness, within them. Created for relationship with the Creator of the universe. Created with the capacity to love. Created for a purpose. Listen to the second message in our “What Is The Gospel?” summer sermon series to discover God’s intent in creating you.
The Fourth of July is coming up in two weeks and Sovereign Grace Church of Santa Ana is celebrating with food, fun, fellowship, and of course, fireworks!
Come and spend the day with your church family at the Houlton home. There will be a BBQ starting at 12pm and fireworks once it gets dark. Please RSVP or send address requests to krista@sovgracesantaana.org. We hope to see you there!
Lastly, if you are able to bring a side to share, please sign up here.
If you’ve been visiting Sovereign Grace Church of Santa Ana for any length of time, we’d like to invite you to our upcoming “Starting Point” class. It’s a class that takes place immediately after church on Sunday, July 7. Lunch will be served. It’s an opportunity to learn about the particular beliefs of our church and what those beliefs look like in practice in the life of our church together and with our community. If you’d like to attend, please register here or at the link above.
Our monthly women’s meeting is a time for women to come together to serve and encourage one another. It is a place for both members and guests. All women, high school-age and up, are invited. There are no expectations and no need to bring anything.
The location for this week’s meeting is different from the usual. Please contact Krista Alvarez at krista@sovgracesantaana.org for the address and more details.
Note: Registration is currently open for youth only. Space is extremely limited. If space remains after July 28, parents and guests may register as well. All retreat volunteers have been screened, background checked and comply with our current childcare policies.
Downtown Santa Ana Small Group - This week being led by Mike Alvarez and hosted at the Alvarez residence. Please contact krista@sovgracesantaana.org for directions and details.
East Santa Ana Small Group - Led by Christopher Erkelens and hosted at the Schlieder residence. Please contact taylorschlieder@gmail.com for directions and details.
We see reading as a valuable way to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Pet. 3:18). We want to point you in the direction of books that help you to know God and inspire you to love God and your neighbor.
This month’s book is The Gospel by Ray Ortlund. It’s an accessible book at just over 100 pages, yet a book that will help you understand the contours of the Gospel and understand its application in your life and in the church.
(Please contact pastors for scholarship information if purchasing this book presents financial hardship)
