At all our mid-week meetings, we are following recommended guidelines to ensure the health of all attendees. These meetings will occur outdoors until further notice, with 6 feet of social distance between each member present, masks required and in observance of CA Guidelines. Childcare will not be provided.
If you have any questions about this meeting, please email office@sovgracesantaana.org
In Acts 3, Peter and John encounter a 40+ year-old man who had been crippled from birth. He was asking those passing by for money. When the two Apostles saw him, they told him that they had no silver or gold to give, but instead had something so much better.
What Peter and John had and so willingly gave is the same treasure that we have. While it’s our joy to be merciful to our neighbors with our material resources, the Gospel is in fact the very best we have to give. Listen to last week’s sermon to see the value of the Gospel and to learn how to give the Gospel.
It’s going to be a hot one. As in over 100 degrees. We will still be meeting outside in the Ebell Club Courtyard. We want you to be able to prepare as best as possible for this heat, so that you can still come and join us in person to fellowship with your brothers and sisters.
Serving Iced Water bottles & otter pops
Setting up additional EZ-Ups and Fans in the courtyard
Ice chests full of ice and cold towels
As always, we will still be live-streaming our service if coming out in the heat would be overly difficult for you.
On the evening of Sunday, September 20th, we’ll be hosting our second annual “Festival of Nations”. Coinciding with Fiestas Patrias and Dia De La Independencia, we want to celebrate what God has built in our church through the Gospel - the gathering of people from all different nationalities and heritages into one new family in Christ.
Bring a dish (entree, dessert or side) from your national heritage. Bring your best effort. The results will be judged and the “Best In The World” award will be given to the individual whose dish impressed the most. Multiple dishes per family are ok!
Please - take precautions when preparing or purchasing your dish. We want to be cautious in light of COVID-19.
Join us at 5pm on Sunday, September 20th in the Schlieder backyard in the heart of Santa Ana. Masks will be required. We will have hand sanitizer readily available and food will be served by a gloved team.
Bring a picnic blanket or chairs for your family!
Please RSVP and let us know you are coming to office@sovgracesantaana.org
The theme of September’s book of the month is church history, which purposefully coincides with our 2020 Fall Class, where we will be diving even deeper into the timeless traits fo the church that we see throughout history. You can register for that class here This book is not yet available in Spanish, so we have suggested an alternative for our Spanish speakers.
Our regularly scheduled mid week programs are up and running again, following careful guidelines to ensure the health of all attendees. These meetings will occur outdoors until further notice, with 6 feet of social distance between each member present, masks required and in observance of CA Guidelines. Childcare will not be provided.
We have seating spaced out for families, hand sanitizer available and masks available for those that don’t have one. If you are not quite comfortable joining us in person yet, we will have a “Zoom In” option available for all.
If you have any questions or concerns about small groups or need an address, please send an email to office@sovgracesantaana.org.
Every Tuesday we will be publishing a blog to share what is going in the life of the church for that week! We hope that this serves you and helps to keep you updated.
Houlton Small Group - 7:00pm. Location (either in-person or Zoom) TBD
Erkelens Small Group - 7:00pm. Location (either in-person or Zoom) TBD
Meeting Room - Outdoor Courtyard
This Sunday is forecasted to be a hot one - please come prepared with fans, sunscreen, and whatever you need to beat the heat!
Our 2020 Fall class starts on Monday September 14th. This year’s Fall Class centers on the history and timeless traits of the Church. The format will be 6 class sessions every other week (2nd and 4th Mondays of September, October and November) at 7:00pm via Zoom. Why Zoom? More than anything, because we want as many people possible in our church to be able to participate.
The usual attendance cap will not be in place. Men and women, English and Spanish speakers alike may join. This class will be a chance for each of us to become acquainted with the controversies of the past that reflect those of today, and how they were resolved; a chance to meet the men and women who stood as pillars of faith in Christ during adversity; a chance to see the depth and sturdiness of the foundation which has been laid under our local church.
In preparation for the class we ask that you purchase a copy of Christian History Made Easy by Timothy Paul Jones. If you are unable to purchase the book due to financial constraints, please send us an email and we will be happy to help you.
Thank you for joining us last Tuesday night for our final Summer School class. We’re praying God uses these classes to make us effective disciples in 21st century Orange County.
Check out the articles below if you want to further study Critical Theory or if you missed the class and want to get up to speed.
Engaging Critical Theory and the Social Justice Movement by Neil Shenvi and Pat Sawyer
Read a condensed version here: https://freethinkingministries.com/critical-theory-christianity/
A Biblical Critique of Secular Justice and Critical Theory by Tim Keller
After Peter preached the sermon at Pentecost, 3,000 people were saved. These 3,000 people were the first converts of the New Testament church. Luke, the author of Acts, immediately transitions to answer the question, “what were the characteristics and priorities of this first New Testament Church?”. In Acts 2:42-47, we find the essential rhythms of this early church. And because these rhythms are formed and shaped by the timeless Gospel, they reflect the timeless rhythms of the church and stand as a model for the rhythms that should be reflected in the local church of today. Take a listen to the sermon to learn more.
