THE KING OF KINGS IS ALL FOR YOU

We spent 9 months walking together through a sermon series in the book of 1 Samuel. It would be a tragedy if after all that time, you left without a big picture lesson to take with you for daily life. So, this last Sunday, Pastor Kyle preached a message from 2 Samuel 1-12 to reinforce a central lesson that’s taught in 1 Samuel and reiterated through 2 Samuel. That lesson? That God’s promised King, who reigns over all other kings and the universe itself, is all for His people. And if you belong to that king - King Jesus - through the obedience of faith, you belong to that people. You can be assured through promises like the one God made to David in 1 Samuel 7 and through the story told in 1 Samuel 11-12 that He has exerted all His power and wisdom over the course of human history to do good to His people. This is a lesson you need to take with you wherever you go. Listen to Sunday’s sermon to learn more.

LISTEN TO THE SERMON HERE

EVERY 1ST AND 3RD FRIDAY

Our small groups are a context where biblical discipleship happens within the church. In other words, they’re small expressions of the local church where Gospel ministry takes place. Each group meets in a home, splitting their time between singing, praying, and discussion. Some groups include young children in their meetings. All groups welcome guests. Outside of Sunday mornings, these are the most important moments in the life of our local church. Carve this time out in your calendar every other week to be refreshed in the Gospel and to serve your friends by helping to point their lives to Christ.

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FRIDAY, MAY 6TH AT 6PM

This Friday, the Roenicke small group will be taking the OC Rescue Mission Chili Van out into our city to share a meal - and the Gospel - with our homeless neighbors. They’re going into our city to speak to our city. If you’re not a member of the Roenicke small group, but would like to join the Chili Van outreach this month, let your small group leader and Jason Roenicke know.

LEARNING EVANGELISM FROM JESUS BY JERRAM BARRS

Jesus is far more than a good example. Before Jesus is our example, He’s our Savior. He did what we simply could not do in our place that we might be reconciled to God. But Jesus is not less than our example (5:1-2). His life serves as the best model for God-honoring living. So, as we strive to love our Santa Ana neighbors and we find it difficult or we become stuck or we lose our way, where should we turn for inspiration, motivation and direction? There’s no better place to start than the life of Jesus Christ. In this month’s book of the month, author Jerram Barrs excellently illuminates the life of the one who “came not to be served, but to serve and to seek and save the lost” (Mark 10:45) so that we might be able to do the same in our endeavor to follow Him. Pick up this outstanding book today.

PURCHASE A COPY OF THE BOOK HERE

MAY 2 - MAY 8

Every Tuesday we publish a blog post to lay out in one place what’s going in the life of the church for the upcoming week. See below for a snapshot of what’s on the calendar this week:

FRIDAY, MAY 6: CHILI VAN OUTREACH OR SMALL GROUPS

• 6:00 pm - OCRM Chili Van

• 7:00 pm - Houlton or Erkelens Home

SUNDAY, MAY 8: SUNDAY GATHERING AT THE EBELL CLUB

• 10:00 am - Meeting Room: Ballroom

AS DARK AS THE STORY LOOKS, IT ENDS WITH A GLIMPSE OF LIGHT

After 9 months of sermons, our series in the OT book of 1 Samuel has come to an end. And it ended in a similar way to how it began. 1 Samuel began without a king in the land and everyone doing what was right in their own eyes (see Judges 21:25). The story ends without a king in the land because he only did what was right in his own eyes. The story of the establishment of the monarchy in Israel ends with the death of the bad king, Saul. Saul was the king like all the nations that the people had wanted (1 Sam 8:5), but at the end of the day he was not the king they needed. His failure to deliver his people in battle represents the failure of every one of our false kings to deliver us from trouble and bring us into blessing.

On this dark day in Israel’s history, all the hopes the people had placed in Saul were dashed and disappointed as their army was defeated, their king was humiliated, and their lands taken by the Philistines in battle. Have your hopes ever come crashing down? Have you placed your trust in false kings that have failed you? There’s good news for you, because as dark as this day was, it ends with a glimpse of light. There’s hope because even though there was no human king on the throne, God, the King who is, never stopped reigning. And just as he removed the bad king, he’d raise up the True King who’d never let his people down. Listen to the message and renew your hope in the King who is.

LISTEN TO THE SERMON HERE

During last year’s Sovereign Grace Churches Pastors Conference, Josh Blount led a breakout session encouraging pastors, wives and leaders to set their eyes on their heavenly citizenship. Josh Blount is a unique gift to our family of churches. He is a blend of towering intellect and pastoral gentleness, theological skill and shepherding instinct. In this session he winsomely defines and analyzes three significant unbiblical pressures that churches are facing today and provides a theological alternative to help us guard the heavenly and Biblical identity of our congregation.

LISTEN TO THE SESSION HERE

READ THE SESSION OUTLINE HERE

ALL LADIES, HIGH-SCHOOL AGED AND OLDER ARE INVITED

Women at all stages of life are invited to come and learn how to be women whose lives honor God - women who live in light of the Gospel.

Women’s Meeting takes place on the 4th Thursday of every month at 7pm at the Schlieder Home. We hope to see you there!

April 25 - May 1

Every Tuesday we publish a blog post to lay out in one place what’s going in the life of the church for the upcoming week. See below for a snapshot of what’s on the calendar this week:

THURSDAY, APRIL 28: WOMEN’S MEETING

• 7:00 pm - Schlieder Home

SUNDAY, MAY 1: SUNDAY GATHERING AT THE EBELL CLUB

• 10:00 am - Meeting Room: Ballroom

GOD WILL BE FAITHFUL TO HIS PROMISES

At times, the future looks bleak. It looks like there’s no way out of misery or into happiness. Yet God has promised good for those whom He loves. As His covenant people, in fact, how can we be sure any of His promises will come to pass for us? In a word, because of Christ. David, living long before Christ, found himself in a place where it seemed nearly impossible for God’s promises to him to come to pass. Yet, the same faithfulness that God will show to us was shown to him. Listen to last Sunday’s sermon from 1 Samuel 29-30 to learn more.

LISTEN TO THE SERMON HERE