Since we’ll be together all weekend at Celebration 2022, we decided to cancel tonight’s Prayer Service. Mark your calendars for Tuesday, October 27th when we’ll gather at the Woman’s Club to pray. See you then.
Of all the blessings we anticipate at Celebration 2022, we expect the singing to be a big one. It thrills and strengthens our souls to hear other saints singing to the same Savior as us. That happens every Sunday. But it will be even more special to sing with two other churches.
We’ve put together a Spotify playlist with all the songs our worship team will be drawing from this weekend. There are even a few new ones. So put this on and sing through the songs while you’re driving. It’ll be the perfect preparation for your heart and your vocal cords.
We’ll see you and sing with you in Idyllwild!
The wait is finally over. Celebration 2022 is here. Begin planning, start packing, and get excited. As we prepare for the weekend, we invite you to pray with us. Specifically, you can pray for the following:
Ask God to deepen the relationships within our church and among our sister churches.
Ask God to bless us and change us as we sing and study together.
Ask God to use the Celebration Kids volunteers and curriculum to teach our children about Jesus.
We believe the Lord will meet us at Celebration. We’re expecting good things, and we’re excited that we get to experience it together. If you need a welcome packet, you can find it here. As a reminder, we will not have a Sunday meeting at the Women’s Club on 10/2.
We wanted to save you time and give you more opportunities to talk with others. To do that, we introduced our pre-check system last Sunday. From now on, you’ll notice a table in the lobby where you can register your kids before the service begins. A Greeter will be there to help and answer any questions. Have a busy morning and didn’t get to register your kids before the service? No problem. You can always check them in like normal at the mid-service break.
Also, don’t forget about the memory verse this Sunday! At the end of each month, all the children in our Roots class have a chance to recite that month’s Bible verse from memory. Each child that knows the verse gets a prize! Here’s the verse for Sunday:
“Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Psalm 119:105
Our hope is that our children learn to treasure and hide God’s Word in their hearts at an early age (Prov 22:6). This is an easy way to do that. Our verse for October will be Proverbs 3:5. You can find the memory verse schedule here.
Join us this Sunday for our Picnic in the Plaza. Immediately after the service, head down to the Plaza for food and fellowship. Feel free to pack or pick up your lunch and bring a blanket, chair, or whatever else you’ll need. For those who don’t want to bring a lunch, we’ll have our famous Buck-O-Slice Pizza. If you’re our guest, lunch is on us! We’ll see you Sunday.
To understand where we are today, we must understand where we’ve been. Pastor Eric’s sermon from Acts 11:19-30 takes us to the place where Jesus’ disciples were first called Christians—the church in Antioch. This church was full of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Pastor Eric observes aspects of their leadership, evangelism, and generosity to teach us a bit about who we are as Christians and why we do many of the things we do today. What’s more, we are exhorted to follow their example and remain faithful with steadfast purpose.
If you missed out on our Holy Spirit seminar, don’t worry. We’ve got everything you need to make you feel like you were there. You can find the notes and a summary of the seminar on last week’s blog post. You can also find the audio and video recordings by clicking the button below. Whether you’re hearing it for the first time or want to go back and listen again, we’d strongly encourage you to take a minute and check out these resources. You won’t regret it.
Today through Thursday, all Sovereign Grace senior pastors in the West Region are coming together for their annual retreat. They’ll be meeting right down the road in Newport Beach. During this time, they cover a wide range of topics. They’ll discuss issues concerning our region, pray for one another and our churches, and plan for the future. We want you to be aware so that you can pray for them too. Ask the Lord to give them wisdom, clarity of mind, and unified spirits. Overall, it’s our desire that this would be a productive and fruitful time that will benefit all of our churches.