We gather every Sunday to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ proclaimed. God's Word is preached and the Holy Spirit transforms our hearts. We expect to encounter God and be equipped to better serve him each week.
Thanks to all who missed the sermon because you were serving during the service. We are grateful for you and couldn't have done it without you. Enjoy listening to the recording.
Our pastors are headed away on their annual retreat this month and need your help. Each year they wrestle through a theme and this year the theme is "How can we lead our church to reach more neighbors?"
Our ambition is to spread the joy of Jesus to every Californian.
Help them by sending your thoughts and ideas. Big or small. Things we should keep doing and things we've never done before: changes to how we gather on Sundays, opportunities in our city, and investments in our future. They can't promise to do everything, but we believe everyone has a part to play. Let's ask God to bless us with new opportunities to be salt and light in our community.
This year’s May Parade is Star Wars themed. Coordinate with your friends from church and come make a memory with our neighbors in our beautiful city.
Consider volunteering as a simple way to enjoy the event and build relationships with your neighbors.
The House of Hope is a great place to give your time, energy, and kindness to our neighbors. We’re there on Wednesdays to serve a meal, build relationships with the residents, and play games with the kids. The more church members who join, the merrier. Come experience all the great things the Lord is doing. Hit the button below to contact Diane for more information.
We gather every Sunday to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ proclaimed. God's Word is preached and the Holy Spirit transforms our hearts. We expect to encounter God and be equipped to better serve him each week.
Thanks to all who missed the sermon because you were serving during the service. We are grateful for you and couldn't have done it without you. Enjoy listening to the recording.
This year’s May Parade is Star Wars themed. Put it on your calendar and plan to come make a memory with our neighbors in our beautiful city.
Volunteers are needed! Take this opportunity to volunteer as a simple way to enjoy the event and build relationships with your neighbors.
Once-a-month our small group leaders and pastors gather for fellowship, encouragement, training, and prayer. Their meeting for April falls this Sunday and we want to ask you to pray.
“We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work.”
1 Thessalonians 5:12-13
Pray that God would give our leaders greater wisdom, love, unity, and grace. Thank you for cherishing, trusting, and following the leaders God has given us.
On Saturday, April 13th, we hosted our annual women’s seminar. Ladies from our church gathered to hear teaching from God’s word given by our women’s ministry director, Kirsi. They had time to discuss in small groups and enjoy unhurried moments of fellowship.
This past Sunday, we asked Bree Jonas to share some of the ways God met her as she attended the seminar. See what she shared below:
Good morning, church. Thank you to Kirsi who led the women’s seminar, Les and Sue Card who hosted, and the many other women who served to make this seminar happen. I was looking forward to attending it for two reasons. First, I was excited and overjoyed to be able to fellowship with the amazing women in our church. Second, I simply was eager to hear a word from the Lord that morning.
The theme of the seminar was "Faithfulness," focusing on what Kirsi described as "do-it-again faithfulness." This concept reminded us that, as imperfect Christians, we can continually strive for holiness without the burden of meeting specific "standards."
During the seminar, we discussed the familiar cycle of repentance, believing in God's word, and obedience. What encouraged me most was the reminder that we can essentially repeat this cycle over and over again while we’re on this earth.
This idea of do-it-again faithfulness reminded me of Lamentations 3:22-23, which reassures us that "His mercies are new every morning." And it's by God's grace alone that we can repeat this cycle, which allows us to grow in holiness and godliness.
We discussed several important elements that are helpful in practicing faithfulness. One essential factor is having the support of the church. Another was the importance of combating discouraging thoughts such as, "I've failed too many times, why bother?" One more, which personally is one of my top struggles, is the need to walk by faith and not by sight, reminding us how vital it is to trust in God’s guidance even when the path isn’t clear.
I was personally impacted by this seminar because during this season of my life I have struggled at times with trusting God and his will for my family and I, but being reminded that God is gracious enough to allow me to repent of sin, be renewed by believing in his word, and then obeying him, gave me a new sense of hope. I was also so encouraged by hearing the testimonies of the other women’s journeys of practicing faithfulness during our group discussions. God gives us so many opportunities to practice faithfulness. Although the daily work may seem tiresome or even defeating at times, I was reminded of the Lord’s goodness in giving us the opportunity to practice it again, and again, and again.
Thank you, church.
Amen! May God enable all the women of Sovereign Grace Church to persevere in do-it-again faithfulness.