Sunday night I was blessed by a dad telling me that his nearly 4 year old son had gotten something out of the message that morning. The title of my message was “Dogs, Pigs and Pearls“. This young boy had become convinced that he needed a pig for a pet and my sermon was proof!…
"…to the praise of the glory of His grace…" Ephesians 1:6
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Join us for communion today at 10:45. I am preaching from the two short parables in Matthew 7:6 and praying that the Lord will show us the beauty of who He is and the glorious GOOD NEWS of what Jesus has done. I look forward to worshipping with you. Pastor Joe
Be sure and join us this Sunday as we continue our study through Matthew 6 and hear part 2 of “Secret Prayer for the Family Good” and we celebrate the Lord’s Table together and our resurrected Savior. Morning Bible Study at 9:45 am Worship Service and Communion at 10:45 am
Vacation Bible School begins this morning (Tuesday, June 21st) 9:30-Noon. Please be in prayer for this important week… and if you have children or neighbors with children – bring them. It is a great opportunity for children to put God’s Word into their hearts. There will be bible stories, crafts, memory verses, catechism, games, snacks, puppets,…
This summer on Wednesday nights we have chosen to reach out to our church and community in different ways. The past two weeks we have had block parties at the Rose Bowl and in the neighborhoods and we are thankful for the overwhelming response. Every Wednesday night this summer will be different in some ways…
Tim Challies writes on http://www.challies.com/ and wrote an interesting blog on Why he is not a Roman Catholic. I appreciated the Scriptural content that is found in the links within his article and the balance of these two paragraphs: I joyfully affirm, of course, that there are true believers within Catholicism and that what is…
March 19th, 2016 Dear church family or friend of Springs of Grace, Grace and peace from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I am very thankful for the amazing ways God is working at Springs of Grace these past few months. I am thankful for answered prayer – for new ministry opportunities – for fruit…
We had the opportunity to spend a week with D.A. Horton, his wife Elicia and their children, last summer as he ministered the Word at one of our camps. It was a rich week and was really blessed by the authenticity of their faith, love for the Lord, and love for His people (particularly those…
Almost exactly two years ago – we were studying through the book of Mark as a church and I preached on the baptism of Jesus from Mark 1. You can listen to the message here: https://springsofgrace.church/sermons/31614-the-gospel-of-jesus-christ-son-of-god/ That message was largely influenced by Tim Keller’s book, “The King’s Cross”. It is a book I got to…
Last year I wrote this article right after Lent had begun. I am going to repost it a week before Lent this year upon request – with a couple of additions thanks to last year’s study through Hebrews! Should Christians Celebrate Lent? I get asked this question more and more. Lent used to be a…