This past Friday (May 18, 2012) Pastor Jay announced that it would be our last Friday night service. Listen to the announcement he gave and what we have planned for the future (the audio messes up for a couple seconds but is fine after that): Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your...

UPDATE: Men’s Study will now meet weekly @ 6pm on Wednesdays (except for Small Group Fellowship days which is the first Wednesday of every month.) Men, Our church is catechizing our children (in Sunday School). Many of you have expressed a desire to be catechized as well. After all, if we are going to be leading our children through a catechism, isn’t it only right that we have been through the same process? Well, you’ve asked...

  Here is a collection of the sermons and an article by Pastor Jay on the fourth commandment that he mentioned yesterday [April 29, 2012]: The Abiding of the 10 Commandments: The Law of God & the Believer [A Reformed Perspective] article from Dec. 30, 2011 Out With the Old, In With the New (Mark 2:18-22) sermon from Jan. 13,2012 The 4th Commandment, Sabbath, Lord’s Day: The Sabbath Question – Part 1 (Mark 2:23-28) sermon...

We invite all the ladies to meet with us beginnnig Wednesday, April 18th starting at 7pm at Grace Church for Ladies’ Fellowship. For the next weeks the format will change a little in order to have the opportunity to hear from wise, godly women, both practical ways to serve God through serving our families and what His Word says about our behavior as women. Childcare will be provided. All church women are welcome to attend. For more details...

What was the Holy Spirit’s role in the Old Testament? What is the Spirit’s role in the New Testament? Is His role lesser than the role of Jesus? Does He emanate from the Father AND the Son? Is there a “baptism of the Holy Spirit?” What are the modern and historical abuses of the Holy Spirit? We’ll be looking at these questions and more at the next Wretched Radio Psalm 119 Conference which we are happy to...

Don’t forget to pray for the team going to Mérida this morning. In case you missed it, yesterday we explained some of what they would be doing and Dennis asked for us to pray specifically for the “green light” at customs. You can listen to the 3 minute audio clip below: Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript...

Some of the topics the elders will be going over during our new 2PM Sunday Seminary class: Expositional Preaching Why we preach verse by verse what are the pros and cons of preaching this way verses other ways.  Why we engage in preach exegetically. Why we do not use the pulpit to preach ourselves.  Why we believe there is so much value in preaching God’s word accurately.  What are the different ways people are preaching today.  These...

The Young Ladies Bible Study will be meeting on the last Monday of every month from 7-8:30 p.m. for girls 3rd through 8th grade at Amy’s apartment.   We will be studying practical issues that girls face and how the Bible says they should conduct themselves in the home, school, and church. We will also study about the Bible: how it’s composed, what each book is about etc… We will also have a time of worship through songs....

Here is the lastest update we have from Steve Scheider (see previous ones here): “…Steve’s schedule, from August until December, has become more involved, primarily in preaching and training the leaders in our church. At the seminary, he taught courses in Expository Preaching and Church History. The students continue to grow in their ability to study the text and preach it expositionally. Steve is further encouraged when they share...

Please note that starting today [Oct. 19, 2011] Women’s Study will now be on Wednesday nights instead of Tuesday nights AND child care will be provided. More info on Women’s...

The women’s study starts back up again tonight and will be going through the book “Respectable Sins” by Jerry Bridges. It’s a small group curriculum (below is a pic). The books are currently available at our book table. Details: Start date: Tuesday Oct. 4th, 2011. The study will start promptly at 7pm and end at 9pm. Location: at Grace Church (our usual meeting spot). What to bring with you to the study: 1. Your Bible 2....

Please note that R.W. Glenn has been replaced with Tim Challies.    Get discernment! Wolves are leaping over the fence and some sheep seem to be oblivious to their wiles. The Psalm 119 Conference is designed to sharpen your discernment skills and help you separate the true from the false. The following topics will be addressed: Who, what and how to judge Knowing the 5 major heresies How to systematize your theology Identifying...

When Pastor Emilio last led the Lord’s Supper, he reminded us of our church’s Covenant of Fellowship and encouraged us to go over it from time to time for the sake of the life of Sovereign Joy Community Church. You can listen to the 6 minute audio clop below: Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your...

Below is an update we received during yesterday’s service (Aug. 7, 2011), via email, from Billy: Hey everyone, I just wanted to give you a Romania update. Everything has been going very well. We are all safe, and no one is sick. We all miss our families and our church very much, though we are enjoying the opportunity to meet and fellowship with our family from another culture. We can’t wait for the day when we will all understand...

Remember that our short term mission team consisting of Billy, Joe, Kyle, and Chauncey are in Romania. Please keep them in your prayers. Mandatory class for all baptism candidates, this Sunday (Aug. 7, 2011) @ 2pm. Greek Class begins this Wednesday (Aug. 10, 2011) @ 7pm. Details on all the above on the calendar...