Very pleased to announced that we now have all the audio from our series on Galatians available for you to listen to online, itunes, or download and subscribe through other means and podcasts. When Sovereign Joy first started as a church Galatians was the first book of the Bible that Pastor Emilio went through on Sundays (from March 2008 to May 2009). It is a very important book and great for a new church because it roots us in the gospel and...

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After Pastor Emilio preached Friday’s sermon, entitled “Principles of Christian Joy – Pt 2” from John 16:23-28 [sorry, we don't have the audio up yet... still working on it], he wrote the following: Another building block in the foundations of Christian Joy is the concept of access in Christ.  To this, the book of Hebrews would be essential not only for understanding the great Old Testament imagery behind the concept of God’s...

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After Pastor Emilio Ramos preached this past Sunday on “The Testimony of the Triune God Concerning Jesus” from 1 John 5:6-9, he wrote the following: We have all seen the scenes from films depicting a powerful courtroom exchange usually climaxing on the testimony of some eyewitness who has been brought in to testify.  But what happens when God gives His testimony?  We would expect for miraculous and spectacular things to take place.  We...

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After Pastor Emilio Ramos preached this past Sunday on “The Children of God & What They Do” from 1 John 5:1-5, he wrote the following: Some people seem to have been born for a specific purpose in life.  Whether it’s to excel in sports, music, art, or a career, these individuals are simply natural at whatever it is they put their hand to.  As Christians, we have been born to overcome.  There are various ways in which Scripture...

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After Pastor Emilio preached his Friday’s sermon titled “Principles of Christian Joy – Pt 1” from John 16:16-22, he wrote the following: The apostle Paul rightly characterized the dismal world of his day as being “without hope” (Eph. 2:12 | 1 Thess. 4:13). In ancient times, hope was no virtue at all. It was not a noble quality to hold on to. Hope was not worth living for. It was an illusion, a wish, or desire to...

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As mentioned previously, this year Pastor Emilio Ramos, Pastor Jay Jesuroga, and Jason Delgado attended Together for the Gospel 2010 (T4G). Pastor Jay had this to say about the conference (6 minute audio): 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 browser. The pastors wanted to share the main session with you all....

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“The Manhattan Declaration is a document affirming the sanctity of human life, the sanctity of marriage, and the rights of conscience and religious liberty. All three of these items are under siege in our culture today, so a group of Orthodox, Catholic, and evangelical Christians have drafted this statement and call upon others to defend life, marriage, and religious liberty.“ Our elders have made know that they stand with R.C....

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Pastor Jay Jesuroga writes: “I think that this is a great sermon for those who feel called to the ministry.” You can listen, read, or download  John MacArthur’s “12 Marks of Excellent Pastoral Ministry” (1 Tim 4:6-16) by clicking on the links below: Listen | Download: High Quality |  Low Quality | ...

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Pastor Jay wrote: I think that we should pray for his salvation and pray that laws are continued to be established that would guarantee our right to proclaim the gospel and freely assemble (1 Tim. 2:1-6). Mainly that we would have freedom of speech. Once freedom of speech is taken away, then we will be in trouble with preaching and teaching the truth of the Word of God openly and freely. – Ligon Duncan (who watched President...

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