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I believe it crucial to keep the plight of Christians in Iraq before us. Here is an article that has some helpful suggestions. I found the first point to be especially insightful. I would encourage you to stop and pray as soon as you have finished reading! Click here to read the article. –Pastor Greg

Anxiety can be devastating. Perhaps you are struggling with it even as you read this post. How are we to combat its crippling effects? What help do the Scriptures provide that we might successfully wage war against it? John Piper recently spoke on anxiety at Bethlehem College and Seminary. Although his address is in the form of an “assignment” he might give…

Pastor Steve recently posted an article in which he highlighted some timely warnings from D.A. Carson against confusing the effects of the gospel with the gospel itself. (Click here to read that post, entitled “The Gospel is Not . . .”). Al Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, wrote on a similar theme a few weeks ago.…

David exclaimed this truth 3000 years ago as he penned the opening of Psalm 19. He undoubtedly spent many nights alone as a young shepherd gazing at the stars and contemplating the greatness of the God who spoke into existence all that filled his eyes. For many of us these kinds of experiences are difficult to come by today. Demanding schedules seem to crowd out the time…

D. A. Carson comments on a very important issue that we must address in the 21st century church.  It is all too easy to redefine the gospel in terms that address gospel effects but are not the gospel.  The gospel of Jesus Christ results in transformed lives.  That transformation, in whatever form it takes, is the direct result of the transforming power of…

This Sunday we will be looking at 2 Corinthians 4:1-6 “Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. 2 But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God’s word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the…

The news is filled with reports of nations infested with chaos, uncertainty, and cruelty. Unfolding events in Ukraine, Syria, and North Korea serve as examples of this gl0bal epidemic. The tragic results of humankind’s rebellion against his Maker are on display for all to see. Yet against this backdrop the Bible boldly declares a truth of inestimable comfort–the…

Spending time in God’s Word daily is one of the most important priorities we can have as believers. Many have found reading through the Bible in a year to be a valuable way of making this happen. For that reason we are again making two reading plans available to our church family: The Discipleship Journal Bible Reading Plan, and the M’Cheyne Bible Reading…

One of the most beloved hymns is “Great Is Thy Faithfulness.” The second verse has especially caught my attention recently: Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest, Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above, Join with all nature in manifold witness To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love. The hymn writer notes that the consistency of the seasons…

Over 50 men from SGCC attended Men’s Retreat in Murietta Hot Springs last weekend. It was an amazing time of being together. There were wonderful opportunities for worship, eating together, relaxing, having meaningful conversations, and lots more. So much could be said! But I wanted to briefly share a few things about the teaching times, as these were the focus of…

The Bible is central in our services at SGCC. We read from it together as a congregation–often as we stand in reverence. The songs we sing reflect its truth and frequently quote directly from its pages. The Elder prayer is often filled with Biblical language and sometimes adopts the flow of a specific passage. And of course our commitment to expository preaching means…