October 25, 2020

Upcoming Events and Notices

We have resumed in-person worship service. Please join us for worship at 11 AM. We request all adults and older children to wear a mask and maintain social distancing.

We also hope to livestream this week's service via YouTube here. If, however, technical issues prevent the livestream, a video of the service will be available later in the day. Further information will be made available Sunday afternoon via a separate email.

You can find the order of worship and songs here.

The October 18, 2020 sermon, Isaiah 2:1–5. "The Design" is available on our church website. You can also catch up on older sermons from our Sermon page and subscribe to sermon podcast here.

October 28 (Wednesday 7 PM): Please join us for for "Knowing God" Zoom study. This week’s study will cover chapter 7 — “God Unchanging.” Meeting ID: 831 0828 6050.

Thank you for your continued support of Grace Fallbrook (PCA). Your loving support makes the proclamation of the gospel and the building up of the saints possible. Please continue to mail in your gifts and offerings to our church treasurer, Bruce Summers. In addition, our church website now features online giving. Please visit the church website and click on "Give" which you will find in the upper left corner of our church's website. When you click on "Give Online Now" button on that page, you will be directed to the PCA Foundation where you give towards Grace Fallbrook (PCA).

Before We Worship

In John 14:16–17 Jesus said, "And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you." These two short verses contain a tremendous amount of power. Namely, the Holy Spirit is given to us because of Jesus' petition (And I will ask the Father). The Spirit is qualitatively same as the Son in his capacity to minister to us but distinct in identity (and he will give you another Helper). The Spirit is given to be our eternal companion (to be with you forever). There is a specific and unchanging stability to the Spirit's person and ministry (even the Spirit of truth). The Father does not give the Spirit indiscriminately, but only to the elect (whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him). And there will be an intimate relationship between the believer and the Holy Spirit (You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you).

That is, the presence of the Holy Spirit empowers and enriches us. Of course, Jesus would not give us any less a Gift. For when Jesus gives, he gives his best and his all. And so we honor the Spirit when we long for a deeper communion with him and when we walk in his ways. Is this indeed true for you?

Let us turn to him for help. He is, after all, our Helper. He delights to help us. Will you ask him to draw near you? Will you ask him to fill you?