April 24, 2022

Upcoming Events and Notices

You can find the order of worship and songs here

From the Archives

We recently read the book "Rediscover Church," which has taught us to think more deeply about God's gift of the church. We encourage you read this related post, "What Membership in Grace Fallbrook (PCA) Means (Membership Class #4)" which is a summary of the fourth session of our membership class.

We invite you to join us for "12 for 22." Our aim is to read 12 great books for the year 2022. Whether you read all 12 or just one, you will find it well worth your effort. Please see the list here.

For the months of April and May we are reading “You're Only Human: How Your Limits Reflect God's Design and Why That's Good News” by Kelly M. Kapic.

April 20 (Wednesday 7 PM): Please join us via Zoom as we reflect upon the book “Ichthus — Jesus Christ, God’s Son, the Saviour.” This week’s discussion will be based on chapters 2 & 3. Also May 4, 11, and 18. Meeting ID: 883 9615 9768.

May 15 (Lord’s Day): Please join us for our monthly fellowship meal after the worship service.

June 13–16: All junior high and high school students are invited to the South West Reformed Youth Camp at Tahquitz Pines Conference Center in Idyllwild. You can find more information here.

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 can give towards Grace Fallbrook (PCA).

Before We Worship

There is a sense in which our salvation is both done and incomplete. It is done in the sense that nothing more can be added to what Jesus has accomplished through his death and resurrection. It is also done in the sense that the moment we believe, even the weakest faith receives the full and all-sufficient grace of God in Jesus Christ. The stability of our salvation does not depend on the strength of our faith, but the strength of Jesus to save. In these ways, for example, our salvation is done.

At the same time, our salvation is not yet complete in the sense that we have not yet entered into glory (the goal of salvation), and must yet live not by sight, but by faith. Our salvation is in that sense still being fulfilled, and this life we live becomes the the arena of witnessing God's ever-unfolding goodness. That is to say, our life, as hard as it may be, is not ultimately the place where we experience God by his absence, but where we experience God who is present to bless us. We encourage you to reflect upon the many blessings of being in Christ from the Shorter Catechism Q. 32.