Dear Anaheim SDA Church,
“Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” (Philippians 1:2)
I hope you and your family are doing well. It’s been a delight to be involved with the Anaheim SDA church and to get you better every week. In the past three sermons, we reflected upon the book of Hosea, an Old Testament prophet with a powerful message about the seriousness of sin, forgiveness, and transformation. The book’s central message is God’s love for his unfaithful people worshipping other gods (Baal, the golden calf in Bethel) and seeking economic and military stability from earthly rulers (Assyria and Egypt). Even though the book was written in the 8th century BC, it still speaks to us as we live in the 21st century. What do we trust to guide our lives? Intellect? Technology? Politicians? These options have value, but ultimately, they are unreliable foundations on which to build our lives. Despite our stubbornness, God still looks for us to warn us that He is a reliable foundation, just as Hosea went after his unfaithful wife, Gomer. Yesterday, I found this song by Michael Card called “Song of Gomer” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR8Bzes4OXA). Card’s song captures the core message of the book of Hosea!
Last Sabbath, we also started a new quarter in our Sabbath School. The topic for the next three months is God’s Mission, My Mission. The 19th-century English preacher Charles Spurgeon once said evangelism is “one beggar telling another beggar where to find bread.” We once heard about the precious grace of our God because someone told us about it. God expects Christians to share the beauty of the gospel with our lives and words. We invite you to be part of these conversations about the mission in which we will discuss biblical principles that will guide us in our efforts to share the gospel. We start at 10am!
Quite a few important events are taking place in our church in the following weeks. Take a moment to read about them in the announcement section of our website (https://anaheimadventist.org/2023/10/09/announcements-10-7-2023/).
I pray you will have a good rest of your week, and we will worship together on Sabbath morning!
In Christ,
Pr. Luiz Gustavo Assis
Interim Senior Pastor of the Anaheim and Orange SDA Churches
900 Sunkist St, Anaheim, CA 92806
Office Hours: Mondays and Fridays 11am-6pm
Phone #: 857 352 3079
Anaheim Seventh-Day Adventist 