A post by Maddison Lick

He has told you, O man, what is good; 
and what does the Lord require of you 
but you do justice, and to love kindness 
and to walk humbly with your God?’
Micah 6:8

During our last Prayer and Praise night we spent some time as a church praying for our nation and praying against abortion in our country. Currently, Australian children can be killed from conception to 22 weeks or even up to birth, depending on the state. Babies born alive after a failed abortion are not allowed to receive life-saving care and are left to die.

Opening the conversation about abortion is hard and often feels like a taboo topic. It can be difficult to know what we can do or say in our communities—especially if we work in health care—when abortion is so celebrated in our culture.

On 30 November, a pro-life day called Life Summit will be held in the CBD with the aim to equip us for these conversations and learn what we can do. This summit is being coordinated by an Australian lawyer called Joanna Howe, who has been standing up against abortion for a couple of years now. Some of you may have been following her recent fight to pass a bill in Adelaide that protects the lives of babies after 28 weeks and allows them to be put up for adoption instead of being killed. This bill lost by only 1 vote. Approximately 3,000 citizens turned up to support the bill, highlighting that many people are engaged and desire change. 

A few people have already signed up to this event, and I would like to invite you and encourage you to prayerfully consider if you can join us as we seek to become better equipped to be a voice for the voiceless. Details below. 

Register : https://www.drjoannahowe.com/lifesummit 
Date: Saturday 30 November 
Time: 9am-5pm
Price: $30 
Location: Provided closer to the date but at a hotel in the CBD

Details At this one-day conference you'll have the opportunity to hear from renowned pro-life leaders, gain practical tools to make a difference, connect with like minded individuals fighting for the unborn.

As announced on Sunday, we will be a holding a Christmas Wreath Night again this year!

When: 7:30PM, Saturday 30 November
Where: 27 Iron St, North Parrmatta
Cost: $20pp (incl. food and materials)
RSVP: admin@sgparra.org.au, by 22 Nov

Please feel free to invite friends and family along!

We look forward to seeing you there!

We are back with Life Groups this week! Your LG leaders will send you all the information you need!

The annual Sovereign Grace Pastors’ Conference will be on this week. This is a conference for pastors & pastor’s wives of Sovereign Grace Churches around the world to come together for a time of teaching and fellowship. From SG Parra, we have Riley, Maddie, Richie and Louis who will be attending this year. Please be praying for their time over in the States as they attend this conference - that they might come away from it refreshed, and reinvigorated for the Kingdom work that God has called them to.

As announced on Sunday, we will be a holding a Christmas Wreath Night again this year!

When: 7:30PM, Saturday 30 November
Where: 27 Iron St, North Parrmatta
Cost: $20pp (incl. food and materials)
RSVP: admin@sgparra.org.au, by 22 Nov

Please feel free to invite friends and family along!

We look forward to seeing you there!

A post by Maddison Lick

He has told you, O man, what is good; 
and what does the Lord require of you 
but you do justice, and to love kindness 
and to walk humbly with your God?’
Micah 6:8

During our last Prayer and Praise night we spent some time as a church praying for our nation and praying against abortion in our country. Currently, Australian children can be killed from conception to 22 weeks or even up to birth, depending on the state. Babies born alive after a failed abortion are not allowed to receive life-saving care and are left to die.

Opening the conversation about abortion is hard and often feels like a taboo topic. It can be difficult to know what we can do or say in our communities—especially if we work in health care—when abortion is so celebrated in our culture.

On 30 November, a pro-life day called Life Summit will be held in the CBD with the aim to equip us for these conversations and learn what we can do. This summit is being coordinated by an Australian lawyer called Joanna Howe, who has been standing up against abortion for a couple of years now. Some of you may have been following her recent fight to pass a bill in Adelaide that protects the lives of babies after 28 weeks and allows them to be put up for adoption instead of being killed. This bill lost by only 1 vote. Approximately 3,000 citizens turned up to support the bill, highlighting that many people are engaged and desire change. 

A few people have already signed up to this event, and I would like to invite you and encourage you to prayerfully consider if you can join us as we seek to become better equipped to be a voice for the voiceless. Details below. 

Register : https://www.drjoannahowe.com/lifesummit 
Date: Saturday 30 November 
Time: 9am-5pm
Price: $30 
Location: Provided closer to the date but at a hotel in the CBD

Details At this one-day conference you'll have the opportunity to hear from renowned pro-life leaders, gain practical tools to make a difference, connect with like minded individuals fighting for the unborn.

There will be no Prayer & Praise or Life Group this week whilst the Pastoral team are over in America for the Sovereign Grace Pastor’s Conference. Feel free to use this opportunity to meet up with others and hang out!

Romans 12:5 “Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.”

I want our church to always be a place where we share our highest joys and our deepest laments. It’s the latter half that is often harder, but it’s something we must fight for as the people of God.

We need a place to weep, and people to weep with. It’s uncomfortable lamenting, groaning, and mourning, but it’s a gift we can give to one another.

So friends, as we reflect on Romans 8:18-27 we see that futility is bound up in our life, indeed, inseparable from our life, even post-cross, and so let us face it head on, together.

Let us rejoice in the greatest moments in our life together and let us hang our heads in dismay too. And in the centre of the joy and groaning, is Jesus Christ.

The one who for the joy set before him, headed to his darkest hour. The one who wept, and then resurrected Lazarus. The one who came to bring life, and life to the full, but a life that is betwixt with suffering, anguish, pain and loss.

If you are struggling, share it. If you see someone struggling, hug them, pray with them, don’t try to make it all better, but do try to walk them to Jesus once again where they can lay their burdens and griefs and laments down, and in his arms they will find true sympathy and true life.

We are a church that does weddings and funerals. Baptisms and lament. We do cake and Kleenex.

So come and be real. Rejoice greatly, and ugly cry. But just come with your whole self.

Sovereign Grace Parramatta, let us be a place to weep.

The annual Sovereign Grace Pastors’ Conference is coming up next week. This is a conference for pastors & pastor’s wives of Sovereign Grace Churches around the world to come together for a time of teaching and fellowship. From SG Parra, we have Riley, Maddie, Richie and Louis who will be attending this year. Please be praying for their time over in the States as they attend this conference - that they might come away from it refreshed, and reinvigorated for the Kingdom work that God has called them to.

As announced on Sunday, we will be a holding a Christmas Wreath Night again this year!

When: 7:30PM, Saturday 30 November
Where: 27 Iron St, North Parrmatta
Cost: $20pp (incl. food and materials)
RSVP: admin@sgparra.org.au, by 22 Nov

Please feel free to invite friends and family along!

We look forward to seeing you there!