Church, I am pleased to announce that we will be at JBrewers for at least the next four weeks.

There are some really awesome things about this venue but also some setbacks (service time, SG kids space, capacity, busy road, etc!) but for now it literally is the only place we have!

We need to continue to be vigilant in being COVID-safe and child-safe!

It is a tight fitting space so please ensure you are 1.5m apart, and it is recommended by NSW Health that we wear masks in areas that are hard to social distance in.

Victoria Road is a busy road, and it is very easy for our kids to access it, thus, parents you need to ensure you have your young children with you at all times. Perhaps, it would be best to grab a coffee and head back out to the undercover courtyard and close the gate behind you so the kids can run around but not get out onto the road!

On rainy days: our best option atm is to hire the upstairs office and do kids up there. To do this, we most likely will need to move our service forward to 2:30pm. So please stay tuned on wet weather weeks for updates!

Thank you all for your flexibility and faith in this season!

If you have any concerns or queries, let me know or speak to anyone on the Core Team!

This Sunday there will be our first session of Starting Point being hosted at my house. If you know anyone who is interested, please invite them! At this lunch we will do an overview of the church and get a chance to find a common time that works for everyone for doing the rest of the course. Sign up at rs@sgparra.org.au

Life Groups are on this week! Each group will have a Zoom in option available. Your group leader will send you a link and direct as to what time the Zoom will go live.

On Sunday we had a great time worshipping and fellowshipping together, though we missed out on having the joy and crazy of all the kids being around!

We studied 1 Cor. 9:19-23 and saw that: “we need to be in the world to win the world”! Three main points: 1. The challenge of being in it to win it: over or under adapting. 2. A Model for being in it to win it: we looked at how Paul became all things to all men, that he might win some. 3. An approach to being in it to win it: we looked at Tim Keller’s three step process for communciating the gospel in plural world: a) Enter into the world (drill the hole), b) challenge the world (drop the bomb), c) Appeal to the world and call them to follow Jesus!

You can listen to the message here or watch it here

Our Term 3 Starting Point course has a number of people interested! We are just trying to find the best time to host it to suit everyone’s needs.

Please be praying and thinking through who you could possibly invite to this!

This week Sunday 11-1pm there will be a coffee team training event!

Place: TBC

SG Wahroonga is running the following Zoom event! From Pastor Patrick:

“Dads & Mums, can I ask you a question?

Is there a “right way” to train your children?

We live in a time where we have a myriad of competing voices recommending so many ideas. What about for you as a couple, do you agree with how to ‘train’ your child(en)?

We’d love to engage in an Honest Conversation where we share stories, look at God’s Word and interact with a panel.

Before the night, if you could read this article: Parenting Is Like Jazz, and if you can read chapter 8 in Paul Tripp’s book, ‘Parenting’; entitled ‘Authority’, it will position you well for the night. If you don’t have chapter 8 please email me at pc@sovgrace.org.au & I can send you a copy of the chapter.

Your Life Group Leaders will have the ZOOM code, if you’d like to join us please contact them. Looking forward to seeing you on Zoom next Friday evening!

Growth Groups will be in person this week or on Zoom if you are unwell.

Speak with your LG leader for more details!

What a joy it was to regather physically as a church on Sunday at JBrewers! It was awesome to have a venue and to see a number of new visitors! ! I want to say a big thank you to all who helped pull it off at such short notice! We missed all of you who couldn’t make it as well.

The sermon text was Matthew 28:18-20 and we saw that the mission of the church is to make disciples not just decisions. You can listen to it here or watch it here

We say that the it is God’s grace that he calls us to make disciples because as we follow Jesus, not only are we saved from the punishment of sin but we are now liberated to untangle the knots our sins make in our life!

In order to disciple the found we saw that it requires: 1) teaching, 2) the church, 3) the individual, 4) time, 5) Jesus!

Remember, we do not make disciples on our own, Jesus said, “And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Let us go, seek the lost, preach the gospel, and then disciple the found!

Here is a link to the FB live service (though there are some technical issues)

This Sunday we are back at our new venue!

Location: JBrewers / Gsus4 Music - 267 Victoria Rd, Rydalmere NSW 2116

Time: 3pm

We will be following the Government guidelines, you know the routine by now!

• Wash hands regularly

• Mainting social distancing

• Stay at home if unwell

• Record keeping of those in attendance

• The NSW Government recommends wearing a face mask at places of worship*

*Regarding face masks, this is a recommendation only and thus it is optional. It is up to you decide if you (and your family) would like to wear a face mask to church, or not.

Read more: https://www.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/health-advice-update-on-masks

and https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/face-masks (here you can learn how to make your own)

SG Kids WILL be happening, outside in the courtyard. (Pray for no rain…!)

Our seating will be spread out, you may only sit next to people in your household, so please sit accordingly.

Please invite friends and guests! It was great to see a number of visitors on Sunday :) https://www.facebook.com/events/1846943518763422/

I cannot wait!