We will be kicking off our SG Ladies’ Book Club this Wednesday!

Date: Wednesday 3rd January
Time: 7:30-9pm
Location: Gore St. Girls’ House (contact CJ Lick or your Lifegroup leader for the address)

We will be going through Rosaria Butterfield’s book, “Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age” over the month of January, meeting each Wednesday night. This week, we will be reviewing and discussing the Foreword and Preface of the book. If you’ve yet to acquire a copy, you can download a PDF of the first section here.

Here’s an excerpt from the Foreword (by Kevin DeYoung) which I read out on Sunday:

“Have you ever noticed the central command for the Christian as he conducts spiritual warfare? Read over the passage in Ephesians 6 on the armor of God. The exhortation is not to cast out demons or bind territorial spirits. The command, repeated several times, is simply “stand” (vv. 11, 13, 14). Don’t give up. Don’t give in. Don’t back down. It’s as if Christ our captain is yelling out instructions to his troops: ‘Hold your lines, men! Don’t break ranks. Stand your ground!’ And how do we stand? It’s quite simple really. We live by truth, not by lies.
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Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age has everything to do with the armor of God, because this book is a book about truth—truth you may have never heard, truth you may have forgotten, or truth you already know but haven’t dared to embrace. Don’t follow the great dragon; that’s what this book is about. He has already been defeated. Follow the one who is truth (John 14:6). Listen to him. Love him. Learn from him. Do not fall for the lies of our age. Stand your ground.”

We look forward to you joining us!

- Rebecca Song

For the Men’s Study over the summer, we will be going through Paul’s Letter to the Philippians.

For more details, please contact Joel Seric at joel@sgparra.org.au.

Crossway Plus' annual e-book & audiobook deal is live! From the 1st to 5th of Jan 2024, Crossway+ members will have access to all ebooks and audiobooks for 2.99USD!

*some exclusions apply.

We recommend signing up (Crossway+ membership is free - sign up here!) and taking advantage of this deal! This may also be helpful for the summer book clubs happening throughout January. Happy reading!

We will be holding International Sunday on the 28th of Jan to celebrate all the different cultures represented in our church community!

We’d love to invite you to bring a traditional dish or snack from your cultural background and also to come dressed in a traditional outfit - there will be a prize for best dressed!

Please notify Richard Song at richard@sgparra.org.au if you are able to bring a dish.

We look forward to celebrating with you!

We will be holding our annual Thanksgiving Sunday service this Sunday, 31st December.

There will be no formal sermon this week. Instead, we will be giving members of the church an opportunity to publicly give thanks for what the Lord has done in their lives this year.

You are more than welcome to take hold of this opportunity. If you’d like to do so, we would recommend writing out what you hope to say. Each person will be given approximately 3 minutes, so that we can have as many people take the mic as possible.

We look forward to giving thanks to the Lord together with you!

We will be holding our Summer Book Club again in January of 2024!

This time, the ladies will be going through Rosaria Butterfield’s book, “Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age” where Rosaria highlights five lies which our culture promotes, and confronts them with the truth of God’s Word.

We are hoping to run the study one night a week throughout January. We will be keeping it casual, so you’re welcome to come along to one, some or all of the weeks based on your availability!

More details to follow soon, but if you’re interested in joining us, you can fill out the form here or you can contact Rebecca Song at admin@sgparra.org.au.

For the Men’s Study over the summer, we will be going through Paul’s Letter to the Philippians.

More details to follow!

If you are interested in joining in, please contact Joel Seric at joel@sgparra.org.au.

Crossway Plus' annual e-book & audiobook deal is live! From the 1st to 5th of Jan 2024, Crossway+ members will have access to all ebooks and audiobooks for 2.99USD!

*some exclusions apply.

We recommend signing up (Crossway+ membership is free - sign up here!) and taking advantage of this deal! This may also be helpful for the summer book clubs happening throughout January. Happy reading!

Our annual Christmas Eve Carols Service is fast approaching! This will be a great opportunity to invite friends and family to hear the Gospel and celebrate the birth of Jesus with us!

Date: Sunday, 24th December
Time: 5-6pm
Location: Parramatta East Public School (Parking & Entry via Gaggins St.)
Kids: All the kids will be in the service

There will be carols, kids performance, the bible story read and explained, with some light supper afterwards.

More details at sgparra.org.au/christmas.

We look forward to seeing you there!

The Springs will be hosting Christmas Eve drinks after the Christmas Eve service and we’d love you to come along!

Time: 7-9pm, 24th December
There will be a Christmas movie on for the kids and some drinks and snacks provided, and maybe even more carols,. Feel free to bring something to share or your own dinner.

The address will be provided by your life group leaders.