Brothers and Sisters Living for Christ Halfway Across the Globe

On Sunday, we prayed for Sovereign Grace Church of Parramatta, a church plant outside of Sydney, Australia. It’s in a strategic, growing, and multi-ethnic area of the city.

The brothers and sisters planting that church are our partners in the gospel. Pastor Eric is coaching their church planter, Riley Spring.

We invite you to join us in praying for this new work. Here are a few things to pray for:

• Pray for the members of this church to grow in love for one another, using their gifts to build one another up.

• Pray for the resources they need. The photo above is them touring their new facility, praise God! But more provision is needed.

• Pray for Riley and his family. Church planting is hard and they will need the Spirit’s presence to sustain and guide them.

• Pray for their sending church, Sovereign Grace Church of Sydney. That God would give them faith to send out their friends to establish a new church in a new neighborhood. And that God would bring in more new people to their church for them to disciple.

• Pray for the people of Parramatta, that the gospel will sound forth from this church and that God would save many through their ministry.

Join us in fasting on the first Friday of every month in 2018. Church members who fast for all 12 Fridays will be invited to a year-end party to celebrate the answers to our prayers.

If fasting is new to you, here are some instructions.

SOVEREIGN GRACE CHURCHES

Our prayer focus for October is our denomination, Sovereign Grace Churches.

• Pray for God to meet the leaders of our churches at the pastors conference this week.

• Pray for God to give faith and vision to the leadership team as they lead Sovereign Grace in our mission to make disciples by planting and strengthening local churches.

• Pray for the men and their families currently enrolled in the pastors college, that God would provide for them and equip them for future ministry.

• Pray for God to prosper the work of Sovereign Grace Music as they continue to produce Christ-exalting music for the local church.

• Pray for the US regions of Sovereign Grace to produce and deploy church planters to reach more neighborhoods and cities.

• Pray for wisdom as we establish new partnerships around the globe with churches and church networks that share our values and treasure our gospel.

Join us in fasting on the first Friday of every month in 2018. Church members who fast for all 12 Fridays will be invited to a year-end party to celebrate the answers to our prayers.

If fasting is new to you, here are some instructions.

AUSTRALIA

Our prayer focus for September is the work of our brothers and sisters in Australia.

• Pray for the Pastoral Team of Sovereign Grace Sydney and their families: Dave, Brendan, and Patrick. Pray for wisdom, courage, and compassion.
• Pray for Sovereign Grace Sydney's retreat this weekend from Friday to Sunday. Our very own Pastor Eric will be speaking at it. Pray that God would refresh their congregation and strengthen their bonds with one another.
• Pray for Riley Spring and their ambition to plant a church in the neighborhood of Parramatta in Sydney. Pray that God would supply the people, resources, and opportunities they need.
• Pray that the gospel would progress in Australia and more gospel-proclaiming churches would be planted.