We warmly invite you and your congregation to join with us in celebrating the 7th anniversary of the Canberra Declaration on Sunday 23rd of July.
Could you give a small part of your service to thank God for the Christian values that Australia was founded upon and to pray for their protection?
The Canberra Declaration maintains that the values of religious freedom, marriage and family and the sanctity of human life, that have made Australia a great place to live, are in large measure founded on Christian values.
But sadly, many of the values that we have taken for granted are under increasing attack. Our Australian way of life is being undermined and eroded.
We only have to look at what is happening in other Western nations to see what could happen here.
In Sweden, which legalised homosexual marriage in 2009, clergy have just beenwarned by the governmentto perform homosexual marriages or “find another job”.
In Canada, a new law has decreed that parents who disagree with their child changing gender could face havingthe state remove their childby force.
In England, after the legislation of homosexual marriage in 2013,a gay couple sued a churchfor refusing to marry them.
We are thankful that to date over 74,000 Australian citizens have read and signed the Canberra Declaration.
Through informed prayers and actions, the Canberra Declaration community is making a real difference!
To celebrate the 7th Anniversary of the Canberra Declaration, we ask that your church take at least 7 minutes on Sunday 23rd of July:
to give thanks for the Christian values that have made Australia a great place to live, and then
to pray for their protection.
We would be very happy to provide you with downloadable resources to help you do this, for example, our promotional video, brochure, prayer points, Canberra Declaration sheets.
When you register your church's participation and you will receive access to three free e-books by Andrew Murray, John Piper and C.H. Spurgeon, and two audio resources by Francis Schaeffer and Eugene Petersen.
You and your church can make a difference for the future of our nation and the future of our children.
