Church news for the week beginning 7th August 2021

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OUR SERMON

This weekend we will be looking into Matthew Chapter 3 as Jodie McNeill preaches to us from God’s word on ‘Preparing the Way’.

MISSION OF THE MONTH

Our mission of the month for August is CMS. To find out more about how to personally partner visit www.cms.org.au

BASE CAMP

The KCC Base Camp Men’s Convention is coming up on the 14th August. We are looking forward to the blokes coming together for an awesome time of fellowship! Visit the Event page on our website for details on how to register.

GAFCON DEVOTIONS FOR AUGUST

At the invitation of Gafcon Global, Jodie has written daily devotions on 1 Kings. You can read them or subscribe to receive them in your email inbox each day by following this link: https://www.gafcon.org/devotion

NEW BOOK OF THE MONTH

We are excited to announce that each month will have a book we can read together as a church. For August we will be reading The Art of Rest by Adam Marby. Head over to the books page on our website to grab a copy!

MTS RECRUIT

We are hosting a local church gathering for MTS Recruit from the 1st to 3rd October. MTS Recruit is a conference aiming to raise up the next generation of Gospel Workers in Australia and across the globe. Prayerfully consider if this weekend is for you, and register at the Events Page of our website.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Please avoid the building materials and other hazards around the church.

PRAY WITH PRAYERMATE

Our church is now on PrayerMate. Subscribe for daily prayer points on your device from us and our partners.

FAMILY NEWS

BIRTHDAYS

8 August – Leisha Stuckey
12 August – Trevor Lucas
13 August – Dianne Nolan

GIVING UPDATE

Each week we need to receive $6300.00 in order to meet our commitments. For the month of June, our average weekly giving was $5402.00, leaving a gap of $898.00. Up to the end of the last calendar month we needed to have received $81,900. Compared to that total we received $71,624, leaving a gap of $10,276.

Electronic giving is a great way to give! It helps us prayerfully plan our giving, and then the bank will help us keep that commitment, even when we may be unable to attend. To give by direct transfer then these are the NEW details. Account name: Jamberoo Anglican Church. Account number: 356831. BSB: 032605.

To give to our tax-deductible MTS Scholars Fund to support our apprentice youth minister, head to mts.com.au/give/jamberoo-anglican-church/


Creeping Comforts

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I don’t know about you, but I find it really easy to sit on my phone during lockdown.

Everything can just seem to be down and out. Social media, Netflix, and YouTube are easily entertaining comforts that take me away from the stress and worry we all feel.

However, my temptation is that these comforts will creep in and consume all my time! They not only entertain me, but can also mislead me. 

They can turn my focus away from God and the needs of others and twist it onto myself.

In Jude’s letter to the saints, he appeals for the believers to “contend for the faith that was once for all delivered” to them. (Jude 3)

For at that time there were false teachers creeping in and perverting the marvellous grace of God. (Jude 4)

Our temptation in the grief and disconnection of lockdown can be that our comforts, like that of the false teachers, can creep in and mislead us.

They too can act as a concealed danger, a misleading guide, and a false hope.

Whilst these comforts can be amazing blessings, we need to be cautious, especially during the weariness of lockdown, when we let anything else other than the word of God permeate and resound as the consuming voice in our minds.

Jude’s antidote to the false teachers was that the believers would guard themselves in the love of God by building themselves up in the faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, and waiting for the mercy of Jesus which leads to eternal life. (Jude 20-21)

My prayer is that during this weary time we would all keep ourselves in the love of God, guarding ourselves by reading God’s word, praying in the Holy Spirit, and patiently waiting on our Lord. 

Our greatest comfort is knowing that it is ultimately God who loves us so dearly that he will “keep you from stumbling and present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Saviour,… be glory, dominion, and authority, now and forever. Amen.” (Jude 24-25)

Praise be to our God who keeps us in his great love!

JACOB MIERENDORFF

Coming up this weekend 7th – 8th August 2021

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This weekend Jodie will be preaching on Matthew chapter 3 with the topic, ‘Preparing the Way’. It’s the bit where we meet John the Baptist, who is leading people to repentance… but more than that, is leading people to Jesus, who is the servant king and God’s precious son.

Join us Saturday at 5pm and dinner afterwards, followed by our ‘Nightlife’ fun from 8pm. Or Sunday morning at 9am, followed by morning tea and hot espresso. We can’t wait to have you join us!

If you have any questions, simply fill out a response slip during the service, email us at office@jamberooanglican.com or send an SMS to 0439 890 086.

Here are the questions Jodie plans to answer this weekend during church:

1 In Matthew Chapter One, were the controversial women immoral or unconventional?
2 Did Jesus have all the knowledge of God or was it more like other humans his age?
3 When did Mary and Joseph actually get married?
4 When God appeared in a dream to the wise men, was it the same dream for them all?
5 Was God a scary figure in the dream to the wise men?
6 If Jesus was killed as a baby by Herod, would our sins have been forgiven?
7 Did Herod go looking for the wise men after they went home another way?
8 Where did Jesus live when he was an adult?
9 Since the Hebrews left Egypt with large flocks, why did they complain of not having meat?
10 Why do we have a Senior Minister and not a Junior Minister?

Our kids’ ministry programs run at both services. We would love to watch your children, from babies to Year 6, and have them join our leaders in a time of fun and learning. The livestream will continue on the TV in the hall so if you need to stay with your child, you won’t miss out on church.

If you’re able to join us in person, please come along for our Covid-safe service, or if you can’t be with us in person, head to watch.jamberooanglican.com to watch our livestream.

Messiah Masterclass 2 – ‘Clash of the Kings’ – Matthew 2 – Jodie McNeill – 31 July & 1 August 2021

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Politics can be brutal

God’s people needed the true _______

Our world needs King _____ not King Herod

Herod was a ______ king

The magic men discover the _____ of the Messiah

Herod didn’t like ___________

Jesus has _______ people since his birth

The Messiah would be born in _________

The shepherd leader would bring _____

The Jewish leaders couldn’t be ________

The Magi meet Jesus and they’re full of ___!

The foreign astrologers worshipped Jesus _____________

Joseph had toffee with his family to _____

Jesus will bring his people from _____ as he comes home

Herod wanted to wipe out Jesus, not ______ him

There is ____ after the death of the infants

The Messiah would grow up in ________

He was born in a manger, and grew up in a ____

The kings clashed, and Jesus ___!

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BASECAMP 2021 Information

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The day will start at 8 am and continue through till 3 pm, after which you will be welcome to stay with us until church or head home for the day.

We will be proving breakfast and lunch on the day!

If you are not under stay at home orders then we would love you to join us in person at the church where we will be broadcasting the event live.
If you are under stay at home orders we would love you to join us via Zoom. This way you can still watch the 3 sessions in the comfort of your own home, and join in with others who are at home so you can discuss the talks and catch up 😊

Regardless of which situation you are in you will need to register to join us on the day. The cost is $59.00

To register yourself or someone else, please follow this link:
https://kcc.brushfire.com/basecamp21/508000?group=fcdd699b-b7d0-4bae-b434-6b41a7a9404c

If that link doesn’t work, please follow these steps:
1. Visit http://bfi.re/e/508000
2. Click “Join a Group”
3. Select the group: Jamberoo Anglican Church
4. Enter the passcode: jamberoo1

After you register with our church, you should receive an email with instructions on how to get the most out of the day!

We look forward to you joining us!

If you have any questions or concerns please contact Jacob Mierendorff

Contact Info:

jacob.mierendorff@jamberooanglican.com

0434618517

Church news for the week beginning 31st July 2021

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OUR SERMON

This weekend we will be looking into Matthew Chapter 2 as Jodie McNeill preaches to us from God’s word on ‘The Clash of the Kings’.

MISSION OF THE MONTH

Our mission of the month for August is CMS. To find out more about how to personally partner visit www.cms.org.au

BASE CAMP

The KCC Base Camp Men’s Convention is coming up on the 14th August. We are looking forward to the blokes coming together for an awesome time of fellowship! Visit the Event page on our website under the ‘Member’ tab for details on how to register.

MTS RECRUIT

We are hosting a local church gathering for MTS Recruit from the 1st to 3rd October. MTS Recruit is a conference aiming to raise up the next generation of Gospel Workers in Australia and across the globe. Prayerfully consider if this weekend is for you.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Please avoid the building materials and other hazards around the church.

PRAY WITH PRAYERMATE

Our church is now on PrayerMate. Subscribe for daily prayer points on your device from us and our partners.

FAMILY NEWS

BIRTHDAYS
4 August – Kyle Rafferty
6 August – Jessie Nicholls

GIVING UPDATE

Each week we need to receive $6300.00 in order to meet our commitments. For the month of June, our average weekly giving was $5402.00, leaving a gap of $898.00. Up to the end of the last calendar month we needed to have received $81,900. Compared to that total we received $71,624, leaving a gap of $10,276.

Electronic giving is a great way to give! It helps us prayerfully plan our giving, and then the bank will help us keep that commitment, even when we may be unable to attend. To give by direct transfer then these are the NEW details. Account name: Jamberoo Anglican Church. Account number: 356831. BSB: 032605.

To give to our tax-deductible MTS Scholars Fund to support our apprentice youth minister, head to mts.com.au/give/jamberoo-anglican-church/


Satan and the Olympics

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Last Friday night’s Olympic opening ceremony was quite unlike any other in history, which is no surprise given that it was performed in front of a stadium crowd of less than a thousand people, all of whom were wearing masks.

It felt more like a funeral than a festival, with a greater focus on death and isolation than on life and community.

At the heart of the night was the singing of the atheist anthem, ‘Imagine’, where the ‘congregation’ was encouraged to conceive of a world without possessions, war, and religion.

Instead of enjoying a moment of unified and triumphant humanity, there was sober reflection upon the disappointment that Covid-19 has brought to the Olympic festival.

The world normally rejoices in the ‘higher, faster, stronger’ mantra of the Olympic spirit, but this year humanity was frail and weak in the face of the coronavirus.

If Satan’s aim in life is to distract people from the realities of life and death, then Covid-19 is the last thing in the world he’d want.

For as C. S. Lewis once noted, “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains. It is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”

The global suffering of SARS-COV-2 is a much-needed wakeup call to a world that has been numb from prosperity and triumphalism.

The pain of Covid has rained on the parade of atheistic humanism and it has created fertile ground for speaking of Christ Jesus and the one-and-only way to find certainty for eternity.

As we pray for relief from Covid, let us also pray that this crisis might lead many people to know Christ Jesus, who is the greatest human of all time, whose victory over sin and death brought us peace with God.

JODIE McNEILL

(Credit: France Olympique via Flickr)

Coming up this weekend 31st July – 1st August 2021

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This weekend Jodie will be preaching on Matthew chapter 2 as we hear about the, ‘Clash of the Kings’. King Herod wants to kill King Jesus, but God’s got it all under control.

Join us Saturday at 5pm and dinner afterwards, followed by our ‘Nightlife’ fun from 8pm. Or Sunday morning at 9am, followed by morning tea and hot espresso. We can’t wait to have you join us!

If you have any questions, simply fill out a response slip during the service, email us at office@jamberooanglican.com or send an SMS to 0439 890 086. Here are the questions Jodie is planning to answer this weekend:

1 What is the ‘immaculate conception’, and who does it refer to?

2 Would Jesus have been a perfect child, easy to raise?

3 Do you think there will be more “holy days” added to the Christian calendar?

4 What does ‘Lord of Hosts’ mean?

5 Why do the cooking pots become sacred at the end of Zechariah? 

6 Why do we have a youth minister and not a children’s minister?

Our kids’ ministry programs run at both services. We would love to watch your children, from babies to Year 6, and have them join our leaders in a time of fun and learning. The livestream will continue on the TV in the hall so if you need to stay with your child, you won’t miss out on church.

If you can’t make it in person, head to watch.jamberooanglican.com to watch our livestream.