Church News for the week beginning 30th August

OUR BIBLE TALK

This weekend we will be looking at chapter two in Ephesians as Jodie speaks to us about how through Jesus we are ‘One New People‘ who are united in Christ. If you can’t make it to church in person, visit watch.jamberooanglican.com to watch our livestream.

MORNING PRAYER DAILY

Join us for Morning Prayer at 7am every morning (except Sunday) at zoom.jamberooanglican.com for a half-hour of prayer and Bible reading.

MISSION OF THE MONTH

Our mission of the month is CMS. To support this great ministry, buy and donate from the mission table in the hall.

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER ROSTERS

To change, add or remove any volunteer roles and to put in your unavailabilities, please talk to Storm, or let us know via your response slip or email.

MTS RECRUIT

Have you ever considered gospel work? Why not join others in our church for this online conference for a global audience in our local area? It’s called ‘MTS Recruit’ and it features great Bible teaching from Ray Galea and Phillip Jensen, special peer groups with others in the same stage of thinking, plus one-to-one mentoring with an experienced gospel worker. Friday night 2nd October to Sunday night 4th October. Details mtsrecruit.online

PARISH COUNCIL

The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 8th September at 7pm at church.

YOUTUBE CHANNEL

To watch videos of our Bible talks and other memories of our church, visit youtube.jamberooanglican.com and be sure to subscribe to our channel!

FAMILY NEWS

BIRTHDAYS:
29th Hugo Massey
29th Jasmine Smith
2nd Robyn Lucas

GIVING UPDATE

Each week we need to receive $6300.00 in order to meet our commitments. In the last calendar month, our average weekly giving was $5513.00, leaving a gap of $787.00. Olimometer 2.52 Up to the end of the last calendar month we needed to have received $54,600. Compared to that total we received $48,216, leaving a gap of $6,384.Olimometer 2.52

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 details. Account name: Church of England Jamberoo. Account number: 10081274. BSB: 062562.

We are Intergenerational

Our fourth value says that, “we are intergenerational in our fellowship, as all ages and stages are nurtured together in faith and love.”

Throughout history, the family has been at the heart of the Christian fellowship, and people of all ages have gathered together for church.

As the Bible was read and taught together, children were told to obey their parents, and their parents were told to bring them up with the Lord’s discipline and instruction.

Our church continues this practice, as we include children and youth within our weekly corporate worship services, baptising infants and adults as members.

People of all ages pray, sing, hear the Bible, declare the faith, join in the Lord’s Supper, and learn about the work of God in the lives of our members and in those we share with in mission throughout the world.

We love children to witness their parents and grandparents enthusiastically praising God, and we cherish adults witnessing young people expressing their faith.

Yet, we also recognise that children learn best when they’re taught according to their developmental needs, and so we provide a special program for them during the time that the adults and youth hear the Bible teaching.

Likewise, because adolescents are a defined cultural group, we offer a youth ministry to address their specific needs and to provide a platform for them to reach their teenage friends during their years of school.

Jesus said, “the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children”, and so we value the opportunity to learn together from each other as we see the day of the Lord approaching.

JODIE McNEILL

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Coming up this weekend 29-30 August

This weekend we will be looking at chapter two in Ephesians as Jodie speaks to us about how through Jesus we are a ‘One New People‘ in direct relationship with God.

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 and Jodie would love to answer them this weekend during our services.

Join us on Saturday at 5pm where we will have fellowship over dinner afterwards, or Sunday at 9am followed by morning tea and hot espresso! We have a kids program at BOTH services and would love for you to be in fellowship with us.

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

Ephesians: United with Christ Talk 5: Alive With Christ Ephesians chapter 2 verses 1 to 10 Jodie McNeill – 22-23 August 2020

She’ll Be Right

We’re not _____ at all

In the ‘before’ picture they were ____

We were born as natural ______

We all either follow Jesus or the _____

Before we followed Jesus we were a ________

God is _____ with you if you’re not his friend

God is so rich in _____

Jesus _____ me this I know

Jesus loved us when we _____ him

We got new life when Jesus was ______

Grace is a free ____ with no strings attached

We’re on the _______ with Jesus

We are obsessed with ______ all year round

Grace is totally a ____ from God

Even our good _____ come from God

You can’t say “she’ll be right” if you’re spiritually ____

Turn to Jesus today and call him your ____

Dear God,
Sorry that I have disobeyed you.
Please forgive me for my sins.
Thank you that Jesus died and rose for me.
Please help me to follow you forever.
Amen.

Church News for the week beginning 23rd August

OUR BIBLE TALK

This weekend we will be looking at the first ten verses of chapter two in Ephesians as Jodie speaks to us about being Alive in Christ. If you can’t make it to church in person, visit watch.jamberooanglican.com to watch our livestream.

MORNING PRAYER DAILY

Join us for Morning Prayer at 7am every morning (except Sunday) at zoom.jamberooanglican.com for a half-hour of prayer and Bible reading.

MISSION OF THE MONTH

Our mission of the month is CMS. To support this great ministry, buy and donate from the mission table in the hall.

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER ROSTERS

To change, add or remove any volunteer roles and to put in your unavailabilities, please talk to Storm, or let us know via your response slip or email.

MTS RECRUIT

Have you ever considered gospel work? Why not join others in our church for this online conference for a global audience in our local area? It’s called ‘MTS Recruit’ and it features great Bible teaching from Ray Galea and Phillip Jensen, special peer groups with others in the same stage of thinking, plus one-to-one mentoring with an experienced gospel worker. Friday night 2nd October to Sunday night 4th October. Details mtsrecruit.online

PARISH COUNCIL

The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 8th September at 7pm at church.

YOUTUBE CHANNEL

To watch videos of our Bible talks and other memories of our church, visit youtube.jamberooanglican.com and be sure to subscribe to our channel!

FAMILY NEWS

BIRTHDAYS:
26th Storm Cignarella
29th Hugo Massey
29th Jasmine Smith

ANNIVERSARIES:
26th Vic & Lesley East

GIVING UPDATE

Each week we need to receive $6300.00 in order to meet our commitments. In the last calendar month, our average weekly giving was $5513.00, leaving a gap of $787.00. Olimometer 2.52 Up to the end of the last calendar month we needed to have received $54,600. Compared to that total we received $48,216, leaving a gap of $6,384.Olimometer 2.52

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 details. Account name: Church of England Jamberoo. Account number: 10081274. BSB: 062562.

More on Being Missional

When I wrote last week about how our church is missional, I forgot to talk about how our church services connect with people who are not yet followers of Jesus.

In our church we rarely run any special ‘outreach’ or ‘evangelistic’ events, but instead, we try to make every public gathering an opportunity for someone who is not yet a believer to watch us and hear our message.

We’re a little bit like the church that’s described in 1 Corinthians 14:22-25.

In these verses, the Apostle Paul encouraged them to make church easy to understand for people who don’t yet know Jesus, whilst still making it a special gathering in the presence of God.

And as they did this, the visitors would be aware of their sin and judgement before God, and would “fall to their knees and worship God”, for they would recognise that in the gathering, “God is truly here among you”.

For us, this means that when people who don’t know Jesus come to our church, they get to see what it looks like to follow Jesus at the same time as they hear the Good News that saves them.

Not only do unbelievers learn how to have certainty for eternity, they also experience with us a ‘slice of heaven’.

What’s more, this helps Christians of all ages and stages understand their faith, because the preacher is always trying to make things clear to newcomers, including answers to important questions about what we believe. 

So with this in mind, I’ve added this sentence to last week’s explanation of what it means for us to be ‘missional’:

“We aim for our church services to be easy to understand for unbelievers so that as they hear the Good News that saves, they also experience the joy of gathering around Christ.”

So who will you bring along with you to church this week?

JODIE McNEILL

Coming up this weekend 22-23 August

This weekend we will be looking at the first ten verses of chapter two in Ephesians as Jodie speaks to us about being Alive in Christ.

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 and Jodie would love to answer them this weekend during our services.

Join us on Saturday at 5pm where we will have fellowship over dinner afterwards, or Sunday at 9am followed by morning tea and hot espresso!

We’re also officially Covid-Safe, so you can have confidence in joining us in person, or you can also watch our livestream over at watch.jamberooanglican.com.

Ephesians: United with Christ Talk 4: God’s Incredible Power Ephesians chapter 1 verses 15 to 23 Jodie McNeill – 15-16 August 2020

What are you praying for?

What we should pray for Jamberoo Anglican…

Paul’s prayers will ____ our prayers

Paul is very ________ to God

They have a strong _____ in Jesus

They had ____ for other Christians

Paul prays __________

Paul prays to the ______

Paul wants them to see the world _____ way

Paul wants them to have confident ____

____ changes everything

We are truly ________ to God

Paul wants them to know God’s _____

The defeat of _____ is the greatest display of power

Jesus is ________ above every other power

Jesus has the top job for our _______

The church is the ____ of Christ

The church is the heavenly _________ of believers

Let’s pray according to God’s ____

Church News for the week beginning 16th August

OUR BIBLE TALK

This weekend we are continuing our series on the book of Ephesians called ‘United With Christ’, as we look at verses 15-23 of chapter One as Jodie speaks to us about God’s Incredible Power. If you can’t make it to church in person, visit watch.jamberooanglican.com to watch our livestream.

FROM SYDNEY TO THE WORLD

Join a special livestream by Sydney Diocese TODAY Saturday 15th August from 2-4pm at the Rectory, 20 Tate Place, Jamberoo (the espresso machine will be warmed up!). If you’ve ever thought at all about gospel work for you or others, please come along.

KIDS AT BOTH SERVICES

We’ve now launched a new kids’ program at 9am church, so both church services have something for people of all ages!

MORNING PRAYER DAILY

Join us for Morning Prayer at 7am every morning (except Sunday) at zoom.jamberooanglican.com for a half-hour of prayer and Bible reading.

MISSION OF THE MONTH

Our mission of the month is CMS. To support this great ministry, buy and donate from the mission table in the hall.

MTS RECRUIT

Have you ever considered gospel work? Why not join others in our church for this online conference for a global audience in our local area? It’s called ‘MTS Recruit’ and it features great Bible teaching from Ray Galea and Phillip Jensen, special peer groups with others in the same stage of thinking, plus one-to-one mentoring with an experienced gospel worker. Friday night 2nd October to Sunday night 4th October. Details mtsrecruit.online

YOUTUBE CHANNEL

To watch videos of our Bible talks and other memories of our church, visit youtube.jamberooanglican.com and be sure to subscribe to our channel!

FAMILY NEWS

BIRTHDAYS:
17th Vic East
19th Sam Mierendorff
21st John Rosten
21st Jon Stuckey

GIVING UPDATE

Each week we need to receive $6300.00 in order to meet our commitments. In the last calendar month, our average weekly giving was $5513.00, leaving a gap of $787.00. Olimometer 2.52 Up to the end of the last calendar month we needed to have received $54,600. Compared to that total we received $48,216, leaving a gap of $6,384.Olimometer 2.52

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 details. Account name: Church of England Jamberoo. Account number: 10081274. BSB: 062562.

We are Missional

The third of our six church values states that, “we are missional in our outlook, as we recruit, train and send people and resources to proclaim the gospel locally and globally.”

In his final words in Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus tells his disciples to go and make disciples of all nations, and so continue in this mission today.

We long for people of all nations to become disciples of Jesus, so that as they follow him, they might join us in making more disciples of Christ.

We aim for our church services to be easy to understand for unbelievers so that as they hear the Good News that saves, they also experience the joy of gathering around Christ.

We actively recruit gospel workers to be ministers of God’s word in our diocese and across the world, in churches and other strategic contexts.

We strategically train gospel workers through ministry apprenticeships and placements as we partner with training institutions to pass the baton of leadership.

We joyfully send people from our church to gospel harvests across the globe, as we aim to share the resources Christ has given us to build his church. 

We prayerfully support missionaries who partner with us in this mission across the globe, as we generously support their financial needs.

We seek to develop ministry models and resources that can be shared with other churches in rural and regional contexts.

Knowing that the gospel is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes, we encourage and support every member of our church to confidently and naturally talk about Jesus at every opportunity.

God’s mission is our mission, and it is a privilege and a joy to know Christ and to make him known.

JODIE McNEILL