‘Know and Tell the Gospel’ 1: Know the gospel Jamberoo Anglican. Jodie McNeill Romans 1:1-5

We are not in control.

Natural disasters are a ______ call.

We know Jesus through the ______.

It is ____ gospel.

Paul surrenders himself to Jesus as his _____.

An apostle is a person who is ____.

The gospel is ____ news.

The gospel is part of a ______ plan.

Age can bring ___________.

The gospel is all about _____.

Jesus is a human __________ of David.

Jesus is also fully ___.

The gospel hangs on the ____________.

If we found the body of Jesus then Christianity is ____.

The gospel is ___________ as ‘Jesus is Lord’.

We must believe and ____ the gospel.

The gospel brings _____ to God.

May God use __________ to bring people to Jesus.

Church News for the week beginning 1st March 2020

OUR BIBLE TALK

This week we will have Jodie lead us as we start a new two-week series ‘Know and Tell the Gospel‘, as we look at the first topic: ‘Know the Gospel’. This is an ideal opportunity for us to be very clear about the basics of what we believe, so we can easily know it and share it with others.

MISSION OF THE MONTH

Our mission of the month is Anglicare. You can support the Anglicare ministry by donating and buying from the mission table in the hall

NEW ROSTERS

Rosters for March/April have been published online on Elvanto.

FIT FOR PURPOSE

We’re gathering a group of men to do jobs around our church property, to keep it fit for its purpose, and to grow as Christians who are fit for the purpose of following Jesus. Our next gathering will be this Wednesday 4th March at 8am at the church. Speak to Graham Errington for more details. We’d love you to join us!

MADE IN JAMBEROO

An opportunity to collaborate with the makers, producers, craftspeople and others in our village and valley. Friday 6th March at 6pm in the church hall.

WORKING BEE

Our next working bee will be on Saturday 7th March at 8am. We would love for you to enjoy some fun fellowship with us as we improve and maintain our church grounds and buildings.

AGM

Our AGM meeting for 2020 will be on the Tuesday 10th of March at 7pm. All are invited to this key time of celebration and forward inspiration, and an opportunity to elect Wardens and Parish Councillors.

JESUS IS__ LAUNCH

Be a part of the special ‘mission launch’ at Figtree Anglican on Saturday 14th March from 10am to 12pm, and hear David Robertson on the topic, ‘Evangelism—take the next step!’. Don’t miss out!

FREE TO BE YOUTH AND KIDS NIGHT

Friday 13th March at the Wollongong Entertainment Centre. Kids at 4:30-6pm, Youth at 7:15-9:15pm, and a shared dinner between sessions. Not to be missed! Bring your friends! Featuring ‘City Alive’.

INTERCHURCH GATHERING

Thursday 19th March at 10am at St Matthew’s Hall, Chapel Lane. Join us at this special, mid-week time for an opportunity to enjoy friendship with members of the other Christian churches in our village.

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.

Prayer for the Pandemic

In a year that has seen bushfire and flood emergencies, we are now bracing for a further escalation of the ‘Coronavirus’.

As fears grow that the COVID-19 virus will soon be declared a global pandemic, our Prime Minister has now announced the launch of a plan to respond to the rapid and uncontrollable spread of this disease.

Like the fire and flood emergencies, we are again facing an emergency that we are powerless to control in our own strength.

This is the same realisation that drove so many Australians to their knees in prayer, as we collectively asked the true and living God to send saturating rain to quench the flames and the drought. 

Now is the time for our world to gather to ask the Lord of the universe to miraculously stop the spread of this destructive disease, and to help restore communities crippled by the effects of this virus.

When we pray, we acknowledge our powerlessness and our need for a genuine, super-power.

For if Trump and Jinping, are unable to come up with a way to fix this crisis, then again it shows that faith in technology is no match for faith in Jesus.

And so, as we prayed for rain to fix the fires and drought, let us pray that God would stop the spread of this virus.

Yet above all, pray that this global threat might lead people to acknowledge their genuine need of Jesus, and bring them to genuine repentance and true faith in Christ.

For the same Lord who stopped the plague when King David repented of his arrogance (2 Samuel 24:25) is the same Lord who is also able to answer our prayer for our planet.

Let us pray that our planet might come in great number before the Lord in repentance and faith in Jesus Christ.

JODIE McNEILL

(Photo credit: Alexander Mueller via Flickr.com)

Coming up this weekend 29th February & 1st March 2020

This week Jodie will lead us as we start a new two-week series ‘Know and Tell the Gospel‘, as we look at the first topic: ‘Know the Gospel’. This is an ideal opportunity for us to be very clear about the basics of what we believe, so we can easily know it and share it with others.

We have a regular question and answer segment in our services. To ask a question, simply fill out a response slip at church. Here are the questions that Jodie will tackle this week:

1 What will happen on Judgement Day for the people who never heard about Jesus?
2 Should we be hungry for heaven when we know that it will be destroyed when Jesus returns?
3 Is it selfish to hope that Jesus won’t return for a while because you aren’t ready?
4 When it says that everyone will confess that Jesus is Lord, does this include people going to hell?
5 What is the “wealth” in the Parable of the Talents and what do the interest and bankers mean?
6 Is the Parable of the Talents about our gifts or about the gospel?
7 Is Satan’s role in our sin just his temptation, or can we blame him for physical events?
8 What are your top tips on how to have a thriving, personal relationship with Jesus?

Join us on Saturdays at 5pm for our family service, with a kids program followed by dinner for everyone and a youth group for years 6-12. Or come along on Sunday mornings at 9am for a more classic Anglican feel, followed by morning tea and hot espresso!

Grace and peace from Jamberoo Anglican!

4: Glorious Judgement at the End Time Jodie McNeill – 22-23 February 2020

The laptop robbery.

When _______ is served, we celebrate.

Judgement Day is ___________.

Isaiah prophesied about the _________ of Christ.

The Lord will show his _____ when he returns.

God’s enemies will experience everlasting ____.

God already _____ who is guilty and innocent.

Believe in Jesus and you are ____.

Judgement Day is about _________ the judgement.

Everyone will see that God is _________.

Jesus will receive all the _____ when he returns.

All our actions will be ______.

Our sins will be revealed as ________ sins.

Use your _____ for his glory.

Those who reject Jesus will be punished _______.

We need to ____ people about Hell.

Jesus is coming ____!

Jesus’ patience gives people ____ to be saved.

We can’t pick the ______.

Be ______ for Heaven!

Live in the present like you’ll live in the ______.

God’s judgement is ________.

Church News for the week beginning 23rd February 2020

OUR BIBLE TALK

This week we will hear Jodie speak to us on the last sermon of our current series ‘God’s Glorious Judgement‘, and will see how God’s judgement that is still to come in the End Times continues to showcase His glory and mercy.

MISSION OF THE MONTH

Our mission of the month is Anglicare. You can support the Anglicare ministry by donating and buying from the mission table in the hall

NEW ROSTERS

Rosters for March/April will be released soon. Please submit any unavailabilities via Elvanto or your response slips.

FIT FOR PURPOSE

We’re gathering a group of men to do jobs around our church property, to keep it fit for its purpose, and to grow as Christians who are fit for the purpose of following Jesus. Our next gathering will be on Wednesday 4th March at 8am at the church. Speak to Graham Errington for more details. We’d love you to join us!

MADE IN JAMBEROO

An opportunity to collaborate with the makers, producers, craftspeople and others in our village and valley. Friday 6th March at 6pm in the church hall.

WORKING BEE

Our next working bee will be on Saturday 7th March at 8am. We would love for you to enjoy some fun fellowship with us as we improve and maintain our church grounds and buildings.

AGM

Our AGM meeting for 2020 will be on the Tuesday 10th of March at 7pm. All are invited to this key time of celebration and forward inspiration, and an opportunity to elect Wardens and Parish Councillors.

JESUS IS__ LAUNCH

Be a part of the special ‘mission launch’ at Figtree Anglican on Saturday 14th March from 10am to 12pm, and hear David Robertson on the topic, ‘Evangelism—take the next step!’. Don’t miss out!

FREE TO BE YOUTH AND KIDS NIGHT

Friday 13th March at the Wollongong Entertainment Centre. Kids at 4:30-6pm, Youth at 7:15-9:15pm, and a shared dinner between sessions. Not to be missed! Bring your friends! Featuring ‘City Alive’.

INTERCHURCH GATHERING

Thursday 19th March at 10am at St Matthew’s Hall, Chapel Lane. Join us at this special, mid-week time for an opportunity to enjoy friendship with members of the other Christian churches in our village.

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.

Why we need judgement

We have been shocked and saddened to hear about the horrific deaths of a Brisbane mother and her three, young children.

In what appears to be an appalling incident of domestic abuse, we feel a deep sadness as images of the once-happy-looking family are splashed over our media.

One of my facebook friends shared a news report of the incident, and the simple comment was, ‘Come, Lord Jesus!’

It is right for us to long for the return of Christ to come and bring an end to this world full of sin, death, and tragedy.

It is right for us to long for Jesus’ return to judge the living and the dead, and to bring justice to those who have been victims of harm and abuse.

And above all, it is right for us to long for a time when those who trust in Jesus will live in the new heavens and the new earth, a world with no more tears.

For this to happen, we need to pray for judgement and justice, and we need to ask for God to punish those who have committed crimes against the innocent.

Yet as we we ask for justice, we all need to plead for mercy, for the Bible tells us that all of us have rebelled against God and deserve his judgement.

However the greatest miracle of all is that Jesus, the judge, promises to take the punishment we deserve upon his own shoulders, and now look at us as though we had never committed any wrongdoing, ever.

All we need do is ask for his forgiveness, and trust in him as our loving ruler for life.

For we read these powerful and comforting words in the Bible:

But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s condemnation. (Romans chapter 5 verses 8 and 9)

JODIE McNEILL

(Image of flowers from a make-shift memorial, near where the family died. From ABC News).

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Coming up this weekend 22-23 February 2020

This week we will hear Jodie speak to us on the last sermon of our current series ‘God’s Glorious Judgement‘, and will see how God’s judgement that is still to come in the End Times continues to showcase His glory and mercy.

Each week we have a question and answer segment. To ask a question, simply fill out your response slip during the service. Here are the questions that Jodie will answer these questions this week:

1 What would happen at the plague of the firstborn son if a Jew married an Egyptian?
2 If a person doesn’t believe in the bodily resurrection of Jesus then are they really a Christian?
3 Why couldn’t God just forgive us without needing a sacrifice?
4 If we can just forgive someone without cost, then why can’t God?
5 Can we forgive someone who hasn’t apologised?
6 How can a Christian be called righteous when they continue to sin?
7 How can we evangelise people without being too forceful?

Join us on Saturdays at 5pm for our all-age service where we have a pre-school and kids’ program and share a meal together, followed by a youth group for years 6-12 from 7:30pm-9pm. Or come along on Sunday mornings at 9am for a more classic-Anglican-style service, followed by morning tea and hot espresso.

Grace and peace,
Jamberoo Anglican

Glorious Judgement 3 – Glorious Judgement at Easter Jodie McNeill – 15 and 16 February 2020

The meaning of the death of Jesus.

God showed us _____.

The blood of the lamb _____ them.

God’s judgement is ____ news.

Jesus often _____ about judgement.

We’re under judgement because of ____________.

Jesus brings ___________ from God.

Christians disagree about the _______ of the cross.

Some say he came to show a good _______.

Some say he died to show us God’s ____.

But Jesus died to save us from ____.

Our broken _____________ needs to be fixed at the cross.

God is _____ at us for good reason.

Jesus’ _________ is mind blowing!

Jesus took God’s _________ upon himself.

God the Father __________ his Son for us.

To be forgiven you must _______ in Jesus.

It’s the great ________.

Have you made that ____ with Jesus?

Dear God,
I am sorry that I have sinned against you.
I know that I deserve your judgement against me.
Please have mercy on me because of Jesus’ sacrifice.
I wish to follow Jesus as my Lord and saviour.
Help me to faithfully serve him all my days.
Amen.

This the _____ of the cross.

Church News for the week beginning 16th February 2020

OUR BIBLE TALK

This week Jodie leads us as we continue our series on ‘Glorious Judgement’ and will see how God’s judgement is full of mercy and grace at Easter time.

MISSION OF THE MONTH

Our mission of the month is Anglicare. You can support the Anglicare ministry by donating and buying from the mission table in the hall

FIT FOR PURPOSE

We’re gathering a group of men to do jobs around our church property, to keep it fit for its purpose, and to grow as Christians who are fit for the purpose of following Jesus. We start this Wednesday 19th February at 9am at the church, and plan to meet fortnightly. Speak to Graham Errington for more details. We’d love you to join us!

MADE IN JAMBEROO

An opportunity to collaborate with the makers, producers, craftspeople and others in our village and valley. Friday 6th March at 6pm in the church hall.

AGM

Our AGM meeting for 2020 will be on the Tuesday 10th of March at 7pm. All are invited to this key time of celebration and forward inspiration, and an opportunity to elect Wardens and Parish Councillors.

JESUS IS__ LAUNCH

Be a part of the special ‘mission launch’ at Figtree Anglican on Saturday 14th March from 10am to 12pm, and hear David Robertson on the topic, ‘Evangelism—take the next step!’. Don’t miss out!

FREE TO BE YOUTH AND KIDS NIGHT

Friday 13th March at the Wollongong Entertainment Centre. Kids at 4:30-6pm, Youth at 7:15-9:15pm, and a shared dinner between sessions. Not to be missed! Bring your friends! Featuring ‘City Alive’.

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.