Church news for the week beginning 18th December 2022 

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OUR SERMON

This weekend we will be hearing from God’s word as Jodie McNeill preaches to us from 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 on ‘Tough Love’.

OUR QUESTIONS

1 Is the Timothy in 1 Corinthians 4 the person Paul wrote his letters to?
2 What did you mean when you said that the Corinthian ministers had fancy teeth?
3 Are miraculous spiritual gifts still around today, and how do we know what’s genuine?
4 How can we discern between the work of the Holy Spirit and our feelings?
5 Can people be possessed by demons today?
6 Why does Jesus look like an earthly king on our church windows?
7 When he was on earth, did Jesus know what the future would like?
8 If you doubt God just before you die, will you go to hell?
9 Why do we celebrate Christmas if the Bible doesn’t tell us to?

CHURCHILL CAROLS

This Christmas Eve 24th December we’d love you to bring your friends and family to carols! Come along at 5pm for a free sausage sizzle with all-age outdoor games, then at 6pm we’re gathering for an hour-long, all-age carols service on the lawn, followed by gingerbread cookies and supper, plus more outdoor games.

If you are keen to serve our church and community at this event then please fill out the ‘Serve at Churchill Carols’ form. There are so many ways to serve and we need your help!

TOYS AND TUCKER

Please consider partnering with Anglicare for their annual Toys ’n’ Tucker appeal. Everything is online this year and it’s easy to help out. Gifts are purchased through the online store. Anglicare then collects the gifts and distributes them for you! You can purchase a gift from the online store here.

YOUTH GROUP

Our weekly youth group is in recess over the holidays but we’re still getting together with everyone each Sunday at church.  

MORNING PRAYER

Join us at 7 am every day (except Sunday) at zoom.jamberooanglican.com as we gather to read the Bible, pray, and encourage each other as the new day dawns.

DECEMBER & JANUARY BOOK OF THE MONTH

‘Enjoying God’ By Tim Chester.

We believe in God, we serve God, we trust God, but would we say that we enjoy God on a day to day basis?

What exactly does a personal relationship with God look like, and how is it even possible?

Tim Chester shows us how we can enjoy God in every moment of every day, whether we are experiencing good times or hard times; whether we are changing diapers, or stuck on a train. He explores how the Father, the Son and the Spirit relate to us in our day-to-day lives, and how to respond.

We have physical copies available for purchase over in the church hall. However, if you wish to order your own copy online or read via Kindle, you can do that here.

GIVING UPDATE

Each week we need to receive $6300.00 in order to meet our commitments. Last month, our average weekly giving was $5509.00, leaving a gap of $791.00. Up to the end of the last calendar month we needed to have received $273,000. Compared to that total we received $245,588, leaving a gap of $27,412.

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/