This Sunday we are going to be hearing from God’s word as Tony Galea preaches to us from Mark 1 with a sermon called ‘Servant King’
After church we’ll have brunch in the morning and dinner in the evening, so there’s plenty of time to chat together!
Every day (except Sundays) we meet at 7am online for an online half-hour morning prayer time at zoom.jamberooanglican.com and you’re very welcome to join us!
See you on Sunday, God willing!
In John’s gospel, chapter 1, Jesus called Phillip to follow him. Phillip did, then went to find his brother Nathaniel, urging him to come and see the Messiah. John reports it this way, in verses 43 to 46:
” The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.”Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida. Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.”
This gospel dynamic applies to us, in that Jesus has called us to follow him, and once we are trusting Jesus, we invite another person that we are connected with to “Come and See” Jesus the Lord and Saviour. Why? That your friend may also trust Jesus, knowing that they, like you, have “certainty for eternity”.
With the new year having started, so our church mission gains momentum- that every man, woman and child in our village, valley and region may know Jesus and why it matters.
A great resource we have right now is the “Come and See” foundation of the regional mission- Hope for the Illawarra.
That resource is in the form of the prayer pamphlet. I have plenty, and our church needs more than a handful of members to follow through with this. Rather, the whole church is called to action.
I’m a coffee, surf or phone call away from personally supporting you in this, as is Tony Galea and Josh Wales, both of whom “share my stoke” in this mission.
May your hearts be on fire !!!
STEVE BLIGH
The summer holidays are generally a good time for some R&R. Get-togethers with friends and family, time at the beach, backyard cricket and time off work are just some of the reasons we love summer.
Each summer, thousands of tourists come to the Kiama area for a holiday. Together with locals, they pack out the cafes and beaches in town, and the surrounding area.
And each summer, a few dozen Christians from Sydney come to our area to talk to people about Jesus.
These people are part of the Summerlife (Kiama Beach Mission) team. They are in the area from the 28th Dec – 5th Jan.
The goal is to get people to spend time chatting and reflecting on who Jesus is, and what he’s done for them. It’s fantastic to see the Holy Spirit working amongst these chats.
This year, some of the team is staying at Jamberoo Anglican. This is part of an ever-increasing partnership between Jamberoo Anglican and the Kiama Summerlife team.
For us at Jamberoo, there’s 2 things we can do to support the mission.
1. Pray. Pray for the team to lead people to Christ through conversations.
2. Be a local contact. The team will be encouraging people they talk to, to head along to a local church. They would be much more likely to do that if they already had someone they knew at the church – perhaps you?
So be praying! And if you can, head down to surf beach and support the team, each day at 1pm, or 6pm. What an encouragement to the team, and what a great way for Jamberoo Anglican to be amongst our community.
Hope to see you there, as we partner with Summerlife to tell people in our area the great news about Jesus our Saviour!
BRAD VIDILINI
This Sunday we are going to be hearing from God’s word as Steve Bligh preaches to us from Luke 10:25-41 about ’Helping the Troubled’.
After church we’ll have brunch in the morning and dinner in the evening, so there’s plenty of time to chat together!
Every day (except Sundays) we meet at 7am online for an online half-hour morning prayer time at zoom.jamberooanglican.com and you’re very welcome to join us!
See you on Sunday, God willing!
This Sunday we are going to be hearing from God’s word as Tony Galea preaches to us from Isaiah 9:1-6 about ’Peace’.
Our book of the month for December is ‘Dawning of Indestructible Joy’ by John Piper. Physical copies are available at our bookstall or buy online at: wanderingbookseller.com.au
Churchill Carols is on the 24th December at 5pm for a free sausage sizzle, 6pm for a one-hour, open air event on our grass, followed at 7pm by supper and more games. A special moment for our church family as we come together and invite others to celebrate the good news of Christmas.
Join us at 9am on Christmas Day for a combined Christmas service.
There will not be a 4pm service on Christmas Day.
Join your church friends for a relaxed camping trip at Burrill Pines (near Ulladulla) on the third weekend of 16th – 20th January and the days before and after as you’re able.
This is a great time for families and friends to spend some time relaxing, surfing, fishing, reading, hiking, riding and just enjoying each other company together.
This is an excellent opportunity to build on relationships, start new ones with other families, while also sharing our love of Christ.
Speak to Adrian Nette 0414 193 945 for more details.
Our Safe Ministry Representative is Gemma Bartlett. Speak to her about everything related to safety in ministry on 0414 425 639 or email gemma.bartlett@jamberooanglican.com
Listen to sermons and our Question Time on Apple Podcasts or Spotify by searching ‘Jamberoo Anglican’. You can also watch previous services at watch.jamberooanglican.com
Each week we need to receive $6300.00 in order to meet our commitments. For last month, our average weekly giving was $5509.00, leaving a gap of $791.00.
Up to the end of last 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 details: Account name: Jamberoo Anglican Church. Account number: 356831. BSB: 032605.
It’s hard to work out what to write in my final news sheet article as we farewell you this weekend after our ten years serving at Jamberoo Anglican Church.
I trust the Lord will give me the right words to speak in my final sermon and in our speeches after dinner, but for now, I thought I’d take some inspiration from the closing words of the Apostle Paul as he wrote to the Christians in Philippi, from chapter 4:
“And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honourable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you.” (Philippians 4:8-9)
These words beautifully sum up the sentiment of a man who sought for his flock to be focused on what matters most.
Paul wanted his church at Philippi to focus on things that are “excellent and worthy of praise.”
As we approach change and uncertainty, we can easily be distracted by worldly matters, and drift into worldly behaviour.
But instead, let us keep imitating the Apostle, who imitated Christ Jesus.
As we look to the future, let us fix our thoughts on Christ and live lives that truly follow his example, so that in doing, we will have with us the God of peace, himself.
What’s more, we will experience the peace of God, “which exceeds anything we can understand”, knowing for certain that “his peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:7)
JODIE McNEILL
This Sunday we are going to be hearing from God’s word as Tony Galea preaches to us from Isaiah 9:1-6 about ’Peace’.
After church we’ll have brunch in the morning and dinner in the evening, so there’s plenty of time to chat together!
Every day (except Sundays) we meet at 7am online for an online half-hour morning prayer time at zoom.jamberooanglican.com and you’re very welcome to join us!
See you on Sunday, God willing!
Christmas is a wonderful time for us to reflect on the coming of Jesus… and it’s also a great time for people to come to Jesus!
This year we’re having our Christmas Eve carols at 6pm on the lawn, and we’re also starting the afternoon with some all-age games from 5pm, along with our classic sausage sizzle… including the famous ‘Zooper Dooper Wheelbarrow!’
After the outdoor service we’ll be sharing supper from 7pm, along with more, all-age games, together.
Then the day after join us on Christmas Day at 9am in church with a normal feel, but with an extra-special opportunity to reflect together about the miracle of God becoming human to save us… the thrill of hope!
We’re praying that this will be a really special Christmas at Jamberoo Anglican, and that through the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day events that even more people in our village, valley and region will know how to follow Jesus and why it matters… especially at Christmas!
This Sunday, Jodie McNeill finishes up our sermon series ‘Isaiah: Complete Comfort’ with Isaiah 66:1-24 called, ‘The Ultimate Comfort’.
This Sunday we will be holding a special, combined church service at 4pm, which means we won’t meet on that day at 9am.
Our book of the month for December is ‘Dawning of Indestructible Joy’ by John Piper. Physical copies are available at our bookstall or buy online at: wanderingbookseller.com.au
We’re having a holiday break from our normal Friday groups of SPARK and Youth Group.
Our extra-intergenerational services for all ages and stages, all together ‘Schools out, kids in’ church services begin next Sunday and will continue throughout December and January.
Churchill Carols is on the 24th December at 5pm for a free sausage sizzle, 6pm for a one-hour, open air event on our grass, followed at 7pm by supper and more games. A special moment for our church family as we come together and invite others to celebrate the good news of Christmas.
Join us at 9am on Christmas Day for a combined Christmas service.
There will not be a 4pm service on Christmas Day.
Join your church friends for a relaxed camping trip at Burrill Pines (near Ulladulla) on the third weekend of 16th – 20th January and the days before and after as you’re able.
This is a great time for families and friends to spend some time relaxing, surfing, fishing, reading, hiking, riding and just enjoying each other company together.
This is an excellent opportunity to build on relationships, start new ones with other families, while also sharing our love of Christ.
Speak to Adrian Nette 0414 193 945 for more details.
Our Safe Ministry Representative is Gemma Bartlett. Speak to her about everything related to safety in ministry on 0414 425 639 or email gemma.bartlett@jamberooanglican.com
Listen to sermons and our Question Time on Apple Podcasts or Spotify by searching ‘Jamberoo Anglican’. You can also watch previous services at watch.jamberooanglican.com
Each week we need to receive $6300.00 in order to meet our commitments. For last month, our average weekly giving was $5509.00, leaving a gap of $791.00.
Up to the end of last 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 details: Account name: Jamberoo Anglican Church. Account number: 356831. BSB: 032605.
This weekend Jodie McNeill will finish up our sermon series ‘Isaiah: Complete Comfort’, with ‘The Ultimate Comfort’ from Isaiah 66:1-24.
A reminder that this Sunday will be the McNeill Farewell, so there is no 9am Church.
Please join us for an all-in farewell service at 4pm to be followed by dinner together.
There is no question time this week.
Every day (except Sundays) we meet at 7am online for an online half-hour morning prayer time at zoom.jamberooanglican.com and you’re very welcome to join us!
See you on Sunday, God willing!