We are accountable to God for all our thoughts and actions (CREDIT: Gunnar Ries via Flickr)
This week we have seen the sudden end to a number of budding political careers as the inappropriate online history of candidates was made public.
Comments were made on social media and blogs that included rude jokes and statements that have caused offence.
On Friday, Mr Creasey, a former candidate for the upcoming federal election, said that he had wrongly made “awful comments many years ago”, but that whilst he now distances himself from those comments, he said that his actions were “an important for young people that your social media footprint will follow you.”
Apart from the obvious wisdom of taking care when posting, commenting, liking, or interacting with social media, it is a timely reminder to us that every thing we say, do and think is known to our heavenly Father.
Even if our thoughts don’t leave our minds, our wrongful thoughts and attitudes are still known in full to God.
That is why we are all unable to stand before God and claim to be blameless in his sight, no matter how many good things we have done.
As we read in the New Testament, “Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable.” (Hebrews 4:13)
This is why everyone is in desperate need of a saviour who will take upon himself the judgement we deserve, so that God will look at us as pure and blameless.
This is why the Bible tells us that “Christ suffered for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but he died for sinners to bring you safely home to God.” (1Pet. 3:18)
So, no matter what you’ve said or done, whether it’s public or private, you can be sure that God will forgive you for those sins if you trust in Jesus as Lord and saviour.
JODIE McNEILL
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When you join us this weekend, you’ll meet three people with very strong Canadian accents. These guys are working with our church for a month as part of their Bible college training, and they’ll be sharing why they think it’s such a great thing to be friends with Jesus.
If you’re coming along for the first time, you’ll be very, very welcome, and what’s more, you’ll get to hear the first in our new, nine-week series called ‘Hope Beyond Chaos’. I’ll be preaching from the Old Testament book of Judges during this series, and this weekend it’s from the first chapter. The book of Judges is a pretty full-on, almost ‘medieval’ kind of story, but it has very practical implications for living today in God’s world.
Whether you’re a follower of Jesus, or just checking out what he stands for, then we’d really love you to join us.
On Saturday at 5pm we have church that is ideal for people of all ages… with babies, kids, youth, and adults right through to the 90’s. We have dinner (free for visitors) and then youth group afterwards from 7.30 to 9.30. We’ve got a creche, junior kids and senior kids programs running during church, so it’s an all-age affair!
In the morning on Sundays at 9am it’s a more classic Anglican service, which is followed by a delicious morning tea and espresso.
This week there are no questions in our Q&A spot, so we’ll have an extended interview with our Canadian friends about life as a Christian.
We’d love you to join us! See you Saturday and/or Sunday!
Grace and peace, Jodie.
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This weekend we welcome visiting speaker Cameron Jones from Ireland who will speak to us on the topic, ‘Getting In and Staying Safe’, from John 10 verses 1 to 21.
NEXT WEEK’S TALK
Next week we begin an all-new series on the book of Judges called ‘Hope Beyond Chaos’, as Jodie delivers the first talk ‘From Conquest to Chaos’, from 1:1-2:15.
MISSION OF THE MONTH
BCA (Bush Church Aid) is our mission of the month. Support at the ‘Mission Table’.
This Saturday 27th April we welcome Cameron Jones from the Anglican Church of Ireland, to preach and share about his plan to plant a church in the most gospel-poor, English-speaking nation. Irish dinner, trivia, and much more! He will also preach on Sunday at our 9am service.
BRIERCREST YOUTH MISSION
During May, we’ll be hosting three youth ministry students from Canada.Can you billet a student for a week?
CAN YOU HELP WITH OUR KIDS?
We’re expanding our kids’ ministry on Saturday night and we need people to be helpers for creche and our kids’ programs. Can you help occasionally?
GONG MEN’S DAY
Saturday 15th June 9am-2pm in Dapto. Speaker: Sam Chan. Don’t miss it! Details www.gongmensday.org
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 $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 details. Account name: Church of England Jamberoo. Account number: 10081274. BSB: 062562.
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Less than one percent of the Irish are evangelical Christians. (CREDIT: René Silvio H. via Flickr)
The most famous Irish event in our calendar is ‘St Patrick’s Day’, where we celebrate a cheerful, cleric in green robes.
Patrick became a follower of Jesus, and sought “that through me, many people should be born again in God and brought to full life”.
This mission cost him dearly, as he gave up wealth and security to evangelise a country that persecuted him.
From his ministry, Ireland gained a reputation as the land of saints and scholars.
Less than a hundred years ago, Sydney looked to Ireland to get quality teachers of the Bible, including T. C. Hammond, who as Principal, transformed Moore College into what it is today.
Yet now the Irish church is only a shadow of its former glory, and Ireland has become the least-evangelised country in the English-speaking world.
In fact, only one percent of the Irish are now Evangelical Christians.
There is a great need for gospel ministry in the Republic of Ireland, and that’s why Cameron and Alex Jones are planning to evangelise an Anglican church into existence in the Dublin Docklands, the ‘Silicon Valley’ of Ireland.
Fourteen years ago, Cameron and Alex travelled from Australia to minister in the UK, then three years later they moved to serve in Northern Ireland, from where they intend to move to Dublin with Irish Church Missions.
Now they’re asking their Aussie friends to help them raise funds to cover both a place to live and their living costs.
The Irish church has drifted a long way from the gospel heart of St Patrick, and now it’s time for gospel-strong churches like ours to share our resources with a land that was once strong in the gospel but now desperately needs the faithful, Bible-based ministry Cameron and Alex seek to share.
JODIE McNEILL
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It’s no joke, because my old mate Cameron Jones has travelled all the way from Ireland to come to Jamberoo to tell us why Ireland needs Jesus more than almost any other place in the English-speaking world. (He’s also coming out to visit other churches… but it makes for a good story to say he only came out to visit us!)
To celebrate, we’re having a special Irish night this Saturday night 27th April starting with a special Irish church service at 5pm, then an Irish dinner, with trivia, games and other special items. Plus, Cameron’s also preaching on Sunday morning the 28th at 9am, so you can hear his Bible teaching in the morning at a more-classical Anglican Holy Communion service, if you’d like.
During both services, I’ll be answering all these questions you asked during church last weekend:
1 How do we know what Jesus prayed in his private prayer on the night before he died? 2 What hymn was sung at the Last Supper? 3 If Judas repented, then would Jesus have forgiven him? 4 Does our preference for unity show an innate desire for God’s love? 5 When God said “let us make man in our image”, is this the same “us” as John 17:21? 6 When we are in heaven, will we be able to speak to Jesus’ disciples and dead friends? 7 How should we respond to a Jehovah’s Witness when they come to our door? 8 What do Mormons and Scientologists believe differently to us? 9 Is casting lots the same as gambling? 10 Is it a sin to question God’s existence?
So, don’t miss out on a special weekend of church as we gather to learn about the church of Ireland and the special plans God has for the future!
Jodie.
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Our Good Friday service will be held at 9am. Our other two services will run at normal times during the Easter weekend.
ANZAC DAY MARCH
Jamberoo is remembering Anzac Day on Saturday 20th April 10.30am. Jodie will be reading the Bible and praying.
IRISH NIGHT
Next Saturday 27th April we welcome Cameron Jones from the Anglican Church of Ireland, to preach and share about his plan to plant a church in the most gospel-poor, English-speaking nation. Irish dinner, trivia, and much more! He will also preach at 9am.
DUBLIN DOCKLANDS GATHERING
You’re invited to the Rectory at 2.30pm next Saturday 27th April to hear Cameron Jones chat more fully about the Dublin Docklands church plant and the prayer and financial needs for the future.
BRIERCREST YOUTH MISSION
During May, we’ll be hosting three youth ministry students from Canada.Can you billet a student for a week?
CAN YOU HELP WITH OUR KIDS?
We’re expanding our kids’ ministry on Saturday night and we need people to be helpers for creche and our kids’ programs. Can you help occasionally?
GONG MEN’S DAY
Saturday 15th June 9am-2pm in Dapto. Speaker: Sam Chan. Don’t miss it!
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 $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 details. Account name: Church of England Jamberoo. Account number: 10081274. BSB: 062562.
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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.
