Church news for the week beginning 12th November 2023

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OUR SERMON

This Sunday we are going to be hearing from God’s word as Jodie McNeill preaches to us from Two Ways To Live about ‘Resurrection’.

JAMBEROO COMMUNITY CAROLS

You’re invited to join with the community of Jamberoo on Tuesday 12th December at 6:30-8:30pm at Reid Park. Bring a rug, picnic dinner, and an enthusiasm to share Jesus with Jamberoo and beyond!

CMS SUMMER SCHOOL 2024

Join thousands of other mission-minded Christians for a great week of Bible teaching and encouragement in Katoomba from 6-12 January 2024. Register at nswsummerschool.org.au

ONE MUSIC FESTIVAL

Come along to the ONE Music Festival. Sun 25th Nov 2-9 pm, at Kiama Showgrounds and Pavilion. Tickets available at: onemusicfestival.com

Volunteers are needed! If you volunteer you don’t need to pay for a ticket. Chat to Christine Buurman on 0431 435 016 if you’re interested.

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.

NOVEMBER BOOK OF THE MONTH

Our book of the month is ‘When the Noise Won’t Stop’ by Paul Grimmond. Physical copies are available at our bookstall.

GIVING UPDATE

Each week we need to receive $6300.00 in order to meet our commitments. For August, our average weekly giving was $5882.00, leaving a gap of $418.00. Up to the end of last month, we needed to have received $245,700. Compared to that total we received $221,466, leaving a gap of $24,234.

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.

Starting at Square One

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What do guitars, kids, water slides, the Bible, and transformers all have in common? Square One!

Square One is a weekend camp for children in Years 3 to 6 and their church leaders. 

Last weekend, seven of us went to Youthworks Port Hacking Conference Centre to spend a weekend together and discipline each other with God’s word.

There were around 300 kids and leaders that met together, and we all had a blast.

We laughed, danced and sang together in the main sessions. We prayed together. We played games during meals and with other churches. We spent time alone with God in his word. We listened to engaging Bible talks and electric guitar solos. We ate lots of pancakes. And we studied the Bible together. 

But the best thing about Square One was that we got to spend quality time with our church crew.

There were so many great discipleship moments and so many other hilarious moments!

Over the weekend, we spent some time thinking about how God’s Spirit transforms us so we can say NO! to sin.

And we tried to wrap our heads around the exciting thought that we will dwell with God in the new heaven and earth. 

Being with God is the best.

Please pray that God will continue to use Square One to grow people’s love and knowledge of him.

And thank God for food, kids, fun and Square One!

JACOB MIERENDORFF

Coming up this Sunday 12th November 2023

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This Sunday we are going to be hearing from God’s word as Jodie McNeill continues our six-week series on Two Ways To Live with ‘Resurrection’.

After our 9 am service we’ll be enjoying brunch together, and after our 4 pm service we’ll be having dinner.

We’d love you to join us in-person if you’re able, or watch our livestream at watch.jamberooanglican.com.

Here are the questions you’ve asked that Jodie plans to answer during church this Sunday:

1 Did God need to become a man so he could help us repent?
2 Were people who died before Jesus also saved?
3 Can the devil fire his flaming arrows at any time?
4 Can an attack of the devil cause Christians to suffer?
5 How should we feel after we’ve given into temptation?
6 How do we know when to literally obey the Bible?
7 Why is church called ‘church?’
8 Can we run some special events for unbelievers?
9 Can people in heaven see our actions?

If you’d like to add a question to the list, then let us know.

See you on Sunday, God willing!

Two Ways to Live – 4: Atonement – Isaiah 53:3-6, 9-10 – Jodie McNeill – 5 November 2023

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The cross of Christ is offensive

The cross is _________, but it’s crucial

Consider the two _______ of Christ

Jesus died as ___

If Jesus wasn’t God, he couldn’t pay for us ___

If Jesus wasn’t God, it wouldn’t have been ____

God took the punishment ______ himself

Jesus died as a _____

Only a _____ could take human punishment

Jesus was the _________

Believe in Jesus and have _______ life

Jesus’ death was more than an _______

Jesus’ death removes God’s _____

Christ is the power and wisdom of ___

Throw yourself on the _____ of Jesus

Dying to Pray

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It’s hard to imagine what it’s like to live in a country where simply going to church is a life-threatening activity.

Yet for millions of Christians, it is dangerous and often even illegal to gather to read the Bible, to sing, and to pray with others.

Earlier this year, Mandy, Barbara and I caught a glimpse of this at the GAFCON Conference in Rwanda, as we heard first-hand the stories of people who have faced death from militant Muslims in sub-Saharan Africa.

We will never forget the story of one woman who experienced death in her own family, and who now goes through life seeing Christians in her region of Northern Nigeria killed for following Christ.

Her joy in knowing Jesus was overwhelming, and though she experienced such trauma, she had a powerful hope in the life that is to come, and a rich passion to know Christ and make him known in such challenging circumstances.

As we gather for the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, let us pause to remember the plight of our brothers and sisters around the world who risk their lives to gather and minister in the name of Christ.

Pray that the Lord would strengthen them to persevere, and that he would provide their needs as they face genuine hardship and pain because of their commitment to following the true and risen Lord Jesus Christ.

May their example move us to grow in our passion to serve Jesus as we work together to see each person in our village, valley and region know how to follow Jesus and why it matters.

May the Lord raise up in us a renewed zeal to pray for and to give to our brothers and sisters, and may the Lord restrain the evil of those who seek to harm them.

JODIE McNEILL

Church news for the week beginning 5th November 2023

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OUR SERMON

This Sunday we are going to be hearing from God’s word as Jodie McNeill preaches to us from Two Ways To Live about ‘Atonement’.

JAMBEROO COMMUNITY CAROLS

You’re invited to join with the community of Jamberoo on Tuesday 12th December at 6:30-8:30pm at Reid Park. Bring a rug, picnic dinner, and an enthusiasm to share Jesus with Jamberoo and beyond!

CMS SUMMER SCHOOL 2024

Join thousands of other mission-minded Christians for a great week of Bible teaching and encouragement in Katoomba from 6-12 January 2024. Register at nswsummerschool.org.au

ONE MUSIC FESTIVAL

Come along to the ONE Music Festival. Sun 25th Nov 2-9 pm, at Kiama Showgrounds and Pavilion. Tickets available at: onemusicfestival.com

Volunteers are needed! If you volunteer you don’t need to pay for a ticket. Chat to Christine Buurman on 0431 435 016 if you’re interested.

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.

NOVEMBER BOOK OF THE MONTH

Our book of the month is ‘When the Noise Won’t Stop’ by Paul Grimmond. Physical copies are available at our bookstall.

GIVING UPDATE

Each week we need to receive $6300.00 in order to meet our commitments. For August, our average weekly giving was $5882.00, leaving a gap of $418.00. Up to the end of last month, we needed to have received $245,700. Compared to that total we received $221,466, leaving a gap of $24,234.

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.

Coming up this Sunday 5th November 2023

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This Sunday we are going to be hearing from God’s word as Jodie McNeill continues our six-week series on Two Ways To Live with ‘Atonement’.

After our 9 am service we’ll be enjoying brunch together, and after our 4 pm service we’ll be having dinner.

Here are your questions that Jodie plans to answer this Sunday:

1 It is possible to believe in universalism and also be a genuine Christian?
2 What are the ‘seraphim and cherubim’ in the song ‘Holy, Holy, Holy?’
3 What are the ‘5 Solas?’
4 What are the extra books of the Bible called the ‘Apocrypha?’
5 How and why did God send an evil spirit to Saul? (1 Samuel 16:14)
6 Was Jesus’ death enough to save us, or did we also need his resurrection?
7 What are some practical ways to bring non-believers into God’s love?

We’d love you to join us in-person if you’re able, or watch our livestream at watch.jamberooanglican.com.

See you on Sunday, God willing!

If You Can’t Go Then Send

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At today’s commissioning service for Adrian, Anita, Matias and Maia Lovell, it was a fresh reminder of our deep partnership with them and with the Church Missionary Society, CMS.

We gathered along with representatives of six other churches to show our support for the Lovells, and to pray for them as they prepare to return to Bolivia in a month.

Mandy and I were able to lead the gathering in prayer, and along with the gathered congregation, we commissioned them for another term of service.

Scott Millar from CMS reminded us about how hard it is for one church alone to send out a missionary, but when we’re in partnership with several others, it becomes possible for us.

Our church contributes financially to CMS for our support both of the Lovells, as well as our other friend… and our partnership includes lots of prayer!

But there’s another important challenge for our church and each of us as we consider missionary work around the world.

A big challenge is to ‘go,’ as someone willing to be considered for mission work in a cross-cultural situation… but, the opposite to going, is not staying… it’s sending.

You might not be able to go yourself, but together as a church, we can be involved in sending someone from our own church, or to be a part of helping another person from another church to go.

If we can’t go, then we can still send… even as you and I might stay.

Please pray for the Lovells as they prepare to leave in five weeks’ time, especially as they return to the all-new city, Santa Cruz.

They know where they’re going to church, and where the kids are going to school, but are still unsure where they will live—so will you pray for them?

JODIE McNEILL

Two Ways to Live – 3: God’s Judgement – Deuteronomy 29:16-20 and 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10 – Jodie McNeill – 29 Oct 2023

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Imagine…

When we see ____, we long for justice

God punishes in _______

People get what they _______, now

God punishes by _____

God punishes at the end of the _____

____ is running out

Liberty: nobody will be _______

Universalism: _________ will be saved

Imagine all the people living life in _____?

Church news for the week beginning 29th October 2023

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OUR SERMON

This Sunday we are going to be hearing from God’s word as Jodie McNeill preaches to us from Two Ways To Live about ‘Judgement’.

KBECET ANNUAL DINNER

You’re invited to the KBECET Annual Dinner to be encouraged by the ministry of our local SRE teacher Wicky. 6 pm 11th Nov at Kiama Anglican Church. Tickets are $30. You can register here.

You can also speak with Christine Buurman on 0431 435 016 to register.

ONE MUSIC FESTIVAL

Come along to the ONE Music Festival. Sun 25th Nov 2-9 pm, at Kiama Showgrounds and Pavilion. Tickets available at: onemusicfestival.com

Volunteers are needed! If you volunteer you don’t need to pay for a ticket. Chat to Christine Buurman on 0431 435 016 if you’re interested.

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.

OCTOBER BOOK OF THE MONTH

Our book of the month is ‘How Can I Feel Closer to God?’ by Chris Morphew. Physical copies are available at our bookstall.

GIVING UPDATE

Each week we need to receive $6300.00 in order to meet our commitments. For August, our average weekly giving was $5882.00, leaving a gap of $418.00. Up to the end of August we needed to have received $245,700. Compared to that total we received $221,466, leaving a gap of $24,234.

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.