Church news for the week beginning 20th August 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 1 Corinthians chapter 14 verses 26 to 40 about ‘Orderly Worship’.

ONE MUSIC FESTIVAL

Come along to the ONE Music Festival. Sun 5th Nov 2-9 pm, at Kiama Showgrounds and Pavilion. Tickets available at: onemusicfestival.com

KBECET PIE DRIVE

If you like pies and school Scripture, then this is for you! You can: purchase some pies, donate some pies, or give directly to support our mission partner Wicky and his scripture teaching ministry. The link to the online order form is here: KBECET PIE DRIVE.

MAF FUEL FOR FATHER’S DAY

With your gift of fuel for Father’s Day, you can be a part of the lifesaving Ministry of MAF. Grab a card from the bookstore for $10, $25 or $50 or go to their website HERE.

GRANDPARENTS CONFERENCE

Save the date: Saturday 16th September at Figtree Anglican.

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.

AUGUST BOOK OF THE MONTH

Our book of the month is ‘The Garden, the Curtain and the Cross’ by Carl Laferton. Physical copies are available at our bookstall.

GIVING UPDATE

Each week we need to receive $6300.00 in order to meet our commitments. For last month, our average weekly giving was $5616.00, leaving a gap of $684.00. Up to the end of the last calendar month we needed to have received $218,400. Compared to that total we received $195,239, leaving a gap of $23,161.

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.

Dual Action Church

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When people think about asking an unbelieving friend to come along to a Christian event, they sometimes hesitate to invite them to church on Sundays.

After all, many people think that church services are for people who have already trusted in Jesus, and not for those who are still starting that journey.

Yet, in 1 Corinthians 14:23-25 we read that Christians should conduct our gatherings with the expectation that unbelievers will be present with us.

For, as the outsiders hear God’s word, “they will be convicted of sin,” (verse 24), “their secret thoughts will be exposed, and they will fall to their knees and worship God, declaring, ‘God is truly here among you.’” (verse 25).

In other words, unbelievers will recognise their need to become friends with God, and so they’ll join us in worshipping Jesus as Lord… all from watching and listening to normal, Sunday church.

The reason this works is that God’s word is ‘dual action,’ for its essential message is that Jesus is Lord.

So, for people who already know Jesus as Lord, it grows our knowledge and trust in him; and for those who don’t yet know Jesus as Lord, it shows them how to follow Jesus and why it matters.

Like dual-action shampoo and conditioner, the Bible is effective to achieve two things at the same time—both mission and maturity—which is why we love to have the Bible front and centre in all we do.

So, if you’re thinking of bringing a friend along to a church event, then every Sunday’s a great day… especially as they join with us to enjoy our delicious, sit-down meal after church each week, with people of all ages and stages.

And if you don’t yet know Jesus, then Sunday church is the right place and the right time, for we pray that as we all gather together to hear God’s word, that together we’ll worship Jesus as Lord!

JODIE McNEILL 

Coming up this Sunday 20th August 2023

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This Sunday we are going to be hearing from God’s word as Jodie McNeill preaches to us from 1 Corinthians Chapter 14 Verse 26 to 40 about ‘Orderly Worship’.

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

Here are the questions that Jodie is preparing to answer during church this Sunday:

1 How do we make church work for both believers and unbelievers?
2 How can believers grow if we avoid deeper teaching to help newcomers?
3 How is using nerdy English words like speaking in tongues?
4 Can we still use nerdy words when we’re trying to include unbelievers?
5 Do we allow everyone to eat the Lord’s Supper?
6 What does it mean to sing or pray “in the Spirit?”
7 Do you think that Scripture in Schools is under threat?
8 If God made Adam and Eve perfect, then how did they sin?
9 How do we use social media in our church?
10 What does the lyric, “your loosened tongues employ” mean?

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!

A Loving Church – 27: Speaking In Tongues – 1 Corinthians 14:13-25  Jodie McNeill – 13 August 2023

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Church is weird!

Isn’t church just for __________?

Some think __________ is not for church

Or there’s the _____ service

People _____ mission and maturity

We keep mission and maturity ________

God’s word is ____ action

The Corinthians loved speaking in _______

Tongues are only ______ when interpreted

Paul wants _______ in church

It’s not loving to _______ and alienate others

Church needs to be ____________

We need to avoid using _______ words

Mature Christians want to be ______ in church

God’s people ignored him so he sent _____ tongues

Tongues make us look like we’re under _________

There are ___________ in Paul’s church

Unbelievers will meet God through _____ words

Our ‘weirdness’ _____ the unbeliever to Christ

We want unbelievers to ____ God in our midst

We don’t ________ mission and maturity

Our gatherings should be ____ action

Church is wonderful!

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Church news for the week beginning 13th August 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 1 Corinthians chapter 14 verses 13 to 25 about ‘Speaking in Tongues’.

MAF FUEL FOR FATHER’S DAY

With your gift of fuel for Father’s Day, you can be a part of the lifesaving Ministry of MAF. Grab a card from the bookstore for $10, $25 or $50 or go to their website HERE.

GRANDPARENTS CONFERENCE

Save the date: Saturday 16th September at Figtree Anglican. Early bird pricing ends on 18th August.

KBECET PIE DRIVE

If you like pies and school Scripture, then this is for you! You can: purchase some pies, donate some pies, or give directly to support our mission partner Wicky and his scripture teaching ministry. The link to the online order form is here: KBECET PIE DRIVE.

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.

AUGUST BOOK OF THE MONTH

Our book of the month is ‘The Garden, the Curtain and the Cross’ by Carl Laferton. Physical copies are available at our bookstall.

GIVING UPDATE

Each week we need to receive $6300.00 in order to meet our commitments. For last month, our average weekly giving was $5616.00, leaving a gap of $684.00. Up to the end of the last calendar month we needed to have received $218,400. Compared to that total we received $195,239, leaving a gap of $23,161.

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.

Sharing Our Ministry

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As a church with more than one minister, we need to work out how to share the pastoring of paid and volunteer leaders.

For next year we’re looking for a replacement for Jacob as he heads off to Moore College, so our staff and Parish Council have been considering ways to best define our different responsibilities.

We’ve chosen to adopt and adapt a popular church leadership strategy called ‘Team Pastoring’ that breaks up the responsibilities of our church into seven portfolios, each beginning with the letter ‘M.’

So, these key things we need to do together are to glorify God in our gatherings and devotions (Magnification), reach people outside the church (Mission), integrate, connect and and care within the church (Membership), grow in the knowledge and love of God (Maturity), equip and recruit for service (Ministry), foster intergenerational unity and distinction (Multigenerations), and manage people and resources (Mechanics).

To help us do this, we’re assigning these portfolios to our ministers, so that I will look after Magnification, Maturity, Mission, and Multigenerations as your Senior Minister, Sandee will look after Membership as the new ‘Care and Connections Minister’, Steve will look after Mission as the new ‘Evangelism Minister’, and Brad will continue to work across the whole church as Youth Minister.

To complete the team, we’re now looking to find an all-new, part time ‘Executive Minister’ who will manage our Mechanics, and lead and support our all-new team of volunteer Ministry Coordinators, whom we look to appoint soon.

Please pray that we successfully find a new ‘Executive Minister,’ and that we will identify and recruit an all-new team of ‘Ministry Coordinators’ as we work together to see each person in our village, valley and region know how to follow Jesus and why it matters.

JODIE McNEILL

Coming up this Sunday 13th August 2023

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This Sunday we are going to be hearing from God’s word as Jodie McNeill preaches to us from 1 Corinthians Chapter 14 Verse 13 to 25 about ‘Speaking in Tongues’.

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.

See you on Sunday, God willing!

A Loving Church – 26: Prioritising Prophesy – 1 Corinthians 14:1-12 – Jodie McNeill • 6 August 2023

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How do we compare to Hillsong?

How do we compare to ___________ churches?

It’s easy to ____ the first Pentecost

Modern spiritual gifts are often ___________

Pentecostalism ____________ Spirit from Word

People trusted _________ more than God’s word

God’s ______ brought God’s word

This passage speaks of _______ and prophesy

Tongues is speaking a _______ language

Prophesy is ________ words about God

Tongues can be _______ and alienating

____ is our highest goal

Intelligible words __________ the church

Prophesy in church is ______, tongues are not

It’s _______ when we hear foreign languages

Go for gifts that _______ others

Church is not about you, it’s about ______

Speak, O Lord

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Church news for the week beginning 6th August 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 1 Corinthians chapter 14 verses 1 to 12 about ‘Prioritising Prophecy’.

MORE RELATIONAL EVANGELISM

Due to demand, Steve Bligh will be repeating his Relational Evangelism event this Wednesday 9th August 11:30-1:30 pm with light lunch (please RSVP for catering to Sandee).

GRANDPARENTS CONFERENCE

Save the date: Saturday 16th September at Figtree Anglican. Early bird pricing ends on 18th August.

KBECET PIE DRIVE

If you like pies and school Scripture, then this is for you! You can: purchase some pies, donate some pies, or give directly to support our mission partner Wicky and his scripture teaching ministry. The link to the online order form is here: KBECET PIE DRIVE.

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.

AUGUST BOOK OF THE MONTH

Our book of the month is ‘The Garden, the Curtain and the Cross’ by Carl Laferton. Physical copies are available at our bookstall.

GIVING UPDATE

Each week we need to receive $6300.00 in order to meet our commitments. For last month, our average weekly giving was $5616.00, leaving a gap of $684.00. Up to the end of the last calendar month we needed to have received $218,400. Compared to that total we received $195,239, leaving a gap of $23,161.

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.

Our Highest Value

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It’s been a delight to hear back from so many of you by email about what you consider to be the values of our church, and for me to praise God for how he’s used our church to encourage and equip you to love others.

As I’ve read your responses, it’s been clear that there is one value that stands head and shoulders above the rest: that our church is deeply Bible-based.

You said we’re “Bible-based in a real and well-articulated way that does not shy away from why we are like that,” and that we have “faithful teaching of God’s word by people of real conviction and gifted by God for that ministry,” with preaching where “the main focus is God.”

It’s a genuine delight to know that the labour of our preachers is not in vain, as we seek to humbly sit under God’s word ourselves, and as we are lead by his Spirit to know more of him and ourselves, which we then bring to you.

I often think of teaching God’s word like serving up food for friends: the greatest compliment is when our guests finish all the food on their plate, and they are deeply satisfied in a way that brought real change and comfort, by God’s strength.

Sadly, this is not something that all Christians embrace, with some feeling that being too Bible-based somehow quenches the Holy Spirit or dampens our experience of God.

Yet, in my experience over the years, the churches that have been most profoundly impacted by God are those that humbly receive his word… especially as it challenges us to stand firm in a world that wants to own us as its own.

Praise God for his glorious word, and for the passion his Spirit has brought upon us to devour it and live for Jesus in every way.

JODIE McNEILL