Coming up this Sunday 28th May 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 11:2-16 on the topic ‘Men and Women in Church’.

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.

If you’d like to submit your own question to be answered in church in the future, then simply hit ‘reply’ to this email.

We’re really looking forward to seeing you on Sunday!

A Loving Church – 20: Freedom for God’s Glory – 1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1 – Jodie McNeill – 21 May 2023

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Is our vision too big?

The vision is impossible, but only for ___

God uses our _______ to achieve his plans

Our mission must start with ______

We need a _______ for people to be saved

Do you have a ______ to see people saved?

It might not be your vision because you love _____

We act like idols are not too ___

We get trapped into ________

Paul thinks they will claim their _______

Your freedoms might not be ____ for you

We need to act for the good of ______

we should give up ________ for our gospel vision

God made all food, so be ________

We give up our rights to we can be a good _______

We might give up our right to be ________

It’s ultimately all about __________ God

Preaching Christ brings more _____ to God

Paul _______ others to that they might be saved

What will you give up so others can be _____?

Our vision is huge!

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Church news for the week beginning 21st May 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 10:23-11:1 on the topic ‘Freedom for God’s Glory’.

GONG MEN’S DAY

If you are a bloke, please join us for Gong Men’s Day on Sat 3rd June at Figtree Anglican, 9am to 2:30pm, including lunch. Tickets $55/$45 (concession). Brian Rosner will be speaking on the topic, ‘The Self Made Man?’ as he tackles Christian identity. Register at www.gongmensday.org

EQUIP WOMEN’S CONFERENCE

Join the women of our church for a special, in-house livestream of the Equip Women Conference on 17th June. Please speak with Gab Holmes or Mandy McNeill if you are interested in coming along.

THE LOVELLS ARE COMING!

Our mission partners the Lovells are joining us at church from 4-8 June, with Adrian preaching on the 4th at our services. They’re also presenting at a special mission night on Tuesday 6th June, so keep the night free.

JACK’S FIJI MISSION

To financially support Jack’s Fiji mission head to www.year13.net/student-fundraising 

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.

MAY BOOK OF THE MONTH

‘The Everlasting God’ by Broughton D. Knox.

The Everlasting God is one of those mind-shifting, life-changing books that has become a classic that rightly belongs in the personal library of every Christian.

Dr Knox’s very helpful explanation of predestination and ‘free will’ is worth the price of the book alone, but he also encourages and challenges us from the Scriptures by showing that God is living and true, is infinite in power, wisdom and goodness, is three-in-one, reveals himself to us in the Lord Jesus Christ, and is rich in mercy and grace.

We have physical copies available for purchase over in the church hall.

GIVING UPDATE

Each week we need to receive $6300.00 in order to meet our commitments. Last month, our average weekly giving was $5112.00, leaving a gap of $1188.00. Up to the end of the last calendar month we needed to have received $163,800. Compared to that total we received $144,998, leaving a gap of $18,802.

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.

Long Term in Fiji

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In a few weeks’ time I’m heading to Fiji on a three-and-a-half-week, short-term mission trip… and I’d love you to partner with me.

As our group prepared for this trip, we wrestled with just why we’re going.

In the end, we came up with a concise and reasoned answer to this question, which has helped us as we plan for our journey:

‘Our purpose is to partner physically and spiritually with Fiji, as humble learners, to mutually support growth in a relationship with Jesus.”

Whilst it’s a short-term mission, we also know that it’s long-term in focus.

That’s because 2023 is the 13th year that Year 13 has been to Fiji, and every year our group intentionally returns to the same places and connects with the same people.

This means we can support the ministries already happening on the ground in Fiji, rather than fostering any kind of ‘saviour complex’ that can easily be associated with short-term missions.

Our aim is to support, disciple, encourage, train and equip.

We do that as we purposefully link with Christians who are already doing the hard yards on the ground throughout the year, and who make use of our mission team to help boost their work during the time we’re present.

But the purpose of our trip isn’t just about what we’ll do or what impact we’ll have in our 24 days in Fiji.

The trip will help us learn valuable lessons about God and His world, in deep and meaningful ways.

If you’re willing and able, would you consider visiting www.year13.net/student-fundraising to help me raise funds towards this trip? I’ve raised $1400, but still need another $2100.

Most importantly, please pray for us as we prepare to share our lives together in relationship with one another… putting people above programs.

JACK VIDILINI

Coming up this Sunday 21st May 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 10:23-11:1 on the topic ‘Freedom for God’s Glory’.

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.

If you’d like to submit your own question to be answered in church in the future, then simply hit ‘reply’ to this email.

We’re really looking forward to seeing you on Sunday!

A Loving Church – 1 Corinthians 9:24-10:22 – 19: A Warning from History – Jodie McNeill – 14 May 2023

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What could possibly go wrong?

We study history to remember what went _____

If we listen to the past, we can learn for the ______

The best Christian _______ is in the Bible

We must hear God’s _______ so we avoid mistakes

Run to ___!

Paul was compelled to ______ the gospel

The prize Paul wants is _______ life

It is ______ when people give up on Jesus

Will you ______ them back?

The Israelites experienced an amazing _________

The Israelites didn’t ______ God

The Israelites craved ____ and worshiped idols

Their failure is a _______ for us

You’re ______, so you’re at risk

What’s your greatest __________?

Even when we’re unfaithful, God remains ________

God will show you a way ___ of temptation

Flee from the worship of _____

The Lord’s Supper is something _________

Idolatry is a _________ thing

Idolatry is serious and _________

God gets _______ at our idolatry

You’re normal, so you’re at ____

What’s the worst thing that could happen?

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Reaching Australia

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Last week, Jacob and I were honoured to attend the Reach Australia National Conference on the Central Coast, along with 1100 others who are committed to seeing Australia filled with evangelistic churches that preach Christ.

It was a very practical conference, as it sought to help be deliberately focused on seeing more people converted from idols to serve Christ, and to practically integrate and involve us all as we work to plant more churches.

One simple and powerful analogy spoke of the trap in finding satisfaction in filling our barns, whilst the fields remain empty.

The barns refer to our nation’s church buildings, many of which are small in size and few in number; and the fields represent everywhere else that the lost people of our nation are to be found.

It would be easy for us at Jamberoo Anglican to focus on how many seats have been filled in our church, and to consider that to be a mark of success.

But we must continue to remember that within 20 minutes’ drive, there are 100,000 people who don’t know the Lord Jesus, even though there’s at least a dozen, healthy churches in the region.

So, what must we do to focus more of our attention on seeing those lost souls saved by believing in Jesus? 

What must we do to be as sharp as possible in our message and ministry so that God might rescue the thousands headed to hell without knowing Christ?

Jacob and I look forward to sharing our lessons from this conference with you all as we join with you in prayer for wisdom in strengthening our ministry, as we seek to better equip us all as together as we work to preach Christ faithfully to his world.

JODIE McNEILL

Church news for the week beginning 14th May 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 9:24-10:22 on the topic of ‘A Warning From History’.

GONG MEN’S DAY

If you are a bloke, please join us for Gong Men’s Day on Sat 3rd June at Figtree Anglican, 9am to 2:30pm, including lunch. Tickets $55/$45 (concession). Brian Rosner will be speaking on the topic, ‘The Self Made Man?’ as he tackles Christian identity. Register at www.gongmensday.org

CONGRATULATIONS

We give thanks to God for the birth of Elijah Paul Wales, a son to Josh and Tori, a brother to Olivia, and a grandson to Rod and Liz. Help welcome them with a home-cooked meal by visiting: www.mealtrain.com/o9g2yd 

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.

MAY BOOK OF THE MONTH

‘The Everlasting God’ by Broughton D. Knox.

The Everlasting God is one of those mind-shifting, life-changing books that has become a classic that rightly belongs in the personal library of every Christian.

Dr Knox’s very helpful explanation of predestination and ‘free will’ is worth the price of the book alone, but he also encourages and challenges us from the Scriptures by showing that God is living and true, is infinite in power, wisdom and goodness, is three-in-one, reveals himself to us in the Lord Jesus Christ, and is rich in mercy and grace.

We have physical copies available for purchase over in the church hall.

GIVING UPDATE

Each week we need to receive $6300.00 in order to meet our commitments. Last month, our average weekly giving was $5112.00, leaving a gap of $1188.00. Up to the end of the last calendar month we needed to have received $163,800. Compared to that total we received $144,998, leaving a gap of $18,802.

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.

Good Shepherds – 7th May 2023 – Psalm 23, Ezekiel 34, John 10, 1 Peter 5 – Jodie McNeill

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Many sheep and shepherds

It’s good to be one of Jesus’ _____

We all have gone ______

How do you feel about being ______ a sheep?

We have a ____ shepherd

It’s not really like that ___

We still need to ____ for this promise

God’s people were _________ by bad shepherds

The Lord himself will ______ the sheep

Jesus saw them as _____ without a shepherd

Jesus is the ____ of Psalm 23

The shepherd’s greatest act is to _________ himself

Nothing is ______ from Jesus

Jesus is the good ________

The ________ of pastors must be the teaching of Jesus

Pastors are to ________ their sheep like Jesus does

Under shepherds seek to shepherd with ____

Shepherds must not teach the ways of the _____

If we don’t teach of sin, we can’t promise _________

A new ____ for global Anglicans

The Lord _____ is our shepherd

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Do you have donkeys?

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During our ministry trip to Tanzania, Mandy, Barbara and I had many opportunities to speak with locals about the differences between their life in East Africa and ours in Australia.

As I shared with a local Christian, he asked me whether we had donkeys.

When I told him that we only really have donkeys as pets, he asked me what we used to transport things around the farm and into town.

I told him about our tractors, utes, and trucks… and it was soon obvious that we lived in very different worlds.

Then I talked about the clean running water in my home, and our reliable supply of electricity… not to mention our multiple flushing toilets!

Though we are all equal and precious in God’s sight, not all Christians have the same wealth and ‘standard’ of living.

Yet, the size of a person’s house or bank account does not determine their level of satisfaction and contentment.

For as we experienced the singing and laughter of the Tanzanians, we saw deep joy and happiness amongst those who had far less money than us.

It was a fresh challenge for us to share our wealth with those who are in need… especially those who crave the basics of food, shelter, and education.

As we travelled in Tanzania, we witnessed first hand a number of special projects run by our friends at Anglican Aid… including schools that help protect vulnerable young girls as they face physical harm.

We were challenged afresh to share some of our wealth with those who are in great need of financial support… even though they have a satisfaction and joy that is coveted in the West.

Is this a good time for you to reflect upon your generosity with Christian brothers and sisters in need?

Why not visit Anglican Aid (www.anglicanaid.org.au) and see how you can let grace flow?

JODIE McNEILL

(photo credit: Jeff Attaway via Flickr)