Church news for the week beginning 2nd April 2023

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OUR SERMON

This Sunday we are going to be hearing from God’s word as two of our Moore College students preach to us!

Jarrod Nangle will be preaching to us from Colossians 1:15-23 on ’The Reconciling Jesus’ at our 9 am service.

Micah Beel will be preaching to us from John 6:25-59 on ‘Jesus the Bread of Life’ at our 4 pm service.

GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE

Please join us on 7th April at 9 am for our Good Friday service as we remember the death of Jesus. We will be sharing hot cross buns together in the hall after the service.

ALIVE DAY!

Join us on 9th April at 9 am for our combined Easter Sunday outdoor service. We will be eating bacon and egg rolls for brunch after the service. Please invite your friends and family along!

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.

APRIL BOOKS OF THE MONTH

‘The Pilgrim’s Progress’ by John Bunyan, AND ‘Little Pilgrim’s Progress’ by Helen L. Taylor.

This month we have two books! This way experienced and younger readers can enjoy this month’s book.

The Pilgrim’s Progress is a vividly imagined allegory that follows the adventures of a young everyman named Christian as he undertakes the perilous journey from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City.

The Little Pilgrim’s Progress takes John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress and simplifies the vocabulary and concepts for young readers, while keeping the storyline intact.

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.

Open Day

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The most controversial thing about Easter is not that Jesus died… but that he came back to life.

That’s why our Easter campaign this year is called ‘Open Day,’ as we highlight Jesus’ open grave… for he is risen, hallelujah!

Many people are not open to the resurrection of Jesus because it seems so unusual—after all, how many times have you gone to a funeral to have the dead body rise from the grave?

Yet, the resurrection is the very thing that makes Easter valuable.

For, if Jesus only died and stayed dead, then the life of Jesus would offer us little more than an impossibly-difficult character to try and imitate.

Plus, when we are unable to keep Jesus’ impossible standard of perfection, we’d be crushed by our failure.

But worst of all, without the open grave, all of the promises of Jesus would fail.

For he made it clear that he would be betrayed, be killed, “but three days later he will rise from the dead.” (Mark 9:31).

What’s more, as the Apostle Paul observed:

“…if Christ has not been raised, then your faith is useless and you are still guilty of your sins. In that case, all who have died believing in Christ are lost! And if our hope in Christ is only for this life, we are more to be pitied than anyone in the world.” (1 Corinthians 15:17-19)

We must be open to the truth about the open grave, for it is only by Jesus rising from the dead that we can have any real hope in eternity.

If the grave is not open, then neither is heaven.

That’s why this Easter we’re encouraging people to be open to the idea that Jesus’ grave was open… and that people would be open to the idea of following the risen and living Jesus.

Jesus’ grave is open… are you?

JODIE McNEILL

Coming up this Sunday 2nd April 2023

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This Sunday we are going to be hearing from God’s word as two of our Moore College students preach to us!

Jarod Nangle will be preaching to us from Colossians 1:15-23 at our 9 am service.

Micah Beel will be preaching to us from John 6:25-59 at our 4 pm service.

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!

1 Corinthians: A Loving Church – 18: Compelled to Preach – 1 Corinthians 9:15-23 – Jodie McNeill – 26 March 2023

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A free country

Paul is _________ to preach the Good News

Corinth was really _______

_____ met Paul face-to-face

These verses come with wonderful ______

Paul gave up ______ so he could preach Christ

Paul’s message was _________, not judgement

Preaching Christ is Paul’s greatest _______

Christians are to know and ____ the gospel

We were encouraged to _______ the gospel

This is a great week to ______ someone to church

Paul is prepared to become a _____

What will you give up to ___ many to Christ?

Paul changed the ____ but not the substance

Paul gave up his ________ to win people to Christ

Paul would not change the ____ of the gospel

Paul will do __________ for the sake of the gospel

______ someone to church this week!

There is one gospel

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Church news for the week beginning 26th March 2023

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OUR SERMON

This weekend we will be hearing from God’s word as Jodie McNeill preaches to us from 1 Corinthians 9:15-23 on ‘Compelled to Preach’.

‘REMEMBER THE LORD’ CONCERT

Our church is hosting Colin Buchanan for a special all-age outdoors concert at 6-7pm on Friday 31st March. Tickets $17 from our website (grab tickets HERE before they sell out!). For the young and the young-at-heart!

MOORE WEEK EVENTS

Four special events during Moore Week:
‘Ministry Minded’, 7pm Tue 28th March;
Colin Concert, 6pm Fri 31st March;
Men’s Breakfast, 8am Sat 1st April;
Women’s High Tea, 2pm Sat 1st April.
Plus, members of the team will join you at your Growth Group as well as any informal hospitality events at your home.

GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE

Please join us on 7th April at 9 am for our Good Friday service as we remember the death of Jesus. We will be sharing hot cross buns together in the hall after the service.

ALIVE DAY!

Join us on 9th April at 9 am for our combined Easter Sunday outdoor service. We will be eating bacon and egg rolls for brunch after the service. Please invite your friends and family along!

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.

MARCH BOOK OF THE MONTH

‘How to Talk About Jesus (Without Being THAT Guy)’ by Sam Chan.

Sam Chan equips everyday Christians who are reluctant and nervous to tell their friends about Jesus with practical, tested ways of sharing their faith in the least awkward ways possible.

Drawing from over two decades of experience as an evangelist, teacher, and pastor, Chan explains why personal evangelism feels so awkward today.

And utilizing recent insights from communication theory, cross-cultural ministry, and apologetics, he helps you build confidence in sharing your faith, and teaches you how to evangelize your friends and family in socially appropriate ways.

We have physical copies available for purchase over in the church hall. However, if you wish to order your own copy online or read via Kindle, you can do that here.

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.

Moore is coming!

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We are thrilled to welcome a team of fourteen students and two chaplains from Moore Theological College from this Sunday 26th March to Sunday 2nd April.

The ‘mission week’ is an integral part of the training of all the students as they prepare to be ministers in churches and other contexts locally and across the globe.

The theological training at Moore is world-class, and what makes it even better is the deep commitment to pastoral care that is evidenced in the strong connections with the local churches… especially those in the Diocese of Sydney.

To get a deeper experience of the training at Moore, you’re invited to attend a special ‘Ministry Minded’ evening this Tuesday night the 28th March at 7pm in our church hall.

Lionel Windsor will be delivering a theological and pastoral lecture to help stretch us as we focus on gospel ministry… especially as we consider how all of us are Christ’s ambassadors in the many areas he’s placed us to serve.

Susan An, the Dean of Women, will be helping us understand more about how Moore invests in the growth of the students, and will particularly help us understand the many opportunities for women’s ministry, especially as we embrace ‘complementarianism’ in our teaching and ministry.

We’re also going to hear from a number of the students on our team about their own journey that has brought them to study at Moore, and they’ll have an opportunity to share about how they’re praying the Lord will use them in the future.

This is one of our key events as the team is embedded in our church for just over a week… and we’re excited to learn from them and with them as we seek to have each person in our village, valley and region know how to follow Jesus, and why it matters.

That’s why we always love Moore!

JODIE McNEILL

Coming up this Sunday 26th March 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 9:15-23 on ‘Compelled to Preach’.

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

1 Corinthians: A Loving Church – 17: Gospel Generosity – 1 Corinthians 9:1-14 – Jodie McNeill – 19 March 2023

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American Gospel

The __________ Gospel is a big, sad lie

Paul had ___________, not prosperity

You cannot ___ God

It’s good for gospel workers to be ____

Freedom means we can give up our ______

Paul is a genuine _______

They’re challenging his choice not to be ____

Paul has every right to ____

Workers deserve to be ____

Gospel workers deserve be ____

Paul chose not to use his _____ to be paid

Paul didn’t want them to think they could ___ him

All that matters is the ______

Paul gave up ___________ for the gospel

It’s a ___ to give to gospel work

We no longer give by a _______

Give generously and __________

We give up our rights to our _____ for the gospel

The more we give, the more our church can __________

What will you give up?

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Church news for the week beginning 19th March 2023

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OUR SERMON

This weekend we will be hearing from God’s word as Jodie McNeill preaches to us from 1 Corinthians 9:1-14 on ‘Gospel Generosity’.

‘REMEMBER THE LORD’ CONCERT

Our church is hosting Colin Buchanan for a special all-age outdoors concert at 6-7pm on Friday 31st March. Tickets $17 from our website (grab tickets HERE before they sell out!). For the young and the young-at-heart!

MOORE WEEK EVENTS

Four special events during Moore Week:
‘Ministry Minded’, 7pm Tue 28th March;
Colin Concert, 6pm Fri 31st March;
Men’s Breakfast, 8am Sat 1st April;
Women’s High Tea, 2pm Sat 1st April.
Plus, members of the team will join you at your Growth Group as well as any informal hospitality events at your home.

WOMEN’S HIGH TEA

Invite your friends and come along on the 1st April from 2 – 4 pm to 20 Tate Place, Jamberoo. We will be hearing from a speaker from the Moore College Mission, exploring the topic: ‘Am I Good Enough’. If you would like to come along please RSVP to Gab Holmes via text on 0418 685 169 by the 26th of March. Please let Gab know if you are able to contribute a sweet or saviour treat and if you have any special dietary requirements.

2023 OFFICE HOLDERS

After our AGM, here are our officeholders:

WARDENS: Barbara Stephens, Greg Baker, and a vacancy.

PARISH COUNCIL: Elise Baker, Michael Fagan, Stephen Holmes, James Rosten, John Rosten and Rod Wales, plus two rector’s appointments.

PARISH NOMINATORS: Ben King, John Mion, Jonathon Nicholls, Pauline Swan, and Adam Vidilini.

SYNOD REPRESENTATIVES: Pauline Swan and Adam Vidilini.

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.

FEBRUARY BOOK OF THE MONTH

‘How to Talk About Jesus (Without Being THAT Guy)’ by Sam Chan.

Sam Chan equips everyday Christians who are reluctant and nervous to tell their friends about Jesus with practical, tested ways of sharing their faith in the least awkward ways possible.

Drawing from over two decades of experience as an evangelist, teacher, and pastor, Chan explains why personal evangelism feels so awkward today.

And utilizing recent insights from communication theory, cross-cultural ministry, and apologetics, he helps you build confidence in sharing your faith, and teaches you how to evangelize your friends and family in socially appropriate ways.

We have physical copies available for purchase over in the church hall. However, if you wish to order your own copy online or read via Kindle, you can do that here.

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.

The Big Six

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At our AGM this week I shared six, draft strategies to help our church pray to our sovereign Lord, equip people for ministry, and proclaim Christ faithfully, so that each person in our village, valley and region might know how to follow Jesus and why it matters.

Firstly, we want to increase our prayerfulness by multiplying prayer meetings (like our Zoom daily prayer) and by raising the engagement with PrayerMate as an online tool for sharing the mission prayers of our church.

Secondly, we want to help every member to grow in their ministry skills by completing a Personal Ministry Profile, which identifies ways each of you has served in the past, the skills and training you’ve received, and your passions and convictions about service and training in the future.

Thirdly, we want to create tailored training courses that will be delivered online and in-person, so that we can help you grow in your knowledge of God and your ministry skills, so that you can be better-equipped and mobilised for service. 

Fourthly, as we look to ministry in our village, valley, region, and beyond, we want to identify more opportunities to minister so that we can engage everyone in our mission and encourage everyone to feel utilised in our church mission.

Fifthly, we want to inspire and equip every member of our church to be a relational evangelist who is active in being Christ’s ambassador with the ‘flock’ the Lord has given you in your home, workplace, school, sporting team, community group, or wherever the Lord has placed you. 

Sixthly, and finally, we want to see every member of church part of an active Growth Group, even if attending it is difficult, so that all of us can feel connected with others, encouraged in our prayers, and strengthened in our relational evangelism.

Let’s pray that God strengthens and resources us so that we might actively pursue these strategies to his praise and glory.

JODIE McNEILL

(photo credit: Acabashi via Flickr. com)