Coming up this Sunday 16th April 2023

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This Sunday we are going to be hearing from God’s word as Brad Vidilini preaches to us from Luke 12:22-34 on ‘Seek the Kingdom’.

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!

Good Friday – The Injustice of the Crucifixion – Isaiah 52:13-53:12 – Jodie McNeill – 7 April 2023

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Busted for something that you didn’t do?

We love _______ and hate injustice

The Isaiah _______ Songs are about Jesus

_______ will end in triumph

His _____ will lead to amazement

Don’t wait till you ___ to act like Jesus is king

We know the _____ about the Servant of the Lord

We ________ him

Jesus was punished for ___ sins, not his

We deserve __________

Jesus didn’t try and ____ the injustice

The most ________ man who ever lived

God always _______ for Jesus to die

The great exchange: his ____ for ours

Jesus didn’t stay ____

It was the greatest _______ of all time

Dear Jesus,

I’m sorry I rejected you.

Thank you for dying in my place.

Help me to trust you forever.

Amen.

The best Good Friday ever

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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 $5882.00, leaving a gap of $418.00. Up to the end of the last calendar 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 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 $5882.00, leaving a gap of $418.00. Up to the end of the last calendar 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 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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