1 Corinthians: A Loving Church – 12: Honouring with our Body – 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 – Jodie McNeill – 12 February 2023

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Why do we keep talking about sex?

We talk about sex because ________ else is

The Bible _______ with culture

________ are in conflict about sex

Teaching about sex is related to ________ the Bible

God’s word speaks of the ____ sex

God compares our relationship with him to ________

Paul says they’re _______ people

Some things are not __________

Sin can become our slave ______

Sex is not just ________, like eating

What we do with our bodies matters for ________

Our body is part of the body of ______

Something _________ happens when sex happens

We become one _____ if we sleep with a prostitute

We have a closer ____ with Jesus than a spouse

Run away from ______ sin

How will you run from sexual sin today?

Sexual sin is more _______ than other sins

When we defile our ____, we defile God

Our body no longer _______ to us

God bought us with the _____ of his son

God will _______ you if you ask

Get forgiven by God now!

Dear Jesus,
Sorry for rejecting you and living in sin.
Thank you for dying for me and promising forgiveness.
Please help me to trust you forever as my king.
Amen.

We can trust the Bible, and the power of the cross

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Church news for the week beginning 12th February 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 6:12-20 on ‘Honouring with our Body’.

JEREMY BEAZLEY’S BAPTISM

Jeremy Beazley is getting baptised during our 4pm service and we are looking forward to celebrating this special occasion with the Beazley’s family and friends.

INTRODUCING SPARK

Our all-new midweek Kids’ ministry kicked off on Friday 3rd February from 4:30-6pm. It’s for Year 3 to 6 kids, and it’s a space where older primary children can explore the Bible, and start or grow a relationship with Jesus.

NOURISH RETURNS

Our Nourish ministry returns this coming Thursday 9th February at 9:30am in the hall... a great time for women to meet, encourage and pray other women over an enjoyable morning tea. Bring along some craft if you’ve got some… or just chat!

NSW ELECTION CANDIDATE’S FORUM

Our church is hosting a Candidate’s Forum for the seat of Kiama. Join us to hear from the major candidates for the 2023 NSW Election speaking on issues important to the Christian community, and answering your questions. Tuesday 21st February at 7pm with livestream. All are welcome.

LOVELLS NIGHT CANCELLED

It’s no longer happening… because they’re staying all year now that Maya has permanent residency! They’ll be joining us for a week in Jamberoo later this year!

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

‘The Gospel Comes with a House Key’ by Rosaria Butterfield.

Rosaria Butterfield invites us into her home to show us how God can use this same “radical, ordinary hospitality” to bring the gospel to our lost friends and neighbours.

Such hospitality sees our homes as not our own, but as God’s tools for the furtherance of his kingdom as we welcome those who look, think, believe, and act differently from us into our everyday, sometimes messy lives—helping them see what true Christian faith really looks like.

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 $5509.00, leaving a gap of $791.00. Up to the end of the last calendar month we needed to have received $273,000. Compared to that total we received $245,588, leaving a gap of $27,412.

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.


Coming up this Sunday 12th February 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 6:12-20 on ‘Honouring with our Body’.

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

Jeremy Beazley is getting baptised during our 4pm service and we are looking forward to celebrating this special occasion with the Beazley’s family and friends.

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.

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

1 Where does it say in the Old Testament that Christians will judge the world?
2 Will all Christians judge the world or will it only be the apostles?
3 Why should we judge people when Jesus says not to cast the first stone (John 8:7)?
4 If someone else is suffering wrong then should we stand up for them (1 Corinthians 6:7)?
5 How does it look to take a person’s sin to the whole church then treat them as an unbeliever?
6 How do we hold each other accountable so that we can confess sins to each other and repent?
7 How should we deal with sins in others that are private and unseen?
8 Why are we acknowledging the Wodi Wodi people and not other past and current custodians?
9 When should people start giving the pledges they made last year to put Brad on staff?
10 What happened this week with the Church of England?

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

Our Mothers Minister

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Two years ago we asked Mothers Union Sydney for a special grant for an all-new position of ‘Mother’s Minister’, and they graciously supplied us with the funds to employ Gemma Bartlett for the part-time role.

At the time, I described the role in this way:

We wish to employ a mature and experienced Christian mother to help strengthen and support new and younger mothers in our church to be godly wives who serve their husbands as they bring up their children in the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord. 

They will teach how to develop Christian homes as a place for nurturing children, which will then be a natural environment to invite unbelievers in their networks to witness the outworking of the Word of God in the lives of their families and homes.

This will involve one-to-one discipleship of mothers in our church; the opportunity to train, resource and empower other experienced Christian mothers and grandmothers to share this ministry; and to prayerfully gather all members of our parish to seek to make disciples of all nations, one mother and family at a time. 

We also long to be a parish that learns and then shares from its ministry experience, in order to equip other, similar churches in rural and regional churches with this important, specialised ministry. 

I’m delighted to share that Gemma and all the Bartletts will remain with us as members of our church into the future, and will keep helping mothers and everyone grow in our ministry.

We recognise with great thanks the special contribution Gemma has made to the life of our church whilst serving in this 24-month role, and we thank God for the vision and resources of Mothers Union Sydney in providing us with the grant.

We’re also thankful for how our intergenerational focus has been fanned into flame under her leadership, and for the ongoing impact this has on everyone in our church.

JODIE McNEILL

(image credit: Kurt Stocker via Flickr)

1 Corinthians: A Loving Church 11: Justice and Peace – 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 – Jodie McNeill – 5 February 2023

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Friendly fire

The Corinthians had ________ sin

We need to make __________ about believers

We need to be lovingly ______ with each other

We need to be willing to be ______ and corrected

If they’re disobedient, treat them as an __________

Judging is what Christians are ________ to do 

Taking civil cases to secular courts is ________

When the church is ______, so is God

The church has been ______ by sexual abuse

Nobody ______ the other cheek like Jesus

The courts were only for the ____ and powerful

They’re getting wealthy at the _______ of Christians

You can’t be in the _______ yet live like an unbeliever

We cannot _____ what God calls sin

Just ask, and Jesus will _______ you

Jesus brings core ______________!

My worth…

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Church news for the week beginning 5th February 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 6:1-11 on ‘Justice and Peace’.

INTRODUCING SPARK

Our all-new midweek Kids’ ministry kicked off on Friday 3rd February from 4:30-6pm. It’s for Year 3 to 6 kids, and it’s a space where older primary children can explore the Bible, and start or grow a relationship with Jesus.

NOURISH RETURNS

Our Nourish ministry returns this coming Thursday 9th February at 9:30am in the hall... a great time for women to meet, encourage and pray other women over an enjoyable morning tea. Bring along some craft if you’ve got some… or just chat!

NSW ELECTION CANDIDATE’S FORUM

Our church is hosting a Candidate’s Forum for the seat of Kiama. Join us to hear from the major candidates for the 2023 NSW Election speaking on issues important to the Christian community, and answering your questions. Tuesday 21st February at 7pm with livestream. All are welcome.

LOVELLS INFORMATION NIGHT

Hear from our link missionaries Adrian and Anita (and Matias and Maya) Lovell on Thursday 16th February 7:30pm at Oak Flats Anglican. A great opportunity to hear about our partnership and to pray and support them in their ministry.

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

‘The Gospel Comes with a House Key’ by Rosaria Butterfield.

Rosaria Butterfield invites us into her home to show us how God can use this same “radical, ordinary hospitality” to bring the gospel to our lost friends and neighbours.

Such hospitality sees our homes as not our own, but as God’s tools for the furtherance of his kingdom as we welcome those who look, think, believe, and act differently from us into our everyday, sometimes messy lives—helping them see what true Christian faith really looks like.

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 $5509.00, leaving a gap of $791.00. Up to the end of the last calendar month we needed to have received $273,000. Compared to that total we received $245,588, leaving a gap of $27,412.

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.


Coming up this Sunday 5th February 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 6:1-11.

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.

Here are the questions that Jodie plans to answer for us on Sunday:

1 Is Jesus real?
2 If a follower of Jesus betrayed him but then said ‘sorry’, would they be saved?
3 Did people eat meat before the flood?
4 Is it unwise for a couple to read the Bible and pray together before they get married?
5 Why should we have people to our home for dinner if we have meals after church?
6 Can we suggest songs we’d like to sing in church?

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!

Every Age and Stage

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Our church loves having people of every age and stage together in church, actively participating and serving each other, to the glory of God.

At the same time, we’re also committed to teaching people in ways that most-effectively communicate according to their developmental stages.

To try and achieve both goals, we run kids’ programs during a part of our Sunday services, so that the younger people can have teaching that’s best for their learning.

Plus, now we’re introducing our all-new midweek kids’ program, Spark, we think it’s possible to keep the K to 6 kids in church a bit more than before, because they can now benefit from a 90-minute program each Friday from 4:30pm.

So, this year we’re trialling a change that sees the Joeys (babies to preschool) kids go out a little earlier (around the ten-minute mark) and have the Roos (Kindy to Year 6) kids stay in a little longer (around the 45-minute mark).

This will mean that the K to 6 kids can be in church to participate with the prayers, as well as hear the answers to the weekly questions—some of which they’ve been asking but not hearing the answers!

This will encourage our church to be even more intergenerational, as it will help us try and get older and younger people together to lead us in prayers, Bible readings, and other things upfront.

Of course, if younger kids want to stay in church with their parents or carers, we’re totally fine with that, and we’ll keep working hard to make the Bible talks as clear as possible for the widest audience.

When Paul wrote to the church in Ephesus, he directly addressed the children (Ephesians 6:1-2) so we know that what we’re trying to do is pretty normal, at least for the early church.

But above all, we just love the picture of all ages and stages together… a slice of heaven!

JODIE McNEILL 

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Church news for the week beginning 29th January 2023

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OUR SERMON

This weekend we will be hearing from God’s word as Brad Vidilini preaches to us from 1 Peter Chapter 2:4-12 on ‘Living Stones’.

INTRODUCING SPARK

Our all-new midweek Kids’ ministry kicks off Friday 3rd February from 4:30-6pm and then each week in the hall during term time. It’s for Year 3 to 6 kids, and it’s a space where older primary children can explore the Bible, and start or grow a relationship with Jesus.

CANDIDATE’S FORUM

Our church is hosting a Candidate’s Forum for the seat of Kiama. Join us to hear from the major candidates for the 2023 NSW Election speaking on issues important to the Christian community, and answering your questions. Tuesday 21st February at 7pm with livestream. All are welcome.

LOVELLS INFORMATION NIGHT

Hear from our link missionaries Adrian and Anita (and Matias and Maya) Lovell on Thursday 16th February 7:30pm at Oak Flats Anglican. A great opportunity to hear about our partnership and to pray and support them in their ministry.

YOUTH GROUP IS BACK

We kick off at 7pm this Friday 3rd February.

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.

DECEMBER & JANUARY BOOK OF THE MONTH

‘Enjoying God’ By Tim Chester.

We believe in God, we serve God, we trust God, but would we say that we enjoy God on a day to day basis?

What exactly does a personal relationship with God look like, and how is it even possible?

Tim Chester shows us how we can enjoy God in every moment of every day, whether we are experiencing good times or hard times; whether we are changing diapers, or stuck on a train. He explores how the Father, the Son and the Spirit relate to us in our day-to-day lives, and how to respond.

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 $5509.00, leaving a gap of $791.00. Up to the end of the last calendar month we needed to have received $273,000. Compared to that total we received $245,588, leaving a gap of $27,412.

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.


Mission Near and Far

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As I gathered with thousands of believers at the recent Church Missionary Society (CMS) Summer School in Katoomba, I experience afresh the joy of looking beyond ourselves with a global, gospel focus.

Missionaries from all over the world were sharing about the triumphs and the tragedies of bringing the message of Jesus to peoples from significantly different cultures and languages.

And even as they paid the personal price of proclaiming Christ in faraway lands, we heard the wonderful news of how the message of Jesus continues to bring genuine hope to a world that is in darkness.

Yet, our mission focus is not only to the nations beyond our shores: for we also partner with and support churches doing ministry in Australia.

Some of the missionaries with CMS are based in Northern and North-West Australia working in ministry with and to Aboriginal Christians from Broome across to Groote Eylandt.

But in Australia we also have a long-standing partnership with Bush Church Aid (BCA), which seeks to bring the gospel of Christ to the outermost parts of Australia.

Their vision is to develop a new generation of culturally-diverse Christian leaders, both young and old, and to support ministry by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as they, “are committed to working with our first peoples so they can serve Christ in ways that are Biblically faithful and culturally appropriate.”

Plus, they seek to plant and renew sustainable churches, like their support of Roger and Amanda Kyngdon in Newman, Western Australia, with whom our church partners.

As we consider ministry near and far, it is a joy to hear of how the gospel of Jesus is bringing real change to the lives of people who live far away from the main population areas of our land, and who have the same need to know Jesus as every Australian.

JODIE McNEILL