1 Corinthians: A Loving Church – 1: The Gift of Grace – 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 – Jodie McNeill • 15-16 October 2022

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Amazing Grace

Grace really is ____

Grace brings special _____ to the church

The church in Corinth was _______

A ______ church

Paul was a _______ person in the church

Sosthenes is his ______

There’s ultimately only ___ church

‘Holy’ means being set apart and _________

Our holiness comes from ______

He prays for more _____ and _____

Paul begins by ________ God for them

Jesus gives us what we ____ to live and serve

The Corinthians were attracted to _______ things

They appear to be very _____

By receiving these gifts, they get _________

We ____

When Jesus returns we’ll be _________

We should long for the day when Jesus will ______

Jesus will never leave us _____

We need God’s grace to help us ____

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Church news for the week beginning 15th October 2022  

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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 1:1-9 on ‘The Gift of Grace’.

INTRODUCING ‘NOURISH’

Thursday 20th October we launch an all-new ministry to Women called ‘Nourish!’ Every Thursday morning during school terms, from 9:30-11:30 am in the hall. BYO craft if you’d like, and come for a cuppa and a chat!

IRISH MISSION WEEKEND

On 22-23 October we’re welcoming Cameron and Alex Jones from Dublin to join us for a special Irish-themed dinner/brunch after church, with lots of great opportunities to hear about their church-planting ministry.

HELLO SUNDAY NIGHT!

Three more weeks till the 6th November we when we’ll be gathering at 4 pm for our first Sunday Night Church! Only the day and time has changed… but everything else stays the same.

MOORE COLLEGE ‘PTC COURSE’

Would you like to grow a deeper understanding of God’s word? Grahame Scarratt will be lecturing the Moore College ‘PTC Course’ here at our church. If you’re interested, let Jacob or Brad know.

WOMENS’ TEACHING DAY

Join the women of our church for a special day of teaching and fellowship – 10 am to 2 pm Saturday 12th November at Berry. Details and registration details coming soon.

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.

OCTOBER & NOVEMBER BOOK OF THE MONTH

‘God’s Big Picture: Tracing the Storyline of the Bible’ By Vaughan Roberts.

Sixty-six books written by forty people over nearly 2,000 years, in two languages and several different genres. Sworn by in court, fought over by religious people, quoted in arguments. The Bible is clearly no ordinary book.

How can you begin to read and understand it as a whole?

This book gives you the big picture of the Bible! It provides both the encouragement and the tools to help you read the Bible with confidence and understanding. And it points you to the Bible’s supreme subject, Jesus Christ, and the salvation God offers through him. 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.

To give to our tax-deductible MTS Scholars Fund to support our apprentice youth minister, head to mts.com.au/give/jamberoo-anglican-church/

Nourishing Relationships

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Being a Christian woman in today’s world is hard, no matter what age or stage of life you are in.

You may be a young woman leaving school, entering the workforce and navigating new relationships.

Or you may be single, or newly-married, or perhaps you’ve just become a mother.

Or maybe you’ve now become an empty-nester or grandmother or widow?

We know that it really does take a village to raise a child, and our church can provide that village to help each other.

So often women tell me they would love an ‘older’ Christian woman to walk alongside them—sometimes just to listen, to advise, or to read the Bible and pray with them.

This is what Paul talks about in Titus 2 where he calls older women to be mentors, advisors and role models for younger women.

It seems we are all looking for that older, godly woman to be our mentor—but maybe that person might be you?

However, you might look at your life and think that it’s just too messy to have anything to offer another woman.

But here’s the thing: we all have messy lives, and the experiences you have lived will be of great value to help equip you to listen, advise and mentor other women.

That’s why we’ve launched ‘Nourish’: a place for women of all ages and walks of life to connect with one another over a lovely morning tea.

We plan to meet in the hall on every Thursday morning from 9.30 to 11.30am during school terms.

While we’re not specifically a craft group, please feel free to bring your knitting, crochet, cross stitch, or whatever if you’d like.

We love little ones, so please feel free to bring along toddlers… and we’ll even have some morning tea available for the kids!

So whatever your age and stage of life… no matter whether you’re single, married, widowed, a mother or a grandmother, we’d love you to join us at Nourish.

SANDEE BATELIC

(Photo credit: Bere Vazquez via Flickr.com)

Coming up this weekend 15-16th October 2022   

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This weekend we are going to be hearing from God’s word as Jodie McNeill preaches to us from 1 Corinthians Chapter 1:1-9 on ’The Gift of Grace’.

After our 5pm Saturday service we’ll be having dinner, and after our 9am Sunday service we’ll be enjoying brunch together.

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 is planning to answer:

1 How do I know if I’m a true Christian or just trying to please others?
2 Do we have to do any works at all to be saved?
3 Does God forgive when we confess with words, or do we also have to live it?
4 Where is heaven?
5 Are there churches in heaven?
6 Do people still tell the gospel out in the streets?
7 In Genesis 3:15, who are the offspring of the serpent?
8 What do I say to someone considering taking their life?
9 Who are the ‘sons of want’ in the song, ‘Jesus shall reign?’
10 What does it mean to ‘take up your cross daily?’

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 this weekend!

‘Creation to New Creation’ – Genesis to Revelation – Grahame Scarratt • 8-9 October 2022

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How do we read the Bible?

Prologue

Historical Kingdom

Decline and Prophetic Reflections

Kingdom Fulfilled in Christ

Epilogue or Consummation

How do we study the Bible?

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Religious Reflexes

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Some of the most spectacular moments in sport have come from a reflex reaction by a player, when they have kicked, passed, caught or hit a ball without pausing to think.

This week we witnessed a different kind of sporting reflex reaction when the Essendon AFL Club appointed a new CEO, only to pressure him to resign within a day of the announcement.

It was discovered that their brand-new CEO was also the leader of the board of a ‘controversial’ church that held ‘divisive’ views on abortion and homosexuality.

Yet, ‘City on a Hill’ church is Anglican, and the views it teaches are the same that have been held by mainstream Christian churches for thousands of years.

Most concerning was that Essendon’s reflex reaction was not because of anything the former-CEO said publicly: it was solely due to his affiliation with a church.

It should come as no surprise that we Christians will be persecuted for our faith, for Jesus said:

“If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first. The world would love you as one of its own if you belonged to it, but you are no longer part of the world. I chose you to come out of the world, so it hates you.” (John 15:18-19)

Nonetheless, we should pray that the sporting, political and intellectual leaders of our land might have the courage to listen to ‘dangerous’ views that are no-longer aligned to the ever-changing views of our progressive society.

At the same time, let’s pray that these kinds of ‘free kicks’ and ‘own goals’ of those who attack the teachings of Jesus might lead to increased opportunities to share the message of the love of Jesus with people whose main exposure to the Bible is via the talking heads of the media.

JODIE McNEILL

(photo credit: Mark Ehr via Flickr.com)

Church news for the week beginning 8th October 2022 

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OUR SERMON

This weekend we will be hearing from God’s word as Grahame Scarratt preaches to us on the topic From Creation to New Creation.

INTRODUCING ‘NOURISH’

Thursday 20th October we launch an all-new ministry to Women called ‘Nourish!’ Every Thursday morning during school terms, from 9:30-12 in the hall. BYO craft if you’d like, and come for a cuppa and a chat!

IRISH MISSION WEEKEND

On 22-23 October we’re welcoming Cameron and Alex Jones from Dublin to join us for a special Irish-themed dinner/brunch after church, with lots of great opportunities to hear about their church-planting ministry.

HELLO SUNDAY NIGHT!

Four more weeks till the 6th November we when we’ll be gathering at 4pm for our first Sunday Night Church! Only the day and time has changed… but everything else stays the same.

MOORE COLLEGE ‘PTC COURSE’

Would you like to grow a deeper understanding of God’s word? Grahame Scarratt will be lecturing the Moore College ‘PTC Course’ here at our church. If you’re interested, let Jacob or Brad know.

WOMENS’ TEACHING DAY

Join the women of our church for a special day of teaching and fellowship – 10am to 2pm Saturday 12th November at Berry. Details and registration details coming soon.

MORNING PRAYER

Join us at 7am 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.

OCTOBER & NOVEMBER BOOK OF THE MONTH

‘God’s Big Picture: Tracing the Storyline of the Bible’ By Vaughan Roberts.

Sixty-six books written by forty people over nearly 2,000 years, in two languages and several different genres. Sworn by in court, fought over by religious people, quoted in arguments. The Bible is clearly no ordinary book.

How can you begin to read and understand it as a whole?

This book gives you the big picture of the Bible! It provides both the encouragement and the tools to help you read the Bible with confidence and understanding. And it points you to the Bible’s supreme subject, Jesus Christ, and the salvation God offers through him. 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.

To give to our tax-deductible MTS Scholars Fund to support our apprentice youth minister, head to mts.com.au/give/jamberoo-anglican-church/

Coming up this weekend 8-9th October 2022  

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This weekend we are going to be hearing from God’s word as Grahame Scarratt preaches to us on the topic, ‘Creation to New Creation.’

After our 5pm Saturday service we’ll be having dinner, and after our 9am Sunday service we’ll be enjoying brunch together.

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 Jodie is planning to answer this weekend:

1 Was the water that Noah’s ark floated on salty?
2 What do the names Elijah and Elisha mean?
3 Will we see angels in heaven?
4 How should we help a friend with bad anxiety?
5 If a person forgets God because of dementia then are they still saved?
6 What is a punishment?
7 Is it a sin if the police kill someone for doing the wrong thing?
8 What do the words on the ceiling of the church say?
9 Can we have more information about our Growth Groups?
10 Can we have some sermons on shorter Bible passages?

We’re really looking forward to seeing you this weekend!

‘I Will Wait For You’ – Psalm 130 – Jodie McNeill • 1-2 October 2022

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Feeling hopeless?

We’re more ________ than ever

We’ve shifted towards _____________

A radical ___________ to hopelessness

Come to Jesus to find true ____

They’re going up to ____ the Lord

The songwriter is in the depths of _______

He _____ out to his Lord

He asks the Lord to give him his _________

He cries out for _____

Sin is his biggest _______

He knows the Lord gives ___________

The death of Jesus is the greatest _________

When we’re sinking, we need a _______

Our true ________ is as a slave of Jesus

Now he _____ for the Lord

He focuses on the ____ of God

He eagerly awaits the coming of the ____

The Lord has unfailing ____

The Lord __________ redeems them

We need to put our ____ in the Lord Jesus

I will wait for You

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It’s Time For Poker Machine Reform

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Australians are the world’s most prolific gamblers, with poker machines causing over half our losses. 

NSW has about double (or worse) the rate of poker machine losses compared to every other Australian state and territory.

About 40% of all poker machine losses come from people experiencing significant harm from gambling.

Worse still, the highest losses are concentrated in the poorest LGAs in Sydney.  

As pastors, we can’t remain silent as we hear from people experiencing gambling addiction, who are at risk of physical self-harm, family members impacted by gambling harm facing repossession of a car or furniture, or even children going hungry.  

Recent research reports the prevalence of harmful gambling has continued to rise over the last decade. 

The NSW Treasury budget papers project taxes on gaming devices in clubs and hotels alone will grow to over $2 billion in the next financial year, with an average annual growth rate of 12.55% over the next four years.

And gambling taxation is rising as a share of NSW Government revenue.  

We lament that it could be said NSW and its government have the world’s biggest, most destructive gambling addiction, and a growing reliance on a truly regressive and socially destructive form of taxation.  

The Bible says, “Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honours God” (Proverbs 14:31). 

The Bible also reminds rulers to “Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy” (Proverbs 31:9). 

We believe that there are concrete reforms that both the government and the opposition can commit to in the long term.

This is an edited version of an open letter to the NSW Premier and the NSW Leader of the Opposition, by the Dean of Sydney, Sandy Grant, and the CEO and Superintendent of Wesley Mission, Stu Cameron