Church news for the week beginning 11th December 2021
This weekend we will be looking at the book of Obadiah as Grahame Scarratt preaches to us from God’s word on the ‘Prophecy of Obadiah’.
CHURCHILL CAROLS
Join us on Christmas Eve, Friday 24th December on our church lawn for Churchill Carols. Gates open at 5pm for a free sausage sizzle, soft drink and icy pole. Our hour-long, all-age carols service starts at 6:30pm. BYO picnic rug, drinks and nibblies for an unforgettable night for our village, valley and region. Everyone welcome!
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
We would love you to join us for our services over the Christmas weekend. Saturday 9am Christmas Day & Sunday 9am Boxing Day. There will not be a service on Christmas (Saturday) night
BOOK OF THE MONTH
For December we will be reading Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Head over to the books page on our website to grab a copy!
SOUTHERN CROSS NOVEMBER ISSUE
Southern Cross is available online at: https://sydneyanglicans.net/about/southerncross
DAILY MORNING PRAYERS
Join us each morning (except Sunday) at 7:30am for 30 mins of prayer on Zoom at meet.jamberooanglican.com.
PRAY WITH PRAYERMATE
Our church is on PrayerMate. Subscribe for daily prayer points on your device from us and our partners. Use this link to follow us on PrayerMate.
FAMILY NEWS
BIRTHDAYS
14 Dec – Rayne Orange
18 Dec – Dash King & Di Thompson
ANNIVERSARIES
11 Dec – Tash & Pete Tidswell
14 Dec – John & Karen Mion
GIVING UPDATE
Each week we need to receive $6300.00 in order to meet our commitments. Last month, our average weekly giving was $6272.00, leaving a gap of $28.00. Up to the end of the last calendar month we needed to have received $98,802. Compared to that total we received $109,200, leaving a gap of $-10,398.
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/
Powerful Forgiveness
How can a person forgive someone who has abused them?
Well, this is a very serious question, and it’s important to know that if you’ve been abused by someone, then it is sad, painful and wrong.
If you’re still being abused by someone, then you should act to stop it happening anymore.
Please visit the knowdomesticabuse.church website to find out more, or speak to a trusted church leader or Christian friend.
But how can you possibly forgive someone who has abused you?
Well, if someone has abused you and they ask for your forgiveness, then Jesus tells you that you should forgive them, as hard as that may seem.
When Peter asked Jesus, “Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?”, Jesus said, “No, not seven times, but seventy times seven!” (Matthew 18:21-22).
Even though it might seem impossibly difficult for you, we need to remember that the cost for God to forgive us was even greater.
It cost him his son, dying on the cross, for you and for me.
That’s not to say it won’t be hard, but we must trust in God to strengthen us to forgive others, and to give us the ability to do this difficult thing.
Now, if the person who has abused you has not asked for forgiveness, then we are still called to love them, as we are told to love our enemies.
It does not seem possible to truly forgive them if they don’t request it, but we still need to love them and be ready to forgive them in the event that they might, one day, say sorry.
It will be hard, but that’s the power of the Holy Spirit in us, who will lead us to love and forgive like Jesus loves and forgive us, even when we have done nothing to deserve his love for us that is so rich and mercy.
Coming up this weekend 11th – 12th December 2021
This weekend we will be looking at the book of Obadiah as Grahame Scarratt preaches to us from God’s word on the ‘Prophecy of Obadiah’.
After our 5pm Saturday service we’ll be having dinner, and after our 9am Sunday service we’ll be enjoying brunch together.
As long as you are feeling well and are not awaiting the results of a Covid-19 test, you can attend in person, regardless of your vaccination status, making sure you wear a face mask (unless under 12 or exempted).
We can seat 68 people (plus workers) in the church and 90 people in the hall (to watch the livestream in-person,) and both services will offer a special children’s program (with plenty of time outdoors) which will commence approximately half-an-hour into the service.
Or, for the time being you might like to continue to participate through our livestream by going to watch.jamberooanglican.com.
If you have any questions, head to our quick links page to fill out a response slip, email us at office@jamberooanglican.com or send an SMS to 0439 890 086.
We’re really looking forward to seeing you this weekend!
Messiah Masterclass 18 – ‘Humility and Forgiveness’ – Matthew 18 – Jodie McNeill – 4 and 5 December 2021
The problem of narcissism
We think too much about _________
It’s ugly to see the disciples argue about _________
Jesus tells them to aspire to be ______
Jesus is all about ______
All believers are ________
Leading a believer astray is _________
We need to take sin _________
Our heavenly Father is devoted to his ________
It’s loving to stop others from _______
Point out sin personally and _________
Expulsion is a last-resort to encourage __________
Jesus is with us as we declare ___________
It’s ______ to forgive someone
Just keep _________, over and over again
His debts were many, but the _____ was more
The merciful king became an _____ king
We know forgiveness and so must ____ forgiveness
Put ______________ first in our community
Church news for the week beginning 4th December 2021
OUR SERMON
This weekend we will be looking at Matthew Chapter 18 as Jodie McNeill preaches to us from God’s word on the topic ‘Humility and Forgiveness’.
CHURCHILL CAROLS
Join us on Christmas Eve, Friday 24th December on our church lawn for Churchill Carols. Gates open at 5pm for a free sausage sizzle, soft drink and icy pole. Our hour-long, all-age carols service starts at 6:30pm. BYO picnic rug, drinks and nibblies for an unforgettable night for our village, valley and region. Everyone welcome!
BOOK OF THE MONTH
For December we will be reading Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Head over to the books page on our website to grab a copy!
SOUTHERN CROSS NOVEMBER ISSUE
Southern Cross is available online at: https://sydneyanglicans.net/about/southerncross
DAILY MORNING PRAYERS
Join us each morning (except Sunday) at 7:30am for 30 mins of prayer on Zoom at meet.jamberooanglican.com.
PRAY WITH PRAYERMATE
Our church is on PrayerMate. Subscribe for daily prayer points on your device from us and our partners. Use this link to follow us on PrayerMate.
FAMILY NEWS
BIRTHDAYS
7 Dec – Patty Scarratt
ANNIVERSARIES
7 Dec – Nick & Melissa Keatley
9 Dec – Matt & Gemma Bartlett
11 Dec – Tash & Pete Tidswell
GIVING UPDATE
Each week we need to receive $6300.00 in order to meet our commitments. Last month, our average weekly giving was $6272.00, leaving a gap of $28.00. Up to the end of the last calendar month we needed to have received $98,802. Compared to that total we received $109,200, leaving a gap of $-10,398.
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/
Healthy Conflict
It might be a bit strange to think that conflict could be good, but healthy relationships will include good conflict, whether it’s two people in a marriage, a team of people, or even an entire church or larger organisation.
The reason is that conflict is simply any disagreement between two people or parties, which, when handled well, is a normal part of life together.
This is something I learnt in a book called ‘Five Dysfunctions of a Team’ by Patrick Lencioni, in which Fear of Conflict’ is listed as a significant problem in teams that don’t work well.
As Christians, we rightfully “make every effort to keep [ourselves] united in the Spirit, binding [ourselves] together with peace.” (Ephesians 4:3)
And, at the same time, we know that it is right for us to “speak the truth in love, (Ephesians 4:15), knowing that truth will bring conflict amongst us.
Indeed, Jesus made it clear that his message will “set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother,” (Matthew 10:35) as the call to follow him will bring conflict amongst even the closest families.
Another form of conflict comes when we tell someone to stop sinning, as we read in this week’s chapter from Matthew 18.
It’s sometimes hard to pluck up the courage to lead someone to be convicted of their sins, but “wounds from a sincere friend are better than many kisses from an enemy. (Proverbs 27:6).
For if they listen to our rebuke, then we will be serving them in love as we seek to help them see their error and to lovingly serve them as they move towards repentance and reconciliation, as needed.
This kind of conflict is often the hardest, but it is always the most important for us to pursue, out of deep love for each other and for the church of Christ.
JODIE McNEILL