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This weekend we will be hearing from God’s word as Jodie McNeill preaches to us from Daniel Chapter 1 as he launches the all-new series, ‘Who Rules Really?’
CONFIRMATION SERVICE
Our Confirmation Service is a special night of celebration, as a number of young people in our church declare their trust in Jesus. It will held on Tuesday 17th May at 7pm. Please plan to join us for this special night as we welcome our special guest, Bishop Peter Hayward as our preacher and officiate.
PASTORAL CARE GROUP
Would you like to serve in pastoral care in our church? Join a special meeting on Sunday 22nd May at midday in the hall, as Sandee gathers us to plan and deliver an all-new pastoral care strategy for our church and wider community.
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.
APRIL & MAY BOOK OF THE MONTH
‘The Storm Tossed Family’ by Russell Moore. Whether you are married or single, whether you long for a child or shepherding a full house, you are part of a family. Family can be the source of some of the most transcendent human joy, and family can leave us crumpled up on the side of the road. This is not just another book about some practical steps to having a perfect family. Instead, it is a book that is painfully real about the struggles that we all have with our families while living in a broken world. Moore argues that we often actually damage our families by attempting to make them central in our lives when the gospel should be central instead. Moore’s book is challenging and helpful, whether you are a parent, a child, a spouse, or a single person. If you would like to order a physical copy 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.
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If you didn’t know better, you’d think that the destruction of Jerusalem and the imprisonment of her leaders was sign of God’s failure.
Because when God’s people suffer at the hands of an enemy king, it looks like God is weak, unloving or perhaps just an imaginary being.
Yet everything that happened was according to God’s plan, for his actions were a punishment upon his people for their rebellion.
We learn about this from the prophet Ezekiel:
“…when the people of Israel were living in their own land, they defiled it by the evil way they lived… so I poured out my fury on them. I scattered them to many lands to punish them for the evil way they had lived. But when they were scattered among the nations, they brought shame on my holy name. For the nations said, ‘These are the people of the LORD, but he couldn’t keep them safe in his own land!’ Then I was concerned for my holy name… Therefore… I am bringing you back, but not because you deserve it. I am doing it to protect my holy name… And when I reveal my holiness through you before their very eyes… then the nations will know that I am the LORD. For I will gather you up from all the nations and bring you home again to your land.” (Ezekiel 36:17-24)
The catastrophic events that open up the book of Daniel were all part of God’s plan, but despite the tragedy, there was hope for God’s people because of the Lord’s hunger to demonstrate the true glory of his name.
And the ultimate rescue of God’s people was brought about by Jesus at the cross, where our salvation proved the goodness and kindness of God, and enabled all the nations to know that his name is truly holy.
What a joy to know that our salvation is guaranteed because of God’s rightful hunger for his glory to be known to the world!
This weekend we are going to be hearing from God’s word as Jodie McNeill preaches to us from Daniel Chapter 1.
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.
These are the questions that Jodie plans to answer this weekend during church:
1 Is divorce a sin? 2 Does the Holy Spirit dwell in us at conversion, or sometime after? 3 If people become Christians but later fall away, does the Holy Spirit leave them? 4 What is the significance of Numbers 33:5-49? 5 How old were the disciples? 6 How did each of the twelve disciples die? 7 How should I respond when someone says they can see demons now on earth? 8 Does the Bible say why God chose Jerusalem to be so important? 9 Why isn’t Jesus’ name on the ‘Roll of Honour’ boards? 10 Can we please have shorter sermons?
If you’d like to submit your own question to be answered in church next weekend, then simply hit ‘reply’ to this email.
We’re really looking forward to seeing you this weekend!
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This weekend we will be hearing from God’s word as Graham Errington preaches to us from 1 Corinthians 15 on ‘The Resurrection of the Body’.
CONFIRMATION SERVICE
Our Confirmation Service has been rescheduled to Tuesday 17th May. If you would like to be confirmed please let us know.
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.
APRIL & MAY BOOK OF THE MONTH
‘The Storm Tossed Family’ by Russell Moore. Whether you are married or single, whether you long for a child or shepherding a full house, you are part of a family. Family can be the source of some of the most transcendent human joy, and family can leave us crumpled up on the side of the road. This is not just another book about some practical steps to having a perfect family. Instead, it is a book that is painfully real about the struggles that we all have with our families while living in a broken world. Moore argues that we often actually damage our families by attempting to make them central in our lives when the gospel should be central instead. Moore’s book is challenging and helpful, whether you are a parent, a child, a spouse, or a single person. If you would like to order a physical copy 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.
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Last weekend, 30 youth and leaders from Jamberoo Anglican headed up to the Blue Mountains to attend KYCK, a conference for high schoolers.
From Friday night until Sunday lunchtime, we gathered together with over 2000 other young Christians.
We ‘enjoyed’ the famous Blue Mountains cold and rain for the purpose of meeting together with youth from churches around the state, sitting under God’s word together and singing praises to him.
Over the 6 sessions of the weekend, we looked at the book of Philippians, and particularly thought about the theme of ‘Joy’.
We were encouraged by Paul’s words and example of joy, writing about being confident in the supremacy and love of Christ, even as he penned those words from a prison cell.
Philippians 3:6-7 reads ‘Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.’
Joy according to Philippians looks like having confidence in Christ, and being ‘stoked on Jesus despite circumstances.’
For a Christian, we can always have joy in Christ whatever situation we find ourselves in.
Joy exists alongside day-to-day emotions like happiness or sadness.
Paul’s situation in a Roman prison was hardly a happy experience, but he was so joyful in Christ.
Paul knew his eternity was secure with Christ, so he could remain full of joy.
Nearly 2000 years later, that truth remains the same for us.
If we have a relationship with Jesus, Romans 8:31-39 reminds us that nothing in all creation can separate us from the love of Christ.
My prayer for us is that we keep leaning into our relationship with Jesus, and keep discovering the peace of God, which transcends all understanding.
That’s something to be joyful about.
BRAD VIDILINI
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This weekend we are going to be hearing from God’s word as Graham Errington preaches to us from 1 Corinthians 15 on ‘The Resurrection of the Body’.
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 next weekend, then simply hit ‘reply’ to this email.
We’re really looking forward to seeing you this weekend!
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This weekend we will be hearing from God’s word as Jodie McNeill preaches to us from Psalm 46.
CONFIRMATION SERVICE
Our Confirmation Service has been rescheduled to Tuesday 17th May. If you would like to be confirmed please let us know.
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.
APRIL BOOK OF THE MONTH
‘The Storm Tossed Family’ by Russell Moore. Whether you are married or single, whether you long for a child or shepherding a full house, you are part of a family. Family can be the source of some of the most transcendent human joy, and family can leave us crumpled up on the side of the road. This is not just another book about some practical steps to having a perfect family. Instead, it is a book that is painfully real about the struggles that we all have with our families while living in a broken world. Moore argues that we often actually damage our families by attempting to make them central in our lives when the gospel should be central instead. Moore’s book is challenging and helpful, whether you are a parent, a child, a spouse, or a single person. If you would like to order a physical copy 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.
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Have you ever come to church only to hear something you already knew? Do you often sit down at bible study or church and think to yourself “yep, I already know all this stuff”.
Are we doing something wrong? Should we spend less time reminding people of things they already know?
Well the Apostle Peter doesn’t have a problem saying the same things over and over, 2 Peter 1:12 Therefore, I will always remind you about these things—even though you already know them and are standing firm in the truth you have been taught.
What are ‘these things’ that Peter reminds them of? Maybe they are complicated issues of the faith that believers sometimes forget about?
He reminds believers that they should respond to God’s promises with godly living.
More specifically, he gives them a list of qualities they should pursue; moral excellence, knowledge, self-control, patient endurance, godliness, brotherly affection and love (1:5-7)
These Christians are standing firm in the truth, so why does Peter need to remind them so often?
Did they completely forget to live godly lives just as we will forget a password, birthday or anniversary?
I don’t think so. Peter knows they didn’t intellectually forget but that they may practically forget.
Peter doesn’t just want believers to intellectually accept the truth, he wants them to live it out!
You are going to be reminded of things you already ‘know’ because the things in our heads don’t always carry across to our hands.
Which of those qualities do you know you should live out… but don’t?
Take heart friends, for “by his divine power God has given us everything we need for living a godly life” (1:3).
We can change because God lives in us!
Take every reminder from God as a blessing and keep pushing into godliness so “God will give you a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ” (v. 11).
