Church news for the week beginning 21st August 2021

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OUR SERMON

This weekend we will be looking into Matthew Chapter 5 as Jodie McNeill preaches to us from God’s word on ‘The Good Life’.

CHURCH ONLINE

We are going full steam ahead with online church this weekend! Please join us for our service as we zoom people in live to help run our service. If you would be interested in service leading, praying, or reading the bible live from your home then please let us know.

DINNER AND MORNING TEA ONLINE

We would love you to join us in sharing a meal together on zoom for dinner on Saturday night or morning tea on Sunday morning after church.

MISSION OF THE MONTH

Our mission of the month for August is CMS. To find out more about how to personally partner visit www.cms.org.au

GAFCON DEVOTIONS FOR AUGUST

At the invitation of Gafcon Global, Jodie has written daily devotions on 1 Kings. You can read them or subscribe to receive them in your email inbox each day by following this link: https://www.gafcon.org/devotion

NEW BOOK OF THE MONTH

We are excited to announce that each month will have a book we can read together as a church. For August we will be reading The Art of Rest by Adam Marby. Head over to the books page on our website to grab a copy!

PRAY WITH PRAYERMATE

Our church is now on PrayerMate. Subscribe for daily prayer points on your device from us and our partners.

FAMILY NEWS

BIRTHDAYS

21 August – Arlen King
21 August – John Stuckey
21 August – John Rosten
26 August – Kiarnay Cignarella
28 August – Isla Hudson

GIVING UPDATE

Each week we need to receive $6300.00 in order to meet our commitments. For the month of June, our average weekly giving was $5402.00, leaving a gap of $898.00. Up to the end of the last calendar month we needed to have received $81,900. Compared to that total we received $71,624, leaving a gap of $10,276.

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/


Disaster and Disappointment

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It is difficult to appreciate how hard it must be to have served in the defence forces in Afghanistan, or to be in their family, only to see the tragic fall to the Taliban this week.

Our soldiers sought to protect and defend a nation from a group of people who claim inspiration from the Koran to drive them to abuse women and use violence to persecute people of a different faith.

It is a sad reminder that life on earth will never deliver true joy and peace whilst sin continues to impact every part of life.

We must set our eyes on things above, focusing ourselves on the life that is to come as we await the return of Jesus.

Yet, in the meantime, it is right for us to defend those who suffer abuse at evil hands, and to take comfort that justice and judgement is coming one day.

For the members of our allied forces, is may feel that the last twenty years have been in vain, and yet in the process of seeking justice and protecting the innocent, there has been a demonstration of God’s just character.

However, we must be reminded afresh that life on earth will never be like heaven, and so we should continue to love and serve as we point people to the hope that is found only in Christ in his kingdom.

Earthly kingdoms will rise and fall, but the kingdom of God will not pass away.

The victory of King Jesus on the cross, shown with his powerful resurrection from the dead, is both the means of and the evidence for the power of God and our confidence in the life that is to come.

Let us pray for Afghanistan, and let us pray for the speedy return of Jesus, who will come to judge the living and the dead.

JODIE McNEILL     

(Photo credit: Silvia Alessi via Flickr)

Coming up this weekend 21st – 22nd August 2021

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This weekend Jodie will be preaching on Matthew chapter 5 on the topic, ‘The good life’.

Join us Saturday at 5pm or Sunday morning at 9am. We can’t wait to have you join us!

If you have any questions, simply fill out a response slip during the service, email us at office@jamberooanglican.com or send an SMS to 0439 890 086.

Head to watch.jamberooanglican.com to participate in our livestream.

AAPB – An Australian Prayer Book

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Here’s a PDF of ‘An Australian Prayer Book’, the resource we use each morning for Morning Prayer.

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Messiah Masterclass 4 – ‘The Great Temptation’ – Matthew 4 – Jodie McNeill – 14 & 15 August 2021

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What tempts you?

We’re tempted to worship ________ not the creator

Jesus was shown to be the _______ and ___ of God

Jesus was _______ in the wilderness

Jesus is following in the _________ of Israel

The devil tempted Jesus to rely on _______, not God

By saying, ‘no’, Jesus succeeded where Israel ______

The devil tempted Jesus to _____ God’s word

The devil tempts Jesus to take the easy road to _____

Jesus used the ultimate spiritual weapon—God’s ____

When we’re tempted, use the _____

Jesus moves to _________ in Galilee

Jesus was based in the land of the ________

The main thing that Jesus did was ______

We need to say ‘no’ to ____-____

Jesus showed us _____ when we least deserved it

It’s time to stop missing out on God’s _______

The fishermen immediately ________ Jesus

All of us have a ______ we must make

The Messiah _____ who he was by what he did

Don’t be tempted to wait any longer.

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Church news for the week beginning 14th August 2021

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OUR SERMON

This weekend we will be looking into Matthew Chapter 4 as Jodie McNeill preaches to us from God’s word on ‘Facing the Temptation’.

MISSION OF THE MONTH

Our mission of the month for August is CMS. To find out more about how to personally partner visit www.cms.org.au

GAFCON DEVOTIONS FOR AUGUST

At the invitation of Gafcon Global, Jodie has written daily devotions on 1 Kings. You can read them or subscribe to receive them in your email inbox each day by following this link: https://www.gafcon.org/devotion

NEW BOOK OF THE MONTH

We are excited to announce that each month will have a book we can read together as a church. For August we will be reading The Art of Rest by Adam Marby. Head over to the books page on our website to grab a copy!

MTS RECRUIT

We are hosting a local church gathering for MTS Recruit from the 1st to 3rd October. MTS Recruit is a conference aiming to raise up the next generation of Gospel Workers in Australia and across the globe. Prayerfully consider if this weekend is for you, and register at the Events Page of our website.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Exciting news, our stacker doors are in! The constructions has not been finalised however, so please continue to avoid the building materials and other hazards around the church.

PRAY WITH PRAYERMATE

Our church is now on PrayerMate. Subscribe for daily prayer points on your device from us and our partners.

FAMILY NEWS

BIRTHDAYS

17 August – Vic East
21 August – Arlen King
21 August – John Stuckey
21 August – John Rosten

GIVING UPDATE

Each week we need to receive $6300.00 in order to meet our commitments. For the month of June, our average weekly giving was $5402.00, leaving a gap of $898.00. Up to the end of the last calendar month we needed to have received $81,900. Compared to that total we received $71,624, leaving a gap of $10,276.

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/


Our Unchanging God

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People tend to have a love-hate relationship with change. Change can be marvellous, like taking a weekend away, trying different and exciting foods, or starting a new hobby!

But not being able to see family, having plans cancelled, and increasing screen time by over 400% can be really difficult changes, to say the least.

For sudden, uncomfortable changes we can often be left feeling dizzy, scared, and uncertain. 

Changes like these can often reveal what we really value dearly in life, especially when the things you care for are turned upside down.

Psalm 102 shows us where to look when we are feeling like our life has been turned upside down.

The Psalmist begins by lamenting that their life is in ruin. They are distressed, withering, and lonely. But after their lament, there is a shift. The Psalmist turns their focus from the perilous situation at hand and onto the attributes of God.

One of those attributes is God’s unchanging nature: 

“But you are always the same; you will live forever.” Psalm 102:27

Our God is unchanging in his personality, purposes, and promises.

What a great comfort that is for us all! When our life is in a storm of change, we can rely on our steadfast, unchanging rock.

In our changing world, there is nothing more secure than our unchanging God.

I would encourage us all, as I continue to remind myself, that we should focus on this precious attribute of God and plant our feet firmly on solid ground.

Day by day, moment by moment, turn your eyes to our marvellous saviour.

There is no place sweeter or more secure.

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” Hebrews 13:8

JACOB MIERENDORFF

Coming up this weekend 14th – 15th August 2021

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This weekend Jodie will be preaching on Matthew chapter 4 on the topic, ‘Facing the Temptation’. We’ll explore what it meant for Jesus to be tempted, and we’ll see what we can learn from how he survived, and what that means for our own salvation.

Join us Saturday at 5pm and dinner afterwards, followed by our ‘Nightlife’ fun from 8pm. Or Sunday morning at 9am, followed by morning tea and hot espresso. We can’t wait to have you join us!

We are also hosting Basecamp on site at church this Saturday for the men. If you would like to join us in person or tune in from home then please visit our events page for details on how to register https://jamberooanglican.com/event/

If you have any questions, simply fill out a response slip during the service, email us at office@jamberooanglican.com or send an SMS to 0439 890 086.

Here are the questions that Jodie plans to answer this week during church:

1 If the symbolism of going under in baptism is important, why do we allow sprinkling?
2 Why is there so much divorce in Ezra Chapter 10, and is it OK?
3 If God made everything, did he make sin?
4 How do you pray in the Holy Spirit?
5 Is it OK to read scriptural books that are not in the Bible, like the Apocrypha?
6 Are all the persons of the Trinity equal?
7 Does the Bible say anything about self harm and suicide?
8 What is the significance of ‘40’ in the Bible?
9 What did the leading of the Spirit look like in Matthew 4?
10 How are we lead by the Spirit today?
11 What form was the devil in when he tempted Jesus in Matthew 4?

Our kids’ ministry programs run at both services. We would love to teach your children, from babies to Year 6, and have them join our leaders in a time of fun and learning. The livestream will continue on the TV in the hall so if you need to stay with your child, you won’t miss out on church.

If you’re able to join us in person, please come along for our Covid-safe service, or if you can’t be with us in person, head to watch.jamberooanglican.com to participate in our livestream.