Coming up this weekend 29-30th May 2021

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This weekend we will be studying chapter 17 of 1 Kings as Jodie McNeill preaches on the topic, ‘My God is so Big!‘.

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!

Our kids’ ministry programs run at both services. We would love to watch 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 can’t make it in person, head to watch.jamberooanglican.com to watch our livestream. To catch up on previous sermons, head to our Youtube channel youtube.jamberooanglican.com.

1 If God destroyed all of Jeroboam’s family, how was Nadab still alive?
2 How could God be happy for the children of the evil king to be killed?
3 If the people in Jeroboam’s time didn’t have a Bible, how did they know God’s word?
4 How does the conflict in the time of Kings relate to the present conflict in Israel?
5 When Christians have an evil king today, should they obey that authority?
6 Is it more sinful to kill someone or to order someone else to kill on your behalf?
7 How can a person forgive someone who has abused them?
8 Do we have to be reconciled to a continually divisive person (Titus 3:10)?
9 If a person doesn’t want kids, should they not get married?
10 How should we share the word of God with people who are transgender?

1 Kings – Power and Hope 13: Promise and Power 1 Kings 15-16 Jodie McNeill – 22-23 May 2021

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Cease fire

God’s kingdom was divided, and it’s a real ____

Has God’s promise ______?

We meet ___ Southern kings then ___ Northern kings

The one nation is _________ for now

King David is the _________ for all the kings

David wasn’t perfect, but he was ________

Asa was king for a ____ time

Following the Lord is more important than following ______

Things have _________ in the war in Israel

Asa ______ a pagan king with the temple treasures

We must ____ for the great king to follow David

Nadab ruled until he was ______ by King Baasha

Even ______ human actions can serve God’s purposes

It’s good that God is a righteous _____

Baasha died and was followed by King ____

Elah was killed by King _____

Zimri died and was replaced by King ____

____ became king and took idolatry to a new level

What’s happened to the _______ God made to David?

Our patience today will be rewarded with the ______ of Jesus

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Church news for the week beginning 23rd May 2021

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OUR SERMON

This weekend we will be learning from chapter 15 and 16 of 1 Kings as Jodie McNeill teaches us about hearing ‘Promise and Power‘.

MISSION OF THE MONTH

Our mission of the month for May is Anglicare. To find out more about how to personally partner visit www.anglicare.org.au

GONG MEN’S DAY

We’re getting the lads together for God’s word and a great gathering! Saturday morning 5th June at Dapto. Register now at www.gongmensday.org with tickets only $30 for adults ($20 concession).

EQUIP WOMEN

Equip Women is going to be live-streamed to our hall on Saturday 19th June from 10am-3pm then stay to chat and pray till church at 5pm! Register directly for $20 per adult through www.equip.org.au (teens free) and bring $10 for lunch. If you need help registering online, let us know.

NEW BANK ACCOUNTS

Our church has changed to a new bank so please update your regular electronic giving payments to these new details. Account name: Jamberoo Anglican Church. Account number: 356 831. BSB: 032605.

ALLERGIES

To care for our members with airborne allergies, could you please seek to avoid wearing fragrances and perfumes.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

The concreting is now almost complete, so take care with uneven surfaces, and please avoid scratching the surface as it finishes curing.

FAMILY NEWS

BIRTHDAYS
23 May – Roger Kyngdon
24 May – Ray Nolan
26 May – John Mion
27 May – Tucker Cignarella
29 May – Jack Vidilini

ANNIVERSARIES
27 May – Trevor and Robyn Lucas
27 May – Tim and Rayne Orange

GIVING UPDATE

Each week we need to receive $6300.00 in order to meet our commitments. In the last calendar month, our average weekly giving was $6272.00, leaving a gap of $28.00. Olimometer 2.52 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.Olimometer 2.52

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/

Loving Mercy

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What does it mean to live a life that responds properly to God’s grace?

This is a question that was asked of the prophet Micah when God’s people recognised that they were not living in a way that reflected the grace of God.

Their natural response was to perform religious acts, offering all sorts of sacrifices that they thought might please God by their commitment.

But this was God’s response through the prophet Micah: 

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6:8)

There were three things that they were to do to respond properly to God’s love and grace.

Firstly, they were to act justly, making sure that people were treated in a fair way, and that those who mistreated others would stop sinning.

Secondly, they were to love mercy, having a heart-felt desire for God’s steadfast, covenantal love to be known and experienced by all.

And thirdly, they were to walk humbly, or rightly, with their God, obeying his ways, and following his good commands.

God didn’t want their wealth, he wanted their worship… but not a worship that involved ritual, but a worship that involved genuine commitment to living God’s way.

It is not a recipe for how to become friends with God, but rather a way to show genuine thankfulness to God for the love he showed us when we were unlovable… enemies he saved when our hearts were far away.

When we understand God’s mercy shown to us, we will be people who love to lavish that mercy on others, especially when that mercy is not deserved.

For when we are prepared to love those who don’t deserve it, we will then show that we know what it means to know God’s grace.

JODIE McNEILL

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Coming up this weekend 22-23 May 2021

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This weekend we will be studying chapter 15 and 16 of 1 Kings as Jodie McNeill preaches on the topic, ‘Promise and Power’.

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!

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 Jodie plans to answer:

1 Were Jeroboam and Rehoboam as bad as each other?
2 Was God truly mad at the people who lived before Jeroboam?
3 Where does the Bible say that God the father was angry at Jesus his son at the cross?
4 What does the Bible say about addictions, and how can those enslaved be encouraged?
5 Was Jesus boasting when he said “there is no greater love than to die for your friends” (John 15)?
6 Is it wrong for a married couple to choose not to have children?
7 Are there any situations where we are not called to be reconciled with a brother?

Our kids’ ministry programs run at both services. We would love to watch 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 can’t make it in person, head to watch.jamberooanglican.com to watch our livestream. To catch up on previous sermons, head to our Youtube channel youtube.jamberooanglican.com.

1 Kings – Power and Hope 12: The Darkness of Deception 1 Kings 14 – Jodie McNeill – 15-16 May 2021

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We deceive ourselves

It starts with a little sin and turns into a ______ sin

When we wilfully sin, we try to _______ God

There is justice, but there is also _____

_______ strikes Jeroboam

Jeroboam’s solution is to _______ God’s prophet

Jeroboam was too proud to ________ God

It’s a waste of ____ to try and deceive God

The prophet has ___ news for Jeroboam

Jeroboam is the most ____ person of all

God gets very _____ at sin

The son of the king will ___, but with dignity

The gathering will turn into a __________

One sinless king can bring ___________ to a kingdom

If he was ______ with God then things would be different

Even before he was king, Solomon took a _______ wife

The Lord was _______

Judah turned as _____ as they could get

The king of Egypt stole the _____ of the Lord

The once-united kingdom was deeply _______

If we claim we have no sin, we are _______ ourselves

Our advocate pleads our case before the Father

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Church news for the week beginning 16th May

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OUR SERMON

This weekend we will be learning from chapter 14 of 1 Kings as Jodie McNeill teaches us about hearing ‘The Darkness of Deception‘.

MISSION OF THE MONTH

Our mission of the month for April is Anglicare. To find out more about how to personally partner visit www.anglicare.org.au

GONG MEN’S DAY

We’re getting the lads together for God’s word and a great gathering! Saturday morning 5th June at Dapto. Register now at www.gongmensday.org with tickets only $30 for adults ($20 concession).

NEW BANK ACCOUNTS

Our church has changed to a new bank so please update your regular electronic giving payments to these new details. Account name: Jamberoo Anglican Church. Account number: 356 831. BSB: 032605.

EQUIP WOMEN

Equip Women is going to be live-streamed to our hall on Saturday 19th June from 10am-3pm then stay to chat and pray till church at 5pm! Register directly for $20 per adult through www.equip.org.au (teens free) and bring $10 for lunch. If you need help registering online, let us know.

HEAVEN SCENT

To care for our members with airborne allergies, could you please seek to avoid wearing fragrances and perfumes.

NEW SAFE MINISTRY REPRESENTATIVE

Our new Safe Ministry Representative is Sandee Batelic. She’d love to chat with you about how we can keep safe in ministry. Contact her at sandee.batelic@jamberooanglican.com or 0427 048 139.

NEW PARISH COUNCILLOR

Given that Jacob cannot serve on Parish Council as an employee, we voted on Tuesday night to welcome Greg Cleall as his replacement.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

The concreting project is continuing this week. Please avoid the areas that are out of bounds, and enter the hall via the door into the creche (at the rear of the hall) only.

FAMILY NEWS

BIRTHDAYS
17th Naomi Gibson
20th Jo Whitehead
23rd Roger Kyngdon

ANNIVERSARIES
16th Greg & Deb Baker
17th Jhett & Luke Warner

GIVING UPDATE

Each week we need to receive $6300.00 in order to meet our commitments. In the last calendar month, our average weekly giving was $6272.00, leaving a gap of $28.00. Olimometer 2.52 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.Olimometer 2.52

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/

Spiritual Evangelism

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When we think of the work of the Holy Spirit, we usually consider his work in the life of followers of Jesus.

However, when Jesus tells his disciples that after his death he will be sending the Holy Spirit, he says that the Spirit will have a special ministry to people who do not yet follow Jesus.

In John 16 verse 8, he says that when the Spirit comes, “he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment.”

There are three things that the Holy Spirit says to unbelievers.

The first is that they are in sin because they refuse to believe in Jesus (verse 9), and that if they keep refusing him then they’re in big trouble.

The second is that, “righteousness is available” (verse 10), because Jesus went to the cross, and that they can have this sin dealt with by Jesus and his death for them.

The third thing he says is that, “judgement will come” (verse 11), which is the reason that we need to consider the gracious offer of Jesus as soon as possible.

All of these things are spoken by the Holy Spirit to the world, and they give a clear message about what needs to happen to avoid judgement and enjoy peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ.

This is why we can be so thankful that the Spirit works in the lives of the world as well as in Christians, and we can take comfort that when we tell people about the great news of Jesus, then we’re not alone… for he is speaking with us!

Let us pray that the Lord would give us many opportunities to use the power of the Holy Spirit to chat to people about Jesus… and the wonderful certainty for eternity we have when we come to him.

JODIE McNEILL

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Coming up this weekend 15-16 May 2021

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This weekend we will be studying chapter 14 of 1 Kings as Jodie McNeill preaches on the topic, ‘The Darkness of Deception‘.

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!

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 Jodie plans to answer:

1 What should we look for in mentors and those who disciple us?
2 Why did the man of God from Judah take a different route home?
3 Did Saul kill himself (1Sam 31:4b) or was he killed by an Amalekite (2Sam 1:6-10)?
4 Why is incense now associated with spirituality and witchcraft, not Christianity?
5 Does the Bible command us to obey bishops and ministers?
6 Is it better to pray bowing our heads or looking up with eyes closed?
7 During communion should we be happy, mournful, or a bit of both?

Our kids’ ministry programs run at both services. We would love to watch 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 can’t make it in person, head to watch.jamberooanglican.com to watch our livestream. To catch up on previous sermons, head to our Youtube channel youtube.jamberooanglican.com.

1 Kings – Power and Hope 11: The Word of the Lord 1 Kings 13 Jodie McNeill – 8-9 May 2021

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A voice-operated universe 

The most powerful voice is the voice of the ____

We see the _____of the word of God

The man of God from Judah goes to ______

The prophet from Judah shouts out a ________

The altar would be polluted then _________

The king orders the prophet to be ______

The king’s hand became _________

The king cried out for _____

The king’s hand was ______

The Lord told the prophet not to accept ___________

We must stand for the truth, even when it breaks _____

The man of God refuses ____________ from the old prophet

The man of God believes the ___ and eats with the prophet

The old prophet ________ and speaks the word of the Lord

The man from Judah will die in _____

The ‘innocent’ man dies in __________ of the word of the Lord

The death of the ‘innocent’ man brought __________

The word of the Lord is still ________ today

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