Messiah Masterclass ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ Matthew 1 Jodie McNeill 24-25 July 2021
Who do you think you are?
It’s a dramatic backdrop to a dramatic _____
Matthew contains five, extended ________ events
Jesus is the Messiah because he’s a __________ of David
Three lists of ________ names
The four women point to high _____ in Biblical history
Jesus was God’s king for more than ______
Jesus’ ancestry was well-acquainted with ___
The miracle happened with Jesus’ ______
Jesus was _________ by the Holy Spirit
Joseph wanted to call it off because he was _________
The birth was related to the coming _______
Joseph must decide if he will believe and obey the _____
Jesus would ____ by name and ____ by nature
Everything about Jesus was part of God’s ____
God was with us so that God could ____ us
What was ________ by the angel happened
Do you believe it?
Church news for the week beginning 24th July 2021
OUR SERMON
This weekend we will be starting our new series called ‘Messiah Masterclass’ from Matthew’s Gospel, chapter 1. Jodie McNeill will preach to us from God’s word on ‘Who do you think we are’.
MISSION OF THE MONTH
Our mission of the month for June is Irish Church Missions, specifically the ‘Dublin Silicon Docks Church Project’. To find out more visit https://www.irishchurchmissions.ie
BASE CAMP
The KCC Base Camp Men’s Convention is coming up on the 14th August. We are live streaming it here at Church! Registration details coming next week.
BAPTISM SERVICE
Our upcoming baptism service has been delayed due to the impact of stay-at-home restrictions on the size of our gathering and on the visitors we can welcome onsite.
CONFIRMATION SERVICE
Our confirmation service has been delayed until Term One 2022 so that we can hopefully enjoy a good-sized gathering of people to join us for this important event.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Please 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.
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.
FAMILY NEWS
BIRTHDAYS
24 July – Kim Ayling
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 $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 $289,623, leaving a gap of $-16,623.
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/
Australian Anglicans Ahead
On Monday night our church at Jamberoo was privileged to host a special online event for Gafcon Australia, at which the Chairman outlined the new way that Australian Anglican churches can be supported when they wish to keep to the faithful teaching of the Bible, even if their bishop wants otherwise.
This is not a problem that we face in our Sydney Diocese because we are blessed to have bishops and other leaders who love to listen to and obey what God says in his Bible about all matters of life.
The way that it will work is that Gafcon (Global Anglican Futures Conference) will provide what’s called an ‘Extra-provincial Diocese’, which is another way of saying that these churches and ministers will be able to be remain Anglican churches that will sit under the leadership and authority of a Bishop who is not formally part of the Anglican Church of Australia.
This is a significant, and most-likely costly step for any church to take, although it is one that would only be taken in extreme situations.
For, our prayer is that the dioceses of the Anglican Church of Australia would be united in following the clear teaching of the Bible about how God wants his people in his church to live for his honour and glory.
Please pray for the board of Gafcon Australia as they work to provide the necessary infrastructure to support any new churches that will take advantage of this rescue plan.
Pray also that we might have unity in the truth of the gospel, so that together we might be able to proclaim Christ faithfully to the nations!
JODIE McNEILL
Coming up this weekend 24-25th July 2021
We would love you to join us for church this weekend!
This weekend, Jodie will be starting our new sermon series on the Gospel of Matthew.
Come along for Saturday at 5pm and dinner afterwards, followed by ‘Nightlife’ afterwards. 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 and online. If you are able to attend in person 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.
If you can’t make it in person, head to watch.jamberooanglican.com or facebook.com/JamberooAnglican to watch our livestream.
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.
Church news for the week beginning 17th July 2021
OUR SERMON
This weekend we will be learning from Acts 3:1-12 as Dan Odell preaches to us on ‘A Leap of Faith‘.
MISSION OF THE MONTH
Our mission of the month for June is Irish Church Missions, specifically the ‘Dublin Silicon Docks Church Project’. To find out more visit https://www.irishchurchmissions.ie
BASE CAMP
The KCC Base Camp mens convention is coming up on the 14th August. We are going to livestream it here at Jamberoo Anglican Church! The topic is, ‘Unbound: To love God and others’. We would love you to join us on the day! More details coming soon.
BAPTISM SERVICE
Our upcoming baptism service has been delayed due to the impact of stay-at-home restrictions on the size of our gathering and on the visitors we can welcome onsite.
CONFIRMATION SERVICE
Our confirmation service may be delayed. We will update you next week.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
The Creche door and carpet are in! However, please avoid the building materi- als 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
20 July – Ben Baker
23 July – Rick Smith
24 July – Kim Ayling
ANNIVERSARIES
20 July – June & Clyde Bock
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 $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 $289,623, leaving a gap of $-16,623.
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/
A Leap of Faith – Dan Odell – Acts 3 1-12 – 17-18th July 2021
- Acts 3 Background
- The main character is gone
- The main character is not gone
- A Man Excluded (vs 1-3)
- Excluded from God?
- Unworthy of God?
- Luke 5: It is not the healthy who need a doctor…
- A Man in Need (vs 3-5)
- His wants are less than his needs.
- So are ours: success // comfort // control
- A Man made Whole (vs 6)
- Healed by the name of Jesus
- What is God doing in the world today?
- God outside the temple
- Leap of Faith (vs 7-8)
- The man:
- God
- The disciples (and us!)
- Conclusion: This miracle points
- Backwards
- Downwards
- Upwards
- Forwards
- To persecution and yet joy (vs 9-11)
Are you willing to wait?
Are you the kind of person who is happy to wait for downloads, or couriers, or public transport, or phone calls?
In the instant-gratification world in which we live, we seek immediate results, and get frustrated when things don’t happen as fast as they can.
And when we’re impatient, it can easily lead us to act in a way that is unwise or ungodly.
In 1 Samuel 13, Saul chose not to wait for Samuel the prophet to perform a sacrifice, but instead he took matters into his own hands.
As God’s king, he was supposed to follow God rule, but as he faced the threat of war, he grew impatient, which resulted in him losing the kingdom to King David, the man after God’s own heart.
When God’s king, Jesus, was under great distress in the Garden of Gethsemene, he chose to patiently and obediently follow God’s rule, even though it would cost him dearly.
King Jesus patiently and obediently followed the Lord in his time of trial and distress… and in doing so, he went to the cross, where he died for our sin, and from where he rose to bring us the guarantee of eternal life.
As we get frustrated with waiting for answers to prayer, we can be tempted to take matters into our own hands, disobeying God’s word and acting independently of his rule.
But we must model ourselves on Jesus our Lord, who cried out to God, “everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” (Mark 14:36)
Praise God that Jesus was not impatient and that he was willing to follow his father’s command, even when to do so would bring him pain.
Praise God that his perseverance and obedience led to the glorious tragedy of the cross!
JODIE McNEILL
(Photo credit: Heiner Engbrocks via Flickr)
My Dwelling Place – Psalm 91 – 10-11 July 2021 – Jodie McNeill
“We are facing the biggest challenge”
Are you afraid?
When you’re afraid, come to God’s ____
The Lord ____ them Psalm 91
A powerful word of ____
Is this just a feel-good word of ________?
Is it because people don’t have enough _____?
In Jesus’ time, sin didn’t lead to _________
The main message of the pandemic is ‘______’
Things were _________ in Old Testament times
God no longer ________ people by plague
The Kingdom of God is _________ not physical
He’s blessed us in the heavenly realms in ______
Judgement and blessings will be seen on the _____ day
We receive all the promised blessings in ______
We must have Heaven as our ____
We receive safety and blessings by ________ in Christ
We are safe under the _____ of Jesus
Even though we live in a pandemic, we need not ____
Judgement Day is coming, and ____ will end
Shelter is our ________ home
Angels help and _______ us
We find refuge in Christ, in Heaven, our ______
‘My Dwelling Place’