United with Christ – Ephesians Talk One: Chosen for Blessing Ephesians 1:1-8 25-26 July 2020 – Jodie McNeill

The Lucky Country

Christians are the most _______ of all.

We don’t _______ God’s blessings.

It’s from ____ the apostle.

God’s totally in _______.

It’s a message for God’s ____ people.

A ______ for grace and peace.

It’s about God’s mind-blowing _________.

We have received _________ blessings.

We are fully _________ to Christ.

He chose us because he _____ us.

Predestination makes ________ sense.

Choosing us for adoption brings God ________.

When we know God’s grace, we ______ him.

God’s rich blessings were very _________.

Kindness beyond _______!

A back-handed compliment.

Church News for the week beginning 26th July

OUR BIBLE TALK

This weekend we begin a brand new series lead by Jodie on the book of Ephesians called ‘United With Christ’, as we look at the beginning of chapter one in a sermon titled ‘Chosen for Blessing’. If you can’t make it to church in person, visit watch.jamberooanglican.com to watch our livestream.

MORNING PRAYER DAILY

Join us for Morning Prayer at 7am every morning (except Sunday) at zoom.jamberooanglican.com for a half-hour of prayer and Bible reading.

MISSION OF THE MONTH

Our mission of the month is Irish Church Mission, supporting Cameron and Alex. To support this great ministry, buy and donate from the mission table in the hall.

SRE RETURNS!

In answer to our prayers we have recommenced teaching SRE (Scripture) in Jamberoo Public School on Thursday afternoons. Please remember our Scripture Teachers in your prayers!

YOUTUBE CHANNEL

To watch videos of our Bible talks and other memories of our church, visit youtube.jamberooanglican.com and be sure to subscribe to our channel!

FAMILY NEWS

BIRTHDAYS:
25th Gavin Richardson

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 details. Account name: Church of England Jamberoo. Account number: 10081274. BSB: 062562.

Coming up this weekend 25-26 July

This weekend we begin a brand new series lead by Jodie on the book of Ephesians called ‘United With Christ’, as we look at the beginning of chapter one in a sermon titled ‘Chosen for Blessing’.

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 and Jodie would love to answer them this weekend during our services.

Join us on Saturday at 5pm where we will have fellowship over dinner afterwards, or Sunday at 9am followed by morning tea and hot espresso! If you can’t make it in person, you can watch our livestream over at watch.jamberooanglican.com.

A ten-point vision of the best life – Jodie McNeill – 18-19 July 2020 Deuteronomy 5-6

The verge of Jordan

Milestones help us _______

The ______ of the Ten Commandments

They were ____ into God’s family

The laws set a ______ of the best life

1. Only ______ the Lord

2. Don’t ______ the Lord to an object

3. Don’t ____________ the Lord

4. Take a ____ day

5. ______ your parents

6. Don’t ______

7. Be ________ in marriage

8. Don’t _____

9. Don’t ___

10. Be _________

Jesus showed the _____ of the Ten Commandments

The Commandments still _____ today

See the Commandments through gospel _______

Church News for the week beginning 19th July

OUR BIBLE TALK

This week we will hear Jodie speak from chapters 5 & 6 of Deuteronomy about a ten point vision for the future. If you can’t make it to church in person, visit watch.jamberooanglican.com to watch our livestream.

NEW BIBLE SERIES

Next weekend Jodie commences an all-new, 17-week series on the book of Ephesians called ‘United With Christ’. Next week’s first talk is on Ephesians 1:1-8, with the title ‘Chosen for Blessing’

MORNING PRAYER DAILY

Join us for Morning Prayer at 7am every morning (except Sunday) at zoom.jamberooanglican.com for a half-hour of prayer and Bible reading.

MISSION OF THE MONTH

Our mission of the month is Irish Church Mission, supporting Cameron and Alex. To support this great ministry, buy and donate from the mission table in the hall.

VISION DAY

Join us TODAY for a special day of vision and prayer for the future of our church. Saturday 18th July from 9am to 1pm, followed by lunch. We’d love you to be a part of this important event.

SRE RETURNS!

In answer to our prayers we expect to begin teaching SRE (Scripture) in Jamberoo Public School this Thursday. Please remember our Scripture Teachers in your prayers!

YOUTUBE CHANNEL

To watch videos of our Bible talks and other memories of our church, visit youtube.jamberooanglican.com and be sure to subscribe to our channel!

FAMILY NEWS

BIRTHDAYS:
20th Carlene Gardner
23rd Rick Smith
24th Kim Ayling
25th Gavin Richardson

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 details. Account name: Church of England Jamberoo. Account number: 10081274. BSB: 062562.

A vision for the future

In August we celebrate five years since the launch of our Saturday service, and during this time, the Lord has grown our church significantly.

Now is the time for us to examine who we are and what we value, and then chart a course into the future.

So, what is the ideal to which our church should aspire?

The ‘Ten Commandments’ are well known but rarely considered when seeking inspiration about vision setting.

That’s because they are often considered a list of rules from God that some people think we need to keep in order to avoid God’s anger and enjoy his blessing.

But the Bible says that the Ten Commandments only show us how much we consistently fail to obey God in our actions and our thoughts.

This is why Jesus died for us, so that he could keep all the Ten Commandments perfectly, and then exchange his innocence for our guilt.

Then by trusting in Jesus as our king, we receive the benefit of his death through grace by believing in him.

Since the Ten Commandments are designed to show us how to become friends with God, they now can be regarded as a vision for life, together.

When Jesus was asked which was the most important of these commandments, he said:

“‘You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’ The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.” (Matt. 22:37-39)

Our vision is that we might be a community that, by grace alone, seeks to love God and each other to the full, knowing that we are forgiven when we fail, and that we have a future hope of the new creation when we will experience this fully.

JODIE McNEILL

(Picture credit: Rich Savage via Flickr)

Coming up this weekend 18-19 July

This weekend we invite you to join us for our Vision Day on Saturday the 18th from 9am-1pm as we discuss and pray about the future for our church We will then hear Jodie speak from chapters 5 & 6 of Deuteronomy about a ten point vision for the future at both of our services. We would love for you to be part of this important time for our Jamberoo church family!

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 and Jodie would love to answer them this weekend during our services.

Join us on Saturday at 5pm where we will have fellowship over dinner afterwards, or Sunday at 9am followed by morning tea and hot espresso! If you can’t make it in person, you can watch our livestream over at watch.jamberooanglican.com.

Church News for the week beginning 12th July

OUR BIBLE TALK

This week we will hear Trevor Lucas speak from chapters 7 & 8 of Hebrews, asking ‘What Do You Need?‘. If you can’t make it to church in person, simply head to watch.jamberooanglican.com to watch the livestream of our services.

MORNING PRAYER DAILY

Join us for Morning Prayer at the new time of 7am every morning (except Sunday) at zoom.jamberooanglican.com for a half-hour time of prayer and Bible reading.

MISSION OF THE MONTH

Our mission of the month is Irish Church Mission, supporting Cameron and Alex. To support this great ministry, buy and donate from the mission table in the hall.

VISION DAY

Join us for a special day of vision and prayer for the future of our church. Saturday 18th July from 9am to 1pm, followed by lunch. We’d love you to be a part of this important event.

YOUTUBE CHANNEL

To watch videos of our Bible talks and other memories of our church, visit youtube.jamberooanglican.com and be sure to subscribe to our channel!

FAMILY NEWS

BIRTHDAYS:
13th Katharine Hudson
15th Peter Gibson
16th Elise Rosten

ANNIVERSARIES:
11th Jodie & Mandy McNeill

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 details. Account name: Church of England Jamberoo. Account number: 10081274. BSB: 062562.

Coming up this weekend 11-12 July

This weekend we will hear Trevor Lucas speak from chapters 7 & 8 of Hebrews, asking ‘What Do You Need?

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 and Jodie would love to answer them this weekend during our services.

Join us on Saturday at 5pm where we will have fellowship over dinner afterwards, or Sunday at 9am followed by morning tea and hot espresso! If you can’t make it in person, you can watch our livestream over at watch.jamberooanglican.com.

Joy – Jodie McNeill – 4-5 July 2020

Happy

We believe that the ____ life is a happy life

True happiness can come only from _____

Joy is _______ to the Spirit-filled life

1. Joy is _________ to happiness

Joy is about ___________ and satisfaction

2. Joy is related to ______

Paul’s joy came through ______________

3. Joy is a product of _______ God’s heart

Sharing God’s heart for _______ brought joy

4. Joy is _______ looking

Future ____ brought present joy

Jesus experienced _____ because of future joy

5. Joy is a ____ from God

In their sorrow they expected joy from ___

The only real joy is found in _____