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As Jodie leads us through the next instalment of our Acts series, ‘Launching the Church’, we will see how Paul proclaimed that Jesus is the Messiah, despite a difficult crowd, jealousy and a treacherous journey. God’s strength and provision was shown, and Paul was able to continue to encourage his fellow brothers and help many come to know Christ. It is a great lesson, one that we can apply to our lives today.
MISSION OF THE MONTH
Our mission of the month is CMS. Donate and buy from the mission table to help support our CMS partners.
MONIQUE DARE-WARD MEMORIAL
A memorial service for Monique Dare-Ward will be held on Sunday 10th November at 2pm at Kiama Anglican Church.
PARISH COUNCIL
The next Parish Council meeting will be held on 12th November at 7pm.
LADIES GUILD
The next Ladies Guild meeting will be on November 9th at 3pm in the hall. All women in our church are invited to come, and find out how they can help serve over the Christmas festive season.
INTER-CHURCH CAROLS
Be sure to save Tuesday 10th December in your diaries for our famous ‘Carols in the Park’ event in Reid Park at 6.30pm.
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
This year we will be having our first-in-a-long-time Christmas Eve service! Come join us at 6:30pm on our new church lawn for a night of carols and fellowship. Our regular Christmas day service will be at 9am in the church.
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Kanye West is one of the world’s most famous personalities, known not only for his music, fashion and politics, but also for his famous wife, Kim Kardashian.
This week Kanye released an album with the title ‘JESUS IS KING’, where he sings with great honesty and passion about his newfound Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
News of his conversion has caused a stir around the world, with both Christians and non-Christians expressing some scepticism about the authenticity of his new faith.
Yet the more that I’ve heard him speak this week, and the more I’ve listened to this album, the more I’m blown away by his passion for Jesus.
The man who once regarded himself as god has now made an unblushing declaration that Jesus is king, not Kanye.
His radical transformation reminded me of the conversion of the Apostle Paul, who went from being one of the Christianity’s most violent critics, to become its greatest advocate and proclaimer.
When Paul was converted, many of the Christians doubted his faith and feared for their lives.
Yet before long, the believers recognised him as a brother, and they praised God for the remarkable work of the Holy Spirit in bringing such dramatic transformation.
I’ve been praying a lot for Kanye this week.
I’m praying that he doesn’t grow weary of proclaiming Christ, and that he keeps pursuing his new-found passion for Christlike living.
And I’m praying that the slogan ‘JESUS IS KING’ will lead many others down the same pathway to Christ that Kanye now walks.
If you don’t know Jesus as King, then why not read the Bible like Kanye did, and see how Jesus can also turn your life around?
As we head through the next instalment of our Acts series, ‘Launching the Church’, we will see how Paul proclaimed that Jesus is the Messiah, despite a difficult crowd, jealousy and a treacherous journey. God’s strength and provision was shown, and Paul was able to continue to encourage his fellow brothers and sisters, and help many come to know Christ. It is a great lesson, one that we can apply to our lives today.
During our services, we have a weekly question time. Please continue to ask questions via your response slips so we can learn more about God together. Here are the questions for this weekend:
1 When a Christian differs on important matters, is it OK to question them and their salvation? 2 If we challenge a Christian on an important view then should we worry about offending them? 3 Should we keep the law in the way it says in Acts 15:29? 4 What’s the difference between church and denomination? 5 If God has everything planned, why do we pray? 6 Is the Rapture going to happen like the ‘Left Behind’ books? 7 Because God is outside of time does this explain what happens from death to Christ’s return?
So what are you waiting for? Join us this Saturdayat 5pm, with a kids’ program, followed by dinner and then youth group for the teens. Or come on Sunday morning at 9am for a more classic Anglican style service, and we can chat over some hot espresso and morning tea afterwards. See you there!
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This weekend Jodie continues our series on Acts, ‘Launching the Church’, and will be speaking from chapter 15 about the Council of Jerusalem. Next weekend, we will hear about Paul’s mission in Macedonia and how we can apply it to our lives today.
MISSION OF THE MONTH
Our Mission of the Month is Anglicare, and we can support this through the mission table, and by bringing toys and tucker to help people at Christmas.
LADIES GUILD
The next Ladies Guild meeting will be on November 9th at 3pm in the hall. All women in our church are invited to come, and find out how they can help serve over the Christmas festive season.
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
This year we will be having our first ever annual Christmas Eveservice! Come join us at 6:30pm on the lawn for a night of carols and fellowship. Our regular Christmas day service will be at 9am in the church.
COMBINED CHURCHES CAROLS
Be sure to save Tuesday 10th December in your diaries for our famous ‘Carols in the Park’ event in Reid Park at 6.30pm.
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When it comes to matters of human sexuality, the world wants people to think that God in his Bible tries to be the fun and freedom police.
The myth is that because church teaching places restrictions upon what people should do with their bodies that these rules prevent people from being truly happy.
One of the areas where this is claimed is the hot topic of gender identity.
When I grew up there were only two, clear options, but today when you register for Facebook, you can choose from up to 71 different genders.
Far from creating clarity, this only creates confusion, as people are challenged to consider whether their gender identity may be different to that which is listed on their birth certificate.
Yet, God has stated clearly that there are only two sexes, and that the biological sex is the same as the person’s gender, and vice versa.
Which means that other than the rare medical situation of ‘intersex’, we are all born either male or female, and God’s message is that we will find freedom if we learn to live in the skin we’re in.
So, instead of exploring options of other gender identities and the sexual expressions that often result, we should find satisfaction in the gender God’s given us.
Instead of cramping our style, it will free us from the tyranny of choice, and provide us with a confidence that we’re living God’s way.
At the same time, God offers unconditional forgiveness to us when we come to him and apologise for ignoring his clear word about how to live.
This is the freedom that comes from knowing God: the confidence to have forgiveness from our creator, and the promise of eternal life.
God’s plan for our lives is not to cramp our style but to release us from the tyranny of choice in order to give us the privilege of knowing the very best way to live in the world God has made in the bodies he has given to us.
Please join us this weekend as we continue our series on Acts , ‘Launching the Church’, as I speak God’s word from chapters 15 about the Council of Jerusalem. It might sound a bit dull talking about a council and politics and stuff, but let me assure you that some seriously important things were decided at what could otherwise have been a time of major crisis in the early church. And the outcome is awesome for us today!
Our regular question and answer segment is back in full force and you can look forward to this weekend for these questions below:
1 Was the Pentateuch written during the Babylonian exile? 2 Do you think that John 7:53-8:11 and Mark 16:9-20 are part of the Bible? 3 Doesn’t 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 describe the Pretribulation Rapture? 4 Why do we pray so hard for people we love to become believers if they haven’t been chosen by God? 5 What should be our response to knowing that there are many who have not been chosen (and we have)? 6 How do we have hope for someone’s death if they don’t believe in Christ?
Whether it’s your first time or your 100th at our church, I would love to see you this weekend at Saturday 5pm, where we can chat over some dinner afterwards, or Sunday 9am where the coffee is strong and morning tea is sweet. See you there!
Grace and peace, Jodie
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This weekend Jodie leads us back into our series on Acts, ‘Launching the Church’, as he tells us the story of Paul’s first missionary journey from Acts 13 and 14. Next weekend we will hear about The Council of Jerusalem as Jodie continues preaching God’s word from Acts.
MISSION OF THE MONTH
Our Mission of the Month is Anglicare, and we can support this through the mission table, and by bringing toys and tucker to help people at Christmas.
LADIES GUILD
The next Ladies Guild meeting will be on November 9th at 3pm in the hall. All women in our church are invited to come, and find out how they can help serve over the Christmas festive season.
QUESTION AND ANSWERS
Our regular question and answer segment will resume this week. To ask a question, simply fill out a response slip or email Jodie.
NEW ROSTERS ONLINE
Updated rosters have been published on Elvanto. If you are unavailable to serve when you have been rostered on, please let us know via Elvanto, your response slips or by emailing Kiarnay.
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. 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.
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.
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