Well having spent four weeks looking at sex (listen to the recordings here if you missed them), we’re now going to spend some time reflecting on the prayer that Jesus prayed to his Father on the night before he died. It’s from the New Testament Gospel of John, chapter 17, and our series is called ‘What would Jesus pray?’

For our first week, I’ll be helping us look closely at what Jesus prayed to his Father about his own glorification in verses 1 to 5, as he prepared for the most important part of his mission to earth. This is very important for us, today, as it shows us where Jesus’ priorities lie, and why it matters that this continues to be at the heart of what he desires for us and for the universe.

We also love to meet together to hear answers to the questions you asked last week, and here they are:

1. What place does dreaming have in the Christian life?
2. What does Mary’s headpiece represent?
3. Why didn’t Jesus have a wife?
4. Are there any relationships in heaven?
5. What does the Bible say about when it is permissible to remarry?
6. Why should a person give up the fun things in life in order to become a Christian?

So, we’d love you to join us at 5pm on Saturday (with a kids’ program, then dinner together, then youth group), or 9am on Sunday (for a classic Anglican service, followed by excellent espresso coffee).

Can’t wait to see you this weekend!

Grace and peace, Jodie McNeill.

Quite a few people have mentioned that they’ve been coming to church for decades and they’ve never before heard a talk series on sex and the Song of Songs. This has meant we’ve had lots to think about and talk about as we’ve met for dinner or coffee after church. We’d love you to come along and be a part of this challenging discussion by joining us for the talk ‘True Sex is Secure’.

In particular, we’re going to be addressing some of the things that happen when the secure bonds of sex are broken. We’ll be looking at issues of rejection and abuse in relationships, and this will lead us to explore just where God is in the midst of these kinds of horrible things in life.

As part of our regular church services, we also have a question and answer time, and these are the questions I’ll be answering that you asked last weekend:

1. Is it wise and helpful for Christians to visit mosques to show support after the Christchurch massacre?
2. In the Song of Songs, the woman’s virginity was attractive to the man, but what about the man’s virginity?
3. What advice should we give to a Christian man whose wife withholds sex from him?
4. What does ‘abundant’ praise mean in the context of Song of Songs?
5. What was your most romantic gesture to Mandy?
6. If we sing old words in church then won’t visitors think that God is out of date?
7. Shouldn’t Christians avoid non-spiritual Yoga classes because its origin is in Hinduism?

So, come along and join us either at 5pm Saturday (with kids and youth programs, and dinner for all straight after church), or 9am Sunday (with espresso over morning tea). Nearly every week we welcome someone new to our church, so if you just want to pop in and check us out then you’ll be very welcome.

Grace and peace, Jodie.

It’s been a buzz to welcome so many new people to our church over the past few weekends, and we’d really love you to join us at 5pm Saturday or 9am Sunday.

This weekend we begin a four-week series called ‘True Sex in the Song of Songs’. We’re going to look at the book of the Bible that is dedicated to sex, and learn what God thinks about this very important part of our human life.

This week’s topic is ‘True Sex is Wonderful’, where we will see that God is far from being anti-sex… because he made sex, and he made it to be enjoyed… which is truly wonderful.

You can learn more about this week’s talk by checking out this link https://jamberooanglican.com/2019/03/08/does-god-hate-sex/

Like every week, we spend some time answering your questions from the previous weeks, and this time we’ve got some pretty meaty issues to discuss:

1. Should Christians be active in protecting the Judeo-Christian virtues of our society?
2. Should we use secular reasoning to engage with the world, or only Biblical arguments?
3. The Bible appears to be in conflict with science, so how can we help unbelievers with this hurdle?
4. What can we do to help bring an end to the sex trafficking of children?
5. What is our new body going to be like in heaven?

So, join us for dinner after our 5pm Saturday service, which includes a kids’ program, with youth program after dinner. Or come at 9am Sunday for a more classic Anglican service, with some great espresso right after our service.

Grace and peace, Jodie.

We had a cracker of a time last weekend as we gathered together to encourage each other as we look forward to Jesus’ return, real soon. That was the main message of the Bible talk, and this weekend we’re considering just how it is that God is gathering more and more people into his church. In other words, it’s the topic of ‘evangelism’.

If you’re a person who already knows Jesus but is looking for a church to visit or join, then come along this weekend at 5pm on Saturday (with dinner and programs for kids and youth), or 9am on Sunday (with Lord’s Supper, espresso coffee and a more ‘classic’ Anglican styled church).

If you’re not yet a follower of Jesus, then you should definitely drop in this weekend. We’d love you to tyre-kick church and check out what makes Christians tick. Come along, feel at home, ask lots of questions, and join our family. It’s really special.

Part of church each week is our Q&A segment, where I answer the tough questions you asked me via the response slip at church or via SMS. Here are the questions lined up for this weekend:

1. Why does Genesis 1 say that God created male and females from dust, and then in the next chapter say he created the man and then later made the woman from his rib?
2. Why do we sing hymns when we could instead read them from the Bible in a more powerful way?
3. Why shouldn’t we just end our lives and go to heaven to be with God right now?
4. Since we no longer possess the actual timber cross upon which Jesus died, then do we still have any altar?
5. Did you and Mandy visit the place in Jerusalem where Jesus died on the cross?
6. Is there technology in heaven?

So, come along and come alive! See you Saturday or Sunday!

JODIE McNEILL

This weekend we’d love you to be with us as we look at God’s word to find out how it is that he’s building his church. We might have all sorts of weird and wonderful ideas about how to grow things, but we’re crazy not to listen to God and ‘go with the grain’ of building his church, using the tools he’s given us.

At 5pm on Saturday we’ve got a kids’ program, so it’s ideal for families with younger kids. Then, after we all have dinner together, our youth group meets from around 7.30 till 9.30pm.

On Sunday at 9am our church is a little more traditional, but still fresh and modern. Both services will have Lord’s Supper this weekend.

We’re going to also have our weekly Question and Answer time, where our minister Jodie will answer your questions from last week, which were:

1. If ‘church’ is any get-together of Christians, then why do we need pastors?
2. Don’t we need people of all ages in a public gathering in order for it to be a genuine church?
3. If my Serve Team is ‘church’, then do I still need to come to the weekend services?
4. Which bone did God take from Adam’s ribs, and is it still missing in people today?

So, be sure to come along and join us for church. Whether you’re a regular, or if you’ve never set foot in a religious building, then our church is the place for you!