Share your Faith with others

Salvation is good news but it’s too good to keep to yourself.

As you saturate your life with the Word of God & Prayer, you will be more in tune to God & His purposes.

Jesus said in Matthew 10:32  “Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven”

As you speak about Jesus in your life.  Jesus will be speaking to His Father about you!

Can you believe it!? Isn’t it wonderful to think that Jesus & the Father are talking about you today?

Some ways you can be a witness.

1. Your loving acts of service
2. Your generosity
3. Your smile & kindness.
4. Your availability to help others.
5. Your Commitment to God’s Church Family
6. Your Prayer Your testimony how Jesus has changed your life.

In this dark world of ours, everybody needs to see a person who is a genuine light for the Lord. But our prayers for our Unbelieving friends & family & our words to them can have a marked influence on them.

As we start in earnest to pray for our 5 people in our “Come & See” pamphlet, ask the Lord to prepare the hearts of our unbelieving friends & family so that they might be positively responsive to our testimony & invitation.

Rom 10:17. Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.

Tony G.

Pastors Desk

Pr 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

This is a promise God’s people have often claimed as they have sought the Lord’s direction for their lives. And this promise has never failed them—if they have obeyed the conditions God has laid down in verses 1–12.

God keeps His promises when we obey Him, because our obedience prepares us to receive and enjoy what He has planned for us. Trusting God is an act of faith. All through the Scriptures God has shown he is worthy to be trusted and He has never let down his people.       

Let us be people of faith & Trust in the LORD with all our heart!                                        

Then we can reap the blessings God has in store for us!!

Tony

Sermon Summary

Wisdom & Trusting God.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart

and lean not on your own understanding,

 in all your ways acknowledge him

and he will make your paths straight.

What are the areas in your life where you need to trust God more?

Step One come and see

One of the most important things for you to know as a believer is what God says to you.

The Bible is God’s love letter to you. God tells you how much he cares for you & what he desires to provide for you & how he wants to protect you from the dangers & temptations of the world.

The Bible tells how God has worked in the lives of men & women through the ages, which is how God desires to work in your life today.

So, coming to church EVERY Sunday, & being involved in Growth Group & reading your Bible daily is a great way to hear from God. Before you read pray for wisdom, clarity & a desire to be doers of the word. James 1:22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.

The more you hear from God, the more you are going to experience a renewing of your mind. Rom 12:2  Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is —his good, pleasing and perfect will.

The more your mind is renewed to the will of God, the greater passion you will have to want what God wants. The salvation of all our friends & family.

Today, write 5 names of people you want to see become Christian so you can methodically pray for them in the next months & let’s see God working in our lives & theirs.

Tony Galea. Based on notes from Michael Youssef.

Australia Day, celebrated annually on January 26, marks the arrival of the First Fleet at Port Jackson in 1788, when Captain Arthur Phillip claimed the land for Britain.
For many Australians, it is a day of national pride, reflecting on the country’s history, achievements, and multicultural identity.
However, for Indigenous Australians, the day is often referred to as Invasion Day, as it represents the beginning of British colonization, which had devastating impacts on their cultures, land, and communities.
As a result, Australia Day is a day of mixed emotions.

For many Christians in Australia, Australia Day provides an opportunity to reflect on the nation’s values, history, and the role of faith in shaping the country’s culture and identity.
It is a day to celebrate the diversity and freedom that characterizes Australia, often with a focus on gratitude for the peace and prosperity enjoyed in the nation. But also, not to repeat the failures of the past.

Ultimately, for Christians, Australia Day is a time to celebrate the blessings of living in a free and diverse nation, where the gospel is still able to be preached, while also considering how to live out the values of compassion, justice, and love toward all people, especially those who have been marginalized.

Tony Galea

Coming to the end of a year, and the beginning of a new one, many of us set New Year’s resolutions, hoping to make positive life changes.
It can be helpful to reflect on what has been and to consider future plans.
In fact, according to Proverbs (3:5-6,16:3;9), the wise person sets goals and prepare for the future.

These verses are a reminder from God, telling us to give Him all our plans and worries. It’s like God is saying to us, “Trust me with your life, and I’ll take care of the rest.”
And this isn’t just about the big dreams we have, but also about the small choices we make every day.

In a world that tells us that we can do whatever we want, whenever we want, however we want, under our own strength, we should find this reminder from God a comfort.

The weight and burden people place upon themselves to succeed in everything they do can and does lead to increased worry, stress, anxiety, burnout and more.

For Christians, the idea is that we completely give our plans to God in dependence upon Him. When we commit our work to the Lord, we offer everything we do completely to Him.

When we fully depend on God in all we do and live according to His ways in complete dependence on Him, we can generally expect that He will bless our efforts.
This does not mean we will never have trouble in our lives or that God will give to us everything we want in the way we expect it!
Rather, we can expect God to fulfill His promise of Romans 8:28, “We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”

As we embrace the possibilities of this new year, let’s hold onto the wisdom found in Proverbs, allowing it to guide our actions and intentions.

Sandee Batelic

The summer holidays are generally a good time for some R&R. Get-togethers with friends and family, time at the beach, backyard cricket and time off work are just some of the reasons we love summer.

Each summer, thousands of tourists come to the Kiama area for a holiday. Together with locals, they pack out the cafes and beaches in town, and the surrounding area.

And each summer, a few dozen Christians from Sydney come to our area to talk to people about Jesus.

These people are part of the Summerlife (Kiama Beach Mission) team. They are in the area from the 28th Dec – 5th Jan.

The goal is to get people to spend time chatting and reflecting on who Jesus is, and what he’s done for them. It’s fantastic to see the Holy Spirit working amongst these chats.

This year, some of the team is staying at Jamberoo Anglican. This is part of an ever-increasing partnership between Jamberoo Anglican and the Kiama Summerlife team.

For us at Jamberoo, there’s 2 things we can do to support the mission.

1. Pray. Pray for the team to lead people to Christ through conversations.

2. Be a local contact. The team will be encouraging people they talk to, to head along to a local church. They would be much more likely to do that if they already had someone they knew at the church – perhaps you?

So be praying! And if you can, head down to surf beach and support the team, each day at 1pm, or 6pm. What an encouragement to the team, and what a great way for Jamberoo Anglican to be amongst our community.

Hope to see you there, as we partner with Summerlife to tell people in our area the great news about Jesus our Saviour!

BRAD VIDILINI