20210425 English Bulletin

Vision: Building a Church after God's Own Heart SUNDAY 25TH APRIL WELCOME TO CAMBERWELL METHODIST CHURCH We are faith community that growing in our love for Jesus, who died for our sins, and raised from the death. We are called to follow Jesus, and to make disciple of all nations. If you would like to know more about God, Jesus, or our church or the bible, please use [email protected] / Minister in Charge Rev James Kong 0413 953 238 to Get in Touch.

Silent Prayer ORDER OF WORSHIP Call to Worship Adoration & Praise (25 April 2021) Prayer Responsive Reading <Be Still in the Presence of the Lord> The Lord’s Prayer Welcome/Notices Proverbs 6:12-19 Offering Intercessory Prayer 406 <Take My Life and Let It Be> Scripture Reading Rev. 2:18-29 Proclamation of the Word Never Tolerate, Never Compromise Chorus of Response Benediction Ministry Roster 25/4/2021 Preacher Rev. James Kong Worship Leader Jimmy Kong Song Leader Jennifer Yap Backup Diana Kong Pianist Jason Ting Keyboardist Dennis Yong Accompaniment Steven Yek Cajon Jonathan Liew Bible Reader Ming Zhe Lim Multimedia Yew Fong Lim Live Stream/PA Gerald Wong & Andrew Zhang Ushers Christian Ling & Kelly Chua Floral Anna Ng HC Prep - Rev. James Kong Ministry Roster 2/5/2021 Preacher Cheryl Chan Worship Leader Daniel Ha Song Leader Ing Soo Tiong Backup Zoe Ha Pianist Faith & Kelly Keyboardist - Accompaniment Sammi Chua Cajon - Bible Reader Jin Loong & Bryan Law Multimedia Aaron Tiew Live Stream/PA - Ushers Stephen & Florence Siew Floral HC Prep Janice Gan 2

“God looks for those whose hearts are prepared to be intercessors before Him ...Intercessors can be the only ones standing between an individual or a nation and God’s wrath.” Henry Blackaby Weekly Praying for the Church 1. Pray for coming back to church to 2. P ray for LCEC 2021 and English working worship Committee that they may work together to reach out to families, our 2.1 Pray for ongoing streaming work to young people, and our community. be effective, and glorifying God; Please pray for the search of suirtable new pastor for English Congregation. 2.2 Pray for wisdom to discern how to allow congregation to come back to 3. Pray for Annual Conference continue worship with limited seat capacity due to be faithful in leading all churches in to social distancing; Australia, that we may work together to bring the gospel to the those who are 2.3 Pray for the small groups, and lost, and discipled to be fisher of men fellowships continue to connect with and women. each other, and reach out to other; 4. P ray for Boon Koh, his sister, Christina, 2.4 Pray for God’s break through in and her family in Canada: Samuel and all that church is doing so that we Ruth; Flora’s recovery; Ben; Angeline’s may experience renewal in the life of father community and ministry. 3

“God looks for those whose hearts are prepared to be intercessors before Him ...Intercessors can be the only ones standing between an individual or a nation and God’s wrath.” Henry Blackaby Weekly Praying for the Church 5. P ray for our church family continue to 6. P ray for spiritual awakening experience living God in each of these household at Camberwell Methodist 1.1 your plead with the Lord to be Church. We pray for deeper relationship merciful to us and graciously draw us among the family members, deeper back to Himself and His ways. Ask Him to relationship between husband and show us unfailing love and grant us His wife, and deeper relationship between salvation that we may rejoice in Him. parents and children. I cannot stress more than saying this is the time, God 1.2 restore us again, O God our is at work through and in our families. Saviour...Will you not revive us again, Let us not look else where but instead that your people may rejoice in you? look within our daily relationship and Show us your unfailing love, O Lord, and our family. God is right there with us. grant us your salvation (Psalm 85:4,6-7); Seek Him first and His kingdom, all these things shall be added to you. 1.3 Thank God that He is willing to give the Holy Spirit to those who ask. Cry out to Him for an outpouring and mighty working of the Holy Spirit in our day. 1.4 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him. (Luke 11:13) 4

All that’s going on around Camberwell Methodist Church COMMUNITY WATCH Welcome Prayer Meeting We welcome everyone who join our Thursday (29/4) 7:30PM Combined Mission worship service. May the peace of God Prayer Meeting. To be led by Rev. James be with you! If you are a new friend to the Kong. Let us serve one another through church, please introduce yourself. prayer. (Via Camberwell MC Online group on Facebook) Mission Fund $1 A Day Family Devotion We invite all brothers and sisters to participate, as well as for all fellowships We encourage families to start a regular and small groups to promote and family devotion each week. It is our main encourage, so that we can offer what we thing for our church because we will have to expand the Kingdom of God. (For grow stronger, closer, and more love for details, please see P. 9) God and one another. Let us not waste this time of being together…. explore Pastoral Needs every opportunity to play, to read, to do something together, to pray and to sing If you have any pastoral needs, please together. do not hesitate to seek Rev. James Kong (0413 953 238) or local preacher Lina Lim, Sunday Services Livestream Chris Ting, or Joo Soo Lim. If you need the pastor to pray for you, do approach Rev. We continue to stream both 9am Chinese James Kong after the service. and 11am English service online until further notice. Online worship is one of the many things we do to worship God. As there is public singing during the service, we strongly advise our congregation to wear facemasks, loving yourselves and loving others. 5

All that’s going on around Camberwell Methodist Church COMMUNITY WATCH Offering detail Gentle Reminder: Thank you once again for brothers and Please help to maintain the cleanliness sisters who faithfully support the ministry of of the fridge in the church kitchen. Do the church through finance, prayers, and bring the left-over food home. The fridge participation. May God bless you. Here is is currently used to store the pre-packed the bank detail for your reference: wafer and juice for the Holy Communion. Account name: Chinese Methodist Church in Australia Camberwell; BANK: Redeemer Methodist Church ANZ; BSB: 013 225; A.N: 4939 79025 Redeemer Methodist Church has Offering purchased a church building and is planning for renovation. Please support 11/4/2021 $4,648.90 our member church out of love. Do refer to the Notice Board for details of Bank Short-Term Mission to Tasmania Account. (Please refer to page 10). The Board of Evangelism has planned a Short-Term Mission Trip to Launceston, Tasmania. We invite brothers and sisters to join. (Please refer to page 11-12) CAMBERWELL METHODIST CHURCH 58 Cooloongatta Road, Camberwell, VIC 3124 • Tel: (03) 9889 0702 • www.cmca-camberwell.org.au Minister-in-charge: Rev. James Kong 0413 953 238 6

CAMBERWELL METHODIST CHURCH The Proverbs Challenge The Book of Proverbs is a READ & STUDY very visual book. This is a challenge for the Read through Proverbs individual or the family until you find a verse (Chinese or English). No that really stands out to matter how young or old you. Then study the verse you are, we would love to until you know what it see your creativity. means. Once completed, the best three submissions will be EXPRESS  framed and displayed in church. Find a way to express All entries will be your verse: photography, compiled into a memory graphics nature, book for our church for calligraphy, drawings, the 35th anniversary. paintings, ect. SEND IT IN! Send your verse to camberwell_methodist_c [email protected] by the 30th of April. And we will compile it into our very own Xia-En-Gia COVID-19 memory book. Each family or individual who contributed will receive a copy. 7

To Devotion Week 12: 25th April 2021 Theme: Fighting for Hope Hymn: Turn your eyes upon Jesus O soul, are you weary and troubled? No light in the darkness you see? There’s light for a look at the Saviour, And life more abundant and free. CHORUS: Turn your eyes upon Jesus, Look full in His wonderful face, And the things of earth will grow strangely dim, In the light of His glory and grace. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5qc0EcNgqw Psalm 42:5, 42:11 (NIV) “Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God; for I will yet praise him, my Saviour and my God.” Psalm 42 paints a bleak picture of immense despair. I remember a time when I was in such a state that I found myself crying throughout the day. The despair threatened to crush my heart and made me want to give up. Like the psalmist, I asked myself over and over again, “Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me?” It’s easy to look to God in easy times but when life gets messy, we get so caught up in the emotional turmoil that we just hang our heads and let our hearts turn away from God. Trusting in God and looking to God for an answer can be the hardest things that we face on our spiritual journey in times of trial. So, how can we move from despair to hope? The only way to alleviate the feeling of despair is to fight for HOPE. Look to the Light instead of surrendering to the dark emotions of discouragement. Fight for HOPE! “Hope in God and you will praise Him, my Saviour and my God.” Turn from focusing on your situation to focus on the sovereignty of our loving God. “Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face, And the things of earth will grow strangely dim, in the light of His glory and grace.” Reflect: • Do you give up easily to the emotions of discouragement OR do you fight for HOPE? • Do you find it hard to turn your focus from your depressing state to look at Jesus? • How does knowing who God is help you to have hope? Prayer: Oh God, you are my God and I will ever praise you. Thank you that you are always there for us, in good times and bad times. Help us to fight for the Hope that we have in you and keep our eyes and hearts fixed on you, in Jesus’ name we pray Amen. 8

Board of Mission 2021 ‘$1 a DAY for Mission’ Campaign Dear Minister-in-Charge and Pastors, As you know, ‘$1 a day for mission’ is one of the main sources of income for CMCA Board of Mission. We hope to continue this campaign to raise awareness for mission in 2020-2021. We found these ideas for piggy bank craft using recycle bottles very interesting and would recommend your Sunday school to explore further for 2020 Piggy Bank project for KIDS4Mission (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iou_W3iIqtk&ab_channel=FindIdea or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnrCJeuGA2k&ab_channel=Isa%27sWorld ). We hope Sunday school children will make their own ‘piggy bank’ and use it to save money for mission. We hope parents can get involve with their children and contribute toward the campaign as well. Please send the donation of ‘$1 a day for mission’ together with all the contributions collected on Mission Sunday (22/8/2021) to CMCA account before Oct 2021. Be sure to list out the fund collected separately as “$1 a day for mission” when sending it to AC Account. Immanuel, Rev David Tiong (Board of Mission) 9

Redeemer Methodist Church Chinese Methodist Church in Australia Church Building Pledge Towards the end of 2008, the LCEC of Carlton Methodist Church, led by Rev Gloria Ling initiated a church planting vision in the greater Sydney area. After a period of prayer, research and searching for a suitable location, The City of Parramatta was finally identified as the potential area for our church plant, this also facilitated the attendance of Sunday services for our brothers and sisters who live in the North and North-West of Sydney. The City of Parramatta, part of western Sydney is targeted by the state government as Sydney's second CBD, and has attracted many immigrants, including Chinese as their home. By 2041, its population is forecasted to grow to half a million, double its current population. On 5th July 2009, the first thanksgiving Sunday service was held at The Centenary Uniting Church in Parramatta (rented premises) and thus, Parramatta Preaching Point (PPP) was born. Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of hosts. Zechariah 4:6 In the following years, under the shepherding and nurturing of Rev Gloria Ling, Rev Kong Eing Tiong, Rev Kam Lee, Rev Chiu and Rev David Tiong, and the effort of brothers and sisters, the membership and finance of the church gradually improve and stabilise. With the blessing of the Lord, on the 8th of Jan 2017 Bishop Dr Rev James Kwang inaugurated PPP as Redeemer Methodist Church (RMC) as a testament to the grace and faithfully of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Under the Lord’s providence and care, RMC continues to grow, but more space is need for future development of the Church. The Centenary Uniting Church (our landlord) is unable to provide the extra time slot needed for us to grow and we are unable to find a more suitable location to rent in the nearby area. Under such circumstances, on 29th June 2017 the LCEC agreed to establish the church building committee to kick start our church building project to better serve the needs of our ministry. After years of prayer and fundraising, and with the generosity, dedication and support of our brothers and sisters, RMC raised nearly $600,000 church building fund by the end of 2020. So, the Church building committee began looking for a suitable site for our church building aggressively. Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labour in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. Psalms 127:1 Entering the 2021 Lunar New Year, on 16/2 evening at an auction, we secured the property at 3 Hartley Road, Seven Hills, NSW (on the fringe of the City of Parramatta, part of Western Sydney) for $626,000 (plus stamp duty and handling fees ~ $650,000) for our church building project. Once again, we witness the goodness and faithfulness of God. We also need $200,000 for renovations, equipment and furniture, a total of $850,000. We pray and hope that as our brothers and sisters in Christ, for the love of God and his people, you will graciously contribute toward the fund we needed to complete our vision of building a church, a spiritual lighthouse for the greater western Sydney and expand the Kingdom of God. May all glory be to God. RMC Minister-in-charge, Church Building Committee Chair, ________________________ ________________________ Rev David Tiong Brother Kai King Ling 10

TASMANIA 2021年 塔州 布道 短宣 之旅 短宣日期: 2021 Tasmania 27/9 下午飞到 Launceston 求主打发工人去塔州 3/10 下午飞离 收祂的庄稼！ Launceston 耶稣看见许多的人,就怜悯他们,因为他们 困苦流离,如同羊没有牧人一般.于是对门 徒说：“要收的庄稼多,做工的人少 ; 所 以,你们当求庄稼的主,打发工人出去收他 的庄稼.” (太 9:36-38） 服事内容: 统一报名: 街上个人布道 请扫微信二维码 ( 28/9-29/9) 或加微信号:scottang123456 假期儿童中文品格营两天 (1/10-2/10) 布道晚会（2/10） 向洪南明牧师询问详情 早上主日崇拜 (3/10) 六月底截止报名 11 主办者:澳洲年议会布道部

燧燥燧燦 塔州布道短宣之旅 澳南短宣队 短宣目的：与 2G[TIKYZUT的颂恩堂和 ([XTOK的 4UXZN=KYZ 布道站配搭向社区 华人包括小孩传福音，领他们归主，归入教会；回应主耶稣的呼召 得人如得鱼。 短宣队队员的条件： 燦受洗的基督徒 燧必需懂中文 燨 行程前接受培训 服事日期：燧燬燮周一下午到 2G[TIKYZUT燨燦燥主日下午燩VS 后离开 2G[TIKYZUT。 服事教会： 2G[TIKYZUT的颂恩堂（燦燥燥/T\\KXSG_8J/T\\KXSG_:'9） ([XTOK的 4UXZN=KYZ 布道站燨燥燨燧3GJJKT9Z'IZUT:'9 服事内容： 个人布道燧燭燮周二燧燮燮周三 短宣队一日游燨燥燮周四 假期儿童中文品格营两天燦燦燥 周五燧燦燥 周六 布道会（燧燦燥周六） 早上三堂主日崇拜燨燦燥主日 短宣带队牧者：洪南明牧师 每 人费用包括机票还有六天的住宿与膳食如下： ' ;*燫燪燥,XUS3KRHU[XTK：机票 燧燥燥住燨燥燥食 燦燧燥车 燨燥 ';*燬燪燥,XUS'JKRGOJK：机票 燨燥燥住燨燥燥食 燦燧燥车 燨燥 报名截止：燫 月 燨燥 日 短宣队的培训： 报名截止后，年会布道部将按各区的报名者组队建群，也将在 燬 月和 燭 月份用 `UUS 进行儿童中文品格营的老师培训和三分钟布道法培训。 12