20210620 English Bulletin

Vision: Building a Church after God's Own Heart SUNDAY 20th JUNE 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 (20 June 2021) Prayer Responsive Reading <B e Still in the Presence of the Lord> The Lord’s Prayer Welcome/Notices Psalm 26 Offering Intercessory Prayer 401 <Where He Leads Me> Scripture Reading Deut. 8:1-6 Proclamation of the Word Remember the Lord Your God Chorus of Response Benediction Ministry Roster 20/6/2021 Preacher Rev. Elijah Chew Worship Leader Steven Yek Song Leader Jin Loong Wong Backup Albert Wong Pianist Jiaxin Wong Keyboardist Venus Kang Accompaniment Oscar Ling Cajon Jonathan Liew Bible Reader Kierren Kang Multimedia Wesley Chew Live Stream/PA Alister Chew & Bryan Law Ushers Stephen & Florence Siew Floral - HC Prep - LP Joo Soo Lim Ministry Roster 27/6/2021 Preacher Jennifer Yap Worship Leader Star Guo Song Leader Adeline See Backup Diana Kong Pianist Steven Yek Keyboardist Dennis Yong Accompaniment En Sing Lim Cajon Bryan Law Bible Reader Gerald Wong & Andrew Zhang Multimedia Aaron Tiew Live Stream/PA Mr & Mrs Steven Yek Ushers Jacklyn & Jamilyn Wong Floral HC Prep - 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. Pray for Boon Koh’s sister, Christina, 2.4 Pray for God’s break through in and her family in Canada: Samuel all that church is doing so that we and Ruth; Flora’s recovery; Ben; Mr. may experience renewal in the life of Tan (Angeline’s father); Recovery community and ministry. after surgery: Jimmy Kong; Bick Seng; Recovering at home: Uncle Lu, Rev. Y.C. Liong. 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 Church Camp 2022 We welcome everyone who join our worship Dates: 07-10 January 2022 (Friday to Monday). service. May the peace of God be with you! If you Venue: Philip Island. Theme: “Growing a gospel- are a new friend to the church, please introduce centered Family”. Please reserve the dates for yourself. attending the church camp. Other details will be available soon. Restrictions Signing up as member of Church Website From 17/6 midnight 11:59PM, restrictions for Melbourne have been further relaxed. For Religious In order for the Treasurer to acknowledge and gatherings and ceremonies: Permitted for up to administer members’ tithing efficiently, the 150 people per venue, including no more than Membership & Evangelism Committee requests 75 indoors, density quotient of 1 person per 4 sqm ALL members of the congregation who tithe applies. We welcome our congregation back for regularly to promptly ‘sign up’ as member of physical worship. However, they will need to book the Church Websites, by the 30th June 2021. online to ensure that it would not reach the limit. Church website: cmca-camberwell.org.au / The YouTube live streaming will be continued for camberwellmethodistchurch.org.au the worship service. At the same time, Sunday school will be through online platform until further 35th Church Anniversary Thanksgiving notice. Do take good care, follow the restrictions, continue to love others as ourselves and step A “Memorial Tree” will be set up and we are forward for COVID vaccination. inviting all fellowships to send in photographs of your activities (past & present) to Rev. James Kong Short-Term Mission to Tasmania (27/9 to or Daniel Ha. (See P13) 03/10) Prayer Meeting The Board of Evangelism has planned a Short- Term Mission Trip to Launceston, Tasmania. We Thursday (24/6) 7:30PM Combined Mission Prayer encourage brothers and sisters to join. Please Meeting to be led by Rev. James Kong through register by 30 June 2021. Membership & Evangelism Camberwell MC Online Group on Facebook. Let Committee will support $150 per person for up to us serve one another through prayer. 10 ppl. (Please refer to page 9-10) 5

All that’s going on around Camberwell Methodist Church COMMUNITY WATCH Offering detail Family Devotion Thank you once again for brothers and sisters who We encourage families to start a regular family faithfully support the ministry of the church through devotion each week. It is our main thing for our finance, prayers, and participation. May God bless church because we will grow stronger, closer, and you. Here is the bank detail for your reference: more love for God and one another. Let us not Account name: Chinese Methodist Church in waste this time of being together…. explore every Australia Camberwell; BANK: ANZ; BSB: 013 225; opportunity to play, to read, to do something A.N: 4939 79025 together, to pray and to sing together. Offering CMC Youth Camp 19th – 22nd September 2021: $5,539.60 (06/6-11/6/2021) Theme: “The Simple Gospel”. Speaker: Ps. Stephen Pastoral Needs Tan. Please check with Oscar Ling or Wesley Chew for details. If you have any pastoral needs, please do not hesitate to seek Rev. James Kong (0413 953 238) 2021 Family Discipleship Seminar 10-12 or local preacher: Lina Lim, Chris Ting, or Joo Soo September (English) Lim. If you need the pastor to pray for you, do approach Rev. James Kong after the service. Theme: God’s Kingdom Blessings: The Gospel and the Family. Speaker: Rev. Dr Moses Tey (and Cathy EEU 5th - 9th of July 2021 Tey). Please scan the QR code for registration, and contact your local church pastor in-charge for Inviting all youths to register. Closing date: more information. (See Page11) 31/5/2021. To sign up, please visit: https://forms.gle/ GjX12eg2xf5cGE89A Board of Christian Social Concerns Prayer Letter (June-July 2021) Please continue to care for our community and pray for the prayer items listed. (Refer Page 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

Devotion Week 20: 20th June 2021 Theme: Shout for Joy in Thankful Praise Hymn: He Has Made Me Glad I will enter His gates with thanksgiving in my heart I will enter His courts with praise I will say this is the day that the Lord has made I will rejoice for He has made me glad CHORUS: He has made me glad, He has made me glad I will rejoice for he has made me glad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUPihaH9p-Y Psalm 100 1:5 (NIV) Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. This psalm calls on all of God’s creations to come together to ‘shout for joy,’ to lift up our voices in thankful praise and worship to God. We are to know that the Lord is God, the creator of the universe and everyone in it and we are His people. Not only are we the created, we are chosen by God and He knows each one of us by name. 1 Peter 2:9 says: “\"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.\" 1 Corinthians 6:19b-20a says: ‘You are not your own, you were bought at a price……,’ the price being the blood of Jesus Christ. Today as we celebrate the 35th anniversary of Camberwell Church, let’s come with a heart ready to praise and give thanks to God. Our thankfulness should spring from what we know of God revealed in His Word and in the person of Jesus Christ. Give thanks for God’s love, redemption grace and salvation, mercy, faithfulness, goodness and so much more. Let’s learn to develop a thankful heart and regularly practice giving thanks and to give thanks in all circumstances because it is God’s will (1Thess 5:18) for God is at work and He is working them for our good and His glory. Prayers to give thanks to God: 1. Give thanks to God and what Christ has done for us, our families and loved ones, pray for guidance to raise a household of faith centred in Christ Jesus. 2. Give thanks for our pastors and leaders, pray for God to grant them wisdom and strength to make Godly decisions and lead with a shepherd’s heart. 3. Give thanks for our church, pray for our church to be a beacon of light in the community bringing blessings to many others. 7

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. 8 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.

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 9 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。 10

2021 Family Discipleship Seminar 13-15 August (Chinese) & 10-12 September (English) What is God’s purpose for marriage? What is God’s purpose for family? Can every individual or family be a gospel-centred, Christ-centred and God-glorifying person for God? And how does that look like? We will try to answer some of these questions … God’s Kingdom Blessings: The Gospel and the Family Theme Talks Speaker: Rev. Dr Moses Tey (and Cathy Tey) Date and Time: Based on Melbourne time (AEST, UTC/GMT +10 hrs) Chinese Seminar Session 1 (Friday 13 August 8:30-10:00 pm) Session 2 (Saturday 14 August 11:00 am-12:30 pm) Session 3 (Saturday 14 August 8:30-10:00 pm) Session 4 (Sunday 15 August 8:30-10:00 pm) English Seminar Session 1 (Friday 10 September, 8:30-10:00 pm) Session 2 (Saturday 11 September, 11:00 am-12:30 pm) Session 3 (Saturday 11 September, 8:30-10:00 pm) Session 4 (Sunday 12 September, 8:30-10:00 pm) *Session 1 Topic 1 – 1 Corinthians 15:1-5 – Gospel of First Importance *Session 2 Topic 2 – Genesis 1 – The Family at the Heart of God’s Kingdom *Session 3 Topic 3 – Luke 2 – A Key for Next Generation’s Faithfulness *Session 4 Topic 4 – Deuteronomy 6 – Family Discipleship at the Heart of God’s Great Commandment -Event Coordinator – Rev. Gloria Ling, Rev. Michael Ting, Board of Christian Education, CMCA -IT, Zoom and YouTube (and registration) etc. – Dennis Wong -For more information and registration etc. – Please scan the QR code for registration, and also contact your local church pastor in-charge for registration and more information Moses’ intensive biblical exploration of how God builds His church spans from Genesis 1 to Revelation 22. At the heart of this comprehensive framework is the family of God. This framework address many challenges churches face, including developing authentic leaders, marriages, children as they become adults, and the explosion of church programs. Moses’ team serves in China (2.5 million live attendance), USA, and part of SE Asia. Upon graduating with an Electrical Engineering degree, Moses pursued a M.Div at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, ThM at Asbury Theological Seminary, PhD of Communications at the University of Kentucky. He and his wife, Cathy, are currently pursuing a Ph.D. at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Church and Family. They have been married 27 years with two adult sons who love the Lord. 1 11

Board of Christian Social Concern 2021 六-七月祷告事项 June – July Prayer Items: Bible verses: 耶稣说，我就是道路，真理，与生命，若不藉着我没有人能 到父那里去。Jesus said, “I am the way, the Truth, and the Light, no one come to the Father except through me.” （约翰福音 John 14:6） 1. 为那些曾经被歧视，被欺压祷告。求圣灵赐帮助他们能够从悲伤和 苦毒中走出来。并能以神的爱去饶恕那曾伤加害他们的人。Pray for those who have been discriminated, and oppressed. Pray for Holy Spirit to bring them out of pains and bitterness. 2. 为着澳洲的原住民仍面对着酗酒，家庭暴力，高失业率和高辍学率 等问题祷告。求神透过政府的政策和社会关怀能帮助原住民脱离现 状。Pray for our aboriginal community in Australia to be free from alcohol addiction, family violence, high unemployment and low schooling. Pray for God to restore and deliver our people from these conditions through the policy of government and the assistance of our society. 3. 求圣灵使信徒们走出教会去关心及看见他们社区里的需要如流浪 汉，精神疾病，高自杀率，失业，新移民问题等使神的名在世人中 间被彰显。Pray for Holy Spirit to compel our church members to walk out of the church into our community, especially to help the homeless, mental illness, suicidal persons, unemployment and new migrants so that the name of God will be manifested among His people. 4. 继续为世界的疫情祷告，求神医治这大地並恳求圣灵在每个国家呼 召神的子民来归向事奉祂。Continue to pray for covid19 in global setting, we pray for God to heal this land and ask Holy Spirit to call upon God’s people to turn to Him. 5. 为我们的教会祷告，求神帮助我们成为世界的光，地上的盐，来面 对我们目前社会的挑战。Pray for our church to be the light of the world and be salt of the earth to stand on biblical ground as we face various challenge of our own society in Australia. 12

Memorial Tree Camberwell Methodist Church In conjunction with the occasion of 35th Anniversary Thanksgiving By doing something visual like this for our church family, we are praying that, 2 messages will come through: 1. That GOD brought you here at this time and it is His doing, for a purpose. 2. Children and youth can see they also belong to this church family. They have a place here when they put up their family photo on the tree. This is one way to connect cross generationally. Anniversary is about them too...not something impersonal as this is OUR church family. 13