20210613 English Bulletin

Vision: Building a Church after God's Own Heart SUNDAY 13th 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 (13 June 2021) Prayer Responsive Reading <B e Still in the Presence of the Lord> The Lord’s Prayer Welcome/Notices Psalm 25 Offering Intercessory Prayer 401 <Where He Leads Me> Scripture Reading Gal. 5:1-15 Proclamation of the Word Galatians #8 Christ Has Set Us Free Chorus of Response Benediction Ministry Roster 13/6/2021 Preacher LP Chris Ting Worship Leader Michael Fung Song Leader Felicia Teng Backup Gladys Chandra Pianist Jason Ting Keyboardist - Accompaniment Steven Yek Cajon - Bible Reader - Multimedia Yew Fong Lim Live Stream/PA Jin Loong & Jonathan Liew Ushers - Floral - HC Prep - Rev. Elijah Chew Ministry Roster 20/6/2021 Preacher Jin Loong Wong Worship Leader Steven Yek Song Leader Jiaxin Wong Backup Albert Wong Pianist Oscar Ling Keyboardist Venus Kang Accompaniment Kierren Kang Cajon Jonathan Liew Bible Reader Alister Chew & Bryan Law Multimedia Wesley Chew Live Stream/PA - Ushers Stephen & Florence Siew 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 Holiday Children Character Camp (Chinese) 24-25/9 We welcome everyone who join our worship service. May the peace of God be with you! If you Rev. Scott Ang will conduct a Facilitators’ Training are a new friend to the church, please introduce on 19 June (Sat) at Camberwell MC from 1-4pm for yourself. all those who have volunteered to serve. We invite Mandarin speaking Parents, Youth, Fellowships and Restrictions Sunday School teachers to help in this evangelistic ministry. Please contact Michael Fung, mb: From 10/6 midnight 11:59PM, restrictions for 0481811842, email: vchairman.cmcacamberwell@ Melbourne have been relaxed. For religious gmail.com or Isaac Ling before 31 May. gatherings and ceremonies: Permitted for up to 50 people per venue, density quotient of 1 person per Church Camp 2022 4 sqm applies. As we need to make adjustment to follow the new restrictions, we will continue to Dates: 07-10 January 2022 (Friday to Monday). worship through the YouTube live streaming for Venue: Philip Island. Theme: “Family”. Please this coming Sunday (13/6) and there will be a reserve the dates for attending the church camp. max of 10 persons in church doing live streaming Other details will be available soon. of worship service. At the same time, Sunday school etc will be through online platform until Signing up as member of Church Website further notice. The church will prepare to open for physical worship on 20/6 through booking online. In order for the Treasurer to acknowledge and The number of attendees allowed will base on the administer members’ tithing efficiently, the latest update by the State Government next week. Membership & Evangelism Committee requests Do take good care and step forward for COVID ALL members of the congregation who tithe vaccination. regularly to promptly ‘sign up’ as member of the Church Websites, by the 30th June 2021. Short-Term Mission to Tasmania (27/9 to Church website: cmca-camberwell.org.au / 03/10) camberwellmethodistchurch.org.au The Board of Evangelism has planned a Short- 35th Church Anniversary Thanksgiving Term Mission Trip to Launceston, Tasmania. We (20/06/2021) encourage brothers and sisters to join. Please register by 30 June 2021. Membership & Evangelism A “Memorial Tree” will be set up and we are Committee will support $150 per person for up to inviting all fellowships to send in photographs of 10 ppl. (Please refer to page 9-10) your activities (past & present) to Rev. James Kong or Daniel Ha. 5

All that’s going on around Camberwell Methodist Church COMMUNITY WATCH Prayer Meeting Thursday (17/6) 7:30PM Family Devotion Pray for Methodist Social Creed #3 – Local church We encourage families to start a regular family & Christian social concern – encourage for active devotion each week. It is our main thing for our participation of the whole church community in church because we will grow stronger, closer, and CSC) will be led by Jing Jing Ngu through zoom Let more love for God and one another. Let us not us serve one another through prayer. waste this time of being together…. explore every opportunity to play, to read, to do something Offering detail together, to pray and to sing together. Thank you once again for brothers and sisters who CMC Youth Camp 19th – 22nd September faithfully support the ministry of the church through 2021: finance, prayers, and participation. May God bless you. Here is the bank detail for your reference: Theme: “The Simple Gospel”. Speaker: Ps. Stephen Account name: Chinese Methodist Church in Tan. Please check with Oscar Ling or Wesley Chew Australia Camberwell; BANK: ANZ; BSB: 013 225; for details. A.N: 4939 79025 English Ministry Committee Meeting Offering There will be an EMC meeting at 2PM today (13/6) $6,823.17(30/5-04/6/2021) via zoom. Pastoral Needs 2021 Family Discipleship Seminar 10-12 September (English) If you have any pastoral needs, please do not hesitate to seek Rev. James Kong (0413 953 238) Theme: God’s Kingdom Blessings: The Gospel and or local preacher: Lina Lim, Chris Ting, or Joo Soo the Family. Speaker: Rev. Dr Moses Tey (and Cathy Lim. If you need the pastor to pray for you, do Tey). Please scan the QR code for registration, and approach Rev. James Kong after the service. contact your local church pastor in-charge for more information. (See Page11) EEU 5th - 9th of July 2021 Inviting all youths to register. Closing date: 31/5/2021. To sign up, please visit: https://forms.gle/ GjX12eg2xf5cGE89A 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 19: 13th June 2021 Theme: Draw near to God Hymn: Draw me close to you Draw me close to you, Never let me go I lay it all down again, To hear you say that I'm your friend You are my desire, No one else will do 'Cause nothing else can take your place To feel the warmth of your embrace Help me find the way, Bring me back to you You're all I want, You're all I've ever needed You're all I want, Help me know you are near https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdJBYyNsQd0 James 4: 8 (ESV) ‘Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.’ James calls us to draw near to God and he will draw near to you. How comforting it is to know that God always stands ready to accept us with open arms! He is always accessible and available to us. Throughout the Bible, we see God’s desire for fellowship. God wants a relationship with us. How can we draw near to God? Today, we’re so caught up with the speed of modern life. How often do we hear people saying, “I didn’t even manage to get half my things done today!” or “Oh dear, it’s the end of the month already! What happened? Where did my time go?” As a result, many of us are feeling either constantly stressed, deeply tired or a combination of both. But the biggest cost is the harm done to our relationship with one another and with God. To draw near to God requires us to draw away from the world. It is a call to deny self and find life in the one who gives life. We should do all we can to draw close to the Lord: • Issue of the Heart – a sincere desire to have fellowship with God. Coming to God requires directing our hearts towards God • Issue of Priority – willing to pay the price (time and effort) it takes to walk with God., that means saying no to certain things, taking the risk of displeasing people. James uses the term ‘doubleminded’ people trying to serve both self and God • Issue of sin – sin can cause a barrier in our relationship with God. Don’t let sin stop us from coming to God, whether that be pride, envy or whatever sin we’re holding onto. Come back to God in humble confession of our sins and receive his grace. ‘If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.’ 1 John 1:9 Reflect: • Do you desire an intimate relationship with God? Are you willing to put in the time and effort to spend time with God, speak to God and hear Him speak to you in His Word? • Which issue is your biggest struggle? Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank you for your promise that you will draw near to us if we draw near to you. O Lord, remove the many distractions of the world and increase our desire to know you better, in Jesus’ name we pray Amen. 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