20210328 English Bulletin

Vision: Building a Church after God's Own Heart SUNDAY 28TH March 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 (28 March 2021) Prayer Responsive Reading <Be Still in the Presence of the Lord> The Lord’s Prayer Welcome/Notices Proverbs 5:1-13 Offering Intercessory Prayer 406 <Take My Life and Let It Be> Scripture Reading Galatians 3:1-14 Proclamation of the Word Galatians #4 For the Sake of the Gospel (1) Chorus of Response Benediction Ministry Roster 28/3/2021 Preacher LP Joo Soo Lim Worship Leader Steven Yek Song Leader Jenny Chiu Backup Gladys Chandra Pianist Adeline See Accompaniment Simon Wong Multimedia Gerald Wong Livestream Bryan Law & Gerald Wong Ushers Christian Ling & Kelly Chua HC Prep - Floral Darrell Yeo Ministry Roster 4/4/2021 Preacher Rev. James Kong Worship Leader Daniel Ha Song Leader Cheryl Chan Backup Zoe Ha Pianist Sarah Ha Keyboardist - Accompaniment Faith & Kelly Cajon - Bible Reader En Sing Lim Multimedia Aaron Tiew Live Stream/PA Gerald Wong & Andrew Zhang Ushers Jacklyn & Jamilyn Wong Floral - HC Prep Mary Liew 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 new LCEC 2021 and English worship working 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. P ray 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 all that church is doing so that we and Ruth. Flora’s recovery (Singapore) may experience renewal in the life of Gerald & Angeline’s father (lung community and ministry. infection). 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 Lent Devotion We welcome everyone who join our Our church is sending out Lent Devotional worship service. May the peace of God for our congregation, do use the material be with you! If you are a new friend to the for devotion during Lent and at the same church, please introduce yourself. time, practice fasting and prayer. Daylight Saving Time Holy Saturday Easter Film: Daylight Saving Time will end on ‘Jesus’ This film will be streamed on April 04/4@3AM, Do turn the clock backward 03 from 0900 - 2100 EST. Please go to the by 1 hour on the night of 03/4 (Sat) before church website for the movie link details. you sleep. http://cmca-camberwell.org.au http://camberwellmethodistchurch.org.au Services during the Holy Week Do plan to watch this Easter film together with family and friends - in your homes. 01/4 Thurs.7:30-8:30PM Maundy Thursday/ Last Supper Bilingual Service (via Holy Saturday Easter Film: ‘Jesus’ Facebook - Camberwell MC Online); Good Friday English Service (02/4 Fri. This film will be streamed on April 03 11AM@Church); Easter Sunday English from 0900 - 2100 EST. Please go to the Service (04/4 Sunday 11AM@church) church website for the movie link details. http://cmca-camberwell.org.au http:// Mission Fund $1 A Day camberwellmethodistchurch.org.au Do plan to watch this Easter film together with We invite all brothers and sisters to family and friends - in your homes. participate, as well as for all fellowships and small groups to promote and Pastoral Needs encourage, so that we can offer what we have to expand the Kingdom of God. (For If you have any pastoral needs, please details, please see P.10) do not hesitate to seek Rev. James Kong (0413 953 238) or local preacher Lina Lim, Chris Ting, or Joo Soo Lim. If you need the pastor to pray for you, do approach Rev. James Kong after the service. 5

All that’s going on around Camberwell Methodist Church COMMUNITY WATCH Prayer Meeting the church through finance, prayers, and participation. May God bless you. Here is Resume on 08/4. Coming Thursday (01/04) the bank detail for your reference: 7:30PM-9:30PM Combined Maundy Account name: Chinese Methodist Thursday Bilingual Service (via Facebook Church in Australia Camberwell; BANK: group - Camberwell MC Online). ANZ; BSB: 013 225; A.N: 4939 79025 Family Devotion Offering We encourage families to start a regular 14/3/2021 $9,490.70 family devotion each week. It is our main thing for our church because we will Children Sunday School Teachers grow stronger, closer, and more love for Training (English) God and one another. Let us not waste this time of being together…. explore There will be a CSS Teachers Training on every opportunity to play, to read, to do 24/04 (Sat) 9:30AM-4PM Venue: Church. something together, to pray and to sing We encourage brothers and sisters to together. serve in Sunday School ministry wither as teachers or helpers. Please grab Sunday Services Livestream the opportunity and register with CSS Superintendent LP Joo Soo Lim, lunch will We continue to stream both 9am Chinese be provided. and 11am English service online until further notice. Online worship is one of the Gentle Reminder: many things we do to worship God. Please help to maintain the cleanliness Offering detail of the fridge in the church kitchen. Do bring the left-over food home. The fridge Thank you once again for brothers and is currently used to store the pre-packed sisters who faithfully support the ministry of wafer and juice for the Holy Communion. 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

Devotion Week 8: 28th March 2021 Theme: Tough Minded Faith for Tender Hearted People Hymn: I Know Who Holds Tomorrow https://youtu.be/C7BtGs1w6hA Bible Verses: Philippians 3:13-14 ESV 13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Faith is setting a goal. God’s thoughts must take the form of good and godly goals. No act of faith is more dynamic, more constructive, than setting incredible goals. Have you noticed how negative thinkers avoid setting goals? “Goals – who needs them? I’ll just wing it, thank you. I prefer to roll with the punches.” “I don’t want to get trapped by a commitment. Isn’t that what happens when you set a goal?” “I’ve had enough disappointments. I don’t want to be set up only to be let down. Goals? No more failures, thank you.” Failure is not a matter of failing to meet your goal. Failure is not making the most of the possibilities seen and unseen, known and unknown, in your present and in your future! Use faith to set goals, and you’ll be sure to rise to the high plateau. You are walking the walk of faith, thinking God’s thoughts, seeking God’s guidance. Hebrews 12:1 ESV Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us. Now, how can you possibly succeed when your goals are beyond your grasp? What you must do is think, plan, and chart your course through the uncharted waters before you. You must develop a strategy and a scheme that will allow you to succeed. If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Now exercise your faith by affirming… I am trusting God to give me wisdom to chart my course as carefully as a captain who looks at a map, choose his route, and calculates the time and resources needed to finish the journey. I want to reach the destination and see God’s dream for my life accomplished. I am planning to make it possible. Reflection: Did you seek God’s guidance and set goals for your life? What are they and have you write them down? Did you plan and chart your course? Prayer 8

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Streaming Holy Saturday Evangelistic Movie (The Life of Jesus from the Gospel of Luke) event on the 3rd of April (0900 to 2100 EST): INSTRUCTIONS i. Go to the English Church website: www.camberwellmethodistchurch.org.au ii. Select the ‘Events’ tab at the top of the website. Scroll down the events page and click on the ‘CLICK HERE FOR THE STREAMING LINK’ button. iii. As a CMC member, join the website as a member (You can join as a website member at anytime) by entering your email address and a password. iv. Once you become a website MEMBER, Log in again with your email and password at the ‘Members Login’ tab to watch the evangelistic “EASTER MOVIE” with your friends and family. 10