20230716 English Bulletin

WELCOME TO CAMBERWELL METHODIST CHURCH We are a faith community that is growing in our love for Jesus, who died for our sins, and is raised from the death. We are called to follow Jesus, and to make disciples 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 / Assistant Pastor (English) Ps. Allan Quah 0402 675 219 to Get in Touch. 58 Cooloongatta Road, Camberwell, VIC 3124 • Tel: (03) 9889 0702 • www.cmca-camberwell.org.au

ORDER OF WORSHIP 7th Sunday After Pentecost Sunday Worship Service (16 July 2023) Silent Prayer <Be Still in the Presence of the Lord> Call to Worship Psalm 27:1 Adoration & Praise Prayer Psalm 106:1-7 Responsive Reading The Lord’s Prayer John 8:31-38 Scripture Reading The Truth of God or the lies of men? Which one? Proclamation of the Word 406 <Take My Life and Let It Be> Offering Offering prayer Welcome/Notices Chorus of Response Benediction Ministry Roster 16/7/2023 Preacher Rev. Elijah Chew Worship Leader Michael Fung Song Leader David Chieng Backup Gladys Chandra Pianist Ing Soo Tiong Accompaniment Cheng Loon Leong Drums - Bible Reader Bezalel Chieng Multimedia Ming Zhe Lim Live Stream/PA Evan Kong & Joseph Fung Ushers Joyce & Jaden Wong Floral - HC Prep - Ministry Roster 23/7/2023 Preacher Ps. Allan Quah Worship Leader Steven Yek Song Leader Jennifer Yap Backup Audrey Ling Pianist Adeline See Accompaniment Simon Wong Drums Chris Tiang Bible Reader Hayden Yek Multimedia Adrian See Live Stream/PA Samuel Ling & Jonathan Liew Ushers Alicia Leong & Esther Yee 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. P ray for coming back to church to 3. P ray for Annual Conference continue to be worship faithful in leading all churches in Australia, that we may work together to bring the 1.1 Pray for ongoing streaming work to be gospel to the those who are lost, and effective, and glorifying God; discipled to be fisher of men and women. 1.2 Pray for congregation to come back to 4.1 Pray for Jimmy Kong, Aunty Su King Ting, physical worship in the church; Christina (Boon Koh’s sister, Canada), Flora (Singapore) and Ben (USA). Thank 1.3 Pray for the small groups, and you all for upholding them in prayer. fellowships continue to connect with each other, and reach out to other; 4.2 P ray for our brothers and sisters who are unwell and in distress. Let us continue to 1.4 Pray for God’s breakthrough in all uphold them in prayer as well as showing that church is doing so that we may our care and support to them. experience renewal in the life of community and ministry. 4.3 P ray for the world situation, may the war end and peace be restored. 2. Pray for LCEC 2023-2024 and English Ministry Committee that they may work 4.4 P ray for the Federal Government in together to reach out to families, our young Australia to govern with wisdom. people, and our community. 4.5 P ray for those affected by the natural disasters and the rescue effort. 4.6 P ray for Bishop Milton Nee, all chairpersons and members of AC boards for 2023-2026. 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. Pray for our church family continue to 6. P ray for spiritual awakening experience living God in each of these household at Camberwell Methodist 6.1 y our plead with the Lord to be merciful Church. We pray for deeper relationship to us and graciously draw us back among the family members, deeper to Himself and His ways. Ask Him to relationship between husband and wife, and show us unfailing love and grant us His deeper relationship between parents and salvation that we may rejoice in Him. children. I cannot stress more than saying this is the time, God is at work through and 6.2 restore us again, O God our Saviour... in our families. Let us not look else where Will you not revive us again, that your but instead look within our daily relationship people may rejoice in you? Show us and our family. God is right there with us. your unfailing love, O Lord, and grant us Seek Him first and His kingdom, all these your salvation (Psalm 85:4,6-7); things shall be added to you. 6.3 T hank 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. 6.4 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 Church Announcements Welcome Special Ministerial Fund Raising We welcome everyone who join our worship service. Stewardship & Finance Committee has reported to May the peace of God be with you! If you are a new the congregation on 25 June 2023 that the church friend to the church, please introduce yourself and needs to raise $100,000.00 for ministerial projects leave your contact details. (including missions, PA System Upgrading, repair and maintenance, etc.). We invite you to join in the Prayer Meeting opportunity of loving offering to this special fund to make our church a better and safer place. Please mark Thursday (20/7/2023) @7.30PM will be led by LP Chris or denote SPE (Special) when you offer or transfer Ting via zoom. We invite all brothers and sisters to online. serve in prayer ministry. Offering detail: Account name: Camberwell Methodist Church Inc. Pastoral Needs BANK: ANZ BSB: 013 225 If you have any pastoral needs, please do not hesitate Account No.: 647177624 to contact Rev. James Kong (0413 953 238), Ps. Allan Description: Special Quah (0402 675 219) or local preachers: Lina Lim, Abbreviations: SPE Chris Ting, Joo Soo Lim or Michael Fung. If you need Bank reference (service): C9/E11 the pastor to pray for you, do approach Rev. James Kong or Ps. Allan Quah after the service. Toilets Family Devotion We apologize for the recent inconvenience. We seek your partnership in taking good care of the church We encourage families to start a regular family devotion toilets. Only toilet paper can be flushed anything down each week. It is our main thing for our church because the toilets. we will grow stronger, closer, and more love for God and one another. Let us not waste this time of being Notice from Music & Worship together…. explore every opportunity to play, to read, to do something together, to pray and to sing together. Due to recent complaints about excessive church noise at night, we will stop using drum and bass with Friendship Evangelism immediate effect from 8/7 until further notice. Also, keep all doors and windows closed during rehearsals. Basketball session on 16/7@3-4PM. Boroondara Sports Complex. Contact Joseph Fung 0411 539 082. LCEC Meeting The 4th LCEC Meeting will be on 22/7/2023 (Saturday)@9.30AM at the church. We invite all stewards to prepare report and send to the LCEC by 16/7 to 18/7. There will be sharing and prayer as well as fellowship lunch. Please bring a dish to share. 5

All that’s going on around Camberwell Methodist Church Church Announcements CMCA Ministry English Family Discipleship 2023 Q&A Panel Discussion Family Discipleship 2023 (English) will be on 8-10 September 2023 and we will have Rev. Dr. Chris “Living Out Faith in a Post Christian World” 19/7/2023 A. Kiesling of Asbury Theological Seminary as our @ 7.30PM at Camberwell Methodist Church. Panel: speaker. Dr. Timothy Tennent, Rev. Timothy Meyers. Ps. Robin Lim. We encourage you to reserve time to attend. (refer We invite you to register using the QR-Code on the page 8) poster or the following google form: https://forms.office. com/r/hE0rEz4qmf There will be 4 sessions for English Family Discipleship and the time stated on the posters is AEST (Australia Eastern Standard Time). Offering detail Thank you once again for brothers and sisters who faithfully support the ministry of the church through finance, prayers, and participation. May God bless you. Please take note that Camberwell Methodist Church has a new bank account. Here is the bank detail for your reference: Account name: Camberwell Methodist Church Inc.; BANK: ANZ; BSB: 013225; Account Number: 647177624. We have prepared an Offering Box in the Lobby for envelope offering. Physical offering collection during the service will start from July, at the same time, you can still transfer your offering through bank transfer. Offering: 02/7/23 to 07/7/2023 $8,824.54 Description Abbreviations Bank reference Tithing TITHE C9/E11 C9 TITHE Paul WONG General GEN C9/E11 C9 GEN Paul WONG Thanksgiving TKS C9/E11 C9 TKS Paul WONG Mission MIS C9/E11 C9 MIS Paul WONG Theological student THE C9/E11 C9 THE Paul WONG Special SPE C9/E11 C9 SPE Paul WONG Others OTH C9/E11 C9 OTH Paul WONG Building fund C9/E11 C9 Camberwell mc Paul WONG, E11 Mercy mc Paul WONG…...... 6

@ WEEKLY BIBLE VERSE ? John 16:33  I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world. (ESV) Family Altar 2023-07-16 Trust Not in Powerful People SCRIPTURE Daniel 6:14-20 King Darius occupies a prominent place in the story of Daniel being thrown into the lions’ den for his faithfulness to God. Much was said about him. When he was forced to throw Daniel into the lions’ den, because he had established and signed an edict which by “a law of the Medes and Persians” cannot be changed, he was “greatly distressed” (vv.14, 15, 17). He knew that his most trustworthy servant was innocent. So, he “set his mind to deliver Daniel” and he “kept asser�ng himself to rescue him” (v.14). But he could not. No mater how favourable Daniel was before Darius, this king just could not deliver him. This king was now powerless. But there is an intended contrast in Darius’ powerlessness: God “will Himself deliver you” (v.16) and God is “able to deliver you from the lions” (v.20). Through this helplessness of the most powerful person in the Persian Empire, the writer is “doing a litle ‘preven�ve theology’”. He seems to be saying to the people of God, “You may have rulers or others in high places who are well-disposed toward you; but don’t rest in them as your trump card, for even they for all their apparent power can prove as helpless as Samson without hair [Judg 16:17].” When we put our trust in powerful people for security rather than God, we may make them into idols. The writer here “is trying to bash idols before they become idols”. “Don’t put your confidence in powerful people, there is no help for you there” (Psa 146:3, NLT). OBSERVATION What is the significance of the repeated word “deliver” in the passage (vv.14, 16, 20)? APPLICATION What will I do to shi� from my tendency to put my trust in human power for security to pu�ng my trust in God? PRAYER Lord, I dare not trust in human power, for the best-equipped army cannot save a king and a horse is a false hope for victory. But I trust in You and hope in Your unfailing love. You are my help and my shield, and my security is in You who rescue me from death and keep me alive in �mes of famine. PRAYER POINTS Give thanks & Praise; Pray for those in need; Pray for self. SONG htps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izOAxx2bRIc You Are My Strength 7

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CMCA Board on Christian Education presents 2023 Family Discipleship Seminar Scan to register Rev. Dr. Chris A. Kiesling Professor of Christian Educa- tion and Human Development at Asbury Theological Semi- nary. His areas of expertise in- clude development and disciple- ship with young and middle- aged adults, moral develop- ment, identity and faith for- mation across the lifespan, and development and discipleship in marriage and family. Prior to teaching at Asbury Seminary, he was the pas- tor at Manchester United Methodist Church in Arkan- sas from 1989 to 1993, and associate pastor at First United Methodist Church in Lubbock, Texas from 1993 to 1998. He also served as campus minister at Henderson State/Ouachita Baptist Universities from 1989 to 1993, and served as an adjunct professor in the philosophy department at Henderson State. I. Friday 8/9/2023 8pm AEST– Foundational Concepts for Family Discipleship II. Saturday 9/9/2023 10am AEST– Healthy Marriages/The Sound Relationship House III. Saturday 9/9/2023 8pm AEST – Parenting as Image Bearing/Parenting Styles / Dis- cipline Encounters IV. Sunday 10/9/2023 8pm AEST – Family Discipleship Practices 9