20210530 English Bulletin

Vision: Building a Church after God's Own Heart SUNDAY 30th MAY 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 camberwellcmca@gmail.com / Minister in Charge Rev James Kong 0413 953 238 to Get in Touch.

Silent Prayer ORDER OF WORSHIP Call to Worship Adoration & Praise (30 May 2021) Prayer Responsive Reading <Be Still in the Presence of the Lord> The Lord’s Prayer Welcome/Notices Psalm 23 Offering Intercessory Prayer 398 <All to Jesus I Surrender> Scripture Reading Luke 18:9-14 Proclamation of the Word The Gospel and Christian Living Chorus of Response Benediction Ministry Roster 30/5/2021 Preacher Ps. Stephen Tan Worship Leader Jimmy Kong Song Leader Diana Kong Backup Jennifer Yap Pianist Jason Ting Keyboardist Dennis Yong Accompaniment Simon Wong Cajon David Chieng Bible Reader Verene Kang Multimedia Aaron Tiew Live Stream/PA Alister Chew & Jonathan Liew Ushers Victor & Wilson Loh Floral Mary Liew HC Prep - Preacher Rev. James Kong Ministry Roster 6/6/2021 Song Leader Cheryl Chan Worship Leader Daniel Ha Pianist Sarah Ha Backup Zoe Ha Accompaniment Faith & Kelly Keyboardist - Bible Reader Dominic Seow Cajon - Live Stream/PA Jin Loong & Andrew Zhang Multimedia Damian Seow Floral - Ushers Cassandra & Josiah Tan HC Prep Pauline Ting 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. Pray 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. 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. 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); Jimmy Kong; community and ministry. Recovery after surgery: 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 12 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 27/5 midnight 11:59PM to 03/6 midnight 0481811842, email: vchairman.cmcacamberwell@ 11:59PM, Victoria enters 7 days Circuit Breaker gmail.com or Isaac Ling before 31 May. restrictions, we remind all brothers and sisters to follow the restrictions, take good care and step Church Camp 2022 forward for COVID vaccination. We will worship through the YouTube live streaming for this coming Dates: 07-10 January 2022 (Friday to Monday). Sunday. Venue: Philip Island. Theme: “Family”. Please reserve the dates for attending the church camp. MM&M Donation Appeal for India Other details will be available soon. MM&M is appealing for donation to help families Signing up as member of Church Website in India. The fund will be used to buy food pack and masks for 430 families in Oorogunda village In order for the Treasurer to acknowledge and (where MMM BHOCA will be). At the same time, administer members’ tithing efficiently, the helping Gujarat Methodist church and its mission Membership & Evangelism Committee requests hospital with equipment and finance. Closing ALL members of the congregation who tithe date: 31/05/2021 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 (03/6) 7:30PM EEU 5th - 9th of July 2021 Pray for Methodist Social Creed #3 – Local church Inviting all youths to register. Closing date: & Christian social concern – encourage for active 31/5/2021. To sign up, please visit: https://forms.gle/ participation of the whole church community in GjX12eg2xf5cGE89A CSC) will be led by Steven Yek through zoom Let us serve one another through prayer. Family Devotion Offering detail We encourage families to start a regular family devotion each week. It is our main thing for our Thank you once again for brothers and sisters who church because we will grow stronger, closer, and faithfully support the ministry of the church through more love for God and one another. Let us not finance, prayers, and participation. May God bless waste this time of being together…. explore every you. Here is the bank detail for your reference: opportunity to play, to read, to do something Account name: Chinese Methodist Church in together, to pray and to sing together. Australia Camberwell; BANK: ANZ; BSB: 013 225; A.N: 4939 79025 CMC Youth Camp 19th – 22nd September 2021: Offering Theme: “The Simple Gospel”. Speaker: Ps. Stephen $11,564.00(16/5 to 21/5/2021) Tan. Please check with Oscar Ling or Wesley Chew for details. Pastoral Needs Fundraising Event by City Light MC (01/5 to If you have any pastoral needs, please do not 12/6) hesitate to seek Rev. James Kong (0413 953 238) or local preacher: Lina Lim, Chris Ting, or Joo Soo City Light MC is selling dumplings to raise fund, Lim. If you need the pastor to pray for you, do please support by ordering the dumplings from approach Rev. James Kong after the service. them. (See P.12) Floral Arrangement for Sunday Service The church encourages brothers and sisters to join the floral arrangement ministry, if you need us to arrange for you, please contact sister Cynthia Toh (9AM Service) or Diana Kong (11AM Service) and contribute $70. 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 17: 30th May 2021 Theme: Are You Using Your Spiritual Gifts to Bless Others? Bible verses: 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 ESV 4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5 and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; 6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. When you know what you’re shaped to be, then you know what you ought to be, and you can start focusing on that and make better use of your life. The moment you step across the line spiritually and begin following Jesus, you say, “I’m going to go God’s way, not my own way. I’m going to let him direct my life. I want to follow God’s purpose, not my purpose. I’m going to do what I was wired and made to do.” After you take that step, God does four things for you: He forgives you, he gives you eternal life, he gives you the Holy Spirit, and he gives you special abilities. In the Bible, these special abilities are called spiritual gifts, which makes them different from material or physical gifts. They are the abilities you need to get the job done that God wants you to do. Most people who are believers don’t even know they’ve got spiritual gifts, much less what they are. But you have them! The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 12:4-6, “There are different spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit gives them. There are different ways of serving, and yet the same Lord is served. There are different types of work to do, but the same God produces every gift in every person” (GW). God has a purpose for your life, and your spiritual gifts are the equipment he gives you to do what he asks you to do. God will never ask you to do something he doesn’t give you the ability to do. It’s given to you the moment you accept Christ. You don’t get to choose your gift. You don’t earn your gift. It’s also not for your benefit. Your spiritual gifts are given to you to help other people. And other people in the church family are given their gifts to help you. When you use your spiritual gift, the people in your church get blessed. When we develop and use our spiritual gifts, we all get blessed. To get that blessing and make the most of your life, you need to figure out how God shaped you and what spiritual gifts he gave you. Talk It Over • How are you using your spiritual gifts to fulfill the role that God intended for you in your church? • Why is it important to have other people help you identify and develop your spiritual gifts? • In what ways have you been blessed by other people’s spiritual gifts? Prayer Reference: Rick Warren’s Daily Hope Devotional 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 hurch@hotmail.com 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

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