20211107 English Bulletin

Vision: Building a Church after God's Own Heart SUNDAY 7TH NOVEMBER 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 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 / English Pastor (Part Time) 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

Silent Prayer ORDER OF WORSHIP Call to Worship Holy Communion Adoration & Praise (7 November 2021) Prayer <Be Still in the Presence of the Lord> Apostle Creed Welcome/Notices 397 <I Give My Life For Thee> Social Creed Offering Revelation 4:1-11 Intercessory Prayer Sacrament of Worship the Lord God Almighty the Lord’s Supper Scripture Reading Proclamation of the Word Chorus of Response Benediction Ministry Roster 7/11/2021 Preacher Rev James Kong Worship Leader Joo Soo Lim Song Leader Diana Kong Backup Jennifer Yap Pianist Jason Ting Keyboardist - Accompaniment Steven Yek Cajon David Chieng Bible Reader Sammi Chua Multimedia Aaron Tiew Live Stream/PA Gerald Wong & Alister Chew Ushers Cassandra & Josiah Tan Floral - HC Prep Evelyn Liaw Preacher Ps Allan Quah Ministry Roster 14/11/2021 Song Leader Jenny Chiu Worship Leader Chris Ting Pianist Ing Soo Tiong Backup Wesley Chew Accompaniment Joseph Fung & Cheng Loon Keyboardist - Bible Reader Ming Zhe Lim Cajon Bryan Law Live Stream/PA Jonathan Liew & Jin Loong Wong Multimedia Damian Seow Floral - Ushers Jonathan & Danielle Ting 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 3. P ray for Annual Conference continue worship to be faithful in leading all churches in Australia, that we may work together to 2.1 Pray for ongoing streaming work to bring the gospel to the those who are be effective, and glorifying God; lost, and discipled to be fisher of men and women. 2.2 Pray for wisdom to discern how to allow congregation to come back to 4. Pray for Jimmy Kong (therapy worship with limited seat capacity due treatment), Ken Hii, Clarence Yek, Uncle to social distancing; Hii, Aunty Su King Ting, Mdm. Lu (Mrs. Kong’s mum), Su Sing (Leong’s brother); 2.3 Pray for the small groups, and Christina (Boon Koh’s sister, Canada), fellowships continue to connect with Flora (Singapore), and Ben (USA). Thank each other, and reach out to other; you all for upholding them in prayer. 2.4 Pray for God’s break through in 5. Pray for students sitting for VCE (Wilson all that church is doing so that we Loh, Jackyln Wong, Samuel Ling, Aidan may experience renewal in the life of Tiew, Fiona Tiang, Stephan Siew, Flor- community and ministry. ence Siew, Jasmine, Jerry, Henry, Isabel Kong, Charmaine, Venus Kang, Samuel, 2. Pray for LCEC 2021 and English working Joan, Damain Seow, and others); uni- Committee that they may work versity students. together to reach out to families, our young people, and our community. Please pray for the search of suirtable new pastor for English Congregation. 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 6. P ray for our church family continue to 7. 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 • Sanctuary – fully vaccinated DQ4 – 42 people max We welcome everyone who join our worship service. May the peace of God be with you! If you • Lobby – fully vaccinated – 10 people max are a new friend to the church, please introduce • Annex – fully vaccinated – 27 people max yourself. • S unday School remained online. Note: Due to Restrictions the Restrictions from Government, those who are yet to be fully vaccinated please join the online Melbourne Restriction Roadmap services. Current – 80% of 16+ full vaccinated from 29th October Note: We are one family in Christ, our Lord Jesus Religion: accepts everyone. We sincerely hope everyone • F ully vaccinated: Indoors DQ4, outdoors DQ2 can come back to gather in the church building to worship and fellowship. But due to the Restrictions and 500 cap from the Victorian State Government, those who • Unknown vaccination status: 30 cap, DQ4 are yet to be fully vaccinated will need to remain 90% of 12+ fully vaccinated Likely from 24th patient for a little while longer, in the meantime, November please join our services through live streaming on No density limits. No gathering limits. Masks in high- YouTube. risk indoor settings or settings where there are low vaccination levels and where you cannot socially Church Picnic on 28th Nov. 2021 distance Public gatherings: • Up to 30 people outdoors Opportunity for church to reconnect and care including dependants. Vaccination strongly for each other. After English service, starting at recommended. 12.30pm at Riversdale Park, Camberwell (5min Face coverings: • Required indoors only drive, beside Riversdale train station). Light Sunday (7th Nov. (Holy Communion), 14th Nov., refreshment served 21st Nov. 2021) • Continue online streaming, starting in-person Prayer Meeting Thursday (11/11) 7:30PM worship, need to show Covid Vaccination Prayer Meeting to be led by Boon Koh via ZOOM Certificate or related documents Let us serve one another through prayer. 5

All that’s going on around Camberwell Methodist Church COMMUNITY WATCH Pastoral Needs Personal Testimony If you have any pastoral needs, please do not We encourage you to write your personal hesitate to seek Rev. James Kong (0413 953 238), testimony send to [email protected]. Ps. Allan Quah (0402 675 219) or local preachers: Lina Lim, Chris Ting, or Joo Soo Lim. If you need the Christmas Pageant pastor to pray for you, do approach Rev. James Kong or Ps. Allan Quah after the service. An outdoor celebration of the birth of Christ Jesus. Come with your own designed PPE (Masks, face Family Devotion shields, safety glasses etc.) with a Christmas theme. RSVP by 5 Dec, 2021 We encourage families to start a regular family Date & Time: 11 Dec. Saturday, 5:00 pm devotion each week. It is our main thing for our Location: Church Car Park, 58 Cooloongatta Rd, church because we will grow stronger, closer, and Camberwell VIC 3124. more love for God and one another. Let us not (Please visit the Church website for more details). waste this time of being together…. explore every opportunity to play, to read, to do something together, to pray and to sing together. Offering detail Description Abbreviations Bank reference Thank you once again for Tithing TITHE C9/E11 C9 TITHE Paul WONG brothers and sisters who faithfully support the ministry of the church General GEN C9/E11 C9 GEN Paul WONG through finance, prayers, and participation. May God bless Thanksgiving TKS C9/E11 C9 TKS Paul WONG you. Here is the bank detail for your reference: Account name: Mission MIS C9/E11 C9 MIS Paul WONG Chinese Methodist Church in Australia Camberwell; BANK: ANZ; Theological student THE C9/E11 C9 THE Paul WONG BSB: 013 225; Account Number: 4939 79025. Offering $9,808.30 Special SPE C9/E11 C9 SPE Paul WONG (24/10-29/10/2021) Others OTH C9/E11 C9 OTH Paul WONG Building fund C9/E11 C9 Camberwell mc Paul WONG, E11 Mercy mc Paul WONG…...... 6

Family Devotion 2021-11-07 To let go but dwell in God's loving words of wisdom - My son, keep your Father's commandment and forsake not your mother's teaching. (Proverbs 6:20 ESV) The book of Proverbs places supreme value upon the family. A family is made up of a father and a mother, with a child or children. Both parents must share in the spiritual training of their children (read Proverbs 1:8-9 and 4:1-5). Wise children will obey and honor their parents.(read 1:8; 2:1; 3:1 and 10:1) Marital faithfulness and mutual love are exalted and for God's blessing, put Him first. As parents prepare their sons or daughters for life in the world, parents must encourage, educate, equip them to memorize and hide God's word in their hearts that they might not sin against Him. (Psalms 119:11) Parents are told, \"Someday, your children will move out. They will be on their own, and you will have to let them go.\" That is true, but letting go is not a one-time act; it is an ongoing process throughout their lifetime. But, what does letting go mean on a daily basis? Chuck Swindoll describes it best \"The Grace Awakening,\" 1990, pp. 146-47. To let go does not mean to stop caring; it means I cannot do it for someone else. To let go is not to cut myself off; it is the realization that I cannot control another. To let go is not to enable but to allow learning from natural consequences. To let go is to admit powerlessness, which means the outcome is not in my hands. To let go is not to try to change or blame another; I can only change myself. To let go is not to care for, but to care about. To let go is not to fix but to be supportive. To let go is not to judge but to allow another to be a human being. To let go is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes, but to allow others to affect the outcomes. To let go is not to be protective; it is to permit another to face reality. To let go is not to deny but to accept. To let go is not to nag, scold, or argue, but to search out my own shortcomings and correct them. To let go is not to adjust everything to my desires but to take each day as it comes. To let go is not to criticize and regulate anyone but to try to become what dream I can be. To let go is not to regret the past but to grow and live for the future. To let go is to fear less and love more! Praise: \"Power of Your Love\" – https://youtu.be/Ga6Qtxzd6vk Father God, thank you for loving us so dearly. It is about the love of your son, Jesus Christ, everlasting and unfailing love. Your truth sets us free and hopes in Jesus Christ, giving us salvation and eternal life. Lord Jesus, grow in us to believe the truth that you have loved us as the Father has loved you. Lord, lead and direct us as children of the living God, transform our family for your kingdom's purpose. Lord, protect and bless our family unity together by the power of your love and Holy Spirit at work in us. In Jesus' mighty name, we pray, Amen 7