20220626 English Bulletin (1)

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 3rd Sunday after Pentecost / Sunday School Sunday Service (26 June 2022) Silent Prayer <Be Still in the Presence of the Lord> Call to Worship Adoration & Praise Deut 6:4-9 Prayer Responsive Reading 406 <Take My Life and Let It Be> The Lord’s Prayer Job 42:1-10 Welcome/Notices Offering Job’s life experience Intercessory Prayer Scripture Reading <The Family of God> Proclamation of the Word Song Presentation Chorus of Response Benediction Ministry Roster 26/6/2022 Preacher LP Joo Soo Lim Worship Leader Michael Fung Song Leader Jin Loong Wong Backup Albert Wong Pianist Jia Xin Wong Keyboardist - Accompaniment Joseph Fung Cajon Bryan Law Bible Reader En Sing Lim Multimedia Yew Fong Lim Live Stream/PA Wesley Chew/Andrew Zhang Ushers Cassandra & Josiah Tan Floral Wai Fong Chin HC Prep - Ministry Roster 26/6/2022 Preacher Rev. James Kong Worship Leader Daniel Ha Song Leader Felicia Teng Backup Zoe Ha Pianist Venus Kang Keyboardist - Accompaniment Faith & Kelly Cajon - Bible Reader Verene Kang Multimedia Aaron Tiew Live Stream/PA David Ha/Gerald Wong Ushers Jamilyn & Jacklyn Wong Floral - HC Prep Janice Gan 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 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 4.1 Pray for Jimmy Kong, Ken Hii, Clarence worship with limited seat capacity due Yek, Uncle Hii, Aunty Su King Ting, to social distancing; Mdm. Lu (Mrs. Kong’s mum), Christina (Boon Koh’s sister, Canada), Flora 2.3 Pray for the small groups, and (Singapore) and Ben (USA). Thank you fellowships continue to connect with all for upholding them in prayer. each other, and reach out to other; 4.2 P ray for our brothers and sisters who 2.4 Pray for God’s break through in contracted Covid and those in close all that church is doing so that we contact. Let us continue to uphold may experience renewal in the life of them in prayer as well as showing our community and ministry. care and support to them. 2. P ray for LCEC 2022 and English Ministry 4.3 P ray for the situation between Russia Committee that they may work and Ukraine, may the war end and together to reach out to families, our peace be restored. young people, and our community. 4.4 P ray for the Federal Government in Australia, to govern with integrity and bring benefits to the people. 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 Family Devotion We welcome everyone who join our worship service. We encourage families to start a regular family devotion May the peace of God be with you! If you are a new each week. It is our main thing for our church because friend to the church, please introduce yourself and we will grow stronger, closer, and more love for God leave your contact details. and one another. Let us not waste this time of being together…. explore every opportunity to play, to read, to Gentle Reminder do something together, to pray and to sing together. The church strongly recommends facemask to be worn Use of church venue for followship indoor together with frequent washing of hands. If you have any symptom, please go for testing and isolate Please book through picktime.com to avoid clash of until the test result returns negative. use. Please make sure all lights, air-conditioners, and other equipment are switched off, all furniture to put Combined Missions Prayer Meeting back to the initial setting, and also making sure all doors and windows are locked before leaving. Please love our Thursday (30/06/2022) 7.30PM via Camberwell MC church and its facility. Online group on Facebook and it will be led by Rev. James Kong. We invite all brothers and sisters to serve Special Mission Forum: Public Witness in in prayer ministry. A Complex World by Dr. Gregg Okesson (Senior Vice President, Asbury Theological Baptism & Membership Seminary) We invite those who wish to get baptised or accepted Daytime English Forum: Session 1 (12/7) Session as members to register so we can arrange the 2 (13/7) Time: 9:30AM-12:30PM Venue: Melbourne necessary classes. School of Theology, 5 Burwood Hwy, Wantirna, Victoria. Virtual Attendance: ZOOM ID 89395319391 3rd LCEC Meeting Evening English and Mandarin Forum: Session 1 3rd LCEC Meeting will be held on 02/7/2022 (Saturday) (12/7) Session 2 (13/7) Time: 7:30PM-9:00PM Venue: at 9:00AM Venue: Annexe. We remind the pastoral Camberwell Methodist Church, 58 Coolangatta team and all stewards to attend, at the same time, Rd., Camberwell. Virtual Attendance: ZOOM ID please submit your report to Rev. James Kong, Choo 89395319391 Further details: Contact Rev. Elijah Chew Kai Kang (Chairperson) and Star Guo (Secretary) on or (Tel: 0421 468 655) (Refer Page 11) before 29/6/2022. Friendship Evangelism Pastoral Needs Sunday’s Basketball session will be from 3-4pm at If you have any pastoral needs, please do not hesitate Boroondara Sports Complex, 271C Belmore Rd, to seek Rev. James Kong(0413 953 238), Ps. Allan Balwyn North VIC 3104 (Bring along a basketball) Quah(0402 675 219) or local preachers: Lina Lim, Chris COVID safe protocols apply and children under 10 Ting, or Joo Soo Lim. If you need the pastor to pray for years old must have parental supervision. Please you, do approach Rev. James Kong or Ps. Allan Quah contact Joseph on 0411 539 082 for more information. after the service. 5

All that’s going on around Camberwell Methodist Church COMMUNITY WATCH Special Mission Fund - Persian Ministry Memorial Tree Resolution on support for Persian Ministry has been Laity Committee invites everyone to go to the Annexe to passed in 2019 AC. CMCA agreed to fulfill the take photo after worship, write down the date of joining commitment for this ministry with AUD $33,000.00 the church, and then the committee will paste the photo in 2022. This year the allocation for each district on the memorial tree to represent us as one family in contribution as follows: Christ and passing on the faith legacy. You can also send in the photo to email: [email protected] 1.Australian South District to contribute AUD$16,500; Melbourne Methodist Leaders Forum 2.Australian West District to contribute AUD$9,000; and Organised by Australia South District. Date: 23/7/2022 3.Australian East District to contribute AUD$7,500. (Sat) 9:30AM – 4:00PM Venue: Camberwell Methodist Church. Speakers: Bishop, Conference Lay Leader, Last year this fund was short of four thousand dollars. District Superintendent. We invite members of the local $10,000.00 has been sent to them on 24th March. conference (pastors, stewards, local preachers, retired To date the fund has only $3,900.00 in the bank and pastors etc), fellowship committee members, and others CMCA hope to give them another $10,000.00 by the as recommended by the MIC and existing leaders to end of June. attend. Please reserve the time to attend. We encourage you to participate in this ministry for this English Family Discipleship Talk via zoom greater mission field with your love gift. (Refer page 9) Date: 16-18/9/2022. Speakers: Robin & Ruth Lim. CMCA Online Sunday school June-July Talk 1: Restoring Our Understanding of Discipleship, 2022 Topic Talk 2: Discipling One Another in Marriage, Talk 3: Discipling Our Children, Talk 4: Healing and Equipping Explore the Call, Christian Vocation and Mission. for Discipleship. We strongly encourage you to attend. Teacher: Rev Elijah Chew. Dates: Dates: 19/6, 26/6, 3/7 Please register at https://forms.office/r/MWMjQVgzQG and 18/7. (Refer page 8) or scan the QR Code. (Refer page 10) 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. Here is the bank detail for your reference: Account name: Chinese Methodist Church in Australia Camberwell; BANK: ANZ; BSB: 013 225; Account Number: 4939 79025. We have prepared an Offering Box in the Lobby for envelope offering. Offering: $8,128.00 (12/06-17/06/2022) 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

Family Devotion 2022-06-26 God Is A Spirit John 4:24 – God is a Spirit, and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. The Bible declares God to be a Spirit. In the Gospel of John, Jesus is talking to a woman at the well of Sychar. He makes a Straightforward statement about God; He says simply, “God is a Spirit.” Immediately you imagine a sort of cloudly vapor. But that is not a picture of God. If I want to know what a spirit is, I can find out from these words of Christ after His resurrection: “Come and touch me and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have” – Luke 24:39. So, I know that spirit is incorporeal. In other words, it is “unbody.” Spirit is contrary to the body. Spirit is opposite to the body. Spirit is something that is not limited by a body. Spirit is not changeable as a body. The Bible declares that God is Spirit and that He is not limited to the body. He is not limited to shape, force, boundaries, or bonds. He is absolutely immeasurable and indiscernible to eyes that are limited to physical things. The Bible declares that because God has no such limitations, He can be everywhere at the same time. “God is a Spirit – infinite, eternal, and unchangeable.” Those three words beautifully describe God. He is infinite –not body-bound. Eternal –He has no beginning and no end. He is the one forever self-existent. The Bible declares that He never changes – that there is no variableness or shadow of turning with Him (James 1:17), People change, fashion changes, conditions and circumstances change, but God never changes. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. –– Billy Graham – “Unto The Hills” A Daily Devotional, 2010, 2nd Edition. Prayer: Our Father and our God, my finite mind, cannot fathom Your infinite nature. My physical body cannot comprehend Your spiritual being. And my ever-changing mind cannot grasp Your never-changing ways. Still, I believe You are all these things. All-knowing, Awesome, and Creator God. Help me trust and obey You, even more through Jesus, through whom I pray, Amen. To Praise Him and Pray: Songs & Dances of Bible Verse (John 4:23-24) https://youtu.be/MP9-sTCXhaI God is Spirit and Truth (Hand Motions) https://youtu.be/ozxQZsZmDKs 7

CMCA Online Sunday school Topic: Explore the Call, Christian Vocation and Mission Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm (Melbourne, Tasmania, Sydney, and Brisbane Time); 5:00-7:00pm (WA); 6:30pm-8:30pm (Adelaide) Dates: 19/6, 26/6, 3/7 and 18/7 Registration detail: https://forms.gle/cbtutr1SHbttBzGA9 Sessions1 are: 19/6 Session #1 Does it really matter what I do? Explore the nature of Work .. Session #2 Explore the History of Christian Vocation Discussion and Prayer 26/6 Session #3 Biblical Exploration of The Call and Vocation Part 1 Session #4 Biblical Exploration of The Call and Vocation Part 2 Discussion and Prayer 03/7 Session #5 Biblical Exploration of the Call and Vocation Part 3 Session #6 Christian Vocation and The Gospel mission Discussion and Prayer 18/7 Session #7 Integration: Christian Calling, Vocation and God’s Kingdom Session #8 Vocation, Spirituality, and Rest Discussion and Prayer Bibliography Graves, Stephen R. and Addington Thomas G. The Fourth Frontier. Nashville: Word, 2000. Schuurman, Douglas J. Vocation. Eerdmans: Grand Rapids, 2004. Sherman, Doug and Hendricks Williams. Your Work Matters to God. Navpress: Colorado Springs 1987. Wallace, Catherine M. Selling Ourselves Short. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2003. Journal Gene Edward Veith. “Vocation: The Theology of the Christian Life”. Journal of Markets and Morality, Volume 14, Number 1 (Spring 2011): 119-131. Kleinhans, Kathryn. “The Work of a Christian: Vocation in Lutheran Perspective.” Word and World, Volume 25, Number 4 (Fall 2005): 394-402. 1 The sessions may be subjected to change. 8

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