20220320 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 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 / 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

Silent Prayer ORDER OF WORSHIP Call to Worship 3rd Sunday in Lent Sunday Worship Service Adoration & Praise (20 March 2022) Prayer <Be Still in the Presence of the Lord> Responsive Reading The Lord’s Prayer Psalm 56:1-13 Welcome/Notices Offering 398 <All to Jesus I Surrender> Intercessory Prayer 1 Thess. 2:1-20 Scripture Reading Proclamation Marks of Paul’s Ministry of the Word Chorus of Response Benediction Ministry Roster 20/3/2022 Preacher LP Lina Lim Worship Leader Jimmy Kong Song Leader Diana Kong Backup Cheryl Chan Pianist Venus Kang Keyboardist Dennis Yong Accompaniment Steven Yek Cajon Jonathan Liew Bible Reader Maddie Tiong Multimedia Yew Fong Lim Live Stream/PA Bryan Law & Andrew Zhang Ushers Cassandra & Josiah Tan Floral - HC Prep - Ministry Roster 27/3/2022 Preacher Ps. Allan Quah Worship Leader Michael Fung Song Leader Jin Loong Wong Backup Albert Wong Pianist Jiaxin Wong Keyboardist - Accompaniment Joseph Fung Cajon Bryan Law Bible Reader En Sing Lim Multimedia Wesley Chew Live Stream/PA Gerald Wong & Jonathan Liew Ushers Jacklyn & Jamilyn Wong Floral Mary Liew 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 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 P ray for Jimmy Kong (therapy worship with limited seat capacity due treatment), Rev. Y C Liong (recovering to social distancing; after surgery), Ken Hii, Clarence Yek, Uncle Hii, Aunty Su King Ting, Mdm. 2.3 Pray for the small groups, and Lu (Mrs. Kong’s mum), Christina (Boon fellowships continue to connect with Koh’s sister, Canada), Flora (Singapore) each other, and reach out to other; and Ben (USA). Thank you all for upholding them in prayer. 2.4 Pray for God’s break through in all that church is doing so that we 4.2 P ray for our brothers and sisters who may experience renewal in the life of contracted Covid and those in close community and ministry. contact. Let us continue to uphold them in prayer as well as showing our 2. P ray for LCEC 2022 and English Ministry care and support to them. Committee that they may work together to reach out to families, our 4.3 P ray for the situation between Russia young people, and our community. and Ukraine, may the war end and peace be restored. May Jehovah Sharon enlighten the leaders of both countries, have a wise and righteous spirit, a peaceful and kind heart, and not lead the country to the terrible dead end of hatred. 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 Thank You Daily Bible Reading Our sincere appreciation to our brothers and sisters Encourage our members to read the Bible, “Bible in who come for the Church Busy Bee on 14/3, thank One Year” take you through the whole Bible in 365 you all for your love for the church, May God bless you days. Every day, a different theme is explored through mightily. a selection of scriptures taken from the book of Psalms or Proverbs, as well as the New Testament and the Welcome Old Testament. There are 3 editions to choose from (Classic, Youth, Express). Please scan the QR Code We welcome everyone who join our worship service. on the noticeboard or the bulletin to join. (Please refer May the peace of God be with you! If you are a new page 9) friend to the church, please introduce yourself and leave your contact details. Friendship Evangelism Gentle Reminder 1. Basketball session every Sunday (3pm) at Boroondara Sports Complex, 271C Belmore Rd, The church strongly recommends facemask to be worn Balwyn North VIC 3104 (Bring along a basketball) indoor together with frequent washing of hands. If you COVID safe protocols apply and children under 10 have any symptom, please go for testing and isolate years old must have parental supervision. Please until the test result returns negative. contact Joseph on 0411539082 for more information Prayer Meeting Thursday (24/3) 7:30PM 2. Quarterly Golf Fellowship on the 19th March 2022. Format: 9 holes, 4BBB. Tee off time: 8.00am Venue: Prayer Meeting via Zoom. Let us come to count our Morack Golf Course, Vermont South. Contact blessings and give thanks. Let us continue to serve one Michael at 0481811842. another through prayer. 3. Virtual Easter Treasure Hunt-Fun items to look Pastoral Needs for, fun tasks to do together, videos to watch, and learning about the true meaning of Easter. Date: If you have any pastoral needs, please do not hesitate 16/4/22. Time: 3:15-4:45pm(AEST). Venue: log to seek Rev. James Kong (0413 953 238), Ps. Allan in from anywhere there is WiFi. RSVP by 3/4/22 Quah (0402 675 219) or local preachers: Lina Lim, to obtain the link to join the hunt. (A prize for Chris Ting, or Joo Soo Lim. If you need the pastor to participation will be awarded at the end of the event). pray for you, do approach Rev. James Kong or Ps. Allan Quah after the service. 4. ‘Walk and Bond’ is on Sat 26/03/2022 at 8:15AM. Please check the Church website for location details. Family Devotion Use of church venue for followship We encourage families to start a regular family devotion each week. It is our main thing for our church because Please book through picktime.com to avoid clash of we will grow stronger, closer, and more love for God use. Please make sure all lights, air-conditioners, and and one another. Let us not waste this time of being other equipment are switched off, also making sure all together…. explore every opportunity to play, to read, doors are locked before leaving. to do something together, to pray and to sing together. During Lent, do use the 2022 Lent Devotional for devotion. 5

All that’s going on around Camberwell Methodist Church COMMUNITY WATCH Gaming Addiction Forum (English) The 8th Mission Conference 26/03/2022 Saturday @1-3PM via zoom platform. The 8th Mission Conference (online) of the World Zoom: 84404416223. Passcode: games22 This forum Federation of Methodist Chinese Churches will be held is organised by the Board on Christian Social Concerns. from 9/6-13/6/2022. Theme: Living a Missional Legacy. We strongly encourage everyone to join, as an alert There are Theme Talks (in English, with Chinese watchperson, especially for those families with children. dubbing & subtitle), Special Talks and workshops. (Refer page 10-11) Registration fee: SGD 10 (AUD 11) per person. How to apply: Participants from various countries apply Flood Relief for Queensland and NSW to their respective annual conferences. Each Annual Conference will compile the list and submit to the We encourage our members to provide your generous Singapore Chinese Annual Conference. Participants will support to help those affected by the recent flood. receive a conference link and password one week before Target: AUD25,000.00 You can donate through the the conference. Registration is required for all daytime Salvation Army, or bank transfer or use the envelope, conferences, except for evening public gatherings. Only marked with FLOOD and our treasurer will transfer to registrants have the right to watch and participate. Since the CMCA Board of Christian Social Concern to hand the registration deadline for the conference is May 1, over. (Refer page 16) 2022, the closing date for registration for our church is April 17, 2022. Please register at the reception. For more Book Club details, please contact Rev. James Kong or Ervina Ngu (Missions steward). We will submit the list and fees to the If you like to join any of our book club for a deeper CMCA Board of Missions. (see page 8) study, please contact the person coordinating for each book club. (Refer Page 12-13) 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: $4,183.00 (06/3-11/3/2022) 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 2022-03-20 Who's Your Mainstay? Psalm 54:1-7 ESV (Together Read-aloud) 1 O God, save me by your name, and vindicate me by your might. 2 O God, hear my prayer; give ear to the words of my mouth. 3 For strangers have risen against me; ruthless men seek my life; they do not set God before themselves. Selah 4 Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life. 5 He will return the evil to my enemies; in your faithfulness, put an end to them. 6 With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you; I will give thanks to your name, O LORD, for it is good. 7 For he has delivered me from every trouble, and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies. \"Behold, God is my Helper; the Lord is with those who uphold my life\" (v. 4). David wrote those words when he was hiding from King Saul. We can translate this verse, \"The Lord is the mainstay of my life.\" Is God the mainstay, the direct support, of your life today? David went through several stages, waiting for God to help him. He began with prayer. \"Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by your strength. Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth\" (verses 1-2). That's a great way to pray. David was being attacked by the enemy, by those who did not believe in God. He needed help, so he cried out to Him. We see a turning point in verse 4, where David's faith goes to work. \"Behold, God is my Helper; the Lord is with those who uphold my life [the Lord is the mainstay of my life]. He will repay my enemies for their evil. Cut them off in Your truth\" (verses 4-5). David now trusts the Lord. It's one thing to cry out to God, but it's something else to believe that He will hear and answer. David ends his psalm with praise. \"I will freely sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, O Lord, for it is good.\" (v. 6). Why? \"For He has delivered me out of all trouble; my eye has seen its desire upon my enemies\" (.7). This is an interesting sequence of experiences: David had trouble. This led him to trust God, which resulted in triumph. He had a problem, so he turned to prayer, which brought about praise to the Lord. –– Warren Wiersbe's – A Daily Walk Through the Psalms, 2011, pg 155. Reflection: When you're in trouble and forced to wait for help, where you place your faith is all-important. Is your sequence of experiences similar to David's? (Problem to prayer to praise? Trouble to trust to triumph?) Next time you must wait for help, let your faith go to work. God will hear you and answer your prayer. To Praise Him and Pray: Psalms 54 (The Lord Upholds My Life) https://youtu.be/cxToiTbI0ZE 7

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Bible in One Year 2022 https://bibleinoneyear.org/en/ Bible in One Year with Nicky Gumbel – Classic Edition 365 Days Overwhelmed at the thought of reading the Bible? Spend time each day hearing from Nicky and Pippa Gumbel as they take you through the whole Bible in 365 days. Every day, a different theme is explored through a selection of scriptures taken from the book of Psalms or Proverbs, as well as the New Testament and the Old Testament. Nicky and Pippa provide commentary on these excerpts to provide insight and practical application. https://bibleinoneyear.org/en/classic/ https://www.bible.com/zh-CN/reading-plans/29244-bioy-2022-en Bible in One Year 2022 Express Edition 365 Days In a hurry? Take less than 15 minutes each day to cover key passages throughout the whole Bible. Every day, a different theme is explored through a selection of scriptures taken from the Old and New Testaments, as well as the book of Psalms or Proverbs. Nicky and Pippa Gumbel’s commentary on these excerpts are full of insight, wisdom, and practical application and will give you an in-depth overview of the entirety of the Bible across the year. https://bibleinoneyear.org/en/express/ https://www.bible.com/zh-CN/reading-plans/29365-bioy-2022-express Bible in One Year 2022 Youth Edition https://bibleinoneyear.org/en/youth/ QR Code 10 9

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“Gaming Addiction” Organized by Board of Christian Social Concern CMCA (English Only) Date:26/3 Saturday Time: 1-3pm AEST; 12-2pm Brisbane; 10am-12pm (WA) Zoom: 84404416223 Passcode: games22  ƌ 11

Christian Book Discussion Club 阅读小组 Christian book discussion club is a group of people who meet to discuss a book and grow together in truth and in knowledge in a practical way. Marriage: 6 Gospel Commitments Every Couple Needs to Make When you say “I do,” you begin the journey of a lifetime― and you have dreams of that journey being perfect. But it won’t take long for expectations of the perfect marriage to fade away in the struggles of everyday life. A long-term, vibrant marriage needs to be grounded in something sturdier than romance―it needs the life-changing power of the gospel. In this rebranded edition of What Did You Expect? Popular author and pastor Paul David Tripp encourages couples to make six biblical commitments to the Lord and to one another. These commitments, which include a lifestyle of confession and forgiveness, building trust, and appreciating differences, will equip couples to cultivate thriving, joy- filled marriages built on Christ. Contact: Daniel and Leong Ha Requirements: In English Suitable for couple Parenting with words of grace How you speak to your kids today will impact your relationship with them tomorrow. As a parent, your words are powerful. What you say and how you say it has the potential to either invite your children into deeper relationship with you or push them away. What's more, in a very real sense, your words represent--or misrepresent--God's words to his children-- meaning they have the power to shape how your children view their heavenly Father. Offering practical guidance for grace-filled communication in the midst of the craziness of everyday life, this accessible guide will help you speak in ways that reflect the grace God has shown to you in the gospel. Contact: Daniel and Leong Ha Requirements: In English Suitable for couple 12

Flourishing Your Garden - 'Fragrance of a Godly Woman' This is a 10-week discipleship course to help a woman recognize her worth in Christ and to explore her identity as a child of God, a disciple of Christ, a wife and a mother. The book presents 10 core beliefs based on Biblically based Truths and real-life testimonies of women whose lives were transformed. The course runs on a small group basis meeting via zoom once a week for 10 weeks. *Encourage you to join us to discover God's special purpose for your Life. + The Steps to Freedom in Christ This hands-on guide contains a spiritual inventory to help you identify and break free from condemning thoughts, compulsive behaviors, personal conflicts, spiritual struggle, and any type of personal or spiritual bondage. Experience daily victory over sin and doubt and reclaim the promise of freedom that Christ offers to all who call on him. Contact: Lina Lim, Jing Jing Ngu, Kim Sia Requirements: In English or Chinese Suitable for women Boyhood and Beyond Boys who are on the road to becoming men of honour, courage, and faith will greatly benefit from the heartfelt encouragement and sound advice offered in Boyhood and Beyond. Wisdom and common sense are gleaned from short chapters covering topics such as authority, inventiveness, and honesty as well as learning to overcome things like fear, laziness, and temptation. Boyhood and Beyond motivates boys to build their lives on a foundation of strong moral principles. Most importantly, these chapters will encourage boys to become the men God wants them to be as they develop a relationship with Him. This is a \"life\" book designed to be read and lived out in a boy's life, thus becoming one of his building blocks to godly character and, ultimately, manhood. There are discussion questions at the end of each chapter. Ages 10-18. Contact: Joo Soo Lim Requirements: In English Suitable for father and son together 13

为昆士兰州和新南威尔斯州献爱心 Love gift to show our love and care for people in Brisbane and NSW We encourage you to give as an individual and a church to support these victims. The Target of collection is AUD $25,000 toward the cause through Salvation Army. 我们鼓励弟兄姐妹们，教会一起为澳洲布里斯本与新南维尔士洲的涨水祷告，並且以 我们经济资源来帮助灾区的人们。我们的目标是$25,000。 1. 使用二维码，透过救世军捐献 Please use QR code if you want to donate via salvation army for tax deductible purpose: Please go to this website to donate: https://disaster.salvationarmy.org.au/chinese-methodist-church-in-australia-cmca 2. 同时，也可使用信封或转账，请注明 FLOOD，堂会财政将会把款项交给年议会基 督徒社会关怀部转交。 You can use bank transfer or envelope offering, state FLOOD, our treasurer will transfer to the CMCA BCSE. 14