20210523 English Bulletin

Vision: Building a Church after God's Own Heart SUNDAY 23rd 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 [email protected] / Minister in Charge Rev James Kong 0413 953 238 to Get in Touch.

Silent Prayer ORDER OF WORSHIP Call to Worship Adoration & Praise (23 May 2021) Prayer Responsive Reading <B e Still in the Presence of the Lord> The Lord’s Prayer Welcome/Notices Proverbs 7:10-20 Offering Intercessory Prayer 409 <Have Thine Own Way, Lord> Scripture Reading Mark 12:28-34, Lev. 19:2,18 Proclamation of the Word Our Call to Scriptural Holiness What’s Superman got to Chorus of Response do with it? Benediction Ministry Roster 23/5/2021 Preacher Rev. Meng Tee Gan Worship Leader Joo Soo Lim Song Leader Michelle Ting Backup Jenny Chiu Pianist Ing Soo Tiong Keyboardist - Accompaniment Cheng Loon Cajon David Chieng Bible Reader En Sing Lim Multimedia Yew Fong Lim Live Stream/PA Jin Loong & Bryan Law Ushers Jonathan & Danielle Ting Floral - HC Prep - Preacher Ps. Stephen Tan Ministry Roster 30/5/2021 Song Leader Diana Kong Worship Leader Jimmy Kong Pianist Jason Ting Backup Jennifer Yap Accompaniment Steven Yek Keyboardist Dennis Yong Bible Reader Ming Zhe Lim Cajon Bryan Law Live Stream/PA Alister Chew & Jonathan Liew Multimedia Aaron Tiew Floral Mary Liew Ushers Victor & Wilson Loh 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 2. P ray 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, his 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); Recovery after community and ministry. 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 Church Camp 2022 We welcome everyone who join our worship Dates: 07-10 January 2022 (Friday to Monday). service. May the peace of God be with you! If you Venue: Philip Island. Theme: “Family”. Please are a new friend to the church, please introduce reserve the dates for attending the church camp. yourself. Other details will be available soon. Condolence Signing up as member of Church Website Jimmy Kong’s mother had rested in the Lord last In order for the Treasurer to acknowledge and Saturday. May God be their comfort and may we administer members’ tithing efficiently, the uphold his family in prayer. Membership & Evangelism Committee requests ALL members of the congregation who tithe Refresher Session for Liturgists regularly to promptly ‘sign up’ as member of the Church Websites, by the 30th June 2021. Worship & Music Committee requests all present Church website: cmca-camberwell.org.au / liturgists to stay behind for a refresher session after camberwellmethodistchurch.org.au the service on 23rd May 2021 (today). Prayer Meeting Thursday (27/5) 7:30PM Short-Term Mission to Tasmania Combined Mission Prayer Meeting (focussing on The Board of Evangelism has planned a Short- Japan) will be led by Rev. James Kong through Term Mission Trip to Launceston, Tasmania. We Camberwell MC Online Group. Let us serve one encourage brothers and sisters to join. Please another through prayer. register by 30 June 2021. Membership & Evangelism Committee will support $150 per person for up to Dumplings by Sister Fellowship 10 ppl. (Please refer to page 9-10) on 5th June: Each dumpling costs $6. Please pre- Holiday Children Character Camp order through the Sister Fellowship. (Chinese) 24-25/9 Rev. Scott Ang will conduct a Facilitators’ Training on 12 June (Sat) at Camberwell MC from 1-4pm for all those who have volunteered to serve. We invite Mandarin speaking Parents, Youth, Fellowships and Sunday School teachers to help in this evangelistic ministry. Please contact Michael Fung, mb: 0481811842, email: vchairman.cmcacamberwell@ gmail.com or Isaac Ling before 31 May. 5

All that’s going on around Camberwell Methodist Church COMMUNITY WATCH Offering detail EEU 5th - 9th of July 2021 Thank you once again for brothers and sisters who Inviting all youths to register. Closing date: faithfully support the ministry of the church through 31/5/2021. To sign up, please visit: https://forms.gle/ finance, prayers, and participation. May God bless GjX12eg2xf5cGE89A you. Here is the bank detail for your reference: Account name: Chinese Methodist Church in Family Devotion Australia Camberwell; BANK: ANZ; BSB: 013 225; A.N: 4939 79025 We encourage families to start a regular family devotion each week. It is our main thing for our Offering church because we will grow stronger, closer, and more love for God and one another. Let us not $4,470.90(09/5-14/5/2021) waste this time of being together…. explore every opportunity to play, to read, to do something Pastoral Needs together, to pray and to sing together. If you have any pastoral needs, please do not CMC Youth Camp 19th – 22nd September hesitate to seek Rev. James Kong (0413 953 238) 2021: or local preacher: Lina Lim, Chris Ting, or Joo Soo Lim. If you need the pastor to pray for you, do Please check with Oscar Ling or Wesley Chew for approach Rev. James Kong after the service. details. Floral Arrangement for Sunday Service Fundraising Event by City Light MC The church encourages brothers and sisters to join City Light MC is selling dumplings to raise fund, the floral arrangement ministry, if you need us to please support by ordering the dumplings from arrange for you, please contact sister Cynthia Toh them. (See P.12) (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 16: 23rd May 2021 Theme: God Shaped You for Work 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. In architecture, form follows function. Tell me what you want to use the building for, and I’ll tell you how to build it. But in human beings, it’s the exact opposite. Function follows form. Figure out how God shaped you and how he wired you. Learn what he’s given you in your SHAPE— your Spiritual gifts, Heart, Abilities, Personality, and Experience. Then you’ll know what you’re supposed to do with your life. God doesn’t put people on Earth without giving them a life’s work. Your life’s work may be your job, your career, or how you serve your community. Work is a part of God’s purpose for your life. You’re not on this planet just to be a placeholder and use up resources. You’re here to make a contribution. Your contribution is based on your SHAPE. God never gives you work to do without giving you the means to do it. That’s why you have spiritual gifts and the other parts of your SHAPE. But they’re lying dormant in you until you decide to discover them and develop them. Many surveys have shown most Australians are in the wrong job; they’re in jobs they’re not shaped to do! They’re in jobs primarily for economic reasons or for status—not because the job is fulfilling, they’re good at it, or they’re shaped for it. If you’re in a job that’s not using the SHAPE God has given you, then ask him to open the door to another job. Life is too short not to do work that fits with who you were made to be. While you are waiting, look for ways to serve your community in a way that expresses your SHAPE. 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). Knowing your SHAPE helps you answers some of life’s biggest questions: What’s God’s will for my life? What does God want me to do with my life? What kind of job or career should I have? What should be my ministry? What should be my mission in the world? Your SHAPE explains where you should be headed. Your SHAPE helps shape your work. Talk It Over • What does it mean to you personally to know work is a part of what God created you to do? • How are you using your SHAPE in your job or career? How are you using it in ministry? Do you need to make changes to your work to use your SHAPE more effectively? • God never gives you work without giving you the means to do it. What work do you think God has put in front of you that he’s gifted you to do? 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 [email protected] 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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