20210516 English Bulletin

Vision: Building a Church after God's Own Heart SUNDAY 16th 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 (16 May 2021) Prayer Responsive Reading <B e Still in the Presence of the Lord> The Lord’s Prayer Welcome/Notices Proverbs 7:1-9 Offering Intercessory Prayer 406 <Take My Life and Let It Be> Scripture Reading Gal. 4:12-31 Proclamation of the Word Galatians #7 Paul’s Concern for the Galatians Chorus of Response Benediction Ministry Roster 16/5/2021 Preacher LP Joo Soo Lim Worship Leader Chris Ting Song Leader Jin Loong Wong Backup Albert Wong Pianist Jiaxin Wong Keyboardist Venus Kang Accompaniment Oscar Ling Cajon Jonathan Liew Bible Reader Verene Kang Multimedia Wesley Chew Live Stream/PA Alister Chew & Andrew Zhang Ushers Jacklyn & Jamilyn Wong Floral - HC Prep - Preacher Rev. Meng Tee Gan Ministry Roster 23/5/2021 Song Leader Michelle Ting Worship Leader Joo Soo Lim Pianist Ing Soo Tiong Backup Jenny Chiu Accompaniment Cheng Loon Keyboardist - Bible Reader En Sing Lim Cajon David Chieng Live Stream/PA Jin Loong & Bryan Law Multimedia Yew Fong Lim 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 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 and all that church is doing so that we Ruth; Flora’s recovery; Ben; Mr. Tan may experience renewal in the life of (Angeline’s father); Susie Ting (Jimmy community and ministry. Kong’s mother); 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 Special Local Conference Sunday School teachers to help in this evangelistic ministry. Please contact Michael Fung, mb: Camberwell Methodist Church is calling for a 0481811842, email: vchairman.cmcacamberwell@ Special Local Conference via ZOOM on 22/5/2021 gmail.com or Isaac Ling before 31 May. @9:00AM (Saturday) to discuss a few important matters. We invite all pastors, stewards, retired Church Camp 2022 pastors, and Local Preachers to attend. Zoom link will be sent out a few days before the LC. Dates: 07-10 January 2022 (Friday to Monday). Venue: Philip Island. Theme: “Family”. Please LCEC Meeting 22/5 (Sat) reserve the dates for attending the church camp. Other details will be available soon. LCEC will be having the 3rd LCEC Meeting on 22/5 (Sat) @9:30AM at the church. We invite the Signing up as member of Church Website pastoral team and stewards to attend, at the same time, please submit your written report to Star In order for the Treasurer to acknowledge and before the meeting. administer members’ tithing efficiently, the Membership & Evangelism Committee requests Refresher Session for Liturgists ALL members of the congregation who tithe regularly to promptly ‘sign up’ as member of Worship & Music Committee requests all present the Church Websites, by the 30th June 2021. liturgists to stay behind for a refresher session after Church website: cmca-camberwell.org.au / the service on 23rd May 2021. camberwellmethodistchurch.org.au Short-Term Mission to Tasmania Floral Arrangement for Sunday Service The Board of Evangelism has planned a Short- The church encourages brothers and sisters to join Term Mission Trip to Launceston, Tasmania. We the floral arrangement ministry, if you need us to encourage brothers and sisters to join. Please arrange for you, please contact sister Cynthia Toh register by 30 June 2021. (Please refer to page (9AM Service) or Diana Kong (11AM Service) and 9-10) contribute $70. 5

All that’s going on around Camberwell Methodist Church COMMUNITY WATCH Prayer Meeting Fundraising Event by City Light MC Thursday (20/5) 7:30PM Prayer Meeting (praying City Light MC is selling dumplings to raise fund, for CSC#2 Pray for Our Elderly, our parents and please support by ordering the dumplings from families - show love, respect & care for them) them. (See P.12) through ZOOM. To be led by Michael Fung. Let us serve one another through prayer. EEU 5th - 9th of July 2021 Offering detail Inviting all youths to register. Closing date: 31/5/2021. To sign up, please visit: https://forms.gle/ Thank you once again for brothers and sisters who GjX12eg2xf5cGE89A faithfully support the ministry of the church through finance, prayers, and participation. May God bless Family Devotion you. Here is the bank detail for your reference: Account name: Chinese Methodist Church in We encourage families to start a regular family Australia Camberwell; BANK: ANZ; BSB: 013 225; devotion each week. It is our main thing for our A.N: 4939 79025 church because we will grow stronger, closer, and more love for God and one another. Let us not Offering waste this time of being together…. explore every opportunity to play, to read, to do something $13,567.87 (02/5 - 07/5/2021) together, to pray and to sing together. Pastoral Needs If you have any pastoral needs, please do not hesitate to seek Rev. James Kong (0413 953 238) or local preacher: Lina Lim, Chris Ting, or Joo Soo Lim. If you need the pastor to pray for you, do approach Rev. James Kong after the service. 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 15: 16th May 2021 Theme: To MOVE Into Your Future, Look at Your Past Bible Verses: Galatians 6:4 ESV 4 But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbour. For the last couple of days, we’ve looked together at the unique ways God made you—how he planned every day of your life before you were born and how he gave you your own unique SHAPE—Spiritual gifts, Heart, Abilities, Personality, and Experiences.. But sometimes, even knowing God formed you intentionally and uniquely, you may find yourself not knowing how to move forward in ministry or life in general. Maybe, when you think about the future, you feel more confusion and less joy. If this describes you, it might be because you’ve forgotten the advice the Bible gives in Galatians 6:4: “Let each person examine his own work, and then he can take pride in himself alone, and not compare himself with someone else” (CSB). The Bible gives two-part guidance here. First, you should “examine [your] own work.” In other words, you should look at your past and learn from it. Next, you should “not compare [yourself] with someone else.” As you examine your own life, don’t let your eyes wander to how God is working in people around you. Concentrate on what he’s done in and through you. There are plenty of reasons not to compare yourself to other people. One, you will always be able to find someone who seems to be doing a better job than you and you will become discouraged. Two, you will always be able to find someone who doesn’t seem as effective as you and you will become prideful. Either attitude will rob you of your joy. God has a better way for you to discover the next steps on his path for you. He wants you to take a close look at your past to help you move into your future. That’s right—God doesn’t want you to waste your past. God wants to use it. But sometimes it can be hard to know how to look back effectively over your own life. Here’s one easy exercise to get you started: Take a half-hour this week. Sit down with a piece of paper. Separate it with a line for each period of your life. You could decide to divide your life into five-year periods, or into decades. Now it’s time to “examine [your] own work” by creating a life inventory. Answer these two questions for each time period of your life: What were you good at doing? What did you enjoy doing? 7

Now go back and look for patterns. If you were good at something when you were younger, you probably still are. Maybe there’s something you enjoyed a few years ago that you have forgotten about. After you’ve identified patterns in your life, ask God what he wants you to do with this information. As today’s passage in Galatians says, God might show you things in your past that you can celebrate and be proud of. And seeing patterns of what you’ve been good at and enjoyed throughout your life can help you know how God might want to work through you in the future. Don’t let yourself get caught in a trap of comparison. Instead, take an honest look at your own past. And then step forward with confidence into your future. Talk It Over • Why is it important to avoid comparing God’s work in your life with how he’s worked in other people? • What insights did you gain from your life inventory? If you’re not sure, take some time to prayerfully consider it again and ask God to show you what he wants you to see. • What one step of faith into your future can you take this week? Reference: Rick Warren’s Daily Hope Devotional 8

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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