20210905 English Bulletin

Vision: Building a Church after God's Own Heart SUNDAY 5th September 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 Adoration & Praise (5 September 2021) Prayer Responsive Reading <B e Still in the Presence of the Lord> The Lord’s Prayer Deut. 6:6-9 Welcome/Notices Offering Psalm 127:1-5 Intercessory Prayer Scripture Reading 406 <Take My Life and Let It Be> Proclamation of the Word Genesis 42:22-29 Chorus of Response Benediction A Father’s Blessing Ministry Roster 5/9/2021 Preacher Rev. James Kong Worship Leader Steven Yek Song Leader Jin Loong Wong Backup - Pianist Jiaxin Wong Keyboardist - Accompaniment - Cajon - Bible Reader - Multimedia Aaron Tiew Live Stream/PA Gerald Wong Ushers - Floral - HC Prep - Ministry Roster 12/9/2021 Preacher Rev. James Kong Worship Leader Steven Yek Song Leader Jin Loong Wong Backup - Pianist Jiaxin Wong Keyboardist - Accompaniment - Cajon - Bible Reader - Multimedia Damian Seow Live Stream/PA Gerald Wong Ushers - Floral - 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. Pray 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 Ken Hii (able to talk and 2.4 Pray for God’s break through in swallow, in ICU), Clarence Yek (in all that church is doing so that we rehab), Jimmy Kong (scheduled for may experience renewal in the life of therapy treatment), Mdm. Lu (Mrs. community and ministry. Kong’s mum, bed-ridden), Christina (Boon Koh’s sister), Uncle Lu, Flora, Ben (recovering from heart surgery) and Uncle Hii. Thank you all for upholding them in prayer. 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 service. Dates: 07-10 January 2022 (Friday to Monday). Venue: May the peace of God be with you! If you are a new Philip Island Adventure Resort. Theme: “Growing a friend to the church, please introduce yourself. gospel-centred Family”. Speaker: Brett Ryan (CEO of Focus on the Family). Please scan the QR Code Restrictions to register. Closing Date for Early Bird Registration: 26/9/2021 Official Closing Date for Registration Restrictions for Melbourne - Major changes (31/10/2021). Early Bird Registration Fees (13years (among others) from 9.00PM, Monday 16 August old and above $180; 13 years old and above 2021: - Lockdown extended to 23/9/2021 - Curfew (student)$140; 9-13 years old $110; 2-8 years old introduced from 9PM to 5AM - Permits required $80; Below 2 years old: Free. Person to contact: Rev. for authorised work (applies from 11.59PM Tuesday James Kong 0413 953 238; Gabriel Ting: 0422 265 545; 17 August 2021) - Exercise restricted to with just Frederick Wong: 0423 032 818. (Refer Page 8) one other person - All household members cannot exercise together - Face masks to be worn - Religious Pastoral Needs broadcast limited to the same 5 people every time. Due to the extended lockdown to 23/9/2021 from If you have any pastoral needs, please do not Thursday 19 August 2021 and introduction of curfew hesitate to seek Rev. James Kong (0413 953 238), Ps. (9PM-5AM) as well as tightening of the restrictions for Allan Quah (0402 675 219) or local preachers: Lina Melbourne, there will not be any physical worship Lim, Chris Ting, or Joo Soo Lim. If you need the pastor service at the church for the few Sunday (05/9, 12/9. to pray for you, do approach Rev. James Kong or Ps. 19/9). All services (9AM Chinese & 11AM English) Allan Quah after the service. will be live streamed (YouTube) from the church. All fellowships, small groups, and Sunday Schools will be Family Devotion conducted on the online platform until further notice. Please observe the restrictions, uphold, and care for We encourage families to start a regular family our brothers & sisters in prayer and in love. Do keep devotion each week. It is our main thing for our yourselves update-to-date of the latest government’s church because we will grow stronger, closer, and announcement on the COVID-19 situation in Victoria. more love for God and one another. Let us not We will keep you informed through Facebook Group waste this time of being together…. explore every Camberwell MC Online and WhatsApp groups opportunity to play, to read, to do something regularly. together, to pray and to sing together. Prayer Meeting Thursday (09/9) 7:30PM 2021 Family Discipleship Seminar 10-12 September (English) Prayer Meeting to be led by Wesley Chew through ZOOM. Let us serve one another through prayer. Theme: God’s Kingdom Blessings: The Gospel and the Family. Speaker: Rev. Dr. Moses Tey (and Cathy Tey). We strongly recommend to you and encourage you to scan the QR code for registration. (See Page 10) 5

All that’s going on around Camberwell Methodist Church COMMUNITY WATCH Holiday Children Character Camp Christian Worship Module Date: 24-25 September 2021 Venue: Camberwell MC. To be taught by Rev. Shirley Ling (13/9 - 18/10 Every A day camp over two days - fun times for year 1 to Monday Night 2.5 each session) offered by the year 9 children of family and friends to learn about Certificate in Christian Leadership & Ministry for young exciting characters from the Bible through story- leaders. We strongly encourage the youths to enrol. telling, sing-a-longs, games, arts and crafts. There will using the online form. (Please refer Page 12) be a special theatrical performance by the children about the adventures they discover on the second Proverb Challenge day of the camp. Registration is open! To register, please use the CHAT box on the page or email to: Due to the inability to access the previous email vchairman.cmcacamberwell@ gmail.com 1. Your address, please resend your submission to chookai@ children’s name and age 2. Return contact number. gmail.com (Please see page 9) Prayer Letter from Board of Christian Social Moon Cake Festival High Tea Concerns (Aug-Sept) 18th September 2021 Saturday (from 3pm). Location: Please pray for the prayer points listed. Home setting. Enjoy a selection of delicious Moon Cakes and a ‘Join from Home’ Good News message - to be watched together with friends and family, as we celebrate the Mid-Autumn (Moon cake) Festival. RSVP with Michael Fung (0481 811 842) by 03/09/2021. Offering detail Description Abbreviations Bank reference Thank you once again for brothers Tithing TIT C9/E11 C9 TIT Paul WONG and sisters who faithfully support the ministry of the church through General GEN C9/E11 C9 GEN Paul WONG finance, prayers, and participation. May God bless you. Here is the Thanksgiving TKS C9/E11 C9 TKS Paul WONG bank detail for your reference: Account name: Chinese Methodist Mission MIS C9/E11 C9 MIS Paul WONG Church in Australia Camberwell; BANK: ANZ; BSB: 013 225; Account Theological student THE C9/E11 C9 THE Paul WONG Number: 4939 79025. Offering $8717.30 (22/8 - 27/8/2021) 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 2021-09-05 Generational Blessings He will receive blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the God of his salvation. Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. (Psalm 24:5-6 ESV) Some of your memories are probably gatherings where multiple generations came together to celebrate and share. It is exciting to experience the beginning of a new life, whether it is a wedding, graduation, or the birth of a child. Memories are sweet, and relationships are formed during these times. God’s family extends beyond this life and through many generations, becoming a blessing for past, present, and future generations. His family goes back to the beginning of time – the Book of Genesis and will never end. Loving God will cause your influence to extend beyond today and flow over into other lives. Seek ways to be a blessing to many. Psalmist David emphasizes that those who want to worship and serve God and receive his blessing must be pursuing a pure heart and a righteous life. “Clean hands” are hands-free from external acts of sin (1 Timothy 2:8). A “pure heart” refers to inward holiness, right motives, and goals. Only the pure in heart will see God (Matthew 5:8). Those who receive “blessing from the Lord” are those who “seek him” (verse 6) with “clean hands and a pure heart” (verse 4). We should remind ourselves of this every time we call on God in prayer, worship him in his house, or seek his grace in the Lord’s Supper. God’s wondrous love embraces us and welcomes us into His family; therefore, let’s seek to bring our family to seeks Him first ‘Christ Above All’ and seek ways to be generational blessings to others. “Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don’t wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it’s at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.” – Earl Nightingale. Praise: “In His Time” – https://youtu.be/aJeNUlNY7Iw Prayer: Father God, you are an Awesome, Loving God. We praise you, a true and living God. Loving God, thank you for drawing us into your family as children of God and for blessing us. Lord, lead our family to seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to us as well. Lord Jesus, grow us to believe the truth that you have loved us as the Father has loved you. Fill us with the joy of the Lord and the delights of having family devotion to bless your name. Deliver us from the evil ones, protect us with your precious blood of Jesus Christ and bless us. In Jesus’ mighty name, we pray, Amen! 7

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2021 Family Discipleship Seminar 13-15 August (Chinese) & 10-12 September (English) What is God’s purpose for marriage? What is God’s purpose for family? Can every individual or family be a gospel-centred, Christ-centred and God-glorifying person for God? And how does that look like? We will try to answer some of these questions … God’s Kingdom Blessings: The Gospel and the Family Theme Talks Speaker: Rev. Dr Moses Tey (and Cathy Tey) Date and Time: Based on Melbourne time (AEST, UTC/GMT +10 hrs) Chinese Seminar Session 1 (Friday 13 August 8:30-10:00 pm) Session 2 (Saturday 14 August 11:00 am-12:30 pm) Session 3 (Saturday 14 August 8:30-10:00 pm) Session 4 (Sunday 15 August 8:30-10:00 pm) English Seminar Session 1 (Friday 10 September, 8:30-10:00 pm) Session 2 (Saturday 11 September, 11:00 am-12:30 pm) Session 3 (Saturday 11 September, 8:30-10:00 pm) Session 4 (Sunday 12 September, 8:30-10:00 pm) *Session 1 Topic 1 – 1 Corinthians 15:1-5 – Gospel of First Importance *Session 2 Topic 2 – Genesis 1 – The Family at the Heart of God’s Kingdom *Session 3 Topic 3 – Luke 2 – A Key for Next Generation’s Faithfulness *Session 4 Topic 4 – Deuteronomy 6 – Family Discipleship at the Heart of God’s Great Commandment -Event Coordinator – Rev. Gloria Ling, Rev. Michael Ting, Board of Christian Education, CMCA -IT, Zoom and YouTube (and registration) etc. – Dennis Wong -For more information and registration etc. – Please scan the QR code for registration, and also contact your local church pastor in-charge for registration and more information Moses’ intensive biblical exploration of how God builds His church spans from Genesis 1 to Revelation 22. At the heart of this comprehensive framework is the family of God. This framework address many challenges churches face, including developing authentic leaders, marriages, children as they become adults, and the explosion of church programs. Moses’ team serves in China (2.5 million live attendance), USA, and part of SE Asia. Upon graduating with an Electrical Engineering degree, Moses pursued a M.Div at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, ThM at Asbury Theological Seminary, PhD of Communications at the University of Kentucky. He and his wife, Cathy, are currently pursuing a Ph.D. at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Church and Family. They have been married 27 years with two adult sons who love the Lord. 1 10

Board of Christian Social Concern 2021 August - September Prayer Points 14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:14-16 NIV 1. Pray for CMCA identity to be a beacon of light in our local community and our city: Pray for the church to get to know our local community, be more aware of their needs and reach out to their needs in Christ’s love. Pray for God to use each church to build bridges with the community and grow His kingdom. 2. Pray for breakthrough in evangelism: Pray God help us live out the theme ’Caring for the community to reach the Lost.’ Pray for eyes that look beyond the walls of the church, equip members for evangelism to walk out into the community and see what God wants us to see and do what he wants us to do, pray for boldness to share God’s love and proclaim His name to bring the Lost into His kingdom. 3. Pray for Global Covid Pandemic - for God to have mercy on us and crush this virus - wisdom for world government leaders to make wise decisions not based on politics but united with the goal to fight the virus - protection and extra measure of strength for the frontline workers and families - healing for the sick, comfort for those grieving over the loss of their loved ones - those who lost their jobs, businesses, suffer financial loss - those who are lonely, isolated, depressed, vulnerable, fractured relationships - for orderly vaccine roll-out and people more responsive to take up vaccination 4. Pray to be good stewards of God’s Creations: Pray for God’s mercy on our over- consumption and wasteful use of resources causing increase in air pollution, climate change, massive bushfires and severe floods. Ask God to help us value His creations, to be good stewards of the creations entrusted to us and live our purpose faithfully. Pray for wisdom for world leaders to be united in a determined effort making policies to protect the environment, to conserve and use resources wisely. 5. Pray for The Aborigines: Pray for God to break down our own unconscious prejudice towards other races. Pray God restore the dignity of the indigenous people of this Land, bring them healing and peace for their past hurts and pains. Pray for the government to listen to their needs with compassion, and come up with policies to support and help improve their quality of life, and have a positive impact on their social and emotional well-being. 6. Pray for Afghanistan: Pray for the people of Afghanistan who are frightened and need to know the Prince of Peace; a. Pray for our Christian brothers and sisters, for protection, peace and strength, and that they'll be a light in their community; b. For our Prime Minister Scott Morrison as he considers Australia’s response to the refugees needing a safe harbour; c. For our Australian soldiers as they coordinate Australia’s critical and dangerous evacuation mission; d. For the Taliban, that the Holy Spirit would work to bring about conviction in their hearts and minds; e. For those Australians who have served in Afghanistan over the past 20 years, many of whom returned home with physical and invisible scars and may be wondering why. 11

18/10 COURSE DESCRIPTION: Course: Christian Worship To look at Christian Worship Teacher: Rev Shirley Ling from biblical, theological, and historical point of view. To ASSIGNMENT explore spiritual formation in a. Class presentation. A 15-minutes presentation in worship through the order of class on assigned topics. service and church calendar b. To prepare an order of service with explanation. year. Due date for submission is 22 November 2021. GOALS: REFLECTION To help participants grow in their Write half page reflection or insights on Christian worship life and their worship worship gained through teachings, readings, and class ministry (if applicable) as they gain discussions. To be submitted weekly before class. a better understanding of Christian worship and appreciate spiritual RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOK formation in worship. Worship Like Jesus: A Guide for Every Follower, by Constance Cherry (Amazon $6.44) CLASSES: 6 days of each 2.5 hrs Ancient-Future Time: Forming Spirituality Through the Christian Year, by Robert Webber (Amazon Kindle TIME: 2000 to 2230 (AEDT) $14.23) Sep REGISTRATION 2100 to 2330 (AEDT) Oct https://forms.gle/RgySxgsBihPNsZB78 1800 to 2030 (AWST) DATES: Mon 13 Sep 2021 Mon 20 Sep 2021 Mon 27 Sep 2021 Mon 4 Oct 2021 Mon 11 Oct 2021 Mon 18 Oct 2021 ENQUIRY CONTACT: Rev. Alan Lau Phone: 0448259566 Email: [email protected] 12