20220130 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

ORDER OF WORSHIP 4th Sunday after Epiphany (2021-01-30) Silent Prayer <B e Still in the Presence of the Lord> Call to Worship Adoration & Praise Prayer Responsive Reading Psalm 51:1-11 The Lord’s Prayer Welcome/Notices Offering 396 <Give of Your Best to the Master> Intercessory Prayer Scripture Reading 2 Peter 2:1-22 Proclamation of the Word Beware of the False Teachers Chorus of Response Benediction Ministry Roster 30/1/2022 Preacher Ps. Allan Quah Worship Leader Steven Yek Song Leader Jennifer Yap Backup Diana Kong Pianist Jason Ting Keyboardist Dennis Yong Accompaniment Steven Yek Cajon Bryan Law Bible Reader Kierren Kang Multimedia Yew Fong Lim Live Stream/PA Gerald Wong & Alister Chew Ushers Jacklyn & Jamilyn Wong Floral Vera Liang HC Prep - Preacher Rev. James Kong Ministry Roster 6/2/2022 Song Leader Cheryl Chan Worship Leader Daniel Ha Pianist Adeline See Backup Zoe Ha Accompaniment Faith & Kelly Keyboardist - Bible Reader Sammi Chua Cajon - Live Stream/PA Andrew Zhang & David Ha Multimedia Aaron Tiew Floral - Ushers Joyce & Jaden Wong HC Prep Evelyn Liaw 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 3. Pray 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), Ken Hii, Clarence Yek, to social distancing; Uncle Hii, Aunty Su King Ting, Mdm. Lu (Mrs. Kong’s mum), Christina (Boon 2.3 Pray for the small groups, and Koh’s sister, Canada), Flora (Singapore) fellowships continue to connect with and Ben (USA). Thank you all for each other, and reach out to other; upholding them in prayer. 2.4 Pray for God’s break through in 4.2 P ray for our brothers and sisters who all that church is doing so that we contracted Covid and those in close may experience renewal in the life of contact. Let us continue to uphold community and ministry. them in prayer as well as showing our care and support to them. 2. Pray for LCEC 2022 and English Ministry Committee that they may work together to reach out to families, our young people, and our community. 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 Prayer Meeting Thursday (03/2) 7:30PM We welcome everyone who join our worship Prayer Meeting to be led by Ps. Allan Quah via service. May the peace of God be with you! If you zoom. Let us come to count our blessings and are a new friend to the church, please introduce give thanks. Let us continue to serve one another yourself and leave your contact details. through prayer. Chinese Lunar New Year Pastoral Needs We wish all Chinese members a happy and If you have any pastoral needs, please do not blessed Lunar New Year. May we continue to share hesitate to seek Rev. James Kong (0413 953 238), the blessings in caring for our brothers and sisters. Ps. Allan Quah (0402 675 219) or local preachers: Lina Lim, Chris Ting, or Joo Soo Lim. If you need the Gentle Reminder pastor to pray for you, do approach Rev. James Kong or Ps. Allan Quah after the service. The church strongly recommends all church attendees to check in with QR Code as a loving Family Devotion gesture to enable us to keep track in the event of an outbreak. Furthermore, facemask will need to We encourage families to start a regular family be worn indoor together with frequent washing of devotion each week. It is our main thing for our hands. As the Omicron variant is contagious and church because we will grow stronger, closer, and transmit fast, if you have any symptom, please go more love for God and one another. Let us not for testing and isolate until the test result returns waste this time of being together…. explore every negative. opportunity to play, to read, to do something together, to pray and to sing together. Personal Testimony We encourage you to write your personal testimony and send it to [email protected]. 5

All that’s going on around Camberwell Methodist Church COMMUNITY WATCH Use of church venue for followship The Methodist Church in Malaysia-Relief Fund Please book through picktime.com to avoid clash of use. Please make sure all lights, air-conditioners, Board of Christian Social Concern of CMCA wish and other equipment are switched off, also to collect target of $10,000 to support current flood making sure all doors are locked before leaving. disaster relief happening in Malaysia. Please give generously and all collected fund will be given to Daily Bible Reading Methodist Church in Malaysia for their distribution in those affected areas. If you give in envelope or Encourage our members to read the Bible, “Bible online, please put a reference MCM-RF. The local in One Year” take you through the whole Bible in church will contribute your amount into CMC. May 365 days. Every day, a different theme is explored the Lord be pleased with your offering and bless through a selection of scriptures taken from the you. (Refer attachment on Page 9-10) book of Psalms or Proverbs, as well as the New Testament and the Old Testament. There are 3 Children Sunday School editions to choose from (Classic, Youth, Express). Please scan the QR Code on the noticeboard or Children Sunday School will commence on Sunday the bulletin to join. (Please refer page 10) (6th of February) and be conducted at Church for both 9am and 11am Sunday Service. Online Children Sunday School will not be conducted. 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: $8,384.30 (17/1-21/1/2022) 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

Devotion Week 5: 30th January 2022 Theme: The Deepest Need Psalm 63:1-2 ESV A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. 63 O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. 2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory. 3 David's song of the thirsty soul, preserved for us as Psalm 63, may resonate deeply with you. Hopefully, you find complete satisfaction in the Saviour, in the worship of Him alone. If so, you are rare. In fact, you are almost extinct! But, if you have come to the end of religious activity only to feel more emptiness, then this ancient song is for you. David's quiet song, you see, is written for the few who are still thirsty—for those who prefer depth to speed. The superscription reads: \"A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.\" David composed this ancient hymn, not while serving in the tabernacle, but in the isolation of the rugged wilderness south of Jerusalem. Most likely on the run from Saul, David found himself alone, removed, obscure, separated from every comfort and friend, acutely feeling the effects of thirst, hunger, pain, loneliness, and exhaustion. Even so, he didn't regard these as his most pressing needs. He identifies his deepest need in the first verse: O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water Right away we see that he was not seeking literal food, water, comfort, or rest; he needed communion with his Lord. The \"dry and weary land\" is a vivid picture of his surroundings in the Judean wilderness, as well as our world today. So few believers are living above the daily grind of activity. So many today are captivated by an obsession for collecting \"stuff,\" storing their \"stuff,\" and then pursuing more \"stuff.\" As a result, their homes become cluttered while their souls grow hollower. The land is indeed \"dry and weary,\" but that only makes the yearning stronger! Since \"there is no water\" in that kind of land, David longs for his thirst to be quenched from above. The next verse begins with \"So\" or \"Therefore.\" Because the land is so barren of anything satisfying to the soul, David longs for God. He says, in effect, \"So then, 7a

since nothing around me cultivates a sense of closeness and companionship, I must cultivate it myself.\" David wants to find satisfaction for his inner longing, his deep desire for a meaningful walk with his Lord. He first decided to create a mental picture of the Lord (63:2). So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory. He imagines the Lord's power and glory in the thought processes of his mind. David couldn't go to the tabernacle to see the Lord in that sanctuary, so he spends time in the wilderness framing a mental picture of the Lord in power and glory on His heavenly throne. He takes the Scriptures he knows regarding the Lord God and allows them to \"sketch\" in his mind a mental image of Him. In other words, he sets his mind upon and occupies himself with the Lord. That is a great way to remove the wearisome ritual from religion. The imagination can be a powerful instrument, for both good and evil purposes. The mind can be an instrument of pride, lust, hatred, or jealousy; we can create in our minds vivid pictures which can lead to terrible sins. This is precisely the case of \"committing adultery in the heart\" that our Saviour mentions in Matthew 5:28. Lustful imaginings can ultimately result in illicit acts of passion. But the mind can also become an amazing means of communion with God. David spent his lonely moments in the wilderness picturing the Lord Himself. To cultivate a closer relationship with God, use your imagination to \"see\" Him. Reflection: Where are you at? Do you learn from David, to cultivate a closer relationship with God, use your imagination to see Him? Prayer From Living the Psalms by Charles R. Swindoll, copyright © 2012. 7b

20th December, 2021 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Greetings in the precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ! Our Methodist Crisis Relief and Development (MCRD) volunteers are already at ground- level rendering help where possible at places affected by the recent flood that has brought much damage in a number of States. To volunteer help in your localities affected by flood, please contact the following MCRD Coordinators:- Penang: Samuel Lee +60 16-424 1213 Kinta District: Goh Min Sum +60 12-517 3196 Manjung District: Peter Ling +60 17-548 3860 Lim Chee Wee +60 12-558 9753 Kepong: Andrew Lai +60 12-366 7712 Koh Hwei Yee +60 16-600 5205 Ampang: Samuel Chiam +60 11-2015 4556 Klang: Samuel Siah +60 12-297 7797 Melaka: Lye Ching Yen +60 16-227 8048 Segamat: Yeo Bee Hui+60 12-757 2998 Kuantan: Ngien Su Kong +60 19-824 3072 Raub/Benta: Guok Shu Yau +60 16-934 4135 General: Michael Chang +6011-2906 5092 Helen Ngu +6011-2906 5091 Leonidas Woo +60 19-290 6194 To donate money to bring relief to the families and individuals affected, you can either support through your local church or send the funds to the following account. AREA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE METHODIST CHURCH IN MALAYSIA UOB Bank Berhad Account number: 1293032896 After depositing the funds, please send us your bank-in slips and let us know via [email protected] your contact details for us to acknowledge your contributions with official receipts. Let us be praying for all the people and places that have been affected by the flood. We pray for the water to recede, roads and homes to be cleaned up speedily, water and electricity supply to be returned to normalcy. Pray also for all victims at the evacuation centres to be 8

taken care of with sufficient food, mattresses, blankets, medicines, and toiletries. Let us not forget to pray for the safety of those who are mobilised to help the affected areas. Pray everyone will be protected from the Covid-19 viruses too. Pray also for flood mitigation efforts to be undertaken by authorities regularly. The wonderful grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Blessings, Bishop Dr. T. Jeyakumar 9

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