20210314 English Bulletin

Vision: Building a Church after God's Own Heart SUNDAY 14th March 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 (14 March 2021) Prayer Responsive Reading <B e Still in the Presence of the Lord> The Lord’s Prayer Welcome/Notices Proverbs 4:1-13 Offering Intercessory Prayer 409 <Have Thine Own Way, Lord> Scripture Reading Gal. 2:1-21 Proclamation of the Word Galatians #3 The Office of Apostle Chorus of Response Benediction Ministry Roster 14/3/2021 Preacher LP Lina Lim Worship Leader Daniel Ha Song Leader Jin Loong Wong Backup Albert Wong Pianist Jiaxin Wong / Adeline See Accompaniment Oscar Ling Multimedia Damian Seow Livestream Bryan Law & Jonathan Liew Ushers Cassandra & Josiah Tan HC Prep - Floral - Ministry Roster 21/3/2021 Preacher Rev. James Kong Worship Leader Jimmy Kong Song Leader Diana Kong Backup Jennifer Yap Pianist Sarah Ha / Dennis Yong Accompaniment Steven Yek Multimedia Yew Fong Lim Livestream Gerald Wong & Jin Loong Ushers Stephen & Florence Siew HC Prep - Floral - 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. Pray for new LCEC 2021 and English worship working 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. P ray 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. may experience renewal in the life of community and ministry. 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 “111” Training in Evangelism As 4PM COTC Service had ceased after The 3 mins Personal Evangelism Training 28/02/2021. a warm welcome to our video is now available for church brothers and sisters to join the 11AM members to view. Service. Please go to the church website to Login Mission Fund $1 A Day as a member in order to access the training video - Chinese or English. We invite all brothers and sisters to participate, as well as for all fellowships www.cmca-camberwell.org.au ; www. and small groups to promote and camberwellmethodistchurch.org.au ;” encourage, so that we can offer what we have to expand the Kingdom of God. (For Pastoral Needs details, please see P.9) If you have any pastoral needs, please Lent Devotion do not hesitate to seek Rev. James Kong (0413 953 238) or local preacher Lina Lim, Our church is sending out Lent Devotional Chris Ting, or Joo Soo Lim. for our congregation, do use the material for devotion during Lent and at the same Need for Prayer time, practice fasting and prayer. If you need the pastor to pray for you, Holy Saturday Easter Film: ‘Jesus’ do approach Rev. James Kong after the service. This film will be streamed on April 03 from 0900 - 2100 EST. Please go to the church website for the movie link details. http://cmca-camberwell.org.au http://camberwellmethodistchurch.org.au Do plan to watch this Easter film together with family and friends - in your homes. 5

All that’s going on around Camberwell Methodist Church COMMUNITY WATCH Prayer Meeting Sunday Services Livestream Thursday (18/03) 7:30PM Church Prayer We continue to stream both 9am Chinese Meeting: CSC #1- Pray for Gospel and and 11am English service online until Evangelisation through the presence of further notice. Online worship is one of the God’s love in the community (to be led many things we do to worship God. by Steven Yek via zoom). Let us serve one another through prayer. Offering detail Family Devotion Thank you once again for brothers and sisters who faithfully support the ministry of We hope to see that there are at least 25 the church through finance, prayers, and families this year to start a regular family participation. May God bless you. Here is devotion. It is our main thing for our church the bank detail for your reference: because we will grow stronger, closer, and Account name: Chinese Methodist more love for God and one another. Let Church in Australia Camberwell; BANK: us not waste this time of being together…. ANZ; BSB: 013 225; A.N: 4939 79025 exploit every opportunity to play, to read, to do something together, to pray and to Offering sing together. 28/2/2021 $7,098.13 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

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. 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. 7

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