20210627 English Bulletin

Vision: Building a Church after God's Own Heart SUNDAY 27th JUNE 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 (27 June 2021) Prayer Responsive Reading <B e Still in the Presence of the Lord> The Lord’s Prayer Welcome/Notices Psalm 27:1-14 Offering Intercessory Prayer 406 <Take My Life and Let It Be> Scripture Reading Job 1:1-5; Genesis 24:1-4 Proclamation of the Word The Lifelong Impact of Teaching Chorus of Response Benediction Ministry Roster 27/6/2021 Preacher LP Joo Soo Lim Worship Leader Star Guo Song Leader Jennifer Yap Backup Diana Kong Pianist Adeline See Keyboardist Dennis Yong Accompaniment Steven Yek Cajon Bryan Law Bible Reader En Sing Lim Multimedia Aaron Tiew Live Stream/PA Gerald Wong & Andrew Zhang Ushers Jacklyn & Jamilyn Wong Floral Mr & Mrs Steven Yek HC Prep - Rev. Justin Tan Ministry Roster 4/7/2021 Preacher Cheryl Chan Worship Leader Daniel Ha Song Leader Sarah Ha Backup Zoe Ha Pianist Faith & Kelly Keyboardist - Accompaniment Sammi Chua Cajon - Bible Reader Alister Chew & Jonathan Liew Multimedia Yew Fong Lim Live Stream/PA - Ushers Stephen & Florence Siew Floral HC Prep Mary Liew 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 Boon Koh’s 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 community and ministry. after surgery: Jimmy Kong; Bick Seng; Recovering at home: 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 Signing up as member of Church Website We welcome everyone who join our worship In order for the Treasurer to acknowledge and service. May the peace of God be with you! If you administer members’ tithing efficiently, the are a new friend to the church, please introduce Membership & Evangelism Committee requests yourself. ALL members of the congregation who tithe regularly to promptly ‘sign up’ as member of Restrictions the Church Websites, by the 30th June 2021. Church website: cmca-camberwell.org.au / From 24/6 midnight 11:59PM, restrictions for camberwellmethodistchurch.org.au Melbourne have been further relaxed. For Religious gatherings and ceremonies: Permitted for up to 35th Church Anniversary Thanksgiving 300 people per venue, density quotient of 1 person per 4 sqm applies. No group limits. As such a max A “Memorial Tree” will be set up and we are of 85 (Total) is allowed per service (Sanctuary: 42, inviting all fellowships to send in photographs of Foyer (Lobby): 10, Nursery Room (above Foyer): 7, your activities (past & present) to Rev. James Kong Annex: 26). We welcome our congregation back or Daniel Ha. (Refer Page 13) for physical worship. However, they will need to book online https://bit.ly//return-to-cmc to ensure Prayer Meeting that it would not reach the limit. At the same time, face mask need to be worn. The YouTube live Thursday (01/7) 7:30PM Prayer Meeting to be led streaming will be continued for the worship service. by Michael Fung through zoom. Let us serve one At the same time, Sunday school will be through another through prayer. online platform until further notice. Do take good care, follow the restrictions, continue to love Offering detail others as ourselves and step forward for COVID vaccination. Thank you once again for brothers and sisters who faithfully support the ministry of the church through Short-Term Mission to Tasmania (27/9 to finance, prayers, and participation. May God bless 03/10) you. Here is the bank detail for your reference: Account name: Chinese Methodist Church in The Board of Evangelism has planned a Short- Australia Camberwell; BANK: ANZ; BSB: 013 225; Term Mission Trip to Launceston, Tasmania. We A.N: 4939 79025 encourage brothers and sisters to join. Please register by 30 June 2021. Membership & Evangelism Offering Committee will support $150 per person for up to 10 ppl. ((Refer page 9-10)) $10,495.00 (13/6-18/6/2021) Church Camp 2022 Pastoral Needs Dates: 07-10 January 2022 (Friday to Monday). If you have any pastoral needs, please do not Venue: Philip Island. Theme: “Growing a gospel- hesitate to seek Rev. James Kong (0413 953 238) centered Family”. Please reserve the dates for or local preacher: Lina Lim, Chris Ting, or Joo Soo attending the church camp. Other details will be Lim. If you need the pastor to pray for you, do available soon. approach Rev. James Kong after the service. 5

All that’s going on around Camberwell Methodist Church COMMUNITY WATCH EEU 5th - 9th of July 2021 Mercy Methodist Church Inviting all youths to register. Closing date: Mercy Methodist Church has successfully secured 31/5/2021. To sign up, please visit: https://forms.gle/ an existing church in the Tanah Merah suburb on GjX12eg2xf5cGE89A May 31 2021, with a land area of 3,594m2and an existing building area of 356m2. The purchase Family Devotion price is eight hundred and fifty thousand Australian dollars ($850,000), with addition of We encourage families to start a regular family administration fees and basic renovation costs devotion each week. It is our main thing for our totalling an estimated one million Australian church because we will grow stronger, closer, and dollars (AUD $1,000,000). Settlement of the more love for God and one another. Let us not property is scheduled for 5th July, 2021. At present, waste this time of being together…. explore every Mercy Methodist Church had raised a total of opportunity to play, to read, to do something AUD$820,000, which means we are AUD$180,000 together, to pray and to sing together. short of our target. This will cover basic renovation costs as mentioned as well as the purchase and CMC Youth Camp 19th – 22nd September installation of necessary equipment and furniture, 2021 plus clearing a dozen trees to establish ditches to prevent flooding on site. Hence, we would like to Theme: “The Simple Gospel”. Speaker: Ps. Stephen invite you to participate in the fundraising for the Tan. Please check with Oscar Ling or Wesley Chew purchase of our church property. We hope that for details. you will find joy in giving, knowing that God will reward you in heaven. You can do bank transfer 2021 Family Discipleship Seminar 10-12 or use the envelope, put down MMC and our September (English) treasurer can transfer to them. Once we have the MMC’s account detail, you can transfer direct to Theme: God’s Kingdom Blessings: The Gospel and their account. (Refer Page 8) the Family. Speaker: Rev. Dr Moses Tey (and Cathy Tey). Please scan the QR code for registration, and Methodist Volunteer Academy contact your local church pastor in-charge for more information. (See Page11) There is a series of webinars in July. (Refer Page 14-18) Board of Christian Social Concerns Prayer Letter (June-July 2021) Please continue to care for our community and pray for the prayer items listed. (Refer Page 12) 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 21: 27th June 2021 Theme: Connecting with God through PRAYER Reading: Luke: 11:1-13 Hymn: Whisper A Prayer In The Morning Whisper a prayer In The morning, Whisper a prayer at noon Whisper a prayer in the evening, To keep your heart in tune. God answers prayer in the morning, God answers prayer at noon God answers prayer in the evening, So keep your heart in tune. Jesus may come in the morning, Jesus may come at noon Jesus may come in the evening, So keep your heart in tune. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7ywmlv8Hu8 Luke 11:1 (NIV) ‘One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.’ When the disciples requested Jesus, “Teach us to pray,” Jesus responded by giving them, and us an excellent model of prayer. The key thing about the Lord’s prayer as Jesus taught us, is its utter simplicity. It is so simple that any child can pray yet it is powerful because it reaches all the way to God. So, start small and as you continue to pray more, your capacity for prayer will also grow larger. Our greatest difficulty is not knowing how to pray. Our greatest need is simply to pray more and more. For if the Bible is God talking to us, then prayer is us talking to God. Talk to God, He’s listening! Prayer is the way of getting connected to our almighty, all-knowing and all-loving God. When we know how much God loves and cares for us, we’ll feel comfortable sharing everything, even our most intimate thoughts and desires with him. God wants us to be real as we talk with Him and open up about our deepest concerns, fears, and struggles. You can tell God anything and everything. You can tell Him when you are angry or hurt or disappointed. God is not surprised by anything we mention. You can be honest with God! God knows you inside out! Reflect: • What are some of the things holding you back from praying? • Are you concerned that your prayers are not ‘good enough’? • Do you pour out your heart to God? Are you honest with God? Prayer: Abba Father, teach us to come to you with a childlike confidence, simple and trusting in our heavenly Father. Lord, we do not know how to pray but we know that we can be honest to share everything with you and you are listening, in Jesus’ name we pray Amen. 7

CMCA Mercy Methodist Church 11.06.2021 Dear Reverends, Pastors, Brothers and Sisters in Christ of CMCA, Peace in the Lord! We thank God for His grace and love for choosing us to serve the Him with one heart and one mind in all the churches and preaching point in Australia! 1. Our Story It all began in September 2013, with the encouragement of then Bishop Kwang, under the leadership of Rev. Alexis Lui and LCEC of EMP Methodist Church, the first Chinese Worship Service of EMP Preaching Point was held at a rented venue at Sunnybank Community Centre in Brisbane, giving birth to a church planting ministry. After about a year, due to the increased rental cost of the Sunny bank venue, the church then secured the rental of Mansfield Christian Reformed Church venue in January 2015 (the current rented worship place) to continue to reach out to the Chinese community and entrusted a group of brothers and sisters from EMP Methodist Church to commit and serve in the Preaching Point. Praise the Lord, for over the next few years, through the passionate pastoral care of Rev. Alexis Lui and Rev. Tay and the faithful brothers and sisters in serving the Lord, the congregation number and the financial capability of the Preaching Point gradually increased. 2. Establishment of Mercy Methodist Church In order to move towards becoming a church, a working committee team (including the church building team) was set up at the end of 2018 with the consent of the LCEC and Reverends of the EMP Methodist Church, in order to work together with EMP church executive committee to manage the ministries in the preaching point. By the grace of the Lord, the inauguration of the Chinese Methodist Church of Australia (CMCA) Mercy Methodist Church was held during the Thanksgiving Sunday Service on 29th December, 2019 under the auspices of Bishop Albert Wong. 3. Church Purchase Plan As a relatively newly established Church, building or purchasing an existing church is an extremely challenging task. However, the executive committee of Mercy Methodist Church, the church building team, and brothers and sisters have the same vision that Mercy Methodist Church needed to have our own worship venue to continue to expand its church ministries mainly because: ) Our Sunday Service is allocated to 3:00pm as the current rented venue also accommodates the worship times of other congregations. 2) We do not have a formal lease agreement for the rented venue, and so may be forced to relocate at any time. 3) There is a lack of classrooms for adult and children's Sunday School classes at the current venue, therefore some of the Sunday school classes are currently held at home prior to Sunday Service. 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

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 11

Board of Christian Social Concern 2021 六-七月祷告事项 June – July Prayer Items: Bible verses: 耶稣说，我就是道路，真理，与生命，若不藉着我没有人能 到父那里去。Jesus said, “I am the way, the Truth, and the Light, no one come to the Father except through me.” （约翰福音 John 14:6） 1. 为那些曾经被歧视，被欺压祷告。求圣灵赐帮助他们能够从悲伤和 苦毒中走出来。并能以神的爱去饶恕那曾伤加害他们的人。Pray for those who have been discriminated, and oppressed. Pray for Holy Spirit to bring them out of pains and bitterness. 2. 为着澳洲的原住民仍面对着酗酒，家庭暴力，高失业率和高辍学率 等问题祷告。求神透过政府的政策和社会关怀能帮助原住民脱离现 状。Pray for our aboriginal community in Australia to be free from alcohol addiction, family violence, high unemployment and low schooling. Pray for God to restore and deliver our people from these conditions through the policy of government and the assistance of our society. 3. 求圣灵使信徒们走出教会去关心及看见他们社区里的需要如流浪 汉，精神疾病，高自杀率，失业，新移民问题等使神的名在世人中 间被彰显。Pray for Holy Spirit to compel our church members to walk out of the church into our community, especially to help the homeless, mental illness, suicidal persons, unemployment and new migrants so that the name of God will be manifested among His people. 4. 继续为世界的疫情祷告，求神医治这大地並恳求圣灵在每个国家呼 召神的子民来归向事奉祂。Continue to pray for covid19 in global setting, we pray for God to heal this land and ask Holy Spirit to call upon God’s people to turn to Him. 5. 为我们的教会祷告，求神帮助我们成为世界的光，地上的盐，来面 对我们目前社会的挑战。Pray for our church to be the light of the world and be salt of the earth to stand on biblical ground as we face various challenge of our own society in Australia. 12

Memorial Tree for Camberwell Methodist Church In conjunction with the occasion of 35th Anniversary Thanksgiving By doing something visual like this for our church family, we are praying that, 2 messages will come through: 1. That GOD brought you here at this time and it is His doing, for a purpose. 2. Children and youth can see they also belong to this church family. They have a place here when they put up their family photo on the tree. This is one way to connect cross generationally. Anniversary is about them too...not something impersonal as this is OUR church family. 13

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