20210307 English Bulletin

Vision: Building a Church after God's Own Heart SUNDAY 7th 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 Holy Communion Adoration & Praise (7 March 2021) Prayer <Be Still in the Presence of the Lord> Apostle Creed Welcome/Notices 397 <I Give My Life For Thee> Christian Social Micah 6:8; Matt. 5:13-16 Concerns Video Social Creed Caring for the Community to reach the Lost Offering Intercessory Prayer Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper Scripture Reading Proclamation of the Word Chorus of Response Benediction Ministry Roster 7/3/2021 Preacher Bishop Albert Wong Worship Leader Chris Ting Song Leader Cheryl Chan Backup Gladys Chandra Pianist Jason Ting Accompaniment Simon Wong Multimedia Aaron Tiew Livestream Jonathan Liew & Jin Loong Ushers Cassandra & Josiah Tan HC Prep Darrell Yeo Floral - 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 Jonathan & Danielle Ting 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. P ray 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’s sister and her family 2.4 Pray for God’s break through in in Canada: Christina, Samuel and Ruth. all that church is doing so that we 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, Busy Bee do approach Rev. James Kong after the service. 08/3 (Mon, Labour Day) Busy Bee postponed to further notice, till the pandemic situation is further stablised. 5

All that’s going on around Camberwell Methodist Church COMMUNITY WATCH Prayer Meeting Sunday Services Livestream Thursday (11/03) 7:30PM Church Prayer We continue to stream both 9am Chinese, Meeting: CSC #1- Pray for Gospel and 11am English service and 4pm Church Evangelisation through the presence of on the Corner online until further notice. God’s love in the community (to be led Online worship is one of the many things by Jimmy Kong via zoom). Let us serve we do to worship God. one another through prayer. Offering detail Family Devotion Thank you once again for brothers and We hope to see that there are at least 25 sisters who faithfully support the ministry of families this year to start a regular family the church through finance, prayers, and devotion. It is our main thing for our church participation. May God bless you. Here is because we will grow stronger, closer, and the bank detail for your reference: more love for God and one another. Let Account name: Chinese Methodist us not waste this time of being together…. Church in Australia Camberwell; BANK: exploit every opportunity to play, to read, ANZ; BSB: 013 225; A.N: 4939 79025 to do something together, to pray and to sing together. Offering 21/2/2021: $12,254.23 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

Devotion Week 5: 7th March 2021 Theme: Tough Minded Faith for Tender Hearted People Hymn: What a Friend we have in Jesus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKjUoE2fack Bible Verse: Hebrews 11:1 ESV Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Faith is trusting the unprovable. “I would love to be a believer, if I knew it was the truth,” an intelligent young Japanese man said. “Prove it to me. That’s what the unbelieving world is waiting for. We’re scientific. We want proof before we believe.” “But that’s a contradiction,” the pastor answered. “If there is proof, there no longer is room for belief. For faith believes in that which cannot be proven. Let me sum it up in this sentence: When proof is possible, faith becomes impossible.” The young man asked, “But if God wants us to be believers, why didn’t He prove Himself to us?” Pastor quoted Hebrews 11:6. “Without faith it is impossible to please God.” The same is true in human relationships. When somebody believes in you before you’ve earned their trust, you have been honoured! When they trust you even though you didn’t display your credentials, faith is born. God knew what He was doing when He established the belief system. When you strip away all mystery and leave the truth naked and mathematically scientific, something sweet and attractive is lost. There will always be unknown. There will always be unprovable. But faith confronts those frontiers with a thrilling leap. Then life becomes vibrant with adventure! The scripture reading is a call to draw near to God and to keep on persevering in faith, through remembrance of the reconciling work of Jesus. We have been given this boldness and confidence to approach God, through faith is Jesus Christ. He has made the way, by his death and resurrection, for us to be reconciled to God. We can come to an approachable and relational God, who is attentive to us, because of Jesus’ sacrifice. What greater encouragement could there be of God’s love for us! We receive, by faith, a fresh revelation of His love, and renewed strength. For God’s Word promises that when we draw near to Him, He will draw near to us. Reflection: • Are you putting your trust in God to guide you every step of the way? • How does worldly pragmatism affect faith? • How can faith in the invisible God be expressed in our daily lives? • How would you assess your faith in this regard? Prayer 8

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The Methodist Social Creed The Methodist Church must view the perplexing times and problems that we face today in the light of the life and teachings of Jesus. Jesus taught us to love our neighbours and seek justice for them as well as for ourselves. To be silent in the face of need, injustice, and exploitation is to deny him. We believe that God is Father of all peoples and races, that Jesus Christ is his Son, that all men are brothers, and that each person is of infinite worth as a child of God. We believe that “the earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof.” Our own capacities and all we possess are gifts of the Creator, and should be held and used in stewardship to him. We believe that God in Christ is seeking to redeem all men and also society. This redemption is a continuing necessity. We believe that the grace of God in Christ is available for redemption from individual and social sin as we seek in penitence and obedience to do his holy will. We believe that all persons have supreme value in the sight of God, and ought to be so regarded by us. We test all institutions and practices by their effect upon persons. Since Jesus died for the redemption of all men, we believe we should live to help save man from sin and from every influence which would harm or destroy him. 卫理公会社会信条 卫理公会对于我们今日所面临的各种复杂问题，主张以耶稣基督的生活和教训作为我们的见解。耶 稣基督教训我们爱邻居，要我们为他们及为自己谋求公平的待遇。我们认为如果漠视社会中的贫乏， 不公平和被剥削的，便是否认基督。 我们相信，上帝是万族万民之父，耶稣基督是他的儿子，人人都是弟兄，也是上帝最宝贵的儿女。 我们相信，「地和其中所充满的，都属上帝。」我们的才能和所有物都是创造所赏赐的恩典，因此 理当善于保管及使用，以尽上帝管家之责。 我们相信，上帝在基督里致力于拯救的必要性，是继续不断的。 我们相信，我们若以忏悔与顺服的态度。遵行上帝的圣旨，他在基督里的恩典，便足够拯救我们得 以脱离个人与社会的罪恶。 我们相信，人在上帝面前的确具有无上的价值, 我们也应当如此看待别人. 一切制定和实施的价值, 都应以其如何影响个人的程度是考验. 耶稣既为救人而死, 我们就应当协助救人离开罪恶和脱离足以 加害或推毁他们的一切权势.