20210207 English Bulletin

Vision: Building a Church after God's Own Heart SUNDAY 7th FEBRUARY 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 February 2021) Prayer <Be Still in the Presence of the Lord> Apostle Creed Covenant Prayer Welcome/Notices Offering 401 <Where He Leads Me> Intercessory Prayer Sacrament of Rev. 2:8-11 the Lord’s Supper Scripture Reading Revelation #4 Witnesses in Suffering Proclamation of the Word Chorus of Response Benediction Ministry Roster 7/2/2021 Preacher Rev. James Kong Worship Leader Daniel Ha Song Leader Jenny Chiu Backup Gladys Chandra Pianist Sarah Ha Accompaniment Faith Ha Multimedia Aaron Tiew Livestream Jonathan Liew & Jin Loong Ushers Jonathan & Danielle Ting HC Prep Janice Gan Floral - Ministry Roster 14/2/2021 Preacher LP Chris Ting Worship Leader Chris Ting 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 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. 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 Prayer Meeting Family Devotion 11 Feb 2021 (Thursday) Prayer meeting will We hope to see that there are at least 25 be replaced by CNY Eve Reunion Dinner families this year to start a regular family Service (see page 6) in your own home. It devotion. It is our main thing for our church is an occasion for the family to celebrate because we will grow stronger, closer, and and give thanks together. Prayer Meeting more love for God and one another. Let will resume on 18 Feb 2021 (Thurs). us not waste this time of being together…. exploit every opportunity to play, to read, Offering Details to do something together, to pray and to sing together. Total Offering (24/01): $5312.00 Sunday Services Livestream Pastoral Needs We continue to stream both 9am Chinese, If you have any pastoral needs, please do 11am English service and 4pm Church not hesitate to seek Rev. James Kong or on the Corner online until further notice. local preacher Lina Lim or Chris Ting. Online worship is one of the many things we do to worship God. If you need the pastor to pray for you Offering detail Do approach Rev. James Kong after Thank you once again for brothers and the service. For other pastoral care, do sisters who faithfully support the ministry of contact Rev. James Kong (0413 953 238) 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; A.N: 4939 79025 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 5

Chinese New Year Eve Reunion Dinner Service (11/2/2021) Opening Prayer Psalm 100:1-5 Lead: M ake a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth! Responsive Reading Respond: Serve the LORD with gladness! Come into his Sing Song presence with singing! Sharing Lead: K now that the LORD, he is God! It is he who (take turn in sharing) Close with made us, and we are his; we are his people, and Thanksgiving Prayer the sheep of his pasture. Respond: Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! Together: F or the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations. “Give Thanks” https://youtu.be/Bk_7wUR2Wdg?t=176 What is the most thankful thing or who is the person you are most tankful for? In the new year ahead, what would be the thing you are most looking forward to? Giving thanks for the food 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