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Price: $30 per annum or $5 per copy AugustAugust 20162016 Jack and Winifred Christie (March 2001) (see pages 18 & 19) Also in this issue: Prayer for NSW Assemblies News from Commended Workers Don Stormer’s new book Leading public prayers Internet Corner ( ... and more) Print Post Approved PP 100003434 Assemblies Written contributions to Assemblies Outreach magazine are welcome and actively sought Magazine Vol. 45 No. 4 from NSW Assemblies and any associated ministries and individuals. Copyright © 2016 NSW Assemblies’ Evangelistic Mission (NSWAEM) Please submit your assembly news, people profiles, letters, etc, for the October 2016 The NSWAEM publishes this bi- issue on, or before, 16th Sept 2016. monthly magazine to offer Contributors enjoy reasonable liberty in opportunities for NSW Commended their expression of opinion and exposition of Workers, Assemblies, Para-Assembly Scripture within the boundaries of a biblical Activities and other kindred bodies, evangelical Christian faith. Neither the to share information about their Editorial Team, the Board of NSW Assemblies’ Evangelistic Mission, nor Commended ministries, to encourage others, and Workers are to be held responsible for every to encourage prayer. view that may be expressed. You are free to make use of the information in Editorial & Production Team: this publication and to reproduce it for your personal Mr C. H. Winrow, Mrs M. J. Winrow, use or for the church you attend. Material must not Mr D. Gordon be sold or republished for commercial purposes unless you obtain written permission first. Subscription costs are shown on the cover If material from this publication is used or quoted & at www.cb-nsw.org.au/aem/Mag/subs.html in any other publication (including websites) due acknowledgment should be made. Please contact Printed by The Dominion Print Group. the Editor (refer p31) with any inquiries about PO Box 6999, Silverwater NSW 2128 reproducing this material. Phone: 02 9648 2888 History • Current Events • Prophecy • Evangelism .. /To cfecfare unto you a{{ tfie counse{ ofqocf. _Jl_cts 20:27 Meetings are held monthly, Our purpose: February to November To stir each other to study what the Word of God says concerning Israel 2nd Saturday, 2.30pm at Epping and our relationship with Her, as gentile Gospel Chapel. believers, both now and in the future. Cnr Carlingford Rd and Duntroon Ave, • To encourage the believers in lsrael Epping, NSW in whatever way we can. To facilitate and be involved in For further information: evangelism and discipleship of www.awaketoisarel.org Jewish people. To pray for Israel. [email protected] Awake to Israel is a ministry of Epping Gospel Everyone is welcome and Chapel and combined Brethren Assemblies of encouraged to come together and Australia ASSEMBLIES search the Scriptures 2 August 2016 First Glance by Colin Winrow, Editor. Dear Readers, As I write this we are half way teachings, as far as through the Olympic Games in Rio we know from the de Janeiro (River of January), Brazil, Gospels. Perhaps the or simply Rio. Our news broadcasts Jewish nation was mention the latest results regularly as do too poor and downtrodden by Rome countless newspapers and magazines to spare time for sport and the training all over the civilised world. One would needed to compete? But we do know think there is nothing more important that the Apostle Paul (a Roman Citizen) in life than SPORT, SPORT and more knew something of such things. For SPORT! example he said to the Ephesian elders The original Olympic Games were a “... my only aim is to finish the race and series of athletic competitions among complete the task the Lord Jesus has representatives of city-states. They were given me...” (Acts 20:24). held in honour of Zeus, and the Greeks Writing to the Corintian church, gave them a mythological origin. The Paul (1 Cor 9:24 -26) mentions running, first Olympics is traditionally dated to strict training, competing, games, 776 BC. They continued to be celebrated boxing, winning, a prize crown, - all when Greece came under Roman in connection with self-discipline for rule, until the emperor Theodosius I his preaching and teaching work! He suppressed them in 393 AD as part of also mentions such things to young the campaign to impose Christianity as Timothy (2 Tim 4:7). So, as we admire the State religion of Rome. the dedication of those competing in I can empathise with that – after Rio, let us be likewise in our various all, Jesus did not include sport in His ministries for the Lord Jesus Christ. o CONTENTS of this Issue: ‘Out and About’ in NSW .............. 4 Stuff we need ..................................20 Prayer for NSW Assemblies ........ 6 Letter from Francis Williams .......21 Impossible .........................................8 Leading public prayers .................23 Letters written from prison ..........10 Crossway’s Blog .............................25 News of Commended Workers .. 11 Creative use of Technology ..........26 Books at a Glance ...........................15 Why Printed Tracts matter ...........27 EvangelismSHIFT to Philippines 16 Avoiding wasting time online .....28 Obituary - Jack Christie ................18 Internet Corner............................. 29 ASSEMBLIES August 2016 3 ‘Out and About’ in NSW Assemblies compiled by Colin Winrow If you attend a NSW Assembly, The most recent Coordinating or you work with any associated Conference was held at Emmaus Bible Christian Brethren ministry, please College on 4th August. The Minutes feel free to submit your local news were distributed by email from Brad or event dates to this ‘Out and About’ Scott on 8th August. section so we can inform and encourage Those present were 25 People from 13 people in all our assemblies and Churches & 7 Para Church Ministries. churches. Short items (even if only Len Smith welcomed the meeting to one sentence) are welcome and can be Emmaus. He said it is exciting to see the mailed to the Mission office at the new college growing with 20 new students PO Box 20, Pennant Hills, NSW 1715, enrolled this semester. The college now or better still, emailed to: has 130 students attending. The Board’s [email protected] vision is for the College to set and award degrees in its own right, instead Also, please email your wording of depending on other organisations. for Notices or Coming Events to be in- This will involve a name change to cluded on the NSW Christian Brethren something like Australian College of website to:- Christian Studies. The Emmaus name webadmin@cb–nsw.org.au will be retained for vocational studies. Currently, 22% of students are from * * * th our own church family. The College On August 9 Mr Don Stormer began has just had Prof Darrell Bock speak his overseas teaching trip to Eastern at the ‘intensive’ and this has been an Europe. For more detail please see his exceptional time of learning for those letter on page 11. who attended. * * * Mr Jack Douglas Christie died on 28th Moree Regional Church: Brad July – aged 92. A Thanksgiving Service introduced Paul Strahan and Isaac was held at The EV Church, Erina, on Gordon to the meeting. Paul shared 8th August. Please refer to page 18 for a his story since the hall at Moree burned summary of his life and ministry. down. Isaac is an ex Policeman and * * * saw a great need among his people Mr Graham Hayden died peacefully and decided to leave the Force and early on Monday 15th August - aged go into full-time ministry helping his 87 - in Campbelltown Hospital. A people deal with grief and loss. Isaac private family funeral will be held in runs camping trips which allow him Castle Hill on Monday, 5th September. to spend time with young Aboriginal Details of a Thanksgiving Service are men – helping them deal with grief not known at this stage but will be and loss issues, which then helps advised by email, word-of-mouth, and them deal with the drug and alcohol the newspapers, later in August. issues in their lives. The suicide rate ➢ ASSEMBLIES 4 August 2016 ‘Out and About’ in NSW Assemblies (cont’d from p 4) Meetings & Events in the community is great and Isaac is (Note: for the latest details please check working with the youth to try and help on these web pages:– them with this. www.cb-nsw.org.au/events.html Paul and Isaac work together in Northern NSW (Moree / Walgett / www.cccaustnsw.com/events Brewarrina and surrounding areas) 2016: amongst Aboriginal communities. The 10 Sept Women’s Missionary churches in these areas are small and Convention 2016, at Oatley they have asked if the CCCAust church Gospel Chapel, 10am–3pm. family would accept and acknowledge 10 Sept ‘Awake to Israel’ at Epping their Community as a regional church Gospel Chapel, 2.30pm. as part of the CCCAust family. Paul and Isaac are teaming up to 7 Oct Fashion Parade of Ladies work as full-time workers in this Summer Clothes at Elouera region. They are looking for help Gardens, Cherrybrook; from our churches, prayerfully, starting 10am. financially and with volunteers who 8 Oct ‘Awake to Israel’ at Epping may be willing to help them minister Gospel Chapel, 2.30pm. to their community (volunteering time, 28-29 Oct ‘Inspire’ Conference for preaching at services, etc). women, at Camp Toukley. CCCAust is in the process of getting 3 Nov NSW Coordinating the ministry approved under Hands & Conference; 7.30pm; Feet so people can donate to the work Emmaus Bible College. and get tax deductibility. The meeting accepted this Regional 11 Nov Pastors Network at (TBA), Church into our family of churches and speaker is David Miles prayed for the ministry amongst the – “Gospel Shepherding”. Aboriginal Community. 12 Nov Christmas Shopping Hands & Feet: In the recent appeal, Morning and Coffee $26,000 was raised for the support of Confab at Elouera Gardens, Fiji.