ND English Worship

Welcome | Jeremy Lai

Praise and Worship - Christ Our Hope In Life And Death

Praise and Worship - Jesus, Strong And Kind

Focal Point - Missionary Of The Month

Meet our Bible Reader | Nathan Wan

+ Alternate Passage - Daniel 7:1-14

Daniel’s dream of four beasts
7 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he was lying in bed. He wrote down the substance of his dream.

2 Daniel said: ‘In my vision at night I looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea. 3 Four great beasts, each different from the others, came up out of the sea.

4 ‘The first was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted from the ground so that it stood on two feet like a human being, and the mind of a human was given to it.

5 ‘And there before me was a second beast, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, “Get up and eat your fill of flesh!”

6 ‘After that, I looked, and there before me was another beast, one that looked like a leopard. And on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. This beast had four heads, and it was given authority to rule.

7 ‘After that, in my vision at night I looked, and there before me was a fourth beast – terrifying and frightening and very powerful. It had large iron teeth; it crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all the former beasts, and it had ten horns.

8 ‘While I was thinking about the horns, there before me was another horn, a little one, which came up among them; and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like the eyes of a human being and a mouth that spoke boastfully.

9 ‘As I looked,

‘thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took his seat. His clothing was as white as snow; the hair of his head was white like wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze. 10 A river of fire was flowing, coming out from before him. Thousands upon thousands attended him; ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The court was seated, and the books were opened.

11 ‘Then I continued to watch because of the boastful words the horn was speaking. I kept looking until the beast was slain and its body destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire. 12 (The other beasts had been stripped of their authority, but were allowed to live for a period of time.)

13 ‘In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. 14 He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshipped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.

This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God

Reciprocal Psalm 81

Congregational Prayer

+ Sermon Passage - 1 Timothy 6:11-21

Final charge to Timothy
11 But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13 In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you 14 to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 which God will bring about in his own time – God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, 16 who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honour and might for ever. Amen.

17 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. 18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. 19 In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

20 Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge, 21 which some have professed and in so doing have departed from the faith.

Grace be with you all.

This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God

Sermon | Rev. Doug Fyfe

Fight The Good Fight

Responding Song - Immortal Invisible

Praise and Worship - All I Have Is Christ

Focal Point - Kids For Christ

+ Announcements

Jeremy & Matt's Supporters Morning Tea | 16th November 2024
As they time as Ministry Apprentices come to a close at the end of the year, they will have a supporters morning tea to share about their experience, future plans and how you can partner with them. Happening at 10-11:30am, ND Church Building in North Epping. Send them a message if you'd like to come (Matt- 0435 413 177, Jeremy- 0406 788 699). If you can't make it but would like to receive Matt's prayer letters, here is a sign up link - http://eepurl.com/ilcClz .

Men's Event - Being Ambassadors | 17th November 2024
Please come along to find out more about how we live out our lives as ambassadors for Christ. Happening at 4:30pm at the ND church building in North Epping. We will be having dinner together afterwards! If you have any questions please get in touch with Alex or other members of the Men's Ministry Team. RSVP before 10th November https://forms.gle/kZwX7oDGKw76hLR37

Extraordinary General Meeting | 8th December 2024
ND Church will hold an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on 8 December at 1.30pm in the Exam hall at EBHS. During the meeting, we will pass a resolution to approve the engagement of Rev Timothy Leung as part-time Minister for our Cantonese congregations. EGM notices will be sent via email on 17 November to members who have for church email communications. If a member has not registered, please contact Ada Chu at ada.chu@ndcccs.org.au. A light lunch will be served before the meeting. We encourage all members to attend. As one church family, let us gather to fellowship, encourage and pray.

ND Missionary Gifts | Sundays in November 2024
ND Mission Ministry is preparing Christmas gifts for our missionaries this year. For growth groups that are supporting missionaries, please consider using this opportunity to show your love and care. Collection box will be available for the 4 Sundays of November. Please contact Shelley Chan (EBEW) if you have any questions.

English Worship Weekend Away | 7-9th February 2025
EWWA 2025 will be happening on February 7th to 9th! Save the date and add it to your calendars. Alan Au will be our guest speaker as we dig into the book of Esther; A Solid Anchor in Uncertain Times. Rego link to come shortly. See you there!

Collection | Ongoing
To ensure the accurate recording of church offering, when making online offering, please specify your congregation i.e. EBEW and the category of offering such as general or mission fund

+ Announcement - Thanksgiving Service

ND 2024 Thanksgiving Combined Service will be held at 10am on November 17th at Epping Boys Edmund Barton Hall. The combined service will be broadcast live online.

• There are limited parking spaces near the school, we encourage brothers and sisters to arrive early and allow time for parking and walking to the venue.
• Children’s worship service for Kindy to Year 6 will be held concurrently at 10am in the Assembly Hall (Music Hall).Preschool and Nursery class will continue in K Block as usual.
• Thanksgiving lunch, activities and a basketball game will be held on campus after service. ND will assist advance booking lunch boxes, costs $15/$7, including a drink (juice box or water) and snacks. Everyone can bring their own picnic mat, additional drinks and snacks. The 3-on-3 basketball competition will start at 1:30pm. The game will have two divisions, advanced and junior. Individual or team registrations are welcome. To register for lunch and basketball games, please fill out the order form below, payment should be made to your contact person. Registration and payment close today.

https://forms.gle/Sxbre4wWRLSGh6RRA Inquiries for lunch events can be made with Amy Fung (EBCW) or Jethro Yuen (EBEW). For basketball inquiries contact David Ngai and Stephen Cheung (EBCW).

Closing & Prayer

+ What happens during the week?

Next week - Thanksgiving Service @10am
Sermon Title:
Sermon Passage: Psalm 93
Speaker: Doug Fyfe

ND church does not just meet on Sunday, but we continue to spend time together, encourage one another and build each other up during the week.

Tuesday: Growth Groups 8-10pm (Uni and above)
Thursday: Playgroup 10am-12pm (Pre-kindergarten kids and their parents)
Friday: WIRED.YG FM 7:30-9:30pm (Year 7-12)
Sunday: WIRED.YG AM 9:45-11am (Year 7-12) / Kids For Christ (Kindy - Year 6)

+ Attendance and Collection Information