ND English Worship

Welcome | Jethro Yuen

Praise & Worship - Let Your Kingdom Come

Praise & Worship - Judge Of The Secrets

Meet Our Bible Reader - Joshua Tse

+ Alternate Reading - Revelation 17

Babylon, the Prostitute on the Beast
17 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits by many waters. 2 With her the kings of the earth committed adultery, and the inhabitants of the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her adulteries.”

3 Then the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. 4 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and was glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls. She held a golden cup in her hand, filled with abominable things and the filth of her adulteries. 5 The name written on her forehead was a mystery:

babylon the great

the mother of prostitutes

and of the abominations of the earth.

6 I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of God’s holy people, the blood of those who bore testimony to Jesus.

When I saw her, I was greatly astonished. 7 Then the angel said to me: “Why are you astonished? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman and of the beast she rides, which has the seven heads and ten horns. 8 The beast, which you saw, once was, now is not, and yet will come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. The inhabitants of the earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the creation of the world will be astonished when they see the beast, because it once was, now is not, and yet will come.

9 “This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven hills on which the woman sits. 10 They are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; but when he does come, he must remain for only a little while. 11 The beast who once was, and now is not, is an eighth king. He belongs to the seven and is going to his destruction.

12 “The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but who for one hour will receive authority as kings along with the beast. 13 They have one purpose and will give their power and authority to the beast. 14 They will wage war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will triumph over them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings—and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.”

15 Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations and languages. 16 The beast and the ten horns you saw will hate the prostitute. They will bring her to ruin and leave her naked; they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire. 17 For God has put it into their hearts to accomplish his purpose by agreeing to hand over to the beast their royal authority, until God’s words are fulfilled. 18 The woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.”

This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God

Focal Point - Wired @ Kyck

Reciprocal Psalm - Psalm 106:13-27

+ Congregational Prayer

• Pray for the situation between Israel and Iran
• Praise God that youth committed to Jesus during Kyck! Praise God that the youth were able to grow relationships with each other and ther leaders in both free time and discussion time together.
• Give thanks for growth of Wired and for the continual support of all the congregations for Wired. Pray that the ND youth will continue to seek God in all areas of life and in all environments.
• Pray for the Cambodia Short Term Mission Team. Pray for good health and that the team will start to their hearts for the coming mission trip. Pray for wisdom in planning of the trip itinerary. Pray that the Team will experience God throughout the journey. Pray for submission to God's guidance, safet,y courage, boldness and the gospel to go out in Cambodia.
• Pray for Trent and Ivory. 6. Pray for Trent & Ivory to follow the Holy Spirit’s guidance as they teach and lead Bible Studies, music training and youth Group. Pray for their team, that they’d work together in unity, and grow to be more and more like Jesus. Ask that Trent will lead the team well. Give thanks for the new team members who’s recently joined and the support they get from their team and the other foreign believers there.
• Pray for Joshua as he travels to Nepal with Credo for a mission trip. Pray for peace and preparation, the Church of Nepal to be encouraged and for good partnership with Credo, faith and dependence on God, and courage and boldness to proclaim the gospel of Jesus faithfully.

+ Sermon Passage - Deuteronomy 29-30

Renewal of the Covenant
29 These are the terms of the covenant the Lord commanded Moses to make with the Israelites in Moab, in addition to the covenant he had made with them at Horeb.

2 Moses summoned all the Israelites and said to them:

Your eyes have seen all that the Lord did in Egypt to Pharaoh, to all his officials and to all his land. 3 With your own eyes you saw those great trials, those signs and great wonders. 4 But to this day the Lord has not given you a mind that understands or eyes that see or ears that hear. 5 Yet the Lord says, “During the forty years that I led you through the wilderness, your clothes did not wear out, nor did the sandals on your feet. 6 You ate no bread and drank no wine or other fermented drink. I did this so that you might know that I am the Lord your God.”

7 When you reached this place, Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan came out to fight against us, but we defeated them. 8 We took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

9 Carefully follow the terms of this covenant, so that you may prosper in everything you do. 10 All of you are standing today in the presence of the Lord your God—your leaders and chief men, your elders and officials, and all the other men of Israel, 11 together with your children and your wives, and the foreigners living in your camps who chop your wood and carry your water. 12 You are standing here in order to enter into a covenant with the Lord your God, a covenant the Lord is making with you this day and sealing with an oath, 13 to confirm you this day as his people, that he may be your God as he promised you and as he swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. 14 I am making this covenant, with its oath, not only with you 15 who are standing here with us today in the presence of the Lord our God but also with those who are not here today.

16 You yourselves know how we lived in Egypt and how we passed through the countries on the way here. 17 You saw among them their detestable images and idols of wood and stone, of silver and gold. 18 Make sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the Lord our God to go and worship the gods of those nations; make sure there is no root among you that produces such bitter poison.

19 When such a person hears the words of this oath and they invoke a blessing on themselves, thinking, “I will be safe, even though I persist in going my own way,” they will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry. 20 The Lord will never be willing to forgive them; his wrath and zeal will burn against them. All the curses written in this book will fall on them, and the Lord will blot out their names from under heaven. 21 The Lord will single them out from all the tribes of Israel for disaster, according to all the curses of the covenant written in this Book of the Law.

22 Your children who follow you in later generations and foreigners who come from distant lands will see the calamities that have fallen on the land and the diseases with which the Lord has afflicted it. 23 The whole land will be a burning waste of salt and sulfur—nothing planted, nothing sprouting, no vegetation growing on it. It will be like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboyim, which the Lord overthrew in fierce anger. 24 All the nations will ask: “Why has the Lord done this to this land? Why this fierce, burning anger?”

25 And the answer will be: “It is because this people abandoned the covenant of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, the covenant he made with them when he brought them out of Egypt. 26 They went off and worshiped other gods and bowed down to them, gods they did not know, gods he had not given them. 27 Therefore the Lord’s anger burned against this land, so that he brought on it all the curses written in this book. 28 In furious anger and in great wrath the Lord uprooted them from their land and thrust them into another land, as it is now.”

29 The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law.

Prosperity After Turning to the Lord
30 When all these blessings and curses I have set before you come on you and you take them to heart wherever the Lord your God disperses you among the nations, 2 and when you and your children return to the Lord your God and obey him with all your heart and with all your soul according to everything I command you today, 3 then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have compassion on you and gather you again from all the nations where he scattered you. 4 Even if you have been banished to the most distant land under the heavens, from there the Lord your God will gather you and bring you back. 5 He will bring you to the land that belonged to your ancestors, and you will take possession of it. He will make you more prosperous and numerous than your ancestors. 6 The Lord your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, so that you may love him with all your heart and with all your soul, and live. 7 The Lord your God will put all these curses on your enemies who hate and persecute you. 8 You will again obey the Lord and follow all his commands I am giving you today. 9 Then the Lord your God will make you most prosperous in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your land. The Lord will again delight in you and make you prosperous, just as he delighted in your ancestors, 10 if you obey the Lord your God and keep his commands and decrees that are written in this Book of the Law and turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

The Offer of Life or Death
11 Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. 12 It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, “Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” 13 Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask, “Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” 14 No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.

15 See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. 16 For I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.

17 But if your heart turns away and you are not obedient, and if you are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them, 18 I declare to you this day that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess.

19 This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live 20 and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the Lord is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God

Testimony - Aaron Yap

+ Sermon | Aaron Yap

Choose life (or death)!

• 29:2-3: God’s faithfulness
• 29:4: Israel’s unfaithfulness
• 29:5-8: A history lesson: God’s undeserved mercy
• 29:9-18: How to follow the covenant?
• 29:19-29: Don’t follow it? Here’s the consequences…
• 30:1-10: Promise of restoration
• 30:11-20: Two ways to live

Praise & Worship - Behold The Power Of His Word

Praise & Worship - Good And Gracious King

Focal Point - Cambodia Short Term Mission

+ Announcements

Women’s retreat 2025: 4-6 July
Purpose: Gather to watch equip25 conference together as we encourage one another to grow in our confidence in God’s word and trusting Jesus. If you haven’t indicated your interest and day-trip spots are still available. Talk to Lish, Janice, Ashley, or Karen Ho. Logistical details to come out soon.

Men's Ministry - Working Bee | Saturday 19 July
The next men's ministry event will be on July 19 - it'll be a working bee at North Epping. Register for either or both of the sessions. Stay for lunch provided. Friends are welcome.

Morning session: 9am - 1pm

Afternoon session: 11am - 3pm

Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeaaAvyMz5rmXYDQ8UdR-yftkN3uEzbb2a-ZrTMEXC4Ftw6Yg/viewform

Wired Family Lunch | Sunday 27 July
Rescheduled to Sunday 27 July. 1pm at ND Church Building. Come and meet the leaders and other parents. Find out about what's been going on at Wired! RSVP in Wired Parents Whatsapp group.

Reach Out Mission Conference
ReachOut Missions Conference is happening on 20th September. 8am-6pm at Granville. The conference seeks to inspire a heart for the nations, connect people to gospel opportunities through Mission Partners, and engage the church in prayer, giving, and going for God's global mission. NDs Missions Team will subsidise half the ticket cost to anyone who is interested in attending (please speak to Jayme). Early bird registration closes on 31st May. https://reachoutmissions.com.au/

Ongoing Prayer Meetings

• Every Sunday at Zig Zag Cafe (Trafalgar Place)
• Contact Clem Ngai for more info

+ What happens during the week?

Sermon Title: Moses, God's faithful servant
Sermon Passage: Deuteronomy 31-34
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)
Friday: WIRED.YG FM 7:30-9:30pm (Year 7-12)
Thursday: Playgroup 10am-12pm (Pre-kindergarten kids and their parents)
Sunday: WIRED.YG AM 9:45-11am (Year 7-12) / Kids For Christ (Kindy - Year 6)

+ Attendance and Collection Information

For electronic giving:
CBA Acccount Name: NDCCCS Ltd.
BSB: 062-167
A/C: 1000 4834
Please contact the Treasurer for notification of receipt of direct transfer.