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Praise & Worship - Ancient of Days

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+ Alternate Reading - Ezekiel 6

Doom for the mountains of Israel
6 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 ‘Son of man, set your face against the mountains of Israel; prophesy against them 3 and say: “You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Sovereign Lord. This is what the Sovereign Lord says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys: I am about to bring a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places. 4 Your altars will be demolished and your incense altars will be smashed; and I will slay your people in front of your idols. 5 I will lay the dead bodies of the Israelites in front of their idols, and I will scatter your bones around your altars. 6 Wherever you live, the towns will be laid waste and the high places demolished, so that your altars will be laid waste and devastated, your idols smashed and ruined, your incense altars broken down, and what you have made wiped out. 7 Your people will fall slain among you, and you will know that I am the Lord.

8 ‘“But I will spare some, for some of you will escape the sword when you are scattered among the lands and nations. 9 Then in the nations where they have been carried captive, those who escape will remember me – how I have been grieved by their adulterous hearts, which have turned away from me, and by their eyes, which have lusted after their idols. They will loathe themselves for the evil they have done and for all their detestable practices. 10 And they will know that I am the Lord; I did not threaten in vain to bring this calamity on them.

11 ‘“This is what the Sovereign Lord says: strike your hands together and stamp your feet and cry out ‘Alas!’ because of all the wicked and detestable practices of the people of Israel, for they will fall by the sword, famine and plague. 12 One who is far away will die of the plague, and one who is near will fall by the sword, and any one who survives and is spared will die of famine. So will I pour out my wrath on them. 13 And they will know that I am the Lord, when their people lie slain among their idols around their altars, on every high hill and on all the mountaintops, under every spreading tree and every leafy oak – places where they offered fragrant incense to all their idols. 14 And I will stretch out my hand against them and make the land a desolate waste from the desert to Diblah – wherever they live. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”’

This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God

Reciprocal Psalm - Psalm 108

+ Congregational Prayer

• Praise the Lord, sing praises to him among the nations. Great is his love, higher than the heavens, faithfulness reaching the sky. Let His glory be over all the earth.
• Pray for the conflict between Thailand & Cambodia, as there are continued clashes between the two nations, pray that the leaders might seek to stop escalating the violence and conflict. Pray for the more than 100,000 civilians displaced that you might look over and care for these two nations and their people.
• Pray for our church's long term location planning and our church leadership. Help us as a church to commit it to the Lord, entrusting all our plans to Him who is always in control and does all things for his Glory.
• Pray for Jono and Ming-Yee in Singapore, that Ming-yee can continue to be a faithful witness at work, for their family as they parent Reuben to grow in his love and knowledge of the Lord and for even more opportunities for evangelism amongst friends and neighbours.

+ Sermon Passage - Romans 2:1-3:20

God’s righteous judgment 2 You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. 2 Now we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. 3 So when you, a mere human being, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? 4 Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realising that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?

5 But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed. 6 God ‘will repay each person according to what they have done.’ 7 To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honour and immortality, he will give eternal life. 8 But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger. 9 There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile; 10 but glory, honour and peace for everyone who does good: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. 11 For God does not show favouritism.

12 All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law. 13 For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous. 14 (Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law. 15 They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them.) 16 This will take place on the day when God judges people’s secrets through Jesus Christ, as my gospel declares.

The Jews and the law
17 Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God; 18 if you know his will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law; 19 if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in the dark, 20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of little children, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth – 21 you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? 22 You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? 23 You who boast in the law, do you dishonour God by breaking the law? 24 As it is written: ‘God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.’

25 Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, you have become as though you had not been circumcised. 26 So then, if those who are not circumcised keep the law’s requirements, will they not be regarded as though they were circumcised? 27 The one who is not circumcised physically and yet obeys the law will condemn you who, even though you have the written code and circumcision, are a law-breaker.

28 A person is not a Jew who is one only outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. 29 No, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a person’s praise is not from other people, but from God.

God’s faithfulness
3 What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision? 2 Much in every way! First of all, the Jews have been entrusted with the very words of God.

3 What if some were unfaithful? Will their unfaithfulness nullify God’s faithfulness? 4 Not at all! Let God be true, and every human being a liar. As it is written:

‘So that you may be proved right when you speak
and prevail when you judge.’

5 But if our unrighteousness brings out God’s righteousness more clearly, what shall we say? That God is unjust in bringing his wrath on us? (I am using a human argument.) 6 Certainly not! If that were so, how could God judge the world? 7 Someone might argue, ‘If my falsehood enhances God’s truthfulness and so increases his glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?’ 8 Why not say – as some slanderously claim that we say – ‘Let us do evil that good may result’? Their condemnation is just!

No one is righteous
9 What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin. 10 As it is written:

‘There is no one righteous, not even one;
11 there is no one who understands;
there is no one who seeks God.
12 All have turned away,
they have together become worthless;
there is no one who does good,
not even one.’
13 ‘Their throats are open graves;
their tongues practise deceit.’
‘The poison of vipers is on their lips.’
14 ‘Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.’
15 ‘Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16 ruin and misery mark their ways,
17 and the way of peace they do not know.’
18 ‘There is no fear of God before their eyes.’

19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God. 20 Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.

This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God

+ Sermon | Doug Fyfe

The depths of sin

Praise & Worship - Lord I Need You

Praise & Worship - I Surrender All

+ Announcements

Summer Missions
Summer Missions will be happening in January 2026. Their info and training days are coming up soon. Please see the details for the following missions:

• Bathurst Training Day 1: Saturday 12th July 9:15-3pm @ St Andrews, Strathfield
• Parkes Info Day: Saturday 19th July 10-12pm @St Andrews, Strathfield
• Cowra Training Day 1: Saturday 2nd August 9:30-12pm @ND Church Hall, North Epping

(More information can be found on the Facebook events. Please speak to Tiffany if you are interested or have any questions)

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).

Ongoing Prayer Meetings

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

+ What happens during the week?

Sermon Title: How God dealw with sin
Sermon Passage: Romans 3:21-31
Speaker: Matt Chiu

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

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Please contact the Treasurer for notification of receipt of direct transfer.