October 2019 Australian Restoration News

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October 2019 Australian Restoration News

AUSTRALIAN RESTORATION NEWS

OCTOBER, 2019
Around and About the Centre Place by High Priest Paul J. Gage, Independence, Missouri.

Time marches on and waits for no man, or person. It certainly often seems that time is speeding up or I am getting slower. Doctrine and Covenants 83:16 speaks to the conditions of the world as well as our lives and says "…until I have completed my work, which shall be cut short in righteousness." Verse 17 then speaks of our hope in the Kingdom.
Everything God has done, is doing, and will do is beyond our human comprehension and therefore we lack, to some extent, the ability to truly appreciate God's love.
As the seasons come and go, people make various preparations for each season. Each day of our lives is a "new season," so what do we do to prepare for each day and of course, our life?
Sanctification seems to be an aspect of the gospel that we like to hear about, but don't want to take the action necessary for us to become "sanctified." Sanctification and sacrifice go together, hand in hand. To sanctify our lives, we must sacrifice those things that keep us from being sanctified. This is brought to our attention in Doctrine and Covenants 85:16-21. This scripture is worthy of an in-depth study and application by each one who has made a covenant with the Lord.
Entering God's Kingdom is not an automatic thing that just happens. No one will simply walk into God's Kingdom with no effort to make sure they have on the "wedding garment." This is referenced in Matthew 22:1-14. DC 85 is filled with a great amount of instruction that is given for us to prepare ourselves. Be sure to read verse 20 a and b. In verse b we are told several things that we must do on our own, and yet the major part of the cleansing of our lives is done by the Lord, after we do what we are instructed to do Also see DC 81:3.
There is always an abundance of events, activities, services, etc going on in the Centre Place. One event, of note was the annual CRE Priesthood Retreat in Kirtland, Ohio. The attendance was a little more than in the past few years and included men from 12 states in the USA as well as a representative from Canada and Rwanda. The theme was: "Look Upward, Embrace the Truth (Jesus) and Press forward." Class topics dealt with the difference between a Living organism (Church) and an organization. A first time Sacrament Service was held in the Temple on Saturday evening as was the closing service on Sunday morning. Other activities were held at the Kirtland Restoration Branch.
The Pastors of Zion will sponsor a 5th Sunday service at Waldo Avenue on Sunday, September 29, 2019 which will feature testimonies from Kirtland and a Women's Retreat. The service will be live streamed at:
http:/www.waldoavenuerestorationbranch.org

The CRE missionary groups continue to be very active. Recent missions have been made to England and Germany with other mission trips planned for Africa, Canada, India, Nepal, the Philippines and possibly Russia. The next issue of Tidings of Zion is being printed and should be in the homes by early October. The SEAAM Board also desires to sponsor a mission trip to Australia in 2020.
Center Place Restoration School has successfully completed a matching fund drive for upgrading the school/Waldo facility. There will be more on this in the next Tidings of Zion.
Our prayer for the Saints in Australia and the world is that God will continue to open those doors of ministry to each of us as we work toward sanctifying our lives for His Divine purposes.

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Riches From The Scriptures by Elder Neil Kerswell, Queensland, Australia
Vol 4 Chapter 4 Humility & Meekness Today we will look at humility and Meekness, probably two of the most important qualities and gifts we need in our hearts and lives if we are to have any place in the Kingdom of God. If Humility is not a living part of us, we either knowingly or subconsciously seek the place of God in our life and the lives of people around us. As we read from the scriptures, I hope we will awaken to just how necessary Humility and Meekness is in the life of a believer in Jesus Christ.
Luke 18:9-14 [Luke 18:9] He spake this parable unto certain men, who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others.
[Luke 18:10] Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
[Luke 18:11] The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself; God, I thank thee that I am not as other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers; or even as this publican.
[Luke 18:12] I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of all that I possess.
[Luke 18:13] But the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God, be merciful to me a sinner.
[Luke 18:14] I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other; for every one who exalteth himself, shall be abased; and he who humbleth himself, shall be exalted.
To help in our understanding the Pharisees were a popular religious Sect of the day and a Publican was a tax collector for the Romans. Christ shared this parable to address certain men who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others. Over the years we have all seen this trait in the church membership. Satan tries to turn our good desires against us at all times. If he sees someone trying to discipline their own lives towards God in a certain area of life (which is a good thing) he will whisper and tempt them into an unbalanced view of life. I have seen it time and time again where even Ministry will become raised in pride and push one aspect of the Law and completely disregard all else, which leads to an unhealthy branch. The example in this parable is of two men who went to pray in the temple. The Pharisee thanked God he was not like other men and lists their sins, and then he turns his ignorance towards the other man (the publican). Then as we have mentioned already, he focused on the couple of areas in his own life where he was disciplined in and focusing on - of Fasting and paying Tithes. This he did in order to elevate himself and to put down those around him. Let us look at the other man in this parable, the Publican. He stood back, feeling unworthy. He didn’t even want to lift his eyes towards heaven, but smote upon his chest and said God be merciful to me a sinner. Christ tells us in this instance, the Publican went to his house justified, whereas the Pharisee received no such blessing. It’s simple really, we are all unworthy before God in His fullness and must through humility be Justified through God’s love revealed in the personage of Jesus Christ. Whether the Publican understood this or not, his heart was in the right place, he was good building material for God to work with even though most people would have looked down upon him because of his vocation. The Pharisee on the other hand lacked humility and whether realising it or not was seeking to take the place of God through Christ believing he was already righteous. We must examine our own lives and ask God to help us to be humble, especially ministry who have a stewardship to feed Good’s sheep, to feed His Lambs. We are not the gauge by which to measure another’s life. Christ is the only one worthy. Finally the great lesson of this parable is this, everyone who exalts themselves shall be abased.

Deuteronomy 9:1-6 [Deuteronomy 9:1] Hear, O Israel; Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven,
[Deuteronomy 9:2] A people great and tall, the children of the Anakim, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak!
[Deuteronomy 9:3] Understand therefore this day, that the Lord thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face; so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the Lord hath said unto thee.
[Deuteronomy 9:4] Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the Lord thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the Lord hath brought me in to possess this land; but for the wickedness of these nations the Lord doth drive them out from before thee.
[Deuteronomy 9:5] Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land; but for the wickedness of these nations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
[Deuteronomy 9:6] Understand therefore, that the Lord thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiff-necked people.
God often does well for us, to honour past covenants with our fathers and because of the world’s wickedness, not because of our supposed righteousness. Moses knew the importance of humility. This is very evident in his words. He wanted Israel to understand that although they would go to battle, it was the Lord God that goes before them as a consuming fire to destroy the enemy and it was God who would bring them down. Moses counselled them to speak not in their hearts after God had done these great things that they through their own righteousness had caused God to do these things. But rather because of the wickedness of these nations the Lord God would drive them out from before Israel. Most importantly though, all this would come about because of the covenants God had made with their fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Ultimately Israel at that time in history were a stiff-necked people riding on the blessings of the past. We are much the same today unless our hearts are turned to the covenants made to our fathers the whole earth shall be smitten with a curse. This became truly possible through the Restoration of Christ’s Church, when light shone in darkness.
Some quotes on Humility and Meekness
[Psalm 10:17] Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble; thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear;
Psalm 25:4-11 [Psalm 25:4] Show me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.
[Psalm 25:5] Lead me in thy truth, and teach me; for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
[Psalm 25:6] Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy loving-kindnesses; for they have been ever of old.
[Psalm 25:7] Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O Lord.
[Psalm 25:8] Good and upright is the Lord; therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
[Psalm 25:9] The meek will he guide in judgment; and the meek will he teach his way.
[Psalm 25:10] All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
[Psalm 25:11] For thy name's sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.
Although humility is only mentioned in the first verse, both these scriptures are looking at God from a humble perspective in meekness (Humble in Spirit or Manner, Modest). Emphasis is placed on those who keep God’s Covenant and Testimonies.
Psalm 37: 8-11. [Psalm 37:8] Cease from anger and forsake wrath; fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
[Psalm 37:9] For evildoers shall be cut off; but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.
[Psalm 37:10] For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be; yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
[Psalm 37:11] But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
The Meek who wait upon the Lord inherit the Earth while the wicked are not found.
Psalm 131: 1-3 [Psalm 131:1] Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me. Psalm 131:2] Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother; my soul is even as a weaned child. [Psalm 131:3] Let Israel hope in the Lord from henceforth and forever.
The message is simple here, do not mind high things (Lofty – Proud, feeling like you stand out above others), (Haughty – Having or showing arrogant superiority to, and disdain of people one views as unworthy).
Psalm 147:5-6. Great is our Lord, and of great power; his understanding is infinite.
[Psalm 147:6] The Lord lifteth up the meek he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
[Proverbs 15:32-33.] He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul; but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding. [Proverbs 15:33] The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honor is humility.
[Proverbs 16:17] The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul. [Proverbs 16:18] Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
[Proverbs 16:19] Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Luke 1:45-54 [Luke 1:45] And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
[Luke 1:46] And my spirit rejoiceth in God my Savior.
[Luke 1:47] For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden; for behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
[Luke 1:48] For he who is mighty hath done to me great things; and I will magnify his holy name.
[Luke 1:49] For his mercy on those who fear him from generation to generation.
[Luke 1:50] He hath showed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
[Luke 1:51] He hath put down the mighty from their high seats; and exalted them of low degree.
[Luke 1:52] He hath filled the hungry with good things; but the rich he hath sent empty away.
[Luke 1:53] He hath helped his servant Israel in remembrance of mercy,
[Luke 1:54] As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed forever.
Mary testifies here that God truly blesses the people of low estate. To truly understand this we must know what High Estate is (Estate – a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the sophisticated of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights. Having extensive personal property), Mary was a humble handmaiden of the Lord, highly favoured, not because she shone in world circles but rather because God loved what He saw in her heart. Romans 12:16-21
[Romans 12:16] Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
[Romans 12:17] Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
[Romans 12:18] If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
[Romans 12:19] Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath; for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
[Romans 12:20] Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink; for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
[Romans 12:21] Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
As we so often do, let us finish in the way we started. Humility and Meekness are some of the most important qualities and gifts for a believer to have, without which we quickly lose perspective and fall into an unbalanced way of thinking, placing ourselves in the place of God which is a grievous sin. God wants of us to know and understand our place. To know the truth about ourselves so we can be set free through the Ministry and Justification that comes only through Jesus Christ our Lord. A true understanding demands of us to be Humble, Meek and filled with Love. This brings to us a true perspective especially in our dealings with our fellow man and of our attitude towards others of the faith. I hope all of us will recognise Satan’s whispers when we are trying to discipline our lives in any way towards God, we are not better than our fellow man, we are just one of the many Jesus died to save because of our sins and transgressions. Christ is the one who the Heavens proclaim is Worthy. We are washed clean through His blood. Christ stands at the Gate and He employs no servant there. Through His Spirit we are justified, not of ourselves. As Moses said it is God that goes before us and fights the battle as a consuming fire. We in Humility should follow giving him all honour and glory for His greatness and power. If we as believers can get this right in our lives we shall be a lot closer to God and in perfect position to help another. May we all be blessed is my prayer in Jesus name Amen.
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The following is the first edition of the new page that we are inserting in the monthly Australian Restoration News. Over the years the Church has found that many faithful members who, for many and varied reasons, have not had the privilege of regular congregational fellowship and access to ministry, were listed as “Isolated” or “Unattached” (meaning to an organized Group or Branch). While this may be geographically true, it is not the only reason many saints are “unattached”. Many live in towns or cities that unfortunately, have no active priesthood. We are hoping that the Australian saints who are in this situation will treat this page as theirs and provide a lot of the content for it. We hope as you share with your fellow readers of the Australian News we will come to know each other and you can be assured that you are an important and integral part of the church and of great worth to your God. I am sure that Srs. Melissa Game and Monique Hummel in future editions of this page, will fire your imaginations by listing suggestions of the many ways you can make your literary contribution to this new addition of the Newsletter.

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Tamworth News submitted by Sr. Helen Archer.
We continue to meet each week.
The Weekend of the 24th of August we celebrated Peter’s Aunty Audrey's 90th Birthday. She is Peters Dad’s sister, Danny and Kris came from Sydney and David, Serena, Peyten, Peter and Helen all traveled to Armidale and we had enjoyable time with her and her family and our extended family.
Sunday the 25th of August we had a service at Elder Peter and Sister Helen Archer’s home with Elder Danny giving the message for the Service followed by a fellowship lunch.
We give our condolences to the family of Sister Laurel Thompson who passed away 9th of September. Her grave side funeral will be held at the Moorland Cemetery on the 20th September at 10am.
Please continue to pray for rain as we have not had any rain and summer is on the way and our Dam is getting low.
Birthdays
25th October Kris Archer

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Victoria News. Church of Jesus Christ Restoration Branch. Kelvin View, Euroa.
Reported by Elder Murray Broughton, Pastor
25-8-19. Church at Kelvin View Hall.
Study on Genesis Chapter 6: 32-38. Genesis Chapter 7: 1 -50 .
1-9- 19. Church at Kelvin View Hall .
Sacrament Service, Reading 1 Peter Chapter 1: 19-25.
Sermon - 1 Peter 1:19 -25, 1 John 3: 1-4.
8- 9- 19. Church in Euroa in our home.
Sacrament Service. Reading Acts Chapter 10 v 38-42.
Sermon - Acts 10 v 38-42. John 6 v 48-51.
[ I picked up Sr. Dawn Mackrell] 92 years young.
9-9-19. went to Cobram to visit Bro. Dirk Waasdorp, had Sacrament service with him.
11-9-19. Bible Study in our home, on Priesthood in Bible and Ordained to Priesthood.
15-9 19 Church at Kelvin View Hall.
Prayers for people,
Study - on Genesis Chapter 7 continued to end of Chapter.
18- 9 19. Bible Study in our home .
Study on Blessing of Children, Baptisms, -Baptism of Water, Baptism of Holy Ghost. Mode of Baptism. [ Buried]..

Please include in your daily prayers the following people who are in need of a blessing Gwen Whately, Alma & Janice Kerswell Audrey Kerswell Adrienne & Robert Windsor Gary Rowlatt, Michael & Patty Fulton , Ellen Sheppard, Rhonda Byers, Jane Broughton.



CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST RESTORATION BRANCH, KINGSTON 17-19 Juers Street, Kingston, Queensland. Pastor: Elder Alma Kerswell. Phone 07 3800 1151

ACTIVITY SCHEDULE. OCTOBER, 2019.
Sun. 6th. 10.00 a.m. COMMUNION SERVICE. Elder N. Rowlatt asstd.by Priest G. Kerswell
Musical Item for Service. Linda Myers
11.10 a.m.. Prayer and Testimony. Elder N. Rowlatt

Sun. 13th. 9.50 a.m. Hymn Sing: Rebecca Melling Flowers: Del Churchll 10.00 a.m. PREACHING SERVICE. Elder G. Melling asstd.by Elder N. Melling
Musical Item for Service. Rebecca and Cathy Melling
11.10 a.m. Class. Elder N. Rowlatt

Sun. 20th. 9.50 a.m. Hymn Sing: Bethany Melling Flowers: Cathy Melling
10.00 a.m. Favourite Hymn, Scripture, Prayer & Testimony. Priest G. Kerswell
Followed by a finger food Lunch & Fellowship

Sun. 27th. 9.50 a.m. Hymn Sing: ELSI Melling Flowers: Janice Kerswell
10.00 a.m. PREACHING SERVICE. Elder N. Churchill asstd.by Elder N. Melling
Musical Item for Service. Linda Myers
11.10 a.m. Class. Elder A. Kerswell

BRANCH NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS for Kingston Branch.
Birthdays. Happy Birthday Wishes to the following people on their Special Day in October.
4th Cathy Melling 10th. Linda Myers 19th Becky Scott 28th Samuel Kerswell
Our Branch Financial year ends on the 31st October. The treasurer needs to have all outstanding accounts paid by that date. Branch Officers need to start preparing their reports and in the hands of the secretary, Sr. Linda Myers to allow time for the minutes for our AGM to be printed and distributed.
Congratulations to Samuel Kerswell who has just completed his apprenticeship and is now a qualified electrician.

Contributions to the Australian Restoration News need to come by the 20th of the month and must be submitted by email if possible.Email details are nandjrow@bigpond.com.au Phone contact: 07 3824 8386
We would love to have contributions from isolated members in Australia; articles or testimonies or just greetings. We would also like to hear from American saints who have ministered in Australia.
If you do not have access to an internet facility and would like to post your article to me, I will try and have it typed and included, but I would need to receive it by the 18th of the month for inclusion in the next issue. Postal details are as follows: Noel Rowlatt, 6 Wetheral Place, Alexandra Hills. Q4161