Order of Service
- Call to Worship (Psalm 73)
- Song: The God of all eternity
- Prayer
- Welcome & Community News
- Offering
- Reading 1: James 1:2-4
- Song: Don’t tell me of a faith that fears
- Reflection – part 1
- Reading 2: James 1:5-8
- Song: Faith has set us on a journey
- Reflection – part 2
- Song: Strong and constant
- Pastoral prayers
- Song: Taking Shape
- Benediction
Welcome to Worship
This Sunday at 10am
+ Worship Leader: Lorraine Mitchell; Preacher: Eddie Chapman.
+ Service Theme: ‘Exploring Faith and Doubt’.
+ Scripture: James 1: 2-8.
Community News
+ Finding it hard to get a carpark on a Sunday morning? Try checking out the Harrow Street carpark a few minutes’ walk from the church. It is free on Sundays from 8am to midnight.
+ Do you have a spare fridge? We’re hoping to locate a free, good condition fridge for a member of the community who is struggling without one. If you might have, or know of, a spare fridge have a chat to Eddie.
+ The Village Well (our community services arm) is supporting the development of a new community Chess Club. If Bishops and Rooks are your thing, come along on Monday, 6pm-8pm, for a friendly game.
+ Our new multi-language translation service, known as Breeze, worked well last Sunday when it was launched at Box Hill Baptist. Our people used Italian, Maori, Khmer, Persian, Mandarin, Bahasa, Cantonese and most said it was very accurate and the delay was minimal. Bring your phones along, use the QR code or this link: https://boxhillbaptistchurch.breeze-translate.com/client then select your language. Would you also bring your headphones or ear buds so you can check the audio quality? These will also help us to keep our heads up so we can see the speaker and the pictures on the screen. Keep giving us your feedback.
+ You may have noticed the small bowl of sand and candles to the right of the pulpit. This is available at every service and it may be an aid to prayer as you light a candle at the beginning or anytime during a service.
Pointers for Prayer
+ Please pray for Grazia Sedawie’s family. Grazia’s 92-year-old mother has been in hospital with chest pains, Grazia’s daughter, Lily, is in hospital as is Simone (another member of the clan) who is recovering after surgery. Healing, peace, trust in God.
+ Watch the special NAIDOC Week 2025 conversations between Common Grace storyteller, Safina Stewart and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders Uncle Vince Ross, Aunty Dr Esme Bamblett and Aunty Professor Doseena Fergie. Pray for them as they share their heart, vision and hope for the next generation.
+ In respect to Vahid and Mina’s application for permanent residence, they received a further word from the Minister of Immigration’s office this week via Dr Carina Garland’s office (MP for Chisholm). They were told that “their application is still in the queue… this process will still take several more months… there is a high level of confidence for a positive outcome.” Pray for the team at Minister Thistlethwaite’s office (Assistant Minister for Immigration) who is handling this matter. Pray for patience and trust for Mina and Vahid as they continue to wait.
This Week
Monday
+ 2pm-5pm Bike Restoration and Rescue Session at the Community Shed: (rear 470 Station St, Box Hill).
+ 4.30pm-8.30pm Social Table Tennis (upstairs, 5 Ellingworth Pde)
+ 6pm-8pm: Chess Club (downstairs, 5 Ellingworth Pde)
+ 6pm The members of the Ellingworth Feasibility Project are meeting with the Deacons.
+ 7pm The Deacons have their monthly meeting.
Tuesday
+ 9.30am – The Box Hill Community Choir is taking a break over the holidays. It will resume on the 22nd July.
+ 7.15pm for 7.30pm to 9pm: The Bible & Chat group is taking a break over the holidays and will not be meeting this Tuesday the 15th or the 22nd. It will gather again for the new term on Tuesday 29th July.
Wednesday
+ 7:30 to 9pm – Exploring Faith – Session 5 – The Nature of God (5 Ellingworth Pde)
Thursday
+ 10am-12 midday: The English Language Group is not meeting on this day, the 17th or the 24th. It will resume for term 3 on the 31st July.
+ 11am-1pm upstairs in the Village Well: Social Chat Group—basic English language and Aussie culture, table tennis, Tai Chi, tea/coffee, friendship-making.
+ 1.30pm-2.30pm Bakehouse in the Barn: Saving bread, fruit and vegetables from waste by giving food to those wanting to ease their weekly budget.
Friday
+ 10am-11.30am The Playgroup will not be meeting on this day, Friday 11th and the 18th. It will resume on the 25th July.
+ 4.30-8.30pm: Social Table Tennis (upstairs, 5 Ellingworth Pde)
Saturday
+ 7.30am-8.30am Bakehouse in the Barn
Coming up
24 August: 100-year Celebration of our church building.
Food for Thought, Prayer & Action
+ The British and Irish Lions are touring Australia and the captain, Maro Itoje has a vibrant faith in God. He talks about this in, ‘Faith Amid the Fury-How Lion King Itoje Keeps His Peace,’ BBC, 1 July 2025.
+ Petitioning God for Others is Not Futile. Frank Fincham asks, ‘What Can Science Say About the Study of Prayer? John Templeton Foundation.
+ Blessing for the New Financial Year
by Michael McGirr, Mission Facilitator for Caritas Australia,
Let us give thanks for the real bottom line,
the place where we think less of profit and loss,
and more of gratitude and compassion.
The world is full of columns and numbers and spreadsheets
and God knows we need to attend to such matters
because injustice thrives in confusion,
and power does not like to be made accountable.
But none of us works for a line in a ledger.
We work to make the world more whole.
Jesus knew a lot about money.
Thirty pieces of silver, one hundred denarii, the head of Caesar on a coin, the widow’s mite, the workers who came late, the parable of the talents, the gold at his birth, the traders in the temple, the tax collector, the treasure in a field, the pearl of great price, the lots cast for his underwear, the rich young man who went away sad, the eye of a needle.
He built deep questions around such stories and images.
What are we making of the world? Why? How will we grow?
The question ‘Who am I?’ is answered in another: ‘Who is your neighbour?’
May we be hungry this year rather than greedy.
Hungry for kindness and encounter.
Spendthrift of grace.
Reckoned by love.
Amen.
Small Groups @ BHBC
Box Hill Baptist Church runs a number of small groups which create opportunities to build friendships, study the Bible and other resources, pray and strengthen our spiritual journeys.
If you are interested in any of the groups below, feel welcome to contact the convenor, or speak to one of our pastors. (And if you’d like to be part of a group but these don’t work for you, come and speak to us and we’ll see if we can start something new!)
- Bible & Chat: Currently each Tuesday, 7:15pm for 7.30pm start at the Village Well (5 Ellingworth Pde). The group normally reflects on a Scripture passage for the following Sunday service. Convenor: Geoff Pound
- KYB (Know Your Bible): Tuesdays fortnightly via Zoom. (Convenor: Helen Timms)
- A Small Group meets in the Gallery on the first and third Thursday of the month from 7.30pm-9pm. Convenor: Andy McCulloch.
Every Wednesday, (7:30pm) @ 5 Ellingworth Pde.- Visit exploringfaith.org.au or email office@boxhillbaptist.org.au
Next Sunday 6th July at 10am.
+ Worship Leader: Shueh Wah Kennedy; Preacher: Geoff Pound.
+ Service Theme: ‘Exploring Faith leading to Ethics and Social Justice’.
+ Scriptures: Micah 6: 6-8; Mark 1: 14-20
Worship Roster
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