Welcome to Worship this Sunday
+ Worship Leader: Andy McCulloch; Preacher: Eddie Chapman.
+ Theme: In our current series on ‘Rediscovering Worship,’ we’re looking next Sunday at ‘Worship and Corporate Prayer.’
+ Scripture: Acts 4:23-31.
Order of Service
- Confession – Reflection on Nehemiah 9 & Psalm 146
- Song: The Heavens Shall Declare
- Welcome & Community News
- Offering & Prayer
- Reading: Acts 4:23-31
- Song: This is my Father’s World
- Sermon
- Corporate Prayer
- Benediction & Close
Community News
+ We wish Ethan Chapman farewell and bon voyage as he departs for several months of study in Kuala Lumpur.
+ Geoff Pound is away on annual leave from 16-31 July.
+ Our Deacons met last Monday – Some of the things discussed included:
- Welcoming Vahid, Rae and Lucien into membership, and reflecting on the joyful morning of Grazia and Lucien’s baptisms
- Planning for our 125th Anniversary on Sunday 18 October – a Service of Thanksgiving, morning tea/lunch, and the launch of Lorraine’s history of BHBC
- Progress on the Ellingworth Project, with Andy taking a lead role and initial conversations underway with Christian Finance
- Endorsing next year’s budget for presentation at the Church Meeting on Sunday 23 August, including a small increase to our regular contribution to the Cambodian mission (CCCA) in line with rising interest rates
- Joining the Open Baptists as a new member church, and considering how we might contribute and be represented – and we need 2 more church representatives, so let a Deacon know if you’re interested!
- Growing engagement from newer attenders across a range of ages, and the emerging conversations about a young adults group
- Continuing strong momentum in the Bakehouse Network Project, with three new partner sites confirmed and more on the way
- The next Community Musicale coming up in September, with some of the funds being reinvested to enhance future events (piano tuning, better recording equipment)
- Planning a working bee on Saturday 22 August, with barn lighting as the priority job.
+ Last chance to sign up for the new Exploring Faith course. Whether you’re new to this fuzzy question of faith, or something that’s been part of your journey for years, this is a great opportunity to ask questions, share with others, and explore what faith may be for us. We’ll be organising a time that will hopefully work for everyone, so we’d love to have more people involved.
Feel free to share with others in your own networks too!
Food for Thought, Prayer & Action
+ Francis Sullivan asks, ‘If we know gambling ads cause harm, why are they still everywhere?’ Eureka Street, 8 July 2026.
+ Blessings from Kate Bowler (historian at Duke, author, podcaster):
Bless you who are exhausted from carrying the polished version of yourself from room to room; may you find relief in setting it down.
Bless you when the truth slips out before the edited version arrives, for it is our vulnerability that tells the truest story.
Bless you who risk saying, I don’t know, I’m struggling, or I could use some help, because mutual connection is possible only where someone opens the door first.
Bless you in that sweet place where competition ends and community begins; may you be loved not for what you achieve, but for who you are.
Upcoming Events
+ Church Working Bee – 22 August
+ Church Meeting – 23 August (after the service)
+ Save-the-date: 125th Anniversary on Sunday 18 October: Service of Thanksgiving at 10am, morning tea/lunch at 11.30am, book launch at 12.15pm. All former members and friends invited
This Week
Monday
+ 4.30pm-8.30pm Social Table Tennis (upstairs, 5 Ellingworth Pde)
Tuesday
+ 9.30am The Box Hill Community Choir commences for the new term. Newcomers are welcome to join. No audition needed.
+ 7.15pm (cuppa) for a 7.30pm start: The Bible & Chats Group, which meets in the ground floor of the Village Well will be studying the Scripture for next Sunday’s service. Leader: Keith Dyer.
Thursday
+ 11am-1pm The Social Chat Group (upstairs in the Village Well) will be learning basic English, playing table tennis and other games, drinking tea and coffee and making friends.
+ 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
+ 4.30-8.30pm: Social Table Tennis (upstairs, 5 Ellingworth Pde)
Saturday
+ 7.30am-8.30am Bakehouse in the Barn: Saving bread, fruit and vegetables from waste by giving food to those wanting to ease their weekly budget.
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)
Next Sunday 26 July at 10am.
+ The Last Breakfast: Eating breakfast or brunch around the tables (bring food to share); A great opportunity to discuss with others.
+ Led by Eddie Chapman.
+ Theme: Continuing our series on ‘Rediscovering Worship’ this Sunday we are considering ‘the Worship Wars’ or How do we make peace in our worship?
+ Scripture: Romans 14:1-9, 13-19
Offering details
BSB: 704-922
Account name: Box Hill Baptist Church
Account number: 100005657
Please use the reference ‘Offering” in the reference line
If you have any issues in making an offering, please contact office@boxhillbaptist.org.au
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