Sunday 6th July 2025 – Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

REFLECTION: Luke 10:1-12, 17-24. “Jesus sends out the Seventy Two”

How do you start a church? Jesus started by calling on people one-by-one to follow him. He called together a small group of disciples and trained them, and then he sent them out to make more disciples. What’s more he trained them so that he would make disciples who would know how to make even more disciples. What we see in today’s gospel reading is Jesus’ new disciples first outing.

1. The Workers are few (1-3)

a. The harvest is plentiful (2)

b. Ask the Lord to send out workers into the harvest field.

c. Go, I am sending you like lambs among wolves. (3)

2. Travel lightly – no purse, bag or sandals. (4-6)

a. Trust God for his provision as you go.

b. Whatever house you enter, first say: Peace to this house. (5)

c. If it is a home of peace, that peace will return to you. (6)

3. Heal the sick and preach the good news (7-12).

a. Stay, eat and drink (7)

b. When you are welcomed in a town, eat what is set before you. (8)

c. Heal the sick and tell them the good news of the kingdom (9)

d. But when you are not welcomed, leave them but warn them (10-12)

4. Rejoice not in your power over demons, but in God’s grace to you (17-24)

To think about: Will I dare to go for God wherever he sends me? Am I willing to be a worker in the harvest?

HYMNS

TIS 245 We have a gospel to proclaim

When God the Spirit came

TIS 658 I the Lord of sea and sky

MP 126 Facing a task unfinished

LATEST BUILDING UPDATE

You may recall we set our anticipated shortfall to complete the building project at $300,000 in September last year. We are calling on the whole congregation to respond so that we might have had so far and as at the end of May, we have received $172,836 since we launched the appeal. This is a wonderful provision and we praise God for it, but we still have a way to go. Please continue to ask God to supply all our needs and to give generously.

SATURDAY 19TH JULY 9:30AM GROUP TRAINING SAFE MINISTRY MODULE 1 REFRESHER

Anyone who has received notification of the need to complete Module 1 Refresher safe ministry training who wants to participate in the Group Training on the 19th July 2025 at 9:30am needs to register by sending notification to Christine Keys at chris.keys@dingley.net by Friday 18th July 2025

SAVE THE DATE

God willing, we plan to officially open the Parish Centre at 12 noon on Sunday October 26th.

LAWN MOWING ROSTER: 5th July – Heinz & Rusty READINGS FOR NEXT SUNDAY 13th July: Amos 7.7-17; Psalm 82; Colossians 1:1-14; Luke 10: 25-37.

HEARING LOOP

We are in the process of installing a new type of hearing loop in the church. It might take us a few weeks to get it all up and running well. If you have a hearing aid, ask for a neck loop and receiver when you come into the church

PATRONAL FESTIVAL

Our patronal festival will be held on the 27th of July and we will be having an international lunch in the Hall. Food stalls from various cultures will be present bringing the best food in the world to your plate for only $10. We are looking for the best cooks in the world to offer their best dishes for this culinary and multicultural dream. Please indicate what you can provide to Margo or Kay and sign up on the sheet in the foyer.

WEDNESDAY GROWTH GROUP

For the month of July, Marien will be leading us through the Nicene Creed. In August we will be joining in the live stream for four studies on Genesis 1-4 led by Bishop Paul Barker. Please join us in the supper room of the hall at 7:30 pm around the nice gas heater and with some yummy supper to share.

CONGRATULATIONS TO VIC AND LOUISE LANDSMAN

On their 65th wedding anniversary!!! The flowers in the church today were donated by Vic in celebration of 65 wonderful years.

CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF MONTY STEPHENS

Who went to be with the Lord last Saturday. His funeral will be at St James on Wednesday 9th July at 12 midday.

THIS WEEK WE PRAY FOR: St Stephen's Belmont; Locums and all retired clergy; St Michael's Grammar School; The Church of Nigeria; St Alfred’s Blackburn North–Pastoral service; The Anglican Parish of Ferntree Gully and Rowville – Pastoral service; All Saints’ East St Kilda – Pastoral service; All Saints’ Preston – Pastoral service; Diocesan Administrator Bishop Genieve and all our Bishops in their ministry this week

THIS WEEK WE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR: Anthony, Nisha, Mike, Cecil, Ruth, Eva, Nigel, Jen, Ted, Natasha, Patty, Melenny, Noel, Dean, Amy, William, & Chelsea.