A Light on the Hill

Order of Service – 13th July 2025

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Brougham Place Uniting Church
Kardlayirdi Karnungga
A Light on the Hill

Sunday July 13, 10.00am
Preacher: Dr Deidre Palmer
Pentecost 4 Green.

We acknowledge the Kaurna people as the traditional carers of the land on which our church is built.

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Prelude

Welcome and Acknowledgment of Country

Naa marni? (Are you all good?)
Marni Ai!    (Good I am)

We care for Kaurna land,
We care for Kaurna sky.
We care for Kaurna waters,
We touch our hearts and say:
Thank you, Kaurna people.

Introit and Lighting of the Candles

What does the Lord Require. Together in Song 618

Call to Worship

Holy One, giver of Life,
you breathe us into being
With all living things we thank you.
With all beings we praise you.

Living Christ, you save and heal all people alike, without distinction
You open your heart as a safe place for us.
With all who are grateful we honour you.
With all who long for life we turn to you for blessing.

Holy Spirit, you gather us in one body
and fill our hearts with joy
With all who follow Christ we sing your praise,
and we open our hearts to you.
Come, Holy Spirit, and transform us by your grace.

Opening Prayer

We sing: Kneels at the feet of his friends. TiS 640

  1. Kneels at the feet of his friends,
    silently washes their feet:
    master who acts as a slave to them.

        Yesu, Yesu,
        fill us with your love,
        show us how to serve
        the neighbours we have from you.

  2. Neighbours are wealthy and poor,
    varied in colour and race,
    neighbours are near us and far away.

        Yesu, Yesu,
        fill us with your love,
        show us how to serve
        the neighbours we have from you.

  3. These are the ones we should serve,
    these are the ones we should love;
    all these are neighbours to us and you.

        Yesu, Yesu,
        fill us with your love,
        show us how to serve
        the neighbours we have from you.

  4. Loving puts us on our knees,
    silently washing their feet,
    this is the way we should live with you.

        Yesu, Yesu,
        fill us with your love,
        show us how to serve
        the neighbours we have from you.

Words: Tom Colvin Music: Ghana folk song, adapt. Tom Colvin and people of Ghana. alt Words & Music © 1969 by Hope Publishing Co. Words used with permission under copyright CCLI Licence No. 137219. Copyright cleared music for churches.

Prayer of Confession

Words of Assurance/Grace

God does not dwell on our failures or sins
but remembers us according
to God’s own steadfast love!
It is love that defines;
love that transforms us;
love that forgives us.
God is faithful;
you are forgiven.
Thanks be to God.

Passing of the Peace

The peace of our God be with you.
And also with you.

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Children’s Time

Children may go downstairs for Sunday School. Parents, you are welcome to join your child in Sunday School if you feel your child may need your assistance. Alternatively, you may wish for your child to remain with you for the duration of worship. Activity packs are available at the entrances.

Anthem:

Lead me, Lord. S Wesley

Scripture Reading: Luke 10:25-37

An expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind and your neighbour as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.”

But wanting to vindicate himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbour?” Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and took off, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan while traveling came upon him, and when he saw him he was moved with compassion. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, treating them with oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him, and when I come back I will repay you whatever more you spend.’ Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbour to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”

The Gospel of Christ, Light of the world.
Thanks be to God.

Message

We sing: Brother, Sister let me serve you. TiS 650

  1. Brother, sister, let me serve you,
    let me be as Christ to you;
    pray that I may have the grace to
    let you be my servant too.

  2. We are pilgrims on a journey
    and companions on the road;
    we are here to help each other
    walk the mile and bear the load.

  3. I will hold the Christ-light for you
    in the night-time of your fear;
    I will hold my hand out to you,
    speak the peace you long to hear.

  4. I will weep when you are weeping;
    when you laugh I’ll laugh with you;
    I will share your joy and sorrow
    till we’ve seen this journey through.

  5. When we sing to God in heaven
    we shall find such harmony,
    born of all we’ve known together
    of Christ’s love and agony.

  6. Brother, sister, let me serve you,
    let me be as Christ to you;
    pray that I may have the grace to
    let you be my servant too.

Together in Song, 650. Richard Gillard. Words and music by permission Integrity Music (Aust). Words used with permission under copyright CCLI Licence No 137219. Copyright cleared music for churches.

Prayers of the People

The Lord’s Prayer

And now with the confidence of the children of God, let us pray the prayer Jesus taught us saying…

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be Your name,

your Kingdom come,

your will be done,

on earth as in Heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins,

as we forgive those who sin against us.

Save us from the time of trial

and deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours

now and forever. Amen.

Offering

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Alternatively, there is an offering bowl near the lectern on the left-hand side as you exit the church.

Offering Prayer

We sing: Make me a channel of your peace. TiS 607

  1. Make me a channel of your peace.
    Where there is hatred let me bring your love;
    where there is injury, your pardon, Lord;
    and where there’s doubt, true faith in you.

        O Master, grant that I may never seek
        so much to be consoled as to console,
        to be understood as to understand,
        to be loved, as to love with all my soul.

  2. Make me a channel of your peace.
    Where there’s despair in life, let me bring hope;
    where there is darkness, let me bring your light;
    and where there is sadness, ever joy.

        O Master, grant that I may never seek
        so much to be consoled as to console,
        to be understood as to understand,
        to be loved, as to love with all my soul.

  3. Make me a channel of your peace.
    It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
    in giving of ourselves that we receive,
    and in dying that we’re born to eternal life.

Together in Song 607. Based on an anonymous prayer (?French) c.1900 This version by Johann Sebastian Templehoff (‘Sebastian Temple’) 1928-. Words and Music by permission of Oregon Catholic Press. All rights reserved. One License, License #A‑604444.

Sending Forth and Benediction

Choral Blessing.

Go gently, Go Lightly

Postlude

It is appropriate to depart during the postlude if you wish

Come and share morning tea together, in the basement. There are stairs behind the organ and a ramp between the church and the car park. All are welcome!

Thank you for joining us for worship!
If you would like to get in touch or request a prayer, please make use of the Contact Cards in the pews and next to the Offering Bowl. Alternately, you can email our Minister, Rev Linda Driver: lindad@bpuc.org

This service has been prepared with assistance from
Unfolding Light

Bible reading:
New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition. Copyright © 2021 National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

Cover Image:
Maximilien Luce (1858-1941) artist QS:P170,Q545293, Maximilien Luce – Le bon samaritain, 1896, oil on canvas, marked as public domain, more details on Wikimedia Commons

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