Order of Service – 12th July 2026

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Brougham Place Uniting Church

Kardlayirdi Karnungga

A Light on the Hill

July 12, 2026

Preacher: Rev Dr Ian Price

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost. Green

Welcome to Brougham Place Uniting Church.

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

In the silence, let us prepare our hearts and minds for worship.

Prelude

Welcome and Acknowledgment of Country

Naa marni?

(Are you all good?)

Marni Ai!

(Good I am)

Introit and Lighting of the Candles

Spirit brooding

Call to Worship

Behold, the Kingdom of God is at hand.

See, its presence is in our midst.

We shall be on hand for that which is at hand.

Christ bids us come and see the wonders of the faith.

Our minds are open hearts are ready to respond.

Come let us worship the living God

Opening Prayer

We sing: Bring many names

Bring many names, beautiful and good,

celebrate, in parable and story,

holiness in glory,

living, loving God.

Hail and hosanna!

bring many names!

Strong mother God, working night and day,

planning all the wonders of creation,

setting each equation,

genius at play:

Hail and hosanna,

strong mother God!

Warm father God, hugging every child,

feeling all the strains of human living,

caring and forgiving

till we’re reconciled:

Hail and hosanna,

warm father God!

Old, aching God, grey with endless care,

calmly piercing evil’s new disguises,

glad of good surprises,

wiser than despair:

Hail and hosanna,

old, aching God!

Young, growing God, eager, on the move,

saying no to falsehood and unkindness,

crying out for justice,

giving all you have:

Hail and hosanna,

young, growing God!

Great, living God, never fully known,

joyful darkness far beyond our seeing,

closer yet than breathing,

everlasting home:

Hail and hosanna,

great, living God!

Prayer of Confession

Words of Grace

Hear the good news:

through Christ, we are forgiven,

strengthened by grace,

and set free to live in faith, hope, and love.

Thanks be to God.

Passing of the Peace

The peace of God be with you.

And also with you.

Community News and Notices

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Children’s Time (Exploring the Theme)

Children and Young People may go downstairs for Sunday School and Youth. Parents, you are welcome to join your young children in Sunday School if you feel they 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.

Choral Anthem

In our lives plant seeds of Hope

Scripture Reading

Isaiah 55:10-13

For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven

and do not return there until they have watered the earth,

making it bring forth and sprout,

giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,

so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;

it shall not return to me empty,

but it shall accomplish that which I purpose

and succeed in the thing for which I sent it.

For you shall go out in joy

and be led back in peace;

the mountains and the hills before you

shall burst into song,

and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress;

instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle,

and it shall be to the Lord for a memorial,

for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: “Listen! A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell on a path, and the birds came and ate them up. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and they sprang up quickly, since they had no depth of soil. But when the sun rose, they were scorched, and since they had no root, they withered away. Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. If you have ears, hear!”

“Hear, then, the parable of the sower. When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart; this is what was sown on the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy, yet such a person has no root but endures only for a while, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word, that person immediately falls away. As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the lure of wealth choke the word, and it yields nothing. But as for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.”

The living Word of Christ,

Light of the world.

Thanks be to God.

We sing: God be in my head

God be in my head, and in my understanding;

God be in my eyes, and in my looking;

God be in my mouth, and in my speaking;

God be in my heart, and in my thinking;

God be at my end, and at my departing.

Message

We sing: For the fruits of all creation

For the fruits of all creation,

thanks be to God;

for his gifts to every nation,

thanks be to God;

for the ploughing, sowing, reaping,

silent growth while we are sleeping,

future needs in earth’s safe keeping,

thanks be to God.

In the just reward of labour,

God’s will is done;

in the help we give our neighbour

God’s will is done;

in our worldwide task of caring

for the hungry and despairing,

in the harvests we are sharing,

God’s will is done.

For the harvests of the Spirit,

thanks be to God

for the good we all inherit,

thanks be to God;

for the wonders that astound us,

for the truths that still confound us,

most of all, that love has found us,

thanks be to God.

Prayers of the People

Holy One, whose focus never leaves us,we bring before you these situations asking that your love will shine into each life.

For those caught in the messiness of family life,

send your Spirit to guide and strengthen.

For those struggling with loneliness or despair,

send your Spirit of loving kindness.

For those dealing with sickness of body or mind,

send your Spirit of healing and hope.

For those suffering war and persecution,

send your Spirit of enduring grace.

For all that weighs on our hearts this day,

Send your Spirit to sustain and empower us.

Holy Spirit, where we can offer care, show us the way.

Where it is beyond us, we rest in the knowledge that you hear,

that your love does not waver,

and your Spirit is already at work.

Amen.

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

Gracious God, thank you for these gifts. Thank you for everything you have provided. May we use them all with wisdom to share your love in this place.

We ask this in Jesus’ name.

Amen.

We sing: Touch the earth lightly

Touch the earth lightly,

use the earth gently,

nourish the life of the world in our care:

Gift of great wonder,

ours to surrender,

trust for the children tomorrow will bear.

We who endanger,

who create hunger,

agents of death for all creatures that live.

We who would foster

clouds of disaster,

God of our planet, forestall and forgive!

Let there be greening,

birth from the burning,

water that blesses and air that is sweet,

health in God’s garden,

hope in God’s children,

regeneration that peace will complete.

God of all living,

God of all loving,

God of the seedling, the snow and the sun,

teach us, deflect us,

Christ re-connect us,

using us gently and making us one.

Sending Forth and Benediction

Choral Blessing

Grant us peace

Postlude

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 ministers, Sharonne and Ian at sharonneprice@gmail.com and i.price2@icloud.com

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Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition (NRSVUE). Copyright © 2021 National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

Congregation Hymns/Songs:

Bring Many Names
TIS 182 Brian Arthur Wren 1936- Words & Music © 1989 by Hope Publishing Co. Words used with permission under copyright LicenSing Licence No #A‑604444. Copyright cleared music for churches.

God Be In My Head
TIS 549 Henry Walford Davies 1869-1941. Public Domain.

For the Fruits of All Creation
TIS 168 Frederick Pratt Green 1903-2000. Words by permission Stainer & Bell, London (STA). All rights reserved. ONE LICENSE, License #A‑604444.

Touch the Earth Lightly
TIS 668 Shirley Erena Murray 1931- Words Shirley Erena Murray, Music: Colin Gibson. Words & Music © 1992 By Hope Publishing Co., Carol Street, IL60188. All rights reserved. ONE LICENSE. License #A‑604444.