A Light on the Hill

Order of Service – 21st May 2023

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Kardlayirdi Karnungga
The light on the hill

May 21, 2023
Easter 7A
Preacher: Rev Tony Eldridge

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

Prelude

Welcome and Acknowledgement of Country

Lighting of Candles and Introit – Lord for the Years

T Dudley Smith (CH 159)

Call to Worship

Come and worship!
We worship with joy.

Sing praises!
We worship together.

Rest secure in God’s goodness.
We come and worship!

Prayer of Invocation

We Sing: Come One, Come All

  1. Let all the earth come join the song
    and join the dance for all belong
    creation beats with willing hearts
    so come on saints, let’s play our part

    Come one, come all
    to life that’s whole
    come one, come all
    to love that’s full

  2. The hills and rivers sound their praise
    and we join in for our God reigns
    come to the table eat your fill
    come rest by living waters still

    Come one, come all
    to life that’s whole
    come one, come all
    to love that’s full

  3. So take your place and know you’re loved
    and spread the word, for there’s enough
    to know our God and truly live
    creation was made for this

    Come one, come all
    to life that’s whole
    Come one, come all
    to love that’s full (x2)

  4. So take your place and know you’re loved
    and spread the word for there’s enough
    to know our God and truly live
    creation was made for this

Music and lyrics by Malcolm Gordon, arr by Fiona Chus. All rights reserved. ONE LICENSE. License #A‑604444.

Prayer of Adoration and Confession

Words of Affirmation

Passing of the Peace

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

Community News and Notices

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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.

Scripture Reading: John 17:1-11

After Jesus had spoken these words, he looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all people, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth by finishing the work that you gave me to do. So now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had in your presence before the world existed.

“I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything you have given me is from you; for the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. I am asking on their behalf; I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whom you gave me, because they are yours. All mine are yours, and yours are mine; and I have been glorified in them. And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one.”

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

Anthem: Lord of Our Days

D Simper/N Quintrell

Message

We Sing: You Are Mine

  1. I will come to you in the silence,
    I will lift you from all your fear.
    You will hear my voice,
    I claim you as my choice,
    be still and know I am here

    Do not be afraid, I am with you.
    I have called you each by name.
    Come and follow me,
    I will bring you home,
    I love you and you are mine.

  2. I am hope for all who are hopeless,
    I am eyes for all who long to see.
    In the shadows of the night,
    I will be your light,
    come and rest in me.

    Do not be afraid, I am with you.
    I have called you each by name.
    Come and follow me,
    I will bring you home,
    I love you and you are mine.

  3. I am strength for all the despairing,
    healing for the ones who dwell in shame.
    All the blind will see,
    the lame will all run free,
    and all will know my name.

    Do not be afraid, I am with you.
    I have called you each by name.
    Come and follow me,
    I will bring you home,
    I love you and you are mine.

  4. I am the word that leads all to freedom,
    I am the peace the world cannot give.
    I will call your name,
    embracing all your pain,
    stand up, now walk, and live!

    Do not be afraid, I am with you.
    I have called you each by name.
    Come and follow me,
    I will bring you home,
    I love you and you are mine.

As One Voice, Book 2, 2. David Haas. © 1991, GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. ONE LICENSE, License #A‑604444.

Offering

To give electronically please go to bpuc.org/give

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

Offering Prayer

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.

We Sing: Lord of All Hopefulness

  1. Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy,
    whose trust, ever childlike, no cares could destroy,
    be there at our waking and give us, we pray,
    your bliss in our hearts, Lord, at the break of the day.

  2. Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith,
    whose strong hands were skilled at the plane and the lathe,
    be there at our labours and give us, we pray,
    your strength in our hearts, Lord, at the noon of the day.

  3. Lord of all kindliness, Lord of all grace,
    your hands swift to welcome, your arms to embrace,
    be there at our homing and give us, we pray,
    your love in our hearts, Lord, at the eve of the day.

  4. Lord of all gentleness, Lord of all calm,
    whose voice is contentment, whose presence is balm,
    be there at our sleeping and give us, we pray,
    your peace in our hearts, Lord, at the end of the day.

Together in Song 613. Joyce Placzec (‘Jan Struther’) 1901-53. Words from Enlarged Songs of Praise by permission Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. ONE LICENSE, License #A‑604444.

Sending Forth and Benediction

We Sing: May the Feet of God Walk with You

May the feet of God walk with you,
and his hand hold you tight.
May the eye of God rest on you,
and his ear hear your cry.
May the smile of God be for you,
and his breath give you life.
May the Child of God grow in you,
and his love bring you home.

Together in Song 779. Words © A.W Podlich 1946-. All rights reserved. ONE LICENSE, License #A‑604444.

Blessing: Go in Peace

Rosemary Nairn

Come and share morning tea together, downstairs in the basement. There are stairs behind the organ and a ramp between the church and the car park leading to the basement.

Some of the liturgy in this service is adapted from Spill the Beans, published by the Spill the Beans Resource Team, spillbeans.org.uk and also Words for Worship published by MediaCom Education – mediacomeducation.org.au