A Light on the Hill
Order of Service – 9th February 2025
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Brougham Place Uniting Church
Kardlayirdi Karnungga
A Light on the Hill
Date. 9th Feb 2025
Preacher: Trevor Phillips
Liturgical week and colour: Epiphany 5 Green
We acknowledge the Kaurna people as the traditional carers of the land on which our church is built.
As you wait for worship to begin, please turn your phone to silent.
Prelude
Welcome and Acknowledgment of Country
Naa marni?
(Are you all good?)
Marni Ai!
(Good I am)
Introit and Lighting of the Candles
When God Almighty Came, TIS 281
Call to Worship
We sing: Jesus Calls Us Here to Meet Him
Jesus calls us here to meet him
as, through word and song and prayer,
we affirm God’s promised presence
where his people live and care.
Praise the God who keeps his promise;
praise the Son who calls us friends;
praise the Spirit who, among us,
to our hopes and fears attends.Jesus calls us to confess him
Word of Life and Lord of All,
sharer of our flesh and frailness
saving all who fail or fall.
Tell his holy human story;
tell his tales that all may hear;
tell the world that Christ in glory
came to earth to meet us here.Jesus calls us to each other:
found in him are no divides.
Race and class and sex and language
such are barriers he derides.
Join the hand of friend and stranger;
join the hands of age and youth;
join the faithful and the doubter
in their common search for truth.Jesus calls us to his table
rooted firm in time and space,
where the Church in earth and heaven
finds a common meeting place.
Share the bread and wine, his body;
share the love of which we sing;
share the feast of saints and sinners
hosted by our Lord and King.
Together in Song #477. Verse 4 Church Hymnary #510. John L. Bell and Graham Maule © 1989, WGRG, Iona Community. Administered in Australia and New Zealand by Willow Publishing Pty Ltd. All rights reserved. ONE LICENSE, License #A‑604444.
Opening Prayer
Prayer of Confession
Oh Lord, go away from us, for we are a sinful people!
But stay, if you can, if you will.
Forgive us, if you can, if you will.
Re-make us, if you can, if you will.
Words of Assurance/Grace
Passing of the Peace
The peace of our God be with you.
And also with you.
Community News and Notices
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: Day By Day
Martina How
Scripture Reading: Luke 5: 1-11
Once while Jesus was standing beside the Lake of Gennesaret and the
crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he saw two boats
there at the shore of the lake; the fishermen had gotten out of them and
were washing their nets. He got into one of the boats, the one belonging
to Simon, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then he
sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. When he had finished
speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and let down
your nets for a catch.” Simon answered, “Master, we have worked all
night long but have caught nothing. Yet if you say so, I will let down
the nets.” When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their
nets were beginning to burst. So they signaled their partners in the
other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats,
so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at
Jesus’s knees, saying, “Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!”
For he and all who were with him were astounded at the catch of fish
that they had taken, and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee,
who were partners with Simon. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be
afraid; from now on you will be catching people.” When they had brought
their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him.
May the Spirit of God open our eyes to see, our ears to hear,
and our hearts to understand.
Message
We sing: Jesus calls us o’er the tumult
Jesus calls us! O’er the tumult
of our life’s wild restless sea,
day by day his voice is sounding,
saying, ‘Christian, follow me’:as, of old, Saint Andrew heard it
by the Galilean lake,
turned from home and toil and kindred,
leaving all for his dear sake.Jesus calls us from the worship
of the vain world’s golden store,
from each idol that would keep us, saying,
‘Christian, love me more.’In our joys and in our sorrows,
days of toil and hours of ease,
still he calls, in cares and pleasures,
‘Christian, love me more than these.’Jesus calls us! By your mercies,
Saviour, may we hear your call,
give our hearts to your obedience,
serve and love you best of all.
Cecil Frances Alexander 1818-95 alt. Public Domain. TIS 589
Prayers of the People
Come to us, God, just as we are, just as you are. Meet us in our homes,
help us to keep our love on, dress us with patience and kindness, make
our homes warm, sparking with your joy and intimacy. We pray for anyone
who is not safe in their own home tonight and for those without places
to call a home; make a way for better situations, however you can,
loving God.
Come to us, God, just as we are, just as you are. Be with us in places
of play, bring lightness and laughter into our experience, spread your
joy into all the world. We pray for all those who cannot find rest, for
those for whom play is a luxury, for those who are wearied and burdened,
for those who are sick and struggling. Bring rest and healing and peace,
however you can, generous God.
Come to us, God, just as we are, just as you are. Be with us in our
places of work and toil. Look after the shift-workers, and all those
pulling long days or nights to make ends meet. Ease the pressures so
many are facing, release debts, open up new chances, and let care and
generosity spill over to wherever it is needed, however you can, caring
God.
Come to us, God,
just as we are, just as you are,
however you can. 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
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
God delights in filling our lives with more than we expect or imagine.
Let’s give out of our abundance.
Loving God, we are grateful for what we have.
We give as an expression of our gratitude
and trust that what we offer can be meaningful elsewhere.
Amen.
We sing: Thuma Mina TiS 749
Thuma mina, thuma mina,
thuma mina Somandla.
(repeat)Send me, Jesus, send me, Jesus;
send me, Jesus, send me, Lord.
(repeat)Lead me, Jesus, lead me, Jesus;
lead me, Jesus, lead me, Lord.
(repeat)Fill me, Jesus, fill me, Jesus;
fill me, Jesus, fill me, Lord
(repeat)I will go, Lord, I will go, Lord;
in your name, Lord, I will go
(repeat)
Trad. South African, Together in Song 749
Sending Forth and Benediction
Choral Blessing
“Go Forth into the World in Peace” by Martin Shaw.
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!
Compiled with the assistance of:
Liturgy, Learning & (purposeful) Life. Worship resources
(MediaCom). Writer: Jesse Size
The Scripture Readings are from the NRSVUE. 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 Photo by T Phillips
