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October 2024
Traditional Services
WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH
HYMN AND PRAISE SUNDAY
WORSHIP AND MUSIC MINISTRY SUNDAY
27 October 2024 | 10th Sunday in Kingdomtide
Wesley Sanctuary | 8.30am (Live-streamed) and 11.00am
THE GREAT INVITATION
The sacramental beauty of remembrance, repentance and renewal.
All are welcome at the table.
I. GATHERING
| INSTRUMENTAL PRELUDE Speak, O Lord |
String Ensemble |
| WELCOME AND OPENING ADDRESS BY PASTOR-IN-CHARGE | Rev Raymond Fong |
| GREETING | based on 1 Peter 1:3-4 |
| L: | Dear brothers and sisters, Grace and peace be yours in abundance. |
| All: | Grace and peace be yours in abundance too. |
| L: | Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. |
| All: | Praise be to God! |
| CALL TO WORSHIP Come with a Grateful Heart Words and Music: Lynn Shaw Bailey & Becki Slagle Mayo © 2017 Choristers Guild |
Sunbeams Children’s Choir |
| OPENING HYMN | Congregation |
| Alleluia, Alleluia Words and Music: Donald Fishel © 1973 International Liturgy Publications Tune: ALLELUIA NO. 1 (CHURCH STREET) |
UMH 162 |
SCRIPTURE READING
Titus 3:5
| L: | He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. |
| P: | He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. |
2 Corinthians 5:17─18
| L: | Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come. |
| P: | The old has gone, the new is here! |
| All: | All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation. |
CONFESSION AND PARDON
Call to Confession
| L: |
When we gather to praise God, |
Prayer of Confession
| All: |
Merciful God,
In your mercy forgive what we have been, |
| Assurance of Pardon | based on Romans 8:34; 2 Corinthians 5:17 |
| L: |
Hear the good news! |
| All: |
Thanks be to God! |
THE PEACE
Colossians 3:12 – 14
| All: |
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with |
| L: |
Let us offer one another signs of reconciliation and love. |
| Shalom to You Words: Elise S. Eslinger, 1980 Music: Anonymous |
UMH 666 |
SONGS OF PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING
IN RESPONSE TO GOD’S FORGIVENESS
| Blessed Assurance Words: Fanny J. Crosby, 1873 Music: Phoebe P. Knapp, 1873 |
UMH 369 |
| It is Well with My Soul Words: Horatio G. Spafford, 1873 Music: Philip P. Bliss, 1876 |
UMH 377 |
II. WORD AND REFLECTION
Psalm 130, adapted
1 Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;
2 Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.
3 If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?
4 But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you.
5 I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.
6 I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.
7 Put your hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.
8 He himself will redeem us from all our sins.
A Commentary on Psalm 130
Adapted from https://www.workingpreacher.org/commentaries/revised-common-lectionary/fifth-sunday-in-lent/commentary-on-psalm-130-4
TESTIMONY – A Poem titled “Sovereign”
Written by a Wesley church member in 2023, whose daughter was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
RESPONSE
Psalm 18:1, 2, 28
All: 1 I love you, Lord, my strength.
2 The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
28 You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.
What is God rebuilding and renewing in your life?
CHORAL ANTHEM
All Things New
Words: Frances Havergal, 1879 and Rev 21:5-6
Music: Elaine Hagenberg © 2021 Beckenhorst Press, Inc.
Isaiah 43:18─19
18 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.
19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.”
SCRIPTURE READING
Revelation 21:3─8 ─ A New Heaven and a New Earth
Pastor: “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.
People: ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
Pastor: He who was seated on the throne said,
People: “I am making everything new!” “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End.”
Pastor: “To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life. Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my
children.
But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
Revelation 22:12─17 ─ Epilogue: Invitation and Warning
Pastor: “Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the
Last, the Beginning and the End.
“Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city. Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.”
People: The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who desires, take the free gift of the water of life.
AN INVITATION
| Come to Me Words: Adapted from Matthew 11:25, 28-29, 2 Cor 6:18, 1 John 3:1 Music: Dan Forrest © 2018 Beckenhorst Press, Inc. |
Solo by Kyle Hancock |
| Invitation to the Table | UMH 12 |
| SONG OF RESPONSE Jesus, Strong and Kind Words and Music: Colin Buchanan, Michael Farren, Jonny Robinson, and Rich Thompson |
Congregation |
| THE GREAT THANKSGIVING | Musical Setting B, UMH 18-20 |
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Music (ASAS): Lim Swee Hong, 2010
BREAKING THE BREAD
GIVING THE BREAD AND CUP
THANKSGIVING PRAYER
| THANKSGIVING HYMN This is the Feast of Victory UMH 638 Words: Revelation 5:12-13 Music: Richard Hillert, 1975 |
UMH 638 |
OFFERTORY AS OUR RESPONSE AND RECOMMITMENT TO GOD
OFFERTORY PRAYER
| All: |
God, our Heavenly Father, |
| L: |
Take our bodies and our minds, |
| P: |
our work and our leisure, |
| L: |
our relationships with other people, |
| P: |
our friendships and our family life, |
| L: |
our dreams and our doubts, |
| P: |
our faith and our plans for the future. |
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| L: |
In the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord, |
| All; |
we bring them to you. Amen. |
| DOXOLOGY Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow Words: Thomas Ken, 1674 Music: Attr. to Louis Bourgeois, 1551 |
UMH 95 |
WELCOME OF VISITORS
FAMILY NEWS
PRAYER FOR MEMBERS SERVING IN THE WORSHIP AND MUSIC MINISTRY
IV. SENDING FORTH
SENDING FORTH
| Sent Forth by God’s Blessing Sent Forth by God’s Blessing UMH 664 Words: Omer Westendorf, 1964 Music: Welsh folk tune; harmony by Leland Sateren, 1972 |
UMH 664 |
BENEDICTION
ORGAN POSTLUDE
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May all creation be brought
from bondage to freedom,
from darkness to light,
and from death to life,
through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
Share your reflection at https://wesley.sg/renewal
HYMN AND PRAISE SUNDAY
27 Oct 2024
WORSHIP SERVICE TEAMS
| 8.30am | 11.00am | |
| Celebrant | Rev Raymond Fong | |
| Congregational Pastor | Rev Lim Jen Huat | Rev Adrian Ng |
| Congregational PTM | Victor Chan, Chow Yuen Ping Trixie Chin, Alvena Khoo |
Kayyona Lim, Jairus Thomas Tina Khoo, Natalie Lam Gerhardine Foo |
| Worship Leader | Wong Ee Hwee | |
| Holy Communion Cantor |
Catherine Wan | |
| Readers | Grace Seet, Lean Min-tze | |
| Choir | Hymn & Praise Sunday Combined Choir Sunbeams Children’s Choir |
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| Musicians | Organ - Isaac Koh Piano – Cheong Sook Fun Flute – Cheng Xinhui, Chia Meow Hiang Violin 1 – Christopher Chua, Goh Wei En, Natalie Tan Violin 2 – Constance Wong, Megan Xia Viola – Melissa Goh Cello – Ben Ho, Joash Chee Drums – Jesher Tan |
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| Sound | Ho Han Ming, Peter Chua | Chia Wai Kong, Sophia Shing |
| Slides | Dolliss Ang | Lim Cheng Hee |
| Camera | Elliot Law | Daniel Lee |
| Live-streaming | Khew Sin Sun, Melvin Png | N.A. |
| Head Usher | Leong Wing Kong | Peter Chow |
| Service Managers | Ivonne Lo, Serene Teo, Dorcas Kwok | |
| Floral Arrangers | Felicia Toi (Leader), Elizabeth Lee, Giam Lay Hoon, Koh Siew Fong, Margaret Phua, Penelope Lim, Vivienne Khoo |
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