Traditional Services

WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH

TRADITIONAL SERVICES

Wesley Sanctuary 7.30am | 9.30am (Live-streamed) | 11.30am | 5.00pm

9 November 2025 | 11^th Sunday in Kingdomtide

Trinity Annual Conference Sunday

Liturgical Colour: Green (Ordinary Time) 

Lectionary: Haggai 1:15b–2:9, Psalm 145:1–5, 17–21;
2 Thessalonians 2:1–5, 13–17; Luke 20:27–38 

Songs: God of Love and God of Power (UMH 578)
O God Beyond All Praising
Take My Life, and Let It Be (UMH 399)
Standing on the Promises (UMH 374)

Sermon: “When we do not know what to do”
(2 Chronicles 20:1–15) 

I.  GATHERING

We gather in the Lord’s name weekly to be renewed in our hearts and minds. Our worship of God is a response to his revelation as he reveals his truth to us through Scripture, sermon, prayers and songs 

MEDITATION VERSES

Hear me, LORD, my plea is just; listen to my cry.
Hear my prayer— it does not rise from deceitful lips.
Psalm 17:1 

‘But now be strong, Zerubbabel,’ declares the LORD.
‘Be strong, Joshua son of Jozadak, the high priest.
Be strong, all you people of the land,’ declares the LORD, ‘and work.
For I am with you,’ declares the LORD Almighty.
Haggai 2:4 

‘The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,’
says the LORD Almighty.
‘And in this place I will grant peace,’ declares the LORD Almighty.
Haggai 2:9 

PREPARATION PRAYER

O God, you pour out the Spirit of grace and love.
Deliver us from cold hearts and wandering thoughts,
that with steady minds and burning zeal
we may worship you in spirit and truth. Amen. 

PRELUDE  

GREETING

PRAYER TO CONFESSION 

God of yesterday, today, and tomorrow,
we barely remember all that has gone before.
Our memories of former glory are filtered through so many experiences,
through joy and through pain. 

Our today is blurred by our anxieties and our fears,
and we cannot always see what you are doing in our midst.
Forgive our shortsightedness.
Forgive our focus on a misremembered history.
Forgive our reluctance to embrace what you are bringing to life among us. 

Your prophet asks us to take courage and know that you are with us, that your spirit abides among us.
Remind us that you abide not in buildings
but in the people who call on your name.
Help us trust in the splendor that will come
as we continue to build up the body
and to make disciples of Jesus Christ
for the transformation of the world.
Amen. 

CALL TO WORSHIP *Psalm 145:1–5, 17–21

¹ I will exalt you, my God the King;
   I will praise your name for ever and ever.
² Every day I will praise you
   and extol your name for ever and ever.
³ Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise;
    his greatness no one can fathom.
⁴ One generation commends your works to another;
    they tell of your mighty acts.
⁵ They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty—
    and I will meditate on your wonderful works 

¹⁷ The LORD is righteous in all his ways
     and faithful in all he does.
¹⁸ The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
¹⁹ He fulfills the desires of those who fear him;
    he hears their cry and saves them.
²⁰ The LORD watches over all who love him, 
     but all the wicked he will destroy. 
²¹ My mouth will speak in praise of the LORD.
All: Let every creature praise his holy name
for ever and ever. 

OPENING HYMN *
God of Love and God of PowerUMH 578

SCRIPTURE READING IHaggai 1:15b–2:9

PRAYER HYMN
O God Beyond All Praising
Words: Michael Perry (1942 – 1996) © 1982 Hope Publishing Co.
Tune (THAXTED): Gustav T. Holst (1874-1934)

1. O God beyond all praising we worship you today
   and sing the love amazing that songs cannot repay;
   for we can only wonder at every gift you send,
   at blessings without number and mercies without end:
   we lift our hearts before you and wait upon your Word,
   we honor and adore you, our great and mighty Lord.

2. Then hear, O gracious Savior, accept the love we bring, 
   that we who know your favor may serve you as our King;
   and whether our tomorrows be filled with good or ill,
   we’ll triumph through our sorrows and rise to bless you still:
   to marvel at your beauty and glory in your ways, 
   and make a joyful duty our sacrifice of praise. 

SILENT PRAYER

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATIONbased on Psalm 25:4–5

All: LORD, our God,
help us to know your ways;
teach us your paths.
Lead us in your truth, and teach us,
for you are the God of our salvation;
through Christ our Lord. Amen. 

MUSICAL INTERLUDE

II.   SERMON

Rev Byron Teo is currently serving as a pastor at Trinity Methodist Church. He is happily married to Adel and they have 2 wonderful children, Alethea & Thaddeus. Prior to pastoral ministry, Rev Byron Teo worked at a government statutory board for 7 years, during which he heard God calling him to full time Christian ministry. He began his journey as a Methodist Pastor in 2016, and continues to discover more and more of his need for God’s grace and mercies each day. He enjoys coffee (even better with others), running, reading, and spending time with his family.

III.   WE RESPOND IN PRAYER, SHARING AND GIVING

We respond to God’s Word through the sharing of peace, participating in and praying for the programs and initiatives of the church, as we seek to grow in our discipleship journey, offering time, money, and gifts where help is needed as God’s stewards. 

PRAYER

Prayers of the People

The Lord’s Prayer (spoken)

PEACE 

Welcome

Sharing of God’s Peace * 
Shalom to YouUMH 666 

Family News

GIVING

Offertory Prayer

Tithes and Gifts to God
Take My Life, and Let It Be (UMH399)Congregation

Doxology * 
“Let All Things Their Creator Bless” UMH 99

(All Creatures of Our God and King) 

Let all things their Creator bless,
and worship him in humbleness,
O praise him! Alleluia!
Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son,
and praise the Spirit, Three in One!
O praise him! O praise him!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Amen. 

IV.   SENDING FORTH

Having been renewed in our hearts and minds, we are to go forth into the world as Christ’s ambassadors in the ministry of reconciliation. 

CLOSING HYMN *
Standing on the PromisesUMH 374

BENEDICTION *

POSTLUDE

Prayer Ministry at the Altar
If you need someone to pray with you, please proceed to the inner rails of the altar area. If you wish to pray alone, please use the outer rails.

* Congregation may stand.