14 | 15
Jun 2025
WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH
Wesley Sanctuary 7.30am | 9.30am (Live-streamed) | 11.30am | 5.00pm
15 June 2025 | Trinity Sunday | Fathers’ Day
1st Sunday after Pentecost
Liturgical Colour: White
Lectionary Readings:
Proverbs 8:1–4, 22–31; Psalm 8;
Romans 5:1–5; John 16:12–15
Hymns:
Let All Creation’s Wonders
Holy Spirit, Truth Divine (UMH 465)
O Spirit of the Living God (UMH 539)
Sermon:
Knowing Where We Are Going (Daniel 1:1–7)
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
“ . . . when he, the Spirit of truth, comes,
he will guide you into all the truth.”
John 16:13a
. . . we know that suffering produces perseverance;
perseverance, character; and character, hope.
Romans 5:3b–4
PREPARATION PRAYER
May we feel your presence this day, Holy Spirit,
like the people gathered on that Day of Pentecost.
May you rush into our hearts and fill our souls.
Empower us to live a life more faithful to God. Amen. .
PRELUDE
Organ Instrumental
Spirit SongUMH 347, Choir
GREETING
L: | May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God the Father, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. |
P: | And also with you. |
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
All: O God, you who are always doing a new thing,
we confess that we sometimes close windows
against the fresh air of new ideas,
against the noise of other people’s worries,
against the winds of change.
God of every place and time,
we confess that we often draw the curtains
against people who are different,
against world news or community concerns.
Forgive us our insulation in our locked homes,
our shuttered churches,
the security systems on our hearts.
Open up our lives,
and let your Spirit blow through. Amen.
CALL TO WORSHIP *Psalm 8
All: |
1 LORD, our Lord, |
L: |
2 Through the praise of children and infants |
P: |
3 When I consider your heavens, |
L: |
5 You have made them a little lower than the angels |
P: |
7 all flocks and herds, |
All: |
9 LORD, our Lord, |
OPENING HYMN *
Let All Creation’s Wonders
Words: Martin Leckebusch (2001) Kevin Mayhew Ltd
Music (THAXTED): Gustav Holst, 1921, P.D.
SCRIPTURE READINGRomans 5:1–5
1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith,
we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace
in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.
3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings,
because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
4 perseverance, character; and character, hope.
5 And hope does not put us to shame,
because God’s love has been poured out
into our hearts through the Holy Spirit,
who has been given to us.
All: Thanks be to God!
PRAYER HYMN
Holy Spirit, Truth DivineUMH 465
SILENT PRAYER
PRAYER OF THE PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER (ASAS)
MUSICAL INTERLUDE
Sermon Title | Knowing Where We Are Going |
Scripture Text | Daniel 1:1–7 |
Speaker | Pastor Dato’ Dr Daniel Ho |
Pastor Daniel is Founding Senior Pastor of Damansara Utama Methodist Church, a church he was involved in starting with a small team of people in 1980.
A major part of his time nowadays is spent in mentoring pastors, CEOs and business leaders of companies and young working adults. He speaks in company functions and secular audiences relating to leadership, culture, social and economic issues besides preaching in churches/organisations across the world. Pastor Daniel also serves as adviser to several organisations and cooperatives and contributed to several books and magazines.
Pastor Daniel and Doris are grandparents to three grandchildren.
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.
Welcome
Sharing of God's Peace *
Shalom to You UMH 666
Family News
Offertory Prayer
7.30am |
Glorious Savior |
Dawnbreakers |
9.30am |
Glory to God (Whose Goodness Shines on Me) |
John Wesley Choir |
11.30am |
Hallelujah to the Lamb |
Wesley Chorale |
5.00pm |
Above All |
Wesley Heralds |
Doxology *
Now Thank We All Our God UMH 102, St. 3
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 *
O Spirit of the Living God UMH 539
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.
Visit https://wesleymc.org/wm/resources for the newer songs covered this year. |