As I re-juggled my “to do” list of Christmas preparations, my thoughts bounced around the changes that have come and how Christmas will be somewhat different this year — good changes, challenging changes, hard changes — the interesting mosaic of life. It’s different for all of us, yet we all share in that changing landscape of life. Sometimes finding joy in the changes is easy. Other time it’s very challenging.

As I pondered the changes in my life, and in our world, I thought about Christmas and the birth of Baby Jesus. Sometimes that manger scene seems so irrelevant and so far removed from day-to-day life. Yet an old verse in the Bible brought freshness to my soul this week as I pondered how the Baby Jesus impacts my life today. It truly gives new cause for joy — to stop and listen again.

“For unto us a child is born …and He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6-7).

Any need you have in life and in the changing landscape of your mosaic can be answered by Jesus. If you need wisdom or strength, He will be your Counselor. If you need a mountain moved, He is your Mighty God. If you need comfort, forgiveness and gentle healing, He is your everlasting Father; and if your heart is anxious and troubled, He will be Peace to you. Jesus is our Rock and our Hope — our cause for joy!

Let your heart pause with thankfulness as you prepare for Christmas. Look at the manger scene with the fresh wonder of all He is to you. Let joy seep into the changes of your life. No need or change that you face will not be met by Him. He is so much more than just a Baby! Invite Him into your changes! Let joy fill your soul.

Here is a suggested prayer to increase your joy:

Heavenly Father, fill my heart with the fresh wonder of what that first Christmas means for me today. Thank You that today or in the future, any need I have can be encompassed by You, Jesus. Let joy flood into my soul as I lean on You to be my Wonderful Counselor, my Mighty God, my Everlasting Father, and my Prince of Peace! Help me to look with expectation to what You will do in my life and fill me with Your joy! In Jesus name I pray, Amen.

(GAIL RODGERS)

CHURCH RESUMES IN-PERSON WORSHIP SERVICE & SOPs

Please take note of the following:

1. The Church will resume Saturday evening (5:00pm) and Sunday morning (8:30am) in-person worship service. It will be on first-come-first-served basis.
2. The worship service will be live-streamed for those who are unable to attend physically.
3. Attendees must be fully vaccinated:
   • 2 doses of Pfizer, AstraZeneca & Sinovac and completed 14 days of waiting time or
   • 1 dose of Johnson & Johnson or CanSino and have completed 28 days of waiting time
4. Those who are not vaccinated due to health issues must provide an Official letter from the Health Authorities.
5. Attendees are required to scan their MySejahtera QR code or register on the Record book. Kindly update (refresh) your MySejahtera App before coming to Church.
6. Those experiencing fever, cough, shortness of breath or flu are not allowed to attend.
7. Children below 12 years old are discouraged from attending (by Ministry of Unity, Malaysia).
8. Please diligently practice the SOPs – social distancing, wearing face mask at all times, sanitize hands, no shaking of hands.
9. Please adjourn home as soon as the worship service is over, refrain from hanging out at the foyer in groups.

WORSHIP SERVICE

Please log on to klangwesley.online.church to follow the weekend services.

CHURCH BUILDING CLOSED

Please note that the Church building is still closed for meetings and other activities.

NEXT WEEKEND SERVICES
(DECEMBER 18 & 19, 2021)

Sermon Title: Being Attentive To Jesus
Scripture Text: Luke 10: 38 – 42
Speaker: Rev Gaurri Maniam

CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICE

Date: Saturday, December 25, 2021
Time: 9.00am
Speaker: TRAC Bishop Joshua Khong (Pre-Recorded)

Registration for Christmas Day Service is required as we anticipate an overwhelming attendance. The multipurpose hall and 2nd floor will be opened as overflow rooms to accommodate more people. Kindly register with the church office to book your seat. The closing date for registration is on Tuesday, December 21, 2021

THURSDAY NIGHT PRAYER MEETINGS
(via ZOOM)

Please take note that there will be NO Prayer Meeting on December 23 & 30

2nd OFFERING FOR DECEMBER & CHRISTMAS DAY OFFERING

The 2nd Offering for the month of December and the Christmas Day Offering will go to Pusat Jagaan Kanak-Kanak Berlian (Diamond Home) at Bukit Tinggi 2, Klang and Persatuan Kebajikan Suria Pagi (Dayspring), Taman Klang Utama. You may give through online banking to Wesley Methodist Church Klang, Account No: UOB 171-315-561-1.

WATCHNIGHT COVENANT RENEWAL SERVICE

Date: Friday, December 31, 2021
Time: 10.00pm
Venue: Sanctuary

ALL NIGHT PRAYER

Date: Saturday, January 1, 2022
Time: 12midnight – 3.00am
Venue: Prayer Room

NO EVENING SERVICE ON NEW YEAR’S DAY

Please take note that there will be NO evening service on Saturday, January 1, 2022.

ALTAR FLOWERS CALENDAR 2022

The Altar Flowers Calendar 2022 is up on the notice board. Please fill your details clearly on the dates you wish to donate. For those who are unable to attend the in-person service and wish to contribute, please call the church office to give your name and dates you wish to contribute. The contribution of RM20 per person can be handed to the church office or put into the Pledge Envelope and drop into the Offering Box.

TITHES & OFFERING

While we acknowledge that many people are affected by the current pandemic situation, we encourage you to continue giving your tithes/offering during this time through online banking. The details are below:

Pledge Payment can be done via Online to Wesley Methodist Church Klang Bank Account No: UOB 171-315-561-1

The angels proclaimed “Peace on Earth” when the Baby Jesus was born. Today we wonder as we listen to the evening news, is peace possible? We all need two kinds of peace in our lives. We need inner peace, but we also need peace with others. God addresses both. He tells us what to do to find that peace.

INNER PEACE
Inner peace begins with a relationship with God, and it continues as we focus on His strength and trust Him to fill us. We can exchange our weakness for His strength in any area of life. God’s Word says, “You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is focused on You because he trusts in You” (Isaiah 26:3).

Personalize that verse with your own name in it: “God will keep (your name) in perfect peace as my mind focuses on Him and trusts Him.” Inner peace hinges on your trust in God.

If inner peace is eluding you these days and anxiety is spilling over in your life, choose to trust God. You can choose to put your hand in His and draw from His patience and wisdom as you take each step. He will guide you through the maze of life if you ask Him. Choosing to trust God with those blind corners in your life will take you down the road to inner peace. Choosing not to trust Him will take you down the road to stress and worry. Inner peace is there for the choosing.

PEACE WITH OTHERS
“Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called the children of God” (Matthew 5:9).
Peace with others begins as we understand that God has called us to be peacemakers in our world. Is there somewhere in your own world where you can be a peacemaker this Christmas? Is there an invitation that needs to be extended to smooth over a fractured family relationship? Is there an apology to be made or a silence to be broken that has stood as a barrier for too long? Don’t miss the blessing God promises in your life as you respond to His call to be a peacemaker in your own circle. We can help bring peace to our world one heart at a time.

To make the most of this advent week, join me in praying the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi:

“Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope. Where there is darkness, light. And where there is sadness, only joy.

Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console. To be understood as to understand. To be loved as to love with all my heart.

For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.” Amen.

(GAIL RODGERS)