IMPORTANT NOTICE DURING THE RMCO PERIOD
The Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) is currently on until August 31, 2020. There are still restrictions during this period.
1. Only the church office shall function as usual during office hours (Tuesday – Saturday, 9:00a.m. – 5:00p.m.).
2. The church staff meeting is held on Tuesdays, 2:30p.m. – 4:30p.m. Kindly avoid calling the office staff then, unless it is very urgent.
3. Cell Groups are still not allowed to meet in homes. All Cell Groups can continue to use online ways to meet.
4. If you need to contact the church office (Tuesday – Saturday, 9:00a.m. – 5:00p.m.), please call 03-3372 2698. Otherwise, contact the office staff directly on their mobile phones: Pastor Ashok (012-524 0061)  Jane (017-622 7226) | Pelita (016-625 6188) | Cheng It (012-915 3640 | Yap Chee Kai (012-236 0457) |

CORPORATE PRAYER MEETINGS
From July onwards, the Zoom Prayer Meetings are as follows:
MORNINGS (8:00a.m. – 8:30a.m.) on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays
NIGHT (9:00p.m. – 10:00p.m.) on Thursdays
For more information, please call the church office.

WORSHIP SERVICES
Please take note that Klang Wesley will continue with online Worship Services in July, 2020, using live streaming.

RE-OPENING OF CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE ON SATURDAYS (5:00P.M.) & SUNDAYS (9:00A.M.)
We are pleased that the government has allowed churches to re-open.
However, there are strict SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) imposed by both the federal & state governments.

SELANGOR STATE GOVERNMENT HESI: SOP
THOSE WHO CANNOT COME TO CHURCH YET:
1. Foreigners who are not church members.
2. Have BMI of above 40, severe hypertension or diabetes mellitus, live in a nursing home, haemoglobin disorders, immunocompromised, liver disease, serious heart condition, on kidney dialysis & chronic lung disease.
3. Temperature above 37.5 degrees Celsius.

CHURCH OFFICE
The church office is allowed to operate during office hours. If you need to come to the church office on official business only, kindly contact the church staff, and make an appointment. Otherwise, the church office is only to be used by the church staff.

CONGRATULATIONS
Our heartiest congratulations to Mdm Tan Guat Hoon on the birth of her granddaughter, Caelly Ng Ziyue in Perth, Australia.

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

ONLINE BANKING DETAILS
ACCT #: 171-315-561-1
ACCT NAME: WESLEY METHODIST CHURCH KLANG
BANK: UOB
REFERENCE: TITHE / OFFERING

The life and ministry of the apostle Paul was dominated by one supreme objective, and it is to this that he refers in Philippians 3:13-14: “But one thing I do. Forgetting what is behind and straining towards what is ahead, I press on towards the goal.” Paul is employing an illustration from the realm of athletics. He pictures a Greek runner. As he runs along the prescribed course he banishes all thoughts of past failures, and he strains every nerve in an effort of tremendous concentration on reaching his goal; his one and only concern is to win the race. Likewise, if we are to succeed in the race of life we must very deliberately “forget”, and very deliberately “press on“.

1. THINGS WHICH ARE BEHIND WHICH WE SHOULD FORGET
Strangely enough, a good memory is not always a great asset! It is not the things we forget which we should have remembered which cause the most trouble; it is the things we remember which we should have forgotten.

1. We must forget our past sins. That is, if we have truly repented, confessed and forsaken them (Proverbs 28:13), then we must forget them. If we have confessed and renounced our sin, God has forgiven it and forgotten it (1 John 1:9, and compare Psalm 103:12; Isaiah 44:22; Micah 7:19 and Hebrews 10:17). If God has forgotten our sins we must do the same, otherwise the memory of them will hinder us.

2. We must forget our past failures. This is not easy, but if we are constantly dwelling upon our failures and reviving the memory of them, we shall find that our peace is destroyed, our progress is impeded and our usefulness is limited. Some people are always filled with regret over what might have been. “Don’t cry over spilt milk!”

3. We must forget our past successes. To dwell constantly upon our past achievements will certainly not ensure present victory, and it may in fact give rise to pride. Some Christians are living on a past experience and some Christian workers are living on a past reputation.

4. We must forget our past pleasures. The Children of Israel failed just here, and frequently we read of them crying for the abundance of food and water which they had had in Egypt (look up Numbers 11:5-6; 20:5 and 21:5). To be engrossed with the past advantages of Egypt is to fail to realise the value of God’s present miraculous provision.

5. We must forget our past unhappy experiences. Have we lost a fortune? Forget it! Thinking of it cannot bring it back. Has someone let us down? Forget it! To keep reviving the memory of the experience will cause resentment, and this will do far more harm to ourselves than to anyone else.

6. We must forget the sins and the failures of others. This needs to be said, for we so easily remember the shortcomings of other people. If we have been wronged, we must forgive and we must forget. Do not say, “I can’t!” You can!

In order to forget we must reverse the process of remembering. To remember one must revive the image and keep on reviving it. Now reverse the process; refuse to revive the image. Forget!

2. “THINGS AHEAD” WHICH WE MUST STRIVE TO ATTAIN
The apostle speaks of three things for which he reached forth…for which he was constantly “on the stretch”.

1. We must press on to perfection. The first part of Philippians 3:12 tells us this, and the word “perfect” means “spiritually mature”, not sinless or faultless. Here the need for growth is implied (look up Hebrews 6:1). In order to grow we must feed upon the Word of God; we must regularly engage in prayer and have sufficient work to do in the Lord’s vineyard.

2. We must press on to take hold of the purpose for which God has taken hold of us. The second part of Philippians 3:12 tells us this. God’s general purpose for us is indicated in Romans 8:28-30, but He has a particular purpose for every one of us – a life plan. Have you discovered God’s plan for your life, and are you pressing on in it?

3. We must press on with deep concern to win the lost. This surely should be our attitude to those mentioned in Philippians 3:18-19, many who live as enemies of the cross of Christ. As we hurry on to the time of the Lord’scoming, which will mean glory for us and gloom for the lost, we should be burdened to win souls. What an urgent need there is to evangelise!

3. WHY ARE WE TO DO “THIS ONE THING”, WHICH CONSISTS OF “FORGETTING WHAT IS BEHIND, AND STRAINING TOWARD WHAT IS AHEAD”?

1. Because we are citizens of Heaven. Heaven is our home; our names are written there (Luke 10:20), and many who are members of God’s family are already there (Ephesians 3:15).

2. Because the Lord is coming to take us Home. What an incentive this is to holy living (1 John 1:3) and to patient endurance (Romans 8:25)!

3. Because we shall exchange these old bodies for new ones. This is what Philippians 3:21 says. We shall have a body just like His body (1 Corinthians 15:20 and 23).

4. Because the Prize Day is coming. Philippians 3:14 tells us this, and it reminds us that we shall all appear before the Judgment Seat of Christ, to be rewarded or to suffer loss (look up Romans 14:12; 1 Corinthians 3:12-15 and 2 Corinthians 5:10).

5. Because Glory is coming. Philippians 3:20-21 says “But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like His glorious body, by the power that enables Him even to subject all things to Himself.” Just celebrate this. (FRANCIS DIXON, WORDS OF LIFE MINISTRIES)

“…Because of Him I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them filth, so that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own from the law, but one that is through faith in Christ—the righteousness from God based on faith”. (Philippians 3:8b-9)

Have you ever suffered tragedy in your life that really made you refocus your priorities? What used to matter a great deal (possessions, status, recognition, etc.) seems to fade into the background in light of a great personal tragedy or loss because we suddenly see how fleeting those things are in light of what is truly important. This was Paul’s experience when he met the risen Christ.

Paul emphasizes that we are to rejoice in the Lord. He goes on in this passage to explain the things that mean nothing and the One who means everything. His warnings are to beware of those who put the emphasis on physical things, things that can be done by one’s effort (circumcision) or status (Pharisee). In fact, Paul indicates that if anyone could brag about themselves based on these things, it was him. He was a Pharisee (a person who was an expert at understanding the righteous requirements of the law) and a law-abiding Jew from the tribe of Benjamin. These accolades should be more than enough if what matters are our efforts or lineage.

Instead, he refers to all of these things as loss (worthless). He even refers to them as filth, which can be translated “garbage” or “dung” (some might even say “crap”) (Philippians 3:8). Why does he use such disgusting but vivid images? Because this is the way he thinks of individual efforts and accolades in comparison with Christ. We are nothing before Him. In light of God and His righteousness, as Isaiah put it bluntly (and crudely), “all our righteous acts are like a polluted garment” (Isaiah 64:6). As Pastor Dean Inserra often says, “the only thing we contribute to our own salvation is the sin that makes it necessary.” In other words, we can’t earn our way into heaven or work our way to forgiveness…because it is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone.

The next time we attempt to feel good about ourselves because we have accomplished a Christian checklist or we depend on a Christian heritage from our parents or grandparents, we need to look at Paul’s assessment of these things. It is solely God’s gracious act in Christ on the cross that justifies us before Him. If you are like me, I need to be constantly reminded to trust Jesus and stop trusting myself and find forgiveness in the work of Christ not my Christian performance. Have you ever made it a goal to get to know Jesus better? Our goal, as well as Paul’s goal is “to know Him and the power of His resurrection” (Philippians 3:10).

Reflection Questions:

1. How well do you know Jesus? What are some ways you can get to know Him better? What would you like that to
look like?

2. How do your accomplishments or failures impact the way you view yourself before God?

3. What is the difference between knowing about God and knowing God (Philippians 3:10)?
(CITY CHURCH TALLAHASSEE)