WORSHIP ORDER

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Call to Wor­ship – Orlando Cangco

(Psalm 50)

God speaks and the earth is created.

Glory hal­lelu­jah!

God shines forth with a beauty

beyond our comprehension.

Glory hal­lelu­jah!

God calls us to be a peo­ple of faith.

Glory hal­lelu­jah!

1^st Scrip­ture Read­ing – Neo Wee Suan

Psalm 50:1–6

Prayer Leader – Edwin Choy

2^nd Scrip­ture Read­ing – Neo Wee Suan

2 Kings 2:1–12

Min­istry of the Table – Mar­cus Goh

(Allan Tan   Joel Chi­ang   Wong Sung Kok)

2 Corinthi­ans 4:3–6

Min­istry of the Word – Dave Hogan

Mark 9:2–9

Com­mis­sion & Bene­dic­tion – Edwin Choy

Go now, and speak of what you have seen of God’s glory.

Do not cling to the holy moments when heaven over­shad­ows you,

but as the Lord lives,

let us lis­ten to Christ and fol­low him

from the places of rev­e­la­tion to the places of mission.

And may God shine the light of glory into your hearts.

May Christ be with you and never leave you.

And may the Spirit renew the image of God within you.

We go in peace to love and serve the Lord,

In the name of Christ. Amen.

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NEWS

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WELCOME

The church at Moul­mein wel­comes all to the assem­bly this morning.

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TODAY’S WORSHIP THEME

God is present in Christ and Christ is present in us.

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PRAYER

For the times we choose the veil of darkness

over your gospel of light,

for­give us, Lord.

For the times we choose to pro­claim ourselves

instead of pro­claim­ing Jesus Christ,

for­give us, Lord.

For the times we choose mind­less action

over heart­felt devotion,

for­give us, Lord.

For the times we choose the bonds of fear

over the free­dom of your grace,

for­give us, Lord.

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CHURCH CAMP 2012

Date :  15 — 18 June 2012 (Fri to Mon)

Venue :  Grand Lexis, Hibis­cus Gar­den Chalets, Port Dick­son, Malaysia

Theme :  Encoun­ter­ing God in Worship

Speaker :  Randy Harris

Wor­ship Leader :  Randy Gills

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Randy Har­ris has been the speaker of our pre­vi­ous camps and we love his witty and humourous deliv­ery of the Truth. We have learnt much from him.  Randy Gills is the com­poser and song writer for the Zoe singers – a pop­u­lar acapella group for con­tem­po­rary praise among the young. 

Reg­is­tra­tion for Church Camp 2012 is now open. You may reg­is­ter at this web­site:
http://camp2012.moulmeinchurch.com

The clos­ing date is 18 March 2012.

For enquiries, please con­tact Jastina Chen or Cyn­thia Wong.

ANGKOR OF FAITH 6

Prayer War­rior

Call­ing for Prayer War­rior for AOF6! Please sign up on the sheet out­side the Cry Room by Feb 26.  You will be assigned an AOF par­tic­i­pant from Moul­mein on Mar 4 (Sunday).

Donations-in-kind

Please pass your books and children’s clothes to Ann Cato­los or Sonia Kwan by Mar 4 (Sun­day). We will not be accept­ing any more dona­tions after that date as we need time to pack and dis­trib­ute the weight.

Equip­ping Day 

All par­tic­i­pants and par­ents of the par­tic­i­pants are to attend a manda­tory equip­ping day on Feb 25 (Sat­ur­day) from 10am to 5pm at the Moul­mein church building.

LEADERSHIP SELECTION

The term for cur­rent lead­er­ship will end in April this year.  We are in the process of ini­ti­at­ing another lead­er­ship selec­tion exer­cise with the help of Peter Lee, Boong Kheng and Jen­nifer Chan.  Let’s be pray­ing that those selected will respond pos­i­tively to the call to serve.

PRAYER

Please pray for:

i. Don Buo that his appli­ca­tion to work in Sin­ga­pore may be approved.  Don is already in Sin­ga­pore and stay­ing with the McCur­leys temporarily.

ii. The par­tic­i­pants of AOF6 espe­cially the young peo­ple that they may be enriched spir­i­tu­ally as they serve the needy peo­ple in Cambodia.

iii. Phyl­lis from JB who was robbed and suf­fered frac­tures on her nose from being beaten with a baton.  She is now recu­per­at­ing from the surgery and the trauma in KL.

iv. Our rebuild­ing appli­ca­tion with URA that we will have some indi­ca­tion from them this year so that we can decide, as a church, what to do with our 50-year-old building.

WORSHIP ORDER

Call to Wor­ship – Peter Lee

(Psalm 30)

I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up,

and did not let my foes rejoice over me.

O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.

Sing praises to the Lord, faith­ful ones,

and give thanks to God’s holy name.

God’s anger lasts for a moment, but God’s favor is for a lifetime.

You have turned my mourn­ing into dancing.

You have taken off my sack­cloth and clothed me with joy.

Weep­ing may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning!

O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever.

My soul praises you. I will not be silent.

1^st Scrip­ture Read­ing – Jor­dan Tan

 Psalm 30

Prayer Leader – Edwin Choy

2^nd Scrip­ture Read­ing – Jor­dan Tan

 1 Corinthi­ans 9:24–27

Min­istry of the Table – Neo Wee Suan

 (Foo Sek San   Gib­son Tan   Joshua Chia)

 Mark 1:40–45

Min­istry of the Word – Mark McCurley

 2 Kings 5:1–14

Com­mis­sion & Bene­dic­tion – Edwin Choy

Go now, and live out our song of praise to God.

Dis­ci­pline your­self in all things, how­ever small,

so that we may attain the prize of salvation

that is ours in Christ Jesus.

And may God’s pow­er­ful bless­ing uphold you like a mountain.

May Christ Jesus touch you and make you whole.

And may the Holy Spirit dance with you in the joy of life.

We go in peace to love and serve the Lord,

In the name of Christ. Amen.

WELCOME

Wel­come to our assem­bly this morn­ing.  We wor­ship here every Sun­day to praise and thank God who empow­ers us to bless oth­ers just as He has blessed us.

TODAY’S WORSHIP THEME

Jesus heals those who come with humil­ity and faith.

PRAYER

Heal­ing God,

  we come to you this day

  con­fi­dent in your power

  to renew and restore our lives.

There are times we come to ask for healing,

  but our pride stops us

  from accept­ing what you offer.

There are times when we run strong and confident,

  infused by your grace and mercy.

But there are times when our faith falters,

  and we lose the strength and hope within us.

O God,

  for­give us when we fall short of the fin­ish line

  because we chose to rely upon our own power.

For­give our unwill­ing­ness to accept your divine touch.

If you choose, Lord, you can make us clean.

Amen.

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CHURCH CAMP 2012

Date           : 15 — 18 June 2012 (Fri to Mon)

Venue       : Grand Lexis, Hibis­cus Gar­den Chalets,  Port Dick­son, Malaysia

Theme      : Encoun­ter­ing God in Worship

Speaker    : Randy Harris

Wor­ship Leader: Randy Gills

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Randy Har­ris has been the speaker of our pre­vi­ous camps and we love his witty and humourous deliv­ery of the Truth.  Randy Gills is the com­poser and song writer for the Zoe singers – a pop­u­lar acapella group for con­tem­po­rary praise among the young. 

Reg­is­tra­tion for Church Camp 2012 is now open. You may reg­is­ter at this web­site: http://camp2012.moulmeinchurch.com The clos­ing date is 18 March 2012.

For enquiries, please con­tact Jastina Chen or Cyn­thia Wong.

ANGKOR OF FAITH 6

The sixth amaz­ing Angkor of Faith in Siem Reap will be held from 11 – 16 March 2012. More than 90 have signed up.

If you are going, please send your par­tic­u­lars to jennifer@moulmeinchurch.com

SPECIAL COLLECTION FOR CAMBODIA

A spe­cial col­lec­tion will be made today for Cam­bo­dia. The goal is to raise $3888. The amount though small will go a long way to help the needy Cambodians.

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LEADERSHIP SELECTION

The term for cur­rent lead­er­ship will end in April this year.  We are in the process of ini­ti­at­ing another lead­er­ship selec­tion exer­cise with the help of Peter Lee, Boong Kheng and Jen­nifer Chan.  Let’s be pray­ing about this selec­tion and that those selected will respond to the call to serve.

PRAYER

Please pray for:

a. Don Buo that his appli­ca­tion to work in Sin­ga­pore may be approved.  He is com­ing to Sin­ga­pore tomorrow.

b. Kin Fai that he may gain full recov­ery from back pain due to a slipped disc con­di­tion.  He has been recov­er­ing well.

c. The par­tic­i­pants of AOF6 espe­cially the young peo­ple that they may be richly blessed as they serve the needy peo­ple in Cambodia.

 WORSHIP ORDER

Call to Wor­ship – Alan Ng

(Isa­iah 40)

Lift up your eyes to the wit­ness of the earth.

God’s pres­ence is here, in the plants and the trees.

Lift up your eyes to the can­vas of the heavens.

God’s praises are pro­claimed by the stars above.

Lift up your eyes to the love of God.

God’s grace abounds, in the courage of the weak

and the strength of the downtrodden.

Lift up your voices to join in the song.

It is good to sing praise to our Cre­ator God!

1^st Scrip­ture Read­ing – Christo­pher & Rus­sell Lee

 Psalm 147:1–11, 20

Prayer Leader – Mark McCurley

2^nd Scrip­ture Read­ing – Christo­pher & Rus­sell Lee

 Isa­iah 40:21–31

Min­istry of the Table – Lau Tat Chuan & Wei Liang & Dylan Teow

(William & Dominic Teow)

 1 Corinthi­ans 9:16–23

Min­istry of the Word – Dave

 Mark 1:29–39

Com­mis­sion & Bene­dic­tion – Mark

Go now, and trust in God’s mercy for your strength.

Pro­claim the good news wher­ever God calls you,

and do not set your­selves apart from others,

but be all things to all peo­ple for the sake of the gospel.

And may God give you the strength and free­dom of an eagle.

May Christ be the bread that nour­ishes and renews you.

And may the Holy Spirit be the ris­ing wind beneath your wings.

We go in peace to love and serve the Lord,

In the name of Christ. Amen.

WELCOME

The church at Moul­mein wel­comes all to the assem­bly this morning.

TODAY’S WORSHIP THEME

God has given us the priv­i­lege of shar­ing the gospel with others.

PRAYER

Ever­last­ing God,

how good and fit­ting it is

to sing your praises and wor­ship your name.

From the begin­ning of time,

you have revealed your­self to us

in mighty acts of power

and mirac­u­lous gifts of grace.

From the tini­est seed to the might­i­est ocean,

you show us your pres­ence and your power.

Speak to us now,

that we may truly hear.

Inspire us now,

that we may truly know.

Lift up our eyes,

that we may truly see

you as the ever­last­ing God,

the One who never faints or grows weary.

Lift up our hearts,

that we may truly feel your strength

at every moment of our jour­ney. Amen.

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CHURCH CAMP 2012

Date           : 15 — 18 June 2012 (Fri to Mon)

Venue       : Grand Lexis, Hibis­cus Gar­den Chalets,  Port Dick­son, Malaysia

Theme      : Encoun­ter­ing God in Worship

Speaker    : Randy Harris

Wor­ship Leader: Randy Gills

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Randy Har­ris has been the speaker of our pre­vi­ous camps and we love his witty and humourous deliv­ery of the Truth.  Randy Gills is the com­poser and song writer for the Zoe singers – a pop­u­lar acapella group for con­tem­po­rary praise among the young. 

Reg­is­tra­tion for Church Camp 2012 is now open.   You may reg­is­ter at this website:

http://camp2012.moulmeinchurch.com

The clos­ing date is 18 March 2012.

For enquiries, please con­tact Jastina Chen or Cyn­thia Wong.

HATHA YOGA – 11^TH INTAKE

Com­menc­ing Date:  4 Feb 2012, Saturday

Time      : 3 pm — 4 pm

Fees*     :  $90 (10 sessions)

Trainer :   May Leong

Venue    :   Church of Christ, Moulmein

Bring your own yoga mat and hand towel.

Please reg­is­ter with Roog­manny or Jastina Chen if you are interested.

*  donated to FDS

ANGKOR OF FAITH 6

The sixth amaz­ing Angkor of Faith in Siem Reap will be held from 11 – 16 March 2012. Reg­is­tra­tion is now extended to Feb­ru­ary 6.  Please reg­is­ter and book your flight as soon as you have decided to go to avoid disappointment.

The web­site for reg­is­tra­tion is: aof6.co.cc

All par­tic­i­pants are encour­aged to take the Jet­star Asia flight which leaves on 11 March after­noon and returns on 18 March late after­noon.

When you have reg­is­tered and booked your tick­ets, please send your par­tic­u­lars to jennifer@moulmeinchurch.com

SPECIAL COLLECTION FOR CAMBODIA

A spe­cial col­lec­tion will be made next Sun­day, 12 Feb­ru­ary for Cam­bo­dia. The goal is to raise $3888.  The amount may be small but will go a long way to help the needy Cambodians.

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LEADERSHIP SELECTION

The cur­rent lead­er­ship will end its term of lead­er­ship in April this year.  We are in the process of ini­ti­at­ing another lead­er­ship selec­tion exer­cise with the help of Peter Lee, Boong Kheng and Jen­nifer Chan.  Let’s be pray­ing about this selection.

PRAYER

Please pray for:

i)      Kin Fai that he might be relieved from back pain due to a slipped disc condition.

ii)     Kwai Yuong as she bat­tles with cancer.

Let’s pray for recov­ery for both Kin Fai and Kwai Young.

WORSHIP ORDER

Call to Wor­ship – Alan

(Psalm 111)

Praise the Lord!

We praise God with full hearts.

Fear the Lord!

Fear of the Lord is the begin­ning of wisdom.

Delight in the Lord!

We delight in God’s works

and rejoice in God, our savior.

Praise the Lord!

We praise God with full hearts.

1^st Scrip­ture Read­ing – Ban

 Deuteron­omy 18:15–20

Prayer Leader – Mark

2^nd Scrip­ture Read­ing – Ban

 1 Corinthi­ans 8:1–13

Min­istry of the Table – Michael

(Sung Kok    Wee Teck   William)

 Mark 1:21–28

Min­istry of the Word – Dave

 Psalm 111

Com­mis­sion & Bene­dic­tion – Mark

The works of the Lord sus­tain us.

God has blessed us with life.

The pre­cepts of the Lord guide us.

God has blessed us with wisdom.

The love of the Lord redeems us.

God has blessed us with salvation.

Go with God’s blessings.

We go in peace to love and serve the Lord,

In the name of Christ. Amen.

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WELCOME

The church at Moul­mein wel­comes all to the assem­bly this morn­ing.  We wor­ship here every Sun­day to praise and thank God who empow­ers us to bless oth­ers just as He has blessed us.

TODAY’S WORSHIP THEME

Jesus reveals God’s love to us.

PRAYER

God of power and might,

when your awe­some presence

was too much for your peo­ple to bear,

you sent prophets to guide,

to teach, and to call us back

to the ways of life.

In the full­ness of time,

you again dwelt pow­er­fully with your people,

send­ing your Son Jesus

to open our eyes,

that we might see your ways anew;

to open our hearts and minds,

that we might understand

and pro­claim your teachings

for all to hear. Amen.

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CHURCH CAMP 2012

Date:          Fri 15 June — Mon 18 June 2012

Venue:       Grand Lexis, Hibis­cus Gar­den   Chalets, Port Dick­son, Malaysia.

Theme:      Encoun­ter­ing God in Worship

Speaker:    Randy Harris

Wor­ship Leader :     Randy Gills.

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Randy Har­ris has been the speaker of our pre­vi­ous camps and we love his witty and humourous deliv­ery of the Truth.  We have learnt much from him.  Randy Gills is the com­poser and song writer for the Zoe singers – a pop­u­lar acapella group for con­tem­po­rary praise among the young.  It is a huge bless­ing to have them both at the same time for the camp.

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Reg­is­tra­tion for Church Camp 2012 is now open.   You may reg­is­ter at this website:

http://camp2012.moulmeinchurch.com

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The clos­ing date is18 March 2012.

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For enquiries, please con­tact Jastina Chen or Cyn­thia Wong.

BIBLE CLASS

There will be no bible class today. We will resume our study on Romans on 5 Feb.  Next week’s les­son will cover Roman 1:18 – 3:8.

CHINESE NEW YEAR FELLOWSHIP

Happy Chi­nese New Year to all!  We will have our annual Chi­nese New Year cel­e­bra­tion lunch and fel­low­ship after wor­ship today. Be sure to stay back for the fun, food and fel­low­ship.  A big thank-you to the Fel­low­ship Com­mit­tee for organ­is­ing the event.

ANGKOR OF FAITH 6

The sixth amaz­ing Angkor of Faith in Siem Reap will be held from 11 – 16 March 2012. Reg­is­tra­tion is now open.  Please reg­is­ter and book your flight as soon as you have decided to go to avoid disappointment.

The web­site for reg­is­tra­tion is: aof6.co.cc

All par­tic­i­pants are encour­aged to take the Jet­star Asia flight which leaves on 11 March after­noon and returns on 18 March late after­noon.

When you have reg­is­tered and booked your tick­ets, please send your par­tic­u­lars to jennifer@moulmeinchurch.com

SPECIAL COLLECTION FOR CAMBODIA

The young organ­is­ers of AOF6 would like to bless the poor in Cam­bo­dia.  They are plan­ning to raise funds to buy essen­tials for the orphans, vil­lage schools and dump­site com­mu­nity.  The sum to be raised may be small, the bless­ing it brings to the recip­i­ents is huge!  Let’s give our sup­port to our young AOF organ­is­ers as they seek to bless the poor.

LEADERSHIP SELECTION

The cur­rent lead­er­ship will end its term of lead­er­ship in April this year.  We are in the process of ini­ti­at­ing another lead­er­ship selec­tion exer­cise with the help of Peter Lee, Boong Kheng and Jen­nifer Chan.  Let’s be pray­ing about this selection.

WORSHIP ORDER

Call to Wor­ship – Orlando Cangco

(Psalm 62)

The God of all cre­ation calls us.

We come, know­ing that our deliverance

and honor rest in God.

Power and stead­fast love belong to God.

We come to sing and pray,

cel­e­brat­ing the presence

of this mighty, lov­ing God.

1^st Scrip­ture Read­ing – Christo­pher

 Jonah 3:1–5, 10

Prayer Leader – Dave

2^nd Scrip­ture Read­ing – Christo­pher

 1 Corinthi­ans 7:29–31

Min­istry of the Table – Ban

(Gib­son   Sek San  Wee Teck)

 Mark 1:14–20

Min­istry of the Word – Edwin

 Psalm 62:5–12

Com­mis­sion & Bene­dic­tion – Dave

As we go out to meet a chang­ing world,

remem­ber this:

God alone is our rock

and our sal­va­tion;

the risen Christ

is call­ing each of us to share the good news

of the realm of God.

The realm of God is near,

and we are on the way.

We go in peace to love and serve the Lord,

In the name of Christ. Amen.

WELCOME

Wel­come to the assem­bly this morn­ing. If this is your first visit, we hope you will find it edifying.

TODAY’S WORSHIP THEME

God’s for­give­ness comes in response to our repen­tance and faith.

PRAYER

Holy One, God of all Creation,

you call us to be your people,

to carry your vision in this time and place,

to go where you send us

to help wel­come your amaz­ing good news.

As we gather in the pres­ence of the risen Christ

to spread the news that your realm is near,

fill us with your Holy Spirit,

O God of all Creation.

Fill us with your glo­ri­ous Spirit,

that we may share your good news

with a world in need.

Amen.

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CHURCH CAMP 2012

Church Camp 2012 is now open for reg­is­tra­tion. The web­site for reg­is­tra­tion is:
http://camp2012.moulmeinchurch.com.

Reg­is­tra­tion closes on 18 March 2012.

Theme:      Encoun­ter­ing God in Worship

Speaker:    Randy Harris

Wor­ship

Leader :     Randy Gills.

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Randy Har­ris has been the speaker of our pre­vi­ous camps and we love his witty and humourous deliv­ery of the Truth.  We have learnt much from him.  Randy Gills is the com­poser and song writer for the Zoe singers – a pop­u­lar acapella group for con­tem­po­rary praise among the young.  It is a huge bless­ing to have them both at the same time for the camp.

Date:          Fri 15 June — Mon 18 June 2012

Venue:       Grand Lexis, Hibis­cus Gar­den   Chalets, Port Dick­son, Malaysia.

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For enquiries, please con­tact Jastina Chen or Cyn­thia Wong.

BIBLE CLASS

There will be no bible class today and next week.  Our study on Romans will resume on 5 Feb.  It will take 12 weeks, end­ing in April.

CHINESE NEW YEAR FELLOWSHIP

We will have our annual Chi­nese New Year cel­e­bra­tion lunch and fel­low­ship next Sun­day, 29 Jan. Such fel­low­ship events and meals have bonded us through the years. We thank the Fel­low­ship Com­mit­tee for organ­is­ing such events to bring unity to the body.

ANGKOR OF FAITH 6

The sixth amaz­ing Angkor of Faith in Siem Reap will be held from 11 – 16 March 2012. Reg­is­tra­tion is now open.  Please reg­is­ter and book your flight as soon as you have decided to go to avoid disappointment.

The web­site for reg­is­tra­tion is: aof6.co.cc

All par­tic­i­pants are encour­aged to take the Jet­star Asia flight which leaves on 11 March after­noon and returns on 18 March late after­noon.

When you have reg­is­tered and booked your tick­ets, please send your par­tic­u­lars to jennifer@moulmeinchurch.com

SPECIAL COLLECTION

A total of $50,823 was col­lected for our Spe­cial Col­lec­tion over the past two weeks.  We thank all for their gen­er­ous con­tri­bu­tion.  We are indeed blessed to have mem­bers who not only are will­ing to devote their time to the Lord, but sup­port the work finan­cially as well.

We are espe­cially heart­ened that our chil­dren are plan­ning to make an offer­ing of their piggy bank sav­ings to the Lord on the first week of each month this year.  What a delight to see lit­tle ones liv­ing out their faith in giving!

WORSHIP ORDER

Call to Wor­ship – Peter Lee

(1 Samuel 3, Psalm 139, John 1)

Lis­ten in the still­ness of the morning,

in the hush of this moment.

Lis­ten for the Spirit of God …

God searches to find you and calls you by name.

Speak, O God, for your ser­vant is listening.

God hems you in and lays the hand of bless­ing upon you.

Here I am, Lord, will­ing to serve.

Christ calls to you now: “Fol­low me.”

Here I am, Lord. Lead on!

1^st Scrip­ture Read­ing – Neo Wee Suan

1 Samuel 3:1–10

Prayer Leader – Dave Hogan

2^nd Scrip­ture Read­ing – Neo Wee Suan

1 Corinthi­ans 6:12–20

Min­istry of the Table – Lau Tat Chuan

(Allan Tan  Joel Chi­ang  Wong Sung Kok  William Teow)

John 1:43–51

Min­istry of the Word – Mark McCurley

Psalm 139:1–6, 13–18

Com­mis­sion & Bene­dic­tion – Dave Hogan

Even at the end, God is with us.

Even as God has spo­ken, God is still speaking.

Go forth—listening and see­ing, learn­ing and growing.

We go forth in God’s grace, fol­low­ing Christ,

ready to serve the world.

We go in peace to love and serve the Lord,

In the name of Christ. Amen.

WELCOME

The church at Moul­mein wel­comes all to the assem­bly this morn­ing.  We wor­ship here every Sun­day to praise and thank God who empow­ers us to bless oth­ers just as He has blessed us.

TODAY’S WORSHIP THEME

We are called to be faith­ful wit­nesses to Christ’s love.

PRAYER

O God,

you have searched us and known us.

When we are fol­low­ing you with confidence

and when we are hid­ing out of fear,

you are with us.

Your knowl­edge is too won­der­ful for us,

and yet it is your knowledge

that we so des­per­ately need.

Speak to us now.

Reveal our sins,

that we may truly repent and repair the damage

we have wrought upon others.

Cover our shame

with the robe of your love and acceptance.

Empower us with the wis­dom of your ways.

Strengthen our courage and commitment

to fol­low you in ser­vice to others.

In Christ’s name, we pray.

Amen.

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CHURCH CAMP 2012

Church Camp 2012 is now open for reg­is­tra­tion. The web­site for reg­is­tra­tion is:
http://camp2012.moulmeinchurch.com.

Reg­is­tra­tion closes on 18 March 2012.

Theme:  Encoun­ter­ing God in Worship

Speaker:  Randy Har­ris

Wor­ship Leader :  Randy Gills.

Date:  Fri 15 June — Mon 18 June 2012

Venue:  Grand Lexis, Hibis­cus Gar­den   Chalets, Port Dick­son, Malaysia.

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For enquiries, please con­tact Jastina Chen or Cyn­thia Wong.

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ANGKOR OF FAITH 6

The sixth amaz­ing Angkor of Faith in Siem Reap will be held from 11 – 16 March 2012. Reg­is­tra­tion is now open.  Please reg­is­ter and book your flight as soon as you have decided to go to avoid disappointment.

The web­site for reg­is­tra­tion is: aof6.co.cc

All par­tic­i­pants are encour­aged to take the Jet­star Asia flight which leaves on 11 March after­noon and returns on 18 March late after­noon.

When you have reg­is­tered and booked your tick­ets, please send your par­tic­u­lars to jennifer@moulmeinchurch.com

SPECIAL COLLECTION LAST SUNDAY

We col­lected half of our goal of $100,000 last Sun­day. Those who missed last week’s col­lec­tion could do so today by pass­ing your con­tri­bu­tion to Boong Kheng.

PRAYERS

Jin Eng requested prayers for her mother’s many aller­gies. She had chal­leng­ing moments in the past two weeks and would like to pray for her recovery.

 WORSHIP ORDER

Call to Wor­ship – Alan

(Gen­e­sis 1, Mark 1)

In the begin­ning, God cre­ated the heav­ens and the earth.

God said, “Let there be light!”

There was evening and there was morning.

God called it good.

Jesus came up from the waters of the Jordan.

God said, “You are my Son, the Beloved.”

There was for us a new beginning.

God called it good.

We gather here to praise the God of blessing.

This is a day of new beginnings!

1^st Scrip­ture Read­ing – Christo­pher

 Gen­e­sis 1:1–5

Prayer Leader – Mark

2^nd Scrip­ture Read­ing – Christo­pher

 Acts 19:1–7

Min­istry of the Table – Suen Kwong

(Gib­son   Joshua Chia   Sek San)

 Mark 1:4–11

Min­istry of the Word – Dave

 Psalm 29

Com­mis­sion & Bene­dic­tion – Mark

The God of glory and strength sends us forth to serve.

We have seen the splen­dor of God.

The voice of God is pow­er­ful, giv­ing us power.

We have heard the voice of God.

May the Lord give us strength!

May our God bless us with peace.

We go in peace to love and serve the Lord,

In the name of Christ. Amen.
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WELCOME

Wel­come to the assem­bly this morn­ing. If this is your first visit, we hope you will find it edifying.

TODAY’S WORSHIP THEME

The Holy Spirit empow­ers us for Chris­t­ian living.

PRAYER

Cre­at­ing Spirit,

as you called the world into being,

call us together as your church.

Give us power and strength to serve the world.

Give us wis­dom to see the good­ness in creation.

Bless­ing Spirit,

as you named Jesus the Beloved,

name us and bless us with your grace,

that we, your chil­dren, may tell your story.

Empow­er­ing Spirit,

fill the church with your strength,

that it may carry your love

through­out the world. Amen.

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SPECIAL COLLECTION TODAY

A spe­cial col­lec­tion will be made today to cover the short­fall in con­tri­bu­tion for 2011. Our goal is $100,000 — four times our pledges for 2012.  The spe­cial col­lec­tion is over and above the reg­u­lar con­tri­bu­tion for Jan­u­ary 2012.

CHILDREN’S OFFERING

The Chil­dren Min­istry is embark­ing on a project to teach chil­dren to be inten­tional in giv­ing.  Start­ing this month, each child will have a “piggy” bank to save coins at home and bring it to church on the first Sun­day every month as an offer­ing.  We thank the Chil­dren Min­istry for incul­cat­ing the habit of giv­ing in our young ones.

COURAGEOUS – FATHERING MOVIE

We have booked 134 tick­ets for Coura­geous, a movie on father­hood.  It will be screened at The Cathay Hall 5, at 12.30 pm on 14 Jan 2012. Pasir Pan­jang, CitiVi­sion, Bedok and Wood­lands churches will be join­ing us for this movie.

We strongly encour­age all to watch it with their fam­i­lies.  It is a great way to start the year with a focus on fam­ily.  Hurry and sign up on the notice board for ticket reser­va­tions.  Only 40 tick­ets left.

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ANGKOR OF FAITH 6

The sixth amaz­ing Angkor of Faith in Siem Reap will be held from 11 – 16 March 2012. Reg­is­tra­tion is now open.  Please reg­is­ter and book your flight as soon as you have decided to go to avoid disappointment.

The web­site for reg­is­tra­tion is: aof6.co.cc

All par­tic­i­pants are encour­aged to take the Jet­star Asia flight which leaves on 11 March after­noon and returns on 18 March late after­noon.  When you have reg­is­tered and booked your tick­ets, please send your par­tic­u­lars to jennifer@moulmeinchurch.com

LIVING SACRIFICES: SERVANTS & STEWARDS

The heart of wor­ship goes beyond beau­ti­ful songs and heart­felt emo­tions.  In Romans 12:1 we are taught: “There­fore, I urge you broth­ers and sis­ters, to offer your bod­ies as liv­ing sac­ri­fices, holy and pleas­ing to God – this is your spir­i­tual act of wor­ship.””  Being ser­vants and stew­ards is being like Christ.  It is holy, it is pleas­ing to God.

We have been blessed for so many years.  We have tasted God’s mercy.  In 2012, let’s come to God.  Let’s be trans­formed.  Let’s serve.  Let’s be liv­ing Sacrifices.

To kick-start this, we are launch­ing a study of the book of Romans, which will run for 3–4 months.  We will come together for a short les­son, and then split up to our respec­tive classes to see how we may apply it to our lives.

 WORSHIP ORDER

Call to Wor­ship – Orlando

(Isa­iah 61, Isa­iah 62)

Come into God’s pres­ence as a gift to God’s world.

We rejoice and cel­e­brate, for God has clothed us

in gar­ments of salvation.

Do not keep silent, but sing with joy.

We shout with praise, for God has cov­ered us

in robes of righteousness.

Let God’s glory shine in your praise and prayer.

We will shine with the light of Christ­mas love!

1^st Scrip­ture Read­ing – Jor­dan

 Isa­iah 61:10–62:3

Prayer Leader – Dave

2^nd Scrip­ture Read­ing – Jor­dan

 Gala­tians 4:4–7

Min­istry of the Table – Wee Suan

(Bene­dict  David   Keen Hoe)

 Luke 2:22–40

Min­istry of the Word – Edwin

 Psalm 148

Com­mis­sion & Bene­dic­tion – Dave

 Depart now in peace, for your eyes have seen

the sal­va­tion which God has pre­pared for all people.

Let us grow in strength and wisdom

and bring forth a har­vest of right­eous­ness and praise.

And may God smile upon you and make you strong and wise;

May Christ Jesus share his inher­i­tance with you freely;

And may the Holy Spirit open your eyes

to the pres­ence of God’s Messiah.

We go in peace to love and serve the Lord,

In the name of Christ. Amen.

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WELCOME

The church at Moul­mein wel­comes all to the assem­bly this morn­ing.  We wor­ship here every Sun­day to praise and thank God who empow­ers us to bless oth­ers just as He has blessed us.

TODAY’S WORSHIP THEME

We can enter the new year with con­fi­dence in God’s sav­ing grace.

PRAYER

Abba, Father God,

we come as your children

trust­ing in your grace.

As we come into your sacred space,

may we present ourselves

as a liv­ing gift to you

and to the needs of your world.

May our growth in your grace

strengthen our min­istry as your disciples.

And may we shine forth as a bea­con of hope

for all the world to see.

In Christ’s
name, we pray. Amen.

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HAPPY 9^TH ANNIVERSARY

It’s our 9^th Anniver­sary as a merged Moul­mein church!  What bet­ter way to cel­e­brate then to give thanks to God for His great bless­ings in 2011 through the min­istries in this church fam­ily.  God has indeed been good to us in the past year.

To cel­e­brate ouran­niver­sary, tea will be served after worship.

ANGKOR OF FAITH 6

The sixth amaz­ing Angkor of Faith in Siem Reap will be held from 11 – 16 March 2012. Reg­is­tra­tion is now open.  Please reg­is­ter and book your flight as soon as you have decided to go to avoid disappointment.

The web­site for reg­is­tra­tion is: aof6.co.cc

All par­tic­i­pants are encour­aged to take the Jet­star Asia flight which leaves on 11 March after­noon and returns on 18 March late after­noon.  When you have reg­is­tered and booked your tick­ets, please send your par­tic­u­lars to jennifer@moulmeinchurch.
com

CHRISTMAS MUSICAL – MY COUSIN’S COMING

A big thank you to our drama crew for the excel­lent pro­duc­tion of the Christ­mas Musi­cal which saw packed audi­ence, with many vis­i­tors, on both per­for­mances on Dec 23 and 25.

Their hard work in spread­ing the Christ­mas mes­sage through the per­for­mance has glo­ri­fied God.

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SPECIAL COLLECTION – 8^TH JANUARY

A spe­cial col­lec­tion will be made next Sun­day to cover the short­fall in con­tri­bu­tion for 2011. Our goal is $100,000, which is four times our pledges for 2012.  The spe­cial col­lec­tion is over and above the reg­u­lar con­tri­bu­tion for Jan 2012.

WORSHIP ORDER

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Call to Wor­ship – Jor­dan & Mithiran

(Psalm 89:1–2)

I will sing of your stead­fast love, O LORD, forever;

with my mouth I will pro­claim your faith­ful­ness to all generations.

I declare that your stead­fast love is estab­lished forever;

your faith­ful­ness is as firm as the heavens.

1^st Scrip­ture Read­ing – Read­ing Team

 2 Samuel 7:1–11, 16

Prayer Leader – Naveen

2^nd Scrip­ture Read­ing – Read­ing Team

 Luke 1:46b-55

Min­istry of the Table – Joel

(Com­mu­nion Servers)

 Romans 16:25–27

Min­istry of the Word – Joseph

 Luke 1:26–38

Com­mis­sion & Bene­dic­tion – Dave

Go now, and cel­e­brate God’s love all your days.

Let us give to Christ Jesus the obe­di­ence of faith,

offer­ing our­self as the ser­vant of the Lord

and allow­ing God’s Word to be ful­filled in us.

And may the only wise God estab­lish you forever.

May the mys­ter­ies of Christ be con­ceived within you.

And may the Holy Spirit strengthen you and encir­cle you.

We go in peace to love and serve the Lord,

In the name of Christ.

Amen.

WELCOME

Wel­come to the assem­bly this morn­ing. If this is your first visit, we hope you will find it edifying.

TODAY’S WORSHIP THEME

The birth of Christ pro­vides hope to a hope­less world.

PRAYER

Beloved, Holy Love,

we wel­come you to our house,

the sacred space we have built

to gather together as your people.

Here we come to offer you

our thanks­giv­ing and praise

in response to the abundance

of your creation.

Here we come to share with you

our prayers of con­fes­sion and petition,

for they lie heavy on our hearts.

Even know­ing that you are here

and every­where,

we come long­ing to hear you say,

“I am with you always.”

Amen.

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ANGKOR OF FAITH 6

The sixth amaz­ing Angkor of Faith in Siem Reap will be held from 11 – 16 March 2012. Reg­is­tra­tion is now open.  Please reg­is­ter and book your flight as soon as you have decided to go to avoid dis­ap­point­ment. The web­site for reg­is­tra­tion is: aof6.co.cc All par­tic­i­pants are encour­aged to take the Jet­star Asia flight which leaves on 11 March after­noon and returns on 18 March late after­noon.  When you have reg­is­tered and booked your tick­ets, please inform Edwin.

CHRISTMAS OUTREACH MUSICAL

Our youth and young adults are work­ing hard to present a musi­cal enti­tled “My Cousin’s Com­ing”.

Syn­op­sis:

Ace is all excited to wel­come his dad home for Christ­mas but finds out instead that his saint-like cousin is com­ing to live with him. Dad is not com­ing home and mum is furi­ous. What will Ace do with his unwel­comed cousin, demand­ing mum and non-present dad? Trans­port your­self back in time with Mary, Joseph, Eliz­a­beth, Zechariah, Simeon and Angels while watch­ing this mod­ern day Christ­mas dilemma. What is Christ­mas about and what’s behind the gifts, Christ­mas trees, dec­o­ra­tions and deli­cious food?

Tim­ing of Performance:

7.45pm, 23 Decem­ber 2011 (Friday)

9.30am, 25 Decem­ber 2011 (Sunday)

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PLEASE PRAY FOR…

Our drama team’s con­fi­dence that the Lord will work pow­er­fully through their artis­tic pre­sen­ta­tion of the
gospel.

A full audi­ence and recep­tive hearts to our Christ­mas musi­cal on Fri­day 23 Decem­ber at 7.45 pm.

That more peo­ple will expe­ri­ence the joy of Christ’s pres­ence as Christ­mas draws near.

WORSHIP ORDER

Call to Wor­ship – Orlando

(Psalm 126, 1 Thes­sa­lo­ni­ans 5)

Come home with shouts of joy,

for Christ’s birth is ever near!

We are like peo­ple liv­ing a dream,

the dream of Christ­mas day.

Carry the promises of God,

for Christ’s birth brings new hope.

Our mouths are filled with laughter,

as we rejoice in this glo­ri­ous news.

Come home with thank­ful hearts,

for Christ’s pres­ence is all around.

We rejoice in glo­ri­ous hope,

for love has called us here!

1^st Scrip­ture Read­ing – Dominic

Psalm 126

Prayer Leader – Edwin

2^nd Scrip­ture Read­ing – Dominic

 Isa­iah 61:1–4, 8–11

Min­istry of the Table – Michael

(CitiVi­sion servers)

 1 Thes­sa­lo­ni­ans 5:16–24

Min­istry of the Word – Mark

 John 1:6–8, 19–28

Com­mis­sion & Bene­dic­tion – Edwin

Go now, for you are cho­sen and sent in the Spirit.

Pray at all times, be thank­ful in all circumstances.

Let us keep what is good, avoid every kind of evil.

To all in need, let us bear wit­ness that the time has come

when the Sov­er­eign Lord will save his people.

And may God who gives peace make you holy in every way;

May Christ Jesus clothe you with sal­va­tion and victory;

And may the Holy Spirit speak through you with the good news of hope.

We go in peace to love and serve the Lord,

In the name of Christ. Amen.

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WELCOME

The church at Moul­mein wel­comes all to the assem­bly this morn­ing.  We wor­ship here every Sun­day to praise and thank God who empow­ers us to bless oth­ers just as He has blessed us.

TODAY’S WORSHIP THEME

The best prepa­ra­tion for Christ­mas is a life yielded to Christ.

PRAYER

Light of life,

shine into the dark­est places of our lives,

that we may con­fess our sins

and move into the light of your love.

Flow through us, that your Spirit may rule our hearts

and trans­form our actions into jus­tice and righteousness.

For­give us when we cause weep­ing and sorrow,

rather than joy and hope.

Trans­form us to be peo­ple of your dream,

chil­dren of Christ’s promise,

and dis­ci­ples of hope for all the world to see.

Amen

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THANKSGIVING – PANDAMANIA

We want to thank God for bless­ing us with a suc­cess­ful VBS that brought joy and love to the 61 chil­dren and their par­ents who came.  Spe­cial thanks to the Chil­dren Min­istry for their sac­ri­fi­cial efforts in the won­der­ful VBS.  The kids are already talk­ing about VBS 2012!

CHRISTMAS OUTREACH MUSICAL

Our youth and young adults are work­ing hard to present a musi­cal enti­tled “My Cousin’s Com­ing”.

Plot:

Ace is all excited to wel­come his dad home for Christ­mas but finds out instead that his saint-like cousin is com­ing to live with him. Dad is not com­ing home and mum is furi­ous. What will Ace do with his unwel­comed cousin, demand­ing mum and non-present dad? Trans­port your­self back in time with Mary, Joseph, Eliz­a­beth, Zechariah, Simeon and Angels while watch­ing this mod­ern day Christ­mas dilemma. What is Christ­mas about and what’s behind the gifts, Christ­mas trees, dec­o­ra­tions and deli­cious food?

Tim­ing of Performance:

7.45pm, 23 Decem­ber 2011 (Fri­day)
9.30am, 25 Decem­ber 2011 (Sunday)

 
PLEDGE FOR 2012 GIVING

For our 2012 bud­get­ing pur­poses, we will be tak­ing a pledge today. You can either pledge in hard copy or email it to cynthia@moulmeinchurch.com.

PLEASE PRAY FOR…

A full audi­ence and recep­tive hearts to our Christ­mas musi­cal on Fri­day 23 Decem­ber at 7.45 pm.