American Apocalypse: 'What Is Past Is Prologue'

Here's What We Know: The Best Is Yet to Come

Resources

Speaker

Dwight K. Nelson

Dwight Nelson served as lead pastor of the Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University from 1983 to 2023. During his time at Pioneer he spoke on the “New Perceptions” telecast, taught at the theological seminary and has written books, including The Chosen. He and his wife, Karen, are blessed with two married children and 2 granddaughters.

Offering

Saturday, November 07, 2020
Program: 
Opening Music
"Come, God Creator, Holy Spirit" • Johann Sebastian Bach
Kenneth Logan, Minister of Music, Pioneer Memorial Church
Welcome & Call to Worship & Prayer
Jenifer Daley, Associate Pastor, Pioneer Memorial Church
* "Coming Again!": A Hymn Cycle
"Lift Up the Trumpet" • "Joy to the World" • "The Lord is Coming" • "When the Roll is Called Up Yonder" • "We Have this Hope"
Pioneer Sanctuary Choir; Brenton Offenback, director; Kenneth Logan, Minister of Music, organ
Praise
"My Worship" • "Holy Is The Lord" • "Do It Again"
Leo Aguilera, praise leader; Maia Hamstra, Olivia Hall, vocals; Nathaniel Chung, keyboard; Lucas Aguiar, electric guitar; Gabe Krause, keyboard; Dave Cosejo, acoustic guitar; Andrews Weiss-Segui, bass; Elliott Park, cajon
Congregational Prayer
Jenifer Daley, Nashonie Chang, Maureen Raj
Baptism
Michael Adaigbe, Student, with Kyle Smith, Andrews University Assistant Chaplain
Baptism
Amarpreet Sudhaker, Student, with Kyle Smith, Andrews University Assistant Chaplain
Children's Story and Prayer
Julie Clayburn, Sabbath School Teacher; Kudzani & Kushata
Scripture Reading
Acts 2:17-21 NIV
Gillian Howard, Elder, Pioneer Memorial Church
Worship in Music
"Come!" • Kenneth Logan
Pioneer Sanctuary Choir; Brenton Offenback, director; Kenneth Logan, Minister of Music, organ
Message
"American Apocalypse: Where Are We Headed? From Here to Eternity"
Dwight K. Nelson, Lead Pastor
Connect Card & Prayer
Closing Hymn
Benediction
Jenifer Daley, Associate Pastor, Pioneer Memorial Church
Closing Music
"We Have This Hope" • Wayne Hooper
Kenneth Logan, organ
* First Service Only
Sunday Music Series with Carla Trynchuk & Elena Braslavsky

 Violinist Carla Trynchuk and pianist Elena Braslavsky will be performing a recital including works by Beethoven, Debussy, and the Jewish Ukrainian composer Meitus.  Trynchuk, faculty at Andrews University, has performed internationally as soloist and recitalist in more than 15 countries.  Braslavsky, formerly a faculty member at The Juilliard School and the Mannes School of Music, currently serves on the piano faculty of the Mozarteum University of Salzburg.  Trynchuk and Braslavsky were classmates together at The Juilliard School. This will be a FREE recital on February 22, at 4:00 PM.

An Acoustic Evening with Sidewalk Prophets

We’re excited to be hosting An Acoustic Evening With Sidewalk Prophets this spring.  In partnership with Great Big Family Productions, we’re hosting a night built around connection, stories, and songs. Because this is a small acoustic experience, seating is limited and will move quickly. If you or someone you know is planning to attend, we encourage you to get seats while they’re still available. The Howard Performing Arts Center is pleased to be able to host Sidewalk Prophets at our venue, however, all tickets will be sold online. Please click on the link to purchase your ticket.

Offering for January 31, 2026

Pioneer Operating Budget

This wonderful world in which we live came from the hand of the Creator in new and pristine beauty. Thus, God declared it was “very good” (Genesis 1:31, KJV). The creation was flawless and perfect. There was no discord in the universe. However, every day since Adam and Eve chose to eat the forbidden fruit in disobedience to God’s instruction, our planet has been ebbing away. We observe the impact of this deterioration in physical diseases that plague humanity, psychological stress that is at its peak, social displacements resulting from broken relationships, and geographical tensions playing out in wars and commotions. But there is hope in the midst of this chaotic puzzle.

In Revelation 21:1-5, John speaks about Christ, the great puzzle solver, who will make a new heaven and a new earth, for the old ones will pass away. In this new heaven, you will find the holy city, the new Jerusalem. And in this city, God “will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away” (verse 4, ESV). Affliction will not rise again. As C.S. Lewis once said, “Joy will be the serious business of heaven.”

As we give to our local budget today, let us make it our utmost goal to invite others to enroll in the new kingdom of God.

North American Division Stewardship Ministries

Love on the Move

 God's Hands 4 Kids, a PMC Grow Group outreach to our community serving foster, adoptive, kinship and guardianship families partnering with Berrien County Department Of Health and Human Services. As a gift to the families served by them and as a gift to the community of ministry leaders and professionals, we will be providing Hope for the Journey, a video conference on Trust Based Relational Intervention - trauma,  on Sunday afternoons in February here at PMC. It is produced by Show Hope. For more information and to register go to our website GH4K.org

Master Guide Toolbox!

Please join us for the next Master Guide Toolbox event at the Andrews University Seminary, February 6-7, 2026! Share with your friends, colleagues, students or in your newsletters! If you have any questions, please contact Cheryl Logan at cjhlogan@gmail.com. Spread the word!