There will be a fellowship dinner following the second worship service in the commons.
Marriage
A Promise of Future Love
Resources
Speaker
Dwight K. NelsonDwight 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, May 22, 2021
More In This Series
Opening Music
"[My Savior's Love to Me]" • Ralph Vaughan Williams
Kenneth Logan, organ, Minister of Music
Welcome, Call to Worship & Prayer
John Glass, Associate Pastor
"God's Power in Nature": A Hymn Cycle
Sinegugu Katenga, vocal; Simon Brown, violin; Kenneth Logan, organ
Congregational Prayer
Russell & Chloe Murnighan, Andrews University students
Pioneer Life
Interview with Glynis Bradfield
Dwight K. Nelson
Children's Story & Prayer
Story: Lindsey Pratt; Prayer: Juliesia
Scripture Reading
Christiane Gallos, Dorothea Gallos, Pioneer Members
Worship in Music
"Tenderly and With Expresson" • Robert Schumann
Jason Marquez, clarinet; Kenneth Logan, piano
Message
"A Promise of Future Love"
Dwight K. Nelson, Lead Pastor
Connect Card
Hymn of Commitment
"Happy the Home" • SDAH 655
Benediction
John Glass, Associate Pastor
Closing Music
"Christ We Shall Praise Well" • Johann Sebastian Bach
Kenneth Logan, Minister of Music
Opening Music
"[My Savior's Love to Me]" • Ralph Vaughan Williams
Kenneth Logan, organ, Minister of Music
Welcome, Call to Worship & Prayer
John Glass, Associate Pastor
Praise
"How Deep The Father's Love For Us"
Sinegugu Katenga, Rebecca Puffer, Richla Sabuin, vocals; Gabriel Palacios, piano; Jamison Moore, cello; Trevor Furst, cajon; Joel Wallace, guitar; Ivan Rachath, bass
Congregational Prayer
Russell & Chloe Murnighan, Andrews University students
Baby Dedication
Emily Violet Andersen presented by Chris and Desi Andersen, presented by Dwight K. Nelson, Lead Pastor
Pioneer Life
Interview with Glynis Bradfield
Dwight K. Nelson
Worship in Music
"Tenderly and With Expresson" • Robert Schumann
Jason Marquez, clarinet; Kenneth Logan, piano
Children's Story & Prayer
Story: Lindsey Pratt; Prayer: Juliesia
Praise
"Awesome God" • "Love Lifted Me"
Scripture Reading
Ephesians 5:31-33 NIV
Sinegugu Katenga
Praise
"The Power Of The Cross"
Message
"A Promise of Future Love"
Dwight K. Nelson, Lead Pastor
Connect Card
Hymn of Commitment
"Happy the Home" • SDAH 655
Benediction
John Glass, Associate Pastor
Closing Music
"Christ We Shall Praise Well" • Johann Sebastian Bach
Kenneth Logan, Minister of Music
Fellowship Dinner
Pioneer Commons
Offering for January 10, 2026
Religious Liberty
Seventh-day Adventists have stood firmly for religious liberty—for everyone—for more than 150 years. But do you know the reason why? Part of the reason is that, when our church was founded, almost every American state had Sunday-keeping laws on the books. Adventist pastors, farmers, laborers, and others were arrested, jailed, or fined for doing “secular work” on Sunday. Even Wille White, son of James and Ellen, was arrested in Oakland, California, in 1882 for keeping the Pacific Press Publishing presses operating on a Sunday! But that’s not the full story. The deeper reason why we continue to stand for religious liberty—in the courts, before legislatures, and through the pages of Liberty magazine—is because we want to reflect the character of the God we serve. He’s a God who created us in His image and who has given each one of us the freedom to choose whom we will worship. He’s a God who, in the words of Ellen White, “desires only the service of love,” which “cannot be won by force or authority” (The Desire of Ages, 22).
Today, please help support this vital ministry of religious liberty. It’s a ministry that defends not only the rights of individual conscience, but also the ability of our church to continue to do its mission. And as we face uncertain days ahead, your prayers and support are needed now, more than ever.
—North American Division Stewardship Ministries