Saturday, September 25, 2021
OPENING MUSIC
"Glory Alone to God in the Highest" • Jan Sweelinck
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
Jenifer Daley, Associate Pastor
INTROIT
"Sing for Joy" • D. Davidson
"LONG-EXPECTED JESUS": A HYMN CYCLE
“The Church Has One Foundation" • "Crown Him With Many Crowns" • "Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning" • "Come Thou Long Expected Jesus"
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
Jenifer Daley, Associate Pastor
CHILDREN’S STORY
Story: Rebecca Puii Fanai • Prayer: Kayleigh
SCRIPTURE READING
Acts 4:23-31 NRSV • JoAnn Siagian, Lynnetta Hamstra
INTRODUCTION TO SPEAKER
Ron Knott, Director, Andrews University Press
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
"For Everyone Born" • arr. T. Trenney
MESSAGE
“Fire and Rain“ Bill Knott, Executive Editor, Adventist Review/World
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
"O for That Flame of Living Fire"
BENEDICTION
Jenifer Daley, Associate Pastor
CLOSING MUSIC
"Fugue in C Major" • Johann Sebastian Bach
OPENING MUSIC
"Glory Alone to God in the Highest" • Jan Sweelinck
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
Jenifer Daley, Associate Pastor
OPENING SONG
"Sing for Joy" • D. Davidson
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
Jenifer Daley, Associate Pastor
PRAISE
"Falling in Love with Jesus" • "Goodness of God" • "at the Cross"
SCRIPTURE READING
Acts 4:23-31 NRSV
CHILDREN’S STORY
Story: Rebecca Puii Fanai • Prayer: Kayleigh
INTRODUCTION TO SPEAKER
Ron Knott, Director, Andrews University Press
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
"For Everyone Born" • arr. T. Trenney
MESSAGE
“Fire and Rain“ Bill Knott, Executive Editor, Adventist Review/World
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
"O for That Flame of Living Fire"
BENEDICTION
Jenifer Daley, Associate Pastor
CLOSING MUSIC
"Fugue in C Major" • Johann Sebastian Bach
Offering for December 20, 2025
Pioneer Operating Budget
My then six-year-old son came up to me and said, “Dad, I need a lot of money, and I need to make it fast!” I smiled and inquired, “Why do you need a lot of money quickly?” I didn’t know what my son was thinking of doing with all this fast cash and why he needed the funds so urgently. I thought maybe he wanted to buy a new toy or bike for himself. He said, “Well, Mom’s birthday is coming up and I want to buy a nice gift for her!” That sure cheered my heart, and so I gave him the funds! My son was asking for money, not for selfish reasons but out of love for his mom.
When I think about church offerings, every gift we give should be measured by the unfathomable Gift of heaven. The greatest offering we received from God is Jesus, and there is no way we can measure His love and sacrifice for us. Anything we give would appear as nothing in comparison. “How vain the endeavor to measure with mathematical rules, time, money, and love against a love and sacrifice that is measureless and incomputable!” (Testimonies for the Church, Vol.4, p.119). Let’s return our tithes and offerings in response to the abundance of God’s love for us.
—North American Division Stewardship Ministries
Church Office Holiday Closure: 12/22-12/26 & 12/29-01/02
Please note that the church office will be closed from December 22 to 26 and again from December 29 to January 2 for the holiday season. We will reopen on January 5. Our church services will proceed as always. If you have any announcements, please submit those no later than December 19. Thank you for your understanding. We wish you a blessed Christmas and a happy New Year!
Christmas Blessing Opportunity
Be part of a Christmas blessing this year! Chiang Mai Adventist Academy, which serves primarily Buddhist students from around the country, is looking for a set of Bible story felts to use in teaching the Bible in their Sabbath schools. FARM STEW missionaries will be going to Thailand in January and deliver them. If you have a felt set you would like to donate or would like to donate towards buying a new set, please contact Deby Andvik. (andvik@andrews.edu or call/text 269-277-4145)
Christmas Breakfast
Let’s celebrate the joy of Christmas with good food, warm community, and grateful hearts! Join us on December 20, from 9:00 to 10:30 AM, before our main worship service. Bring your favorite breakfast dish to share and enjoy a wonderful time of fellowship as we celebrate the season together.
Pioneer Women's Ministries 2025 Advent Devotionals
Pioneer Women’s Ministries’ Advent devotionals will highlight a few of the promises of Jesus. To receive the “Red Letter Promises” daily devotionals by email for the first 25 days of December, text the word “ADVENT” to 269-281-2345. You can also receive a short daily text message preview of each day's devotional by providing your cell phone number when you register. We pray you will sense the nearness of Jesus during this holy season through these devotionals.
House of Prayer
Please join us for House of Prayer Wednesday evenings at 7pm in the Earliteen Loft for a time of singing, Bible study and prayer.