There will be a fellowship dinner following the second worship service in the commons.
How to Become an Influencer: Paul—A Biography
When They Persecute You
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, October 30, 2021
More In This Series
OPENING MUSIC
“Allegro in D”Antonio Vivaldi / Steven Frackenpohl
Andrews Academy String Orchestra Elsy Gallardo-Díaz, director
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
“GOD OUR LIGHT, ROCK, & FORTRESS”: A HYMN CYCLE
“The Lord Is My Light” • “A Shelter in the Time of Storm” • “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
BABY DEDICATION
Ethan M. Kasuba, presented by Noah Kasuba and Doreen Mwanza with John Glass
CHILDREN’S STORY
Children’s Story: Jessica Yoong; Prayer: Aeba
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
“Deep River” • Spiritual / Carrie Gruselle
Andrews Academy String Orchestra Elsy Gallardo-Díaz, director
MESSAGE
“When They Persecute You”
Dwight K. Nelson
CONNECT CARD
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
BLESSING
CLOSING MUSIC
“A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” • Johann Walther
Kenneth Logan, Minister of Music
OPENING MUSIC
“Allegro in D”Antonio Vivaldi / Steven Frackenpohl
Andrews Academy String Orchestra Elsy Gallardo-Díaz, director
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
PIONEER LIFE
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
“Deep River” • Spiritual / Carrie Gruselle
Andrews Academy String Orchestra Elsy Gallardo-Díaz, director
CHILDREN’S STORY
Children’s Story: Jessica Yoong; Prayer: Aeba
PRAISE
“A Shelter in the Time of Storm” • “A Mighty Fortress Is our God”
MESSAGE
“When They Persecute You”
Dwight K. Nelson
CONNECT CARD
CLOSING SONG
BLESSING
CLOSING MUSIC
“A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” • Gabriel Palacios
Gabriel Palacios, Andrews University Student
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