OPENING MUSIC
“Beyond the Horizon” • R. Galante Andrews University Wind Symphony Byron Graves, director
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
Lindsey Pratt, Associate Pastor
“GIVE”: A HYMN CYCLE
“Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven” words no. 4 st. 1-3, mel. no. 538
“I Love to Tell the Story” • 457 st. 1, 3
“Give of Your Best to the Master” • 572 st. 2-3
“O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee” • 574 st. 2-3
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
CHILDREN’S STORY
“Here, Take This Lovely Flower” • F. Ticheli
SCRIPTURE READING
Brenda Schalk, Pioneer Member
Hebrews 10:23-25
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
“Variants on a Shape-Note Tune [PISGAH]”
J. Vinson
MESSAGE
“Why Some of Your Friends Are Flourishing in a Languishing World—Sign Me Up!”
Dwight K. Nelson, Lead Pastor
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
“Blest Be the Tie That Binds” • 350
BENEDICTION
CLOSING MUSIC
“Blest Be the Tie That Binds” • Johann Naegeli
OPENING MUSIC
“Beyond the Horizon” • R. Galante
Andrews University Wind Symphony Byron Graves, director
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
Lindsey Pratt, Associate Pastor
PRAISE
“Crown Him With Many Crowns”
“I Need Thee Every Hour”
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
“Variants on a Shape-Note Tune [PISGAH]”
J. Vinson
CHILDREN’S STORY
“Here, Take This Lovely Flower” • F. Ticheli
PRAISE
“All Creatures of Our God and King”
“The Church Has One Foundation”
MESSAGE
“Why Some of Your Friends Are Flourishing in a Languishing World—Sign Me Up!”
Dwight K. Nelson, Lead Pastor
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
“Blest Be the Tie That Binds”
BENEDICTION
CLOSING MUSIC
“Blest Be the Tie That Binds” • Johann Naegeli
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.
