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Toolbox for Life: Skills You Need to Thrive

How to Thrive Mentally: Anxiety

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Ben Martin

Ben Martin is on the pastoral team of Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University where he is the Pastor for Children and Family Discipleship. He is passionate about engaging youth in ministry. He believes that every member should be a functioning part of the body of Christ. Over the last few years he has been intentionally thinking through what it means to disciple the next generation. He enjoys photography, camping and spending time with his wife, Brianna. Together, they have 2 children.

Offering

OPENING MUSIC

“City Called Heaven” • Calvin Taylor

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP

John Glass, Associate Pastor

HYMN OF PRAISE

“Great Is Thy Faithfulness” • 100

BAPTISM

Donnel Jeet Das with Sunith K. Das

CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER

John Glass, Associate Pastor
“Spirit of the Living God” • 672

WORSHIP IN MUSIC

“Shekinah” • John Weiss

CHILDREN’S STORY

“Nimrod” • Edward Elgar
Rosemary Bailey, Pioneer Member

SCRIPTURE

John 14:1
Hanan Lopez Legoh, Pioneer Member

MESSAGE

“Toolbox for Life: Skills You Need to Thrive—How to Thrive Mentally: Anxiety”
Ben Martin, Associate Pastor

HYMN OF COMMITMENT

“Live Out Thy Life Within Me” • 316

BENEDICTION

 

CLOSING MUSIC

“Hold On!” • Calvin Taylor

 

A British Winter's Night: Wind Symphony Winter Concert

A British Winter’s Night concert will be an evening of lively traditional British tunes and ballads.  From the popular Vaughan Williams Sea Songs and English Folk Song Suite, to the rousing tunes of the Irish Washerwoman and Country Gardens, this evening is sure to delight! The Andrews University Wind Symphony, under the direction of Denisse Santos-Gooden, will once again collaborate with the Southwestern Michigan College Brass Band under the direction of Mark Hollandsworth. The two ensembles will take the stage at the Howard Performing Arts Center on January 31, 2026 at 8:00 PM. Start off your new year with toe-tapping tunes and swaying sweet melodies! Tickets are available at howard.andrews.edu.

Standout Event

Andrews University invites homeschool and public high school students to attend Standout, taking place February 20–22. This event is designed to serve as a spiritual refueling experience for students who may not have regular access to Adventist revival programs or daily religious instruction. We invite you to learn more and register for this impactful weekend at: https://www.andrews.edu/splash/standout

Offering for January 17, 2026

Religious Liberty Offering

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