There will be a fellowship dinner following the second worship service in the commons.
Brooding with Jesus
Stepping on Snakes
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, August 27, 2022
More In This Series
OPENING MUSIC
“Fantasie” • Johann Sebastian Bach
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
Ben Martin, Associate Pastor
“FAITH IS THE VICTORY”: A HYMN CYCLE
“Soldiers of Christ, Arise” • 616
“My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less” • 522
“Faith Is the Victory” • words 608, st. 1a, 2, 3b, mel. 229
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
“Wonderful Words of Life” • 286, st. 1
CHILDREN’S STORY
“Rejoice, All You Christians” • Ernst Pepping
David Nowack, Pioneer Member
SCRIPTURE READING
Jeniffer Ratulangi, AU Graduate Student
Romans 16:19-20 NIV
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
“Fight the Good Fight” • Kenneth Logan
MESSAGE
“Brooding with Jesus: Stepping on Snakes”
Dwight K. Nelson, Lead Pastor
CONNECT CARD
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
“Give Me Jesus” • 305, st. 1-2, 4
BENEDICTION
CLOSING MUSIC
“Be Not Afraid” (from “Elijah”) • Felix Mendelssohn
OPENING MUSIC
“Fantasie” • Johann Sebastian Bach
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
Ben Martin, Associate Pastor
PRAISE
“Our God”
“In Christ Alone”
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
Cindy Cancel, Pioneer Member
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
“Fight the Good Fight” • Kenneth Logan
CHILDREN’S STORY
“Rejoice, All You Christians” • Ernst Pepping
David Nowack, Pioneer Member
PRAISE
“Rest On Me”
“See A Victory”
MESSAGE
“Brooding with Jesus: Stepping on Snakes”
Dwight K. Nelson, Lead Pastor
CONNECT CARD
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
“Give Me Jesus”
BENEDICTION
CLOSING MUSIC
“Be Not Afraid” (from “Elijah”) • Felix Mendelssohn
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