Saturday, August 27, 2022
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
Offering for January 3, 2026
Pioneer Operating Budget
There is something special about the beginning of a new year. It’s the energy and the excitement. It’s the opportunities that it offers. It provides the chance to forget the past and its challenges, while we embrace the possibility to start over.
The New Year offers the opportunity for us to look at the future with optimism and gratefulness. For this reason, I like new, don’t you? Paul liked the idea of new also. That’s why he encourages us to look towards the future instead of looking back. He says, “Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead” (Philippians 3: 13, 14, NIV), we should press toward the goal to win.
The encouraging thing is, when Christ is in the lead, we must succeed. For this reason, we can embrace the possibilities of the new year– striving to be better stewards for God. So may our goals this year include spending consistent time in worship and developing a relationship of steel with God. May we take care of our wellbeing (physically and psychologically) and witness about His love by using our talents and gifts.
May we faithfully return to God the designated portion of our wealth and take care of our world and the environment. Let’s determine to make 2026 an exceptional year of sacrificial generosity, in our local church and worldwide.
—North American Division Stewardship Ministries
