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!
Mission: Impossible (Maybe)
Angels and Avatars-Signs and Wonders
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, January 21, 2023
More In This Series
OPENING MUSIC
“Fantasia” • Johann Sebastian Bach
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
“STRENGTH WHICH GOD SUPPLIES”: A HYMN CYCLE
“Soldiers of Christ, Arise!” • 616
”My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less” • 522, st. 1-2, 4
”Faith Is the Victory” • 229
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
“Rescue the Perishing” • 367 st. 1
Rebecca Kelln, Pioneer Member
BABY DEDICATION
Daniel Adjei Danquah, presented by William Danquah and Ellen Opoku Gyapong with Rodlie Ortiz
OFFERTORY
“God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens” • Dale Wood
CHILDREN’S STORY & PRAYER
Leo Aguilera, Pioneer Member
SCRIPTURE READING
Stanton Witherspoon
Psalm 103:20-22 NKJV
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
“Balm in Gilead” • Jackson Berkey
MESSAGE
“Mission: Impossible (Maybe)
Angels and Avatars—Signs and Wonders”
Dwight K. Nelson, Lead Pastor
CONNECT CARD & PRAYER
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
“Jesus, What a Friend for Sinners” • 187, st. 1,2,4
CLOSING MUSIC
“Be Not Afraid” (from Elijah) • Felix Mendelssohn
OPENING MUSIC
“Fantasia” • Johann Sebastian Bach
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
PRAISE
“Come, All Christians, Be Committed”
“I Love to Tell the Story”
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
Rebecca Kelln, Pioneer Member
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
“Balm in Gilead” • Jackson Berkey
OFFERTORY
“God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens” • Dale Wood
CHILDREN’S STORY & PRAYER
Leo Aguilera, Pioneer Member
PRAISE
“Great Are You Lord”
“Goodness of God”
MESSAGE
“Mission: Impossible (Maybe)
Angels and Avatars—Signs and Wonders”
Dwight K. Nelson, Lead Pastor
CONNECT CARD & PRAYER
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
“Jesus, What a Friend for Sinners” • 187, st. 1,2,4
CLOSING MUSIC
“Be Not Afraid” (from Elijah) • Felix Mendelssohn
Church Office Holiday Closure: 12/22-12/26 & 12/29-01/02
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
Pioneer Earlyteen Loft
Please join us for House of Prayer Wednesday evenings at 7pm in the Earliteen Loft for a time of singing, Bible study and prayer.