There will be a fellowship dinner following the second worship service in the commons.
My Help, the Shade on My Right Hand
Saturday, March 18, 2023
OPENING MUSIC
“We Live by Faith and Not by Sight” • James Biery
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
Mordekai Ongo, Pioneer Elder
“CONTENTMENT IN GOD’S LEADING”: A HYMN CYCLE
“Praise to the Lord” • 1, st. 1-2
“Lead On, O King Eternal” • 619 st. 1, 3
“He Leadeth Me” • 537, st. 1, 3
“Beneath the Cross of Jesus” • 303, st. 1, 3
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
“Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah” • 538, st. 1
Mordekai Ongo, Pioneer Elder
OFFERTORY
“Lift Thine Eyes to the Mountains” (from “Elijah”) • Felix Mendelssohn
CHILDREN’S STORY
Melissa Poua, Pioneer Member
SCRIPTURE READING
Psalm 121 NKJV
Benny Mongkau, Pioneer Member
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
“I Got Shoes” • Allice Parker and Robert Shaw
MESSAGE
“My Help, the Shade on My Right Hand”
Bryan von Dorpowski, Pioneer Head Elder
CONNECT CARD
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
“A Shelter in the Time of Storm” • 528, st. 1-2, 4
BENEDICTION
CLOSING MUSIC
“Choral Song” • Samuel Wesley
OPENING MUSIC
“We Live by Faith and Not by Sight” • James Biery
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
Mordekai Ongo, Pioneer Elder
PRAISE
“This Is How I Thank the Lord”
“Touch the Sky”
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
Mordekai Ongo, Pioneer Elder
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
“I Got Shoes” • Allice Parker and Robert Shaw
OFFERTORY
“Lift Thine Eyes to the Mountains” (from “Elijah”) • Felix Mendelssohn
CHILDREN’S STORY
Melissa Poua, Pioneer Member
PRAISE
“When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”
“Death Was Arrested”
SCRIPTURE READING
Psalm 121 NKJV
Lily Murphy, Andrews Academy Student
MESSAGE
“My Help, the Shade on My Right Hand”
Bryan von Dorpowski, Pioneer Head Elder
CONNECT CARD
CLOSING SONG
“My Help”
BLESSING
CLOSING MUSIC
“Choral Song” • Samuel Wesley
Fellowship Dinner
Pioneer Commons
Offering for January 10, 2026
Pioneer Operating Budget
You may have heard it said, and it is true that patience is a virtue. What is also true and closely linked to patience is found in the opening verse of the parable of Luke 18:1-8 (NIV). Jesus told his disciples that they should “always pray and not give up” (verse 1). In today’s fast paced, instant, and have-to-get-it-now world, learning to be patient and not lose heart or become discouraged is surely a quality that is desirable. The widow in this parable showed the importance of being patient in one’s petitions and pursuits.
In her attempt to get the judge to defend her against her enemy, who seemed to have been making her life difficult, she kept on asking for his defense. Finally, the judge yielded to her persistence and vindicated her.
The same is true of God. When we are diligent in our prayer life, longsuffering when we are seeking to invoke Christ’s intervention, and faithful in honoring Him in our stewardship, He will move to positive action. Let us remember that unlike the judge we cannot wear out God.
Today, as we worship Him through the return of our tithes and giving of our offerings, let us practice being persistent in honoring Him with our substance and the first fruit of our increase.
—North American Division Stewardship Ministries