Saturday, September 16, 2023
OPENING MUSIC
“Wake Up! A Voice Is Calling” • Wayne Wold
“I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light” • Wayne Wold
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
Prescott Khair, Associate Pastor
CHORAL INTROIT
“Sanctus” • George Oldroyd
“A PURPOSE TRUE”: A HYMN CYCLE
“Dare to Be a Daniel”
“God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens” • words fr. 536 , melody 191
“Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service” • words 363 st. 1 & 3, melody 191
“Go Forth, Go Forth With Christ” • 377
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
“Our Father Who In Heaven Art” • William Billings
Brynja Davis, Andrews University Professor
CHORAL RESPONSE
“Sanctus” • George Oldroyd
OFFERTORY
“Dare to Be a Daniel” • Philip Bliss / Kenneth Logan
CHILDREN’S STORY & PRAYER
Ha Eun Park, Andrews University Student
SCRIPTURE READING
Acts 1:8 NIV
Merarie Doyle, Pioneer Member
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
“O Be Joyful” • Philip Stopford
MESSAGE
“The Making of a Movement”
Taurus Montgomery, Associate Pastor
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
“Just As I Am” • words st. 1, 3, 5-6, 313, mel. 314
CLOSING MUSIC
“O Love, How Deep, How Broad, How High” • David Johnson
OPENING MUSIC
“Wake Up! A Voice Is Calling” • Wayne Wold
“I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light” • Wayne Wold
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
Prescott Khair, Associate Pastor
CHORAL INTROIT
“Sanctus” • George Oldroyd
HYMN OF PRAISE
“Take My Life, and Let It Be” • 330
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
“Our Father Who In Heaven Art” • William Billings
Brynja Davis, Andrews University Professor
CHORAL RESPONSE
“Sanctus” • George Oldroyd
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
“O Be Joyful” • Philip Stopford
OFFERTORY
“Fugue on ‘O Word of God’ / ‘He Leadeth Me’” • Kenneth Logan
CHILDREN’S STORY & PRAYER
Ha Eun Park, Andrews University Student
PRAISE
“In Christ Alone”
SCRIPTURE READING
Acts 1:8 NIV
PRAISE
“Oh How I Love Jesus”
“Goodness of God”
MESSAGE
“The Making of a Movement”
Taurus Montgomery, Associate Pastor
SONG OF COMMITMENT
“Just As I Am” • words st. 1, 3, 5-6, 313, mel. 314
CLOSING MUSIC
“O Love, How Deep, How Broad, How High” • David Johnson
Offering for April 18, 2026
Pioneer Operating Budget
The Bible makes this interesting analogy: “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” (Proverbs 27:17, NIV). Today, we are sitting in church because someone sharpened you and shared the gospel story. This is so true in the life of Riley. Anthony (the writer of this appeal) had driven for approximately an hour on a cold fall day to fulfill a stewardship weekend appointment he had with a small congregation. The service went well.
He preached on the topic, “It’s a matter of the heart.” After the hymn of consecration and the benediction, during the transition time before potluck, he chose to mingle and talk to people. He chose to start with brother Riley, who was sitting at the media booth. After introducing himself, he asked Riley if he was the one responsible for streaming. Anthony had brought with him a recorded instructional video on how to complete the newly designed tithe and offering envelope.
They didn’t get very far into that part of the conversation before Riley began to share with him how he started to attend the church. He identified three people who showed unwavering love and acceptance to him. He eventually got baptized.
Riley’s testimony reminds us of the words of Jeremiah 31:3, “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore, I have drawn you with loving kindness” (KJV). Let’s remember the job we have as a local church to sharpen each other. As we give to help our local church programs, may we experience and show God’s unrelenting love.
—North American Division Stewardship Ministries
Young Adult Mission Trip in Peru!
Maranatha Volunteers International invites young adults, ages 18-28, to join Catalyst, a service experience for their age group. Build a church for the Calapuja Adventist Church, operate medical clinics, and lead VBS programs. Learn more at Maranatha.org/volunteer or call 916-774-7700.
ZOOM IN! Summer Camp 2026
ZOOM IN! to God’s Amazing World at The Crayon Box Summer Camp, running June 1–August 20, 2026. Children entering Kindergarten through age 12 will enjoy a summer filled with nature, science, creativity, teamwork, and play as they explore how God’s hand is at work all around them. Each themed week encourages campers to notice the small wonders, big ideas, and amazing details of God’s creation. Located on the beautiful campus of Andrews University, The Crayon Box offers a safe, joyful, faith-centered place for children to spend their summer vacation with on-campus adventures, campus field trips, and visits from zoo and wildlife educators. Enrollment is open now at andrews.edu/services/crayonbox/summercamp. Space is limited. Forms are due May 18, 2026.
