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)
Outlook 2024: A View From the Top of a Mountain
Resources
Speaker
Jenifer DaleyPastor Jenifer Daley grew up on the tropical island of Jamaica and graduated from the University of the West Indies in preparation for a career in finance and business. Eventually going into banking, she moved to the United Kingdom where she achieved her Chartered Certified Accountant designation, the British equivalent of a CPA. Furthering her career she subsequently pursued a Ph.D. in Economics and Banking (University of Wales, Cardiff).
Offering
Saturday, December 30, 2023
OPENING MUSIC
“O Sacred Head, Now Wounded” • Hans Hassler / Kenneth Logan
WELCOME, CALL TO WORSHIP, & PRAYER
John Glass, Associate Pastor
HYMN OF PRAISE
“Lift High the Cross” • 362, st. 1-2, 4-5
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
John Glass, Associate Pastor
OFFERTORY
“O Sacred Head, Now Wounded” • Hans Hassler
MESSAGE
“Outlook 2024: A View From the Top of a Mountain”
Jenifer Daley, Associate Pastor
SERMON REFLECTION
’The Prayer’ • David Foster
THE LORD’S SUPPER
FOOTWASHING
LORD’S SUPPER INTRODUCTION
SCRIPTURE
Lynell De Wind, Pioneer Elder
PRAYER
Anthony Yeboah, Pioneer Elder
MUSICAL MEDITATION
“My Jesus, I Love Thee” • Adoniram Gordon / Kenneth Logan
PARTAKING OF ELEMENTS AND OFFERING APPEAL
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
“Sent Forth by God’s Blessing” • 407
CLOSING MUSIC
“O Lamb of God, Unspotted” • Johann Sebastian Bach
Christmas Blessing Opportunity
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.
Journey to Bethlehem - Live Nativity Walk in Eau Claire
Walk into the advent story... Share in the expectation... Experience God's Glory... Journey to Bethlehem - Come join take this FREE 1 hour walking journey through the Advent Story on December 14 from 5-8 PM. Meet shepherds, the wisemen, Roman soldiers, a Biblical marketplace, Mary and Joseph and discover why Christ came to this earth. Groups Leave from the Student Activity Center located at 6295 W Main St, Eau Claire, MI 49111. Tours leave every 10 minutes between 5 & 8 PM, December 14. No Reservations required, ALS interpreter available, please contact us in advance. Wheelchair accessible journey on paved sidewalk. Questions? Call or text 269-405-5026 or email us at Eauclairecritters@gmail.com.
Spring Semester GROW Groups
Spring semester GROW Groups will begin the 1st week of February. If you would like to lead a group please text LEAD to 269-281-2345 or click the link below to submit the attached form on or before December 15. https://pmchurch.org/ministries/growgroups/register
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.