There will be a fellowship dinner following the second worship service in the commons.
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
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