Saturday, February 03, 2024
OPENING MUSIC
“God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens” • Dale Wood
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
Lindsey Pratt, Associate Pastor
“ALL MY JOURNEY THROUGH”: A HYMN CYCLE
“The Church Has One Foundation” • 348
“I’m Pressing on the Upward Way” • 625, st. 1-2, 4
“Be Still, My Soul” • 461, st. 1-2
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
“Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus” • chorus only 290
Lindsey Pratt, Associate Pastor
PIONEER LIFE
Dave Nowack
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
“O Love That Will Not Let Me Go” • David Phelps
OFFERTORY
“Be Still, My Soul” • Jean Sibelius / Kenneth Logan
CHILDREN’S STORY & PRAYER
Michael Cuke
SCRIPTURE READING
Isaiah 46:8-10
Cassandra Gultom, AU Student
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
“I Will Be a Child of Peace” • Elaine Hagenberg
MESSAGE
“Remember: How the Past Can Move Us Forward”
Ben Martin, Associate Pastor
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
“O God, Our Help in Ages Past” • 103
CLOSING MUSIC
“Christ We Shall Praise Well” • Johann Sebastian Bach
OPENING MUSIC
“God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens” • Dale Wood
WELCOME & PRAYER
Lindsey Pratt, Associate Pastor
PRAISE
“Blessed Assurance”
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
”O Love That Will Not Let Me Go” • David Phelps
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
Lindsey Pratt, Associate Pastor
PIONEER LIFE
Dave Nowack
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
“I Will Be a Child of Peace” • Elaine Hagenberg
OFFERTORY
”Be Still, My Soul” • Jean Sibelius / Kenneth Logan
CHILDREN’S STORY & PRAYER
Michael Cuke
SCRIPTURE READING
Isaiah 46:8-10
PRAISE
“Firm Foundation” • “Trust In God”
“‘Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus”
MESSAGE
“Remember: How the Past Can Move Us Forward”
Ben Martin, Associate Pastor
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
“O God, Our Help in Ages Past” • 103
CLOSING MUSIC
“Christ We Shall Praise Well” • Johann Sebastian Bach
Offering for January 3, 2026
Pioneer Operating Budget
There is something special about the beginning of a new year. It’s the energy and the excitement. It’s the opportunities that it offers. It provides the chance to forget the past and its challenges, while we embrace the possibility to start over.
The New Year offers the opportunity for us to look at the future with optimism and gratefulness. For this reason, I like new, don’t you? Paul liked the idea of new also. That’s why he encourages us to look towards the future instead of looking back. He says, “Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead” (Philippians 3: 13, 14, NIV), we should press toward the goal to win.
The encouraging thing is, when Christ is in the lead, we must succeed. For this reason, we can embrace the possibilities of the new year– striving to be better stewards for God. So may our goals this year include spending consistent time in worship and developing a relationship of steel with God. May we take care of our wellbeing (physically and psychologically) and witness about His love by using our talents and gifts.
May we faithfully return to God the designated portion of our wealth and take care of our world and the environment. Let’s determine to make 2026 an exceptional year of sacrificial generosity, in our local church and worldwide.
—North American Division Stewardship Ministries
Church Office Holiday Closure: 12/22-12/26 & 12/29-01/02
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!