Speaker

Glenn Russell

Offering

Saturday, June 08, 2024

OPENING MUSIC

”Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” • Brenton Offenback
“My Shepherd Will Supply My Need” • Dale Wood

CALL TO WORSHIP & PRAYER

Lindsey Pratt, Associate Pastor

HYMN OF PRAISE

“Great Is Thy Faithfulness” • 100

CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER

Errol Prentice, Pioneer Member
“Be Still, My Soul” • 461 , st. 1

WORSHIP IN MUSIC

“Jesus Loves Me” • Lisa Nelson

BABY DEDICATION

Jaina Ariahy Razafimahilaza presented by Igino Razafimahilaza & Cecilia Jaozara with Lindsey Pratt

OFFERTORY

“The Gift to Be Simple” • Dale Wood

CHILDREN STORY

Diane Helbley, Pioneer Member

SCRIPTURE READING

Psalm 88:1-5
Luciana Press, Pioneer Member

HYMN OF PREPARATION

“Does Jesus Care?” • 181, st. 1, 2

MESSAGE

“God, Why Don’t You Do Something?”
Glenn Russell, Professor Emeritus, Andrews University

HYMN OF RESPONSE

“I Must Tell Jesus” • 485

CLOSING MUSIC

“Allegro Assai Vivace” • Felix Mendelssohn

 

OPENING MUSIC

”Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” • Brenton Offenback
“My Shepherd Will Supply My Need” • Dale Wood

CALL TO WORSHIP & PRAYER

Lindsey Pratt, Associate Pastor

HYMN OF PRAISE

“Great Is Thy Faithfulness” • 100

CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER

“Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus” • 290, refrain only
Errol Prentice, Pioneer Member

BAPTISM

Nathan Lovanantenaina and Lucas Lovanantenaina with Ben Martin

WORSHIP IN MUSIC

“Jesus Loves Me” • Lisa Nelson

OFFERTORY

“The Gift to Be Simple” • Dale Wood

CHILDREN STORY

Diane Helbley, Pioneer Member

SCRIPTURE READING

Psalm 88:1-5 • Luciana Press, Pioneer Member

PRAISE

“Blessed Be Your Name”
“What A Friend We Have In Jesus”
“All Creatures of Our God and King”

MESSAGE

“God, Why Don’t You Do Something?”
Glenn Russell, Professor Emeritus, Andrews University

HYMN OF RESPONSE

“I Must Tell Jesus” • 485

CLOSING MUSIC

“Allegro Assai Vivace” • Felix Mendelssohn

 

A British Winter's Night: Wind Symphony Winter Concert

A British Winter’s Night concert will be an evening of lively traditional British tunes and ballads.  From the popular Vaughan Williams Sea Songs and English Folk Song Suite, to the rousing tunes of the Irish Washerwoman and Country Gardens, this evening is sure to delight! The Andrews University Wind Symphony, under the direction of Denisse Santos-Gooden, will once again collaborate with the Southwestern Michigan College Brass Band under the direction of Mark Hollandsworth. The two ensembles will take the stage at the Howard Performing Arts Center on January 31, 2026 at 8:00 PM. Start off your new year with toe-tapping tunes and swaying sweet melodies! Tickets are available at howard.andrews.edu.

Standout Event

Andrews University invites homeschool and public high school students to attend Standout, taking place February 20–22. This event is designed to serve as a spiritual refueling experience for students who may not have regular access to Adventist revival programs or daily religious instruction. We invite you to learn more and register for this impactful weekend at: https://www.andrews.edu/splash/standout

Offering for January 17, 2026

Religious Liberty Offering

Seventh-day Adventists have stood firmly for religious liberty—for everyone—for more than 150 years. But do you know the reason why? Part of the reason is that, when our church was founded, almost every American state had Sunday-keeping laws on the books. Adventist pastors, farmers, laborers, and others were arrested, jailed, or fined for doing “secular work” on Sunday.

Even Wille White, son of James and Ellen, was arrested in Oakland, California, in 1882 for keeping the Pacific Press Publishing presses operating on a Sunday!

But that’s not the full story. The deeper reason why we continue to stand for religious liberty—in the courts, before legislatures, and through the pages of Liberty magazine—is because we want to reflect the character of the God we serve.

He’s a God who created us in His image and who has given each one of us the freedom to choose whom we will worship. He’s a God who, in the words of Ellen White, “desires only the service of love,” which “cannot be won by force or authority” (The Desire of Ages, 22).

Today, please help support this vital ministry of religious liberty. It’s a ministry that defends not only the rights of individual conscience, but also the ability of our church to continue to do its mission. And as we face uncertain days ahead, your prayers and support are needed now, more than ever.

North American Division Stewardship Ministries