There will be a fellowship dinner following the second worship service in the commons.
The Guerrilla Gospel
Surrounded By Rebels
Resources
Speaker
Ben MartinBen Martin is on the pastoral team of Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University where he is the Pastor for Children and Family Discipleship. He is passionate about engaging youth in ministry. He believes that every member should be a functioning part of the body of Christ. Over the last few years he has been intentionally thinking through what it means to disciple the next generation. He enjoys photography, camping and spending time with his wife, Brianna. Together, they have 2 children.
Offering
OPENING MUSIC
“Meditation” • Jules Massenet
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
Lindsey Pratt, Associate Pastor
HYMN OF PRAISE
“Jesus, What a Friend for Sinners” • 187, st. 1-3
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
“My Faith Looks Up to Thee” • 517, st. 1
Gisela Ramos
RENOVATE 2.0 CELEBRATION
Ben Martin, Bryan von Dorpowski, and Pioneer Stewardship Committee
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
“Earthly Strivings, Heavenly Peace” • Kenneth Logan
OFFERTORY
”Peace Passing” • Kenneth Logan
CHILDREN’S STORY & PRAYER
Richard Aguilera
SCRIPTURE READING
Luke 23:40-43 NIV
Emmett Martin, Pioneer Member
HYMN OF PREPARATION
“Marvelous Grace of Our Loving Lord” • 109, st. 1
MESSAGE
”The Guerrilla Gospel: Surrounded by Rebels”
Ben Martin, Associate Pastor
HYMN OF RESPONSE
”Jesus Saves!” • 340
CLOSING MUSIC
”Marvelous Grace of Our Loving Lord” • Kenneth Logan
Fellowship Dinner
Pioneer Commons
Offering for January 10, 2026
Religious Liberty
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