Saturday, October 19, 2024
OPENING MUSIC
WELCOME & PRAYER
Prescott Khair, Associate Pastor
HYMNS OF PRAISE AND MISSION
"Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the Sun" • 227, st. 1, 2, 4
"Christ for the World We Sing" • 370, with added st.
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
"Hark! the Voice of Jesus Calling" • 359, st. 4, mel.191
Prescott Khair, Associate Pastor
PASTOR APPRECIATION
Bryan & Rebecca von Dorpowski, Co-Head Elders
OFFERTORY
"Rescue the Perishing" • William Doane
CHILDREN'S STORY
Emily Ellis, Andrews University Seminary Student
SCRIPTURE READING
Joshua 4:6-7 NKJV
Fernando Ortiz, Director of MDiv Program, Andrews University Seminary
HYMNS OF MISSION AND SECOND COMING
"Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service" • words 363, st. 1, 3; mel. 191
"Christ Is Coming!" • 201, st. 1, 3
MESSAGE
"Landmark Stones for Mission"
Ted N. C. Wilson, President, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
"Come, We That Love the Lord" • 422, st. 1, 4
SONG OF RESPONSE
"Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart" • Loren Weibe
CLOSING MUSIC
"We Have This Hope" • Wayne Hooper / Kenneth Logan
OPENING MUSIC
WELCOME & PRAYER
Prescott Khair, Associate Pastor
CHORAL INTROIT
"Holy, Holy, Holy" • George Oldroyd
HYMNS OF PRAISE AND MISSION
"Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the Sun" • 227, st. 1, 2, 4
"Christ for the World We Sing" • 370, with added st.
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
"Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart" • Loren Weibe
Gary Krause, Director, Office of Adventist Mission, General Conference
PASTOR APPRECIATION
Bryan & Rebecca von Dorpowski, Co-Head Elders
BAPTISM
Samuel Pessanha Fiuza with Thiago Fiuza
OFFERTORY
"Rescue the Perishing" • William Doane
CHILDREN'S STORY
Emily Ellis, Andrews University Seminary Student
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
"Obey the Spirit of the Lord" • Robert de Cormier
SCRIPTURE READING
Joshua 4:6-7 NKJV
Jiri Moskala, Dean, SDA Theological Seminary
HYMNS OF MISSION AND SECOND COMING
"Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service" • 363, st. 1, 3
"Christ Is Coming!" • 201, st. 1, 3
MESSAGE
"Landmark Stones for Mission"
Ted N. C. Wilson, President, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
HYMN OF RESPONSE
"Come, We That Love the Lord" • 422, st. 1, 4
CLOSING MUSIC
"We Have This Hope" • Wayne Hooper / Kenneth Logan
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!