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Shane Anderson

Shane Anderson has been the lead pastor of Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University since 2023.  His passions in ministry include helping others to know Christ personally, the study and sharing of Bible prophecy, and Christian apologetics.  He has written for a variety of publications both foreign and domestic (he is currently a columnist for the Adventist Review), and has written a book entitled, "How to Kill Adventist Education (and How to Give It a Fighting Chance!)."  He has presented frequently throughout North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean on such topics as the Three Angels Messages of Revelation 14, Adventist Education renewal, and church planting.  He and his wife Darlene have two daughters, Sierra and Ellie.

Offering

Saturday, December 07, 2024
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OPENING MUSIC

"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" • Charles Mekealian

WELCOME & PRAYER

Jacob Gibbs, Associate Pastor

"CAROLS OF THE SEASON" —A CAROL CYCLE

"O Come, O Come, Immanuel" • 115, st. 1, 3
"Hark! the Herald Angels Sing" • 122, st. 1, 3
"O Come, All Ye Faithful" • 132, st. 1, 2
"Joy to the World" • 125

CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER

"O Come, All Ye Faithful" • 132, st. 1
Jacob Gibbs, Associate Pastor

PIONEER LIFE

Care for Cuba with Fernando Ortiz

*BABY DEDICATION

Paul Shane Kemo, Jr., presented by Paul and Pomu Kemo with Ben Martin

**BABY DEDICATION

Thea Caroline Khair, presented by Prescott and Korissa Khair with Dwight Nelson

WORSHIP IN MUSIC

"And the Mountains Echoed: Gloria!" • Robert Longfield

OFFERTORY

"All Is Well" • Michael Brown

CHILDREN'S STORY

Bonny Dent, Pioneer Member

SCRIPTURE READING

Proverbs 3:5 & 6 NIV
*Cami Cress, Pioneer Member
**Janelle Dobson, Andrews University Student

MESSAGE

"Faith Factor"
Shane Anderson, Lead Pastor

HYMN OF RESPONSE

"What Child Is This?" • 141

BENEDICTION

Shane Anderson, Lead Pastor

CLOSING MUSIC

"Hark! the Herald Angels Sing" • Gordon Young

Fellowship Dinner
Pioneer Commons

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