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!
A Loaf, a Cup, and a Guarantee
Resources
Pastor
Shane AndersonShane 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, March 22, 2025
OPENING MUSIC
"Kyrie, Eleison" ("Lord, Have Mercy") • traditional melody
WELCOME & PRAYER
John Glass, Associate Pastor
HYMN OF PRAISE
"Worthy, Worthy Is the Lamb" • 246, st. 1, 2, added stanzas
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
"When I Survey the Wondrous Cross" • 154, st. 1
John Glass, Associate Pastor
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
"Blessed Are Those" • Benjamin Harlan
OFFERTORY
"Just As I Am" • William Bradbury / Kenneth Logan
CHILDREN'S STORY
John Glass, Associate Pastor
MESSAGE
"A Loaf, a Cup, and a Guarantee"
Shane Anderson, Lead Pastor
ORDINANCE OF HUMILITY
FOOTWASHING
Jonathan Burt, Pioneer Elder
PART 2: HYMNS OF THE CROSS—A HYMN CYCLE
"Power in the Blood" • 294, st. 1, 2
"Marvelous Grace" • 109, all st.
"My Faith Looks Up to Thee" • 517, st. 1, 2
"My Jesus, I Love Thee" • 321 st. 1
THE LORD’S SUPPER
SCRIPTURE
Revelation 21:1-5 NIV
Erhard Gallos, Pioneer Elder
PRAYER
Philip Giddings, Pioneer Elder
PASSING OF EMBLEMS
"The Old Rugged Cross" • George Bennard
PARTAKING OF ELEMENTS
HYMN OF RESPONSE
"Lift High the Cross" • 362, st. 1, 4, 5
BENEDICTION
Shane Anderson, Lead Pastor
CLOSING MUSIC
"O Lamb of God, Unspotted" • Johann Sebastian Bach
Church Office Holiday Closure: 12/22-12/26 & 12/29-01/02
Christmas Blessing Opportunity
Be part of a Christmas blessing this year! Chiang Mai Adventist Academy, which serves primarily Buddhist students from around the country, is looking for a set of Bible story felts to use in teaching the Bible in their Sabbath schools. FARM STEW missionaries will be going to Thailand in January and deliver them. If you have a felt set you would like to donate or would like to donate towards buying a new set, please contact Deby Andvik. (andvik@andrews.edu or call/text 269-277-4145)
Christmas Breakfast
Let’s celebrate the joy of Christmas with good food, warm community, and grateful hearts! Join us on December 20, from 9:00 to 10:30 AM, before our main worship service. Bring your favorite breakfast dish to share and enjoy a wonderful time of fellowship as we celebrate the season together.
Pioneer Women's Ministries 2025 Advent Devotionals
Pioneer Women’s Ministries’ Advent devotionals will highlight a few of the promises of Jesus. To receive the “Red Letter Promises” daily devotionals by email for the first 25 days of December, text the word “ADVENT” to 269-281-2345. You can also receive a short daily text message preview of each day's devotional by providing your cell phone number when you register. We pray you will sense the nearness of Jesus during this holy season through these devotionals.
House of Prayer
Pioneer Earlyteen Loft
Please join us for House of Prayer Wednesday evenings at 7pm in the Earliteen Loft for a time of singing, Bible study and prayer.