Speaker

Mark Finley

Offering

Saturday, April 05, 2025

OPENING MUSIC

"I Need the Prayers of Those I Love" • James Vaughan

WELCOME & PRAYER

Ben Martin, Associate Pastor

HYMNS OF PRAISE & PETITION

"Praise to the Lord" • 1, st. 1, 2
"O for That Flame of Living Fire" • 264, st. 1, 4, 5

PRAYER SONG

"Heavenly Father, Bless Us Now" • Alexander Clark

CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER

Russell Burrill, Pioneer Member

OFFERTORY

"Beautiful Savior" • Michael Burkhardt

CHILDREN'S STORY

Richard Aguilera, Pioneer Member

SCRIPTURE READING

Philippians 1:8-11
Lindsey Pratt, Associate Pastor

WORSHIP IN MUSIC

"Satisfied" • Ralph E. Hudson & Clara Tess Williams

MESSAGE

"Interceding for Others"
Mark Finley, Assistant to the General Conference President

SONG OF COMMITMENT

"What a Friend We Have in Jesus" • 499

CLOSING MUSIC

"Moderato" • Christian Finck

 

OPENING MUSIC

"I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light" • Wayne Wold

WELCOME & PRAYER

Ben Martin, Associate Pastor

HYMN OF PRAISE

"Lift Him Up" • 371 stanzas, refrain twice; mel. 191

CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER

"Heavenly Father, Bless Us Now" • Alexander Clark
Hans Miranda Chavez, Associate Pastor

OFFERTORY

"Beautiful Savior" • Michael Burkhardt

CHILDREN'S STORY

Richard Aguilera, Pioneer Member

PRAISE

"The Power of Your Love" • "Worthy Is the Lamb" • "Agnus Dei" • "When We All Get To Heaven"

SCRIPTURE READING

Isaiah 6:6-8 • Lindsey Pratt, Associate Pastor

WORSHIP IN MUSIC

"Give Me A Vision" • John W. Peterson

MESSAGE

"The Power of One"
Mark Finley, Assistant to the General Conference President

SONG OF COMMITMENT

"Far and Near the Fields Are Teeming" • words 358, mel. 12

CLOSING MUSIC

"Come God Creator, Holy Spirit" • Johann Sebastian Bach

 

Sunday Music Series with Carla Trynchuk & Elena Braslavsky

 Violinist Carla Trynchuk and pianist Elena Braslavsky will be performing a recital including works by Beethoven, Debussy, and the Jewish Ukrainian composer Meitus.  Trynchuk, faculty at Andrews University, has performed internationally as soloist and recitalist in more than 15 countries.  Braslavsky, formerly a faculty member at The Juilliard School and the Mannes School of Music, currently serves on the piano faculty of the Mozarteum University of Salzburg.  Trynchuk and Braslavsky were classmates together at The Juilliard School. This will be a FREE recital on February 22, at 4:00 PM.

An Acoustic Evening with Sidewalk Prophets

We’re excited to be hosting An Acoustic Evening With Sidewalk Prophets this spring.  In partnership with Great Big Family Productions, we’re hosting a night built around connection, stories, and songs. Because this is a small acoustic experience, seating is limited and will move quickly. If you or someone you know is planning to attend, we encourage you to get seats while they’re still available. The Howard Performing Arts Center is pleased to be able to host Sidewalk Prophets at our venue, however, all tickets will be sold online. Please click on the link to purchase your ticket.

Offering for January 31, 2026

Pioneer Operating Budget

This wonderful world in which we live came from the hand of the Creator in new and pristine beauty. Thus, God declared it was “very good” (Genesis 1:31, KJV). The creation was flawless and perfect. There was no discord in the universe. However, every day since Adam and Eve chose to eat the forbidden fruit in disobedience to God’s instruction, our planet has been ebbing away. We observe the impact of this deterioration in physical diseases that plague humanity, psychological stress that is at its peak, social displacements resulting from broken relationships, and geographical tensions playing out in wars and commotions. But there is hope in the midst of this chaotic puzzle.

In Revelation 21:1-5, John speaks about Christ, the great puzzle solver, who will make a new heaven and a new earth, for the old ones will pass away. In this new heaven, you will find the holy city, the new Jerusalem. And in this city, God “will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away” (verse 4, ESV). Affliction will not rise again. As C.S. Lewis once said, “Joy will be the serious business of heaven.”

As we give to our local budget today, let us make it our utmost goal to invite others to enroll in the new kingdom of God.

North American Division Stewardship Ministries

Belong Ministries Thanks You

 We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who made Angel Tree possible this Christmas. Because of your thoughtfulness and generosity, many of our students/student families experienced a warmer, more joyful holiday season. We extend a special thank you to the Lake Union for their generous support and partnership. We are deeply grateful for your continued giving and support of Belong Ministries and for walking alongside us throughout the academic year to serve and uplift our students at Andrews University.

Love on the Move

 God's Hands 4 Kids, a PMC Grow Group outreach to our community serving foster, adoptive, kinship and guardianship families partnering with Berrien County Department Of Health and Human Services. As a gift to the families served by them and as a gift to the community of ministry leaders and professionals, we will be providing Hope for the Journey, a video conference on Trust Based Relational Intervention - trauma,  on Sunday afternoons in February here at PMC. It is produced by Show Hope. For more information and to register go to our website GH4K.org

Master Guide Toolbox!

Please join us for the next Master Guide Toolbox event at the Andrews University Seminary, February 6-7, 2026! Share with your friends, colleagues, students or in your newsletters! If you have any questions, please contact Cheryl Logan at cjhlogan@gmail.com. Spread the word!