OPENING MUSIC
"Maestoso" • Kenneth Logan
"To God Be the Glory" • Paul Thompson
WELCOME & PRAYER
John Glass, Associate Pastor
"THE GLORIOUS ANSWER"—A HYMN CYCLE
"Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee" • 12
"Soldiers of Christ, Arise!" • 616, st. 1, 3
"Live Out Thy Life Within Me" • 316
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
"Father, Lead Me Day by Day" • 482, st. 1
Esther Knott, Pioneer Elder
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
"Radiant Joy" • Brian Balmages
OFFERTORY
"Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" • J. S. Bach / Percy Hall
CHILDREN'S STORY
Arianna Helbley, Pioneer Member
SCRIPTURE READING
Matthew 9:35-38 NIV
Ashley Press, Pioneer Member
HYMN OF PREPARATION
"Break Thou the Bread of Life" • 271, st. 1
MESSAGE
"ChurchWorks—Part 3: Ministers Rule"
Shane Anderson, Lead Pastor
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
"Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine!" • 462, st. 1, 3
CLOSING MUSIC
"Arise, My Soul, Arise!" • traditional Finnish / Dale Wood
OPENING MUSIC
"Maestoso" • Kenneth Logan
"To God Be the Glory" • Paul Thompson
WELCOME & PRAYER
John Glass, Associate Pastor
HYMN OF PRAISE
"The Church Has One Foundation" • 348
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
"Live Out Thy Life Within Me" • 316, st. 1
Esther Knott, Pioneer Elder
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
"Radiant Joy" • Brian Balmages
OFFERTORY
"Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" • J. S. Bach / Percy Hall
CHILDREN'S STORY
Arianna Helbley, Pioneer Member
PRAISE
"Open the Eyes of My Heart Lord" • "Worthy" • "Send Me" • "Take My Life"
SCRIPTURE READING
Matthew 9:35-38 NIV
MESSAGE
"ChurchWorks—Part 3: Ministers Rule"
Shane Anderson, Lead Pastor
SONG OF COMMITMENT
"Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine!" • 462, st. 1, 3
CLOSING MUSIC
"Arise, My Soul, Arise!" • traditional Finnish / Dale Wood
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!
