There will be a fellowship dinner following the second worship service in the commons.
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Pastor
Sabine VatelSabine Vatel serves on the pastoral team of Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University. She oversees Discipleship and Grow Group ministries. Her many interests include generational studies, people's stories, and one day speaking Spanish fluently. She finds joy in helping individuals connect to God and each other.
Offering
Saturday, March 19, 2016
Program:
The Meditation
O Head Full of Blood and Wounds • Paul Claussnitzer
The Introit
Let Us Praise the Name of the Lord • Alfred Stier
The Invocation
Sabine Vatel
Hymns of the Cross
Worthy, Worthy Is the Lamb • st. 1 & 3 of 246 | Power in the Blood • st. 1 & 3 of 294 | Marvelous Grace • st. 1 & 3 of 109
In Prayer
Sharon Terrell
In Giving
Love Lifted Me • Joseph Martin
Michigan Advance Partners • Keith Wakefield
In Proclaiming
"Known" • Sabine Vatel
The Cleansing
In Reading
Dominique Wakefield
In Praying
Keith Wakefield
In Partaking
Jesus, Gentle Lamb • Lloyd Larson
In Singing
Sent Forth by God's Blessing • 407
In Blessing
Sabine Vatel
In Giving
PMC Assistance Fund
In Leaving
What Wondrous Love Is This? • Anonymous Melody
Fellowship Dinner
Pioneer Commons
Offering for January 10, 2026
Pioneer Operating Budget
You may have heard it said, and it is true that patience is a virtue. What is also true and closely linked to patience is found in the opening verse of the parable of Luke 18:1-8 (NIV). Jesus told his disciples that they should “always pray and not give up” (verse 1). In today’s fast paced, instant, and have-to-get-it-now world, learning to be patient and not lose heart or become discouraged is surely a quality that is desirable. The widow in this parable showed the importance of being patient in one’s petitions and pursuits.
In her attempt to get the judge to defend her against her enemy, who seemed to have been making her life difficult, she kept on asking for his defense. Finally, the judge yielded to her persistence and vindicated her.
The same is true of God. When we are diligent in our prayer life, longsuffering when we are seeking to invoke Christ’s intervention, and faithful in honoring Him in our stewardship, He will move to positive action. Let us remember that unlike the judge we cannot wear out God.
Today, as we worship Him through the return of our tithes and giving of our offerings, let us practice being persistent in honoring Him with our substance and the first fruit of our increase.
—North American Division Stewardship Ministries