Saturday, May 04, 2024

OPENING MUSIC

“O Sons and Daughters, Let Us Sing” • Healey Willan

PROCESSIONAL

“Lift High the Cross” • Donald Busarow

HYMN OF PRAISE

“Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart!” • 27

CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER

*Trevor O’Reggio
Professor of Church History

**Katherine Koudele
Professor of Animal Science

WORSHIP IN MUSIC

“Munera Pacis” (“Gifts of Peace”) from Illuminare Elaine Hagenberg
Baccalaureate Choir
Cyril Punay, MMus, conductor

TITHES AND OFFERING

Prescott Khair, Associate Campus Chaplain

OFFERTORY

“Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart!” • Kenneth Logan

SCRIPTURE

Ephesians 3:14-21 NIV

*John W. Reeve
Associate Professor of Church History

**Stephanie A. Carpenter
Professor of History

HYMN OF MEDITATION

“Be Thou My Vision” • 547

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER

John Wesley Taylor V
President

BACCALAUREATE SERMON

“World Changers”
Jim Micheff
President, Michigan Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

HYMN OF COMMISSIONING

“Go Forth, Go Forth With Christ” • 377

BENEDICTION

*Brynja Davis
Assistant Professor of Speech-Language Pathology

**Pedro Navia
Professor of Spanish

RECESSIONAL

“Go in Joy to Serve the Lord” • Kenneth Logan

CLOSING MUSIC

“Choral Song” • Samuel Sebastian Wesley

 

Offering for July 12, 2025

World Budget – Digital Strategy for Mission

We thank God for the growth of the Seventh-day Adventist Church since Global Mission began some three decades ago. We’ve reached many new people groups and entered new countries. We’ve planted thousands of new churches. We’ve seen literally millions of people find hope and salvation in Jesus.

Of course, many mission challenges remain. But that’s nothing new! When the good news about Jesus spread from Jerusalem some 2,000 years ago, it happened because the disciples came together and prayed together. Then the Holy Spirit gave power to those gathered in the upper room and they responded to God by saying, “I will go.”

Today, the Adventist church is supporting hundreds of missionaries around the world, who face many obstacles to preach the gospel. How do we even begin to reach people who don’t believe in God and have never seen a Bible? How do you begin to reach people who are rich and increased with goods and feel they have need of nothing? Or preach to people who live in refugee camps in very poor conditions?

In the face of such huge mission challenges, some see walls, but we see opportunities. Many see a lack of funds, but we see the Source of all funds. Many see our weakness, but we see His strength. God is inviting you to participate with Him in His mission of salvation here on earth.

Who is willing to support our global outreach with your special offering? Better yet, who will say, “I will go?” 

North American Division Stewardship Ministries