Saturday, January 11, 2025
OPENING MUSIC
"I Believe in One God" • Wolfgang Mozart
"Christ We Shall Praise Well" • J. S. Bach
WELCOME & PRAYER
John Glass, Associate Pastor
CHRIST AND HIS CHURCH—A HYMN CYCLE
"The Church Has One Foundation" • 348
"O Word of God Incarnate" words 274, st. 4; mel. 348
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
"Live Out Thy Life Within Me" • 316, st. 1
José Bourget, Andrews University Chaplain
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
"Jesus, Guide Our Way to Eternal Day" • Adam Dreese / Kenneth Logan
OFFERTORY
"Jesus Calls Us; O'er the Tumult" • William Jude
CHILDREN'S STORY
John Reeve, Associate Professor of Church History
SCRIPTURE READING
Revelation 7:9 & 10 NIV
Michael Zhang, Pioneer Member
HYMN OF PREPARATION
"Holy, Holy, Holy" • 73, st. 2, 4
MESSAGE
"ChurchWorks: Part 1— How the Gates of Hell Shall Fall"
Shane Anderson, Lead Pastor
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
"Soldiers of Christ, Arise" • 616
CLOSING MUSIC
"The Church Has One Foundation" • Samuel S. Wesley
OPENING MUSIC
"I Believe in One God" • Wolfgang Mozart
"Christ We Shall Praise Well" • J. S. Bach
WELCOME & PRAYER
John Glass, Associate Pastor
CHRIST AND HIS CHURCH—A HYMN CYCLE
"The Church Has One Foundation" • 348
"O Word of God Incarnate" words 274, st. 4; mel. 348
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
"Live Out Thy Life Within Me" • 316, st. 1
José Bourget, Andrews University Chaplain
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
"Jesus, Guide Our Way to Eternal Day" • Adam Dreese / Kenneth Logan
OFFERTORY
"Jesus Calls Us; O'er the Tumult" • William Jude
CHILDREN'S STORY
John Reeve, Associate Professor of Church History
PRAISE
"Open Our Eyes" • "Lord Open Our Eyes"
"Bind Us Together" • "O God, Our Help In Ages Past"
"Father, Let Your Kingdom Come" "We Have This Hope"
SCRIPTURE READING
I Peter 2:9 & 10 NIV
MESSAGE
"ChurchWorks: Part 1— How the Gates of Hell Shall Fall"
Shane Anderson, Lead Pastor
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
"Soldiers of Christ, Arise" • 616
CLOSING MUSIC
"The Church Has One Foundation" • Samuel S. Wesley
Offering for May 30, 2026
Pioneer Operating Budget
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill
When the author of our reading became a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church decades ago, a song, “Love is Something,” written by Malvina Reynolds, was sung during their Adventist Youth (AY) programs. This song was sung during the evening offering collection. The first verse went something like this: “Love is something if you give it away, give it away, give it away. Love is something if you give it away, you end up having more.”
The idea that love begets more love could not be truer. When we love like Jesus loves, the benefits are abundant. When we give like Jesus gives—without limitation—the blessings return in abundance, running over.
And we “won’t have enough room to take it in!” (Malachi 3:10, NLT). The Bible says in Acts 20:35, “Remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
May the copious blessings of heaven be ours, as we give in love, gratitude, and without reservation to the cause of Christ in our local church today.
—North American Division Stewardship Ministries
Widows and Widowers Picnic
WIDOWS and WIDOWERS are invited to potluck at Rangeline Park, 10138 Rangeline Rd, pavilion 2, in Berrien Springs at 1 PM on Sunday, June 7. Come with your favorite dish and suitable clothing for a boat ride afterwards! See you then! Caring Hearts Ministry
