Saturday, August 02, 2025
OPENING MUSIC
"Beautiful Savior!" • anon.
WELCOME & PRAYER
Prescott Khair, Associate Pastor
HYMN OF PRAISE
"Praise to the Lord" • 1
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
"Jesus Is All the World to Me" • 185, st. 1
Prescott Khair, Associate Pastor
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
"Rhosymedre" • Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. Arnold Foster
OFFERTORY
"My Faith Looks Up to Thee" • Lowell Mason
CHILDREN'S STORY
Ryan Hayes, Professor of Chemistry
SCRIPTURE READING
John 5:1-3 and John 5:5-9, ASV
Susan Schwab, Pioneer Member
HYMN OF PREPARATION
"'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus" • 524, st. 1 & 4
MESSAGE
"Jesus Is All You Need"
Artur Stele, Andrews University Board Chair
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
"Great Is Thy Faithfulness" • 100
CLOSING MUSIC
"Great Is Thy Faithfulness" • William Runyan
OPENING MUSIC & PROCESSIONAL
“O Sons and Daughters, Let Us Sing” • Healey Willan
“Lift High the Cross” • Donald Busarow
WELCOME & HYMN OF PRAISE
John Wesley Taylor V, President
“Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart!” • 27
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
Sue Mondak, Clinical Associate Professor of Communication Sciences & Disorders
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
“Rhosymedre” • Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. Arnold Foster
OFFERTORY
“Rejoice Ye Pure in Heart” • Kenneth Logan
SCRIPTURE
Deuteronomy 32:11 KJV
Joel Raveloharimisy, Associate Professor of Behavioral Sciences
HYMN OF MEDITATION
“Be Thou My Vision” • 547
INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER
Artur Stele, Andrews University Board Chair
BACCALAUREATE SERMON
"Soaring"
G. Alexander Bryant President of the North American Division
HYMN OF COMMISSIONING
“Go Forth, Go Forth With Christ” • 377
BENEDICTION
Sozina Katuli, Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Sciences
RECESSIONAL
“Dialogue” • Gilbert Martin
CLOSING MUSIC
“Choral Song” • Samuel Sebastian Wesley
Offering for May 2, 2026
Pioneer Operating Budget
In 1987, Northwest Airlines Flight 225 tragically crashed shortly after takeoff, resulting in the loss of 155 lives. Miraculously, a four-year-old girl named Cecelia was the sole survivor. Investigations revealed that during the plane's descent, Cecelia's mother, Paula Chican, unbuckled her own seatbelt, knelt in front of her daughter, and wrapped her arms and body around Cecelia to shield her from the impact. This selfless act of maternal love protected Cecelia, demonstrating the profound lengths to which a parent's love can go.
Oh my, the love of a mother, this is what God is telling us today, “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!” (Isaiah 49:15,
NIV). The local church should be a place where people feel that kind of love.
John 13:35 says, “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
As we celebrate Mother’s Day next week, let’s return our tithes and offerings with grateful hearts knowing that Christ’s love is even greater than the love of a mother. Let’s worship God today, and may we love Christ
deeply as we appreciate our mothers.
—North American Division Stewardship Ministries
Young Adult Mission Trip in Peru!
Maranatha Volunteers International invites young adults, ages 18-28, to join Catalyst, a service experience for their age group. Build a church for the Calapuja Adventist Church, operate medical clinics, and lead VBS programs. Learn more at Maranatha.org/volunteer or call 916-774-7700.
ZOOM IN! Summer Camp 2026
ZOOM IN! to God’s Amazing World at The Crayon Box Summer Camp, running June 1–August 20, 2026. Children entering Kindergarten through age 12 will enjoy a summer filled with nature, science, creativity, teamwork, and play as they explore how God’s hand is at work all around them. Each themed week encourages campers to notice the small wonders, big ideas, and amazing details of God’s creation. Located on the beautiful campus of Andrews University, The Crayon Box offers a safe, joyful, faith-centered place for children to spend their summer vacation with on-campus adventures, campus field trips, and visits from zoo and wildlife educators. Enrollment is open now at andrews.edu/services/crayonbox/summercamp. Space is limited. Forms are due May 18, 2026.
