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Dwight K. Nelson

Dwight Nelson served as lead pastor of the Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University from 1983 to 2023. During his time at Pioneer he spoke on the “New Perceptions” telecast, taught at the theological seminary and has written books, including The Chosen. He and his wife, Karen, are blessed with two married children and 2 granddaughters.

Offering

Saturday, September 23, 2017
Program: 
In Praising
Agnus Dei, Above All, Holy Spirit Rain Down
In Praying
John Gonzalez
In Giving
My Shepherd Will Supply My Need • Claude Smith
In Proclaiming
"Ground Zero and the New Reformation: How to Be Baptized with the Holy Spirit"—3 • Dwight K. Nelson
In Meditating
Air • Dello Joio
In Reading
Jean Michel
In Praying
Bryan Von Dorpowski
In Singing
Sent Forth by God's Blessing • 407
In Blessing
In Giving
PMC Assistance Fund
In Leaving
Allegro vivace • Edvard Grieg

More In This Series

09/09/2017
How to Be Baptized with the Holy Spirit - Part 2
09/02/2017
How to Be Baptized with the Holy Spirit - Part 1
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"Ground Zero and the New Reformation:
How to Be Baptized with the Holy Spirit"

www.newperceptions.tv

 

  • Day by Day
    • Jesus
      • Luke 9:23—"Then he said to them all, ‘Whoever wants to be My disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow Me.’"
      • Luke 11:13—"‘If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him [GK—continually]!’"
      • John 7:38-39—"Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within them.’ By this He meant the Spirit."
    • Paul
      • 2 Corinthians 4:16—"Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day."
      • Christian Wiman—"Seven years ago I wrote a short essay called ‘Love Bade Me Welcome.’ It was published (with a different title) in a relatively small magazine, and it generated what was, in my experience, a lot of responses. It was later, though, on the internet, in anthologies, in church services and reading groups, that the essay acquired its second life, and I still get the occasional letter from someone who has come across it. . . . And the essay itself? It was about despair: losing the ability to write, falling in love, receiving a diagnosis of an incurable cancer, having my heart ripped apart by what, slowly and in spite of all my modern secular instincts, I learned to call God." (My Bright Abyss: Meditation of a Modern Believer vii)
      • Ephesians 5:18—". . . be filled [continually/day by day] with the Spirit."
      • Galatians 5:16—". . . walk by the Spirit [continually/day by day]."
    • Ellen White
      • Desire of Ages 313: "We are to follow Christ day by day. God does not bestow help for tomorrow."
      • Steps to Christ 70: "Consecrate yourself to God in the morning; make this your very first work. Let your prayer be, ‘Take me, O Lord, as wholly Thine. I lay all my plans at Thy feet. Use me today in Thy service. Abide with me, and let all my work be wrought in Thee.’ This is a daily matter."
      • Christ Triumphant 122: "To follow Jesus requires wholehearted conversion at the start, and a repetition of this conversion every day."
      • Acts of the Apostles 50: "For the daily baptism of the Spirit every [follower of Jesus] should offer his petition to God."
      • Ye Shall Receive Power 67: "Those who have been impressed by the Holy Scriptures as the voice of God, and desire to follow its teachings, are to be daily learning, daily receiving spiritual fervor and power, which have been provided for every true believer in the gift of the Holy Spirit."
  • Faith Not Feeling
    • 1 John 5:14-15—"This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we ask of Him."
      • Helmut Haubeil—"What does [1 John 5:14-15] mean? Our prayers according to God’s will are answered in the same moment that we bring them to God. But emotionally we usually don’t notice anything. Our prayers are answered by faith, not by our feelings. The feelings will come later on." (Steps to Personal Revival: Being Filled with the Holy Spirit 88)
      • Dominique Gummelt—"Feelings follow behavior—the key to living."
    • Two conditions to the daily baptism of the Holy Spirit: You ask for all of Him; and He asks for all of you.
    • Romans 5:5—". . . God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us."
    • Christian Wiman—"When my wife and I fell in love eight years ago, both of us—spontaneously, though we’d been away from any sort of organized religion for years—began praying together. The prayers were at once formal and improvisational, clear spirited but tentative, absolute but open ended. They were also . . . deeply serious and, as my illness made clear when it came slashing through our lives, sustaining. . . . I don’t think the human love preceded the divine love, exactly . . . . I only know that I did not know what love was until I encountered one that kept opening and opening and opening. And until I acknowledged that what that love was opening onto, and into, was God." (22-23)
    • Download PDF of Helmut Haubeil’s Steps to Personal Revival

 

"All of Me for you . . .All of you for Me"

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Offering for December 28, 2024

Michigan Advance Partners

The South Flint Church had needed a new church sign for many years. The old sign needed new paint, lights and housing. Since the church sign is the first thing visitors will see, the poor condition of the sign did not reflect well on the church. Because of this the church decided it was time to replace it. When the members obtained quotes for a new sign, they realized this was going to be an expensive project. More than half the money needed was donated by members and MAP helped with the rest.

Now the church has a beautiful new sign that visitors and the community will see. Many new visitors noticed the sign from the road and decided to come in on a Sabbath or during the prayer meeting time. MAP has helped the church in years past as well. There is a renovated kitchen that facilitates a fellowship meal every Sabbath for members and visitors made possible through money from MAP.

MAP funds are used to bless many churches in Michigan. This translates into souls won for the kingdom. Your generous support is something that will keep giving back for all eternity, and the blessing of that will only be known in the life to come. God bless you! 

—North American Division Stewardship Ministries

Backpacks for Berrien Food Collection

Backpacks for Berrien will be collecting single-serve, non-parishable food items for Berrien Springs school children in need throughout the month of December. Please see the collection bins and needs lists in The Commons and inside the entrance to the office. Thank you for your help!

Pioneer 2024 Contribution Statements

Contribution Statements for 2024 will be emailed to you toward the end of January 2025. Please ensure that your email address is current. Should you have any questions regarding your email, please contact the church office. If you require a paper copy of your statement, please notify claudia.sowler@pmchurch.org.

Communion Service

 On Sabbath December 28, we will celebrate the Communion service together during the 11:45 AM service. Associate Pastor, John Glass, will present his message, "God Will Provide."

AdventistGiving Online (AGO) Contributions

 Your faithfulness is very much appreciated. To ensure that your donations are properly credited to your account, when contributing through Adventist Giving, please log in under your name, instead of contributing as a "Guest."

Spanish Sabbath School Class

 Sabbath School is the perfect setting to rediscover the power of Bible study and prayer. In one of the most diverse campuses in the nation, we aspire to allow all our church members, students, and guests to study and learn in their language. To further this, we are establishing the Spanish Sabbath School Class so all our Spanish-speaking brothers and sisters can join us in learning together in our weekly Sabbath School. With that, please grab your Spanish sabbath school lesson and join us starting Sabbath, January 4, 2025.

150th Anniversary Commemorative Blanket Available

Looking for a luxurious and thoughtful Christmas gift? These limited-edition, 100% wool blankets are crafted from the wool of the sheep raised at the AU Agriculture Education Center to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Andrews University. Made at
Mountain Meadow Wool Mill with natural, undyed wool, these high-quality blankets are perfect for family, friends, or anyone who values something special and meaningful. With only 45 still available, they’re truly one-of-a-kind! To learn more, go to the Made at Andrews store (www.madeatandrews.com) and search for "Logo blanket."

Prayer and Financial Support - Honduras Mission Trip

Your prayers and financial support are requested for the Pioneer Youth Mission Honduras team. The team will partner with the Hogar de Niños to provide a Friendship Camp. Scott Schalk and Glenn Russell will lead the Friendship Camp for about 75 children from the surrounding community. There will also be a special camping retreat for the Hogar de Niños, something these youth have never experienced before. The Hogar desperately needs a bus. Donations should be made to Pioneer Youth Missions Honduras.

Something in Common Sabbath School

Something in Common Sabbath School presents "Marriage Oneness" by Tim Lundy and Robert Lewis

  • December 28 - Sexual Intimacy and Marriage Oneness
  • January 4 - Roles, Responsibilities and Marriage Oneness
  • January 11 - Family, Friends and Marriage Oneness

Everyone is welcome each Sabbath at 10:30-11:30 in Pioneer Room 141.

Care for Cuba

A group of students from Andrews University are preparing to embark on a life-changing mission in March of 2025. They will engage in evangelism, health care, and community outreach in Cuba. This mission trip has been going on for 11 years, and the impact has been tremendous, thanks to your help. Would you support this mission once again by donating right here in your church or give at www.careforcuba.org/donate? Thank you for your prayers as they prepare to send off students to serve and share Jesus!