There will be a fellowship dinner following the second worship service in the commons.
Wrestling with God: The Beauty of Brokenness
Saturday, January 23, 2016
Program:
As We Begin
Arise, My Soul, Arise! • Dale Wood | The Lord Is in His Holy Temple • George Root
Praise
From the Inside Out • Amazing Grace • I Give You My Heart
Prayer
Jason Shockey
Baby Dedication
Leif Aiden and Thor Spencer presented by Jan & Leanne Sigvartsen with Paul Petersen
GO: Cuba
Fernando Ortiz
GROW Groups
Leanne Sigvarsten
Children's Story
Joseph Hearn & Jess Yoong | Kum Ba Yah (Come by Here) • Spiritual / Philip Jones
Worship in Music
Praise the Lord • Donald McCullough
Sermon
“Wrestling with God: The Beauty of Brokenness” • John Gonzalez
Connect Card, Tithes & Offerings
As The Deer
As We Depart
God Be With You Till We Meet Again • Ralph Vaughan Williams | Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah • Paul Manz
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