There will be a fellowship dinner following the second worship service in the commons.
And You Welcomed Me
Resources
Pastor
Sabine VatelSabine Vatel serves on the pastoral team of Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University. She oversees Discipleship and Grow Group ministries. Her many interests include generational studies, people's stories, and one day speaking Spanish fluently. She finds joy in helping individuals connect to God and each other.
Offering
Saturday, May 07, 2016
Program:
As We Begin
Allegro • George Frideric Handel | Lead On, O King Eternal • James Swearingen
Welcome
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling • st. 1, 3-4 of 191
Prayer
Don Dronen
Baptism
William H. Yoong with Joe Reeves
Children's Story
On the Wings of an Eagle • Douglas Wagner
Worship in Music
In Endless Song • Randall Standridge
Sermon
“And You Welcomed Me” • Sabine Vatel
Connect Card, Tithes & Offerings
Praise
You Are Good • 10,000 Reasons • Your Grace Is Enough
Benediction
As We Depart
Be Thou My Vision • Traditional Irish Melody
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