There will be a fellowship dinner following the second worship service in the commons.
A Sign of Love Complete
Resources
Speaker
Sharon TerrellSharon Terrell has served on the pastoral staff at Pioneer Memorial Church for more than 12 years as the associate pastor for stewardship and finance. She has an undergraduate degree from Andrews University and a Masters in Pastoral Ministry from the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary.
Offering
Saturday, December 31, 2016
Program:
The Meditation
What Wondrous Love Is This? • Traditional American
The Introit
Come, Every Soul by Sin Oppressed • John Stockton
The Invocation
Sharon Terrell
In Praising
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross • 154
In Baptism
Chaiwa Chende & Sarah Brown Chende with Sharon Terrell
In Praying
Don Dronen | O Come, All Ye Faithful • st. 1 of 132
In Giving
PMC Operating Expense • John Youngberg
In Proclaiming
“A Sign of Love Complete" • Sharon Terrell
The Cleansing
In Reading
Millie Youngberg
In Praying
John Youngberg
In Partaking
Come to the Table of the Lord • J. Althouse
In Singing
Sent Forth by God's Blessing • 407
In Blessing
In Giving
PMC Assistance Fund
In Leaving
O God, Our Help in Ages Past • Jan Bender
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