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Son Rise Over the Land of the Rising Sun: My Eyewitness Account

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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, January 27, 2018
Program: 
As We Begin
A Future With Hope • Mark Miller
Andrews University Choral Union Jessica Link, graduate director; Megan Mocca, graduate student director
Praise
Praise to the Lord • God of Wonders • Holy Spirit
Prayer
José Bourget
Religious Liberty
Ganoune Diop
Children's Story
Tokyo: Here, O Lord, Your Servants Gather • Isao Koizumi/Philip Jones
Big Fish Drama
Worship in Music
Set Me As a Seal • Richard Nance
Sermon
"Son Rise Over the Land of the Rising Sun: My Eyewitness Account"
Dwight K. Nelson
Connect Card
Tithes & Offerings
I’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go • 573
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"Son Rise Over the Land of the Rising Sun: My Eyewitness Account"
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  • The Witness
    • Psalm 113:3
      • "From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised."
    • Malachi 1:11
      • "'My name will be great among the nations, from the rising to the setting of the sun. In every place incense and pure offerings will be brought to my name, because my name will be great among the nations,’ says the LORD Almighty.'"
    • Isaiah 59:19
      • "So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and His glory from the rising of the sun; when the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him."
      • Shusaku Endo—Silence
      • Ellen White—"The whole world is opening to the gospel. Ethiopia is stretching out her hands unto God. From Japan and China and India, from the still darkened lands of our own continent, from every quarter of this world of ours, comes the cry of sin-stricken hearts for a knowledge of the God of love" (Education 262).
    • Acts 1:8
      • "'But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.'"
    • 2 Corinthians 10:4
      • "The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds."
    • Matthew 8:11
      • "'I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.'"
         
  • The Prayer
  • In Japanese: Seirei no kamisama, kite kudasai.
  • In English: "."

*If you are interested in considering mission service, check out: www.andrews.edu/cm/change/missions/opportunities;  www.afmonline.org; www.hesaidgo.org; www.adventistmission.org

Christmas Blessing Opportunity

Be part of a Christmas blessing this year! Chiang Mai Adventist Academy, which serves primarily Buddhist students from around the country, is looking for a set of Bible story felts to use in teaching the Bible in their Sabbath schools. FARM STEW missionaries will be going to Thailand in January and deliver them. If you have a felt set you would like to donate or would like to donate towards buying a new set, please contact Deby Andvik. (andvik@andrews.edu or call/text 269-277-4145) 

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Let’s celebrate the joy of Christmas with good food, warm community, and grateful hearts! Join us on December 20, from 9:00 to 10:30 AM, before our main worship service. Bring your favorite breakfast dish to share and enjoy a wonderful time of fellowship as we celebrate the season together.
 

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