The Adventist Youth Music Association (AYMA) is a collaboration among Adventist universities and colleges to create a space for young musicians to develop their abilities. Registration is now open for this years program. AYMA is looking to host both solo performance adjudication and an elite ensemble music making experience. All high school musicians connected with an Adventist church or academy are invited to submit video recordings by November 9 for adjudication. Participants from stage one with high ratings will be invited to join the summer ensemble experience. Learn more at: andrews.edu/cas/music/ayma/
Breakthrough
How to Slay Your Giant
Resources
Speaker
Dwight K. NelsonDwight 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, August 24, 2019
Program:
Opening Music
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring • Johann Sebastian Bach
Introit*
The Church Has One Foundation • Samuel Wesley
Call to Worship*
José Bourget
Doxology*
Invocation*
Dwight K. Nelson
Hymn of Praise*
Great Is Thy Faithfulness • 100
Welcome Home*
Hymn of Rejoicing*
Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart • 27
Songs of Praise
Reckless Love • Living Hope • Waymaker
Prayer
José Bourget
Welcome Home
Children's Offertory
Children of the Heavenly Father • Traditional Swedish Melody
Children's Story
Scripture Reading*
1 Samuel 17:41, 45-47 NIV
Becky von Dorpowski and Xiaoming Xu
Worship in Music
Arise, My Soul, Arise • Traditional Finnish/Dale Wood
Stephen Zork, Charles Reid and friends
Homily
"BreakThrough: How to Slay Your Giant"
Dwight K. Nelson
Connect Card/Tithes & Offerings
Michigan Advance Partners
Hymn of Commitment
Soldiers of Christ, Arise • 616
Benediction
Closing Music
Be Not Afraid • Felix Mendelssohn
*First Service Only
More In This Series
Adventist Youth Music Association Stage One Registration
RMES Food Fair & Cultural Showcase
The Ruth Murdoch Elementary School Food Fair and Cultural Showcase will be held Sunday, November 9, from noon to 3:00 PM. Proceeded benefit the RMES Worthy Student Fund. Explore many delicious dishes from around the world, enjoy live performances, and immerse yourself in diverse cultures while supporting a great cause! Please bring cash or check. Bring your family and friends for an afternoon of food, fun, and cultural celebration!
Sunday Music Series: Junqi Sophie Tang
Join us on Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM for a violin concert at the Howard Performing Arts Center. Junqi Sophie Tang, Assistant Professor of Music at Western Michigan University and has previously served on the violin faculty of the University of Toledo School of Music, and was invited to serve on a distinguished panel of judges for the 2022 New York Laureate International Music Competition and 2021 Hong Kong International Violin Competition & Chamber Music Competition. She is the founder and artistic director of the Hantong International Summer Music Festival as well as the music director of the Cincinnati Music and Arts Society. She has been a First Prize winner in the 2021 Golden State International Music Competition, 2019 Hong Kong International Music Festival, and an excellence in performance award at the 2016 Schoenfeld International String Competition. This is a FREE concert.
Pizza and Parables
Pizza & Parables, Where faith meets flavor! Every Wednesday from 6:30–7:30 PM, high school students are invited for pizza, Bible study, and friends. Come hungry for both food and the Word! Meet in the Pioneer Youth Chapel.
Free 4D Ultrasound
The Lake Michigan College Sonography Program at the Benton Harbor campus is offering a free 4D Ultrasound for pregnant volunteers. Appointments are available on Tuesdays in October and November. Volunteers must be between 21 and 35 weeks at time of scan. This free opportunity helps to support the LMC sonography students.
House of Prayer
Pioneer Earlyteen Loft
Please join us for House of Prayer Wednesday evenings at 7pm in the Earliteen Loft for a time of singing, Bible study and prayer.