There will be a fellowship dinner following the second worship service in the commons.
For the Love of an Animal
YapYap
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, June 19, 2021
Opening Music
"Dare to Be a Daniel" • Philip Bliss / Kenneth Logan
Kenneth Logan, organ, Minister of Music
Welcome, Call to Worship & Prayer
John Glass, Associate Pastor
"Heavenly Father": Hymns of Praise
"Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee"—SDAH 12 • "Father, Lead Me Day by Day"—SDAH 482
Elizabeth Wilson, chorister, mezzo-soprano; Kenneth Logan, organ, Minister of Music
Congregational Prayer
Gilbert Wari, Pioneer Member
Pioneer Life
Fred Wagner Baptism with Dwight K. Nelson
Children's Story & Prayer
Story: Dick Mackie; Prayer: Micaiah
Scripture Reading
Terry Robertson, Elder
Worship in Music
"To Decide to Walk With Jesus" • Kenneth Logan
Claudio González, violin
Message
"For the Love of an Animal: YapYap"
Dwight K. Nelson, Lead Pastor
Connect Card
Hymn of Commitment
"I Surrender All"—SDAH 309, st. 1-3
Elizabeth Wilson, chorister, mezzo-soprano; Kenneth Logan, organ, Minister of Music
Closing Remarks/Benediction
John Glass, Associate Pastor
Closing Music
"A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" • Max Reger
Kenneth Logan, organ, Minister of Music
Opening Music
"Dare to Be a Daniel" • Philip Bliss / Kenneth Logan
Kenneth Logan, organ, Minister of Music
Welcome, Call to Worship & Prayer
John Glass, Associate Pastor
Praise
"Nothing Compares" • "See A Victory"
Linda Sanchez, Sinegugu Katenga, Abel Siamubi, vocals; Josh Goines, piano; Lucas Aguiar, electric guitar; Nathaniel Chung, keyboard; Caleb Chung, electric bass; Michel Rodrigues, acoustic guitar
Congregational Prayer
Gilbert Wari
Pioneer Life
Emily Violet Andersen presented by Chris and Desi Andersen with Dwight K. Nelson
Worship in Music
"To Decide to Walk With Jesus" • Kenneth Logan
Claudio González, violin
Children's Story & Prayer
Story: Dick Mackie; Prayer: Micaiah
Praise
"El Shaddai" • "At The Cross (Love Ran Red)"
Scripture Reading
Message
"For the Love of an Animal: YapYap"
Dwight K. Nelson, Lead Pastor
Connect Card
Song of Commitment
"I Surrender All" - st. 1-3
Blessing
John Glass, Associate Pastor
Closing Music
"A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" • Max Reger
Kenneth Logan, organ, Minister of Music
Fellowship Dinner
Pioneer Commons
Offering for January 10, 2026
Religious Liberty
Seventh-day Adventists have stood firmly for religious liberty—for everyone—for more than 150 years. But do you know the reason why? Part of the reason is that, when our church was founded, almost every American state had Sunday-keeping laws on the books. Adventist pastors, farmers, laborers, and others were arrested, jailed, or fined for doing “secular work” on Sunday. Even Wille White, son of James and Ellen, was arrested in Oakland, California, in 1882 for keeping the Pacific Press Publishing presses operating on a Sunday! But that’s not the full story. The deeper reason why we continue to stand for religious liberty—in the courts, before legislatures, and through the pages of Liberty magazine—is because we want to reflect the character of the God we serve. He’s a God who created us in His image and who has given each one of us the freedom to choose whom we will worship. He’s a God who, in the words of Ellen White, “desires only the service of love,” which “cannot be won by force or authority” (The Desire of Ages, 22).
Today, please help support this vital ministry of religious liberty. It’s a ministry that defends not only the rights of individual conscience, but also the ability of our church to continue to do its mission. And as we face uncertain days ahead, your prayers and support are needed now, more than ever.
—North American Division Stewardship Ministries