OPENING MUSIC
“Ordner Seg” (“It Will Be All Right”) • Øystein Baadsvik
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
Ben Martin, Associate Pastor
“DO JUSTLY, WALK HUMBLY”: A HYMN CYCLE
“Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life" • 355 st. 1-2, 4
“All Who Love and Serve Your City”
“For the Healing of the Nations”
“When the Church of Jesus” • words 581 st. 1, mel. no. 499
“Father, Lead Me Day by Day” • 482*
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
“O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee” • 574, st. 1
BABY DEDICATION
Joshua E. Misungwi, presented by Elias and Penina Misungwi with Ben Martin
CHILDREN’S STORY
“Rejoice Now, All Christians” • Ernst Pepping
SCRIPTURE READING
Alysia Mongkau, Pioneer Member
Luke 6:37-38 NIV
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
“This Is the Day” • D. Forrest
MESSAGE
“Mr. Bingle’s Old Coat - 2—Sign Me Up!”
Dwight K. Nelson, Lead Pastor
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
“Come, All Christians, Be Committed”
634, st.1-3 to the tune of 334
BENEDICTION
CLOSING MUSIC
“Praise to the Lord” • Johann Walther
OPENING MUSIC
“Ordner Seg” (“It Will Be All Right”) • Øystein Baadsvik
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
Ben Martin, Associate Pastor
PRAISE
“Jesus Messiah”
“Lord Have Mercy”
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
BABY DEDICATION
Luke Alexander Arms and Evan Anderson Arms, presented by Brenton Arms and Sacha Baldeosingh with Ben Martin
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
“This Is the Day” • D. Forrest
CHILDREN’S STORY
“Rejoice Now, All Christians” • Ernst Pepping
PRAISE
“Open The Eyes Of My Heart”
“Such An Awesome God”
MESSAGE
“Mr. Bingle’s Old Coat - 2—Sign Me Up!”
Dwight K. Nelson, Lead Pastor
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
“Come, All Christians, Be Committed” 634, st.1-3 to the tune of 334
BENEDICTION
CLOSING MUSIC
“Praise to the Lord” • Johann Walther
Offering for January 3, 2026
Pioneer Operating Budget
There is something special about the beginning of a new year. It’s the energy and the excitement. It’s the opportunities that it offers. It provides the chance to forget the past and its challenges, while we embrace the possibility to start over.
The New Year offers the opportunity for us to look at the future with optimism and gratefulness. For this reason, I like new, don’t you? Paul liked the idea of new also. That’s why he encourages us to look towards the future instead of looking back. He says, “Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead” (Philippians 3: 13, 14, NIV), we should press toward the goal to win.
The encouraging thing is, when Christ is in the lead, we must succeed. For this reason, we can embrace the possibilities of the new year– striving to be better stewards for God. So may our goals this year include spending consistent time in worship and developing a relationship of steel with God. May we take care of our wellbeing (physically and psychologically) and witness about His love by using our talents and gifts.
May we faithfully return to God the designated portion of our wealth and take care of our world and the environment. Let’s determine to make 2026 an exceptional year of sacrificial generosity, in our local church and worldwide.
—North American Division Stewardship Ministries
Church Office Holiday Closure: 12/22-12/26 & 12/29-01/02
Please note that the church office will be closed from December 22 to 26 and again from December 29 to January 2 for the holiday season. We will reopen on January 5. Our church services will proceed as always. If you have any announcements, please submit those no later than December 19. Thank you for your understanding. We wish you a blessed Christmas and a happy New Year!
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)
House of Prayer
Please join us for House of Prayer Wednesday evenings at 7pm in the Earliteen Loft for a time of singing, Bible study and prayer.
