Saturday, September 17, 2022
OPENING MUSIC
Fugue on “O Sacred Head Now Wounded” • Kenneth Logan
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
HYMN OF PRAISE
“Worthy, Worthy Is the Lamb” • 246
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
“We Would See Jesus” • 494, st. 1
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
“Nothing But the Blood” • Craig Courtney
MESSAGE
“Chasing Jesus: Bathing in the Red River"
Dwight K. Nelson, Lead Pastor
FOOTWASHING
“Power in the Blood” • 294, st. 1-3
”Marvelous Grace” • 109, st. 1-3
”My Jesus, I Love Thee” • 321, st. 1-2
“My Faith Looks Up to Thee” • 517, st. 1-2
THE LORD’S SUPPER
SCRIPTURE READING
Mark 14:23-25 NIV
Mordekai Ongo, Pioneer Elder
PRAYER
Andrea Gibbs, Pioneer Elder
DISTRIBUTION
“I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked” • Geoffrey O’Hara
PARTAKING
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
“Sent Forth by God’s Blessing” • 407
CLOSING MUSIC
“O Lamb of God, Unspotted” • Johann Sebastian Bach
OPENING MUSIC
Fugue on “O Sacred Head Now Wounded” • Kenneth Logan
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
PRAISE
“Graves Into Gardens” • “God of Wonders” • “I Surrender / I Surrender All”
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
“Nothing But the Blood” • Craig Courtney
MESSAGE
“Chasing Jesus: Bathing in the Red River”
Dwight K. Nelson, Lead Pastor
FOOTWASHING
“Power in the Blood” • 294, st. 1-3
”Marvelous Grace” • 109, st. 1-3
”My Jesus, I Love Thee” • 321, st. 1-2
“My Faith Looks Up to Thee” • 517, st. 1-2
THE LORD’S SUPPER
SCRIPTURE READING
Mark 14:23-25 NIV
Mordekai Ongo, Pioneer Elder
PRAYER
Andrea Gibbs, Pioneer Elder
DISTRIBUTION
“I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked” • Geoffrey O’Hara
PARTAKING
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
“Sent Forth by God’s Blessing” • 407
CLOSING MUSIC
“O Lamb of God, Unspotted” • Johann Sebastian Bach
Offering for December 20, 2025
Pioneer Operating Budget
My then six-year-old son came up to me and said, “Dad, I need a lot of money, and I need to make it fast!” I smiled and inquired, “Why do you need a lot of money quickly?” I didn’t know what my son was thinking of doing with all this fast cash and why he needed the funds so urgently. I thought maybe he wanted to buy a new toy or bike for himself. He said, “Well, Mom’s birthday is coming up and I want to buy a nice gift for her!” That sure cheered my heart, and so I gave him the funds! My son was asking for money, not for selfish reasons but out of love for his mom.
When I think about church offerings, every gift we give should be measured by the unfathomable Gift of heaven. The greatest offering we received from God is Jesus, and there is no way we can measure His love and sacrifice for us. Anything we give would appear as nothing in comparison. “How vain the endeavor to measure with mathematical rules, time, money, and love against a love and sacrifice that is measureless and incomputable!” (Testimonies for the Church, Vol.4, p.119). Let’s return our tithes and offerings in response to the abundance of God’s love for us.
—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)
Christmas Breakfast
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.
Pioneer Women's Ministries 2025 Advent Devotionals
Pioneer Women’s Ministries’ Advent devotionals will highlight a few of the promises of Jesus. To receive the “Red Letter Promises” daily devotionals by email for the first 25 days of December, text the word “ADVENT” to 269-281-2345. You can also receive a short daily text message preview of each day's devotional by providing your cell phone number when you register. We pray you will sense the nearness of Jesus during this holy season through these devotionals.
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.
