Saturday, November 12, 2022
OPENING MUSIC
“Andante Moderato” • Marcel Dupré
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
Ben Martin, Associate Pastor
“EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW”: A HYMN CYCLE
“O Worship the Lord” • 6, st. 1, 3-4
“Jesus Shall Reign Where’er the Sun” • 227, st. 1, 3-4
“Take the Name of Jesus With You”
words no. 474 stanzas only, mel. no. 334
“At the Name of Jesus” • 232
Congregational Prayer
“We Would See Jesus” • 494, st. 1
OFFERTORY
“Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing”. •. Gilbert Martin
CHILDREN'S STORY
Rodney Palmer, Associate Professor,
AU School of Religion
PASTOR APPRECIATION
Bryan von Dorpowski
SCRIPTURE READING
William Danquah, Pioneer Member
Corinthians 10:3-5 NIV
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
“Every Knee Shall Bow” • David Rasbach
MESSAGE
“Triumphing in Jesus: Tie Up the Strong Man”
Dwight K. Nelson, Lead Pastor
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
“I Surrender All” • 309, st. 1-3
BENEDICTION
CLOSING MUSIC
“Fantasia” • Johann Sebastian Bach
OPENING MUSIC
“Andante Moderato” • Marcel Dupré
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
Ben Martin, Associate Pastor
PRAISE
“Come Thou Almighty King”
“We Fall Down”
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
Burt Family
BAPTISM
Philicha DeLeon with Ben Martin
PASTOR APPRECIATION
Bryan von Dorpowski
OFFERTORY
“Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” • Gilbert Martin
CHILDREN'S STORY
Rodney Palmer, Associate Professor,
AU School of Religion
PRAISE
“The Lord Almighty Reigns”
“Is He Worthy?”
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
“Every Knee Shall Bow” • David Rasbach
MESSAGE
“Triumphing in Jesus: Tie Up the Strong Man”
Dwight K. Nelson, Lead Pastor
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
“I Surrender All” • 309, st. 1-3
BLESSING
CLOSING MUSIC
“Fantasia” • Johann Sebastian Bach
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!