There will be a fellowship dinner following the second worship service in the commons.
Triumphing in Jesus
Tie Up the Strong Man
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
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
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