OPENING MUSIC
“Maestoso and Allegro from Suite Gothique” • Léon Boëllmann
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
Ben Martin, Associate Pastor
HYMN OF PRAISE
“How Great Thou Art” • 86, st. 1, 3-4
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
“Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus” • 290, chorus only
Billy Whiting, Ruth Murdoch Elem. School Teacher
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
“I Choose Jesus” • arr. Mike Speck, Cliff Duren, and Danny Zaloudik
OFFERTORY
“Blessed Assurance” • Dale Wood
CHILDREN’S STORY & PRAYER
Richard Aguilera, Pioneer Member
SCRIPTURE READING
John 15:8 NIV
Ruffelle Mae Ayore, Sola Gratia Chorale member
SONG OF PREPARATION
“Be Strong and Take Courage” • Camp Kirkland
MESSAGE
“The Shot of a Lifetime: Even You”
Shane Anderson, Lead Pastor
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
“Lift High the Cross” • 362
BENEDICTION
Shane Anderson, Lead Pastor
CLOSING MUSIC
“Toccata from Suite Gothique” • Léon Boëllmann
OPENING MUSIC
“Maestoso and Allegro from Suite Gothique” • Léon Boëllmann
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
Ben Martin, Associate Pastor
HYMN OF PRAISE
“How Great Thou Art” • 86, st. 1, 3-4
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
“Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus” • 290, chorus only
Billy Whiting, Ruth Murdoch Elem. School Teacher
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
“The Untroubled Heart” • Eugene Butler
OFFERTORY
“Blessed Assurance” • Dale Wood
CHILDREN’S STORY & PRAYER
Richard Aguilera, Pioneer Member
SCRIPTURE READING
John 15:8 NIV
Hanan Legoh, Pioneer Member
HYMN OF PREPARATION
“Break Thou the Bread of Life” • 271, st. 1, 4
MESSAGE
“The Shot of a Lifetime: Even You”
Shane Anderson, Lead Pastor
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
“Lift High the Cross” • 362
BLESSING
Shane Anderson, Lead Pastor
CLOSING MUSIC
“Toccata from Suite Gothique” • Léon Boëllmann
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!
