Saturday, September 16, 2023
OPENING MUSIC
“Wake Up! A Voice Is Calling” • Wayne Wold
“I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light” • Wayne Wold
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
Prescott Khair, Associate Pastor
CHORAL INTROIT
“Sanctus” • George Oldroyd
“A PURPOSE TRUE”: A HYMN CYCLE
“Dare to Be a Daniel”
“God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens” • words fr. 536 , melody 191
“Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service” • words 363 st. 1 & 3, melody 191
“Go Forth, Go Forth With Christ” • 377
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
“Our Father Who In Heaven Art” • William Billings
Brynja Davis, Andrews University Professor
CHORAL RESPONSE
“Sanctus” • George Oldroyd
OFFERTORY
“Dare to Be a Daniel” • Philip Bliss / Kenneth Logan
CHILDREN’S STORY & PRAYER
Ha Eun Park, Andrews University Student
SCRIPTURE READING
Acts 1:8 NIV
Merarie Doyle, Pioneer Member
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
“O Be Joyful” • Philip Stopford
MESSAGE
“The Making of a Movement”
Taurus Montgomery, Associate Pastor
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
“Just As I Am” • words st. 1, 3, 5-6, 313, mel. 314
CLOSING MUSIC
“O Love, How Deep, How Broad, How High” • David Johnson
OPENING MUSIC
“Wake Up! A Voice Is Calling” • Wayne Wold
“I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light” • Wayne Wold
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
Prescott Khair, Associate Pastor
CHORAL INTROIT
“Sanctus” • George Oldroyd
HYMN OF PRAISE
“Take My Life, and Let It Be” • 330
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
“Our Father Who In Heaven Art” • William Billings
Brynja Davis, Andrews University Professor
CHORAL RESPONSE
“Sanctus” • George Oldroyd
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
“O Be Joyful” • Philip Stopford
OFFERTORY
“Fugue on ‘O Word of God’ / ‘He Leadeth Me’” • Kenneth Logan
CHILDREN’S STORY & PRAYER
Ha Eun Park, Andrews University Student
PRAISE
“In Christ Alone”
SCRIPTURE READING
Acts 1:8 NIV
PRAISE
“Oh How I Love Jesus”
“Goodness of God”
MESSAGE
“The Making of a Movement”
Taurus Montgomery, Associate Pastor
SONG OF COMMITMENT
“Just As I Am” • words st. 1, 3, 5-6, 313, mel. 314
CLOSING MUSIC
“O Love, How Deep, How Broad, How High” • David Johnson
Offering for May 2, 2026
Pioneer Operating Budget
In 1987, Northwest Airlines Flight 225 tragically crashed shortly after takeoff, resulting in the loss of 155 lives. Miraculously, a four-year-old girl named Cecelia was the sole survivor. Investigations revealed that during the plane's descent, Cecelia's mother, Paula Chican, unbuckled her own seatbelt, knelt in front of her daughter, and wrapped her arms and body around Cecelia to shield her from the impact. This selfless act of maternal love protected Cecelia, demonstrating the profound lengths to which a parent's love can go.
Oh my, the love of a mother, this is what God is telling us today, “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!” (Isaiah 49:15,
NIV). The local church should be a place where people feel that kind of love.
John 13:35 says, “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
As we celebrate Mother’s Day next week, let’s return our tithes and offerings with grateful hearts knowing that Christ’s love is even greater than the love of a mother. Let’s worship God today, and may we love Christ
deeply as we appreciate our mothers.
—North American Division Stewardship Ministries
Young Adult Mission Trip in Peru!
Maranatha Volunteers International invites young adults, ages 18-28, to join Catalyst, a service experience for their age group. Build a church for the Calapuja Adventist Church, operate medical clinics, and lead VBS programs. Learn more at Maranatha.org/volunteer or call 916-774-7700.
ZOOM IN! Summer Camp 2026
ZOOM IN! to God’s Amazing World at The Crayon Box Summer Camp, running June 1–August 20, 2026. Children entering Kindergarten through age 12 will enjoy a summer filled with nature, science, creativity, teamwork, and play as they explore how God’s hand is at work all around them. Each themed week encourages campers to notice the small wonders, big ideas, and amazing details of God’s creation. Located on the beautiful campus of Andrews University, The Crayon Box offers a safe, joyful, faith-centered place for children to spend their summer vacation with on-campus adventures, campus field trips, and visits from zoo and wildlife educators. Enrollment is open now at andrews.edu/services/crayonbox/summercamp. Space is limited. Forms are due May 18, 2026.
