Saturday, January 27, 2024
OPENING MUSIC
“O God, Faithful God” • Johannes Brahms
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
Foluke Arthurton, Cathiana Brantley, AUGSA Officers
“GOD CALLS”: A HYMN CYCLE
“Come, Thou Almighty King” • 71
“Hear the Voice of Jesus Calling” • words 359, st. 1 & 4 alt., melody 191
“Hover O’er Me, Holy Spirit” • 260, st. 1-2
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
“Lord, Speak to Me, That I May Speak” • 541, st. 1
Zabdiel Brigido, Joseph Muhune, Cathiana Brantley, and Soojung Jo
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
“All the Way” / “Blessed Assurance” • Robert Lowry / Phoebe Knapp
AUGSA IN ACTION
Vieny Anggita and Joseph Muhune
PIONEER LIFE
Prescott Khair, Associate Chaplain
OFFERTORY
“Lord, Speak to Me, That I May Speak” • Kenneth Logan
CHILDREN’S STORY & PRAYER
Gene Trajeco, AUGSA Officer
SCRIPTURE READING
John 3:3-8
Vieny Anggita, AUGSA Officer
MESSAGE
“Transformational Conversations”
Christopher Findley, President AUGSA
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
“Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” • 334
CLOSING MUSIC
“Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” • Gilbert Martin
OPENING MUSIC
“O God, Faithful God” • Johannes Brahms
WELCOME & PRAYER
Jakob Kwon, Financial Vice President; Sara Santana, Administrative Clerk AUSA
PRAISE
“You Are Holy” • “Lord I Need You”
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
Loren Manrique, President AUSA
PIONEER LIFE
Prescott Khair, Associate Chaplain
CALL FOR OFFERING
Ruben Colon, Vice President AUSA
OFFERTORY
“Kum ba Yah” (“Come by Here”) • Philip Jones
CHILDREN’S STORY & PRAYER
Morgan Williams, Executive Vice President AUSA
SCRIPTURE READING
James 1:2-8
Hayley Prestes, Social Vice President AUSA
PRAISE
“Power In The Blood”
“Redeemed”
“How Deep The Father’s Love For Us”
“How Great Is Our God / How Great Thou Art”
MESSAGE
“Unwavering Faith”
Aseel Nazir, Religious Vice President AUSA
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
“Because He Lives”
CLOSING MUSIC
“Faith Assured” • Kenneth Logan
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!