Saturday, October 05, 2024
OPENING MUSIC
"Reflections on MATERNA"
WELCOME & PRAYER
John Glass, Associate Pastor
"GOD LEAD US"—A HYMN CYCLE
"God of Our Fathers" • 645, alt.
"The Church Has One Foundation" • 348, st. 1, 2
"Give to the Winds Your Fears" • words 519, mel. 350
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
"Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us" • 545, st. 1a, 2b
Adams Babida, AU Seminary Student
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
"Lord, Speak to Me" • Sheldon Curry
OFFERTORY
"Land of Our Birth" • Ralph Vaughan Williams
CHILDREN'S STORY
Duane Ferguson, Pioneer Member
SCRIPTURE READING
Proverbs 4:3-7 NIV
Sally DiCicco, Pioneer Member
HYMN OF PREPARATION
"Lead Me, Lord" • 691
MESSAGE
"The Christian and Politics: Part 1: Who Will Jesus Vote for?"
Shane Anderson, Lead Pastor
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
"The Lord in Zion Reigneth" • 7
CLOSING MUSIC
"Lead Us, Lord God Almighty" • Kenneth Logan
OPENING MUSIC
"Reflections on MATERNA"
WELCOME & PRAYER
John Glass, Associate Pastor
HYMN OF PRAISE
"God of Our Fathers" • 645, alt.
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
"Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us" • 545, st. 1a, 2b
Adams Babida, AU Seminary Student
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
"Take Rest In Me" • Damita Dawn Bass
OFFERTORY
"Land of Our Birth" • Ralph Vaughan Williams
CHILDREN'S STORY
Duane Ferguson, Pioneer Member
PRAISE
“The Overflow (Fill Me Again)" • "Great Are You, Lord"
"Created to Worship" • "Great Are You, Lord"
SCRIPTURE READING
Proverbs 4:3-7 NIV
MESSAGE
"The Christian and Politics: Part 1: Who Will Jesus Vote for?"
Shane Anderson, Lead Pastor
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
"The Lord in Zion Reigneth" • 7
CLOSING MUSIC
"Lead Us, Lord God Almighty" • 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!
