Saturday, February 01, 2025
OPENING MUSIC
"The King of Love My Shepherd Is" • Charles Stanford & Sharon Rogers
WELCOME & PRAYER
John Glass, Associate Pastor
"HIS LIVING, OUR LEANING"—A HYMN CYCLE
"I Serve a Living Savior" • 251, st. 1, 2
"Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" • 469, st. 1, 2
"O Jesus, I Have Promised" • 331, st. 1, 3
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
"O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee" • 574, st. 1
John Glass, Associate Pastor
OFFERTORY
Fugue on "Jesus, Lover of My Soul" • Kenneth Logan
CHILDREN'S STORY
Anthony Bosman, Pioneer Member
MORE+ CONFERENCE
Bryan and Becky von Dorpowski, Head Elders
SCRIPTURE READING
Ephesians 4:11-13 NIV
Branka Slavujevic
HYMN OF PREPARATION
"O Let Me Walk With Thee" • 554, st. 1
MESSAGE
"ChurchWorks: Part 2— The Great Omission"
Shane Anderson, Lead Pastor
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
"The Giving Place" • Heather Sorenson & Joseph M. Martin
CLOSING MUSIC
"Bless the Lord, O My Soul" • Charles Wood
OPENING MUSIC
"The King of Love My Shepherd Is" • Charles Stanford & Sharon Rogers
WELCOME & PRAYER
John Glass, Associate Pastor
CHORAL INTROIT
"Gathered in God's Presence" • Egil Hovland
"HIS LIVING, OUR LEANING"—A HYMN CYCLE
"I Serve a Living Savior" • 251, st. 1, 2
"Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" • 469, st. 1, 2
"O Jesus, I Have Promised" • 331, st. 1, 3
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
"Holy, Holy, Holy" • George Oldroyd
John Glass, Associate Pastor
MORE+ CONFERENCE
Bryan and Becky von Dorpowski, Head Elders
OFFERTORY
Fugue on "Jesus, Lover of My Soul" • Kenneth Logan
CHILDREN'S STORY
Anthony Bosman, Pioneer Member
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
"The Giving Place" • Heather Sorenson & Joseph M. Martin
SCRIPTURE READING
Ephesians 4:11-13 NIV • Violetta Matsiuk
PRAISE
"Turn Your Eyes" • " Holy Spirit, Rain Down"
"More Than Able" • "Turn Your Eyes"
MESSAGE
"ChurchWorks: Part 2—The Great Omission"
Shane Anderson, Lead Pastor
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
"More About Jesus" • 245, st. 1, 3
CLOSING MUSIC
"Praise the Lord, O My Soul" • Johann Herzog
Offering for December 27, 2025
Michigan Advance Partners
When I was in my teens, I read a powerful promise, "Our heavenly Father has a thousand ways to provide for us of which we know nothing. Those who accept the one principle of making the service of God supreme, will find perplexities vanish and a plain path before their feet" (Ministry of Healing, p.481).
It really was not relevant to me then because my parents provided my food, lodging, and basic needs. But after I got married and had our three children, many expenses ate our income rapidly. Every dollar mattered. I remembered wishing that our babies would hurry up and get out of the “diaper stage” because every diaper cost money.
It would be easy to rationalize that our children are part of our ministry, therefore, we didn’t need to give our offerings for several months. But that would put me in charge of running “God’s business” instead of allowing God to take care of our needs. We learned to step out in faith and depend on Him.
Now that I look back on those days, it is amazing how God came through in thousands of ways to provide for our needs! It was fun to see how He provided all our needs then and continues to do so now. Today, let’s not rationalize our commitment to God. Let’s trust God with all our needs by returning our tithes and offerings faithfully.
—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!
Christmas Blessing Opportunity
Be part of a Christmas blessing this year! Chiang Mai Adventist Academy, which serves primarily Buddhist students from around the country, is looking for a set of Bible story felts to use in teaching the Bible in their Sabbath schools. FARM STEW missionaries will be going to Thailand in January and deliver them. If you have a felt set you would like to donate or would like to donate towards buying a new set, please contact Deby Andvik. (andvik@andrews.edu or call/text 269-277-4145)
House of Prayer
Please join us for House of Prayer Wednesday evenings at 7pm in the Earliteen Loft for a time of singing, Bible study and prayer.
