Saturday, February 08, 2025
OPENING MUSIC
"Lift Every Voice and Sing" • J. Rosamond Johnson
WELCOME & PRAYER
Ben Martin, Associate Pastor
CHORAL INTROIT
"The Light of the World is Jesus" • Philip Paul Bliss
HYMN OF PRAISE
"Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" • 191, st. 1, 3, 4
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
"I Want Jesus to Walk With Me" • 624, st. 1
Juliette Horton, Pioneer Member
OFFERTORY
"There Is a Balm in Gilead" • African-American Spiritual / Kenneth Logan
CHILDREN'S STORY
Asher Steely, 6th Grader, Ruth Murdoch Elementary School & Ben Martin, Associate Pastor
MORE+ CONFERENCE
Bryan and Becky von Dorpowski, Co-Head Elders
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
"I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light" • T. Trenney
SCRIPTURE READING
Revelation 14: 6-7 NIV
Wanda Poole Ferguson, Pioneer Member
HYMN OF PREPARATION
"Give Me Jesus" • 305, st. 1, 2
MESSAGE
"To Preach the Gospel"
Dwain N. Esmond, Associate Director, Ellen G. White Estate
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
"Lord of All Nations, Grant Me Grace" • words 588, mel. 227
CLOSING MUSIC
"Partita on DETROIT": Hymn & Variation • David Hurd
OPENING MUSIC
"Lift Every Voice and Sing" • J. Rosamond Johnson
WELCOME & PRAYER
Ben Martin, Associate Pastor
CHORAL INTROIT
"The Light of the World is Jesus" • Philip Paul Bliss
HYMN OF PRAISE
"Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" • 191, st. 1, 3, 4
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
"I Want Jesus to Walk With Me" • 624, st. 1
Juliette Horton, Pioneer Member
OFFERTORY
"There Is a Balm in Gilead" • African-American Spiritual / Kenneth Logan
CHILDREN'S STORY
Asher Steely, 6th Grader, Ruth Murdoch Elementary School & Ben Martin, Associate Pastor
MORE+ CONFERENCE
Bryan and Becky von Dorpowski, Co-Head Elders
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
"I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light" • T. Trenney
PRAISE
Revelation 14: 6-7 NIV
"Power Of Your Love" • "My Worship" "Been So Good" • "Jesus Paid It All"
MESSAGE
"To Preach the Gospel"
Dwain N. Esmond, Associate Director, Ellen G. White Estate
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
"Lord of All Nations, Grant Me Grace" • words 588, mel. 227
CLOSING MUSIC
"Partita on DETROIT": Hymn & Variation • David Hurd
Offering for May 30, 2026
Pioneer Operating Budget
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill
When the author of our reading became a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church decades ago, a song, “Love is Something,” written by Malvina Reynolds, was sung during their Adventist Youth (AY) programs. This song was sung during the evening offering collection. The first verse went something like this: “Love is something if you give it away, give it away, give it away. Love is something if you give it away, you end up having more.”
The idea that love begets more love could not be truer. When we love like Jesus loves, the benefits are abundant. When we give like Jesus gives—without limitation—the blessings return in abundance, running over.
And we “won’t have enough room to take it in!” (Malachi 3:10, NLT). The Bible says in Acts 20:35, “Remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
May the copious blessings of heaven be ours, as we give in love, gratitude, and without reservation to the cause of Christ in our local church today.
—North American Division Stewardship Ministries
Widows and Widowers Picnic
WIDOWS and WIDOWERS are invited to potluck at Rangeline Park, 10138 Rangeline Rd, pavilion 2, in Berrien Springs at 1 PM on Sunday, June 7. Come with your favorite dish and suitable clothing for a boat ride afterwards! See you then! Caring Hearts Ministry