OPENING MUSIC
"Gathered Together: We Pray to You" • Kenneth Logan
WELCOME & PRAYER
Ben Martin, Associate Pastor
CHORAL INTROIT
"Praise Hymn" • L. Shackley
"TRANSCENDENT, IMMANENT GOD"—A HYMN CYCLE
"This Is My Father's World" • 92, st. 1, 3
"To God Be the Glory" • 341, st. 1, 3"
I Need the Prayers of Those I Love" wds. 505, mel. 227
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
"Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus" • 290, refrain only
Ezra Santos, RMES Student
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
"Crown Him!" • D. Forrest
OFFERTORY
"Praise the Lord" • Sigfrid Karg-Elert / Robert Wallace II
CHILDREN'S STORY
Lawrence Schalk, Pioneer Member
PIONEER LIFE
RMES Spotlight: Evelyn Savory, RMES Principal
SCRIPTURE READING
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 NIV
Cedric Chintembo, Pioneer Member
MESSAGE
"ChurchWorks 6: Think Small"
Shane Anderson, Lead Pastor
HYMN OF COMMITMENT
"Standing on the Promises" • 518, st. 1, 3
CLOSING MUSIC
"Joyous" • Garry Cornell
OPENING MUSIC
"Gathered Together: We Pray to You" • Kenneth Logan
WELCOME & PRAYER
Ben Martin, Associate Pastor
PRAISE
"Let's Have Church"
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER
Ezra Santos, RMES Student
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
"Praise Hymn" • L. Shackley
OFFERTORY
"Praise the Lord" • Sigfrid Karg-Elert / Robert Wallace II
CHILDREN'S STORY
Lawrence Schalk, Pioneer Member
WORSHIP IN MUSIC
"Crown Him!" • D. Forrest
PIONEER LIFE
RMES Spotlight: Evelyn Savory, RMES Principal
PRAISE
"This Is the Day" • "He Has Made Me Glad"
"What a Mighty God We Serve" • "Our God"
SCRIPTURE READING
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 NIV
MESSAGE
"ChurchWorks 6: Think Small"
Shane Anderson, Lead Pastor
SONG OF COMMITMENT
"Standing on the Promises" • 518, st. 1, 3
CLOSING MUSIC
"Joyous" • Garry Cornell
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!
