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1 1 WELCOME TO PIONEER EVANGELICAL CHURCH Sunday, October 23, 2016 Smile, you're on church video! Services are broadcast live and recorded 2 3 Hymn # 40 TO GOD BE THE GLORY To God be the glory great things he hath done! So loved He the world that He gave us His Son Who yielded His life an atonement for sin And opened the life gate that all may go in CHORUS Let the earth hear His voice! Let the people rejoice! O come to the Father Through Jesus, the Son, And give Him the glory Great things He hath done! Verse 2 O perfect redemption the purchase of blood! 1

2 the purchase of blood! To ev'ry believer the promise of God; The vilest offender who truly believes, That moment from Jesus A pardon receives. CHORUS Let the earth hear His voice! Let the people rejoice! O come to the Father Through Jesus, the Son, And give Him the glory Great things He hath done! Verse 3 Great things He hath taught us Great things He hath done, And great our rejoicing thru Jesus the Son; But purer and higher and greater will be Our wonder, our transport, When Jesus we see. CHORUS Let the earth hear His voice! 2

3 Let the people rejoice! O come to the Father Through Jesus, the Son, And give Him the glory Great things He hath done! PRAYER GREETING ANNOUNCEMENTS MON-6-Nar-Anon in Fellowship Hall WED-10 am Bible Study, lunch at Yan's ANNOUNCEMENTS NEXT SUNDAY-4-6+ HARVEST PARTY DAYS OF ELIJAH These are the days of Elijah, declaring the Word of the Lord, And these are the days of Your servant, Moses, righteousness being restored, And these are the days of great trials, of famine and darkness and sword, Still we are the voice in the desert crying, prepare ye the way of the Lord. Behold He comes, riding on the clouds, Shining like the sun, at the trumpet call, 3

4 at the trumpet call, Lift your voice, it s the year of jubilee, And out of Zion s hill salvation comes Verse 2 And these are the days of Ezekiel, the dry bones becoming as flesh, And these are the days of Your servant, David, rebuilding a temple of praise, And these are the days of the harvest, the fields are as white in Your world, And we are the laborers in Your vineyard, declaring the Word of the Lord, Behold He comes, riding on the clouds, Shining like the sun, at the trumpet call, Lift your voice, it s the year of jubilee, And out of Zion s hill salvation comes. Bridge There is no god like Jehovah, (16X) Behold He comes, riding on the clouds, Shining like the sun, at the trumpet call, Lift your voice, it s the year of jubilee, And out of Zion s hill salvation comes. BLESSED BE YOUR NAME Blessed be your name, 4

5 Blessed be your name, In the land that is plentiful, when Your streams of abundance flow, Verse 2 Blessed be your name, When I'm found in the desert place, Though I walk through the wilderness, Ev'ry blessing You pour out I'll Turn back to praise, When the darkness closes in, Lord, Still I will say, "Blessed be the name of the Lord, Blessed be the name of the Lord, Blessed be Your glorious name." Verse 3 Blessed be your name, When the sun's shining down on me, When the world's "all as it should be", Verse 4 Blessed be your name, On the road marked with suffering, Though there's pain in the offering, Ev'ry blessing You pour out I'll 5

6 Ev'ry blessing You pour out I'll Turn back to praise, When the darkness closes in, Lord, Still I will say, "Blessed be the name of the Lord, Blessed be the name of the Lord, Blessed be Your glorious name." Bridge You give and take away, You give and take away, My heart will choose to say, "Lord, Blessed be Your name" (2x) Ev'ry blessing You pour out I'll Turn back to praise, When the darkness closes in, Lord, Still I will say, "Blessed be the name of the Lord, Blessed be the name of the Lord, Blessed be Your glorious name." COME AND SEE Come and see the glory of the Lord, Come behold the Lamb. Come and see the mercy of the King, Bowing down before Him. Come and give thanks unto the Lord, 6

7 Come and give thanks unto the Lord, Come behold the Lamb. Come and sing the praises of the King, Bowing down before Him For He is Lord above the heavens, Lord in all the earth; Lord of all the angels, Worthy to be served, Alleluia, alleluia, Lord. COME AND SEE Come and see the glory of the Lord, Come behold the Lamb. Come and see the mercy of the King, Bowing down before Him. Come and give thanks unto the Lord, Come behold the Lamb. Come and sing the praises of the King, Bowing down before Him. For He is Lord above the heavens, Lord in all the earth; Lord of all the angels, Worthy to be served, Alleluia, alleluia, Lord. BLESSED JESUS Blessed Jesus come to me, Soothe my soul with songs of peace, As I look to You alone, Fill me with Your love. 7

8 Glorious, marvelous Grace that rescued me; Holy, worthy is the Lamb who died for me Mountains high & valleys low, You will never let me go, By Your fountain let me drink, Fill my thirsty soul. Glorious, marvelous Grace that rescued me; Holy, worthy is the Lamb who died for me. AS WE SEEK YOUR FACE As we seek Your face, May we know Your heart, Feel Your presence, acceptance, As we seek Your face. At Your feet we fall, Sovereign Lord. We cry holy, holy, at Your feet we fall. Offering Hymn # 397 LIKE A RIVER GLORIOUS Like a river glorious is God's perfect peace, Over all victorious in its bright increase, 8

9 in its bright increase, 51 Perfect, yet it floweth, fuller every day, Perfect, yet it groweth deeper all the way Stayed upon Jehovah, Hearts are fully blest, Finding as He promised, Perfect peace and rest. Verse 2 Hidden in the hollow of His blessed hand, Never foe can follow, never traitor stand, Not a surge of worry, not a shade of care, Not a blast of hurry Touch the spirit there. Stayed upon Jehovah, Hearts are fully blest, Finding as He promised, Perfect peace and rest. Verse 3 Every joy or trial falleth from above, Traced upon our dial by the Sun of Love. 9

10 by the Sun of Love We may trust Him fully all for us to do, They who trust Him wholly, Find Him wholly true. Stayed upon Jehovah, Hearts are fully blest, Finding as He promised, Perfect peace and rest CELEBRATION OF THE WORD Pastor Steve Hopper LIVING IN GOD'S WILL Acts 16: HAVE HEALTHY HABITS- v Worship A. An Ordinary event -Fellowship-13 B. An Extra-Ordinary event-opened Heart-14 C. A New event-baptism-15 D. An Enhanced event-friendship Fellowship KEEP CALM IN CRISIS-v.16- A. Truth is revealed-16-18a B. Truth changes people-18b C. Truth enrages disbelievers PERSECUTION PERSISTS-V

11 3. PERSECUTION PERSISTS-V A. Christians may be easy targets-19 B. Rules applied arbitrarily-follow $ C. Crowd incited to oppose-22 D. Authorities "reactionary" not "responsible"-22b-23 E. "Rights" may be removed readily OPTIMISM BRINGS OPPORTUNITY-v A. Praise is Powerful B. Respond Responsibly C. Change defies circumstances REAFFIRM YOUR RIGHT OF RELIGION-v A. Authorities avoid consequences B. Apologies from authorities C. Public practice is promoted-40 11