Stillnaz Youth Ministry Update 2/6
Good afternoon!
Tonight is Ignite!! Woohoo! We are so excited to be with your teen! Join me in praying for all of our teens. I have been praying that each of them will know their value in God and that their value system would be one of love and faithfulness, not based on acceptance and popularity. In Luke 6:20-22, Jesus flips are value system upside down and calls us to the value system of the Kingdom of God!
Tonight is our refresh kick-off! Teens will be with their new d-group leaders and we will be starting a new connect time at the beginning of the night!
Just a reminder, our first sermon series in our year of relationships is a zoomed in look at our core values and how they affect our relationships. We have talked about building unity, proclaiming Jesus and sharing our stories. We are also continuing to share "Ebenezer Stories" where each week your teen will be invited to share a story of how they saw God in their life. Each week you could ask your teen, "How are you seeing God work this week?" This week we are talking about praying relentlessly. We will be talking about how prayer affects our relationship with Jesus, each other and yourself. We will be walking through the steps of the Ignatius Examen Prayer with a modern twist for teens called Daily Replay.
Here is the link to the video to explain the prayer practice and the 5 steps you can encourage your family to do together:
Become aware of God's presence
Review the day with gratitude
Pray attention to your emotions
Forgive and ask for forgiveness
Look toward tomorrow
TWO HIGHLIGHTS:
SAGE is tomorrow night! Please see the flyer below!
FOL registration is here! This year we will not be staying in Bel Air. We will be staying at Casey Harrison's house and my house and we happen to be neighbors! We will commute to Bel Air Friday night and Saturday morning. More details to come! Here is the link to sign-up. Be aware that you will register with Stillmeadow and then be re-directed to register with the district since this is a district event! Deadline for registration is March 1st!
https://stillnaz.shelbynextchms.com/external/form/af44d9e9-3a7e-4fb0-a9a8-82337ada0656
On Sunday mornings at Insight, we are still focusing on a teen prayer series that will reinforce prayer in our life. The series is on RightNowMedia and is led by Francis Chan. It does incorporate topics such as sex, drugs, and peer pressure. If that is something you are concerned about, please reach out and let me know!
Also, below are the reflection questions for the sermon this week if you would like to visit some of these with your teen!
What spoke to you in the message?
How do you feel about the d-group changes? Start to take time over the next month to end your current d-group and reflect on your time together.
Are there any stories you want to share from this week?
What is one prayer practice we can do regularly as a youth groups?
Is it hard to keep God at the center of your life?
Can you share what your examen experience was like? What connected for you? What did not connect for you?
How does prayer affect all your relationships?
What has your prayer life been like?
What has kept you from prayer?
Do you have any practices that help you remember to pray and bring everything to God?
Check out all the announcements below! There are ways to serve, grow and invite!
With Hope!
Pastor Tabitha
717 578 5685
Upcoming Events
Serve:
Teens are invited to serve @ A Nite Together!
Invite:
Grow:
Growth plan- Please take time to start reviewing your yearly growth plan individually and as a family at https://www.stillnaz.com/growthplan.
