Baptisms, Better Budgeting, Easter Eggs and Concert
Dear Stillmeadow Family,
Ponder on Nate Voorhees’ Lenten Devotional today…
Scripture: Judges 19-21, Psalm 76
I remember coming across this story for the first time a few years ago. I was totally reviled by it! How could such a thing happen among the people of God?!? Worse yet, when the people learned of this, they sought to bring justice to the situation and remove this wickedness from among them, even praying for guidance in their means of doing so. They went to WAR over it, and not once, but TWICE they failed! Where was God?!? I was put into a several-week funk over this! In those days I wrestled with God like Jacob had, pleading with Him for an explanation! Why would a Just, Righteous and Holy God let this happen?!?
Weeks later, I finally got my answer. Mind you it was not the answer I wanted, but it was AN answer none the less. One day when I was exhausted from wrestling, I heard the Still Small Voice of God "Look at the response of My people." And that was it. God wanted me to notice that when His people saw this vile wickedness had taken place among them, they sought to remove it and they refused to accept failure in doing so. They would try and try again until they succeeded no matter the cost because they were right in doing so.
Reflection Question: What in your life needs to go, and is there anything you are not willing to do about it?
Daily Prayer Focus: The Courts
Grateful for, praying for and cheering for you in this journey with Jesus,
Pastor Josh
PS Check out the services from Sunday (Stillmeadow Lane and York City)
PPS: It’s not too late to jump into the reading plan. We’re in Joshua and Judges this week. Check out our reading page here.
PPS This year’s Lenten Devotionals go with our Bible reading plan and each one features an aspect of GodStory and OurStory. Sign up to receive them daily in your email (click here to sign up), or you can pick them up at our welcome desks.
The Main Announcements
Baptisms: April 20
4 Steps to Better Budgeting Workshop: March 20
Easter Egg Scramble: April 12
Concert: May 9
Baptisms on Easter
Have you given your life to Jesus? The next step is to be baptized!
Baptism is the ancient symbol of the church to recognize that a person has been cleansed of their sins, has died to their old way of life and has been raised to Jesus’ way of life. For the baptized it is an opportunity to say “I am all in” to the way of Jesus.
We want to celebrate your new life in Christ with baptism on Easter Sunday, April 20. If you have questions, you can ask pastorjosh@stillnaz.com. And you can sign up at www.stillnaz.com/baptism. We’ll have a Baptism prep class on April 13.
Better Budgeting Workshop
Thursday, March 20, 7PM
Learn 4 Steps to Better Budgeting in the stewardship of your finances.
Sign up at stillnaz.com/courses
Easter Egg Scramble: April 12, 10AM
Join us in welcoming our neighbors and families for the Easter Egg Scramble. You can volunteer or donate. We’re looking for donations of individually wrapped candy and coins for the Easter Egg Scramble. Drop off your donation at Kids Welcome Desk by April 6th. For information contact pmoses@stillnaz.com.
We are looking for volunteers to help with:
Set up/clean up, Greeting, Snacks, Face Painting, Other odds and ends
Please reach out to Jessica Hurlbert at jmhankey@comcast.net to sign up!
We are looking forward to sharing the GOOD NEWS that Jesus is Alive to our kids and families of the community!
Honor and Glory Concert: May 9
Honor & Glory Concert
Bring your friends and family and support Stillmeadow Youth Ministry!
You can also donate tickets that will be used to invite youth in our community!
You can buy your tickets HERE.
Grow with us in a Life Group and our new Financial Series Workshops
We were made to grow in maturity in stewarding all of our life, including our finances. Check out the unique opportunities through our 2025 Financial Series.
Life Group- We are all on a discipleship pathway here at Stillmeadow and we believe we can't do it alone. We have lifegroups of all kinds to deeper our walk as we learn to intentionally share faith and life together in community while practicing the mission of Jesus through conversation, fellowship, prayer, service, and intimacy. You can find a list of our lifegroups at stillnaz.com/lifegroups.
Financial Series Workshops-8 financial workshops are scheduled for this year. As mentioned above, the first workshop, 4 Steps to Better Budgeting, will take place Thursday, March 20 at 7PM. Go to stillnaz.com/courses for more info.
Serve with us on the Media Team, or in Welcoming a Refugee Family
You have been gifted and we’d be honored to serve with you. We’d love to have you partner with us. Click the “Serve” button below for more opportunities.
Media Team
if you are interested in serving on the Media Tech Team please contact pastorjohn@stillnaz.com or sign up at the serve button below. No experience needed! Training will be provided.
Welcoming a Refugee Family
We have an opportunity to welcome and serve a family from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. If you are interested in helping, please fill out our form and we’ll be in touch.
Pray with us through our York County Lenten Prayer Guide
You can find the guide to prayer and submit a prayer request at stillnaz.com/prayerrequest.
Give with us to support EJAM and the Easter Egg Scramble
Support the EJAM Partnership — Invest in the work of our ministry partners in Jamaica, and our Work and Witness Team who will be traveling there this summer by giving to the EJAM Fund. If you are giving online choose “EJAM Fund” or write “EJAM Fund” in the memo of your check.
Easter Egg Scramble
We are asking for candy and coins to fill the eggs with this year. Donations (candy & coins) will be collected each Sunday in both the Adult Welcome Desk and the SNK Welcome Desk areas. If you can volunteer to stuff eggs, eggs will be handed out starting March 16th and due back by April 6th. Questions? Email pmoses@stillnaz.com.
Thank You…
Stillmeadow Church of the Nazarene,
Thank you so much for you encouragement and support of the Northeast Neighborhood Association. You have been an invaluable partner and we share in the mission of “Proclaiming Jesus” to the families and individuals we serve. Pastor’s Jade and Chastity are doing a phenominal job in demonstrating the love of God to the families we serve. May you be blessed individually and corporately for all you have done.
~Darlene Leonard-NENA (Northeast Neighborhood Association)