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Dear Church Family,
Here is today’s Advent Devotional written by Pastor Kathy Foltz:
PEACE
H A B A K K U K 2 : 1 - 5
In this passage, the prophet Habakkuk has been crying out for judgment against his people because of their sins. God is using a sinful nation to judge a sinful nation. No nation is innocent in this matter. God tells the prophet that He is going to make things right in his timing.
For us this is a lesson of living by faith. If God has not solved a problem then it is because it is not God’s time yet. Moreover, by faith we have to trust that He has good reasons for delay. However, there is one thing that is true; He will cling to us and embrace us through any confusion in this world as we wait.
It at times seems impossible that we will ever see peace in our hostile world today, but if we wait patiently in faith all things will be made new and perfect. At this time of the year, we should remind ourselves why Jesus came down to earth as God with skin on. Jesus was the promise that by faith all things will be made right. There will be no complete peace until Jesus comes back to earth. He is the promise of true peace. The Prince of Peace!
“For the revelation awaits an appointed time It speaks of the end and will not prove false Though it linger, wait for it; It will certainly come and will not delay.” —Habakkuk 2:3
Watch the Sunday (Dec 10) Services
Stillmeadow Lane Campus —Pastor Josh Kleinfeld
York City Campus — Chastity Frederick
Grow with us
No one matures alone. Check out our listing of other groups and let us know if you’re interested in one. If you’d like help, you can contact Karon Kagan (kkagan@stillnaz.com) or Pastor Tabitha Martin (pastortabitha@stillnaz.com).
The King is Coming-A look at prophecy, current events and how to live in preparation for the return of our Lord. This class is taught by Wayne Sechrist and meets Sunday at 10:30AM in the second floor large conference room at Sprenkle House
Saturday Morning Prayer-This group prays for what will take place Sunday and throughout the week. Led by Jeff Callender, this group meets Saturday morning at 8AM.
Serve with us
You have been gifted and we’d be honored to serve with you. We’d love to have you serve on our Worship/Media Team. And click the “Serve” button below for more opportunities.
Praise Team/Media Tech-if you are interested in serving on the Praise Team or Media Tech Team please contact pastorjohn@stillnaz.com or sign up below. No experience needed to serve in Media. Training will be provided.
Pray with us
You can find a guide to prayer and submit a prayer request at www.stillnaz.com/pray. This week, let us pray for…
All who work in the manufacturing industry in York. The police, fire, and rescue workers. The courts. The Foster Care system: families and children. All young people. All who hurt, need inner healing, or are unable to love.
And let’s pray for our Missions Prayer Requests at www.stillnaz.com/harvestprayer.
Give with us
God has given each of us gifts for us to share. In addition to giving a regular tithe, consider giving to our Disaster Response Team.
Disaster Response
Funds given to this allow us to send teams in response to natural disasters. You can select “Disaster Response” in the online giving options or write “Disaster Response” in the memo line of your check.
Congratulations
To the Alley Family (Josh and Lindsay, Aaliyah, Harper, Harvey and Mackenzie) on the adoption of one-year old Lilyana on November 20.
Condolences
To Jennifer Stough and family. Jennifer’s mother passed away November 17th.
To the Family of Ted Brown, wife Marilyn and daughter Chris Deibert. Ted passed away November 25th.
To the Family of Mel Stiffler, wife Esther Stiffler. Mel passed away December 4th.
I conclude this message with the theme verse for our Advent series.
Since ancient times no one has heard,
no ear has perceived,
no eye has seen any God besides you,
who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.
Isaiah 64:4
We’re praying for you. Will you pray for us?
Pastor Josh and the Stillmeadow Team
PS…What’s your favorite advent and Christmas tradition? I’d love to hear. Send me a message at pastorjosh@stillnaz.com.