Gather25, Passage Blessing, Chili Cook-Off
Dear People Made in God’s Image,
Happy New Year friends! Isn’t it something that the first poem in scripture is this?
“So God created mankind in his own image,
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.”
Genesis 1:27 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/gen.1.27.NIV
These illuminating lines reveal that you and I and everyone who has ever taken a breath, are equally noble. All women and all men have a sacred dignity and a sacred responsibility. This means that God thinks you’re a pretty big deal. But it also means that he doesn’t think you’re more special than anybody else. As images of God, we are made to worship God and serve his creation.
This key truth runs through the story of scripture, and we will be revisiting it through our message series this year. At the start of this year, my prayer is that through Jesus, the perfect image of God (Colossians 1:15), you will grow in understanding of your own dignity and responsibility to God, and that through the creative Holy Spirit, you will be empowered to treat all people with the dignity God has given them.
In His Hands and In His Time,
Pastor Josh
PS If you missed yesterday’s messages. Check out York City Campus HERE, or Stillmeadow Lane Campus HERE.
PPS If you want to read along with us through the year, join us in the 2025 Reading Challenge.
PPPS Scroll to the bottom for pictures of God’s faithfulness through your generosity!
The Main Announcements
Gather 25
Passage Blessing
Vison Sunday Chili/Soup Cook-Off
Join us for this worldwide event!
Feb 28-Mar 1, we’ll be praying, praising and experiencing God together in a global event hosted at Stillmeadow.
Passage Blessing: A Commitment to Maturity in the Kingdom of God
We are inviting all parents and their pre-teen(s) (ages 10-12) to join us on a journey full of godly instruction that ends with a commitment ceremony. This is a parent-led journey supported by your church family. The Initial class will outline this process and provide guidance for this journey. Two follow-up classes will be provided to give support and guidance throughout this special journey. These classes are facilitated by Burdette & Nedra Lahr.
Initial Class: Sunday, January 26th at 10:30 AM in Rm. #201 for parents and pre-teens.
Follow-up Classes: Sunday, February 23rd and Sunday, March 23rd at 10:30AM in Rm. #201
Ceremony & Celebration: Sunday, May 4th, 4PM-6PM
If you would like more information contact Pastor Tabitha at pastortabitha@stillnaz.com.
You can sign-up for Passage Blessing here:
Annual Chili/Soup Cook-off!
Let’s celebrate God’s faithfulness in 2024 and look forward to his work in 2025. We’ll tell stories on each campus in the morning and bring the campuses together for a Chili and Soup Celebration!
Bring your favorite chili or soup.
Compete for the 2025 Prize!
Or just come and enjoy!
Sign up at the link below.
Sunday, January 26th at 4:30PM.
Courses
Course- We are all on a discipleship pathway here in Stillmeadow and we have many intermittent courses that help equip each of us in spiritual formation. You can walk right across the hall during the 10:30 service to participate in our Journey course. Our courses can be found HERE.
Serve with us
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.
Care Team
The Care Team cares for the needs of the congregation during services and special events. You can serve on the Care Team by clicking the serve button below.
Pray with us
You can find a guide to prayer and submit a prayer request at www.stillnaz.com/prayerrequest.
Let us pray for the requests on our Missions Card.
Give with us
Missionary Carlos Gordon
Carlos is from Jamaica and is presently based in the Nairobi Hub of the Africa Regional Office in Kenya . He serves the Africa Region as the Regional Finance Coordinator. Pray for Carlos as he trusts in God’s provisions, his protection and his direction in seeking to fulfill God’s call upon his life. You can give to Carlos Gordon HERE.
World Evangelism Fund
For generations, Nazarenes have supported the World Evangelism Fund. Working together, we accomplish so much as the Body of Christ. Funding the Mission is the vehicle through which we deliver the message of hope, and help expand God's Kingdom.
Thank you for your generosity!
Because you gave, we were able to give 133 gifts to our friends in nursing homes. Thanks to our delivery people pictured and to Kelly Kile who organized it! And because you gave, over 1050 inmates at York County Prison were blessed with Hope Packs!
