Pray for Kids Camp, Welcome Bash is in 24 days!
Dear friends,
As I read Mark 3:1-6 this morning I was struck by these three thoughts.
I need to beware of having a stubborn and shriveled heart.
I need to be aware of my need for a soft and restored heart.
I need Jesus to soften and restore my heart.
The symptoms of a stubborn heart
The stubborn hearts of the Pharisees were more diseased than the man with the shriveled hand. They resisted God’s movement, ignored the needs of others and opposed Jesus’ healing.
When I find my rest or find my identity in anything less than Jesus, I too am prone to a stubborn heart. With a stubborn heart I am irritated by others’ needs, I will seek to escape my problems with substances or shows or job performance, or I will hold a judgmental attitude towards others.
Pray for soft and restored hearts
As we go about our everyday lives, let us be honest with ourselves and Jesus about where we are stubborn. Let us confess our need for the Spirit to soften our hearts and ask Him to restore our shriveled imaginations. And let’s show evidence of a heart being restored by serving others in their need.
Pray for the Kids at Kids Camp
Our kids and pre-teens are wrapping up their week at camp today and tomorrow. Pray for them and the workers, asking God to speak to their young hearts as He spoke to Josiah and Jeremiah in their youth.
Join us in the third week of reading through our rest series
Hear Sunday’s message on Rest
Stillmeadow Lane Campus-Pastor Josh Kleinfeld
York City Campus-Pastor Jade Frederick
Put it on your calendar and plan to invite a friend to our annual welcome bash! We’ll be bringing both campuses together to celebrate God’s work and world.
WHAT TO BRING:...lawn chairs or blanket ...lunch money or a picnic ...your friends and neighbors...and a blessing for schools!
PARKING AT THE BASH-Regular Parking at Goode Elementary-(Off of Wallace Street)
Disability/Accessible Parking at York City Campus
(350 E Chestnut Street, York, PA)
BLESS LOCAL SCHOOLS AT THE BASH
(GOODE AND SINKING SPRINGS)
Help us collect goods for Goode and stuff for Sinking Springs.
Bring any or all of the items to the Bash.
~Small packs of crayons, ~Small packs of markers
~Drawing paper tablets, ~Stickers
~Fun pencils, ~Erasers
~Tissues, ~Clorox wipes, ~Fun gel pens
~Individually wrapped candy
~Ziplock bags (all sizes)
~Headphones or earbuds
Youth Activities
Back 2 School Bash @ Ignite–August 23rd, 7pm -8:30pm-It's youth group... but with more games... and water... maybe a balloon fight, who knows?! Don't miss out!
Youth Fall Retreat! SEPT 9-11: It's our annual Fall Retreat, it's a big one! We're going to have a couple other churches join us this year. You won't want to miss i! We will be at Camp Penn in Waynesboro, PA. Register here!
Give to the Internship Fund
It was a privilege to receive an invitation to rest and delight in God from our intern Gabe Hurlbert on July 24. He has helped in a lot of ways in our youth ministry this summer and we want to bless him with a scholarship as he goes back to study for ministry at Mid-America Nazarene University. Click the “give” button below or text “give” to 717-444-8161 and select “Intern Fund”!
Condolences to…
John Lackey and family after the passing of his son Judd on July 25.
Can we pray with you? Share your concerns with us and we’ll support you in prayer.
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. (Ephesians 3:20-21)
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Josh and the Stillmeadow Team
PS…We have an awesome team at Stillmeadow. And if you are interested in serving with us, we’d love to have you. Just click that “serve” button below and we’ll connect with you. You can serve in greeting, tech, worship, children or youth ministry and more.