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Sunday's Message: "Hope"
Jeremiah 33:14-16
It is often said that Martin Luther King Jr. followed in the tradition of the biblical prophets. He called a nation to repentance through reminding us all of God’s justice, and giving a vision of God’s good future. Many of us are familiar with his closing paragraphs of his “I Have a Dream Speech.” King described a vision of a nation free of the chains of racial oppression and bigotry. “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” These are eloquent words that inspire hope. But before King brought inspiration with his dream, he delivered a warning of judgement. “There will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship right. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright days of justice emerge.” Like the biblical prophets, King believed in both God’s justice and God’s grace.
The biblical prophets spoke of God’s futures for his people. That’s right, God had more than one future for Israel. There was the future defined by God’s justice. If the nation continued in to sin; oppressing the poor, perverting worship, lusting for wealth, seeking power, and ignoring the needs stranger in their midst, then God would bring redemptive justice to bear. If the nation repented and embraced their Covenant as the people of God in the world, then God would be gracious, he would heal the people and their land. The prophets consistently put two futures in front of Israel. Even with these two futures, there was always hope. Both futures were defined by the hope that God would eventually bring about restoration and reconciliation. Because God is faithful, good, gracious, and loving there was always hope.
In Advent we hope that the faithful, good, gracious, and loving God will be revealed. We hope for the forgiveness of our sins, and the transformation of our character. We hope for a future defined by joy, love, and peace.
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Mark your Calendars
No Wednesday activities - Nov. 25th
Office Closed - Nov. 26th
Enjoy your family over the Thanksgiving Holiday!
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WANTED!!
WHO: Christmas "elves" to help decorate the church for the Advent season.
WHAT: We'll be putting up the Christmas trees and decorations within the sanctuary/gathering space areas.
WHEN: Black Friday (Nov. 27) at 9:00 am
WHERE: PHCC
HOW: Contact Stacy Gross at stacygross@sio.midco.net or 605-351-8085 if you are able to help.
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Our Favorite Advent and/or Christmas Memories
For the season of Advent, we are asking for the community of PHCC to share their own personal Advent memories. Write up about two paragraphs about your experiences/memories and what Advent means to you! Feel free to send pictures as well if you have any. We will be posting the stories and pictures on the PHCC Facebook page (one per day) during Advent. We are excited to hear your story! Please submit stories to office@prairiehills.org. Thank you! |
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Potluck
Wednesday, December 2nd 6:30 pm
Join your PHCC family for a Christmas potluck. Bring a dish and a friend to share it with!
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Pacifier's Childcare
Saturday, December 5th
5:00 - 9:30 pm
Need to do some "Kid-free" Christmas shopping? Drop your kids off at the church for a fun night of crafts, dinner, movie, etc. A free will donation is appreciated for our PHCC Youth.
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Vespers
Saturday, December 12th 7 - 8 pm
Mark your calendars for our next Vespers worship night in December. We will be adding some Christmas songs to the worship!
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Book Signing
Saturday, November 28th 9 am - 3 pm
Roger Quam will be at the Dunn Bros signing his romantic and adventurous Christian novels. Come see him and enjoy a cup of coffee!
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Habitat has a rare opportunity for an additional applicant for their 2015 build season, to take occupancy of a home at: 712 S. Bartlett, Canton, SD
This is a twin home construction, 4-bedrooms, that is almost completed. The 2015 family that was selected for this half of the twin home elected to withdraw from the program earlier this year, so a new applicant is being sought. The new homeowner partner that is selected must complete education and sweat equity hours prior to taking occupancy. For more information about selection criteria, or to obtain an application, contact Lisa Ross at Habitat:lisa.ross@siouxfallshabitat.org or 605-332-5962 ext. 6290 (direct line 274-6290). Applications must be completed and returned by November 30.
Construction volunteers are still welcome, as a couple of the homes will not be finished until early next year. You must be 16 or older to work on the construction site. No experience is necessary. To sign up, go to Habitat's Volunteer Matrix at https://siouxfallshabitat.volunteermatrix.com/.
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Tonight
**No regularly scheduled activities
Thursday 11/26
Happy Thanksgiving!
Friday 11/27
9:00 am Christmas Decorating
Sunday 11/29
9:00 am Intergenerational Breakfast and Devotion
10:30 am Worship service
6:30 pm High School Youth Group
Tuesday 12/1
7:00 pm Men's Bible Study - "Act Like Men"
Wednesday 12/3
5:30 pm Zumba
6:30 pm Potluck
6:30 pm Boys HS Bible Study
7:30 pm Girls HS Bible Study
7:30 pm Heroclix
Thursday 12/4
6:30 pm Women's Bible Study
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Ministry Assignments
Sunday, November 29, 2015
Sunday School Nursery
N/A
Worship Nursery
Anne Allen, Micah Allen, Kaylee Gross
Children's Church
Erin Trefz, Lara Luke, Madelyn Nelson
Scripture Reader
Connie Hanson
Counters
Bill R / Mark G
Featured Musician(s)
Jung Um
Greeters
Roger & Renee Munce
Projector
AJ Wass
Prayer Circle
Jan Wass & Harlan TenNapel
Worship Team
Stacy, Harlan, Molly, Jung, Felipe
Sound Operator
Megan Wass
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Song of the Week
"How Many Kings?"
by Downhere
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