John Piper takes us back to a time that many see as the golden years in our country’s history. It is the 1950s, before when many believe that our country lost its Christian moorings to the social chaos of the 1960s. But that is not how John remembers that time. Piper sees the 1950s very …
Author: Nathan Hall
Going Deeper: September 27
Read Psalm 139 together. If you missed the sermon on Sunday, you can watch it here: pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall Listen. What does Psalm 139 have to tell us about the joys of being known and loved by God? Why do we fear being known by God? How can we overcome this fear? Respond. David interrupts Psalm 139 …
God Knows Us
Listen. If you missed the Children’s Message on Sunday, you can listen to a recording of it here: http://www.pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall starting Monday. Review How many thoughts does God have about us? [Hint to Parents: See Psalm 139:17-18] How does it make you feel that God knows you and thinks about you this much? Let’s find out …
Going Deeper: September 20
Read Psalm 104 together. If you missed the sermon on Sunday, you can watch it here: pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall Listen. Psalm 104 directs us to encounter God by meditating on his Creation. What does the Creation say about God’s qualities? How does God care for his Creation? What does that say to us? Respond. If Psalm 104 …
Going Deeper: September 13
Read Psalm 88 together. If you missed the sermon on Sunday, you can watch it here starting on Monday: pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall Listen. Psalm 88 is a prayer for someone whose faith in the God who saves is confronted by experiences that seem to indicate that God has abandoned them. What does Psalm 88 say to us …
Going Deeper: September 6
Read Psalm 5 together. If you missed the sermon on Sunday, you can watch it here starting on Monday: pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall Listen. What is God saying to us through Psalm 5 about beginning the day with prayer? What jumped out at you? What questions do you have? Respond. How will you use Psalm 5 to shape …
How Can We Sing?
A group of shell-shocked refugees stood in the midst of an unending plain under the hot scorching Babylonian sun. Their homes were piles of ash hundreds of miles to the West. Their temple, the center of their worship, was a pile of rubble. Then one of the refugees began to sing a mournful tune: Psalm …