Pentecost Sunday Read Acts 2:1-21, 36-41 together. Watch the sermon video (available at pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall) Listen. How does God let us know that his kingdom has come and Jesus has taken his place on the throne? How does the Holy Spirit announce his arrival? What effect does he have on the church and on the crowd …
Category: Going Deeper
Going Deeper: May 24
Ascension Sunday Read Acts 1:1-14 together. Watch the sermon video (available at pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall) Listen. What big turning point is Jesus preparing his disciples for? How does he prepare them? What does he promise them? What is Jesus’ vision for us and how does it compare with the disciples’ dreams? Respond. If Jesus is King and …
Going Deeper: May 17
Read 1 Peter 3:8-18 together. Watch the sermon video (available at pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall) Listen. What did you hear? What is God saying to you about living today in the power of Easter? Respond. How will you respond to the call to love your church family like family? How will you return blessing to those who may …
Going Deeper: May 10
Read 1 Peter 2:1-10 together. Watch the sermon video (available at pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall) Listen. How is salvation more than something that God has done for us in the past? What is God doing today? What is he building? What is our part in it? Respond. What will you do to grow up in your salvation? How …
Going Deeper: May 3
Read Acts 6:1-15 together. Watch the sermon video (available at pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall) Listen. What is the new normal that Stephen embraced? What was the promising future that he looked forward to? How did this impact his life? Respond. What in the current new normal of corona-virus do you embrace? How has this changed your relationship with …
Going Deeper: April 26
Read 1 Peter 1:17-23 together. Watch the sermon video (available at pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall) Listen. What did you hear in the Scripture reading and the sermon? What is God saying to you? What does it mean to be Easter people? What does it look like to live as Easter people? Respond. If God is calling you to live …
Going Deeper: April 19
Second Sunday in Easter Read John 20:19-31 together. Watch the sermon video (available at pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall) Listen. What did you hear in the Scripture reading and the sermon? What is God saying to you? What do we learn about ourselves when it comes to fear and belief? What do we learn about Jesus, specifically how he …
Small Church Guide for Easter Sunday
Opening Prayer Read Psalm 118:1-2,14-24 together.This psalm gives us a number of reasons to praise God, central among them is the resurrection.Jesus is "the stone builders rejected [which] has become the capstone." Offer a prayer for thanksgiving to God for the hopethat comes with Jesus' resurrection. Worship (Non-Musical Version)How have you experienced God this week? Go around and …
Going Deeper: April 12
Read John 20:1-18 together. Watch the sermon video (available at pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall) Listen. What did you hear in the Scripture reading and the sermon? What is God saying to you? What is this incredible news that Mary Magdalene has to share with us? Respond. If this is God’s word to you, what will you do? How …
Worship Guide for April 5
Opening Prayer Read Psalm 31:9-16 together.This is a psalm of David, but it is prophetic of Jesus' death.Read this psalm, imagining Jesus praying this psalmas he went to the cross to die for us. Offer a prayer of thankfulness for Jesus' sacrifice in response to this psalm. Worship (Non-Musical Verison) How have you experienced God this week?Go …
