Psalm: 144 Meditation Saul (Paul) had forged for himself a formidable reputation perhaps equal to a zealot or Jewish fanatic. The mere mention of his name rained down fear on those who heard it. The detail that gets minimal attention is Saul’s submission to baptism after his Damascene experience. No self-respecting Jew would submit to …
Tag: Baptism
Pentecost Sunday
Listen. Listen to the pre-recorded Children’s Message together. You can find it at pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall Review Do you guys remember why Pastor Steve wore that crazy alien mask? [Hint to parents: The Holy Spirit came down on the church at Pentecost. The Holy Spirit gave the church special powers to tell people about the kingdom of …
Saturday, May 9
Psalm: 139 Meditation Jesus began his public ministry by being baptized by John (the Baptist). Quickly, John acknowledged that rather, he himself should be baptized by Jesus (Matthew 3:13-15). John was later thrown into prison by King Herod (likely grandson of the infamous Herod the Great, slaughterer of young children) and as naturally happens, one’s …
Friday, April 24
Psalm: 134 Meditation Luke: This is the Easter season and yet this passage brings us back to Jesus’ baptism. Why? We sinners need constant reminders of how much God loved his Son. Here he declares “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased. (v. 22) Here also is a manifestation …
Wednesday, March 4
Psalm: 119:1-24 Meditation John: Once when Jesus was in Jerusalem during the Passover, He was healing and teaching the crowds. Along came a “real” teacher of the Law and approached Jesus by night to be taught by this unschooled “teacher” from Nazareth. The message Nicodemus received was hardly what he expected. In essence, Jesus told …
Family Challenge: What Baptism Means
Memorize these verses as a family: Romans 6:4: We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of God the Father, we too may live a new life. Listen. There are two signs that the church celebrates to remember the …
