Psalm: 22 Meditation Ephesians: It appears the Fifth Commandment is viewed now as a two-way street. We usually read that as children to parents (and it is), but here Paul advises parents not to provoke their children. The tricky part is to “bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” (v. 4) …
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Wednesday, June 23
Psalm: 139 Meditation Matthew: The admonition here to become like little children, i.e., to be wholly dependent upon God, hearkens back to Matthew 11. There Jesus makes an astounding pronouncement: “Truly I tell you, among those born of women no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the kingdom is …
Jesus Fixes Broken People
Craft Ideas Read Mark 1:21-34 The reading has a lot of different broken people. What do we do with broken things? Have you ever had something that broke? What happened? Usually, if it is inexpensive we throw it away - if worth a lot we try to fix it. Right? Do we see Jesus throwing people away or fixing them? How …
Sunday, December 20
Psalm: 29 Meditation Revelation: the imagery of this scene has so many parallels. The twelve stars immediately reminds me of Joseph’s vision explained to his brothers. He was raised to greatness in Egypt in order to save his people. The birth of the baby can make one think of Moses; the enormous red dragon would …
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 …
Tuesday, August 11
Psalm: 17 Meditation Mark: For many people this is a difficult passage: the question of divorce. Today, unfortunately, even Christians tend to be cavalier about marriage. Perhaps Jesus didn’t mean what He said. That is a very dangerous thought because then we may second-guess everything He said. The next paragraph shows Our Lord welcoming children …
Gentleness
Listen. Listen to the pre-recorded Children’s Message together. You can find it at pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall Review What do we have to remember to do when we hold a baby? Why? Gentleness is knowing that we are strong and that our words are powerful. Gentleness is making sure that our strength is used to help people, instead …
Faithfulness
Listen. Listen to the pre-recorded Children’s Message together. You can find it at pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall Review Pastor Nate said that faithfulness is when we trust in two directions. What are the two directions? [Hint to parents: “up” and “forward”] What does it mean to “trust up”? [Hint to parents: We “trust up” when we trust God …
Goodness
Listen. Listen to the pre-recorded Children’s Message together. You can find it at pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall Review What does it mean to be good? [Hint to parents: Good is when we treat others the way God wants us to; when we love others the way God loves us.] Does God love us because we are good or …
Kindness
Listen. Listen to the pre-recorded Children’s Message together. You can find it at pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall Review How did Pastor Nate demonstrate what God’s kindness looks like? [Hint to parents: Here is a quick review based on Titus 3:4-7 We are like empty cups because we didn’t want God.We can’t fill ourselves.God’s kindness is when he pours …
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