Psalm: 137:1-9 Meditation: MattWe don't always get the reason behind Jesus’s actions. Here His compassion leads Him not only to teach and heal by Himself but to charge His disciples to do the same. Have you ever kept track of the different names Jesus’s disciples were known by? What are we told of these men …
Tag: compassion
Tuesday, February 1
Psalms: 75, 76 Meditation Mark: The feeding of the 4,000 is much less embarrassing to the Apostles, for here Jesus doesn’t ask them to provide for the people when clearly, they were not able to. Jesus, perhaps as a subtext as “bread of life” then multiplies the loaves and fish to feed the crowd. Everyone …
Sunday, July 4
Psalm: 86 Meditation Luke: Talk about “missing the boat” and a complete lack of compassion… This is a study in legalism. This unfortunate woman had been crippled, bent over, for 18 years. One Sabbath day Jesus sees her in a synagogue and exercises God’s lovingkindness on her by healing her. But the leader of the …
Saturday, November 28
Psalm: 9 Meditation Matthew: This scene is a rather straight forward healing for a couple of blind men (near Jericho – perhaps to avoid the dreaded Samaria). Evidently, everyone else knew that Jesus was a busy man and they urged the bind men to “sit down and shut up”. Jesus had other plans and stopped …
Sixth Sunday in Easter
Listen. Listen to the pre-recorded Children’s Message together. You can find it at pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall Review What is a power-up? [Hint to parents: For those of you who don’t play Mario Kart, a power-up is something that helps you go faster or race past the other racers. The point is that power-ups help us do things …
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