Monday, February 8 Psalm 80 Meditation: John – Why can a prophet not come from Galilee? The Pharisees say that it is impossible out of a need to dismiss Jesus, but also as evidence to Nicodemus. Galilee was a mixed-race region of Israel, and the people were not very anxious to follow the letter of …
Tag: Culture
Thursday, January 21
Psalm 37:1-18 Meditation: John – The Jews hated the Samaritans. It was a well-known fact, which is why the parable of the Good Samaritan had the effect it did. Jesus’ conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well is evidence of His call to people who were outsiders of the Jewish religion and culture. The …
Saturday, January 16
Psalm 20 Meditation: Hebrews – Somewhere along the line, our culture decided that rest equals laziness. Haw you ever been physically or mentally exhausted but couldn’t allow yourself to rest because there’s something else you could be doing? This is not God’s plan for us. God commanded us to rest because our bodies, which God …
Sunday, January 10
Psalm: 146 Meditation: Ephesians – Predestination can be a hard pill to swallow, especially since we are socially driven to ‘stand on our own two feet’ and ‘pull ourselves up by our bootstraps.’ We are surrounded by people extoling the fact that they fought for everything they have with no help as if that was …
Fourth Sunday in Easter
Listen. Listen to the pre-recorded Children’s Message together. You can find it at pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall Review Pastor Steve talked about the “new normal” we are living in because of the corona-virus. Discuss the following with your kids: What do you miss during this new normal?What is good about this new normal that you want to keep …