Psalm: 89:1-18 Meditation: 1 JohnThis discussion of light and darkness shows the importance of belief in Christ and confession of our shortcomings. John, as a witness of the life, ministry and resurrection of Jesus points out our need for fellowship with Jesus Christ and each other. John stated that denial of our shortcomings and sins …
Tag: Darkness
Sunday, October 16
Psalm: 14 Meditation: JerHow would it feel to receive a message of hope from the Lord in your darkest hour? Most of these people would not live to see the fulfillment of this prophecy. Like Abraham, Issac, and Jacob, they were to look and believe in a time and place for their descendants. They are …
Monday, July 4
Psalm: 1 Meditation: LukeThe death of Jesus was an unsettling time for Jerusalem. Darkness fell over the land, strange things happened in the Temple and a crucified man died in three hours instead of three to four days. The most miraculous of all might be the fact that the soldiers and all those who had …
Tuesday, December 14
Psalm: 79 Meditation Isaiah: This prophecy is frequently cited during Advent. “The people who walked in darkness…” (v. 2) most of us understand them to be the Jews and given the references to Zebulun, Naphtali and the Jordan, certainly justifies that position, but what else? Many prophecies can portend the near future as well as …
Monday, January 4
Psalm 85 Meditation: Ephesians – Paul uses a lot of imagery in his letters. Every thought and act can either bring us closer to Christ or draw us a little further into darkness. Everything that we do and say should be a reflection of the light of Christ, even with those who we feel the …
Sunday, November 29
First Sunday in Advent Psalm: 26 Meditation 1 Thessalonians: Just two days ago we looked at Isaiah’s vision of the final days of earth. Paul provides us with a view of what may lead up to the final conflagration. As Isaiah said, the wicked cannot escape. I don’t know why but many Christians fret that …
Going Deeper: September 13
Read Psalm 88 together. If you missed the sermon on Sunday, you can watch it here starting on Monday: pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall Listen. Psalm 88 is a prayer for someone whose faith in the God who saves is confronted by experiences that seem to indicate that God has abandoned them. What does Psalm 88 say to us …
Worship Guide for March 29, 2020
Opening Prayer Read Psalm 130 together.This psalm is a “song of ascents”, meaning that it was a song sung by worshipers as they went up to Jerusalem to worship God in the temple. The Jerusalem and its temple were situated on Mount Zion. So no matter what direction you came from, you were always going …
March 29 – Going Deeper
Read John 11:1-45. Watch the sermon video below. https://youtu.be/ddkjLaJxksA Listen. What did you hear in the Scripture reading and the sermon? What is God saying to you? What do we learn about Jesus in the “darkness” of Lazarus’ sickness and death? What do we learn about ourselves? Respond. If this is God’s word to you, …
Fifth Sunday in Lent
Listen. Watch the prerecorded Children’s Message together. https://youtu.be/cqiw_RGxi-M What are some of the things that Pastor Nate said we can see better in the dark? Jesus is going to allow things to get dark for some of his friends that he loves. This is not the kind of dark when the lights are off, but …
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