Peter Scazzero pastors a church in one of the most diverse zip codes in the United States. For this church, the challenge of racial reconciliation extends beyond the black-white divide to include Jews and Palestinians, Dominicans and Haitians, Koreans and Japanese, and Turks and Armenians. All of these ethnic conflicts exist within Pastor Scazzero’s church …
Tag: Ephesians 2
Peace
Listen. Listen to the pre-recorded Children’s Message together. You can find it at pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall Review What two groups of people did not like each other in Pastor Nate’s talk? What divided them? [Hint to Parents: There was both a physical wall in the temple and God’s Law that kept these two groups separated.] What two …
Going Deeper: June 28
Read Ephesians 2:11-22 together. Watch the sermon video (available at pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall) Listen. How does the Apostle Paul stretch your understanding of God’s peace? What is Jesus’ good news of peace? What is God saying to you about peace? Respond. In Christ, we have been reconciled to God and have joined a new family. “They” have become …
Sunday, May 24
Psalm: 19 Meditation Matthew: “It is enough for the student to be like his teacher...” Jesus was fearless in bringing the gospel to the lost – that is the example to emulate. He then tells us not to fear what man can do but rather to fear Him, Who, when He has killed the body …
