Read Psalm 139 together. If you missed the sermon on Sunday, you can watch it here: pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall Listen. What does Psalm 139 have to tell us about the joys of being known and loved by God? Why do we fear being known by God? How can we overcome this fear? Respond. David interrupts Psalm 139 …
Tag: Fear
Monday, September 14
Psalm: 64 Meditation Matthew: The three temptations described here are but types of temptations: carnal hunger, bad faith, and power. Let’s be clear Jesus, like us, had been tempted each and every day and perhaps more than once a day while in the desert. Which was the worst temptation? – hard to say. When Jesus …
John Gray and Stephen Furtick
Conversations about race are even more terrifying than talking about politics. They are fraught with emotion. There is the fear of being misunderstood. So we say nothing and over the years the church has largely been silent. The result is that we live in a country where our churches are segregated on Sunday and violence …
God is Bigger
Listen. Listen to the pre-recorded Children’s Message together. You can find it at pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall Review Have a conversation with the kids about what they are most scared of. If you would like, you can have the kids draw pictures of something scary. How do we feel when we see something scary? How does God do …
Going Deeper: August 23
A Laughing God and an Eternal King Read Psalm 2 together. Watch the sermon video (available at pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall) Listen. How does Psalm 2 help us overcome fear and intimidation so that we might pray with boldness and clarity? Respond. How does Psalm 2 challenge you to deal with your fear, particularly when it comes to …
Tuesday, August 18
Psalm: 121, 122, 123 Meditation Acts: This is an intriguing event in that it shows how desperate people can get because of fear. These “Christians” are upsetting the Jewish status quo and the Jews fear a challenge to their deeply held traditions. Jesus faced the same issue: His disciples were caught eating something without first …
Thursday, July 23
Psalm: 63, 67 Meditation 1 Samuel: Samuel has died, and he was mourned by all, especially Saul. While God had chosen Saul Himself, Saul was not gifted with leadership – he wasn’t so great in following directions either. Apparently, Saul’s weaknesses did not lead him to greater reliance on God. He was afraid, of course, …
Thursday, July 9
Psalm: 68 Meditation Luke: This is Luke’s rendition of what happened the evening of Jesus’ resurrection. I don’t know what Jesus did all day; (after his chat with Mary Magdalene) but He’s off to Emmaus and dazzles a couple of disciples shortly thereafter. He appears to the disciples locked doors notwithstanding and startled them all. …
Tuesday, July 7
Psalm: 144 Meditation Saul (Paul) had forged for himself a formidable reputation perhaps equal to a zealot or Jewish fanatic. The mere mention of his name rained down fear on those who heard it. The detail that gets minimal attention is Saul’s submission to baptism after his Damascene experience. No self-respecting Jew would submit to …
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 …
