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Friday, January 1

On December 28, 2020 By Liz RipleyIn Daily Reading GuidesLeave a comment

Psalm: 148 Meditation: Revelation – A rider on a white horse. White horses have been used in many forms of literature and storytelling for generations as a symbol of hope and justice. Here we see a description of the most important white rider of all, called ‘Faithful and True,’ ‘King of Kings,’ ‘Lord of Lords,’ …

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Thursday, December 31

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Psalm: 46 Meditation: John – Being ill or disabled is hard enough in our present time but when Jesus’s sandaled feet were on solid ground, it was even harder. People were entirely at the mercy of their family, and if their family turned their backs on them, they were at the mercy of every person …

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Monday, December 28

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Psalm: 88 Meditation: Matthew – There are many similarities between Jesus and Moses that have been noted over the years. Both Jesus and Moses faced death from the moment they took their first breaths by order of the Pharaoh in Exodus and King Herod in the Gospels. Pharaoh’s decree was to decrease the Israelite population. …

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Sunday, November 22

On November 14, 2020 By Liz RipleyIn Daily Reading GuidesLeave a comment

Psalm: 145 Meditation Luke: This is Luke’s rendering of Matthew chapter 5 except instead of minas (1 ¼ lbs.) Matthew uses talents (75 lbs.) for the gold weight which is considerably more. The point is the same: do something with what God has given you. Even if you lose it all, you did more than …

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Sunday, October 18

On October 12, 2020 By Liz RipleyIn Daily Reading GuidesLeave a comment

Psalm: 114 Meditation Jeremiah: Jeremiah is commissioned to tell the exiles just what they don’t want to hear. These people were carried away against their will and now Jeremiah is telling hem to settle in and raise new families, build homes and support the enemy king. The LORD tells them: “I know the plans I …

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Going Deeper: September 27

On September 26, 2020 By Nathan HallIn Going DeeperLeave a comment

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 …

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Monday, September 14

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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 …

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John Gray and Stephen Furtick

On August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 By Nathan HallIn GenOneLeave a comment

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 …

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God is Bigger

On August 22, 2020August 24, 2020 By Nathan HallIn Family ChallengeLeave a comment

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 …

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Going Deeper: August 23

On August 22, 2020August 24, 2020 By Nathan HallIn Going DeeperLeave a comment

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 …

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