Psalm: 69:1-23 Meditation: MattHow much food does it take to feed five thousand men? How much more food is needed if you add 5-7 thousand more women and children? Now imagine that all that food came out of a lunch box. Like the miracles of manna and quail in the old testament, the people ate …
Tag: Food
Tuesday, March 15
Psalms: 6, 9 Meditation John: “But he said to them, ‘I have food to eat that you know nothing about.'” Looking forward (in John chapter 6), Jesus goes into greater detail about this food but for now, his answer is: “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish …
Thursday, September 2
Psalm: 136 Meditation Acts: Sometimes we need to experience something before we can fully understand it. In Mark 7, Jesus makes it clear that it is not what a man eats that defiles him. Peter was with the Lord when He said that, but it isn’t until Peter had this vision (3 times [for the …
Thursday, August 19
Psalms: 114, 132 Meditation John: There is nothing like misunderstanding to prompt conclusions and questions. Here, Jesus and His disciples are in Samaria (probably regarded more as a pig stye to most self-respecting Jews) talking with a woman (and, what a woman!). Strict Pharisaic laws would forbid a rabbi from talking to a woman. Next, …
Patience
Listen. Listen to the prerecorded Children’s Message together.You can find it at pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall Review What does a farmer need to be a good farmer?[Hint to parents: a farmer needs patience, because he has to wait patiently for the seeds to grow and for the rains to come at the right time.] Why is it hard …