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Saturday, January 2

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

Psalm: 34 Meditation: 1 Kings – Prophets in the Old Testament tend to anger the unrighteous kings and queens of Israel. In this passage, Elijah responds to Jezebel’s threat against his life by running into the wilderness. This man is one of the most righteous men in the Old Testament. Routinely the mouthpiece of God. …

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Wednesday, December 30

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Psalm: 20, 21:1-7 Meditation: 1 Kings – God often uses the lowest points in our lives to show us his power and love. Even after God, through Elijah, provided food in a miraculous way, the illness and death of her son made the woman question God’s love for her and Elijah’s purpose in her house. …

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Thursday, December 17

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

Psalm: 34 Meditation Revelation: His must be a terrible sight to behold – terrible in the classic way – such power and majesty as to make one tremble. His is the Presence the twenty-four elders find themselves always. They also spend a lot of time falling” in adoration. This agrees with what Paul tells us …

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Wednesday, November 18

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Psalms: 112 Meditation Esther: Surprisingly, the terms “God” and “LORD” do not appear in the Book of Esther and yet one can appreciate God’s hand in all that happens. Esther is proclaimed queen and in very short order her uncle Mordecai warns her of an assassination plot against her husband, the king. As we will …

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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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Gentleness

On August 7, 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 What do we have to remember to do when we hold a baby? Why? Gentleness is knowing that we are strong and that our words are powerful. Gentleness is making sure that our strength is used to help people, instead …

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Going Deeper: August 2

On August 7, 2020 By Nathan HallIn Going DeeperLeave a comment

Read Ephesians 4:1-7 together.  Watch the sermon video (available at pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall) Listen. How is strength and gentleness connected? How do we see this in the life of Jesus? How do we see gentleness in the people around us?  Respond. What power and strength has God given you (both in what you say and what you …

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Wednesday, July 1

On June 29, 2020 By Liz RipleyIn Daily Reading GuidesLeave a comment

Psalm: 130 Meditation Acts: The sin spoken of in this passage is called “simony” in “honor” of the scoundrel who thought the gift of God could be had for a price. This is a subtle and insidious sin. (Isn’t all sin insidious?) Simon wanted a sense of power for he witnessed the power of the …

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Tuesday, June 30

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Psalm: 103 Meditation Luke: Here we see people seeking to do evil against Jesus as He is “prepped” for death. We have seen it again throughout WWII among all the Axis powers. This wanton misuse of power finds it rationale in “we were only following orders”. The Roman soldiers of Jesus’ time and the brown …

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Thursday, June 11

On June 6, 2020 By Liz RipleyIn Daily Reading GuidesLeave a comment

Psalm: 70 Meditation 2 Corinthians: As if to bring forward our last look at 2 Corinthians, Paul rejoices in his weaknesses because then God can work more powerfully through him This is what Chapter 10 talks about in not using the world’s weapons. This scene is played out in a much larger scale in the …

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