Psalms: 40, 52 Meditation Mark: Consider a couple of things: 1) the faith of those who carried/accompanied this unfortunate man, and 2) how ugly legalism looks up close or even in the heart. “When Jesus saw their faith…” (v.5) I see nothing here referring to the faith status of the paralytic but of those who …
Tag: Prayer
Saturday, February 20
Psalm 30, 32 Meditation: John – Unity. It’s such a small word that means so much in the context of our relationships with God and other believers. Jesus gives us the aim of complete unity with one another as Jesus and the Father are unified. This is the last prayer, according to John, before Jesus’ …
Wednesday, February 17
Ash Wednesday Psalm 95 Meditation: Luke –Whether you hold to the traditional Christian calendar or not, the purpose of Lent is to remind us of our need for a Savior and the cost that our Savior needed to pay for us. The tax collector in the parable has a truly Lenten spirit. And as we …
Jesus Fixes Broken People
Craft Ideas Read Mark 1:21-34 The reading has a lot of different broken people. What do we do with broken things? Have you ever had something that broke? What happened? Usually, if it is inexpensive we throw it away - if worth a lot we try to fix it. Right? Do we see Jesus throwing people away or fixing them? How …
Sunday, January 31
Psalm 24 Meditation: Galatians – The desires of the flesh mentioned by Paul in this passage are in direct opposition with the Fruits of the Spirit that he also mentions. Peace cannot exist in a situation where there is discord, jealousy, and hatred. Neither can Self-Control exist in the same situation as fits of rage, …
Thursday, January 7
Psalm 103 Meditation: Colossians - Paul and Timothy are praising the church at Colossae for their faith and love. They pray that God fills the church with wisdom and understanding of the Spirit. That they live lives worthy of God and bear fruit in every good work that they do, and give joyful thanks to …
Tuesday, January 5
Eve of Epiphany Psalm 2 Meditation: Jonah – Jonah spent three days and nights inside the fish by the time he prays this prayer. This is Jonah’s prayer of repentance. We don’t know what happened for all of that time inside the fish but three days of total solitude in darkness will do a number …
Sunday, December 27
Psalm: 92 Meditation 1 Samuel: The birth of Samuel was also a miracle thought not like that of Samson nor of John the Baptist. His mother, Hannah, prayed fervently for a child and did promise that should the LORD grant her a son, she would dedicate him to the LORD to live out his days …
Wednesday, November 11
Psalms: 78:40-72 Meditation Nehemiah: The “Book of the Law of Moses” spoken of here are the first 5 books of the bible AKA the Pentateuch. Nehemiah and Ezra had positioned the priests and Levites in the whole assembly of Israel in Jerusalem (maybe 50, 000 not counting women and children) to help explain what Ezra …
Going Deeper: September 27
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 …
