Psalm: 119:97-120 Meditation: 1 CorWhat is strength or weakness in the life of a Christian? When can the weakness of a brother or sister be a weapon? While the issues in this passage may seem minor today, the transitions from pagan religions or Judaism were sometimes rocky. Throughout the Bible the arrogance and hypocrisy of …
Tag: Strength
Wednesday, March 1
Psalm: 45 Meditation: 1 CorWhy does Paul start out comparing man’s wisdom to God’s foolishness and man’s strength to God’s weakness? Paul lists what each group seeks and why God’s answer isn’t sufficient to mankind. Paul then points out what Jesus did and became for us. The irony of each statement points out how far …
Tuesday, October 11
Psalm: 5 Meditation: MattThe truth of God’s Gospel does not go out without meeting resistance. Jesus warns not only where/who this resistance will come from but also how the strength and knowledge to respond will be given. There has been much disagreement to the “when” in this prophecy. Do you think this was for the …
Monday, March 8
Psalm 80 Meditation: 1 Corinthians – This is not the first time that Paul pleads for people to not get married. He seems specifically concerned that marriage is a thing of this world and could prevent the participants from remaining wholly focused on the Lord. I don’t know about Paul, but I know people whose …
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 …
Gentleness
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 …
Going Deeper: August 2
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 …
Sixth Sunday in Easter
Listen. Listen to the pre-recorded Children’s Message together. You can find it at pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall Review What is a power-up? [Hint to parents: For those of you who don’t play Mario Kart, a power-up is something that helps you go faster or race past the other racers. The point is that power-ups help us do things …