Psalms: 127,128,134 Meditation Job: Job is facing his day of reckoning. The LORD asks him rather pointed, if rhetorical, questions. All of Job’s questions remain unanswered, principally the question “Why?” For some reason, and I don’t think it’s presumptuous to ask, we think God owes us an explanation for His behavior. The LORD reminds Job, …
Tag: Trust
Thursday, February 25
Psalm 50 Meditation: Genesis – From the highest, most trusted position in the house to being imprisoned on false charges, Joseph’s life feels like a rollercoaster, one of the super tall and twisty ones. Potiphar had no reason not to trust Joseph but even with all of the power that had been given to him, …
Sunday, January 10
Psalm: 146 Meditation: Ephesians – Predestination can be a hard pill to swallow, especially since we are socially driven to ‘stand on our own two feet’ and ‘pull ourselves up by our bootstraps.’ We are surrounded by people extoling the fact that they fought for everything they have with no help as if that was …
Monday, December 14
Psalm: 41 Meditation Revelation: “…who holds the key of David…” What is that? The key represents the office of steward. A steward held the purse strings such that even the master of the house would not know the state of the exchequer (bank balance). Perhaps the highest position of trust. Here Jesus is describing His …
Bartemaeus – The One Who Sees
Listen. If you missed the Children’s Message on Sunday, you can watch to a recording of it here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcz7MtZT2yk Read: Mark 10:46-52 together as a family. Review: Have you ever cried for something over and over? How about asked again and again for the same thing? What was it? Have you ever seen / met …
Going Deeper: October 4
Read Mark 10:46-52 together. If you missed the sermon on Sunday, you can watch it here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcz7MtZT2yk Here are some things that all of us need help with: 1) To pay attention to those around us, especially when we are busy or in a hurry 2) To truly listen to those in front of us …
Going Deeper: September 20
Read Psalm 104 together. If you missed the sermon on Sunday, you can watch it here: pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall Listen. Psalm 104 directs us to encounter God by meditating on his Creation. What does the Creation say about God’s qualities? How does God care for his Creation? What does that say to us? Respond. If Psalm 104 …
God is My Shepherd
Listen. If you missed the Children’s Message on Sunday, you can listen to a recording of it here: http://www.pacificunionchurch.org/churchsmall starting Monday. Review Today, Pastor Nate talked about shepherds. How do shepherds take care of their sheep? [Activity: You might want to have the kids draw pictures of how shepherds take care of their sheep. They …
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 …
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