(Testimony shared by Nicole Gallo at Pacific Union on May 12, 2013) When I really began to take my faith seriously, I decided to get to the heart of what I believed by searching for truth and wisdom. Having gone to church all my life, but also having always attended secular school, there were a …
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Daily Bible Readings – Saturday, May 4, 2013
Prayer Psalm: 23 Prayer Point. God's way is a journey that leads us to the house of the LORD, but takes us through the valleys of the shadow of death. It is difficult journey, but God promises to be with us everywhere we go. Meditate on the promises this psalm offers us and prayer for …
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Daily Bible Readings – Friday, May 3, 2013
Prayer Psalm: 106 Prayer Point. I can't read this psalm without hearing of the voice of the crucified thief pleading with Jesus, “remember me when you come into your kingdom.” He was a sinner who hoped that somehow Jesus might open the doors of paradise for him. We are in the same position. Psalm 106 …
Daily Bible Readings – Thursday, May 2, 2013
Prayer Psalm: 74 Prayer Point. How do you pray when you lose something you believed was forever? That is the dark place this prayer originates. Asaph laments the destruction of his beloved city, Jerusalem, and God's temple. He asks, “why have you rejected us forever, O God?” Think of someone in your life that is …
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Daily Bible Readings – Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Prayer Psalm: 119:73-96 Prayer Point. The God who made us is the God we must obey if we seek to live with wisdom. His law are the path to life. But there are obstacles that block our attempts to follow him: our own ignorance, sin, and the brokenness of our world. What is getting in …
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Daily Bible Readings – Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Prayer Psalm: 68 Prayer Point. God is our conquering and victorious king. That is why David invites us to praise him: “Praise be to the LORD, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign LORD comes escape from death.” Is there a situation in …
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Daily Bible Readings – Monday, April 29, 2013
Prayer Psalm: 64 Prayer Point. Before you pray this psalm, put yourselves in the shoes of someone you know who is a victim of injustice. Following the flow of this psalm pray that: God will hear them, cause the plans of the wicked to backfire, and that God's intervention will cause our world to fear …
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Daily Bible Readings – Sunday, April 28, 2013
Prayer Psalm: 8 Prayer Point. If you need a bigger view of God and a smaller view of yourself then get outside at night and look up at the stars as David, the composer of Psalm 8 did. How is it that the God who made the stars even notices us? How is it that …
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Daily Bible Readings – Saturday, April 27, 2013
Prayer Psalm: 138 Prayer Point. Psalm 138 gives us a number of reasons to praise God. Pick one or two that speak to you and use those to offer your own prayer of thanksgiving. Luke 7:18-35 Background. We know from Matthew 11:2 that John the Baptist was in prison when he sent his disciples to …
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Daily Bible Readings – Friday, April 26, 2013
Prayer Psalm: 51 Prayer Point. Doubt that God can forgive even the worst sins, then you need to read this psalm. David, the author, has just committed adultery and then murdered the husband to cover his crime and yet there is hope for him. How do we come clean when we sin? Use this psalm …
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