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Monday 8am - 4:30pm Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm 5:15pm - 8pm Thursday 8am - 4:30pm Friday 8am - 4:30pm Sunday 9am - 11:30am

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Transforming lives by connecting people with God & each other. JOIN US Sunday at 9 or 10:30am! Classes for kids both hours.

Pequea Church offers programming for the entire family. We have great children's & youth ministries as well as discipleship opportunities for adults through small groups. Pequea Church also hosts a weekday preschool.

10/29/2026

James 5:16 gives us a game-changing instruction: "Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed."

Confessing to God brings forgiveness, but confessing to a trusted brother or sister in Christ brings deep healing! Satan loves to isolate us with the lie that we are completely alone in our struggles. Bringing our weaknesses into the light destroys that lie and removes the "hypocrite" label.

To be 99% known is to not be fully known. True freedom comes when you stop pretending to have it all together and let a trusted friend walk alongside you.

Who is the one trusted person in your life you can be completely transparent with?

10/28/2026

Did you know the word "confession" has two distinct meanings?

1️⃣ Admitting fault: Owning our mistakes and sin.
2️⃣ Declaring faith: Proclaiming what we believe about Jesus.

Here’s the powerful connection: Admitting your brokenness to God actually strengthens your testimony to the world! When you regularly experience God’s grace for your mess, you can’t help but tell others about the hope you have.

Peter wrote in 1 Peter 3:15 to "always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have." A daily habit of admitting your need for grace keeps that hope fresh and real!

How has receiving God’s forgiveness made it easier for you to share your story with others?

10/27/2026

Notice something surprising about John 21? Nowhere in the story do you see Peter saying the explicit words, "I'm sorry, Jesus, please forgive me."

So was Peter actually sorry? Absolutely. Luke records that after his denial, Peter wept bitterly. And by the charcoal fire on the beach, he was deeply grieved when Jesus questioned his love. Peter didn't need a scripted, mechanical apology. His heart was completely surrendered to Jesus.

Sometimes we just go through the motions with recited prayers. God isn't looking for a polished script; He sees right into your heart. When you don't know what to say, just come to Him honestly.

Are you going through religious motions, or is your heart genuinely open to Jesus today?Take 5 minutes to complete the guided confession prayer on Day 17 of your workbook.

10/26/2026

Have you ever dropped an easy pass or "dropped the ball" when it mattered most? The embarrassment makes you want to walk into the huddle with your head down.

When we sin, we often feel unworthy to approach God, assuming we need to come to Him with our tails between our legs. But Hebrews 4:16 tells us to "approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need."

When Jesus died, the thick veil separating us from God’s presence was torn in two. You don't have to sneak in timidly; Jesus’ blood gives you bold, "cannonball" confidence to come right into His presence, mess and all!

10/25/2026

In today's legal system, a confession leads straight to a prison sentence. But in God's kingdom, the rules are flipped: Confession doesn't lead to a prison cell, it leads directly to freedom!

King David learned this the hard way. When he tried to hide his mess, his strength evaporated and his soul wasted away. But when he finally confessed his rebellion, his guilt vanished.

Jesus didn't come to put you in an interrogation room under a hot lamp. In John 21, He prepared a breakfast table on the beach for Peter after his worst failure. He is ready to forgive you—are you ready to be forgiven?

Write out 1 John 1:8-9 and put it somewhere you’ll walk by every single day!

10/24/2026

Day 14: Returning to What’s Comfortable
Theme: When We Fall, Don't Retreat

In the Lion King, after Simba felt responsible for a tragedy, he ran away and lived a comfortable, distracted life miles away from his true calling.

In John 21, after Peter denied Jesus, he said, "I'm going fishing." He retreated right back to his old life and what was comfortable. When we fail, we often do the same thing: we fade away, pinball into distractions, and settle for a lesser, mediocre version of the life God called us to live.

When Peter fished all night and caught nothing, it wasn't a coincidence; it was God complicating things to call him back! Sometimes your current struggle or disappointment is God’s grace pursuing you to get you back on track.

Have you retreated to what’s "comfortable" because you felt disqualified by past failures?

10/23/2026

Day 13: Alternatives to Confession
Theme: Stop Fighting, Fleeing, and Freezing

When we get caught in sin, our natural human instinct leans into a "fight or flight" response:

1️⃣ Blaming Others: "It was their fault!" (Fight)
2️⃣ Trying Harder: "I can fix this myself!" (Fight)
3️⃣ Denying: "I didn't do anything wrong!" (Flight)
4️⃣ Minimizing: "It's not really that bad!" (Flight)

None of these alternatives work—they only leave us exhausted and stuck in bo***ge. The only path that leads to true freedom is Confession. Bringing your mess into God's light is the key that unlocks your prison cell!

Which alternative to confession are you most likely to fall back on when you stumble? Stop trying harder to save yourself. Take a moment right now to confess your burden directly to God and receive His grace.

10/22/2026

Day 12 Theme: God Doesn't Write Stories That End in Sin

If sin were the end of your story, how would you be remembered? As a liar? A failure? An addict? Someone who never lived up to their potential.

The world loves to label people by their worst mistakes. Peter should have forever gone down in history as the denier. But in John 21, Jesus comes to Peter after the resurrection not to condemn him, but to offer him a massive second chance.

Everyone sins, but sin doesn't have to define you—because God does not write stories that end in sin. What label has the world (or your own heart) slapped on you that Jesus wants to erase today?

Open your Bible to John 21 today, read and reflect on what God shares with you through His word. Then pray to God about what He revealed.

10/21/2026

Day 11: Kill the Spider
Theme: Getting to the Root

Are you spending all your energy wiping away cobwebs, or are you actually dealing with the spider?

In his book Kill the Spider, Carlos Whittaker shares a story about praying repeatedly for God to "clean the cobwebs" out of someone's life, until realizing the real prayer needed was: "Lord, KILL THE SPIDER!"

Managing habits, cleaning up appearances, or looking tidy on the outside is just dealing with cobwebs. Jesus isn't interested in a "whitewashed tomb" He wants total removal and destruction of the root sin in your heart. He came as the innocent Lamb of God to take away the sin of the world and destroy the enemy's hold on your life.

What is the "spider" (root issue) in your life that you need to ask God to kill, rather than just dusting away cobwebs?

Pray today’s prayer: "God, I ask you to kill the spider named _____ in my life by the power of Your Holy Spirit."

10/20/2026

Day 10: Sins of Omission
Theme: The Great Omission

When we evaluate our lives, we often focus on things we did wrong (sins of commission). But what about the things God commanded us to do that we simply ignored (sins of omission)?

In Luke 10, Jesus tells the story of the Good Samaritan—where religious leaders walked right past a suffering man on the side of the road. They didn't beat the man, but their sin was failing to show love and mercy.

It’s easy to live a life checking off "spiritual boxes" while ignoring the hungry, the lonely, and the defenseless. True followers of Jesus don't just avoid evil; they actively pursue good.

Who in your life or community is God calling you to step out and love tangibly this week?

Address

40 Church Road
Lancaster, PA
17603

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 4:30pm
	5:15pm - 8pm
Thursday	8am - 4:30pm
Friday	8am - 4:30pm
Sunday	9am - 11:30am

Telephone

+17178725679

Website

http://www.pequeachurch.com/, http://linktr.ee/PequeaChurch

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