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Meditation on 2 Kings 2:1-15 June 26, 2016 Merritt Island Presbyterian Church    Now when the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. Elijah said to Elisha, ‘Stay here; for the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel.’ But Elisha said, ‘As the Lord lives, andContinue reading ““I Will Never Leave You””

  Meditation on 1 Kings 19:1-16 June 19, 2016 Merritt Island Presbyterian Church        Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets (of Baal) with the sword. Then the (Queen) Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, ‘So may the gods do to me, and more also, ifContinue reading ““God in the Silence””

Meditation on Galatians 2:15–21 June 12, 2016  We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; yet we know that a person is justified not by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ. And we have come to believe in Christ Jesus, so that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and notContinue reading ““No Longer I””

Meditation on 1 Kings 17:8-24 June 5, 2016 Merritt Island Presbyterian Church       “Then the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel, saying, ‘Go now to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and live there; for I have commanded a widow there to feed you.’ So he set out and went to Zarephath. When he came to the gate ofContinue reading “Wild Thing!”

  Meditation on Luke 7:1-10 May 29, 2016 Merritt Island Presbyterian Church        After Jesus had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. A centurion there had a slave whom he valued highly, and who was ill and close to death. When he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders toContinue reading “Amazing Faith, Awesome Friends”

Meditation on Psalm 8 May 22, 2016 Trinity Sunday: MIPC   To the leader: according to The Gittith. A Psalm of David. O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. Out of the mouths of babes and infants you have founded a bulwark because ofContinue reading ““When I Look at Your Heavens””

Meditation on Acts 2:1-21 Pentecost 2016/MIPC      When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and aContinue reading ““Living the Spirit-filled Life””

Meditation on Acts 16:9-15 May 1, 2016 ***    During the night Paul had a vision: there stood a man of Macedonia pleading with him and saying, ‘Come over to Macedonia and help us.’ When he had seen the vision, we immediately tried to cross over to Macedonia, being convinced that God had called usContinue reading “The Household of God”

Meditation on Acts 11:1-18 April 24, 2016 Now the apostles and the believers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also accepted the word of God!! So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him, saying, ‘Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?’ Then Peter began to explain it to them,Continue reading “Even the Gentiles…”

  Merritt Island Presbyterian Church Meditation on Hebrews 12:1-3 April 23, 2016      Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus the pioneerContinue reading “So Great a Cloud of Witnesses!”