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Meditation on Col. 3:1-4 and John 20:1-18 Easter Sunday 2017 Merritt Island Presbyterian Church      So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, for you haveContinue reading “Easter People”

Meditation on Matthew 21:1-11 (April 9) “Palm Sunday” 2017      When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2saying to them, ‘Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bringContinue reading “Humble King”

Meditation on John 11 (selected verses) April 2, 2017 Merritt Island Presbyterian Church       Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.   2Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was ill. 3So theContinue reading “The God Who Listens, Loves and Heals”

Meditation on John 9 (Selected verses) March 26, 2017 Merritt Island Presbyterian Church 9As Jesus walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2His disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ 3Jesus answered, ‘Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind so that God’sContinue reading ““Now I See””

  Meditation on Exodus 17:1-7 March 19, 2017 Merritt Island Presbyterian Church        From the wilderness of Sin the whole congregation of the Israelites journeyed by stages, as the Lord commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. 2The people quarrelled with Moses, and said, ‘Give us water to drink.’Continue reading “Is the Lord Among Us?”

Meditation on John 3:1–17 (18-21) March 12, 2017 Merritt Island Presbyterian Church    Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. 2 He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that youContinue reading “Seeking Christ in the Dark”

  Meditation on Matthew 4:1-11 March 5, 2017 Merritt Island Presbyterian Church              Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.  2 He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. 3 The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the SonContinue reading ““40 Days of Service””

Meditation on Matthew 17:1-9 Feb. 26, 2017 Merritt Island Presbyterian Church      Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves.  2And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white. 3Suddenly thereContinue reading ““It’s A Good Thing We’re Here!””

  Meditation on Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18 & 33-34 & Matt. 5:38-48 Feb. 19, 2017 Merritt Island Presbyterian Church         The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them: You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy. When you reap the harvest of yourContinue reading ““You Shall Be Holy, for I am Holy””

  Meditation on Matthew 5:13-20 Merritt Island Presbyterian Church Feb. 5, 2017 ‘You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot. ‘You are the light of the world. AContinue reading “You are Salt and Light!”