Worship FOCUS, June 27th 2010

 

Westminster Presbyterian Church, Tiburon, California

 

Visit the church website: www.wpctiburon.org, 415-383-5272

240 Tiburon Boulevard, Tiburon, California 94920

 

 

This weekly study guide seeks to help members, friends, and visitors prepare for the upcoming Sunday service and teaching.  To be removed from or added to the e-mail list write wpcsec@yahoo.com or call the church office: 383-5272, ext. 10.

                                                         

 

THEME FOR THE SUNDAY REFLECTION:

             

This Sunday we hear the story of Elijah and Elsiha. Elijah, a great prophet who was coming to the end of his life passes his prophetic work for God’s justice on to Elisha. But not before asking Elisha to leave three times. Elisha sticks by Elijah’s side and the two never speak about Elijah’s impending death. Finally God takes Elijah and all that has been promised to Elisha becomes his.   

 

 

REFLECTION                                                       What’s Next?                                 Nicole Trotter

“Tell me what I may do for you before I am taken from you?”  2 Kings 2:9

 

SCRIPTURE

2 Kings 2:4,5,9, 10

             

Elijah said to him, “Stay here; for the Lord has sent me to Jericho.” But he said, “As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.”So they went to Jericho. The company of prophets who were at Jericho drew near to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that today the Lord will take your master away from you?” And he answered, “Yes, I know; be silent.”… When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me what I may do for you, before I am taken from you.” Elisha said, “Please let me inherit a double share of your spirit.” He responded,  “You have asked a hard thing; yet, if you see me as I am being taken from you, it will be granted you; if not, it will not.”

 

QUOTES

“The great mystery is that God entered into intimacy with us not only by Christ’s coming, but also by his leaving.

 

Passing the torch happens in churches, nations, towns and families as one generation

moves on and another becomes the patriarchs and matriarchs for a time.  It’s hard to

imagine that you can live up to the great qualities of those who loomed so large in your

eyes as a child, and then it’s sometimes harder still to imagine that the next generation is

really going to be ready to take over when the times comes.  

 

But we have the memory of an old, old story to tell, a story stretching back to the days of

Elijah and Elisha…”                                                                                                                                                                                -Henri Nouwen

“Whatever you are, be a good one.” –Abraham Lincoln

                                                                                   

QUESTIONS FOR CONTINUED REFLECTION, MEDITATION, AND PRAYER

1-Assuming we are always growing and changing, ask yourself who you would like to be when you grow up.

2-Have you ever felt called to do something you never expected to do? Or be someone you never expected to be?

3-Can you remember a time when just being with someone in silence was more important than anything you could say?

!  MARK YOUR CALENARS!

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SUNDAY MORNINGS: 8:30 FAITH CAFÉ + Fireside Room