Monthly Archives: January 2014

I write to you because…

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Don Merritt

Today, we have an amazing text, one that I have never really appreciated until about 10 minutes ago.  It just hit me: Wow! I must have been a victim of my training, because this is a transitional passage between John’s … Continue reading →

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How Strong is our Faith?

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Don Merritt

I met a guy once who was really down; it was a low point for him.  He had problems at home, at work and with his health. He had reached a point where he wasn’t so sure about his faith … Continue reading →

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The Power of One Word

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Don Merritt

We often assume that the big words are the really important ones, yet the more I think about it, the more I believe that it’s really the little words that make or break a person. This is particularly true for … Continue reading →

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Love and Hate; Light and Dark

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Don Merritt

Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning. This old command is the message you have heard. Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen … Continue reading →

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“My dear children…”

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Don Merritt

 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins,and not only for ours … Continue reading →

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Come Into the Light!

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Don Merritt

This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not … Continue reading →

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The Word of Life

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Don Merritt

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. The life appeared; we have seen it and testify … Continue reading →

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Do You Ever Wonder ‘Why?’

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Don Merritt

PREACHER:  We always like to say that we are having a potluck and there we will have ‘sweet fellowship’ but if “Fellowship” is the reason that God created Man, then Fellowship cannot simply be the same as socializing… (17 minutes … Continue reading →

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Prayer and Grace

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Don Merritt

Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, … Continue reading →

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Christian Relationships

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Don Merritt

Colossians 3:18-4:1 In this section, Paul gives insight to how Christians should behave in the major personal relationships of daily life.  In 3:18-19, he speaks of husbands and wives, in 3:20-21 he speaks of parents and children, and from 3:22-4:1, … Continue reading →

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