Monthly Archives: January 2016

Lonely Times

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Don Merritt

Most of us have times when we feel a sense of loneliness, a sense that we are on our own with no one to turn to and no one who cares.  Sometimes it might feel like the walls are starting … Continue reading →

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Reflections over coffee

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Don Merritt

This morning I was sipping a cup of coffee when the news caster on the radio mentioned that tonight’s Power Ball jackpot is over 800 million, and I said to my wife, “Wouldn’t it be something to win that one?” … Continue reading →

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A Wealthy Young Man

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Don Merritt

Matthew 19:18-22 Social conventions and customs are a funny thing; they influence most of us in a way that enables us to make sweeping assumptions concerning great truths, even eternal ones, and yet those very conventions change often through history. … Continue reading →

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I SAY

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Don Merritt

Originally posted on Revolution of Words:
Today, I am going to mix it up a little bit. We are in the middle of a series looking at the building blocks of discipleship and tomorrow we will continue. This morning while…

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Little Children

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Don Merritt

Then people brought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked them. Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of … Continue reading →

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Jesus, Marriage, and the Disciples’ Reaction

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Don Merritt

The disciples said to him, “If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry.” Jesus replied, “Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given. For there are eunuchs … Continue reading →

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The Pharisees ask Jesus for Marital Advice

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Don Merritt

Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?” “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’  and said, … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week: January 6, 2016

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Don Merritt
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Transition from Galilee to Jerusalem

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Don Merritt

Matthew 19-20 When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went into the region of Judea to the other side of the Jordan. Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.(19:1-2) With these two verses, we have a shift … Continue reading →

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More Dealing with “Issues”

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Don Merritt

Matthew 18:21-35 In our discussion of 18:15-20, we have seen that Jesus taught the disciples about handling sin in the church, as we have gone through this, I was struck, as I always am, that there is one word that … Continue reading →

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