Monthly Archives: April 2016

Keep His Commands

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Don Merritt

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. In fact, … Continue reading →

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We love because He first loved us

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Don Merritt

We love because he first loved us. Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. And … Continue reading →

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God is Love

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Don Merritt

God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.  This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus. There is no … Continue reading →

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More Love

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Don Merritt

Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. 1 John 4:11-12 John is … Continue reading →

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This is Love

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Don Merritt

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love … Continue reading →

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Test the Spirits

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Don Merritt

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges … Continue reading →

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Listening Skills

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Don Merritt

Most people would agree that listening is an important skill; most of us aren’t all that good at it.  It’s hard to communicate when all of the communication goes only one way! I’m not talking about listening to other people, … Continue reading →

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Where the guns fell silent

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Don Merritt

I originally posted this last May, but since today is April 9, I thought it would be appropriate to post it again… This was the home of Wilmer McLean and his family on that fateful in April of 1865. I … Continue reading →

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Do You Really Know for Sure?

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Don Merritt

This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. … Continue reading →

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Love is Active

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Don Merritt

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in … Continue reading →

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