Monthly Archives: April 2016

What we have Heard from the Beginning

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Don Merritt

For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his … Continue reading →

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Doing What is Right

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Don Merritt

Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. … Continue reading →

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Children of God

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Don Merritt

See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Dear friends, now we … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week: April 6, 2016

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Don Merritt
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Continue in Him

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Don Merritt

And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him. 1 … Continue reading →

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A Warning and a Helper

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Don Merritt

1 John 2:18-27 So far in this letter, John has given us a reminder of the supremacy of Jesus Christ; who He is, what He is and His nature. John gave us a comparison and contrast of what the “Light” … Continue reading →

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Naked Before God and the Wonder of it All

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Don Merritt

Last time, we ended with my saying that in this next post, it would be time to look at the concept of naked before God in a practical rather than an abstract way, so it might seem odd to begin … Continue reading →

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Love Not the World

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Don Merritt

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from … Continue reading →

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I Write to You Because…

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Don Merritt

Today, we have an amazing text, one that should be a real “Wow” text for us. This is a transitional passage between John’s introductory section and the rest of the letter.  In verses 1:1-2:11, John has been going through this … Continue reading →

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Love and Hate; Light and Dark

Posted on April 4, 2016 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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