Monthly Archives: January 2017

Photo of the Week: January 11, 2017

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Don Merritt
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Lord of the Sabbath

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Don Merritt

Luke 6:1-11 This passage contains two stories of events occurring on the Sabbath which result in conflict to point where the Pharisees begin to plot against Jesus. In the first one (6:1-5) the disciples were eating grain they had plucked … Continue reading →

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The Pharisees Have a Question

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Don Merritt

They said to him, “John’s disciples often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours go on eating and drinking.” Jesus answered, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? But the time … Continue reading →

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Bonus Post: The Pharisees

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Don Merritt

The Pharisees were the largest group of “teachers of the Law” in the first century which is to say that they were teachers of the Law, but not all teachers of the Law were Pharisee. There were several other groups, … Continue reading →

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Another Disciple; More Conflict

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Don Merritt

After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. “Follow me,” Jesus said to him, and Levi got up, left everything and followed him. Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus … Continue reading →

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The Beginning of Conflict

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Don Merritt

Luke 5:17-26 Since Jesus; departure from Nazareth, things had been going pretty well; He met with universal acclaim, He has been begged to remain in villages, and many have come out to hear His teaching and see His healing, but … Continue reading →

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Another Healing

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Don Merritt

While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me … Continue reading →

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Days of Praise

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Don Merritt

I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever. Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever. Psalm 145:1-2 Have you ever just sat back and considered everything God has … Continue reading →

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Random Ramblings: January 7, 2017

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Don Merritt

Earlier this week I wrote a wonderful piece for this feature, it was a “Random Ramble” that was so good, so well-written, so brilliant, so artfully done that they would have made a Pulitzer Prize for blogging after reading it. … Continue reading →

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Calling Disciples

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Don Merritt

Luke 5:1-11 Luke’s account of the calling of Peter, James and John as disciples differs in many ways from the accounts of Matthew and Mark; I’ll let others speculate on the reasons for this and try to focus on what … Continue reading →

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