Monthly Archives: August 2018

What we have Heard from the Beginning

Posted on August 9, 2018 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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Photo of the Week: August 8, 2018

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Don Merritt

The Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC

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Joshua 24 and the Seven Letters in Revelation

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Don Merritt

Joshua 24:1-27 gives us a re-statement of the Mosaic Covenant between God and His people as they take possession of the Promised Land at long last. As I mentioned yesterday, its structure is very similar to that of the seven … Continue reading →

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Doing What is Right

Posted on August 8, 2018 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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The Seven Letters: An Introduction

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Don Merritt

Recently we’ve discussed here issues relating to worship, church, Kingdom and our relationships with God, and I thought it might be interesting for us to move into another completely different way of approaching these same concepts; the letters to the … Continue reading →

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Children of God

Posted on August 7, 2018 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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TLP Inspiration: August 6, 2018

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Don Merritt

The Dog Days of Summer Good Monday from the Heartland. There are several names for this time of year like “the lazy hazy days of summer” and the “dog days” of summer.  I can understand the lazy and the hazy, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: August 5, 2018

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Don Merritt

Title: The Kingdom is Like… Text: Mark 4:21-34 Two Short Parables Mark 4:21-25 Parallel Text: Luke 8:16-18 This brief section contains two more short parables, the Parable of the Lampstands and the Warning for Hearers. First, let’s talk about lamps… … Continue reading →

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Making Choices

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Don Merritt

As a simple matter of stewardship all of us make choices on how best to take care of that with which God has blessed us. We do this with our material possessions, we do this spiritually and we also do … Continue reading →

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Continue in Him

Posted on August 3, 2018 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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