Monthly Archives: October 2024

Today is a Great Day if You are a Dodger Fan

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Don Merritt

If you have guessed that I am a Dodger fan, you would be correct. I was born and raised in Los Angeles and have been for the Dodgers all my life, and I have so many wonderful memories of those … Continue reading →

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From that time on…

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Don Merritt

As Matthew continues with his narrative, he uses several times, the phrase, “From that time on Jesus began…” You may recall that in 4:17 the phrase marked the beginning of Jesus’ ministry in Galilee, but here in Matthew 16:21, it … Continue reading →

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What’s going on in there?

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Don Merritt

I took this picture because I liked the window on this building.  Now that I’ve seen the picture on a screen, it is more interesting than I realized at first… what’s going on in there? From our vantage point of … Continue reading →

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Matthew 16:18-19; a closer look, part 2

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Don Merritt

I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Matthew 16:19 Peter was to be given “the keys of the … Continue reading →

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Matthew 16:18-19; a closer look, part 1

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Don Merritt

Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the … Continue reading →

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 “Who do you say that I am?”

Posted on October 29, 2024 by Don Merritt

Matthew 16:13-20 Jesus and the disciples came to the region of Caesarea Philippi where Jesus asked them who people were saying that He was. They responded with several things He was being called. Then Jesus asked them a fateful question: … Continue reading →

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Firstborn!

Posted on October 29, 2024 by Don Merritt
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Pharisees, Sadducees and… yeast?

Posted on October 28, 2024 by Don Merritt

Matthew 16:5-12 After the scene in which the Pharisees and Sadducees set aside their contempt for one another to try to trick Jesus into offering a sign, Jesus and His disciples once again head off across the lake. This time, … Continue reading →

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Rejoice and Be Glad

Posted on October 28, 2024 by Don Merritt

This is the day the LORD has made;    let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 How much joy do we take in life? How much joy do we have in worship? OK, I agree that not every situation … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: October 27, 2024

Posted on October 27, 2024 by Don Merritt

In the last passage, we saw that evil can come upon us at any time; that’s just the way it is. In this section, we will see that good can come upon us as well, and that we must not … Continue reading →

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