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About Don Merritt

A long time teacher and writer, Don hopes to share his varied life's experiences in a different way with a Christian perspective.

Sunday Sermon Notes: July 23, 2023

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Don Merritt

Text: Mark 12:1-12 Mark 11:1-11 Parallel Texts: Matthew 21:1-12, 14-17; Luke 19:29-44; John 12:12-19 As we have come to expect, Mark gives us the simple facts of the day that Jesus rode into Jerusalem as King and Messiah without fanfare … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: July 16, 2023

Posted on July 16, 2023 by Don Merritt

Mark 10:32-45 Parallel Texts: Matthew 20:17-28; Luke 18:31-34 This interesting passage begins with Jesus once again predicting what His fate would be, and then takes an odd shift when James and John ask for something they don’t understand. In the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: July 9, 2023

Posted on July 9, 2023 by Don Merritt

Mark 10:13-31 Jesus has now left Galilee behind and crossed into Judea, and the crowds are large. In the first part of this passage, the Pharisees attempt to trap Him with a question about divorce. Surely they are aware of … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: June 25, 2023

Posted on June 25, 2023 by Don Merritt

Mark 9:14-29 When Jesus, Peter, James and John returned to the other disciples after the transfiguration, there was a dispute in progress; the teachers of the Law were arguing with the disciples. The people in the crowd see Jesus and … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: June 18, 2023

Posted on June 18, 2023 by Don Merritt

A Bright Future In the last part of Mark, we saw some interesting things. We saw Peter get it wrong, after being so right on the money only a short time earlier. Remember how he was the first to state … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: June 11, 2023

Posted on June 11, 2023 by Don Merritt

Mark 8:27-30 Parallel Texts: Matthew 16:13-20; Luke 9:18-21 After Jesus restores sight to a blind man in 8:22-26, Mark cuts to a new scene.  Jesus and the disciples are walking toward Caesarea Philippi, and along the way Jesus asks them … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: May 28, 2023

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Don Merritt

Mark 8:1-13 Parallel Texts: Matthew 15:32-16:4 Once again, we are near the Sea of Galilee with Jesus, the disciples and a very large crowd of people. Apparently they have all been there for quite a while, because Jesus feels that … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: May 21, 2023

Posted on May 21, 2023 by Don Merritt

Mark 7:24-37 Parallel Text: Matthew 15:21-37 A quick reading of this text will tell us that Jesus heals someone’s daughter, but quick readings don’t always yield the whole story, for there are those times when we are better off slowing … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: May 14, 2023

Posted on May 14, 2023 by Don Merritt

Mark 7:1-23 Parallel Texts: Matthew 15:1-20; John 7:1ff. Mark’s account changes it’s focus at this point, as does Matthew’s and Luke’s, for from this point forward up to Jesus’ final arrival in Jerusalem, Jesus focuses on training His disciples. Here, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: April 30, 2023

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Don Merritt

Mark 6:30-44 Parallel Texts: Matthew 14:13-21; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-14 Mark jumps back to Jesus and the disciples, who have just returned after their journey through Galilee, giving us the impression that Herod’s musings about who Jesus was had gone … Continue reading →

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