Category Archives: Bible

Our Great High Priest

Posted on September 19, 2025 by Don Merritt

Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we … Continue reading →

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The Word of God

Posted on September 18, 2025 by Don Merritt

Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it. For we also have had the good news proclaimed to us, just as they did; … Continue reading →

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The Majesty of God

Posted on September 18, 2025 by Don Merritt

Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;    his greatness no one can fathom.One generation will commend your works to another;    they will tell of your mighty acts.They will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty,    and I will meditate on your wonderful works Psalm 145:3-5 … Continue reading →

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For as Long as it is Called “Today”

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Don Merritt

So, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear his voice,do not harden your heartsas you did in the rebellion,during the time of testing in the wilderness,where your ancestors tested and tried me,though for forty years they saw what … Continue reading →

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Jesus: Greater than Moses

Posted on September 16, 2025 by Don Merritt

Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest. He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house. Jesus has … Continue reading →

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Fully Human

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Don Merritt

Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil— and free those who all their lives were held in … Continue reading →

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What a View!

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Don Merritt

From high on a hill, you can see a long way. From up here, you can see over the trees, over the river below, and across the hills of another state. From the hilltop, you can see much more than … Continue reading →

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Brothers (and Sisters)

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Don Merritt

 In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered. Both the one who makes people holy and those who … Continue reading →

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Down Shady Lanes

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Don Merritt

Sometimes we have the wrong idea about following Jesus; we think that everything in life will be like walking down a shady lane. It isn’t always like that. I’ve seen brand new baby Christians who think that now that they … Continue reading →

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But We See Jesus!

Posted on September 11, 2025 by Don Merritt

For He has not put the world to come, of which we speak, in subjection to angels. But one testified in a certain place, saying: “What is man that You are mindful of him,Or the son of man that You take … Continue reading →

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