Category Archives: Sunday Class Notes

Sunday Sermon Notes: January 14, 2018

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Don Merritt

Join together in following my example, brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a model, keep your eyes on those who live as we do. For, as I have often told you before and now tell you … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: January 7, 2018

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Don Merritt

Title: Pressing On Text:  Philippians 3:7-16 But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: December 31, 2017

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Don Merritt

Title: Jesus is Presented at the Temple Text: Luke 2:22-40 The Law of Moses required that a male child be circumcised on the eighth day and so Mary and Joseph left Bethlehem and traveled the few miles to Jerusalem for … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: December 24, 2017

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Don Merritt

Title: A Savior is Born Text: Luke 2:1-21 Luke 2:1-21 In due course the time came for Mary to give birth to her son; they named him Jesus, just as the angel had told them. There really is no point … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: December 17, 2017

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Don Merritt

Title: Mary’s Story Text: Luke 1:26-38 Six months after Elizabeth became pregnant; the angel Gabriel pays a visit to Mary in Nazareth: “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” Have you ever read legal notices in … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: December 10, 2017

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Don Merritt

Title:  Joseph’s Story Text: Matthew 1:18-25 Joseph was betrothed to Mary, which in that place and time was a process of about a year in length. During that time, the couple was legally married, but their union could not be … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: December 3, 2017

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Don Merritt

  Title:  The Word Became Flesh Text: John 1:10-18 Readers’ Note: I haven’t mentioned this before here, but as of October 22, I’ve been the preaching minister at Morrison Christian Church in Morrison, Illinois. Since I began I’ve intended to … Continue reading →

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Sunday Class Notes: December 29

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Don Merritt

Today, we complete Messianic Prophecy with the fulfillment of a prophecy about a whole new age…   The Great Day Joel 2:28-32 Joel, like the other prophets we have studied, has predicted bad times ahead because of the unbelief and … Continue reading →

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Sunday Class Notes: December 22

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Don Merritt

The Crucifixion Psalm 22 This is an amazing Psalm, one of agony, desperation… and victory.  It is entirely fulfilled in the crucifixion of Jesus, and it contains details of what the crucified person endures before they die, that are amazing.  … Continue reading →

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Sunday Class Notes: December 15

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Don Merritt

The Suffering Servant Isaiah 53 In Isaiah 53, the prophet describes for us a servant who would be despised, rejected and die; with the result of saving many.  The poem here actually begins with verse 13 of the preceding chapter… … Continue reading →

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