Tag Archives: Applied Theology

Sunday Class Notes: August 11

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Don Merritt

Moving on to Maturity Blogger’s Note: This lesson is on a very tough text.  I fully understand that many of my regular readers might come to a different position on the items addressed in chapter 6, so you might draw … Continue reading →

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Looking at the Root Cause

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Don Merritt

It seems to me that people in America are uneasy about the future of the Republic; I keep hearing this expressed in the media as well as by friends and family.  This morning, on a local radio show out of … Continue reading →

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Things aren’t always what they appear to be!

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Don Merritt

I was really pleased at the way this picture turned out; what a beautiful old home! Don’t you get a sense of the charm of yesteryear when you look at it?  It just oozes the best of late Victorian living… … Continue reading →

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Something to Think About…

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Don Merritt

This morning a wonderful Christian friend shared this with me and I thought we should all give it a little thought… Don Pastor Jeremiah Steepek (pictured below) transformed himself into a homeless person and went to the 10,000 member church … Continue reading →

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Sunday Class Notes: August 4

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Don Merritt

The Great High Priest Today’s Text:              Hebrews 4:14-5:10   Introduction   Continuing on from vv. 12-13, we are arriving at the very heart of the book of Hebrews.  In this overall context, three powerful forces are revealed: The power of … Continue reading →

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Sunday Class Notes: July 28

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Don Merritt

God’s Rest  Today‟s Text Hebrews 4:1-13 Introduction: Picking up where we left off last week, the author continues his discussion of that rest which the people of Israel largely did not enter because of their disbelief. In this section, our … Continue reading →

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Sunday Class Notes: July 21

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Don Merritt

Jesus is Superior to Moses Today‟s Text: Hebrews 3 Introduction This chapter begins with the word “therefore”. As you know, this word tells us that what has preceded it is being summed up or built upon. In this particular case, … Continue reading →

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Brotherly Love

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Don Merritt

   My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you … Continue reading →

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Sunday Class Notes: June 9

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Don Merritt

The Supremacy of the Son Today’s Text: Hebrews 1:5-14 This second part of the first chapter contains seven Old Testament quotations that are used to prove the supremacy of Christ which was asserted within the first four verses.  This is … Continue reading →

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Sunday Class Notes: June 2

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Don Merritt

God Has Spoken! Today’s Text:              Hebrews 1:1-4 To say that these four verses are dense with meaning would be an understatement, for they may be the most meaning-filled four verses in the entire Bible.  Here we find the seven attributes … Continue reading →

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