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Sunday Sermon Notes: July 1, 2018

Posted on July 1, 2018 by Don Merritt

Title: Jesus, Sinners and Critics Text: Mark 2:1-17 Jesus Meets His Critics Mark 2:1-12 Parallel Texts: Matthew 9:2-8; Luke 5:17-26 In this passage, Jesus has returned to Capernaum from His Kingdom Tour, and the people are excited to have Him back … Continue reading →

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Hosea Gets Married

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Don Merritt

Hosea 1 We begin Hosea’s story with a time stamp in verse 1. If you were wondering where I got the dates that I used in the Introduction, this is it. It’s also interesting to notice the language used at … Continue reading →

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A Brief Introduction to Hosea

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Don Merritt

Hosea began his prophetic ministry to the Northern Kingdom, Israel, in the final phase of Amos’ ministry, somewhere around 790 BC. It was a time of great material prosperity in the land, but socially and morally, it was a disaster; … Continue reading →

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One Adventure Ends, Another Begins

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Don Merritt

I don’t know about you, but I really enjoyed our adventure in Song of Songs, but like all good things, we’ve come to the end. Happily however, we get to begin a new adventure; I thought another kind of love … Continue reading →

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Song of Songs: Epilogue

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Don Merritt

We’ve been all the way through the Song of Songs. We’ve discussed many of the issues and the theology that surround the book; there isn’t much left that I can say about it… except for the best part of all. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: June 24, 2018

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Don Merritt

Title: The Kingdom is at Hand Text: Mark 1:29-45 Healing People Mark 1:29-34 Parallel Texts: Matt. 8:14-17; Luke 4:38-41 Galilee Touring Mark 1:35-39 Parallel Texts: Matt. 4:23-25; Luke 4:42-44 Growing Crowds Mark 1:40-45 Parallel Texts: Matt. 8:2-4; Luke 5:12-16 If … Continue reading →

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Song of Songs and the use of Erotic Images

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Don Merritt

Who can argue with the assertion that Song of Songs contains strong erotic imagery? For this reason, many have considered this book to be “too hot to handle” in churches over the years, while others see it as a book … Continue reading →

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Finding the Last Piece

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Don Merritt

Here is the last piece to the puzzle that is the Song of Songs: The Old Testament has “types” of a Bridegroom; the New Testament tells of the coming of the Bridegroom. If you get this, then you will get … Continue reading →

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Putting the Pieces Together

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Don Merritt

In the last post, I asked the question about how the story of Songs of Songs ends if “She” represents God’s people and “He” represents God, and I promised to give my thoughts on the question now… so here goes. … Continue reading →

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Picking up the Pieces

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Don Merritt

In looking back at our adventure through the Song of Songs, I’ve been thinking about some of the different ideas that people have about the book, many of which I mentioned before we got into the text, and some others … Continue reading →

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