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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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The Moment of Truth has Arrived

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Don Merritt

Song of Songs 8 Ok this is it; how is this story going to end? Will “He” and “She” get together, will they get married, and will they ever even be in the same room? We are about to find … Continue reading →

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Dance of Delight

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Don Merritt

Song of Songs 6:11-7:13 After the second of her dreams, “He” speaks; it would seem that he is going out to inspect a grove of trees when he is overcome by his desire for “She”. His friends chime in; he … Continue reading →

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Something Different- Your Thoughts Please…

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Don Merritt

Having completed our study of spiritual practices for now, it’s time for another topic to look at. I have been thinking of doing one on worship, more precisely, corporate worship; the worship assembly, Sunday worship… that sort of thing. Normally, … Continue reading →

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Dreaming Again

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Don Merritt

Song of Songs 5:2-6:10 As we move into the second half of our adventure, we enter once again into a dream. It’s interesting to note that the last chapter was the man’s affirmation of devotion to the woman, and it … Continue reading →

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Some Final Thoughts

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Don Merritt

We’ve been going through spiritual practices for some weeks now, covering a number of Classical and Expressive practices. At this point, I think it’s time to bring our discussion to a close for now, even though there are some that … Continue reading →

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