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Daunting, Hopeful… Empowering

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Don Merritt

  Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes … Continue reading →

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It’s All Worth the Effort

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Don Merritt

But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 2 Corinthians … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness 8

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Don Merritt

Common Misconceptions about Forgiveness Galatians 5:13-26 A few years ago, I was working with a man whose wife had left him, in hopes of restoring the marriage. To keep a long story short, he had acknowledged that he was responsible … Continue reading →

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Tenacity in Spite of Shortcomings

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Don Merritt

2 Corinthians 4:1-6 As chapter 4 begins, we find ourselves in the midst of a unit of the letter which is a defense of Paul’s apostolic ministry, that began 2:14 and runs through 7:4. With 4:1, we are entering into … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness 7

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Don Merritt

The Role of Pride and Self I don’t need to tell any of you what the Bible says about pride and self; you know already. Instead, here’s a question for discussion: If godly love can be seen through humility and … Continue reading →

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Glory Indeed!

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Don Merritt

Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold. We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to prevent the Israelites from seeing the end of what was passing away. But their minds were made dull, for to … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness 6

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Don Merritt

Can We Love Others and Not Forgive Them? Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by … Continue reading →

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Moving on to new heights

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Don Merritt

Now if the ministry that brought death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of its glory, transitory though it was, will not the ministry of … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness 5

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Don Merritt

God Forgives Us, We Forgive Others Read Matthew 18:21-35 This passage is often called “The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant” because that servant who had received mercy (forgiveness) by the Master, refused to show mercy (forgiveness) to his fellow servant, … Continue reading →

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Not of the letter

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Don Merritt

2 Corinthians 3:1-6 In these verses Paul continues the defense of his apostolic ministry. You’ll recall that at the end of the last chapter he mentioned that he, unlike some, isn’t peddling the gospel for profit, but rather he is … Continue reading →

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