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Sunday Sermon Notes: July 13, 2025

Posted on July 13, 2025 by Don Merritt

Please remember that the six lessons we are going over all come as explanations of what it means to present ourselves as living sacrifices to the Lord from Romans 12:1-2… Lesson 5: Love Let no debt remain outstanding, except the … Continue reading →

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The Lord’s Supper

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Don Merritt

1 Corinthians 11:17-34 In the first part of this section, Paul gave the Corinthians praise, followed by instruction. Here, as the second part begins there is no praise for him to give, for the Corinthians have gone very wrong on … Continue reading →

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Unity in Christ

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Don Merritt

 Colossians 3: 5-14 Since this is a longer section, I won’t reproduce it here, and I hope you’ll read it on your own… In the last section, we saw Paul tell us how to live our new lives, by setting … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: July 6, 2025

Posted on July 6, 2025 by Don Merritt

Please remember that the six lessons we are going over all come as explanations of what it means to present ourselves as living sacrifices to the Lord from Romans 12:1-2… Lesson 4: Dealing with Government Let everyone be subject to … Continue reading →

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Head Covering and Worship

Posted on July 3, 2025 by Don Merritt

1 Corinthians 11:2-16 We begin a new section in Paul’s letter with 11:2, a section that continues through to the end of this chapter. Here, Paul deals with a couple of areas that involve worship, first head covering, and second, … Continue reading →

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A Conversation and a Conclusion

Posted on July 2, 2025 by Don Merritt

1 Corinthians 10:23-11:1 We have seen passages in which Paul is so blunt that his meaning is hard to miss, but from our perspective, this is not one of those. If we aren’t careful, we can quote verses from this … Continue reading →

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Raising our Sights

Posted on July 2, 2025 by Don Merritt

Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now … Continue reading →

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Paul Throws a Curve Ball

Posted on July 1, 2025 by Don Merritt

Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry. I speak to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we … Continue reading →

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Paul has some serious warnings

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Don Merritt

1 Corinthians 10:1-13 For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea. They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and … Continue reading →

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Following the “Rules”

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Don Merritt

Since you died with Christ to the elemental spiritual forces of this world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules:  “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”? These rules, which have to … Continue reading →

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