Tag Archives: Bible study

Finally, prayer

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Don Merritt

James 5:13-20 In concluding his letter, James speaks on prayer in the only passage in his letter that doesn’t have a direct parallel in the Sermon on the Mount. Actually, this is one of the strongest statements concerning the power … Continue reading →

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Patience my friends!

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Don Merritt

James 5:7-12 This passage opens with the words, “Be patient, then, brothers and sisters…” (James 5:7a) and to really lock our understanding of it up, we should look at the word “then.” The Greek word here is oun which means “then, … Continue reading →

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Let’s Keep it in Context!

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Don Merritt

Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you. Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and … Continue reading →

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Priorities

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Don Merritt

Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? … Continue reading →

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Who am I to Judge my Neighbor?

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Don Merritt

Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister[d] or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment … Continue reading →

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Submit, Resist and Lift Up

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Don Merritt

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. … Continue reading →

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Holding on to Conflict

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Don Merritt

You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. Or do you think Scripture says without reason that … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Symptoms

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Don Merritt

What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. … Continue reading →

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Wisdom

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Don Merritt

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast … Continue reading →

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Tongue Trainers

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Don Merritt

All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With the tongue we praise … Continue reading →

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