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Sunday Class Notes: October 20

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Don Merritt

Understanding Prophetic Texts Today’s Text Matthew 24:29-33 III. How can we understand this? Methodology Today we have a difficult bit of text to consider and I thought that it would be useful to many readers to discuss at the beginning how … Continue reading →

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Fast and Loose with the Bible

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Don Merritt

“You can use the Bible to prove anything you want!” Have you ever heard that one? I bet you have. It is one of the most common criticisms of the Bible from non-believers, and sadly from a fair number of … Continue reading →

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Children of God

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Don Merritt

We often speak of “God’s children” lightly. We say things like, “well, we’re all God’s children” meaning that we are somehow all the same and so we should be nice to one another; that is surely the case, but it … Continue reading →

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The Journey: Bible Reading

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Don Merritt

For this post, I’d like to make a distinction between Bible study and Bible reading. Today, our journey is not about study, which will come later, but about reading God’s Word in a very special way. Our journey picks up right after … Continue reading →

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Disciple: Early Steps

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Don Merritt

It really doesn’t matter how long we have been following Jesus Christ, even if it is decades, we will always be moving and building our own level of discipleship. Put another way, following Jesus is a lifelong quest. That quest … Continue reading →

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The Journey: Personal Prayer

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Don Merritt

The Journey is an exploration of my spiritual condition and practices based upon the proposition that: We can only disciple other people through the overflowing of our own discipleship. So it follows that it would be wise to examine our … Continue reading →

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A Proposition

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Don Merritt

I have a proposition for you to think about today. In this case, my proposition is in the form of a thought, one that I believe to be correct; one that could be very significant both for each of us … Continue reading →

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The End of the Old Covenant, part 3

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Don Merritt

The Death and Resurrection of Christ Jesus saw His death as formal covenant ratification, and that fact can be seen in the following verses: This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you. Luke … Continue reading →

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A Moment to Reflect

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Don Merritt

If you read many of the posts here, you will notice I’m an advocate of finding to time just be quiet and reflect on our relationships with God. Many people find particular inspiration spending some time with God in nature, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Class Notes: October 13

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Don Merritt

Structural Keys Important Note: To get the most out of these notes, I would strongly recommend that you have your Bible handy! Today’s Text: Matt. 24:29,34,35, 36 II. How many questions did they ask? No interpretation of this text will … Continue reading →