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Warm and Safe

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Don Merritt

There are times when it’s fun to be outside walking, playing, swimming or spending time with family and friends. There are other times when being outside isn’t so great, times when there is a storm, or when it’s just too … Continue reading →

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What about this world?

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Don Merritt

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from … Continue reading →

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I write to you because…

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Don Merritt

Today, we have an amazing text, one that I have never really appreciated until about 10 minutes ago. It just hit me: Wow! I must have been a victim of my training, because this is a transitional passage between John’s … Continue reading →

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The Power of One Word

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Don Merritt

We often assume that the big words are the really important ones, yet the more I think about it, the more I believe that it’s really the little words that make or break a person. This is particularly true for … Continue reading →

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Love and Hate; Light and Dark

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Don Merritt

Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning. This old command is the message you have heard. Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen … Continue reading →

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Do You Ever Wonder ‘Why?’

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Don Merritt

PREACHER: We always like to say that we are having a potluck and there we will have ‘sweet fellowship’ but if “Fellowship” is the reason that God created Man, then Fellowship cannot simply be the same as socializing… (17 minutes … Continue reading →

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Prayer and Grace

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Don Merritt

Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, … Continue reading →

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Living Christ

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Don Merritt

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and … Continue reading →

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Without God

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Don Merritt

Throughout the history of Man people have tried to outsmart God. This shouldn’t be a shock to anyone for the history of Man is the history of rebellion against God. You hear this all the time when you see governments … Continue reading →

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Following the “Rules”

Posted on January 24, 2014 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 →