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The Other Question

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Don Merritt

This Could Turn into a Rant! In the interests of full disclosure, this question was asked before the question I posted about this morning. You can read the earlier post here. The question was: Do you see the Holy Spirit working … Continue reading →

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Is the Holy Spirit working in your life?

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Don Merritt

I’ll give you a minute to ponder that question… This question came up in a Sunday School Class I attended recently. Nobody took a vote or anything; there was no show of hands. There was a fair amount of conversation … Continue reading →

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Sunday Class Notes: September 8

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Don Merritt

Superior Sacrifice, part 2 Today’s Text: Hebrews 10 Introduction Chapter 10 is a continuation of the discussion of the Superior Sacrifice brought by Jesus Christ that was the subject of chapter 9. This continuation is made clear in verse 1 … Continue reading →

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Prayer

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Don Merritt

“{ray that you will not fall into temptation.” Luke 22:40b Jesus gave this instruction to his disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane on that fateful night and then went a little further up the path to pray himself. His disciples … Continue reading →

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Covenant-keeping, an essential aspect of Christian teaching

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Don Merritt

To continue with our discussion of Biblical covenants, we come to an essential aspect of covenants: Covenant-keeping. To introduce this concept, it is helpful for us to realize that the ancient Hebrews had a special word for this: hesed. Hesed means … Continue reading →

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Restraint and Covenant

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Don Merritt

I’ve often told students that in order to understand the Bible, they must first understand covenant. Without a working knowledge of the concept of Biblical covenant, the Bible is a tough book to follow, and it is this lack of … Continue reading →

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Last Day

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Don Merritt

This past Sunday was my last in Milan, Illinois where I have attended since 2005. Quite a bit has happened since I started there and much of that has been recorded in this blog. I hope you won’t mind my … Continue reading →

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Here I go!

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Don Merritt

Just a real short post to say thanks to everybody for the nice comments. You are all a great inspiration to me, more so than you will ever know, and I really appreciate that. It’s so sad that so many … Continue reading →

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Worship Team as a laboratory for making disciples

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Don Merritt

“Bargo” asked me to post something on this topic which really goes back to a remark I made in a conversation some months ago. Worship Team is a laboratory for making disciples… For this remark to make any sense, a … Continue reading →

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Memorial of warning and hope

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Don Merritt

The old Memorial Christian Church building stands in Rock Island, Illinois where it has been since 1896. It has been the home of thriving congregations of Christians who shared the light of Jesus Christ in Rock Island for many generations. … Continue reading →