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Respected by all who knew him

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Don Merritt

We say this about people sometimes, but we don’t usually mean it literally; it’s a nice thing to say though. I lost a dear friend, a dear brother in Christ the other day, and he was respected by all knew … Continue reading →

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All Good Things…

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Don Merritt

…must come to an end. And so I is my Illinois adventure. Yes, I’m back in Virginia having spent Monday and much of Tuesday riding the rails across a snow-bound America. I must say that if you have the time, … Continue reading →

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On a Personal Note…

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Don Merritt

This past Sunday I had an odd experience. It all began when I awakened and realized that I had no recollection, no idea really, of what I was teaching that day. Oh I had set it all up the previous … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Podcast: February 22, 2015

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Don Merritt

Yesterday’s sermon on maturity and unity in the Body of Christ centers on Ephesians 4:7-16 and the amazing linkage between using our spiritual gifts, growing to maturity in Christ and achieving unity in the church: Listen Now

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In His Cathedral

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Don Merritt

The greatest of cathedrals are not made by the hands of men, but by the very hand of God Himself. In those cathedrals, you can go to pray and to listen to the sounds that are not sounds made by … Continue reading →

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A Final Thought or Two

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Don Merritt

The study of spiritual gifts really isn’t one of those things that you just button up and file away, so I suppose that in truth, none of my thoughts is really quite “final,” yet there is a time to move … Continue reading →

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The Last Step

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Don Merritt

If you have completed the exercises I’ve given you and taken the test, you are ready for this last step; ah yes, another little exercise. Before I get into it, a short word… I am going to assume that you … Continue reading →

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Questions and More Questions…

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Don Merritt

This post contains a series of questions for you to consider about areas of Christian service that may or may not be of interest to you. The point of this exercise is to help you identify which areas of service … Continue reading →

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Your Personality

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Don Merritt

All of us were created by god and God knows every bit of us, including every aspect of our personalities. In fact, god knows you better than you know yourself. In His wisdom and by His grace, he has given … Continue reading →

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Let’s Figure Out Which Gift(s) You Have

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Don Merritt

Most of the time, this is where you take a test that is comprised of a whole bunch of questions and then the answers are tallied up and you get results: You have the following gifts… Before we are completed … Continue reading →