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Keep His Commands

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Don Merritt

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. In fact, … Continue reading →

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The Letter to Laodicea

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Don Merritt

To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: Laodicea was a proud and wealthy city situated near a famous hot spring; it was known as a place of cures. It would appear that even the people in the church were … Continue reading →

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We love because He first loved us

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Don Merritt

We love because he first loved us. Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. And … Continue reading →

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God is Love

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Don Merritt

God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.  This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus. There is no … Continue reading →

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TLP Inspiration: August 18, 2018

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Don Merritt

Those Who Mourn Most of the time, we don’t associate blessing with mourning; maybe we should rethink this… Matthew didn’t actually say what those blessed ones are mourning; it could be the loss of a loved one, it could be … Continue reading →

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TLP Inspiration: August 13, 2018

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Don Merritt

The Cry of My Heart How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Psalm 84:1-2 Good Monday Morning from the Heartland. … Continue reading →

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TLP Inspiration: August 11, 2018

Posted on August 11, 2018 by Don Merritt

Do We Really Need Jesus? Good Saturday from the Heartland.  “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the … Continue reading →

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TLP Inspiration: August 6, 2018

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Don Merritt

The Dog Days of Summer Good Monday from the Heartland. There are several names for this time of year like “the lazy hazy days of summer” and the “dog days” of summer.  I can understand the lazy and the hazy, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: August 5, 2018

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Don Merritt

Title: The Kingdom is Like… Text: Mark 4:21-34 Two Short Parables Mark 4:21-25 Parallel Text: Luke 8:16-18 This brief section contains two more short parables, the Parable of the Lampstands and the Warning for Hearers. First, let’s talk about lamps… … Continue reading →

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TLP Inspiration: July 3.0, 2018

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Don Merritt

The Next Move Here we are at the chess board, looking intently at the pieces on the table and trying to plot our next move… but this is no game−  it’s life. Each of us has life moves to make; … Continue reading →

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