Tag Archives: discipleship

Continue in Love

Posted on October 28, 2025 by Don Merritt

Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them … Continue reading →

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Martha and Mary

Posted on September 24, 2025 by Don Merritt

As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted … Continue reading →

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Pride, Humility and Relationship with God

Posted on August 19, 2025 by Don Merritt

Jesus taught in parables to enable His listeners to more easily understand important concepts that may cut close to home.  In Luke 18:9-14, Jesus teaches us about pride and humility in a way that all of us can understand. It … Continue reading →

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The Beatitudes and Forgiveness, part 1

Posted on April 23, 2025 by Don Merritt

Matthew 5:3-12 I have no doubt that you are familiar with this text; it is one of the most often quoted in Scripture. No doubt you’ve studied it in studies, classes and sermons many times, but have you ever considered … Continue reading →

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James Closes His Letter

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Don Merritt

James 5:13-20 In concluding his letter, James speaks on prayer in the only passage in his letter that doesn’t have a direct parallel in the Sermon on the Mount. Actually, this is one of the strongest statements concerning the power … Continue reading →

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Simplicity, Naïveté and the Ways of God

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Don Merritt

Recently a friend of mine was speaking with a small group of people; they were asking him questions about various things. One of them asked him what kind of programs and outreach activities he thought would best help a church … Continue reading →

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Frugality

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Don Merritt

There’s a word we don’t hear often in the 21st century! We do, however, hear the word “stewardship” occasionally. Isn’t being a good steward about the same thing as being frugal? That really isn’t as easy as it sounds, since descriptions … Continue reading →

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Glorying God in Culture: Redux

Posted on January 18, 2025 by Don Merritt

We Christians can be critical of culture; I include myself in this statement.  It is actually quite easy to be critical of culture since culture involves so many questionable things; especially present day culture.  We would be making a mistake … Continue reading →

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God Keeps His Promises

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Don Merritt

Matthew 27:27-56 I know that you don’t need me to go through the details of Matthew’s text concerning Jesus’ scourging and crucifixion, for you can probably tell the story yourself, and there is always the link to the text itself. … Continue reading →

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Something to Think About: Redux

Posted on June 28, 2024 by Don Merritt

I first posted this on August 4, 2013- my how time flies! Today I am posting this for my “Rooted” group; I think this pretty well sums up our last session… This morning a wonderful Christian friend shared this with … Continue reading →

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