Tag Archives: discipleship

What Will We Do About Christmas?

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Don Merritt

I was going to re-write this piece and make it a little different than last year’s post, but as i went through it again this morning, I decided to simply re-post it as it appeared a year ago; I think … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Rocket Science

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Don Merritt

In my early post this morning, I wrote of simplicity in our lives, both as a spiritual discipline and as a priority, and I did this in a context of “getting ready for Christmas.” If you happened to have read … Continue reading →

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Priorities

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Don Merritt

“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how … Continue reading →

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Worry Wart!

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Don Merritt

If you haven’t been with us over the last several posts, we are getting ready to celebrate Christmas here at The Life Project, and we have been doing so by reviewing some of the reasons that Jesus came to earth, … Continue reading →

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Fasting and…

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Don Merritt

As we prepare for Christmas, we’ve been reviewing Matthew chapter six, a perfectly natural thing to do, don’t you think? After all, how can we celebrate the birth of Christ apart from His basic teachings? So far, we’ve seen that … Continue reading →

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Jesus Teaches Us How to Pray

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Don Merritt

Matthew 6:5-15 As we continue our review of Matthew 6 to help us prepare for Christmas, recall that in the first four verses Jesus has taught us that we should help the needy in secret so that we will not … Continue reading →

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To Receive Honor

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Don Merritt

A man’s pride brings him low,     but a man of lowly spirit gains honor. Proverbs 29:23 Living with God, as His follower, His servant, in relationship with Him, is a little bit counter-intuitive.  We might normally associate a proud man … Continue reading →

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Nearer My God to Thee

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Don Merritt

There are times in a Christian’s journey when we just “know” something, when we comprehend something, when we must do something. Sometimes we call this that “soft still voice” but there really isn’t a voice, it’s more of an understanding, … Continue reading →

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#4: Everything is Possible

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Don Merritt

This one is from July 2, 2014:   Mark 9:14-29 Parallel Texts:  Matthew 17:14-20; Luke 9:37-43 When Jesus, Peter, James and John returned to the other disciples after the transfiguration, there was a dispute in progress; the teachers of the … Continue reading →

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#5: Seriously?

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Don Merritt

I had forgotten about this one from March 8, 2014…   The other day my wife sent me a picture and asked me to “crush it” and my immediate reaction was just to let it go… what’s the point?  You … Continue reading →

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