Tag Archives: discipleship

Looking far into the future

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Don Merritt

We have already seen the connection between a present temporal event and the future it represents in the first two chapters of Joel. Recall the plague of locusts in chapter 1, real and present; a crisis that required immediate action. … Continue reading →

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God’s Response to Repentance

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Don Merritt

Joel 2:18-27 In the first part of this chapter, Joel has set up a picture, a picture in which the people have been in open and gross rebellion against God, and God has sent a serious plague upon them. Then … Continue reading →

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Time to Repent

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Don Merritt

Joel 2: 12-17 This text falls into three parts as we will see, but more than that, it is the challenge that faces every human being alive today, for as you recall this chapter is in a context of Final … Continue reading →

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The Day of the Lord is Great

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Don Merritt

Joel 2:1-11 In the first chapter Joel described the plague of locusts that had devastated the land that was supposed to flow with milk and honey; it was the present national crisis before the people of Joel’s day. In this … Continue reading →

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The Day of the Lord

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Don Merritt

Joel 1 As Joel’s account opens, there is disaster in the land in the form of an invasion of locusts. They have destroyed everything in their path that grows; crops in the fields, grain in the barns; everything. The situation … Continue reading →

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A Brief Introduction to Joel

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Don Merritt

The Prophet Joel has been called “the prophet of Pentecost”, “the prophet of hopefulness” and the “the prophet of the Spirit”, yet in spite of these nicknames, little is actually known about him as a man. In fact, there is … Continue reading →

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Master and Servant

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Don Merritt

Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of … Continue reading →

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Focus on the Family

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Don Merritt

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” Fathers, do … Continue reading →

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Husbands and Wives

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Don Merritt

Ephesians 5:21-33 With these verses, Paul moves from the general instruction about a Christian’s life to a more specific instruction, beginning with the relationship of marriage, a subject that he writes about in more than one letter, as you know. … Continue reading →

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Be Filled with the Spirit

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Don Merritt

Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. … Continue reading →

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