Tag Archives: encouragement

God is in Control (1)

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Don Merritt

  There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,     a time to kill and a time … Continue reading →

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Meaningless Labors… and a Different Point of View

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Don Merritt

Ecclesiastes 2:17-26 With verses 17 ff. we continue the Teacher’s warm and cozy view of our lives under the sun, this time we are talking about work. In verses 17-23, we see a very high concentration of markers making it … Continue reading →

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Wisdom and Folly

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Don Merritt

Ecclesiastes 2:12-16 Our Teacher now examines wisdom and folly, and in so doing he comes to the conclusion that wisdom is better, but it only goes so far. A wise person walks in light, while a fool stumbles around in … Continue reading →

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Ecclesiastes: The Prologue

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Don Merritt

Ecclesiastes 1:1-12 And so dear reader, we begin our most excellent adventure through the book of Ecclesiastes. After identifying Solomon as the “Teacher” of this lesson, the theme of the entire book is set forth in verses 2-3: The works … Continue reading →

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A Brief Introduction to Ecclesiastes

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Don Merritt

As we begin our adventure through Ecclesiastes, we should set out a little background information about it. First of all, I want to be very up front with you: This book is a little tricky, so we need to be … Continue reading →

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A Final Thought from Our Study of John

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Don Merritt

When I was a boy, I read a book about the life of Jesus, and it really got my attention. As I thought about it, and as I thought about this Jesus guy, I really had no problem believing that … Continue reading →

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“Do You Love Me?”

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Don Merritt

John 21 Chapter 20 is John’s record of events concerning the risen Christ in Jerusalem; chapter 21 is John’s story from Galilee.  Why the disciples had traveled there isn’t given, but it makes sense that they wouldn’t be staying on … Continue reading →

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The Tomb is Empty!

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Don Merritt

John 20 Last time, our lesson closed when Pilate finally sent Jesus away to be crucified.  Now we pick up the story after the crucifixion has been completed, on the first day of the new week with Mary Magdalene who … Continue reading →

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The Verdict

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Don Merritt

John 19:1-16 These verses comprise one of the most amazing narratives in all of world literature.  They tell a terrible story of betrayal, hypocrisy, and weakness, evil and hate, yet through this quagmire of politics, dishonesty and intrigue God’s great … Continue reading →

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Blessed Are You

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Don Merritt

In verse 10, Jesus said that those who are persecuted for righteousness are blessed; here He gets personal, for now He isn’t referring to someone else, or some group of individuals, now it is about “you”. People may speak all … Continue reading →

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