Tag Archives: encouragement

Peter Gets it Right

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 8:27-30 Parallel Texts: Matthew 16:13-20; Luke 9:18-21 After Jesus restores sight to a blind man in 8:22-26, Mark cuts to a new scene. Jesus and the disciples are walking toward Caesarea Philippi, and along the way Jesus asks them … Continue reading →

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Yeast infection

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 8:14-21 Parallel Text: Matthew 16:5-12 Remember the last post in which we saw the encounter Jesus had with some Pharisees; they demanded a sign and Jesus refused to give them, and went back to the boat. In this passage, … Continue reading →

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Hearing and Speaking

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 7:31-37 Parallel Text: Matthew 15:29-31 After some days in the region of Tyre, Jesus and the disciples moved on in the direction of Sidon, crossing into modern-day Syria, making their way finally to the eastern shore of the Sea … Continue reading →

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Demons, Dogs and Foreign Scenes

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 7:24-30 Parallel Text: Matthew 15_21-28 A quick reading of this text will tell us that Jesus heals someone’s daughter, but quick readings don’t always yield the whole story, for there are those times when we are better off slowing … Continue reading →

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To Be Defiled

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 7:1-23 Parallel Texts: Matthew 15:1-20; John 7:1 This is a great story… we could spend a week going over it piece by piece! A group of Pharisees have come up from Jerusalem and in our first glimpse of them, … Continue reading →

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A Stroll on the Lake

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 6:45-56 Parallel Texts: Matthew 14:22-36; John 6:15-21 After feeding the five thousand, a murmur went through the crowd: “Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.” Jesus knew they were about to seize Him and make … Continue reading →

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Feeding the Crowds

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 6:30-44 Parallel Texts: Matthew 14:13-21; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-14 Mark jumps back to Jesus and the disciples, who have just returned after their journey through Galilee, giving us the impression that Herod’s musings about who Jesus was had gone … Continue reading →

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Unashamed and Uncomplicated

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Don Merritt

There are times when I wish I could have a dog’s life. What an easy life they have! They can do pretty much whatever they want, while we kill ourselves working and dealing with the stress of life, they sleep. … Continue reading →

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Jesus Takes the Next Step

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Don Merritt

Mark 6:7-13 Parallel Texts: Matthew 9:35-38; 10:1. 5-12; 11:1; Luke 9:1-6 It is very interesting that Mark puts this immediately after the previous section. Remember that we have just looked at what happened when Jesus brought the Kingdom message to … Continue reading →

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Featured Blog: The Sanctuary of My Heart

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Don Merritt

I’m not a big poetry fan, it’s always frustrated me because I can’t seem to write it. In my younger days, I had a hard time reading it… come on man, get to the facts! My younger days were long … Continue reading →