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TLP Living: August 23, 2018

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Don Merritt

A Rare Treat I seem to have gotten a bit out of sync in my blogging lately, and as an example of that, I am posting this piece on Thursday when it should have run last Monday… This past weekend … Continue reading →

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Keep His Commands

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Don Merritt

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. In fact, … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week: August 22, 2018

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Don Merritt

On the beach in Jamaica

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The Letter to Laodicea

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Don Merritt

To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: Laodicea was a proud and wealthy city situated near a famous hot spring; it was known as a place of cures. It would appear that even the people in the church were … Continue reading →

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We love because He first loved us

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Don Merritt

We love because he first loved us. Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. And … Continue reading →

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The Letter to Philadelphia

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Don Merritt

To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: Preamble (3:7b) These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. The … Continue reading →

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God is Love

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Don Merritt

God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.  This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus. There is no … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: August 19, 2018

Posted on August 19, 2018 by Don Merritt

Title: Unconditional Surrender Text: Mark 5:1-20 Parallel Texts: Matthew 8:28-33; Luke 8:26-39 Right after Jesus completed His teaching in parables, He and His disciples began to make their way across the Sea of Galilee, where they encountered a fierce storm … Continue reading →

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TLP Inspiration: August 18, 2018

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Don Merritt

Those Who Mourn Most of the time, we don’t associate blessing with mourning; maybe we should rethink this… Matthew didn’t actually say what those blessed ones are mourning; it could be the loss of a loved one, it could be … Continue reading →

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The Letter to Sardis

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Don Merritt

The ancient city of Sardis was built at the top of a very steep hill. Its defensive position was thought to be impregnable, for there was only one small access point which was easily defended, and as a result, its … Continue reading →

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