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Pleasing Sacrifices

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Don Merritt

Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. … Continue reading →

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Do not be carried away…

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Don Merritt

Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace, not by eating ceremonial foods, which is of no benefit to those who do so. We have an … Continue reading →

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Persevere!

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Don Merritt

Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because … Continue reading →

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Continue in Love

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Don Merritt

Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. Continue to remember those in prison as if you … Continue reading →

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Freshman Class, First Day

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Don Merritt

It was a warm and sunny September morning as the new freshmen entered their first class at Bible College, BIB 102: New Testament Survey. As they took their seats, the professor entered the room. He was in his mid thirties, … Continue reading →

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Listen Carefully!

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Don Merritt

See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from … Continue reading →

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Two Mountaintops

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Don Merritt

You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom and storm; to a trumpet blast or to such a voice speaking words that those who heard it begged that … Continue reading →

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Do You Hear Anything?

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Don Merritt

Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows … Continue reading →

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Discipline; everybody’s favorite thing

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Don Merritt

In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says, “My son, do … Continue reading →

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Running the Race

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Don Merritt

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our … Continue reading →