Tag Archives: inspiration

Sunday Sermon Notes: July 17, 2022

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Don Merritt

This brief and rather curious letter begins by referencing its recipient as a “chosen lady” without ever mentioning a name.  Some have voiced speculation over the years as to who that lady might have been, but since the text doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: July 10. 2022

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Don Merritt

I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to … Continue reading →

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Calling Disciples

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Don Merritt

Luke 5:1-11 Luke’s account of the calling of Peter, James and John as disciples differs in many ways from the accounts of Matthew and Mark; I’ll let others speculate on the reasons for this and try to focus on what … Continue reading →

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One of “those” days

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Don Merritt

I’m sure you’ve had those days when it seems like everything is going wrong, when it seems like everyone is against you, and when it just seems like the deck is stacked and the fix is in. Yep, we’ve all … Continue reading →

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Healing

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Don Merritt

Luke 4:38-44 In these verses we see Jesus healing people of sickness and driving out more demons. The demons it seems all knew who He was, yet Jesus really wasn’t going to rely on the testimony of the agents of … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: July 3, 2022

Posted on July 3, 2022 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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Sunday Sermon Notes: June 26, 2022

Posted on June 26, 2022 by Don Merritt

Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. 1 John 4:11-12 John is … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: June 19, 2022

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Don Merritt

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: June 12, 2022

Posted on June 12, 2022 by Don Merritt

Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: May 29, 2022

Posted on May 29, 2022 by Don Merritt

See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Dear friends, now we … Continue reading →

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