Tag Archives: inspiration

God’s Cathedral

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Don Merritt

The greatest of cathedrals are not made by the hands of men, but by the very hand of God Himself. In those cathedrals, you can go to pray and to listen to the sounds that are not sounds made by … Continue reading →

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A Town, Like Any Other Town

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Don Merritt

It’s where I’ve been for the last week, a town just like another thousand towns in a thousand other places. There’s really nothing obvious to tell you that this little town is any different from all the rest. It’s called … Continue reading →

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Some Things Never Change

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Don Merritt

John’s last letter. So short, so telling. John is writing to his friend and brother Gaius. He seems to have been a leader in the church, and even though there are other mentions of men with this name in Scripture, … Continue reading →

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Thrill-packed ending

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Don Merritt

If you see any brother or sister commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray and God will give them life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that … Continue reading →

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His Will

Posted on February 12, 2014 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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Oh No, Not Again!

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Don Merritt

Do you ever have those days when you just want to throw something against the wall? I have. Often it has something to do with computers! Just grabbing an object and throwing it against the wall might make you feel … Continue reading →

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Keep His Commands

Posted on February 10, 2014 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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We love because he first loved us

Posted on February 10, 2014 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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What do you expect from the Bible?

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Don Merritt

If you’ve been following along here for a while, you’ll know that we have been going through First John recently, and exploring it a little differently that the typical teaching or sermon series might. As I was sitting here thinking … Continue reading →

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More Love

Posted on February 8, 2014 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 →