Tag Archives: Jesus

An Odd Little Story   

Posted on November 5, 2024 by Don Merritt

After Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma temple tax came to Peter and asked, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?” “Yes, he does,” he replied. When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the … Continue reading →

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Another Prediction of Death

Posted on November 5, 2024 by Don Merritt

When they came together in Galilee, he said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised to life.” And the disciples were filled with grief. … Continue reading →

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When they came to the crowd…

Posted on November 4, 2024 by Don Merritt

When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him. “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. I brought him to … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: November 3, 2024

Posted on November 3, 2024 by Don Merritt

Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:14 I thought that I would cover the end of the matter from two points of view; first from Solomon’s and then from the view of a Christian. Since this is fairly obvious, I hope that you’ll read the … Continue reading →

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A Saturday Reflection

Posted on November 2, 2024 by Don Merritt
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You don’t see this every day!

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Don Merritt

Matthew 17:1-13 Just a few days after Peter’s confession that Jesus is “the Messiah, the Son of the living God” and Jesus’ prediction of His death, we have a scene that is unusual to say the least, when Jesus takes … Continue reading →

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The Messiah’s Mission

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Don Merritt

From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on … Continue reading →

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From that time on…

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Don Merritt

As Matthew continues with his narrative, he uses several times, the phrase, “From that time on Jesus began…” You may recall that in 4:17 the phrase marked the beginning of Jesus’ ministry in Galilee, but here in Matthew 16:21, it … Continue reading →

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What’s going on in there?

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Don Merritt

I took this picture because I liked the window on this building.  Now that I’ve seen the picture on a screen, it is more interesting than I realized at first… what’s going on in there? From our vantage point of … Continue reading →

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Matthew 16:18-19; a closer look, part 2

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Don Merritt

I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Matthew 16:19 Peter was to be given “the keys of the … Continue reading →

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