Tag Archives: Jesus

Sunday Sermon Notes: June 10, 2018

Posted on June 10, 2018 by Don Merritt

Title: The First Command of Christ Text: Mark 1:16-20 Jesus Tempted in the Wilderness Mark 1:12-13 Parallel Texts: Matthew 4: 1-11; Luke 4:1-13 Jesus Returns to Galilee Mark 1:14 Parallel Texts: Matthew 4:12; Luke 3:19-20; John 4:1-4 Jesus Teaches in … Continue reading →

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TLP Inspiration: June 9, 2018

Posted on June 9, 2018 by Don Merritt

Relationship Good Saturday Morning from the Heartland. Life is full of relationships, they are with family, friends, associates, coworkers and others, but none of these relationships are as vital as our relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ. Our relationship with … Continue reading →

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Photography

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Don Merritt

Back in my high school days I became interested in photography. My school had photography as an elective, but I always took history electives instead, so I did what I always did when I wanted to know about something, I … Continue reading →

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Troubled Dreams

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Don Merritt

Song of Songs 3 Chapter 3 provides a significant contrast to chapters 1 and 2, and the contrast of the changing scene is so sudden that one almost has the sensation of stumbling through a portal that takes them from … Continue reading →

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Presence

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Don Merritt

As the name implies, this expressive practice is all about being there for someone else. Sometimes called the ministry of presence, a person who practices this is the person who is always there when you need them. They aren’t necessarily … Continue reading →

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Spring has Sprung

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Don Merritt

Song of Songs 2 In chapter one, we were introduced to the two lovers pining for one another. There we were on the front lawn of an old house, and now as we walk up to the porch and open … Continue reading →

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Creativity

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Don Merritt

Many people make crafts as a hobby, as do many craftsmen. I’m making a distinction here between crafts, as in “arts and crafts” and craftsmanship, as in building or making things out of wood or stone or bricks or metal… … Continue reading →

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The Drama Begins

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Don Merritt

Song of Songs 1 The new NIV labels the speeches contained in this poem with the words “She” “Friends” and “He” and as they admit in their footnote, these are inferred from the grammatical construction of the Hebrew original and … Continue reading →

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Gardening

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Don Merritt

There is something about a garden… I can’t quite put my finger on it. Maybe it’s because when God first made the man and the woman He put them in the Garden; come to think of it, they tended the … Continue reading →

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Song of Songs and the Old Testament

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Don Merritt

To finish up laying the groundwork for our adventure in Song of Songs, I thought I’d write a little bit on Old Testament perspective. It seems that Solomon wrote this in his youthful time, when He was very close in … Continue reading →

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