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Paul’s Example

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Don Merritt

This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed. Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. I care very little if I am … Continue reading →

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A Shift of Priorities

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Don Merritt

At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because … Continue reading →

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Paul Reaches a Conclusion

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Don Merritt

Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is sacred, and you together are that temple. 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 Paul … Continue reading →

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Humble Origins

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Don Merritt

There is nothing remarkable about this old house; it’s a typical “working man’s” home of the mid 19th century.  It has three rooms, a kitchen and parlor and a single bedroom.  The house isn’t located in a glamorous location, in … Continue reading →

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Planting, Watering and Growing

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Don Merritt

1 Corinthians 3:1-16 As Chapter 3 begins, we need to pause and check our contexts. Paul is writing to the Corinthians to address several serious problems in the church in Corinth as they existed c. 55 AD. In this, the … Continue reading →

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About Teaching

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Don Merritt

These, then, are the things you should teach. Encourage and rebuke with all authority. Do not let anyone despise you. Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, to … Continue reading →

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The Wisdom of God Revealed

Posted on June 3, 2025 by Don Merritt

We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. No, we declare God’s wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden and that God destined … Continue reading →

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Ever Present

Posted on June 3, 2025 by Don Merritt

I think we all have times when it seems that our world has been turned topsy-turvy. I think we all have times when we aren’t quite sure which way to go or how best to proceed… We might cry out … Continue reading →

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Apostolic Humility

Posted on June 2, 2025 by Don Merritt

And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.For I resolved to know nothing while I was with … Continue reading →

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Paul Continues His Instructions to Titus

Posted on June 2, 2025 by Don Merritt

You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine. Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance. Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to … Continue reading →

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