Tag Archives: love

 A Tale of Three Parables, part 2

Posted on December 17, 2024 by Don Merritt

Matthew 25: 31-46 The Parable of the Sheep and Goats answers the question asked in 24:3b another way, for here we are not dealing with virgins awaiting the bridegroom or servants awaiting the master’s return but instead, with judgement day. … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Three Parables, part 1

Posted on December 16, 2024 by Don Merritt

This chapter contains three parables in which Jesus expands on His answer to the question we looked at in the last post: As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, … Continue reading →

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Possibility

Posted on December 16, 2024 by Don Merritt
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The Greater Love

Posted on December 15, 2024 by Don Merritt

This amazing story should give heart to all of us. It begins as Jesus goes to a certain Pharisee’s house for dinner. As they are reclining at table a very sinful woman enters the room. When she sees Jesus there, … Continue reading →

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Saturday

Posted on December 14, 2024 by Don Merritt
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The Day and the Hour

Posted on December 13, 2024 by Don Merritt

Matthew 24:36-50 Once the transition (24:29-34) is completed, Jesus answers the second question the disciples asked Him, about the sign and time of His coming (24:3). The short answer is: He will come when He comes, and everyone will be … Continue reading →

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Ready, Set, Go!

Posted on December 13, 2024 by Don Merritt

 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our … Continue reading →

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Jesus Goes on the Offensive

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Don Merritt

Matthew 23:1-12 In these verses, Jesus goes on the offensive against His foe, and it is important to recognize that His foe is actually Satan, and not the Jewish religious leaders who have been deceived into playing the role as … Continue reading →

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Taste and See

Posted on December 9, 2024 by Don Merritt

Taste and see that the Lord is good;    blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.Fear the Lord, you his holy people,    for those who fear him lack nothing.The lions may grow weak and hungry,    but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.Come, my children, listen to me;    I … Continue reading →

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To Seek the Lord

Posted on December 8, 2024 by Don Merritt

I sought the Lord, and he answered me;    he delivered me from all my fears.Those who look to him are radiant;    their faces are never covered with shame.This poor man called, and the Lord heard him;    he saved him out of all his troubles.The angel of the Lord encamps around … Continue reading →

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