Tag Archives: Matthew

Do unto others…

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Don Merritt

So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 7:12 Ah yes, the “Golden Rule”; everyone knows this one… The main body of the Sermon on … Continue reading →

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Ask, Seek, Knock

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Don Merritt

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. … Continue reading →

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Casting Pearls

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Don Merritt

Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces. Matthew 7:6 This is an interesting little verse, don’t … Continue reading →

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Judging Others

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Don Merritt

“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. “Why do you look at the speck of … Continue reading →

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Worry

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Don Merritt

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the … Continue reading →

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Fasting

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Don Merritt

When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and … Continue reading →

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“This, then, is how you should pray”

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Don Merritt

“This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we … Continue reading →

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Prayer

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Don Merritt

“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when … Continue reading →

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Giving to the Needy

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Don Merritt

So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But … Continue reading →

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Relationship With God

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Don Merritt

Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. Matthew 6:1 Thus far in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus has … Continue reading →