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Sunday Sermon Notes: September 11, 2022

Posted on September 10, 2022 by Don Merritt

Today’s Text: Matt. 24:29,34,35, 36 How many questions did they ask in Matthew 24:3? No interpretation of this text will succeed until we determine how many questions the disciples actually asked in Matt. 24:3. In simply looking at the question, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sermon Notes: September 4, 2022

Posted on September 4, 2022 by Don Merritt

A brief Introduction to the Olivet Discourse: Matthew 24-25 Any time you are engaged in Bible study, you must ask yourself the following questions. I’ve included the answers for this text: Who is speaking?    Jesus (and his disciples in v. … Continue reading →

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Let’s Try This Again

Posted on March 12, 2021 by Don Merritt

OK, let’s have another run at our passage, 2Thessalonians 2:1-4. We’re in much better shape now that we have done some investigating; we’ll apply what we learned. To do this, I’ll switch from the NIV to the NASB for this … Continue reading →

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There is a Problem Here!

Posted on March 12, 2021 by Don Merritt

Earlier, we took a look at 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4, and ended up with a couple of ideas, and a bunch of questions. The next step is to have a closer look at the text itself. Since the ideas we came … Continue reading →

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The Finale

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Don Merritt

Who is wise? Let them realize these things.     Who is discerning? Let them understand. The ways of the Lord are right;     the righteous walk in them,     but the rebellious stumble in them. Hosea 14:9 This final verse really seems to sum up the entire … Continue reading →

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God’s Response

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Don Merritt

“I will heal their waywardness     and love them freely,     for my anger has turned away from them. I will be like the dew to Israel;     he will blossom like a lily. Like a cedar of Lebanon     he will send down his roots;    his … Continue reading →

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Repentance

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Don Merritt

Take words with you     and return to the Lord. Say to him:     “Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously,     that we may offer the fruit of our lips. Assyria cannot save us;     we will not mount warhorses. We will never again … Continue reading →

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Time to go Home

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Don Merritt

Return, Israel, to the Lord your God.     Your sins have been your downfall! Hosea 14:1 With these words, Hosea’s final chapter begins. It is a chapter of repentance and redemption, filled with hope and a simple faith. Israel had fallen into idolatry, literally the … Continue reading →

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Judgment is at Hand

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Don Merritt

Hosea 5 “Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, you Israelites! Listen, royal house! This judgment is against you: You have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor. The rebels are knee-deep in slaughter. I will discipline all of them. … Continue reading →

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Back to the Beginning

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Don Merritt

Hosea 4 Hear the word of the Lord, you Israelites,     because the Lord has a charge to bring     against you who live in the land: “There is no faithfulness, no love,     no acknowledgment of God in the land. (4:1) You may remember that earlier in this … Continue reading →

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