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The Angel Sat on the Stone Matthew 28:1-10 Dr. Jim Denison Murdo MacDonald was a prisoner of war in Germany and chaplain to American soldiers. After the war was over he told how he learned of the Normandy invasion. Early on D-Day, he was awakened and told that a Scotsman in the British prisoner-of-war camp […]
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The Church God Can Bless Matthew 16:13-20 James C. Denison The Dallas Cowboys begin their 48th season today. They have won five Super Bowls, tied for most in NFL history. They have 16 players in the NFL’s Hall of Fame in Canton, and will send another when Emmitt Smith becomes eligible in three years. They […]
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Topical Scripture: Matthew 28:1–10 The world watched last week as the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris burned. Two-thirds of the structure was destroyed, though the iconic twin towers were saved. Priceless artifacts were rescued as well. More than $1 billion has been contributed so far to the rebuilding effort. I have been to similar […]
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The Cure for Affluenza Matthew 6.5-8, 16-18 Dr. Jim Denison “They were running hand in hand, and the Queen went so fast that it was all [Alice] could do to keep up with her: and still the Queen kept crying ‘Faster! Faster!’… The most curious part of the thing was, that … however fast they […]
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The Cure for Gossip Matthew 7:1-6 Dr. Jim Denison Some of you are new to our city. In the interest of public safety, I wish to help. A friend recently sent me a set of driving rules for Dallas. You’ll find them essential, I think. If your Mapsco is more than a few weeks old, […]
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The First Statue of Liberty Matthew 28:18-20 Dr. Jim Denison Once upon a time there was a stonecutter. He lived all alone. Though he had great skills, he was very poor. He lived in a tiny bamboo hut and wore tattered clothing. One day as the stonecutter worked with his hammer and chisel upon a […]
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The Fourth King Matthew 2.2 Dr. Jim Denison What do you give a King who has everything? The nation of Brunei sits on the northwest coast of the island of Indonesia in Southeast Asia. It occupies just over 2,200 square miles, about the size of Delaware, or the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex. 358,098 people live there, […]
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The Gift Only You Can Give Matthew 2:1-12 Dr. Jim Denison In 1858 a scientific expedition passed through what we today call the Grand Canyon. A young lieutenant wrote in his report: “This region is altogether valueless. It can be approached only from the South, and after entering it there is nothing to do but […]
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The God Who Sends and Saves Matthew 18:1-4, 12-14 Dr. Jim Denison, Senior Pastor Vacation Bible School begins Monday; here’s a sense of what our teachers are up against. A boy named Tim was in the garden filling in a hole when his neighbor peered over the fence and asked politely, “What are you doing […]
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The Greatest Miracle Matthew 9:9-13 Dr. Jim Denison I was born on May 20, 1958. My parents were married in April and had me in May—it was the next May, but Dad didn’t tell people that, which made Mom mad. Janet was born the next November 11. I’ve always been grateful to her parents for […]
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