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How to Live a Legacy Matthew 5:21-24 Dr. Jim Denison By now you’ve heard about the most sensational archaeological find in decades: the burial box of James, the brother of Jesus Christ. The ossuary, a limestone burial box, is inscribed in the Aramaic language with the words “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus.” It […]
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How to Live in the Now Matthew 6.28-34 Dr. Jim Denison A friend sent me some interesting facts about the class which recently graduated from high school in America. They have no recollection of the Reagan era. There has been only one Pope in their lifetime. They were five when the Soviet Union broke apart […]
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How to Live on 24 Hours a Day Dr. Jim Denison Matthew 25:1-13 Thesis: To live fully in the Kingdom of God, we must be ready for the King to return today In the Middle Ages, people had no concept of time as we experience and measure it. Mechanical clocks were not available to the […]
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Topical Scripture: Matthew 5:43–48 Richard Steve Moser III of Cincinnati went to the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles last year to get his driver’s license renewed. The problem was, he claimed to be a Pastafarian, otherwise known as the satirical “Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.” He thus insisted on wearing a spaghetti colander on […]
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How to Pray for America Matthew 9:35-38 Dr. Jim Denison It was 1945. Spencer January, a lifetime resident of Dallas, Texas, was a soldier in the U. S. Army’s 35th Infantry Division, 137th Infantry, Company I. They were pushing through the Rhineland region of West Germany toward the Elbe River to meet the Russian troops. […]
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How to Pray for Your Kids Matthew 6:9-15 Dr. Jim Denison Today we celebrate with our graduates and their families as they near a most significant achievement and milestone in their lives. In light of the occasion, I thought an exit exam might be helpful for us all. Let’s see if we are as educated […]
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How to Win Over Worry Matthew 6:25-27 Dr. Jim Denison An Arabian sultan grew displeased with his chief servant and ordered him beheaded. On the execution block, the man turned to his king and said, “If you will spare my life one year, I will teach your white stallion to talk.” The king was shocked […]
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Invest With the Best Matthew 5:1-3 Dr. Jim Denison A good friend recently sent me my favorite new story. It seems that a couple from Minneapolis decided to go to Florida for a long weekend during a particularly icy winter. Their job schedules required the husband to fly down on a Thursday, with his wife […]
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It’s Not What You Know, But Who You Know Matthew 5:19-20 Dr. Jim Denison This week has been truly historic for the Metroplex, as Billy Graham has returned one last time. How God has blessed us through Dr. Graham’s preaching and through the remarkable crusade events. Dr. Graham came to help us continue to fulfill […]
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Topical Scripture: Matthew 5:19-20 It’s been another challenging week in the news. Lightning struck a tree at the Tour Championship in Atlanta yesterday. It exploded, injuring six spectators with debris. A New York Times article warned us that if the Yellowstone supervolcano were to erupt, it would be “like nothing humanity has ever experienced.” It […]
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