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Topical Scripture: Matthew 5:21–24 Ryan Diviney was a star athlete in high school before enrolling in West Virginia University in Morgantown. He planned to go into law and dreamed of becoming a judge or even a US senator. On November 7, 2009, he and a friend got into a verbal altercation with some young men […]
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Topical Scripture: Matthew 5:33-37 Many years ago, I learned how to cuss and be a Baptist preacher: use Babylonian kings’ names. When you miss a three-foot putt say “Belshazzer!” When someone cuts you off on the interstate say “Nebuchadnezzar!” It works. Jesus wants to talk with us about our language today. And we need the […]
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Using Babylonian Kings Matthew 5:33-37 Dr. Jim Denison Jeff Warren was a long-time staff member here at Park Cities, and is now the very effective senior pastor of First Baptist Church in McKinney. Shortly after I came to Dallas, Jeff taught me how to cuss and be a Baptist preacher: use Babylonian kings’ names. When […]
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What does the Bible teach about divorce? Dr. Jim Denison When is divorce permissible biblically? When is it not? What does the Lord say about such a difficult subject? This is unfortunately a very common question. America has five percent of the world’s population, but 50% of its divorces. Web sites, magazines, and support groups […]
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What Happens to Those Who Never Hear? Matthew 5:13-16 James C. Denison A friend recently sent me an essay titled “Ode to Plurals.” It goes like this. We’ll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes; but the plural of ox becomes oxen, not oxes. One fowl is a goose, and two are called […]
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Where Was God On 9-11? Matthew 5:11-12 Dr. Jim Denison A good friend in our church recently showed me a travel brochure she picked up years ago while visiting in New York City. It is from the World Trade Center, and describes the twin towers and the view from the topmost observation deck. The brochure’s […]
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Why Do God’s People Suffer? Matthew 5:10-12 Dr. Jim Denison Innocent suffering is the greatest single problem confronting the Christian faith. We Christians believe three facts about God: God is all loving—he would want to end evil and suffering, it would seem. God is all powerful—he could end evil and suffering. Evil exists—it is not […]
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Topical Scripture: Matthew 5:27-30 When we follow Jesus, we die to the old life and live only for the new. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches us how to live this new life, the biblical worldview, the life of a disciple. Today he deals with sexual sin and adultery. Is this an issue […]
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Winning the Battle of the Mind Matthew 5:27-30 Dr. Jim Denison Dios te bendiga! Estoy contento de estar aqui con nuestra. Thus I began my sermons in Cuba last week: “God bless you. We are very happy to be with you.” And we were, for God did marvelous miracles before our very eyes. Each time […]
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Your Utmost for His Highest Matthew 5:13 Dr. Jim Denison A few days ago, the PBS program Frontline presented a special edition entitled “Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero.” The show described ways people have responded to the question, “Where was God on 9-11?” Most of the news was not good. Marian Fontana, writer: “I […]
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