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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 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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Jesus and Dow Jones Matthew 6:1-4 Dr. Jim Denison Charles Dow was the co-founder and first editor of The Wall Street Journal. In 1884 he originated a stock average which was the first attempt to express the general level of the stock market. In 1889 he began The Wall Street Journal with the help of […]
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Topical Scripture: Matthew 6:9–15 Millions of people recite the Lord’s Prayer each day, but few stop to consider what we’re asking God to do. While serving as pastor of a Dallas church, I spent nine months teaching its truths and felt that I never began to exhaust them. If we employ what Jesus modeled and […]
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Putting God First Matthew 6:25-34 Dr. Jim Denison On Saturday morning, August 30, I read these words from Oswald Chambers’ My Utmost for His Highest: “Jesus Christ says, in effect, Don’t rejoice in successful service, but rejoice because you are rightly related to Me. The snare in Christian work is to rejoice in successful service, […]
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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 Power of a Mother’s Prayers Matthew 6:6 Dr. Jim Denison On April 13, 1989, in Los Angeles, California, a little girl named Tiffany Schaffer was walking home from school clutching her teddy bear. Mrs. Johnnie Matheston, mother of one, was waiting at a red light where Tiffany was crossing the street. All at once […]
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The United Nations and the United States Matthew 6:19-24 Dr. Jim Denison Why is the United Nations at odds with the United States? We were instrumental in founding the UN. The term “United Nations” was first coined by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The organization was created under American leadership, and is headquartered in New York […]
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When You Fear the Future Matthew 6:28-33 Dr. Jim Denison A little girl was attending a wedding for the first time. She whispered to her mother, “Why is the bride dressed in white?” Her mother answered, “Because white is the color of happiness, and today is the happiest day of her life.” The child thought […]
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