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Defrosting the Refrigerator Romans 8:3-4 James C. Denison It’s January, so everyone must be on a diet. Time magazine reports on the latest fads. One aims at men who eat at fast-food restaurants, and tells us to eat a Big Mac (540 calories), not a Whopper (760 calories). I could stay on that diet. One […]
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Dying to Live Romans 8:1-2 James C. Denison When Tony Romo fumbled the snap in the Seattle game last year, one New York City sportswriter suggested the headline, “The fall of the Romo empire.” What a difference a year makes. Last year’s untested first-year starter is now a repeat Pro Bowl quarterback. He set single-season […]
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God’s Peace for God’s Purpose Romans 8:5-8 James C. Denison Starbucks is experimenting with a $1 cup of coffee. Now you know things are tough in the economy. It’s an eight-ounce serving they call the “short cup.” They may even start allowing free refills of traditional coffee. Your usual double cream latte espresso with hazelnut […]
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Hard Places Make Holy People Romans 8:28-30 James C. Denison Would you go on the Internet to watch cheese ripen? I did last Tuesday, and became the 1,205,022th visitor to do so. A large English cheddar cheese was placed in front of an Internet camera last December, its ripening process broadcasted to the world. It […]
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If God Is For Us Romans 8:31-34 James C. Denison For years now, Starbucks has been featuring “The Way I See It” quotes on some of their cups. Since I don’t drink coffee, I see them when people give their used cups to me. Recently a friend gave me this cup with a quote from […]
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More Than Conquerors Romans 8:35-39 James C. Denison This week a dear friend told me a story which immediately became my Easter sermon introduction. It seems that a Middle Eastern sheik grew old and temperamental. One day, on an angry whim, he condemned his longtime personal servant to death. The man was led to the […]
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Nothing to Fear Romans 8:12-17 James C. Denison On June 6 of last year, a 21-year-old man named Ben Carpenter had a day he’ll never forget. Ben has muscular dystrophy. On this day he was driving his electric-powered wheelchair down the sidewalk in Paw Paw, Michigan. He then crossed the street at the corner of […]
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Our Journey to God Romans 8:18-21 James C. Denison I got an email this week with these assertions: You use 200 muscles to take one step. The average woman is five inches shorter than the average man. Your big toes have two bones each while the rest have three. A pair of human feet contains […]
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Power When You’re Powerless Romans 8:9-11 James C. Denison When I enrolled in college as a freshman, music was my second major. I was told that I needed to take a voice class. You may have heard about the farmer who got his pig singing lessons–all they did was cost the farmer money and made […]
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Redeemed For a Reason Romans 8:28-30 James C. Denison According to this week’s news reports, you had better not die in southwest France. The village in question has run out of space in the local cemetery. So the mayor has told his residents, “All persons not having a plot in the cemetery and wishing to […]
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