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Topical Scripture: Luke 15 It’s a July Fourth weekend without baseball. The National League was formed in 1876, the American League in 1901. In 1981, the players struck from June 11 until August 10. As best I can tell, that’s the only time in 144 years that the game was not played on Independence Day. […]
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Topical Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16 As surely everyone in America knows, the midterm elections are this Tuesday. Early voting is so high that one political scientist says, “We could be looking at a turnout rate that virtually no one has ever experienced.” Vitriol is high as well. When I voted last Wednesday, it was the twenty-fourth […]
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Citizens of Two Countries Matthew 22:15-22 “When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle […]
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Freedom Is Never Free Matthew 9:35-10:1 Dr. Jim Denison “When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of […]
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Pledging Allegiance on Our Knees 1 Peter 2:13-17 Dr. Jim Denison “If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.” I learned the truth of that maxim in a new way this week. I wrote the sermon for this weekend earlier in the week, continuing our series on knowing that we know him. […]
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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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Topical Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:13-14 Americans typically celebrate our Independence on July Fourth by spending more than a billion dollars on fireworks. Forty-seven million of us travel at least fifty miles from our home during the holiday weekend. July Fourth is one of the biggest days of the year for our nation, and deservedly so. […]
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