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[email protected] Are your plans surrendered to God? Dr. Jim Denison James 4:13-17 In 1870 the Methodists in Indiana were holding their Annual Conference. At one point in the proceedings, the president of the college where they were meeting said, “I think we are living in a very exciting age.” The presiding bishop asked him, “What […]
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Topical Scripture: Genesis 1:26-31 These are challenging times. The stock market has been more volatile than in years. Winter weather alerts were extended to twenty-eight states. A new storm system caused 185 accidents last Monday in Iowa; winter weather has pummeled much of the Northeast. The New England Patriots’ Rob Gronkowski’s home was burglarized while […]
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Four Words Which Changed My Life Revelation 7:9-17 Dr. Jim Denison A friend once sent me some advice from kids. It gives us a sense of what mothers must deal with: Never trust a dog to watch your food (Patrick, age 10); When your dad is mad and asks you, “Do I look stupid?” don’t […]
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Global Warming and the Power of God Revelation 1:12-20 Dr. Jim Denison In a month, the world will see The Da Vinci Code on screen, starring Tom Hanks and directed by Ron Howard. Forty million books have been sold worldwide. This is a global phenomenon, and a global opportunity for us to tell the world […]
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God in the Mirror Genesis 50:15-21 Dr. Jim Denison Our church is finishing our annual staff evaluations. In that light, a friend recently sent me some actual quotes taken from Federal Government employee performance evaluations. These should make us all feel better: •Since my last report, this employee has reached rock-bottom and has started to […]
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God on Trial Isaiah 40:12-17, 21-26 Dr. Jim Denison A schoolteacher injured his back and had to wear a plaster cast around the upper part of his body. It fit under his shirt and was not noticeable at all. On the first day of the term, still with the cast under his shirt, he found […]
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God’s Power for God’s Purpose Acts 1:8; 2:1-4 James C. Denison These are some of the hardest days I can remember. Hurricane disaster relief continues in Galveston and the Gulf Coast, where more than a thousand Baptist churches were destroyed or affected and millions of people are still displaced. The hurricane’s economic impact is currently […]
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God’s Provisions Joshua 18:1-21:45 Dr. Jim Denison Thesis: The will of God never leads where his grace cannot sustain. Goal: Follow God into his future for you, trusting his provision. I have read that a buzzard can be trapped in a pen which is open at the top, so long as its dimensions are no […]
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Topical Scripture: Genesis 6:1–8 Bill Belichick will coach the New England Patriots in today’s Super Bowl, marking a record eighth time his team has made the championship game. An interesting statistic helps explain his genius: eighteen of his players were not drafted by any team in the NFL. This is a far higher number than […]
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Grace vs. Grades Dr. Jim Denison Matthew 20:1-16 Thesis: Life’s motivation should be gratitude for grace, not performance to earn it John Claypool has long been one of my favorite preachers. In his now-classic treatise, The Preaching Event, he describes the preacher as a “gift-giver,” one who gives to others the gifts he has received […]
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