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How do we explain the Trinity? Dr. Jim Denison Every parent dreads the question: “What is the Trinity?” How do we explain the fact that our God is three and yet one? The concept violates logic. This issue is especially relevant in these days of interaction with the Muslim world. Islamic faith is insistent on […]
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Topical Scripture: Mark 1:21-39 As you know, Monday is Labor Day. Where did the holiday come from? I did some checking and was surprised by what I discovered. The first Labor Day in America was celebrated on this day in 1882 in New York City, but this did not become a national holiday until 12 […]
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How to Know God’s Will Romans 12:1-8 Dr. Jim Denison My first Bible was given to me by the Gideons on March 27, 1969, as I left my fifth grade class at Bonham Elementary in Houston. When I became a Christian four years later, I carried this Bible in the hip pocket of my jeans, […]
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Topical Scripture: John 9:1-7 I was once part of a group touring Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. The park contains over 119 caves. One of its caves has been mapped to a depth of 1,600 feet. Seventeen species of bats live in the park; one count estimated 793,000 of them in the caverns. At one […]
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Imagination Remixed Colossians 1:15-20 James C. Denison This morning we’re going to try perhaps the strangest experiment you’ve seen attempted in this Sanctuary. You may not feel up to this. But those of you who do: while sitting in your pew, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles. Now, while doing […]
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Is God Fair? Hebrews 12.25-29 Dr. Jim Denison Some children wrote questions for God, including these: “Dear God: Instead of letting people die and making new ones, why don’t you just keep the ones you have? Johnny.” “Dear God: I read the Bible. What does ‘beget’ mean? Nobody will tell me. Allison.” “Dear God: Did […]
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Is God in charge? Sovereignty and freedom By Dr. Jim Denison As I write this essay, we are in the midst of an economic crisis which many experts consider to be the most serious since the Great Depression. Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan continue, the latter characterized as a “downward spiral” in last week’s National […]
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Jericho Joshua 5: 13-6:27 Dr. Jim Denison Thesis: No obstacle is insurmountable with the power of God. Goal: Seek God’s highest purpose for your life, trusting him to supply all that is needed to make that vision a reality. Viktor Frankl, the Austrian psychologist who survived the death camps of the Holocaust, made a discovery […]
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Job and Joel Osteen Job 1:1-5 James C. Denison Joel Osteen’s new book, Become A Better You, was released this past Monday. Joel has become the pastor of America’s largest church, and is a bestselling author and international figure. He has been interviewed this week on 60 Minutes, Good Morning America, and talk shows across […]
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Jordan Crossing Joshua 3:1-4:24 Dr. Jim Denison Thesis: We must step by faith into the purpose of God to receive the power he gives. Goal: Step into the next stage of faithfulness as revealed to you by God. There’s an old story about a council meeting in the halls of Hell. Satan was seeking an […]
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