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God’s Power for God’s Purpose Learning to Live in the Spirit: An introduction to the book of Acts Dr. Jim Denison Book of Acts overview West Texans know the difference between a “flush-pump” well and an “artesian” well. A flush-pump well is drilled down to a water source; the tubing and pump handle are installed; […]
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Legions of the Unjazzed Jeremiah 1:4-10 James C. Denison The number of text messages sent and received today will exceed the population of the planet. If MySpace were a country, it would be the eighth-largest in the world. 2.7 billion searches are performed on Google every month. More than 3,000 new books are published every […]
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Love in Four Tenses Jonah 4:1-11 James C. Denison, Ph.D. Barry Bonds hit his 756th home run on August 7 of this year, surpassing Hank Aaron as the all-time home run hitter. The ball will soon land in the Baseball Hall of Fame. We learned this week that when the ball arrives, it will be […]
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Making God Your King Mark 1:21-39 Dr. Jim Denison As you know, tomorrow 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 […]
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On a Sling and a Prayer 1 Samuel 17:41-50 Dr. Jim Denison A shipwrecked sailor spent three years on a deserted island. You can imagine his joy to see a ship drop anchor in the bay. A small boat came ashore, and an officer handed the man a bunch of newspapers. The survivor was confused. […]
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God’s Power for God’s Purpose Power from Heaven! Dr. Jim Denison Acts 2, Ephesians 5:18 Robert Louis Stevenson, then a child of six or seven years, was standing at his window one night watching a lamplighter at work. One by one, the man would light the streetlamps as he walked down the road. Young Stevenson […]
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God’s Power for God’s Purpose Power From Heaven! (Part 2) Dr. Jim Denison Acts 2 In late 1966, Herb Kelleher, John Parker, and Rollin King met at San Antonio’s St. Anthony Club to talk about the need for an air carrier in Texas. Their idea was simple: to connect Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. The […]
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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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Proving That You Love God Dr. Jim Denison Luke 10:25-37 Thesis: We extend the Kingdom of God when we show his compassion to our hurting neighbor The first microwave oven was sold in America in 1952. It has changed our lives so much that sociologists now call us the “microwave society.” I’m old enough to […]
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Topical Scripture: Judges 6 You know the world is changing when the World Health Organization proposes adding “gaming disorder” to its manual of disease classifications. According to the manual, “Gaming disorder is characterized by a pattern of persistent or recurrent gaming behavior.” Symptoms include a lack of control over gaming; giving gaming preference over other […]
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