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Topical Scripture: Colossians 1:15-17 This morning we’re going to try a strange experiment. While sitting in your chair, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles. Now, while doing this, draw the number “6” in the air with your right hand. Could you do it? Neither could I. I have no idea […]
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Commencing Well 1 Samuel 20:35-42 Dr. Jim Denison Thursday evening we each had a second once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: the final episode of Friends aired, again. And in case you missed it, it will air again the following Thursday night. And probably each Thursday night for the next decade. More than 51 million people watched the episode […]
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Congratulations—It’s a God! Galatians 3:26-4:4 Dr. Jim Denison The third grade was staging their annual Christmas pageant. Finally it came time for the birth. Mary, hidden from the crowd by bales of hay, was making the sounds a third-grader might make to tell the audience what was happening. A boy appeared on stage, in a […]
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Crowds Change Nothing–Disciples Change the World Matthew 21:1-11 Dr. Jim Denison Eugene Colvin was one of our church’s most popular members. Eugene struggled with cerebral palsy his entire life. He was in a wheelchair by the time I met him. But that chair could not contain his spirit or his joy. All of us remember […]
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Don’t Join the Crowd John 12:12-19 James C. Denison “March Madness” has consumed the nation. When our study group left for Greece, the NCAA basketball tournament had started. When we returned, it was still going on. 64 teams began; 63 will end their season with a loss. They will learn the difference between a friend […]
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Easter Is Not an Island John 20:1-9 Dr. Jim Denison On average, they stand thirteen feet high and weigh fourteen tons. The largest of them weighs as much as 165 tons. There are 887 of them on the island. And no one is sure why. In 1722 a Dutch explorer discovered their island. It happened […]
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Erma Bombeck Was Right 2 Timothy 1:1-7 Dr. Jim Denison Erma Bombeck was above all a mother. Here’s how she describes Mother’s Day breakfast in her home: “A mixer whirs, out of control, then stops abruptly as a voice cries, ‘I’m telling.’ A dog barks and another voice says, ‘Get his paws out of there. […]
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Father’s Day Resolutions Matthew 5:1-12 Dr. Jim Denison Three boys were bragging about their fathers. The first said, “My dad writes some words on paper and calls it a lawsuit, and they pay him for it.” The second said, “Yeah, well my dad writes some words on paper and calls it a prescription, and they […]
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Topical Scripture: Judges 2:6-16 This is one of my favorite weeks of the year. Independence Day is always a deeply moving experience for me. I love the flags on display, the parades, the concerts. Each year our nation looks to our birth with gratitude, so we can look to our future with commitment. And we […]
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From Good to Great Acts 9:1-6 Dr. Jim Denison On April 17, AD 29, Jesus of Nazareth was crucified. On Easter Sunday he rose from the grave, and the rest is history. History we continue today. But so much has changed since then. I read this week about a car remote now available. It will […]
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