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The Holiday God Requires Psalm 100 Dr. Jim Denison What is your favorite holiday? According to all the surveys, Christmas is America’s first choice. Yet it may surprise you to learn that it was not celebrated until 336 A.D., and did not become popular in America until the 1860s. And no one is sure when […]
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Topical Scripture: Galatians 4:4 Let’s begin with a quiz. The real St. Nicholas was born in what country? Turkey. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was created as a promotion for what department store? Montgomery Ward. What song does Lucy ask Schroeder to play on his piano in A Charlie Brown Christmas? “Jingle Bells.” Eggnog was first […]
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Topical Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11 It seems that everything about Christmas gets bigger each year. A Christmas tree in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, floats in a lagoon and stands 279 feet tall. Conversely, an 82-foot-tall tree hangs upside down from a stain glass ceiling of a mall in Paris, France. The 77-foot-tall Rockefeller Center Christmas tree […]
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The Power of a Mother’s Prayers Matthew 6:6 Dr. Jim Denison On April 13, 1989, in Los Angeles, California, a little girl named Tiffany Schaffer was walking home from school clutching her teddy bear. Mrs. Johnnie Matheston, mother of one, was waiting at a red light where Tiffany was crossing the street. All at once […]
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Topical Scripture: Revelation 13:8; Romans 5:8 Here are some Christmas facts I didn’t know: The Germans made the first artificial Christmas trees out of dyed goose feathers. Most of Santa’s reindeer have male-sounding names. However, male reindeers shed their antlers around Christmas. Thus, the reindeer pulling Santa’s sleigh are likely female. Two weeks before Christmas […]
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The Secret to Christmas Joy Matthew 1:1-17 Dr. Jim Denison Christmas started me on the road to moral ruin. In first grade, our class was melting crayons into drawings of the Wise Men. I finished early and asked the teacher if I could do whatever I wanted. She said yes, so I melted a crayon […]
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The Secret to Christmas Love Matthew 1:18-25 Dr. Jim Denison My father grew up on a farm in Kansas, where mechanics were harder to find than cornerbacks for the Cowboys. As he explained it, if you’re harvesting a wheat field and the tractor breaks down, you can either fix it yourself or walk a long […]
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The Stars of Christmas Matthew 2:1-2 Dr. Jim Denison Have you heard of Honus Wagner? If you find one of his baseball cards, you’ll be glad to know what you’re about to learn: only seven remain in existence, and are worth half a million dollars apiece. All that for a piece of cardboard. A Philadelphia […]
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The touch of a Father’s hand Matthew 9:18-26 Dr. Jim Denison Fathers deserve a day. A father came home from work to find his little girl brushing the dog’s teeth with his toothbrush. He was horrified, and asked her what she was doing. She said, “Oh, don’t worry, daddy, I’ll put it back like I […]
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Topical Scripture: Matthew 9:18–26 Fathers deserve a day. A father came home from work to find his little girl brushing the dog’s teeth with his toothbrush. He was horrified, and asked her what she was doing. She said, “Oh, don’t worry, daddy, I’ll put it back like I always do.” Fathers need encouragement, for ours […]
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