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The Tyranny of the Urgent Mark 1:35-39 Dr. Jim Denison The Dallas Morning News recently carried a story on the growth of the Christmas lights installation profession in our city. This business has quadrupled in six years, with costs ranging from $100 to $7,500 per home. Why do people now pay to put Christmas lights […]
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The Untold Story of Christmas Luke 2.8-14 Dr. Jim Denison Over the years that I have been a preacher, I have presented many messages as monologues. I have been Joseph, Mary’s husband; a shepherd at Christmas; I’ve been the thief on the cross; Samuel of the Old Testament; the innkeeper in Bethlehem; even a Wise […]
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Turning Fear into Faith Mark 16:1-8 Dr. Jim Denison In the last 20 years, the number of poodles registered in America has fallen by half, while the number of registered Rottweilers has increased 100 times. There are more private security officers than public police officers in our country. The average American child will see 8,000 […]
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Unopened Christmas Gifts Matthew 3:1-12 Dr. Jim Denison I have always been jealous of those who have an easier time decorating for Christmas than I do. For instance, a friend in Atlanta had a closet built in his new house specifically for his artificial Christmas tree. He put the tree on rollers, then glued on […]
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Topical Scripture: John 20:11-18 Thomas Jefferson is one of my favorite presidents. Our third president could read seven languages, authored the Declaration of Independence, and negotiated the Louisiana Purchase. However, his faith was not the part of his life I admire. While he believed in the existence of God, he denied the divinity of Jesus […]
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When God Goes to Church John 12:2-8 Dr. Jim Denison Pride and humility have been much in the news lately. We’re all aware of Enron’s fall from 7th largest corporation in America to bankruptcy. You may remember Olga Korbut, the three-time gold medalist in the 1972 Olympics, recently arrested for shoplifting $19. Actress Winona Ryder’s […]
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When God Needs to Pray Matthew 26:31-35 Dr. Jim Denison Botox is all the rage these days. Botulinum toxin is an injection which removes lines and wrinkles from the face. At $300 to $1,000 a shot, it is the most popular cosmetic procedure in America. A “face-life in a bottle,” one doctor calls it. We […]
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When God Rides a Donkey Matthew 21:1-11 Dr. Jim Denison In February of 1996 a limousine driving down the New Jersey expressway got a flat tire. The limo driver got out to change the tire, only to discover that the spare was also flat. Before he could call for roadside assistance, a man in a […]
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When God Stands Trial Luke 23:13-25 Dr. Jim Denison A pastor tells how one ingenious mother handled her fidgety seven-year-old son in church: about halfway through the sermon, she leaned over and whispered, “If you don’t be quiet, the pastor is going to lose his place and he’ll have to start his sermon all over […]
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When You Wish Upon a Star Matthew 2:1-12 James C. Denison Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre died and went to heaven. God was showing him around, and they came to a modest little house with a faded Packers flag in the window. “This house is yours for eternity, Brett,” said God. “This is very […]
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