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Topical Scripture: Genesis 2:18–25, Ephesians 5:21–33 A friend shared with me these “reasons to be a man”: Phone conversations are over in thirty seconds flat. You know stuff about tanks. A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase. You can leave the motel bed unmade. You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness. Wedding […]
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Hope for Hurting Hearts Matthew 5:31-32 Dr. Jim Denison Today we return to the Sermon on the Mount, and find ourselves standing before one of the most difficult subjects in all of Scripture and life today: divorce. America has 5% of the world’s population, but 50% of its divorces. Web sites, magazines, and support groups […]
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It Takes a Man to Be a Father 1 Kings 2:1-4 Dr. Jim Denison I can prove that fathers need a day like today. Consider some school-age children’s’ answers to the following questions: What did your mom need to know about your dad before she married him? She had to know his background. Like is […]
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Life Remixed Colossians 3:5-17 James C. Denison Tonight on the Discovery Channel a documentary will air claiming that the burial boxes of Jesus and his family have been discovered. James Cameron, director of Titanic and The Terminator, is one of the makers of the film. He’s dealing with ossuaries, burial boxes found in Jerusalem 27 […]
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Topical Scripture: Genesis 2:18–25 / Ephesians 5:21–33 A friend shared with me these “reasons to be a man”: Phone conversations are over in thirty seconds flat. You know stuff about tanks. A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase. You can leave the motel bed unmade. You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness. […]
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Picking Up the Pieces Genesis 42-45 Dr. Jim Denison Joseph’s family was in many ways the most dysfunctional in Scripture. Today we will see their pain and hurt up close, and learn how God healed their broken home. Along the way, we’ll find ways God can do the same for us, and for those we […]
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Relationship Rules Colossians 3:18-4.1 James C. Denison A friend recently sent me some statements about marriage which he thought I should use only at Men’s Bible Study on Thursday morning. But since I’m not as smart as he is, here goes: Patrick Murray: “I’ve had bad luck with both my wives. The first one left […]
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The Cure for Cracked Pots Genesis 39 Dr. Jim Denison Families and relationships face brand-new challenges these days. This week’s Dallas Morning News reported that the ten-year project to decode the human genome, the operating manual for how human beings are constructed, will be completed next month and available to the world over the Internet. […]
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The Market Value of Clay Genesis 40-41 Dr. Jim Denison There are more than 75 million single adults in our country this weekend. Half of the adults in America are single. In our community, 19% is widowed or divorced, and 32% has never married. In other words, 51% of our total population is composed of […]
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The Sin of the Second Look 2 Samuel 11:1-5 Dr. Jim Denison There’s an old fable about a frog preparing to swim across a river. A venomous snake slithered up to him and asked for a ride across the swollen stream. The frog said, “If I pick you up, you will bite me and I […]
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