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Unlocking the Throne Room Romans 8:26-27 James C. Denison I hate flying. I am “altitudinally challenged.” I don’t just dislike the experience mildly. As a child, I was made to fly with my family on a friend’s private plane. I threw up, and a pattern was established. I could be the John Madden of theology–if […]
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Waiting in expectation: How to pray with power Dr. Jim Denison Psalm 5 Prayer and Psalm 5 Why pray? If God knows what we are going to ask, why ask? If he already knows what he is going to do, why pray? If my prayer causes God to do some good thing he was not […]
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Waiting on God Luke 18:1-8 James C. Denison When I yawn, you want to yawn, don’t you? No one knows why. Scientists aren’t even sure why we yawn. We live in a confusing world, or at least I do. I don’t know why we drive on parkways and park on driveways, or call it “rush […]
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God’s Power for God’s Purpose Wake Up to a Miracle! Dr. Jim Denison Acts 12 This is the weekend following Easter. Jesus has risen from the dead, and we have celebrated his resurrection with hymns and words of triumph. Now our culture has returned to “normal.” What difference will it make in your life this […]
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When God Lets You Down Matthew 8:1-17 Dr. Jim Denison Ed Diener, a University of Illinois psychologist, has news which may be bad or good, depending on your point of view. He compared the overall happiness and well-being of the billionaires and millionaires on the Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans, and the Maasai […]
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When God Seems Silent Matthew 7:7-11 Dr. Jim Denison A friend sent me this essay. See if it is as true to your life as it is mine. Satan called a worldwide convention. In his opening address to his evil demons, he said, “We can’t keep the Christians from going to church. We can’t keep […]
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When God Shows Up Isaiah 6:1-8 Dr. Jim Denison Karl Barth, the eminent theologian, claimed that “Christian worship is the most momentous, the most urgent, the most glorious action that can take place in human life.” All of creation worships its Creator: “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of […]
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When God Waits Until the Last Minute Esther 5 Dr. Jim Denison Thesis: God’s timing is always perfect Persuade: to stay obedient to God’s word, even when you don’t see the results “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” has a scene which illustrates the theme of this study. The swashbuckling archaeologist in his quest for […]
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When the Bombs Fall Galatians 5:22-23 Dr. Jim Denison Someone recently sent me this statement: if you have the inner strength to start the day without caffeine, be cheerful and ignore aches and pains, resist complaining about your troubles, understand when loved ones are too busy to give you time, overlook the times when loved […]
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When You’re Ready to Quit Isaiah 40:27-31 Dr. Jim Denison There is a story going around that at a computer exposition, Bill Gates compared the computer industry with the automobile industry and stated, “If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25.00 cars that got 1,000 […]
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