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Death by a Thousand Chihuahuas Matthew 4:18-19 Dr. Jim Denison Do you live by a calendar and a clock, or a compass? Some of us are governed by our calendars. We keep them at our desks, hang them on our walls, or carry them in our pockets. We record them with pencils or computers. And […]
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Demons and the Power of God Mark 9:14-29 Dr. Jim Denison When I graduated from high school I made plans to attend Baylor University, as all good Baptist boys do. But then my girlfriend and I broke up; she was going to Baylor, so I couldn’t go there after that. Houston Baptist University offered me […]
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Did Jesus Go to Hell? 1 Peter 3.13-22 Dr. Jim Denison Today’s message can be the shortest you’ve ever heard, or the longest. Here’s the short version: “Did Jesus go to hell? No.” We’re done, and we can all beat the Methodists to lunch. If you’d like to know a little more about this incredible […]
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Does God Always Heal? John 4:46-54 Dr. Jim Denison Thesis: Jesus always heals—physically, spiritually, or eternally A friend in our congregation recently sent me an interesting e-mail. It seems that he was watching a particular news commentator on television one night, and heard the reporter try to make his point by saying, “There’s the passage […]
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Expect the Best From God John 5:1-18 Dr. Jim Denison Thesis: Jesus always gives us what we ask, or something better Dr. David Fite is a former missionary to Cuba and was a colleague of mine when I served on the faculty of Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth. Dr. Fite and his father-in-law were both […]
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Facing North When the Market Goes South 1 Kings 17:7-16 Dr. Jim Denison Today we want to address the subject of finances and family, the economic downturn and its effect on our lives and relationships. Financial challenges are something I know something about. Trust me when I tell you that Janet did not marry me […]
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Faith and the Power of God Mark 9:14-29 Dr. Jim Denison “Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes. A duck’s quack doesn’t echo—no one knows why. No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven times. Walt Disney, the inventor of Mickey Mouse, was afraid of mice. Elephants are the only […]
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[email protected] Who’s in charge today? Dr. Jim Denison James 1:1 Who was James? The book of James names its author in its first sentence: “James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ” (1:1). But which James? The NT uses the name 42 times, of which 38 identifications are certain: 19 refer to […]
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[email protected] Who’s in charge today? Dr. Jim Denison James 1:1 Who was James? The book of James names its author in its first sentence: “James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ” (1:1). But which James? The NT uses the name 42 times, of which 38 identifications are certain: •19 refer to […]
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[email protected] Are you listening to God? Dr. Jim Denison James 1:19-27 I grew up defining Christians as people who go to church. A Rotarian is someone who goes to Rotary Club meetings; a Buddhist is a person who worships at a Buddhist temple; a Christian is someone who attends services at a Christian church. Ours […]
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