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He Who Has the Gold, Makes the Rules Matthew 7:12 Dr. Jim Denison I mentioned last week that I teach Men’s Bible Study because I have stories I can’t tell on Sunday. Some of you wondered what I meant. Here are some stories which get close to the line. “Cash, check or charge?” the clerk […]
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Help In Hard Places Luke 4:1-13 Dr. Jim Denison Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,To the last syllable of recorded time,And all our yesterdays have lighted foolsThe way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor playerThat struts and frets his hour upon […]
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His Baton or Yours? Joshua 3:1-17 James C. Denison In the battle of Jericho, Joshua had the priests blow “seven trumpets of rams’ horns” and march around the fortified citadel (Joshua 6:8). I’m a “priest” (as it were), and I play the trumpet (or at least I used to). I’ve often wondered what they played. […]
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Hope in Hard Places Isaiah 40:1-5 Dr. Jim Denison The Presbyterian lay minister Fred Rogers (“Mr. Rogers” to us) once quoted an anonymous scrawling on the bulletin board of the great Notre Dame cathedral in Paris: “The world tomorrow will belong to those who brought it the greatest hope.” Counselors and psychologists have long known […]
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Topical Scripture: Genesis 11:1-9 A major in the military was promoted to colonel and received a fancy new office. As he entered it for the first time, sitting in the nice new chair, a knock came at the door. He said “Come in,” then quickly picked up the telephone as a corporal walked in. “Just […]
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How to Face Your Fears 2 Timothy 1:5-12 Dr. Jim Denison I learned this week that there are 628 kinds of phobias in our country, ranging from anuptaphobia (fear of staying single) and dromophobia (fear of crossing the street) to verbaphobia (fear of words), pantaphobia (fear of everything) and phophobia (fear of fear). I wanted […]
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How to Forgive What You Can’t Forget Matthew 5:43-48 Dr. Jim Denison The Wall Street Journal recently carried a front-page article describing the so-called “Revenge Industry.” This is a new kind of business which caters to those who have been wronged and are unwilling to forgive. “Revenge Unlimited” is one example—through its web site it […]
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How to Hear From God Matthew 2:19-23 Dr. Jim Denison A friend recently sent me some questions I couldn’t answer: Why do we wash bath towels? Aren’t we clean when we use them? If not, what was the purpose of the bath? What is the point of brick wallpaper? Is there ever a day when […]
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Topical Scripture: Genesis 12:1-9 The Winter Olympics end today. By its conclusion, there will have been 105 events in fifteen sports, the first Winter Olympics to surpass one hundred medal events. Nearly 3,000 athletes from 92 countries have been competing. Through it all, the one common denominator for American television viewers has been Mike Tirico, […]
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Topical Scripture: Acts 12:1–5 Archimedes, who died in 212 BC, was the first scientist to recognize the power of the lever. He once famously said, “Give me a place to stand and rest my lever, and I can move the Earth.” We will learn today how to use that lever. Oswald Chambers noted: “Prayer does […]
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