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Know and Use Your Spiritual Gifts Jim Denison William Borden was heir to the Borden dairy fortune, but he abandoned immeasurable wealth to serve God as a foreign missionary. Tragically, he contracted meningitis before reaching his destination and died. Among his possessions was found this scribbled note, summarizing his life’s passion: No reserve, no retreat, […]
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Knowing Who Holds the Future Esther 1 Dr. Jim Denison Thesis: God is right now orchestrating events to protect our future Persuade: to trust him with your problems today Perhaps the most perplexing theological issue Christians face today deals with sovereignty and free will. Put in short form, the question I am so often asked […]
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Listening to your Father’s voice: How to meditate on the word and world of God Dr. Jim Denison Psalm 19 A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that talking on the phone while driving is nearly as dangerous as driving drunk. The study found that using a cell phone increases the […]
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Live Your Blest Life Genesis 1:26-31 Dr. Jim Denison Tell a man there are 300 billion stars in the universe and he’ll believe you. Tell him a park bench has just been painted and he’ll have to touch it to be sure. We’re following the maxim: don’t ask God to bless what you are doing–ask […]
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Living Above Your Means Galatians 5:22 Dr. Jim Denison A businessman left the snowy streets of Chicago for a long-needed vacation in Florida. His wife was unable to leave with him, but would join him the next day. When he arrived at their hotel he sent her a quick e-mail. However, he mistyped her address, […]
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Living with Both Hands Matthew 22:34-40 Dr. Jim Denison “Happy New Year.” Those words, or their equivalents, were first heard in ancient Babylon 4000 years ago. They were the first to celebrate the new year; their party lasted for eleven days, if you can imagine. Today New Year’s Day is the most universal of all […]
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Making Christ the King of Your Prayers Mark 9:14-29 Dr. Jim Denison A group of visiting ministers from America came to tour Charles Spurgeon’s church buildings. Spurgeon graciously showed them around the facilities—the massive sanctuary, the children’s homes, the Bible college rooms, and all the rest. Toward the end of the tour, he asked his […]
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Making Holes in the Darkness Acts 2:1-14 Dr. Jim Denison Robert Louis Stevenson, then a child of six or seven years, was standing at his window one night watching the lamplighter at work. One by one, the lighter would light the streetlamps as he walked down the road. Young Stevenson watched with fascination. His nurse […]
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Making Peace with Your Past Matthew 9:9-13 Dr. Jim Denison We’re discussing today the topic, “making peace with your past.” There’s apparently a lot of past to make peace with. For instance, this week’s New York Times reports on the growth of the armored car industry. Car makers are producing vehicles with windows two inches […]
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Making the Past into the Future Isaiah 55:12-13 Dr. Jim Denison In the United States, the standard distance between the rails of railroad tracks is 4 feet 8.5 inches, and has been since the first railroads were built in this country more than 170 years ago. Why such an odd distance? These first tracks were […]
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