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Better Than Pokémon 2 Corinthians 8:1-15 Dr. Jim Denison Pokémon was invented in 1996 in Japan by Satoshi Tajiri. It was launched as a video game in the United States last year. Since that time, it has made $1 billion in America and $6 billion worldwide. This week it made headlines in USA Today, and […]
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Come to the Party Matthew 28:18-20 / 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Dr. Jim Denison According to tradition, Queen Victoria of England looked out her castle window one morning and saw a beautiful flower blooming. It was early spring and the flower was unusual. Delighting in its beauty, she stationed a palace guard by the flower to […]
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God’s Power for God’s Purpose Deacons Dr. Jim Denison Acts 6:1-7 The date was Monday, March 11, 1991, and the president of the United States was desperately trying to prove that he was somebody. President Bush was visiting Anthony Henderson’s school, and sat down beside Anthony to read him a book. Suddenly Anthony asked, “Are […]
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Defined By a Cause Isaiah 54.1-3 Dr. Jim Denison The young preacher was shouted down. He had dared to suggest that the ministers in Nottingham, England discuss “The Duty of Christians to Attempt the Spread of the Gospel Among Heathen Nations.” The moderator of the meeting was greatly agitated: “Young man, sit down. When God […]
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Dining With God Acts 2:42-47 James C. Denison Alan Greenspan has called the current economic situation “the type of wrenching financial crisis that come along only once in a century.” The National Debt Clock in New York City, created in 1989 to call attention to what was then a $1.2 trillion debt, now marks the […]
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Do Versus Done John 3.1-2, 16 Dr. Jim Denison I spent the summer before my senior year of college serving as a missionary in East Malaysia, on the southeast Asian island of Borneo. This was my first personal contact with other religions, and I was astonished by the sacrifices I saw. I watched Muslims walk […]
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Everybody Can Be Somebody Acts 6 Dr. Jim Denison Everyone wants to be somebody. I do, and so do you. Somebody who matters, somebody who’s important to someone else. The day was Monday, March 11, 1991, and the president of the United States was desperately trying to prove that he was somebody. President Bush was […]
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Finding Joy in Strange Places Luke 10:1-24 Dr. Jim Denison Americans lead the world in consumption of aspirin, and in physical problems caused by stress. Depression is a very real issue in our country and culture. More than 35 million Americans take Prozac. By 2020 depression will likely be the world’s second-most disabling disease, after […]
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Fish or Foul? Matthew 13:47-50 James C. Denison Now that the Democratic presidential primaries are finally over, I can declare my allegiance. I am for Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton, and John McCain. At least that’s what their campaigns apparently believe. I am fascinated by politics. I’ve read biographies of at least 20 presidents, and […]
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Fishing With a BlackBerry Mark 1:14-20 James C. Denison Would you rather be paid cash or a compliment? An article in Wednesday’s news says that each activates the same reward center in the brain. In other words, you feel as good when people same something nice about you as when they give something nice to […]
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