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For Such a Time as This Esther 4 Dr. Jim Denison Thesis: every believer has a unique and crucial ministry Persuade: to stand for God when you are called to do so Who are some of your favorite biblical characters? One of mine is Hathach. We’ll meet him in this study. We meet with the […]
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God’s Power for God’s Purpose Acts 1:1-8 James C. Denison Have you ever run out of gas? I don’t mean figuratively but literally. These days our cars tell us how many miles we have left in the tank, and all kinds of lights and bells go off when we get close. It wasn’t always that […]
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GPS for the Soul 1 Corinthians 1:1-3 James C. Denison Have you ever been lost? Not just mildly displaced or momentarily disoriented, but truly lost? I have. On one level, it happens to me nearly every day. Janet says I’m directionally challenged–when I come to an intersection, I should decide which way I want to […]
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Have You Been Baptized Today? Acts 2:40-41 James C. Denison We’re walking through Acts 1-4 and the earliest Christian faith, seeking keys to the power of God for our lives today. We began by observing the early church as they prayed for the power of the Spirit at the risk of their lives. They knew […]
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How to Choose Your Children John 21.15-19 / Acts 1.1-5 Dr. Jim Denison Genetic engineering is much in the news. The idea that parents can one day determine the sex, hair and eye color, abilities and capabilities of their unborn children is exciting to some and abhorrent to most of us. It is very troubling […]
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How to Find Your Heart Matthew 10:1-10 Dr. Jim Denison This past Tuesday, amid much ceremony and tradition, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected Pope Benedict XVI. I wish my experiences in church work could be so dignified. I should have known pastoral ministry was not all pomp and circumstance in my first pastorate, on the […]
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How You Can Change Your World Acts 3:1-10 Dr. Jim Denison A new series of New Testaments has just been released for evangelistic purposes. It profiles well-known athletes who talk openly about their faith in Jesus. For instance, the football issue profiles Dallas Cowboys tackle Chad Hennings, who says, “God showed his great love for […]
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How Your Church Can Change the World Acts 13:1-5 Dr. Jim Denison Stan Parks, son of Keith Parks, the former president of the International Mission Board, is a missionary to Indonesia for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. He is here today to share with us how what God is doing in Indonesia and how our church […]
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God’s Power for God’s Purpose Making Room for the Gentiles Dr. Jim Denison Acts 11 Jacob Walker was a lighthouse keeper on Robbin’s Reef, off the rocky shore of New England. After years of faithfully minding the light, he became ill and died. His wife buried his body on the mainland, in view of the […]
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Married to God Revelation 21:1-5 James C. Denison This is the season for weddings. I’ve performed three in the last three weeks, with more to come. Fortunately, each of the grooms I’ve married knew that he was marrying over his head, as I did. Not all husbands are this wise. For instance, a friend sent […]
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