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The Misplaced Comma Ephesians 4.11-16 Dr. Jim Denison Have you heard of the Wicked Bible? This was an edition of the King James Version published in London in 1631. The word “not” was accidentally left out of the seventh commandment. As a result, Exodus 20:14 commanded, “Thou shalt commit adultery.” For this, the translation was […]
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The Need for Speed 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 James C. Denison BlackBerries and other personal digital assistants are so much a fact of life that Hyatt hotels now offer a special hand, arm, and thumb massage called “BlackBerry Balm.” Google considered changing its search engine to show 30 results rather than 10, but people didn’t want […]
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The Normal Christian Life 2 Corinthians 5:17 James C. Denison A friend recently sent me some facts about small boys. Now that both of our sons have graduated from high school, I hope not to need this information. But many of you still may. A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2,000 […]
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God’s Power for God’s Purpose The Power of His Name Dr. Jim Denison Acts 3-4:4 This Sunday the Super Bowl will be on everyone’s mind. As I am writing this lesson (on December 31, 2003), we don’t know if the Cowboys will be the NFC representative. But I can guess. Some teams are like the […]
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The Problem with Granddad’s Drill Acts 2.1-11; Ephesians 5.18 Dr. Jim Denison In 1981 Janet and I purchased our first house , in Arlington. It needed much work, so my Granddad came down to help. He lost his farm in the Depression and became a carpenter, and worked until he died a few years ago […]
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The Safest Place in All the World to Be Matthew 4:18-25 James C. Denison A “conundrum” is an intricate and difficult problem. For instance, what 11-letter word is pronounced incorrectly by more than 99 percent of Ivy League graduates? “Incorrectly.” Care to try again? I’m sitting at a table. Ten flies are on the table. […]
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The Story of Jim the Farmer Mark 4:1-20 Dr. Jim Denison Every day in America 108,000 people move; the government issues 50 more pages of regulations; 40 Americans turn 100; we purchase 45,000 new cars and trucks and wreck 87,000; 20,000 people write letters to the president; dogs bit 11,000 citizens, including 20 mail carriers; […]
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The World’s Only Hope Matthew 16:13-20 James C. Denison Since I was born and raised in Texas, I’ve always been proud to be a Texan. But I didn’t know how good we have it until last week, when a friend sent me this geography lesson, a list of actual places in Texas. Anyone need cheering […]
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Turning to God 2 Chronicles 7:11-14 / Acts 13:1-3 James C. Denison If you’ve ridden on a Ferris wheel, you know that there is a moment when your gondola swings up to the highest point of the ride. In that frightening moment you can see nothing but sky, before you crest the top and see […]
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Voting For God Matthew 17.1-8 James C. Denison I’ve been voting in presidential elections since 1976, and cannot ever remember one like this. A year ago, none of the candidates would have been expected to be here. On the Democratic side we can vote for a man who was the offspring of a white woman […]
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