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Hard Places Make Holy People Romans 8:28-30 James C. Denison Would you go on the Internet to watch cheese ripen? I did last Tuesday, and became the 1,205,022th visitor to do so. A large English cheddar cheese was placed in front of an Internet camera last December, its ripening process broadcasted to the world. It […]
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Topical Scripture: Psalm 16 Wynter Pitts died recently in her sleep at the age of thirty-eight. She left a husband and four daughters. Her uncle is Dr. Tony Evans, the brilliant pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship and an international speaker and author. At a service last weekend, he and his family discussed Wynter’s sudden […]
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Hezbollah of the Heart Revelation 2:1-7 Dr. Jim Denison The lions got fat, the baboons got stressed, and zoo officials worry that the antelopes might have heart attacks. It’s been rough to be an animal in the zoo at Haifa, Israel the last few weeks. The carnivores, bears and monkeys had to be moved inside […]
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How Can I Know That I Am A Christian? Dr. Jim Denison The most common question I have been asked in 20 years of pastoral ministry is, “How can I know that I am a Christian?” I struggled with assurance of salvation for more than a year after my own conversion. How can you know […]
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How Did “Sons of God” Marry “Daughters of Men”? Genesis 6:1-8 Dr. Jim Denison Mark Twain was a man of sage and incisive wisdom. For instance, he counseled parents of teenagers, “When your child reaches thirteen, put him in a barrel and feed him through the hole. When he turns sixteen, plug the hole.” He […]
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How to Get an Appointment with God Matthew 27.51-54 Dr. Jim Denison A few years ago our family went to Washington, D.C. on summer vacation. The highlight of the trip for me, I was sure, was going to be our visit to the White House. I’ve long been fascinated with presidential history, and have read […]
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How to Live on 24 Hours a Day Dr. Jim Denison Matthew 25:1-13 Thesis: To live fully in the Kingdom of God, we must be ready for the King to return today In the Middle Ages, people had no concept of time as we experience and measure it. Mechanical clocks were not available to the […]
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How to Stand For God Studies in the Book of Revelation Dr. Jim Denison Revelation 10-14 Seals, trumpets, and signs I. Seven seals (6.1-8.1): A. White horse of conquest (6.2) B. Red horse of war (6.3-4) C. Black horse of famine (6.5-6) D. Pale horse of death (6.7-8) E. Altar of slain faithful (6.9-11) F. […]
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Topical Scripture: John 10:7-10 Don’t look now, but an asteroid could be headed for Earth. I don’t know that one is. But I don’t know that one is not. And neither do astronomers, apparently. An asteroid estimated to be at least 150 feet in diameter passed our planet last Sunday morning just hours after it […]
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Topical Scripture: John 10:11-15 The 2018 NFL draft has dominated sports headlines this week. My favorite story involves a linebacker named Shaquem Griffin. He played at Central Florida, where he was named the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year. He ran for NFL scouts last month, posting the fastest forty-yard time by a […]
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