Theology


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Is COVID-19 the Judgment of God?

Scripture: Luke 12

Topic: Theology > Second Coming

Series: Hope for Hard Times

Topical Scripture: Luke 12:35-50 When the COVID-19 pandemic began last March, a prominent church where I live put up a billboard that drew citywide attention: “Is the coronavirus a judgment from God?” As part of my work, I am often interviewed by Christian radio stations around the nation. This is the most common question I’ve […]

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Is Jesus the Only Way to God?

Scripture: John 14

Topic: Theology > Salvation

Series: Y2K

Is Jesus the Only Way to God? John 14:1-6 Dr. Jim Denison A friend recently sent me this story by e-mail. It seems an elderly lady finished her shopping and walked out to her car, to find four males in it. She dropped her shopping bags and drew her handgun, proceeding to scream at them […]

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It is Always Too Soon to Give Up on God

Scripture: John 3

Topic: Theology > Salvation

Series: None

Topical Scripture: John 3:1–8 Super Bowl LIV will be played this evening. To celebrate, Americans will eat 1.3 billion chicken wings and eight million pounds of guacamole. In fact, we will consume more food today than on any day of the year except Thanksgiving. But beware: antacid sales will increase by 20 percent tomorrow, and […]

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Men of Sacrifice

Scripture: Nehemiah 3

Topic: Theology > Sacrifice

Series: A Culture In Crisis

Men of Sacrifice A Study of Nehemiah Dr. Jim Denison Nehemiah 3 Did you know that deer have no gall bladders? Crocodiles can run rapidly over land but cannot change directly quickly, so if you’re chased by one it is best to run in a zig-zag pattern. Every hour, 12,500 puppies are born in the […]

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Playing Marbles with the World

Scripture: John 9

Topic: Theology > Suffering

Series: Miracles in John’s Gospel

Playing Marbles with the World John 9:1-7 Dr. Jim Denison The alien movie Men In Black ends with the camera pulling back from Earth until our planet fades into the blackness of the universe. We fly back as the Solar System recedes, then the Milky Way. Then the universe itself becomes a black marble. Then […]

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Questions About the “End Times”

Scripture: None

Topic: Theology > Second Coming

Series: None

Questions About the “End Times” Dr. Jim Denison Questions about “end times” are the most common in Christian doctrine today. Theologians call the issue “eschatology,” meaning “a word about last things.” The area deals with such questions as the Second Coming and the nature of hell and heaven. We’ll take each question in turn, beginning […]

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Redeemed For a Reason

Scripture: Romans 8

Topic: Theology > Sufering

Series: Romans 8

Redeemed For a Reason Romans 8:28-30 James C. Denison According to this week’s news reports, you had better not die in southwest France. The village in question has run out of space in the local cemetery. So the mayor has told his residents, “All persons not having a plot in the cemetery and wishing to […]

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Redeemed For a Reason

Scripture: Romans 8

Topic: Theology > Sufering

Series: Romans 8

Redeemed For a Reason Romans 8:28-30 James C. Denison According to this week’s news reports, you had better not die in southwest France. The village in question has run out of space in the local cemetery. So the mayor has told his residents, “All persons not having a plot in the cemetery and wishing to […]

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Revealing the Revelation

Scripture: Revelation 1

Topic: Theology > Revelation

Series: How to Face the Future

Revealing the Revelation Studies in the Book of Revelation Dr. Jim Denison Revelation 1:1 Revelation is my favorite book of the Bible. But for most of us, it is the most confusing book of the Bible as well. My college professor simplified it greatly for me. He said the entire book can be summarized in […]

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