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Dr. Dan Hayden • Beginnings are important, because that is how we know where we came from. Histories are written to trace nations and ideas back to their source. Genealogies are studied to discover our ancestral roots. Beginnings are important. So, what happened in...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • “Attention! May I have your attention, please!” That’s what we say when we want everyone to hear what we’re going to say. First of all we get people’s attention. Then we tell them what it is we want them to hear. Polycarp, one of the early church...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Sometimes we just glance around at things, and at other times we look at things more closely. But on occasion, we get real interested and scrutinize something carefully. That’s what John did when he saw God’s glory in Jesus Christ. In John 1:14,...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • I heard what he said, but I didn’t believe it. There’s no way that can be true! What do you think I am, gullible? The great song of the Suffering Servant in Isaiah 53 begins with a statement of unbelief. It says, “Who has believed our message?” The...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • “I’ll believe it when I see it!” You know – seeing is believing! Well, believing is a lot more than seeing. I’ve seen Santa Claus, but I sure don’t believe in Santa Claus. In John 3:16 the Bible says, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Families that love one another, believe in one another. Love is based on trust and confidence. So a loving family is a trusting family. They believe in each other. My grandson and I often talk about the importance of always telling the truth if we...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • So—how do you bless the Lord? Isn’t He the One who blesses you? We’re going to talk about that today. Psalm 100 is the “Thanksgiving Psalm,” and at the end of verse four, it says, “Be thankful unto Him, and bless His name.” In other words, a thankful...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • When you ask the Lord to bless you, what exactly are you looking for? Are you asking for good health, or financial prosperity, or success in some endeavor? Well, the blessing of the Lord may include such things – but in truth, it’s a lot more than...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Servants may not be on the top of the social ladder, but they are on the top of the spiritual ladder. That’s what God says. In Philippians 2:7 it says that when Jesus emptied Himself, He took upon Him “the form of a bond servant.” Now the word here...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • When an NFL team wins the Super Bowl, they also win a lot of money. Every player gets a portion of the winnings. They divide it up. They all share in the spoils of victory. When Jesus won the victory over Satan, sin, and death, He also won a lot of...
