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Dr. Dan Hayden • We were all born—that is what birthdays are all about, to celebrate the day we were born. Well, Jesus Christ was also born and that is why we celebrate Christmas. The miracle of Jesus’ birth was in the conception, not in the birth itself. Mary...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Even smart people get confused sometimes. Nicodemus was a smart man and he was very confused. “How can a man be born again?” he said to Jesus. Nicodemus was a ruler of the Jews – a very educated and important man. Yet, he had been...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • A branch of something is NOT the main thing. For instance, the branch of a tree isn’t the main trunk and a branch office isn’t the main office. A branch is merely an extension of the main thing. Jesus told His disciples that they were branches. HE was...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Is your love broad enough to include people who are not like you? In Ephesians 3:18 Paul talks of the breadth of love—love that doesn’t discriminate with regard to economic status, race, gender, or age. The Bible says, “For God so loved the world,...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • The other day I slipped on the ice. Both feet went right out from under me, and I came down hard on my hip. I didn’t break anything, but you should have seen the bruise…it was the size of a grapefruit. When Isaiah was describing the sacrifice of...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • When I was young and other kids called me names, I was encouraged to say, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” Well, that’s not exactly true. Names can hurt emotionally. It does hurt when others make fun of you, or...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • One day Alexander the Great was reprimanding one of his soldiers. He asked the man his name, and the man said “Alexander.” Then Alexander the Great said, “Listen soldier – either change your behavior, or change your name!” In Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Have you ever heard someone say, “Hey, you can call me anything you want… just don’t call me late for dinner.” Well, that is our word for today: Called. Jesus was called by many names. In Isaiah 9:6 it says, “…And...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Most people like a good steak – a T-bone or a sirloin – or how about a good filet mignon? Well, in order to have a steak, there has to be cattle. Today we are going to talk about day six of Creation, when God created cattle. According to the account...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • As a baby, our son was allergic to milk. So we had to give him Similac, a soybean product. But as a child, he outgrew the allergy. Milk was no longer a problem. The words “baby” and “child” carry different connotations. A baby is an infant – a...
