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Dr. Dan Hayden • When we refer to someone in the past, we say, who was. And when we speak of someone in the future, we say, who will be. But when we talk about the present, we say, who is. In the beginning verses of the book of Revelation, the Apostle John introduces...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • To be a disciple of Christ is to be a committed believer. There’s more to know about the word “disciple,” though. Matthew 16:24 says, “Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • For many people, doctrine is a nasty word. They see doctrine as that which divides believers and causes arguments within the church. Well, doctrine is not the bad guy – contentious people are the problem. Doctrine is absolutely essential to our...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Have you ever had anybody criticize you? No fun, is it? Well, there is a way to eliminate criticism. Don’t give them anything to be critical about. In 1 Peter 2:15, Peter says that one of the consequences of doing right, is that you shut the mouths...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • When you have dominion over something, it means that you are in charge. You are responsible for what happens. That is what it means to have dominion. When God created man on the sixth day of Creation, He had already created everything else prior to...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • I’ve been through East Texas in the summer, and it’s pretty barren. Nothing grows there – it’s too parched and dry. When choosing a metaphor to describe the rejection of the Messiah, Isaiah chose an agricultural illustration. He said he would be like...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • I was on a cruise ship in the Aegean Sea when high winds and turbulent waves suddenly arose. Many people got sick – including me. I could not wait to get back to dry land. Dry land was a new thing God created on the third day of Creation. After...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • HE TABERNACLED AMONG US · And the Word became flesh, and DWELT among us…” John 1:14 Have you ever gone camping? You know — taken a tent and sleeping bags to a state park or to a clearing in the woods, or perhaps the shore of a beautiful lake? Well,...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Planet earth is an amazing place. There is no other planet like it that can sustain life as we know it. “Earth” – that’s our word for today. There are three things that comprise our world environment: Time – space – and mass. Well, in Genesis 1:1 we...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • I’m from the East. I grew up on Long Island, just outside of New York City. Actually, I’ve been spending the rest of my life trying to get over that! I am just kidding, you know. I love New York, and I’m proud to be from the East. There’s another...