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Dr. Dan Hayden • On one occasion I was given a very expensive pen in recognition for something I had done. It was a beautiful pen – the kind you feel good about owning. But it didn’t work very well. It skipped and didn’t write smoothly. So I went back to my old...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • We live in a world of insecurities. Everybody is nervous because nothing is for sure. What we need is something we can count on—something that is not going to let us down. Recently I witnessed another family tragedy—the husband and father of that...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • When we do something in an excessive manner, we sometimes refer to that as an “overkill,” like killing a fly with a sledgehammer. Well, we’re going to talk about “excessive” today. Have you ever had a difficult time finding words to express yourself,...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • It was Franklin D. Roosevelt who said, “We have nothing to fear except fear itself.” Well, fear can freeze you in your tracks or it can be a powerful motivation to action. Fear is one of the strongest emotions we can experience. Sometimes it can be...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • I once saw a poor woman wearing a sweatshirt which said, “I have done so much with so little, for so long – I can now do almost anything with nothing.” Not having enough is always disturbing. But it becomes even more crucial when it’s a matter of...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Have you ever been so filthy that you had to take your clothes off before you went into the house? Well, I remember playing sandlot football in the mud, and I was so filthy that my mother made me disrobe at the door. Now that’s really filthy! In...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Did you ever lose something – and then, after looking for it for a long time, you finally found it? Pretty neat feeling, huh? Let’s talk about “finding it.” In Matthew 16:24-25 Jesus said, “If anyone [wishes to] come after me, let him deny...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Have you ever been in a smoky environment and then gone outside to get some fresh air? How wonderful it is to breathe good, clean air! God calls it His “firmament.” Firmament is not a word we use a lot, and probably most people do not have any idea...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • I’m the firstborn of five children. I have two brothers and two sisters—all of whom are younger than I. “Firstborn”—that’s our word for today. In Colossians 1:15, it says that Jesus is “the firstborn of all creation.” Later, in verse 18 Paul says it...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • I’m the firstborn of five kids in our family. I guess that makes me the experimental model. “Firstborn”—that’s our word for today. In Romans 8:29 it says, “For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son that He...
