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Dr. Dan Hayden • When a team forfeits a game, it means they lose. So, if you forfeit your soul – you will lose, too! In Matthew 16:26 Jesus asked a very penetrating question. He said, “For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?”...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Have you ever offended someone and wished that they would forgive you – but no matter how much you tried to make it right, they would not let it go? That is tough! It is really hard not to be forgiven… Now it is one thing to offend people – but our...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Have you noticed how lifelike artificial plants and fruit are now being made? Recently we bought a decorative piece that was a basket of fruit. It looked so real, you wanted to reach down and take a piece. But it wasn’t real fruit – it was plastic....
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Dr. Dan Hayden • When a potter takes a lump of clay, which he intends to form into a piece of pottery, it is initially without form – that is, it hasn’t been formed into its intended shape, or form, yet. Genesis 1 tells us that the original, pristine creation of...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Animators gave Casper the Ghost a form, so you could see him. But real spirits don’t have a form—or do they? In John 4:24 Jesus said that “God is a spirit,” which means that God doesn’t have a body. So in the second of the Ten Commandments God was...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • There was an old abandoned house in my childhood neighborhood. Us kids thought it was a haunted house. Well, there is one thing for sure – it was a forsaken place. God wants us to have forsaken places in our lives, places that are truly...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Maneuvering around a mound of dirt, I picked my way cautiously down the rough edges of the excavated area. The mammoth plywood form situated carefully over my shoulder was both heavy and awkward as I fought to keep my balance step after step down the...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Did you know that love has four dimensions? Love is a common word, isn’t it? But you have to admit it’s an increasingly uncommon experience. So, what is love anyway? Well, real love is sacrificing oneself for someone else. In Ephesians 3:18, Paul...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • There are a number of ways to provide a pleasant aroma in a room. We use aromatic sprays, scented candles, and various fragrance enhancers. Well, have you ever been in a room where incense was burning? The sweet smell of incense permeates everywhere....
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Dr. Dan Hayden • We recently discovered we have an orange tree. We had moved to central Florida and bought a home; and with the home were several nice trees. But we had no idea one was an orange tree until it started producing oranges. Now we are really enjoying the...
