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Dr. Dan Hayden • Contagious diseases, where one person contaminates another, are of special concern to physicians. Typhoid Mary was a carrier of the dreaded typhoid fever. She contaminated people wherever she went. Gotta stop Typhoid Mary! Can’t have her doing that!...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Jesus said to the lame man, “Do you want to be healed?” And the lame man responded, “Sure I want to be healed.” You see, everyone wants to be healed, and the lame man was simply expressing what is in all of our hearts. “Healing” is a wonderful word,...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Say, what do you think are more important – physical things, or spiritual things? Well, physical things are only temporary; and spiritual things last forever! Maybe that will give you a clue. There is a wonderful phrase in Isaiah 53:5 that fills us...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Have you ever tried to make an appointment with an important person? You know, to get an audience with the governor or the mayor of your city… Well, that is often hard to do. They are so busy – they do not have time for little ol’ you and me. The...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Frank Sinatra sang, “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.” So what happened? Did he have a heart transplant? No, by “heart” he meant his feelings and desires. He was emotionally attached to the town. Your “heart” – we’re going to consider that today....
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Have you ever gone out away from the city on a dark, cloudless night and looked up into the sky at the stars? Wow! The heavens are absolutely breath-taking. “Heavens” – that’s our word for today. In Genesis 1:1 we read, “In the beginning God created...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Have you ever heard the expression “that was the straw that broke the camels back”? Well, the camel was carrying such a heavy burden that one more little thing was just too much. Have you ever felt like that? – Where one more little thing would just...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • It is The Most High God that loves you – isn’t that amazing? In Ephesians 3:18, Paul speaks of knowing the height of God’s love. This word “height” is used six times in the New Testament and is most often a reference to the high abode of God. The...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • We all need help. Come on—admit it—even you! None of us are self-sufficient. But did you know that this is also true with regard to our prayers? We even need help to know what to pray. Some businesses build their reputation on service—they are there...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • A number of months ago I moved my library. There were over 100 boxes of books, and as you might imagine, boxes of books are very heavy. But a number of guys knew of my need and said, “Don’t worry, Dan. We’ll do it for you.” Wow! What a help! An...
