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Dr. Dan Hayden • When a child first leans to ride a two-wheeled bike, training wheels are used to help with the balance. Then as the child learns to keep a good balance, we remove the training wheels, and from that point on they are no longer needed. We often need...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Do you know the difference between asking for something, and pleading for something? Sure you do. Pleading is “hyper-asking.” It’s asking with intensity. Now did you know that this is exactly what the Holy Spirit does for you when you pray? He...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Pagans like their gods to be visible, so they can recognize them when they come down from Mount Olympus, or as they sit elevated on a totem pole. But the God of the Bible is different. He is invisible, and the only way you can see Him is in Jesus...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • It’s better to be joyful than it is to be happy. Let me tell you what I mean. Our word for today is “joy.” Along with love and peace, one of the great qualities of life offered to the people of God is the quality of joy. So what is joy, and how does...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • I love the title Warren Wiersbe gave to his commentary on the book of Philippians. He entitled it, “Be Joyful, it Beats Being Happy.” Warren Wiersbe was right. When the Bible talks about joy, it is not talking about being happy. Happiness is linked...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • There is nothing more pleasant than the sound of an infant squealing with delight. The giggling laughter of small children is like heavenly music and the songs of angels. Psalm 100 is the “Thanksgiving Psalm.” In the first two verses, we are given...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • An orange tree is a lot different than a date-palm tree. They each bear different kinds of fruit and they each have a different kind of look. They are, in fact, two different kinds of trees. Let’s consider the word “kind” today. When God created...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • My daughter has a wonderful trait that sometimes get her into trouble. When she was young, it seemed that every stray cat had a home at our house. One time we had over a dozen cats. Now, that’s a few too many, don’t you think? I’m not exactly fond of...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Years ago someone was describing a lady in the church to my wife. “You know,” they said, “that short, dumpy, homely lady that sits in the back.” Well, what this person did not know was that they were insulting a very close friend of my wife’s. What...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Some people say that ignorance is bliss. Well, that’s because—what you don’t know, can’t bother you. But that’s a pretty short-sighted view of life. Listen—what you don’t know can hurt you. Psalm 100 is the “Thanksgiving Psalm,” and in verse 3 of...
