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Dr. Dan Hayden • What is the best thing you can do to show someone you really love them? Now, that’s a good question. In Matthew 16:27, Jesus told His disciples to follow Him. Then he went on to say, “For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • The deep end of a residential swimming pool may be six or seven feet deep. But there are places in the ocean where it is several miles deep. Now that is really deep! The ocean is often referred to as “the deep,” and that is true in the Bible as well....
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Dr. Dan Hayden • When we told the children we were taking them to the Magic Kingdom at Disney World, they squealed with delight. They were so excited that they began counting the days until we all would go. What is it that causes you to be delighted like that? We may...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • It was Nancy Reagan who said, “Just say no!” Well, some did and some didn’t. But if you’re smart, you know that she was right. There are times when you just have to deny yourself. In Matthew 16:24 Jesus said that one of the conditions for having a...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • My grandson could have had my help. He was trying to saw a board for something he was making. So I offered to do it for him, but he wanted to do it by himself. So he declined my offer. Well, eventually he discovered that he couldn’t do it by himself,...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • How deep does your love go? Can you keep loving when things get tough? In Ephesians 3:18, Paul encourages us to know something of the depth of love. Can you love the unlovely? Well, God does. The Bible says “For God so loved the world…” Now that’s...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • The United States Congress has the authority to pass resolutions that are binding upon the country. The Congress is a council of elected officials that determines the course of our nation. There is an authority higher than the United States Congress,...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Have you ever been slandered – someone said something evil about you that wasn’t true, and influenced others against you? NOT a nice experience, is it? Whole reputations have been ruined by one incident of slander. In Ephesians 6:11 we are told, “Put...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Have you ever been rejected? You know – you aspired to something that you really wanted, and they turned you down. No fun, is it? Our Lord was rejected by the Jewish leadership. He didn’t measure up to their standards, so He couldn’t be a part of...
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Dr. Dan Hayden • Like water off a duck’s back! That’s what we say when we shrug something off – when we don’t let it get to us. We need to do that sometimes. Hebrews 12:2 says, “Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before...
