Christmas of the Talking Animals

If a quiet 1/2 hour ever comes along in your hectic holiday schedule, you might enjoy this rural Christmas story I wrote several years ago. I think you'll find it a winsome, wholesome story with a very old-fashioned ingredient; namely, a spiritual moral. It's a story (not strict autobiography, by the way) about a 9-year old boy and his lively imagination spending a remarkable 1952 Christmas at his grandpa's Missouri farm.

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Living Beyond Politics

Denny gives here a basic overview of the Christian's responsibilities in the political arena. In this presentation, he talks about the citizenship of heaven, its connections to our life today and the expanded scope of services the believer owes (through and for his sovereign Lord) to the body politic.

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Philemon

This is truly a provocative sermon, one in which Denny shows how powerful (and personal) is Paul’s appeal for Christian liberty. The ground covered goes from the sovereignty of God to the radical brotherhood of the Church to American history’s Fugitive Slave Act.

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The Stoning of Stephen -- Acts 7:54 - Acts 8:4 (Also Acts 6: 1-15)

This covers a long section of Scripture but Denny highlights its relevance to world missions, to servant leadership, to abiding in the power of the Holy Spirit, the impact of martyrdom, the awesome response of Jesus, and more.

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A King's Appeal -- Psalm 61

Denny gives here several interesting observations about the Psalm’s style as well as its religious content. Particularly noteworthy is the progression of intimacy as shown in four striking metaphors.

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Companionship of Jesus -- Various passages

Everyone is looking for love, for the intimacy of a stimulating, caring and trustworthy friend. This sermons looks at various Scriptures to see how only Jesus Christ can really handle that immense job.

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The Gerasene Demoniac -- Mark 5: 1-20

In this sermon, Denny explores the depths of depravity which men can experience, the damage demons can do, the knowledge demons possess, the authority of the Christ, the drama of conversion, and the responsibilities incumbent on the convert to Christianity. download MP3 file

A Liberating Sabbath -- Luke 13: 10-17

This text gives us a fascinating look at how Jesus related to the Sabbath, to man-made religion, to Satan’s cruel torments of a woman, and of her complete, wonderful liberation by Jesus from the devil’s curse.

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Behold Your Mother -- John 19:25-30

This sermon covers just a brief text but the importance of its message is quite expansive: the service of just “being there,” Jesus’ loving obedience to the 5^th Commandment, the new family of faith, the honoring of motherhood, and gratitude for our redemption won by Jesus through the cross. download MP3 file

The Good Samaritan -- Luke 10: 25-37

This sermon not only illuminates the need to honestly deal with sin and the responsibility to live as the good neighbor, it also gives counsel regarding evangelism techniques, hermeneutics and a dedication to pursue the Christian way of life.

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Never Did a Man Speak --- John 7: 40-52

The “Temple police” were assigned the job of arresting Jesus and bringing Him before the officials. But they did not do so – because of the force, wisdom and authority of the Lord’s teaching. This passage tells us much about this remarkable action as well as the great differences in character and knowledge between Jesus and the Temple powers.

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The Temptation of Christ -- Matthew 4: 1-11

There are several important elements of this sermon including the crucial difference between tempting and testing, the importance of knowing the devil’s schemes, how knowledge of and obedience to the Word of God brings success, and the marvelous dependability of God.     download MP3 file