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Dennis the Eremite: Know God - Thank Goodness
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Monday, July 20, 2015. Know God - Thank Goodness. Preached on Sunday, July 19, 2015. Scripture readings: Psalm 107; Mark 4:35-41. A family was sitting down to supper together. It was their practice to pray before their meal. That day they asked their little son to say the prayer of thanks. Before he started, he asked his parents, “Do I have to give thanks for the broccoli? Doesn’t the Psalm say this? 8220;Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his broccoli endures forever.”. There is a great wilderness...
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Dennis the Eremite: Know God - Holiness
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Monday, July 13, 2015. Know God - Holiness. Preached on Sunday, July 12, 2015. Scripture readings: Isaiah 6:1-13; 1 Peter 1:13-2:3. When I was in kindergarten it was a long time ago. It was back in the days when little children weren’t expected to learn by reading, and writing, and doing arithmetic. In kindergarten, I think we did most of our learning by playing. South Coast of Orange County CA. We are created for resemblance. In the story of creation, God says, “Let us make man (let us make th...GodR...
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Dennis the Eremite: January 2015
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Monday, January 26, 2015. A New Kingdom - Trust under Fire. Preached on Sunday, January 25, 2015. Scripture readings: Psalm 91; Matthew 4:1-11. In My Garden: January 26, 2015. My first real thinking about the Devil goes way back to the time when I was a real swinger. I was about six years old, and I was playing on the swing set in our back yard with my friend Johnny. The devil is the chief of the fallen angels. Devils are creatures like the good angels, and like us. They are at war with God becau...In a ...
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Dennis the Eremite: August 2014
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Tuesday, August 26, 2014. Anchors for the Storm - Scripture Alone (2nd Edition). Preached on Sunday, August 24, 2014. Psalm 19:1-14; 2 Timothy 3:10-17; John 5:24-47. A walk around Ginko Petrified Forest State Park. Near Vantage, WA, August 2014. Chesterton knew that his life on that deserted island would be driven by a single guiding purpose. If he had access to only one book on that island, he would want it to be a book that matched that driving purpose. Psalm nineteen tells us that God designed his cre...
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Dennis the Eremite: A Solemn Epithalamion*
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Wednesday, July 29, 2015. The two of you have moved into a mystery,. Not in the modern sense of stumbling through a maze. Of thievery and mayhem, murder and deception,. Confusion, ignorance (though some have made it that);. And not into the great and highest mystery,. The world of opening doors into infinity. Not yet that mystery, but the one next like it! So prepare for last rites, the sentencing of self. For you must give your life to gain the unforeseen:. You carry in yourself the soul of your beloved.
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Dennis the Eremite: A Nation Formed by God
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Tuesday, July 7, 2015. A Nation Formed by God. Preached on Sunday, July 5, 2015. Scripture readings: Psalm 33; Deuteronomy 10:12-22. Let’s look at the idea of a whole nation having a special relationship to God. Photos taken Independence Day, Desert Aire, WA. July 4, 2015. Was only meant to be the beginning of this. (Isaiah 19:24-25; Matthew 28:19; Revelation 21:24-26). Many times, God spoke to the people of. They have continued to have a special relationship with God that has always been stronger than t...
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Dennis the Eremite: Know God - The Father of Intimacy
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Know God - The Father of Intimacy. Preached on Sunday, August 2, 2015. Scripture readings: Matthew 6:1-18; Ephesians 3:14-21. My two grandmothers had completely different personalities. I loved them both, but I must admit I had a favorite. Mattawa/Desert Aire Vacation Bible School. She had a number of favorite sayings. One of them was, “If you don’t toot your own horn, nobody else will.”. My other grandmother was Baci. Baci is a sort of affectionate version of the word Babcia...
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Dennis the Eremite: November 2014
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Monday, November 24, 2014. The Higest Calling - A Strong Fight. Preached on Sunday, November 23, 2014. Scripture readings: Isaiah 59:12-21; Ephesians 6:10-20. Paul says, “Be strong,” but I don’t know how well I understand those words. They are a lot like the words, “Be brave.”. Vinyard at Desert Aire, WA: November 2014. I think John Wayne said, “A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do.” Being strong means doing what you have got to do. But a lot of people don’t. I remember standing on the line facing Da...
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Dennis the Eremite: December 2014
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Sunday, December 28, 2014. Christmas Secrets - The Cross under the World's Madness. Preached on Sunday, December 28, 2014. Scripture reading: Matthew 2:1-18. Photos Taken near Mattawa-Desert Aire: December 2014. I probably shouldn’t say this but, when my mom watches the news (which she does most of the time), when she sees something or someone she doesn’t like, she is likely to shout, or turn it off, or at least change the channel. She might walk out of the room. I think the Bible shows us God having sho...
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Dennis the Eremite: July 2015
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Wednesday, July 29, 2015. The two of you have moved into a mystery,. Not in the modern sense of stumbling through a maze. Of thievery and mayhem, murder and deception,. Confusion, ignorance (though some have made it that);. And not into the great and highest mystery,. The world of opening doors into infinity. Not yet that mystery, but the one next like it! So prepare for last rites, the sentencing of self. For you must give your life to gain the unforeseen:. You carry in yourself the soul of your beloved.