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	<title>Going Against The Grain &#187; Ministry</title>
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	<description>Provoking Believers To Think Outside The Confines Of Religion</description>
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		<title>How to: Let Complacency In The Church Flourish</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/how-to-let-complacency-in-the-church-flourish/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetOf course this is something no leader wants.  But, church members could manage to entrench themselves in being satisfied with complacency so that its the norm.  Maybe you call it something else ( a dry spell), but if you have the same 25 to 39 members for the past 3 years&#8230;.something is obviously the matter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fellowship Forever</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I would like to share with you the word "Fellowship" as rendered from the Greek word in the New Testament in the KJV "Koinonia". The word is from the Greek root word "Koinonos", which is translated partaker five times, partner three times, fellowship one time and companion one time for a total of ten times.]]></description>
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		<title>Wait on it.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[What does the Bible say?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[worth thinking about]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What is your gift? Exercise it according to the grace given you! Each one of us has a purpose for being here, each one has a purpose in the body of Christ.  Some people can give, some can pray for others (intercede), some can exhort, some will exhort via a blog, some will go and visit. The gifts in the body of Christ are there to encourage other believers.]]></description>
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		<title>Why?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetI guess this is an age-old question. Make a statement and you will most likely get a question. Why (see what I mean!) do we ask questions? I don’t have a quote from a renowned psychologist, but I believe is it to get an understanding to what we do not comprehend. A question is most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Real Ministry</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/real-ministry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:22:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thought Provoking!]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[salvation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet We often limit ourselves with erroneous thinking; for instance it is popular to think as well as believe that ministry exists within the four walls of the church and consists of: Singing in the choir. Ushering Play an instrument. Service in an official capacity or what ever you do within the four walls of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just Pray &#8211; The easy way out.</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/just-pray-the-easy-way-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://goingagainstthegrain.org/?p=3234</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetHow many time have you nearly poured your heart out to another brother or sister in Christ about a situation and their response was to &#8220;Just Pray&#8221;. How annoying it is when God has equipped and anointed people for His services and these same people have nothing to offer but prayer. There comes a timer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We&#8217;ve been called out.</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/weve-been-called-out/</link>
		<comments>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/weve-been-called-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christian Information]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[finan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetThe word church seems to carry a different meaning to different people. For some, its something that you do, for many other its a place in which you go and yet, for many others its the place you turn to when you need prayer, school supplies or assistance in getting your next meal. The church [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Once in awhile, I might.</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/once-in-awhile-i-might/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[I can't believe you said that!]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://goingagainstthegrain.org/?p=369</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetOnce in awhile you might pray, once in awhile you might tell someone that you love them, once in awhile you might visit someone who is sick and once in awhile you might call them on the phone. Once in awhile you might care and once in awhile you might not, once in awhile you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Know When You&#8217;re In The Wrong Church.</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/how-to-know-when-youre-in-the-wrong-church/</link>
		<comments>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/how-to-know-when-youre-in-the-wrong-church/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Church]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[a sure sign that you are in the wrong church]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/?p=7033</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetThe church is not a place, its a people. The company or gathering of these people, in a place is called a congregation and if these people congregate in a particular place&#8230;that place is not called the church. We live in a time where words have little meaning and church folk are quick to grab [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Salt of The Earth</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/the-salt-of-the-earth-2/</link>
		<comments>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/the-salt-of-the-earth-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bible Study Lessons]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://goingagainstthegrain.org/?p=6525</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tweet﻿﻿﻿﻿  ﻿Christians are often referred to as sheep in scripture.  Jesus Christ makes mention and reference to His people as sheep in Psalms 100:3. I often wonder how we see ourselves as Gods people? When we are together in the company of other believers it seems that getting along is difficult because we disagree on [...]]]></description>
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