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		<title>Words that Match</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetIn this article we&#8217;re not talking about smoking, but if you thought about two like items, your pretty close.  I remember a sermon preached by a Pastor entitled &#8220;Love, is what it does&#8221;, sounds catchy I thought, but I didn&#8217;t realize the meaning until years later; no I am not implying that I&#8217;ve mastered it, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to please God.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetThere are many articles and blogs on how to please God. How do I or you please God? As if God is angry and we need to  appease Him before being zapped.  Many time a sermon will be deliver with such emotion and intensity its as if Gods people are being scolded or reprimanded by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to: Defend your faith</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetYou don&#8217;t have to be a great orator, have a PHD or hail from a well known theological seminary, you simply need to know what it is that you believe(why would help also). According to 1 Peter 3:15, we should be ready to give every man an answer that&#8217;s will ask you the reason of [...]]]></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>Love is what it does.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How unfortunate, the same word that we use (love) to define an emotion as to how we feel about a person, we use to define how we feel about a pair of shoes, a favorite food, a place or a thing and we doe the true definition and application of this word a grave injustice.]]></description>
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		<title>Freinds, Fellowship and Prayer &#8211; I&#039;ll Call You When I Need You.</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/ill-call-you-when-i-need-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just because times are changing and society embraces new ideas, The Church has a standard to uphold.  Compromise seems to be the way to draw new members and expand ministries. Families are falling apart right before our eyes and we wonder why churches are now places to merely socialize, hear a good word and return who we are outside of the church walls.]]></description>
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		<title>The Salvation of the Soul</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it important for us to know the differences between the spirit and the soul to have a prosperous soul as the Apostle John is saying. I believe it is critical for us to understand the difference. I believe it is vital in order to know when we are receiving something from God and when it is just our flesh. I know God is a spirit and that He always communicates with our born again spirit, not our flesh, or mind or soul. I believe it begins with the Word of God, as the writer of Hebrews says. We have to start here. The Word of God is a divider of spirit and soul...]]></description>
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		<title>What Can I Do To Be Saved??</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetAbsolutely nothing! People try many things to please God; they want Salvation so they can make it into Heaven. Going to church, singing in the choir or being an usher. The truth is that none of your acts or attempts to be “right” (Isaiah 64.6) with God will work! If you want to please God, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If Life Had No Problems What would you learn?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What would we learn if God came to the rescue immediately in every situation? I know that God is a present help in the time of trouble, but everything we deem as trouble may only be panic or poor planning on our part.  Asking God to help you pass a test when you didn't take the time to commit yourself to study or asking God to help you teach or preach a sermon when you haven't spent time with Him all week long,; what would you learn if God answered your beckoned call?]]></description>
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		<title>Priorities</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetEveryone has them and they seem to come at you from all different directions.  Sometimes knowing which priority to tackle can be a daunting task.  Although all of your priorities are important and need your immediate attention; I find it easy to&#8230;&#8230; tackle the one that is MOST important or closest to you. Some have [...]]]></description>
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