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		<title><![CDATA[ Six Decisions You Can Make Now ]]></title> 
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		<description><![CDATA[ &amp;ldquo;Indeed, I count everything as loss because of he surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord&amp;hellip;&amp;rdquo; (Philippians 3:8 ESV)

Someone has said that character is the sum and total of a person&amp;#39;s choices. Life is all about decisions. Every day we make countless decisions about what we will think about, what we will say, and what we will do. In the Bible we see people who were even called by God to make choices. Joshua called the people of Israel in Joshua 24:15 to &amp;ldquo;Choose this day whom you will serve.&amp;rdquo; In Proverbs 8:10, the Bible says, &amp;ldquo;Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold.&amp;rdquo; Jesus himself called people to make a choice. In Matthew 7:13 he said, &amp;ldquo;Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.&amp;rdquo; In Philippians 3:8-11 Paul ... ]]></description>
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		<author>revmink33@gmail.com (Pastor Ryan)</author>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:46:00 EST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ The Exchanged Life: Off With The Old And On With The New ]]></title> 
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		<description><![CDATA[ But that is not the way you learned Christ! &amp;ndash;assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. (Ephesians 4:20-24) 
So, let me ask you a post-Christmas question: Have you thrown away any old clothes yet? In my house for almost the last 20 years, I have thrown away worn out, old clothes that were replaced with new clothes I received at Christmas. We are not talking about clothes that are still good, but clothes that have holes, stains, and just don&amp;rsquo;t fit me any longer (and never will again!). It seems this time of year more than any other, there is an &amp;ldquo;exchange&amp;rdquo; that takes place in many households; literally OFF with the old, and ON with the new.
In Ephesians 4, Paul expl... ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:32:00 EST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ Jesus: Wonderful Counselor ]]></title> 
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		<description><![CDATA[ Isaiah 9:6:&amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor...&amp;quot; (ESV)
When it comes to thinking about Jesus Christ coming in the flesh and why we truly celebrate Christmas, Isaiah 9:6 is probably the greatest passage in the Bible related to the incarnation. The Bible says, that it is this &amp;quot;child&amp;quot; who will be&amp;nbsp;God in the flesh, the predicted Immanuel, the royal son of David who will rule his Kingdom and the nations of the world. However, in Isaiah 53 we are told that Jesus would be &amp;quot;despised and rejected, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief.&amp;quot;&amp;nbsp;He knew what it was like to stare pain, darkness, sadness, despair, and suffering in the face and yet was not swallowed up in hopelessness and defeat. He was and is a victorious King and Savior!&amp;nbsp;He is the God-Man who defeated sin and all of it&amp;#39;s terrible effects and provides wonderful hope and c... ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:27:00 EST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ Adam & Eve: The First Family of Dysfunction ]]></title> 
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		<description><![CDATA[ Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart. (Proverbs 11:29 ESV)
It seems that every where you turn today, you hear the word &amp;ldquo;dysfunction.&amp;rdquo; It is a popular term in pop psychology, self-help books, counseling, and even in Christian circles. Many people like using the term &amp;ldquo;dysfunction&amp;rdquo; but what does the Bible have to say about dysfunction? In the book of Genesis we see at least six dysfunctional families. They are dysfunctional because they have sinful patterns of thinking, communicating, and behaving. Dysfunction in the Bible is an unhealthy and unbiblical pattern of behavior by at least one family member that damages and hurts all family members. Another way of saying it is: Dysfunction is an ungodly and unhealthy pattern of spiritual immaturity. Everyone has dysfunction because everyone sins (Romans 3:23). We all have sinful and unhealthy patterns of behavior that affect and hurt the ones we lov... ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:53:00 EST</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ Relgion Doesn't Save, It Just Condemns! ]]></title> 
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&amp;ldquo;And as Jesus taught in the temple, he said, &amp;quot;How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? David himself, in the Holy Spirit, declared, &amp;quot;&amp;#39;The Lord said to my Lord, sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet.&amp;#39; David himself calls him Lord. So how is he his son?&amp;quot; And the great throng heard him gladly. (Mark 12:35-38 ESV)
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If you read the gospels at all, you will notice almost immediately a conflict between the most religious people of the day, and Jesus. As a matter of fact, Jesus was anti-religious. Jesus preached and taught that the way to God was not through religion but repentance. It was... ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:08:00 EST</pubDate>
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