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      <title>3 - Prayer that Sounds Right but Misses God</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Prayer can become routine, reactive, or even self-centered without us realizing it.  We’ll step back and look at what prayer was always meant to be—and how it changes our relationship with God.<br/>]]></description>
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      <title>2 - When you Read... But Don't Listen</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It’s possible to read the Bible and still miss what God is saying.<br/>This week we’ll explore the difference between using Scripture for information—and allowing it to shape who we are.<br/>]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[It’s possible to read the Bible and still miss what God is saying.<br/>This week we’ll explore the difference between using Scripture for information—and allowing it to shape who we are.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - The Deal We Think We're Making</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[What kind of faith do we actually have? In Psalm 37, when King David is an old man, he compares two types of faith.  During their lives Abraham and David revealed the difference between transactional faith that tries to control outcomes and covenantal faith that trusts God’s timing. What if faith isn’t about getting our way, but becoming more like Jesus along the way?<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[What kind of faith do we actually have? In Psalm 37, when King David is an old man, he compares two types of faith.  During their lives Abraham and David revealed the difference between transactional faith that tries to control outcomes and covenantal faith that trusts God’s timing. What if faith isn’t about getting our way, but becoming more like Jesus along the way?<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What kind of faith do we actually have? In Psalm 37, when King David is an old man, he compares two types of faith.  During their lives Abraham and David revealed the difference between transactional faith that tries to control outcomes and covenantal faith that trusts God’s timing. What if faith isn’t about getting our way, but becoming more like Jesus along the way?<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 - Follow</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Following Jesus isn’t about saying the right things—it’s about a life that begins to move in a new direction. In the final part of the Zacchaeus story, we see what happens when someone doesn’t just turn toward Jesus or welcome Him in, but actually follows. Zacchaeus’ response is unexpected, costly, and deeply personal—and it reveals what real change looks like. Because when Jesus moves toward us and we respond, our priorities shift, our direction changes, and our lives begin to reflect Him.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Following Jesus isn’t about saying the right things—it’s about a life that begins to move in a new direction. In the final part of the Zacchaeus story, we see what happens when someone doesn’t just turn toward Jesus or welcome Him in, but actually follows. Zacchaeus’ response is unexpected, costly, and deeply personal—and it reveals what real change looks like. Because when Jesus moves toward us and we respond, our priorities shift, our direction changes, and our lives begin to reflect Him.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Following Jesus isn’t about saying the right things—it’s about a life that begins to move in a new direction. In the final part of the Zacchaeus story, we see what happens when someone doesn’t just turn toward Jesus or welcome Him in, but actually follows. Zacchaeus’ response is unexpected, costly, and deeply personal—and it reveals what real change looks like. Because when Jesus moves toward us and we respond, our priorities shift, our direction changes, and our lives begin to reflect Him.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Mother's Day @ Real Life</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[On a day meant to celebrate mothers, we step into a story that feels anything but picture-perfect. Hagar—a mom who finds herself used, discarded, and running into the wilderness with no clear future. And yet, she becomes the first person in Scripture to name God.<br/><br/>In a world where it’s easy to feel overlooked, this message is a reminder that God sees the people others miss. If you’ve ever felt unseen, unsure of where you’re going, or like you’re living on the edges of someone else’s story, this is for you.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[On a day meant to celebrate mothers, we step into a story that feels anything but picture-perfect. Hagar—a mom who finds herself used, discarded, and running into the wilderness with no clear future. And yet, she becomes the first person in Scripture to name God.<br/><br/>In a world where it’s easy to feel overlooked, this message is a reminder that God sees the people others miss. If you’ve ever felt unseen, unsure of where you’re going, or like you’re living on the edges of someone else’s story, this is for you.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[On a day meant to celebrate mothers, we step into a story that feels anything but picture-perfect. Hagar—a mom who finds herself used, discarded, and running into the wilderness with no clear future. And yet, she becomes the first person in Scripture to name God.<br/><br/>In a world where it’s easy to feel overlooked, this message is a reminder that God sees the people others miss. If you’ve ever felt unseen, unsure of where you’re going, or like you’re living on the edges of someone else’s story, this is for you.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Guest Speaker:  Adam Ewy</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Adam Ewy shares: <br/>]]></description>
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      <title>Guest Speaker:  Ray McCormick</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[When the unexpected hit and there was no time to prepare, Ray stepped up and simply shared what was on his heart. The result wasn’t polished—but it was real. A reminder that following Jesus the King isn’t about having all the right words, but about believing His Word, trusting His plan, and living it out daily. This message challenges us to ask a simple but powerful question: Why am I a Christian? And even more—am I living like it?<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[When the unexpected hit and there was no time to prepare, Ray stepped up and simply shared what was on his heart. The result wasn’t polished—but it was real. A reminder that following Jesus the King isn’t about having all the right words, but about believing His Word, trusting His plan, and living it out daily. This message challenges us to ask a simple but powerful question: Why am I a Christian? And even more—am I living like it?<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When the unexpected hit and there was no time to prepare, Ray stepped up and simply shared what was on his heart. The result wasn’t polished—but it was real. A reminder that following Jesus the King isn’t about having all the right words, but about believing His Word, trusting His plan, and living it out daily. This message challenges us to ask a simple but powerful question: Why am I a Christian? And even more—am I living like it?<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - Believe</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Zacchaeus had heard about Jesus—but belief didn’t start until he welcomed Him. In this message, we see that believing isn’t just knowing Jesus existed or agreeing with what He said—it’s trusting Him enough to receive Him into your life. Jesus moves toward Zacchaeus before anything changes, and Zacchaeus responds by welcoming Him gladly. This is the step many people miss: moving from awareness to trust. Belief is where faith becomes personal.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Zacchaeus had heard about Jesus—but belief didn’t start until he welcomed Him. In this message, we see that believing isn’t just knowing Jesus existed or agreeing with what He said—it’s trusting Him enough to receive Him into your life. Jesus moves toward Zacchaeus before anything changes, and Zacchaeus responds by welcoming Him gladly. This is the step many people miss: moving from awareness to trust. Belief is where faith becomes personal.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Zacchaeus had heard about Jesus—but belief didn’t start until he welcomed Him. In this message, we see that believing isn’t just knowing Jesus existed or agreeing with what He said—it’s trusting Him enough to receive Him into your life. Jesus moves toward Zacchaeus before anything changes, and Zacchaeus responds by welcoming Him gladly. This is the step many people miss: moving from awareness to trust. Belief is where faith becomes personal.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Easter At Real Life</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This Easter message traces God’s story from the first garden to the final table. In Eden, life was created but broken when humanity chose its own way. At the Last Supper, Jesus invited imperfect people to the table and introduced a new covenant—but left the final cup unfinished. In the garden of Gethsemane, He chose obedience, leading to the cross and the tomb. But in the garden of the resurrection, death was defeated. The story doesn’t end there—the table is still set, the invitation still open. Because Jesus walked out of the grave, you are invited to life, restoration, and a future celebration with Him.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This Easter message traces God’s story from the first garden to the final table. In Eden, life was created but broken when humanity chose its own way. At the Last Supper, Jesus invited imperfect people to the table and introduced a new covenant—but left the final cup unfinished. In the garden of Gethsemane, He chose obedience, leading to the cross and the tomb. But in the garden of the resurrection, death was defeated. The story doesn’t end there—the table is still set, the invitation still open. Because Jesus walked out of the grave, you are invited to life, restoration, and a future celebration with Him.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This Easter message traces God’s story from the first garden to the final table. In Eden, life was created but broken when humanity chose its own way. At the Last Supper, Jesus invited imperfect people to the table and introduced a new covenant—but left the final cup unfinished. In the garden of Gethsemane, He chose obedience, leading to the cross and the tomb. But in the garden of the resurrection, death was defeated. The story doesn’t end there—the table is still set, the invitation still open. Because Jesus walked out of the grave, you are invited to life, restoration, and a future celebration with Him.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 4 - The Cup</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[At every Passover meal 4 cups of wine were shared around the table. Each cup represented a part of God's promise to the Hebrew people before the first false god of Egypt fell. But this Passover Jesus take the 3rd cup and tells them that this cup doesn't just represent 1500 year old covenant it points to a new covenant - not instituted through the blood of cattle, but through the blood of the King. And then Jesus does something else, He leaves the table before the 4th cup is offered - He leaves the meal unfinished...<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[At every Passover meal 4 cups of wine were shared around the table. Each cup represented a part of God's promise to the Hebrew people before the first false god of Egypt fell. But this Passover Jesus take the 3rd cup and tells them that this cup doesn't just represent 1500 year old covenant it points to a new covenant - not instituted through the blood of cattle, but through the blood of the King. And then Jesus does something else, He leaves the table before the 4th cup is offered - He leaves the meal unfinished...<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[At every Passover meal 4 cups of wine were shared around the table. Each cup represented a part of God's promise to the Hebrew people before the first false god of Egypt fell. But this Passover Jesus take the 3rd cup and tells them that this cup doesn't just represent 1500 year old covenant it points to a new covenant - not instituted through the blood of cattle, but through the blood of the King. And then Jesus does something else, He leaves the table before the 4th cup is offered - He leaves the meal unfinished...<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 - The Betrayer</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Two people get up from the table on the night Jesus and His disciples celebrate the Passover meal.  Jesus gets up to wash their feet, even Judas feet.  And Judas gets up to leave the table and head out into the night.   When we’re about to lose our character comes through - whether we want it to or not.  Time of struggle reveal who we are they don’t determine who we are.  When Jesus was about to lose His life the same thing happened to Him.  But He didn’t leave, He continued to LOVE. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Two people get up from the table on the night Jesus and His disciples celebrate the Passover meal.  Jesus gets up to wash their feet, even Judas feet.  And Judas gets up to leave the table and head out into the night.   When we’re about to lose our character comes through - whether we want it to or not.  Time of struggle reveal who we are they don’t determine who we are.  When Jesus was about to lose His life the same thing happened to Him.  But He didn’t leave, He continued to LOVE. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two people get up from the table on the night Jesus and His disciples celebrate the Passover meal.  Jesus gets up to wash their feet, even Judas feet.  And Judas gets up to leave the table and head out into the night.   When we’re about to lose our character comes through - whether we want it to or not.  Time of struggle reveal who we are they don’t determine who we are.  When Jesus was about to lose His life the same thing happened to Him.  But He didn’t leave, He continued to LOVE. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - The Towel</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In the second message of the Last Supper series, we see Jesus rise from the table and take the role of a servant. While the disciples argued about who was greatest, the King picked up a towel and washed their feet. In doing so, Jesus revealed the heart of His kingdom—true greatness is found in humble service, and we belong at His table not because we are perfect, but because He cleanses us.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In the second message of the Last Supper series, we see Jesus rise from the table and take the role of a servant. While the disciples argued about who was greatest, the King picked up a towel and washed their feet. In doing so, Jesus revealed the heart of His kingdom—true greatness is found in humble service, and we belong at His table not because we are perfect, but because He cleanses us.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the second message of the Last Supper series, we see Jesus rise from the table and take the role of a servant. While the disciples argued about who was greatest, the King picked up a towel and washed their feet. In doing so, Jesus revealed the heart of His kingdom—true greatness is found in humble service, and we belong at His table not because we are perfect, but because He cleanses us.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>1 - The Table</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jesus intentionally invited imperfect people to His table, demonstrating amazing grace by inviting betrayers and deniers to dine with Him. The Last Supper symbolizes grace before performance, and emphasises acceptance over perfection. In the same way we are invited to Jesus' table by His grace, not our merit. Embrace His love and extend it to others, recognizing that imperfection does not disqualify us from His mission.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jesus intentionally invited imperfect people to His table, demonstrating amazing grace by inviting betrayers and deniers to dine with Him. The Last Supper symbolizes grace before performance, and emphasises acceptance over perfection. In the same way we are invited to Jesus' table by His grace, not our merit. Embrace His love and extend it to others, recognizing that imperfection does not disqualify us from His mission.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jesus intentionally invited imperfect people to His table, demonstrating amazing grace by inviting betrayers and deniers to dine with Him. The Last Supper symbolizes grace before performance, and emphasises acceptance over perfection. In the same way we are invited to Jesus' table by His grace, not our merit. Embrace His love and extend it to others, recognizing that imperfection does not disqualify us from His mission.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Guest Speaker - 3/1/26</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Guest speaker<br/>]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Guest speaker<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>4 - Regime or Relationship</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[What Jonah seems to miss in his dealings with God is that God isn’t a dictator wielding power, He wants a relationship with people, and not just his people. God doesn't want to rule the world, He wants to be in relationship with humanity.  <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[What Jonah seems to miss in his dealings with God is that God isn’t a dictator wielding power, He wants a relationship with people, and not just his people. God doesn't want to rule the world, He wants to be in relationship with humanity.  <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What Jonah seems to miss in his dealings with God is that God isn’t a dictator wielding power, He wants a relationship with people, and not just his people. God doesn't want to rule the world, He wants to be in relationship with humanity.  <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>3 - Retribution or Reconciliation</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Jonah reluctantly agrees to go to Nineveh (after 3 days in a fish) and offer his warning.   Jonah would have God seek retribution on Nineveh for their evil, war crimes and spiritual crimes, but God is after repentance; He wants to restore them not destroy them.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jonah reluctantly agrees to go to Nineveh (after 3 days in a fish) and offer his warning.   Jonah would have God seek retribution on Nineveh for their evil, war crimes and spiritual crimes, but God is after repentance; He wants to restore them not destroy them.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jonah reluctantly agrees to go to Nineveh (after 3 days in a fish) and offer his warning.   Jonah would have God seek retribution on Nineveh for their evil, war crimes and spiritual crimes, but God is after repentance; He wants to restore them not destroy them.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>2 - Forget or Forgive</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 8 Feb 2026 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Jonah is in the fish.  He was thrown overboard in the midst of a raging storm at sea and before he drowned he was swallowed by a fish.  Then Jonah sits in the fish for 3 days and 3 nights before he finally prays to God  - God now has a choice forget him or forgive him and let him continue to be a part of the story.  <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jonah is in the fish.  He was thrown overboard in the midst of a raging storm at sea and before he drowned he was swallowed by a fish.  Then Jonah sits in the fish for 3 days and 3 nights before he finally prays to God  - God now has a choice forget him or forgive him and let him continue to be a part of the story.  <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jonah is in the fish.  He was thrown overboard in the midst of a raging storm at sea and before he drowned he was swallowed by a fish.  Then Jonah sits in the fish for 3 days and 3 nights before he finally prays to God  - God now has a choice forget him or forgive him and let him continue to be a part of the story.  <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>ENGAGE</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This is our word for the year!  From the beginning... like in Genesis, faith and humanity has always been a communal concept.  In America we’re supposed to be rugged individuals, but in King Jesus we’re to be intentionally connected. In this first message of the series we’ll look at Isaiah 61 and see how it was about Isaiah, Israel, Jesus and US all at the same time - 1 passage, 4 people, 1 purpose.  When we engage with Jesus on mission we're agreeing to not just be fans of Jesus, cheering Him from the sidelines, but followers of Jesus, serving with Him in the field. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This is our word for the year!  From the beginning... like in Genesis, faith and humanity has always been a communal concept.  In America we’re supposed to be rugged individuals, but in King Jesus we’re to be intentionally connected. In this first message of the series we’ll look at Isaiah 61 and see how it was about Isaiah, Israel, Jesus and US all at the same time - 1 passage, 4 people, 1 purpose.  When we engage with Jesus on mission we're agreeing to not just be fans of Jesus, cheering Him from the sidelines, but followers of Jesus, serving with Him in the field. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is our word for the year!  From the beginning... like in Genesis, faith and humanity has always been a communal concept.  In America we’re supposed to be rugged individuals, but in King Jesus we’re to be intentionally connected. In this first message of the series we’ll look at Isaiah 61 and see how it was about Isaiah, Israel, Jesus and US all at the same time - 1 passage, 4 people, 1 purpose.  When we engage with Jesus on mission we're agreeing to not just be fans of Jesus, cheering Him from the sidelines, but followers of Jesus, serving with Him in the field. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>ENGAGE: Your God &amp; Your Gifts</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Engaging with your faith and your faith family means connecting more with God and He’s given you gifts for both your benefit and the benefit of His Kingdom.  As we grow in our faith it leads us to see ways we can serve and when we serve the church we’re using our gifts for the good of others.  <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Engaging with your faith and your faith family means connecting more with God and He’s given you gifts for both your benefit and the benefit of His Kingdom.  As we grow in our faith it leads us to see ways we can serve and when we serve the church we’re using our gifts for the good of others.  <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Engaging with your faith and your faith family means connecting more with God and He’s given you gifts for both your benefit and the benefit of His Kingdom.  As we grow in our faith it leads us to see ways we can serve and when we serve the church we’re using our gifts for the good of others.  <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>ENGAGE: For Good and to Grow</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[As we continue to talk about engaging our God and the gifts He’s given each of us we next want to look at how serving with our gifts is for the good of others and how it helps us grow deeper in out faith as we try to look more like Jesus every day.  <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[As we continue to talk about engaging our God and the gifts He’s given each of us we next want to look at how serving with our gifts is for the good of others and how it helps us grow deeper in out faith as we try to look more like Jesus every day.  <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[As we continue to talk about engaging our God and the gifts He’s given each of us we next want to look at how serving with our gifts is for the good of others and how it helps us grow deeper in out faith as we try to look more like Jesus every day.  <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - Run or Reach</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 1 Feb 2026 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Jonah's rebellious disobedience contrasts with God's relentless pursuit of all people. God's actions demonstrate love towards those in need, even when they resist Him. The story challenges us to choose reaching for love over running from it, following God's example.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jonah's rebellious disobedience contrasts with God's relentless pursuit of all people. God's actions demonstrate love towards those in need, even when they resist Him. The story challenges us to choose reaching for love over running from it, following God's example.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jonah's rebellious disobedience contrasts with God's relentless pursuit of all people. God's actions demonstrate love towards those in need, even when they resist Him. The story challenges us to choose reaching for love over running from it, following God's example.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - Repent</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[For some people their journey of faith is over before it really begins because they think they have to have their life together in order to come to Jesus.  And for most of us, it’s a broken life that leads us to Jesus.  So you’re trying to pick up the pieces and put yourself back together so God will accept you when He’s the one offering to put you back together in the first place.   In this message Pastor Corey begins to answer the question what does it actually mean to be a Christian? <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[For some people their journey of faith is over before it really begins because they think they have to have their life together in order to come to Jesus.  And for most of us, it’s a broken life that leads us to Jesus.  So you’re trying to pick up the pieces and put yourself back together so God will accept you when He’s the one offering to put you back together in the first place.   In this message Pastor Corey begins to answer the question what does it actually mean to be a Christian? <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[For some people their journey of faith is over before it really begins because they think they have to have their life together in order to come to Jesus.  And for most of us, it’s a broken life that leads us to Jesus.  So you’re trying to pick up the pieces and put yourself back together so God will accept you when He’s the one offering to put you back together in the first place.   In this message Pastor Corey begins to answer the question what does it actually mean to be a Christian? <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>6- You can Worry or You can Wait</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Paul wraps up his first letter to this fledging church by reminding them to be strong because those persecuting them with will repaid when Jesus returns. But we don't have worry, we just have to wait and while we're waiting bring others into the light.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Paul wraps up his first letter to this fledging church by reminding them to be strong because those persecuting them with will repaid when Jesus returns. But we don't have worry, we just have to wait and while we're waiting bring others into the light.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Paul wraps up his first letter to this fledging church by reminding them to be strong because those persecuting them with will repaid when Jesus returns. But we don't have worry, we just have to wait and while we're waiting bring others into the light.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>5- Dissing God</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Sanctification, the journey to becoming more like Jesus, starts when we believe in Him and doesn't end until we encounter Him. A significant area of sanctification for Christian believers is sexual purity, abstaining from all forms of sexual immorality. Sexual immorality is described by the Bible as any sexual act outside the boundary God placed in the Garden of Eden - that only accommodates one man and one woman in a committed marriage relationship.  To reject sanctification and excuse personal sin is to disrespect God, as His will is for us to be sanctified.<br/><br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Sanctification, the journey to becoming more like Jesus, starts when we believe in Him and doesn't end until we encounter Him. A significant area of sanctification for Christian believers is sexual purity, abstaining from all forms of sexual immorality. Sexual immorality is described by the Bible as any sexual act outside the boundary God placed in the Garden of Eden - that only accommodates one man and one woman in a committed marriage relationship.  To reject sanctification and excuse personal sin is to disrespect God, as His will is for us to be sanctified.<br/><br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sanctification, the journey to becoming more like Jesus, starts when we believe in Him and doesn't end until we encounter Him. A significant area of sanctification for Christian believers is sexual purity, abstaining from all forms of sexual immorality. Sexual immorality is described by the Bible as any sexual act outside the boundary God placed in the Garden of Eden - that only accommodates one man and one woman in a committed marriage relationship.  To reject sanctification and excuse personal sin is to disrespect God, as His will is for us to be sanctified.<br/><br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Alan Funk - Guest Speaker</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Alan Funk will be filling in for Corey. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Alan Funk will be filling in for Corey. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Alan Funk will be filling in for Corey. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>4 - 2nd Coming</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The new believers in Thessaloniki got a lot of things right, but they got a few things wrong.  Paul and Timothy spent so little time there before being chased off they were unable to answer every question and teach much beyond King Jesus Gospel.  Because of this Paul must correct some misunderstanding and offer some clarification to the things they thought they were doing right. In chapter 4 Paul uses 2 words to help them understand the return of Jesus that will shape our understanding as well. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The new believers in Thessaloniki got a lot of things right, but they got a few things wrong.  Paul and Timothy spent so little time there before being chased off they were unable to answer every question and teach much beyond King Jesus Gospel.  Because of this Paul must correct some misunderstanding and offer some clarification to the things they thought they were doing right. In chapter 4 Paul uses 2 words to help them understand the return of Jesus that will shape our understanding as well. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The new believers in Thessaloniki got a lot of things right, but they got a few things wrong.  Paul and Timothy spent so little time there before being chased off they were unable to answer every question and teach much beyond King Jesus Gospel.  Because of this Paul must correct some misunderstanding and offer some clarification to the things they thought they were doing right. In chapter 4 Paul uses 2 words to help them understand the return of Jesus that will shape our understanding as well. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>3 - Family Matters</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In Chapter 2 Paul begins to unpack what it means to be a part of the family of God for the new followers in Thessaloniki.  He understands that family can be challenging but also that family is supposed to be caring and ultimately they help us be our best.  But that doesn't mean that family won’t sometimes be a struggle.  But when you’re a part of God’s family it’s not about me or you it’s about US.  <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In Chapter 2 Paul begins to unpack what it means to be a part of the family of God for the new followers in Thessaloniki.  He understands that family can be challenging but also that family is supposed to be caring and ultimately they help us be our best.  But that doesn't mean that family won’t sometimes be a struggle.  But when you’re a part of God’s family it’s not about me or you it’s about US.  <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In Chapter 2 Paul begins to unpack what it means to be a part of the family of God for the new followers in Thessaloniki.  He understands that family can be challenging but also that family is supposed to be caring and ultimately they help us be our best.  But that doesn't mean that family won’t sometimes be a struggle.  But when you’re a part of God’s family it’s not about me or you it’s about US.  <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Outcast - Christmas Eve at Real Life</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[You might expect the coming of God to earth to be announced in palaces and proclaimed by kings and attended by dignitaries - but then, only the wealthy, the well-to-do and the “winners” in life would feel like they were part of God’s plan and story.  Instead, Jesus Himself was an outcast, born into an ordinary family.  His birth announced only to the overlooked.  Blessings came from the elderly and outsiders were welcomed into His families home. The coming of Jesus was for everyone and still today, only those who cast Him out find themselves on the outside. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[You might expect the coming of God to earth to be announced in palaces and proclaimed by kings and attended by dignitaries - but then, only the wealthy, the well-to-do and the “winners” in life would feel like they were part of God’s plan and story.  Instead, Jesus Himself was an outcast, born into an ordinary family.  His birth announced only to the overlooked.  Blessings came from the elderly and outsiders were welcomed into His families home. The coming of Jesus was for everyone and still today, only those who cast Him out find themselves on the outside. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[You might expect the coming of God to earth to be announced in palaces and proclaimed by kings and attended by dignitaries - but then, only the wealthy, the well-to-do and the “winners” in life would feel like they were part of God’s plan and story.  Instead, Jesus Himself was an outcast, born into an ordinary family.  His birth announced only to the overlooked.  Blessings came from the elderly and outsiders were welcomed into His families home. The coming of Jesus was for everyone and still today, only those who cast Him out find themselves on the outside. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 4 - Outsiders</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[For many hundreds of years the Jewish people lived as though God had chosen them, and only them.  If you wanted to have a relationship with God, you had to go through the Jews, meaning, you had to become a Jew.  This happened in spite of the fact that God had said from the beginning that He wanted to Jewish people to be a light to the nations of the world.  But don’t be hard on them, we’re pretty exclusionary ourselves.  So when Messiah is born it’s not at all weird that outsiders were invited early on.  If you ever felt like you didn’t fit in or were being kept out, this story is for you. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[For many hundreds of years the Jewish people lived as though God had chosen them, and only them.  If you wanted to have a relationship with God, you had to go through the Jews, meaning, you had to become a Jew.  This happened in spite of the fact that God had said from the beginning that He wanted to Jewish people to be a light to the nations of the world.  But don’t be hard on them, we’re pretty exclusionary ourselves.  So when Messiah is born it’s not at all weird that outsiders were invited early on.  If you ever felt like you didn’t fit in or were being kept out, this story is for you. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[For many hundreds of years the Jewish people lived as though God had chosen them, and only them.  If you wanted to have a relationship with God, you had to go through the Jews, meaning, you had to become a Jew.  This happened in spite of the fact that God had said from the beginning that He wanted to Jewish people to be a light to the nations of the world.  But don’t be hard on them, we’re pretty exclusionary ourselves.  So when Messiah is born it’s not at all weird that outsiders were invited early on.  If you ever felt like you didn’t fit in or were being kept out, this story is for you. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 - OG's</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[If you’re not familiar, OG stands for Original Gangster 😆.  It’s a slang term today for anyone who has done it before.  Larry Bird is an OG.  So is Terry Bradshaw and a whole host of others.  The challenge for OG’s is that to be an OG you’ve got to also be old.  And for many people in their retirement years life can feel like it’s slipped, or is slipping away.  That might be how the elderly, widow, Anna felt.  Until she got to play a part in the story of Jesus.  If you’re fighting your age, don’t fight your story.  God still has plans and a purpose for your life. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you’re not familiar, OG stands for Original Gangster 😆.  It’s a slang term today for anyone who has done it before.  Larry Bird is an OG.  So is Terry Bradshaw and a whole host of others.  The challenge for OG’s is that to be an OG you’ve got to also be old.  And for many people in their retirement years life can feel like it’s slipped, or is slipping away.  That might be how the elderly, widow, Anna felt.  Until she got to play a part in the story of Jesus.  If you’re fighting your age, don’t fight your story.  God still has plans and a purpose for your life. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[If you’re not familiar, OG stands for Original Gangster 😆.  It’s a slang term today for anyone who has done it before.  Larry Bird is an OG.  So is Terry Bradshaw and a whole host of others.  The challenge for OG’s is that to be an OG you’ve got to also be old.  And for many people in their retirement years life can feel like it’s slipped, or is slipping away.  That might be how the elderly, widow, Anna felt.  Until she got to play a part in the story of Jesus.  If you’re fighting your age, don’t fight your story.  God still has plans and a purpose for your life. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - Overlooked</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 7 Dec 2025 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Do you know the feeling of being picked last on the basketball court, or being one of the many people who just feel overlooked and unseen in the world?   You may be a garbage truck driver, a wastewater operator, a fast food cook or a stay-at-home parent, but you feel like nobody.  Imagine what it would be like to be overlooked by everyone except God.  That’s the shepherd’s story... and it could be yours. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Do you know the feeling of being picked last on the basketball court, or being one of the many people who just feel overlooked and unseen in the world?   You may be a garbage truck driver, a wastewater operator, a fast food cook or a stay-at-home parent, but you feel like nobody.  Imagine what it would be like to be overlooked by everyone except God.  That’s the shepherd’s story... and it could be yours. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Do you know the feeling of being picked last on the basketball court, or being one of the many people who just feel overlooked and unseen in the world?   You may be a garbage truck driver, a wastewater operator, a fast food cook or a stay-at-home parent, but you feel like nobody.  Imagine what it would be like to be overlooked by everyone except God.  That’s the shepherd’s story... and it could be yours. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - Ordinary</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[There was nothing ordinary about the birth of Jesus, the promised Messiah. How could it be?!  The God of creation partners with humanity to create a child who will save the world.  Nothing about that is ordinary. But the circumstances by which God accomplished this were ordinary.  An ordinary couple.  A natural birth.  A middle income family.  A nationally rejected family line.  If you feel ordinary, this is the story for you. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[There was nothing ordinary about the birth of Jesus, the promised Messiah. How could it be?!  The God of creation partners with humanity to create a child who will save the world.  Nothing about that is ordinary. But the circumstances by which God accomplished this were ordinary.  An ordinary couple.  A natural birth.  A middle income family.  A nationally rejected family line.  If you feel ordinary, this is the story for you. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[There was nothing ordinary about the birth of Jesus, the promised Messiah. How could it be?!  The God of creation partners with humanity to create a child who will save the world.  Nothing about that is ordinary. But the circumstances by which God accomplished this were ordinary.  An ordinary couple.  A natural birth.  A middle income family.  A nationally rejected family line.  If you feel ordinary, this is the story for you. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 4 - Faith-Filled Thanks</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Jesus redefined the Passover meal to symbolize His ultimate sacrifice for our salvation, demonstrating faith-filled thanks in the face of impending suffering.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jesus redefined the Passover meal to symbolize His ultimate sacrifice for our salvation, demonstrating faith-filled thanks in the face of impending suffering.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jesus redefined the Passover meal to symbolize His ultimate sacrifice for our salvation, demonstrating faith-filled thanks in the face of impending suffering.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 - Expectant Thanks</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Gratitude should precede receiving from God, acknowledging His constant provision.  God hears our prayers, not based on our goodness, but His love for us.  Our prayers should align with God's glory and others' good, not just personal desires.<br/>John 11:41-42<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Gratitude should precede receiving from God, acknowledging His constant provision.  God hears our prayers, not based on our goodness, but His love for us.  Our prayers should align with God's glory and others' good, not just personal desires.<br/>John 11:41-42<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Gratitude should precede receiving from God, acknowledging His constant provision.  God hears our prayers, not based on our goodness, but His love for us.  Our prayers should align with God's glory and others' good, not just personal desires.<br/>John 11:41-42<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - Joyful Thanks</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 9 Nov 2025 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Many Christians approach God as though He's never satisfied. Like God in heaven is just constantly looking at you and shaking His head.  But when God looks at you He's not looking at your failure, your faults, your lack of faith, He's looking at a child He desperately loves.  We need to see our relationship with God differently if we're going to be able to express thanks to God joyfully.  <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Many Christians approach God as though He's never satisfied. Like God in heaven is just constantly looking at you and shaking His head.  But when God looks at you He's not looking at your failure, your faults, your lack of faith, He's looking at a child He desperately loves.  We need to see our relationship with God differently if we're going to be able to express thanks to God joyfully.  <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Many Christians approach God as though He's never satisfied. Like God in heaven is just constantly looking at you and shaking His head.  But when God looks at you He's not looking at your failure, your faults, your lack of faith, He's looking at a child He desperately loves.  We need to see our relationship with God differently if we're going to be able to express thanks to God joyfully.  <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - Giving Thanks</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We're headed into Thanksgiving and Christmas and it's really easy to focus on our lack. We look at others and then look at ourselves and all we can see is what we don't have. But if we can't be grateful for what we have, even if it's only our life... this breath... the leaky roof over our head, if we can't be grateful for what we have we won't be grateful even if we have it all.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We're headed into Thanksgiving and Christmas and it's really easy to focus on our lack. We look at others and then look at ourselves and all we can see is what we don't have. But if we can't be grateful for what we have, even if it's only our life... this breath... the leaky roof over our head, if we can't be grateful for what we have we won't be grateful even if we have it all.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We're headed into Thanksgiving and Christmas and it's really easy to focus on our lack. We look at others and then look at ourselves and all we can see is what we don't have. But if we can't be grateful for what we have, even if it's only our life... this breath... the leaky roof over our head, if we can't be grateful for what we have we won't be grateful even if we have it all.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 4 - The Image of God</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Why did God get so mad when Aaron made a gold calf and called it Israel’s god at the foot of Mt. Sinai?  Or what was the big deal when King Jeroboam set up two gods in the Northern kingdom of Israel after their civil war?  There’s a reason God instructed humanity not to create any gods in His image and it may not be the reason you think.  <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Why did God get so mad when Aaron made a gold calf and called it Israel’s god at the foot of Mt. Sinai?  Or what was the big deal when King Jeroboam set up two gods in the Northern kingdom of Israel after their civil war?  There’s a reason God instructed humanity not to create any gods in His image and it may not be the reason you think.  <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Why did God get so mad when Aaron made a gold calf and called it Israel’s god at the foot of Mt. Sinai?  Or what was the big deal when King Jeroboam set up two gods in the Northern kingdom of Israel after their civil war?  There’s a reason God instructed humanity not to create any gods in His image and it may not be the reason you think.  <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - Cooperating with God</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We should actively cooperate with God by sacrificially reaching out to others with the Gospel, being willing to go to great lengths to share the love of Christ.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We should actively cooperate with God by sacrificially reaching out to others with the Gospel, being willing to go to great lengths to share the love of Christ.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We should actively cooperate with God by sacrificially reaching out to others with the Gospel, being willing to go to great lengths to share the love of Christ.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - Abandoning Distractions</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 5 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Abandon distractions like the desire for wealth, living in the past, worrying about others' opinions, and focusing solely on our own plans. • Cooperate with God by committing fully to His mission and sharing the Good News. • Anticipate God's help in meeting our needs as we prioritize His Kingdom.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Abandon distractions like the desire for wealth, living in the past, worrying about others' opinions, and focusing solely on our own plans. • Cooperate with God by committing fully to His mission and sharing the Good News. • Anticipate God's help in meeting our needs as we prioritize His Kingdom.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Abandon distractions like the desire for wealth, living in the past, worrying about others' opinions, and focusing solely on our own plans. • Cooperate with God by committing fully to His mission and sharing the Good News. • Anticipate God's help in meeting our needs as we prioritize His Kingdom.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 9 - The Path to Love (A Conclusion to Our Series)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We're putting into practice what we've learned over the last 9 weeks as we tackle what Jesus was saying when he quoted from the Torah, "love your neighbor as you love yourself."  Are we simply to love all the time no matter what?  Is that love?  Is it okay to hate someone or not and how we do we get to love if we start with hate?  This should be fun! <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We're putting into practice what we've learned over the last 9 weeks as we tackle what Jesus was saying when he quoted from the Torah, "love your neighbor as you love yourself."  Are we simply to love all the time no matter what?  Is that love?  Is it okay to hate someone or not and how we do we get to love if we start with hate?  This should be fun! <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We're putting into practice what we've learned over the last 9 weeks as we tackle what Jesus was saying when he quoted from the Torah, "love your neighbor as you love yourself."  Are we simply to love all the time no matter what?  Is that love?  Is it okay to hate someone or not and how we do we get to love if we start with hate?  This should be fun! <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 7 - Learning About Letters</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[If it’s true that the Bible doesn’t tell us what to think but how to think then maybe we need to rethink the letters of the apostles (Romans - Jude).  These letters were written to specific people in specific places (most often) for a specific purpose.  They are inspired conversations that help us apply Kingdom principles in the everyday places we find ourselves.  They are not to be used as a way to support our side or our position but are to help us look more like Jesus. <br/>This message covers chapter 8 of Marty Solomon’s book, Asking Better  Questions of the Bible.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[If it’s true that the Bible doesn’t tell us what to think but how to think then maybe we need to rethink the letters of the apostles (Romans - Jude).  These letters were written to specific people in specific places (most often) for a specific purpose.  They are inspired conversations that help us apply Kingdom principles in the everyday places we find ourselves.  They are not to be used as a way to support our side or our position but are to help us look more like Jesus. <br/>This message covers chapter 8 of Marty Solomon’s book, Asking Better  Questions of the Bible.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[If it’s true that the Bible doesn’t tell us what to think but how to think then maybe we need to rethink the letters of the apostles (Romans - Jude).  These letters were written to specific people in specific places (most often) for a specific purpose.  They are inspired conversations that help us apply Kingdom principles in the everyday places we find ourselves.  They are not to be used as a way to support our side or our position but are to help us look more like Jesus. <br/>This message covers chapter 8 of Marty Solomon’s book, Asking Better  Questions of the Bible.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 5 - Putting the Prophets in their Place</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Most people today believe that prophecy is about the future and uncovering some hidden information before it happens but that's not how the vast majority of prophets operated. The prophet most often showed up and shared a possible future outcome should the king or country continue their current course of action. That's not prophetic, it's perceptive. Understanding the original author, the audience and their application will help to keep us grounded when studying and applying prophecy to our own lives.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Most people today believe that prophecy is about the future and uncovering some hidden information before it happens but that's not how the vast majority of prophets operated. The prophet most often showed up and shared a possible future outcome should the king or country continue their current course of action. That's not prophetic, it's perceptive. Understanding the original author, the audience and their application will help to keep us grounded when studying and applying prophecy to our own lives.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Most people today believe that prophecy is about the future and uncovering some hidden information before it happens but that's not how the vast majority of prophets operated. The prophet most often showed up and shared a possible future outcome should the king or country continue their current course of action. That's not prophetic, it's perceptive. Understanding the original author, the audience and their application will help to keep us grounded when studying and applying prophecy to our own lives.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 4 - Reading Wisdom with Wisdom</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We often read the Bible to learn how to live; how to please God. But the Bible is not just an instruction book on how to live any more than The Lord of the Rings is an instruction book on how to defeat Souron. The Bible uses different literary tools to engage us, to inspire us and to entangle us in a life long journey of relationship with our creator. Understanding wisdom literature and how it's used in the Bible is part of that journey. And while there are parts that are didactic (teaching) it's more like learning to dance with a partner. The longer you're engage in the dance the more intune you'll be on the journey.<br/>Part 4 covers chapter 5 in Marty Solomon’s book, Asking Better Questions of the Bible.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We often read the Bible to learn how to live; how to please God. But the Bible is not just an instruction book on how to live any more than The Lord of the Rings is an instruction book on how to defeat Souron. The Bible uses different literary tools to engage us, to inspire us and to entangle us in a life long journey of relationship with our creator. Understanding wisdom literature and how it's used in the Bible is part of that journey. And while there are parts that are didactic (teaching) it's more like learning to dance with a partner. The longer you're engage in the dance the more intune you'll be on the journey.<br/>Part 4 covers chapter 5 in Marty Solomon’s book, Asking Better Questions of the Bible.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We often read the Bible to learn how to live; how to please God. But the Bible is not just an instruction book on how to live any more than The Lord of the Rings is an instruction book on how to defeat Souron. The Bible uses different literary tools to engage us, to inspire us and to entangle us in a life long journey of relationship with our creator. Understanding wisdom literature and how it's used in the Bible is part of that journey. And while there are parts that are didactic (teaching) it's more like learning to dance with a partner. The longer you're engage in the dance the more intune you'll be on the journey.<br/>Part 4 covers chapter 5 in Marty Solomon’s book, Asking Better Questions of the Bible.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 - History as Prophecy</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The more familiar you are with the organization of the process the better the outcome.  The Hebrew Bible, called the TaNaKh, is the Bible Jesus used (at least the Torah and the Nevi'im, the Ketuvim came later). It contains the same books as our Old Testament only, they are arranged differently.  The Hebrew bible is arranged to end with Chronicles, a book of hope and about the future promise of the Messiah (having not yet come).  But we rearranged the OT to end with Malachi, a book containing a curse we assume is based on the Jewish people missing the Messiah.  While our Old Testament is inspired it's reorganized, some believe for a purpose.  But knowing how the ancient Jewish people viewed the TaNaKh (our Old Testament) helps us better understand God. <br/>Part 3 covers chapter 4 in Marty Solomon’s book, Asking Better Questions of the Bible.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The more familiar you are with the organization of the process the better the outcome.  The Hebrew Bible, called the TaNaKh, is the Bible Jesus used (at least the Torah and the Nevi'im, the Ketuvim came later). It contains the same books as our Old Testament only, they are arranged differently.  The Hebrew bible is arranged to end with Chronicles, a book of hope and about the future promise of the Messiah (having not yet come).  But we rearranged the OT to end with Malachi, a book containing a curse we assume is based on the Jewish people missing the Messiah.  While our Old Testament is inspired it's reorganized, some believe for a purpose.  But knowing how the ancient Jewish people viewed the TaNaKh (our Old Testament) helps us better understand God. <br/>Part 3 covers chapter 4 in Marty Solomon’s book, Asking Better Questions of the Bible.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The more familiar you are with the organization of the process the better the outcome.  The Hebrew Bible, called the TaNaKh, is the Bible Jesus used (at least the Torah and the Nevi'im, the Ketuvim came later). It contains the same books as our Old Testament only, they are arranged differently.  The Hebrew bible is arranged to end with Chronicles, a book of hope and about the future promise of the Messiah (having not yet come).  But we rearranged the OT to end with Malachi, a book containing a curse we assume is based on the Jewish people missing the Messiah.  While our Old Testament is inspired it's reorganized, some believe for a purpose.  But knowing how the ancient Jewish people viewed the TaNaKh (our Old Testament) helps us better understand God. <br/>Part 3 covers chapter 4 in Marty Solomon’s book, Asking Better Questions of the Bible.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - Letting Torah Read You</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Part 2 covers chapter 3  in Marty Solomon’s book, Asking Better Questions of the Bible.<br/>The Bible was written for us, but it wasn’t written to us.  It isa Jewish work from start to finish.  It was written to and from a Jewish world working with Jewish assumptions and employing Jewish cultural influences.   When we understand the literary devices the authors used we’ll better understand the God the Bible is pointing us to. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Part 2 covers chapter 3  in Marty Solomon’s book, Asking Better Questions of the Bible.<br/>The Bible was written for us, but it wasn’t written to us.  It isa Jewish work from start to finish.  It was written to and from a Jewish world working with Jewish assumptions and employing Jewish cultural influences.   When we understand the literary devices the authors used we’ll better understand the God the Bible is pointing us to. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Part 2 covers chapter 3  in Marty Solomon’s book, Asking Better Questions of the Bible.<br/>The Bible was written for us, but it wasn’t written to us.  It isa Jewish work from start to finish.  It was written to and from a Jewish world working with Jewish assumptions and employing Jewish cultural influences.   When we understand the literary devices the authors used we’ll better understand the God the Bible is pointing us to. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - Literary Tourists</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 3 Aug 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Part 1 covers chapters 1 & 2 in Marty Solomon’s book, Asking Better Questions of the Bible.<br/>We read the bible best when we understand that we are literary tourists. The bible was written for us (as in humanity) but it wasn't written to us, English speakers in America. We can't truly understand the bible if we fail to try and understand the conversation the bible is having between the author and the audience. As followers of Jesus, knowing the bible is not our goal, knowing God is. If you memorize the words but miss The Word you've missed the point.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Part 1 covers chapters 1 & 2 in Marty Solomon’s book, Asking Better Questions of the Bible.<br/>We read the bible best when we understand that we are literary tourists. The bible was written for us (as in humanity) but it wasn't written to us, English speakers in America. We can't truly understand the bible if we fail to try and understand the conversation the bible is having between the author and the audience. As followers of Jesus, knowing the bible is not our goal, knowing God is. If you memorize the words but miss The Word you've missed the point.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Part 1 covers chapters 1 & 2 in Marty Solomon’s book, Asking Better Questions of the Bible.<br/>We read the bible best when we understand that we are literary tourists. The bible was written for us (as in humanity) but it wasn't written to us, English speakers in America. We can't truly understand the bible if we fail to try and understand the conversation the bible is having between the author and the audience. As followers of Jesus, knowing the bible is not our goal, knowing God is. If you memorize the words but miss The Word you've missed the point.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>2 - (i)dols</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 8 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[When we read the stories of the Bible from the comfort of our modern homes and conveniences it's easy to forget that life for those we're reading about was difficult. Often they faced death as a daily part of life but even more so for early believers who's lives were so transformed that that their friends and family wanted them dead, not just quiet. But that's the nature of the Gospel message; it's transformational not just informational. If what we hear doesn't transform us to look, live and love more like Jesus can it really be called the Gospel?<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[When we read the stories of the Bible from the comfort of our modern homes and conveniences it's easy to forget that life for those we're reading about was difficult. Often they faced death as a daily part of life but even more so for early believers who's lives were so transformed that that their friends and family wanted them dead, not just quiet. But that's the nature of the Gospel message; it's transformational not just informational. If what we hear doesn't transform us to look, live and love more like Jesus can it really be called the Gospel?<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When we read the stories of the Bible from the comfort of our modern homes and conveniences it's easy to forget that life for those we're reading about was difficult. Often they faced death as a daily part of life but even more so for early believers who's lives were so transformed that that their friends and family wanted them dead, not just quiet. But that's the nature of the Gospel message; it's transformational not just informational. If what we hear doesn't transform us to look, live and love more like Jesus can it really be called the Gospel?<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>1 - 21 Days</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Paul preached in Thessaloniki for not more than 21 days yet the people were so transformed by the work of God over those 21 days that their lives were forever changed. They allowed faith to work in them and then through them, laboring from a place of love for others and held onto the hope of Jesus' return despite difficult persecution. 21 days and everything changed for them - what about us?<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Paul preached in Thessaloniki for not more than 21 days yet the people were so transformed by the work of God over those 21 days that their lives were forever changed. They allowed faith to work in them and then through them, laboring from a place of love for others and held onto the hope of Jesus' return despite difficult persecution. 21 days and everything changed for them - what about us?<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Paul preached in Thessaloniki for not more than 21 days yet the people were so transformed by the work of God over those 21 days that their lives were forever changed. They allowed faith to work in them and then through them, laboring from a place of love for others and held onto the hope of Jesus' return despite difficult persecution. 21 days and everything changed for them - what about us?<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Terry Deaver</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Terry will be filling in for Corey<br/>]]></description>
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      <title>Part 4 - Family</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We've look at how Jesus challenged the Jewish understanding of culture, gender-roles, the future and nationalism and now we'll see Jesus begin to shift the understanding of family. In a patriarchal society where family was HUGE (consider how most names in the bible are so and so begat so and so) Jesus says your church family is ALSO your family with all the baggage and beautifulness.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We've look at how Jesus challenged the Jewish understanding of culture, gender-roles, the future and nationalism and now we'll see Jesus begin to shift the understanding of family. In a patriarchal society where family was HUGE (consider how most names in the bible are so and so begat so and so) Jesus says your church family is ALSO your family with all the baggage and beautifulness.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We've look at how Jesus challenged the Jewish understanding of culture, gender-roles, the future and nationalism and now we'll see Jesus begin to shift the understanding of family. In a patriarchal society where family was HUGE (consider how most names in the bible are so and so begat so and so) Jesus says your church family is ALSO your family with all the baggage and beautifulness.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2b - Future</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Jesus used apocalyptic language to talk about the future - not to share specifics about what would happen in the future, but to give a framework for coming to grips with the future.  One phrase on repeat was, “no one knows the day or the hour except the Father.”  This was not mysterious language this was well known marriage language.  In part 2 of Future we’ll discuss how we should look at the future, not with fear but with faith. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jesus used apocalyptic language to talk about the future - not to share specifics about what would happen in the future, but to give a framework for coming to grips with the future.  One phrase on repeat was, “no one knows the day or the hour except the Father.”  This was not mysterious language this was well known marriage language.  In part 2 of Future we’ll discuss how we should look at the future, not with fear but with faith. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jesus used apocalyptic language to talk about the future - not to share specifics about what would happen in the future, but to give a framework for coming to grips with the future.  One phrase on repeat was, “no one knows the day or the hour except the Father.”  This was not mysterious language this was well known marriage language.  In part 2 of Future we’ll discuss how we should look at the future, not with fear but with faith. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 - Mother's Day</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[During the time period of the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, women faced oppression and very low status among their male counterparts.  Men had the power, women had very little of anything.  But the Bible actually gives women prominent placement, elevates their names and calls our attention to them.  The Apostle John includes a story of a woman who bucks convention and shows us how to love and worship Jesus well, something the disciples would learn from her. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[During the time period of the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, women faced oppression and very low status among their male counterparts.  Men had the power, women had very little of anything.  But the Bible actually gives women prominent placement, elevates their names and calls our attention to them.  The Apostle John includes a story of a woman who bucks convention and shows us how to love and worship Jesus well, something the disciples would learn from her. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[During the time period of the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, women faced oppression and very low status among their male counterparts.  Men had the power, women had very little of anything.  But the Bible actually gives women prominent placement, elevates their names and calls our attention to them.  The Apostle John includes a story of a woman who bucks convention and shows us how to love and worship Jesus well, something the disciples would learn from her. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2a - Future</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 4 May 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In Mark 13 Jesus speaks to His disciples about what’s to come in what some people call the little apocalypse.  There has been much speculated about the future and a lot of fear surrounding the future - that was not the biblical authors intention.  Apocalyptic literature, even in the bible isn’t supposed to be about what’s going to happen or when it’s going to happen but WHY it’s happening and WHO’s in charge. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In Mark 13 Jesus speaks to His disciples about what’s to come in what some people call the little apocalypse.  There has been much speculated about the future and a lot of fear surrounding the future - that was not the biblical authors intention.  Apocalyptic literature, even in the bible isn’t supposed to be about what’s going to happen or when it’s going to happen but WHY it’s happening and WHO’s in charge. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In Mark 13 Jesus speaks to His disciples about what’s to come in what some people call the little apocalypse.  There has been much speculated about the future and a lot of fear surrounding the future - that was not the biblical authors intention.  Apocalyptic literature, even in the bible isn’t supposed to be about what’s going to happen or when it’s going to happen but WHY it’s happening and WHO’s in charge. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - Culture</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Jesus was a Jew who never renounced His Jewish heritage or told others to stop being Jews. Instead, Jesus impacted His culture by loving God and loving others. If Jesus is your King and you're working for His Kingdom to come and will to be done then you've got to stop making enemies and start loving everyone.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jesus was a Jew who never renounced His Jewish heritage or told others to stop being Jews. Instead, Jesus impacted His culture by loving God and loving others. If Jesus is your King and you're working for His Kingdom to come and will to be done then you've got to stop making enemies and start loving everyone.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jesus was a Jew who never renounced His Jewish heritage or told others to stop being Jews. Instead, Jesus impacted His culture by loving God and loving others. If Jesus is your King and you're working for His Kingdom to come and will to be done then you've got to stop making enemies and start loving everyone.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 6 - The Wilderness Tests</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 6 Apr 2025 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[TJesus' 3 temptations are a symbolic do-over of Israel's 3 tests. The 3 tests were all about community. Jesus first, middle and last demonstrations of who He was not only show His commitment to community but also have a connection to water, bread and sacrifice.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[TJesus' 3 temptations are a symbolic do-over of Israel's 3 tests. The 3 tests were all about community. Jesus first, middle and last demonstrations of who He was not only show His commitment to community but also have a connection to water, bread and sacrifice.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[TJesus' 3 temptations are a symbolic do-over of Israel's 3 tests. The 3 tests were all about community. Jesus first, middle and last demonstrations of who He was not only show His commitment to community but also have a connection to water, bread and sacrifice.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Easter At Real Life</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Easter is an exciting time for followers of Jesus because we know how the story ends, but for those who where there that first Easter morning it was a much different story.  Whether your new to faith or have been a follower a long time the Empty tomb and Risen Jesus changes everything.  <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Easter is an exciting time for followers of Jesus because we know how the story ends, but for those who where there that first Easter morning it was a much different story.  Whether your new to faith or have been a follower a long time the Empty tomb and Risen Jesus changes everything.  <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Easter is an exciting time for followers of Jesus because we know how the story ends, but for those who where there that first Easter morning it was a much different story.  Whether your new to faith or have been a follower a long time the Empty tomb and Risen Jesus changes everything.  <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 7 - Out of the Wilderness (and into the war)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[When Jesus cleared the Temple He was angry because those who had come to worship God were being denied access because of their financial position, physical condition or place of origin. Jesus clears the Temple area then heals those who had been denied access to the Temple because of their physical condition so they could draw close to God spiritually. On the cross Jesus did the same for all of us, He removed the sin that keeps us from the presence of God.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[When Jesus cleared the Temple He was angry because those who had come to worship God were being denied access because of their financial position, physical condition or place of origin. Jesus clears the Temple area then heals those who had been denied access to the Temple because of their physical condition so they could draw close to God spiritually. On the cross Jesus did the same for all of us, He removed the sin that keeps us from the presence of God.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When Jesus cleared the Temple He was angry because those who had come to worship God were being denied access because of their financial position, physical condition or place of origin. Jesus clears the Temple area then heals those who had been denied access to the Temple because of their physical condition so they could draw close to God spiritually. On the cross Jesus did the same for all of us, He removed the sin that keeps us from the presence of God.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 5 - Some Ways Seem Right...</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Some ways seem right to us, that’s why knowing God’s Word helps us determine the right way from the wrong.  Satan gets more desperate in his third temptation but once again Jesus doesn’t fall for it and succeeds in the wilderness where Israel had failed. Jesus rightly points to God as the source, the One True God, the ONLY one worthy of our worship and service, even our lives. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Some ways seem right to us, that’s why knowing God’s Word helps us determine the right way from the wrong.  Satan gets more desperate in his third temptation but once again Jesus doesn’t fall for it and succeeds in the wilderness where Israel had failed. Jesus rightly points to God as the source, the One True God, the ONLY one worthy of our worship and service, even our lives. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Some ways seem right to us, that’s why knowing God’s Word helps us determine the right way from the wrong.  Satan gets more desperate in his third temptation but once again Jesus doesn’t fall for it and succeeds in the wilderness where Israel had failed. Jesus rightly points to God as the source, the One True God, the ONLY one worthy of our worship and service, even our lives. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 4 - Twisting the Text</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jesus had been in the wilderness for 40 days when the devil showed up to tempt Him.  First he tried to tempt Jesus with bread that wasn't about bread at all but whether or not Jesus trusted God - who was supposed to be providing for Him.   The second attempt satan tried a different tactic, using the writings of Moses, just like Jesus had.  Only, satan didn’t just use what Moses said, he abused it.  Jesus see through it and knows this attempt was about testing God to do what Jesus wanted, not what God had planned.  A similar thing happened in the life of Israel when they were in the wilderness and where Israel failed, Jesus succeeded. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jesus had been in the wilderness for 40 days when the devil showed up to tempt Him.  First he tried to tempt Jesus with bread that wasn't about bread at all but whether or not Jesus trusted God - who was supposed to be providing for Him.   The second attempt satan tried a different tactic, using the writings of Moses, just like Jesus had.  Only, satan didn’t just use what Moses said, he abused it.  Jesus see through it and knows this attempt was about testing God to do what Jesus wanted, not what God had planned.  A similar thing happened in the life of Israel when they were in the wilderness and where Israel failed, Jesus succeeded. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jesus had been in the wilderness for 40 days when the devil showed up to tempt Him.  First he tried to tempt Jesus with bread that wasn't about bread at all but whether or not Jesus trusted God - who was supposed to be providing for Him.   The second attempt satan tried a different tactic, using the writings of Moses, just like Jesus had.  Only, satan didn’t just use what Moses said, he abused it.  Jesus see through it and knows this attempt was about testing God to do what Jesus wanted, not what God had planned.  A similar thing happened in the life of Israel when they were in the wilderness and where Israel failed, Jesus succeeded. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 - When The Way Gets Dark</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[I don’t like the dark when I’m outside.  Too many things you can’t see, too many dangers.  When you’re in the wilderness it’s unknown territory, same is true for the spiritual wilderness and spiritual darkness.  But even in the darkest of times we can trust the truth of God’s Word to see us through the light of day. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I don’t like the dark when I’m outside.  Too many things you can’t see, too many dangers.  When you’re in the wilderness it’s unknown territory, same is true for the spiritual wilderness and spiritual darkness.  But even in the darkest of times we can trust the truth of God’s Word to see us through the light of day. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[I don’t like the dark when I’m outside.  Too many things you can’t see, too many dangers.  When you’re in the wilderness it’s unknown territory, same is true for the spiritual wilderness and spiritual darkness.  But even in the darkest of times we can trust the truth of God’s Word to see us through the light of day. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - Walking When You Don't Know the Way</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[When Jesus came to be baptized by John, John was concerned because he wasn’t sure what was going on.  How could one beneath Jesus baptize Jesus?!  It didn’t make any sense.  When we follow God into the wilderness we may not always know where we’re going, but we can always trust that He goes with us. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[When Jesus came to be baptized by John, John was concerned because he wasn’t sure what was going on.  How could one beneath Jesus baptize Jesus?!  It didn’t make any sense.  When we follow God into the wilderness we may not always know where we’re going, but we can always trust that He goes with us. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When Jesus came to be baptized by John, John was concerned because he wasn’t sure what was going on.  How could one beneath Jesus baptize Jesus?!  It didn’t make any sense.  When we follow God into the wilderness we may not always know where we’re going, but we can always trust that He goes with us. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - Into The Wilderness</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[When you head into the wilderness it’s good to have a guide, to know where you’re going and how to get there.  John the Baptizer was that guy for the Jewish people who braved the wilderness between the way they had been living and the way God desired them to live.  While John couldn’t get them where they needed to go, he was able to get them ready for the journey. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[When you head into the wilderness it’s good to have a guide, to know where you’re going and how to get there.  John the Baptizer was that guy for the Jewish people who braved the wilderness between the way they had been living and the way God desired them to live.  While John couldn’t get them where they needed to go, he was able to get them ready for the journey. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When you head into the wilderness it’s good to have a guide, to know where you’re going and how to get there.  John the Baptizer was that guy for the Jewish people who braved the wilderness between the way they had been living and the way God desired them to live.  While John couldn’t get them where they needed to go, he was able to get them ready for the journey. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - Runaway Jesus</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jan 2025 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Jesus runs away from Joseph and Mary and into the Temple where He spends 3 days listening and asking questions of the religious leaders of His day.  Panicked Parents find a confused Jesus who doesn’t understand why they would be looking for Him or upset... sound familiar?<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jesus runs away from Joseph and Mary and into the Temple where He spends 3 days listening and asking questions of the religious leaders of His day.  Panicked Parents find a confused Jesus who doesn’t understand why they would be looking for Him or upset... sound familiar?<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jesus runs away from Joseph and Mary and into the Temple where He spends 3 days listening and asking questions of the religious leaders of His day.  Panicked Parents find a confused Jesus who doesn’t understand why they would be looking for Him or upset... sound familiar?<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 - Revealing Jesus</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2025 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Jesus baptism, temptation (trying) and the first time He’s referred to as the Messiah. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jesus baptism, temptation (trying) and the first time He’s referred to as the Messiah. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jesus baptism, temptation (trying) and the first time He’s referred to as the Messiah. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 4 - Miracle Jesus</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2025 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Jesus obeys His Mother and saves the day by providing wine for the wedding of a family member when they ran out - a huge embarrassment and mistake.  But He does so by turning water into wine, the best wine anyone had ever had. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jesus obeys His Mother and saves the day by providing wine for the wedding of a family member when they ran out - a huge embarrassment and mistake.  But He does so by turning water into wine, the best wine anyone had ever had. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jesus obeys His Mother and saves the day by providing wine for the wedding of a family member when they ran out - a huge embarrassment and mistake.  But He does so by turning water into wine, the best wine anyone had ever had. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - Hooked on a Feeling</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 2 Feb 2025 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Like the Blue Swede song says, our culture today is hooked on a feeling and that feeling is love.  We love to talk about love, chase love, write songs about love but usually we just abuse love.  Part of the reason for that is because we treat love like a feeling and not a comprehensive practice of interactions.  <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Like the Blue Swede song says, our culture today is hooked on a feeling and that feeling is love.  We love to talk about love, chase love, write songs about love but usually we just abuse love.  Part of the reason for that is because we treat love like a feeling and not a comprehensive practice of interactions.  <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Like the Blue Swede song says, our culture today is hooked on a feeling and that feeling is love.  We love to talk about love, chase love, write songs about love but usually we just abuse love.  Part of the reason for that is because we treat love like a feeling and not a comprehensive practice of interactions.  <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - I Want Your Sex</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 9 Feb 2025 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In today’s culture love is often a synonym for sex but sex is often not at all about love.   We can use love both as an expression of love and as a weapon of our changing feelings (or as a weapon to manipulate someone else's feelings).  But God never meant for sex to be separate from love, or a synonym for love, God meant for sex to be a support to love shared freely and vulnerably within the circle of marriage<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In today’s culture love is often a synonym for sex but sex is often not at all about love.   We can use love both as an expression of love and as a weapon of our changing feelings (or as a weapon to manipulate someone else's feelings).  But God never meant for sex to be separate from love, or a synonym for love, God meant for sex to be a support to love shared freely and vulnerably within the circle of marriage<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In today’s culture love is often a synonym for sex but sex is often not at all about love.   We can use love both as an expression of love and as a weapon of our changing feelings (or as a weapon to manipulate someone else's feelings).  But God never meant for sex to be separate from love, or a synonym for love, God meant for sex to be a support to love shared freely and vulnerably within the circle of marriage<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 - If You Don't Love Yourself</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2025 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In today’s culture the primary focus and highest level of love is often assumed to be the love of self.  If someone says their on a journey to learn to love themselves or that they have to learn to love themselves first or put themselves first... well, let’s be honest the outcome may be beneficial for the individual but it comes at the expense of others. Are we supposed to love ourselves?  Why the big push to love ourselves all the sudden?  Could it be that we’re trying to substitute God’s love for us with our love for us? <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In today’s culture the primary focus and highest level of love is often assumed to be the love of self.  If someone says their on a journey to learn to love themselves or that they have to learn to love themselves first or put themselves first... well, let’s be honest the outcome may be beneficial for the individual but it comes at the expense of others. Are we supposed to love ourselves?  Why the big push to love ourselves all the sudden?  Could it be that we’re trying to substitute God’s love for us with our love for us? <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In today’s culture the primary focus and highest level of love is often assumed to be the love of self.  If someone says their on a journey to learn to love themselves or that they have to learn to love themselves first or put themselves first... well, let’s be honest the outcome may be beneficial for the individual but it comes at the expense of others. Are we supposed to love ourselves?  Why the big push to love ourselves all the sudden?  Could it be that we’re trying to substitute God’s love for us with our love for us? <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 - Loved Life</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Dec 2024 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In the Bible we learn what love is and what it isn’t. God loves you and wants you to know what love is so you can experience real love in your life, so you know how to show it to others and so we’ll all look more like Jesus - who loved us so well.  God also loves everyone... yep e v e r y o n e... and wants them to know what real love is, which is where you and I looking more like Jesus comes in to play.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In the Bible we learn what love is and what it isn’t. God loves you and wants you to know what love is so you can experience real love in your life, so you know how to show it to others and so we’ll all look more like Jesus - who loved us so well.  God also loves everyone... yep e v e r y o n e... and wants them to know what real love is, which is where you and I looking more like Jesus comes in to play.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the Bible we learn what love is and what it isn’t. God loves you and wants you to know what love is so you can experience real love in your life, so you know how to show it to others and so we’ll all look more like Jesus - who loved us so well.  God also loves everyone... yep e v e r y o n e... and wants them to know what real love is, which is where you and I looking more like Jesus comes in to play.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - Hopeful Life</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 8 Dec 2024 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[What does it mean to have hope?  When life is a struggle or you don’t know how to move forward hope gives you the ability to push on instead of giving in or giving up.  God wants you to have a hopeful life.  A life that considers the impossible not just possible but probable. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[What does it mean to have hope?  When life is a struggle or you don’t know how to move forward hope gives you the ability to push on instead of giving in or giving up.  God wants you to have a hopeful life.  A life that considers the impossible not just possible but probable. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What does it mean to have hope?  When life is a struggle or you don’t know how to move forward hope gives you the ability to push on instead of giving in or giving up.  God wants you to have a hopeful life.  A life that considers the impossible not just possible but probable. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - Abundant Life</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 1 Dec 2024 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The first thing on God’s Wishlist for your life (after your salvation 😉) is Abundant Life.  What does it mean to have abundant life?  Is it a life filled with money, power or position… or a life of connectedness, contentment and joy that comes from the Lord?  <br/>Alan Funk will be kicking off our 2024 Christmas series with a look at what it means to have an abundant life. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The first thing on God’s Wishlist for your life (after your salvation 😉) is Abundant Life.  What does it mean to have abundant life?  Is it a life filled with money, power or position… or a life of connectedness, contentment and joy that comes from the Lord?  <br/>Alan Funk will be kicking off our 2024 Christmas series with a look at what it means to have an abundant life. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The first thing on God’s Wishlist for your life (after your salvation 😉) is Abundant Life.  What does it mean to have abundant life?  Is it a life filled with money, power or position… or a life of connectedness, contentment and joy that comes from the Lord?  <br/>Alan Funk will be kicking off our 2024 Christmas series with a look at what it means to have an abundant life. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 4 - Worship</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We often think worship is what we do in church on Sunday mornings with the band or guitar... or maybe it’s what happens in the quiet of the morning when we’re alone with our Bible and God... But worship isn’t something that we can pigeon hole to one or a few activities.  Worship happens whenever we live, love or look like Jesus.  When we live out our faith, when we act with a servant’s heart or we give because of our faith in God, we worship.  <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We often think worship is what we do in church on Sunday mornings with the band or guitar... or maybe it’s what happens in the quiet of the morning when we’re alone with our Bible and God... But worship isn’t something that we can pigeon hole to one or a few activities.  Worship happens whenever we live, love or look like Jesus.  When we live out our faith, when we act with a servant’s heart or we give because of our faith in God, we worship.  <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We often think worship is what we do in church on Sunday mornings with the band or guitar... or maybe it’s what happens in the quiet of the morning when we’re alone with our Bible and God... But worship isn’t something that we can pigeon hole to one or a few activities.  Worship happens whenever we live, love or look like Jesus.  When we live out our faith, when we act with a servant’s heart or we give because of our faith in God, we worship.  <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 - Giving</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2024 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[There’s more to giving than a number on your budget or balance sheet.  While money is a tough subject for many people it’s precisely why Jesus and His disciples addressed money so often.   Money,… well, it’s one of the biggest hinderances to fully following Jesus.  It’s a hurdle people often trip over.  Giving has always been a heart issues, not a money issue. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[There’s more to giving than a number on your budget or balance sheet.  While money is a tough subject for many people it’s precisely why Jesus and His disciples addressed money so often.   Money,… well, it’s one of the biggest hinderances to fully following Jesus.  It’s a hurdle people often trip over.  Giving has always been a heart issues, not a money issue. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[There’s more to giving than a number on your budget or balance sheet.  While money is a tough subject for many people it’s precisely why Jesus and His disciples addressed money so often.   Money,… well, it’s one of the biggest hinderances to fully following Jesus.  It’s a hurdle people often trip over.  Giving has always been a heart issues, not a money issue. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - Serving</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Nov 2024 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Being a part of a church family is a lot like being a part of a physical family, it works best when everyone’s working together.  And even though there are a lot of different ways we could serve we’ve each been gifted by God for the way in which we do serve.  But don’t be caught off guard,  if you’re a part of the Kingdom you’ve got a part to play in the Kingdom. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Being a part of a church family is a lot like being a part of a physical family, it works best when everyone’s working together.  And even though there are a lot of different ways we could serve we’ve each been gifted by God for the way in which we do serve.  But don’t be caught off guard,  if you’re a part of the Kingdom you’ve got a part to play in the Kingdom. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Being a part of a church family is a lot like being a part of a physical family, it works best when everyone’s working together.  And even though there are a lot of different ways we could serve we’ve each been gifted by God for the way in which we do serve.  But don’t be caught off guard,  if you’re a part of the Kingdom you’ve got a part to play in the Kingdom. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - Family</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 3 Nov 2024 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[When it comes to faith Jesus made the first move, He loved you first. As a follower of King Jesus the rest of our lives are spent trying to look a little more like Him every day - and that starts in our very own family. While we're not responsible for the faith of our family, we are responsible for living out our faith first, in our family and then the rest of the world.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[When it comes to faith Jesus made the first move, He loved you first. As a follower of King Jesus the rest of our lives are spent trying to look a little more like Him every day - and that starts in our very own family. While we're not responsible for the faith of our family, we are responsible for living out our faith first, in our family and then the rest of the world.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When it comes to faith Jesus made the first move, He loved you first. As a follower of King Jesus the rest of our lives are spent trying to look a little more like Him every day - and that starts in our very own family. While we're not responsible for the faith of our family, we are responsible for living out our faith first, in our family and then the rest of the world.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 4 - My Heart</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[David's prayer of repentance ends with his recognition that God isn't concerned with how many sacrifices David has made but whether or not his heart is surrendered. No amount of sacrifice can overcome an unsurrendered heart.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[David's prayer of repentance ends with his recognition that God isn't concerned with how many sacrifices David has made but whether or not his heart is surrendered. No amount of sacrifice can overcome an unsurrendered heart.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[David's prayer of repentance ends with his recognition that God isn't concerned with how many sacrifices David has made but whether or not his heart is surrendered. No amount of sacrifice can overcome an unsurrendered heart.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 - Help!</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Following David’s affair with Bathsheba and his murder of Uriah he’s confronted with his sin by the prophet Nathan.  Instead of rejecting Nathan or refusing to face his sin, David repents before God; he turns from wrong and starts doing right.  But there’s a problem, he can’t be good enough on his own, he needs God’s help. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Following David’s affair with Bathsheba and his murder of Uriah he’s confronted with his sin by the prophet Nathan.  Instead of rejecting Nathan or refusing to face his sin, David repents before God; he turns from wrong and starts doing right.  But there’s a problem, he can’t be good enough on his own, he needs God’s help. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Following David’s affair with Bathsheba and his murder of Uriah he’s confronted with his sin by the prophet Nathan.  Instead of rejecting Nathan or refusing to face his sin, David repents before God; he turns from wrong and starts doing right.  But there’s a problem, he can’t be good enough on his own, he needs God’s help. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - Here I Am</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Terry Deaver, our pastor of people and prayer, brings part 2 of our Prayer series looking at Psalm 51:3-6.  David comes to God in prayer following not just a sexually immoral act, but his murder of Uriah.  Our assumption is that David should be afraid of God after his sin, instead he cries out to the God of steadfast love and mercy.  When we pray we need to understand who we are and what we’ve done as well as who God is.  David has already referenced God’s love and mercy, now he examines himself. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Terry Deaver, our pastor of people and prayer, brings part 2 of our Prayer series looking at Psalm 51:3-6.  David comes to God in prayer following not just a sexually immoral act, but his murder of Uriah.  Our assumption is that David should be afraid of God after his sin, instead he cries out to the God of steadfast love and mercy.  When we pray we need to understand who we are and what we’ve done as well as who God is.  David has already referenced God’s love and mercy, now he examines himself. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Terry Deaver, our pastor of people and prayer, brings part 2 of our Prayer series looking at Psalm 51:3-6.  David comes to God in prayer following not just a sexually immoral act, but his murder of Uriah.  Our assumption is that David should be afraid of God after his sin, instead he cries out to the God of steadfast love and mercy.  When we pray we need to understand who we are and what we’ve done as well as who God is.  David has already referenced God’s love and mercy, now he examines himself. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - How We Approach God</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 6 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[When King David penned his prayer, recorded in Psalm 51, he was at one of the lowest spiritual points of his life.  After a moral failure with Bathsheba that led to a mortal failure, i.e. Uriah, David was in the thick of it.  It’s here that he writes Psalm 51, from the depths of remorse and failure, seeking forgiveness he did not deserve.  His first few sentences though will set the stage for the rest of his prayer and help us understand some things about how we approach God in prayer after we’ve blown it.  <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[When King David penned his prayer, recorded in Psalm 51, he was at one of the lowest spiritual points of his life.  After a moral failure with Bathsheba that led to a mortal failure, i.e. Uriah, David was in the thick of it.  It’s here that he writes Psalm 51, from the depths of remorse and failure, seeking forgiveness he did not deserve.  His first few sentences though will set the stage for the rest of his prayer and help us understand some things about how we approach God in prayer after we’ve blown it.  <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When King David penned his prayer, recorded in Psalm 51, he was at one of the lowest spiritual points of his life.  After a moral failure with Bathsheba that led to a mortal failure, i.e. Uriah, David was in the thick of it.  It’s here that he writes Psalm 51, from the depths of remorse and failure, seeking forgiveness he did not deserve.  His first few sentences though will set the stage for the rest of his prayer and help us understand some things about how we approach God in prayer after we’ve blown it.  <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 9 - When Who You've Been Meets Who You're Becoming</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[For 20 years Esau has thought Jacob was dead and Jacob has learned what it’s like to be cheated out of things you believed were yours.  Now Jacob comes back home to the land of promise to take his position as the leader of the family of promise but with a new way to look at life and a newfound trust in the God of promise. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[For 20 years Esau has thought Jacob was dead and Jacob has learned what it’s like to be cheated out of things you believed were yours.  Now Jacob comes back home to the land of promise to take his position as the leader of the family of promise but with a new way to look at life and a newfound trust in the God of promise. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[For 20 years Esau has thought Jacob was dead and Jacob has learned what it’s like to be cheated out of things you believed were yours.  Now Jacob comes back home to the land of promise to take his position as the leader of the family of promise but with a new way to look at life and a newfound trust in the God of promise. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 8 - Overcoming Your Name</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Jacob has always gotten a bad rap. Treated like a cheater and underhanded because of something he did at birth. But what if the examples we use to frame him as a cheater were actually times he was trying to prove he wasn't? What if he saw things differently from others and we missed it? Jacob's story proves that God doesn't see you for you've been, but for who He created you to become.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jacob has always gotten a bad rap. Treated like a cheater and underhanded because of something he did at birth. But what if the examples we use to frame him as a cheater were actually times he was trying to prove he wasn't? What if he saw things differently from others and we missed it? Jacob's story proves that God doesn't see you for you've been, but for who He created you to become.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jacob has always gotten a bad rap. Treated like a cheater and underhanded because of something he did at birth. But what if the examples we use to frame him as a cheater were actually times he was trying to prove he wasn't? What if he saw things differently from others and we missed it? Jacob's story proves that God doesn't see you for you've been, but for who He created you to become.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 7 - Undoing What You've Been Doing</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Most of what we know about Isaac comes from Genesis 26 and the very first thing we’re told is that as Isaac takes up the mantel of God’s promise from his father, Abraham, there is a famine in Canaan but the author tells us it’s not the same famine that happened when Abraham first arrived in Canaan 40 years ago.  Now, none of us would have thought is was the same famine, so obviously the author is trying to tell us something.  What we see in Genesis 26 is Isaac basically undoing the mistakes of his father.  The promise continues.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Most of what we know about Isaac comes from Genesis 26 and the very first thing we’re told is that as Isaac takes up the mantel of God’s promise from his father, Abraham, there is a famine in Canaan but the author tells us it’s not the same famine that happened when Abraham first arrived in Canaan 40 years ago.  Now, none of us would have thought is was the same famine, so obviously the author is trying to tell us something.  What we see in Genesis 26 is Isaac basically undoing the mistakes of his father.  The promise continues.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Most of what we know about Isaac comes from Genesis 26 and the very first thing we’re told is that as Isaac takes up the mantel of God’s promise from his father, Abraham, there is a famine in Canaan but the author tells us it’s not the same famine that happened when Abraham first arrived in Canaan 40 years ago.  Now, none of us would have thought is was the same famine, so obviously the author is trying to tell us something.  What we see in Genesis 26 is Isaac basically undoing the mistakes of his father.  The promise continues.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 6 - Trust, Tricks, Tests and Trust</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 8 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Isaac’s near death experience was tough on everyone and left their family in shambles.  But Abraham continued to trust the story God was writing and his responsibility to his son, Isaac.  So he sends his servant Eliezer on a journey to find a wife for Isaac.  Abraham shows great trust in God, Eliezer tries to trick God by concocting a ridiculous test and in the end Rebekah shows great trust herself.  It’s a wild ride, much like our own lives! <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Isaac’s near death experience was tough on everyone and left their family in shambles.  But Abraham continued to trust the story God was writing and his responsibility to his son, Isaac.  So he sends his servant Eliezer on a journey to find a wife for Isaac.  Abraham shows great trust in God, Eliezer tries to trick God by concocting a ridiculous test and in the end Rebekah shows great trust herself.  It’s a wild ride, much like our own lives! <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Isaac’s near death experience was tough on everyone and left their family in shambles.  But Abraham continued to trust the story God was writing and his responsibility to his son, Isaac.  So he sends his servant Eliezer on a journey to find a wife for Isaac.  Abraham shows great trust in God, Eliezer tries to trick God by concocting a ridiculous test and in the end Rebekah shows great trust herself.  It’s a wild ride, much like our own lives! <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 5 - When God Asks for Impossible</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 1 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[God never intended for Abraham to offer his son Isaac as a sacrifice, but God intend to reveal more about who He was and who Abraham was through that test.  Of course, it’s a pretty incredible picture of Jesus and the Father and Son who chose to go through with the sacrifice that Abraham and Isaac didn’t have to complete.  But the story is MUCH more about who Abraham and Isaac were than what God was asking. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[God never intended for Abraham to offer his son Isaac as a sacrifice, but God intend to reveal more about who He was and who Abraham was through that test.  Of course, it’s a pretty incredible picture of Jesus and the Father and Son who chose to go through with the sacrifice that Abraham and Isaac didn’t have to complete.  But the story is MUCH more about who Abraham and Isaac were than what God was asking. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[God never intended for Abraham to offer his son Isaac as a sacrifice, but God intend to reveal more about who He was and who Abraham was through that test.  Of course, it’s a pretty incredible picture of Jesus and the Father and Son who chose to go through with the sacrifice that Abraham and Isaac didn’t have to complete.  But the story is MUCH more about who Abraham and Isaac were than what God was asking. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 4 - Making a Way the Only Way You Know How</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Abraham had a promise from God but what he didn’t have was any progress toward that promise, for like, years.  So after a while Abraham and his wife Sarah decide to push their way into what God had promised.<br/>]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Abraham had a promise from God but what he didn’t have was any progress toward that promise, for like, years.  So after a while Abraham and his wife Sarah decide to push their way into what God had promised.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 -  When your Mouth Writes a Check...</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Abraham has just begun to follow God and his faith and trust in God seems incredible but Abraham has received exactly zero of God’s promises.  So Abraham demands some collateral from God but only manages to dig a hole he can’t get out of. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Abraham has just begun to follow God and his faith and trust in God seems incredible but Abraham has received exactly zero of God’s promises.  So Abraham demands some collateral from God but only manages to dig a hole he can’t get out of. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Abraham has just begun to follow God and his faith and trust in God seems incredible but Abraham has received exactly zero of God’s promises.  So Abraham demands some collateral from God but only manages to dig a hole he can’t get out of. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - Does God Bless Cheaters?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We know Abraham wasn’t perfect, but why does God seem to bless his bumbles?  Does God really bless cheaters or is something else going on here? <br/>]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We know Abraham wasn’t perfect, but why does God seem to bless his bumbles?  Does God really bless cheaters or is something else going on here? <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - The Kind of Partner God is Looking For</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 4 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Humanity tossed God’s plan aside in the garden and no matter how hard God tried humanity kept running from Him instead of toward Him.  So God chose a family, the family of Abraham to be his partners on the planet.  But what was it about Abraham that set him a part from everyone else?  What made Abraham a good choice for God’s partner on the planet? <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Humanity tossed God’s plan aside in the garden and no matter how hard God tried humanity kept running from Him instead of toward Him.  So God chose a family, the family of Abraham to be his partners on the planet.  But what was it about Abraham that set him a part from everyone else?  What made Abraham a good choice for God’s partner on the planet? <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Humanity tossed God’s plan aside in the garden and no matter how hard God tried humanity kept running from Him instead of toward Him.  So God chose a family, the family of Abraham to be his partners on the planet.  But what was it about Abraham that set him a part from everyone else?  What made Abraham a good choice for God’s partner on the planet? <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 4 - Looking to the Future with Faith</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[As David looked over his life he saw how God protected and provided for him. It's why David expected God would continue to be with him even in his present valley of darkness and it's why David trusted the promises of God for his future.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[As David looked over his life he saw how God protected and provided for him. It's why David expected God would continue to be with him even in his present valley of darkness and it's why David trusted the promises of God for his future.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[As David looked over his life he saw how God protected and provided for him. It's why David expected God would continue to be with him even in his present valley of darkness and it's why David trusted the promises of God for his future.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 - You Are With Me</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The shepherd never leaves the sheep when the sheep are in the valley the shepherd is right in the middle of them calling to them and leading them out of the darkness and into the light from the danger, not from the destination.<br/>]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The shepherd never leaves the sheep when the sheep are in the valley the shepherd is right in the middle of them calling to them and leading them out of the darkness and into the light from the danger, not from the destination.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - Every Path Leads to a Place</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[David had messed up royally and often.  So when he prays to the God who leads him to right paths he does so knowing that he’s been on plenty of wrong paths.  David remembered that God had led Israel through the desert for 40 years providing and protecting His people.  David trusted that if God had done it back then He’d could do it again. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[David had messed up royally and often.  So when he prays to the God who leads him to right paths he does so knowing that he’s been on plenty of wrong paths.  David remembered that God had led Israel through the desert for 40 years providing and protecting His people.  David trusted that if God had done it back then He’d could do it again. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[David had messed up royally and often.  So when he prays to the God who leads him to right paths he does so knowing that he’s been on plenty of wrong paths.  David remembered that God had led Israel through the desert for 40 years providing and protecting His people.  David trusted that if God had done it back then He’d could do it again. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - Life's Not a Beach, It's a Desert</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 7 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[For ancient Israel, and for us, life is a desert - a few moments of plenty and promise separated by long spans of hunger, thirst and exposure. God promises to lead us to good things, life-giving things so if we're not experiencing those good things whose to blame? Us or Him?<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[For ancient Israel, and for us, life is a desert - a few moments of plenty and promise separated by long spans of hunger, thirst and exposure. God promises to lead us to good things, life-giving things so if we're not experiencing those good things whose to blame? Us or Him?<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[For ancient Israel, and for us, life is a desert - a few moments of plenty and promise separated by long spans of hunger, thirst and exposure. God promises to lead us to good things, life-giving things so if we're not experiencing those good things whose to blame? Us or Him?<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Guest Speaker - Alan Funk</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Guest Speaker - Adam Ewy</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Guest Speaker - Brad Fogo: CEA</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>2 - The Gospel IRL - External</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 2 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[As the Acts of the Holy Spirit in the early Church progresses The Gospel is put into practice in real life (IRL).  We see it play out just as we learned it as Peter preaches the first Gospel message and guess what?!  He starts with the Gospel Declarations and as the people begin to believe he moves on to the Gospel responses.  And as the Gospel was presented people began to respond.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[As the Acts of the Holy Spirit in the early Church progresses The Gospel is put into practice in real life (IRL).  We see it play out just as we learned it as Peter preaches the first Gospel message and guess what?!  He starts with the Gospel Declarations and as the people begin to believe he moves on to the Gospel responses.  And as the Gospel was presented people began to respond.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[As the Acts of the Holy Spirit in the early Church progresses The Gospel is put into practice in real life (IRL).  We see it play out just as we learned it as Peter preaches the first Gospel message and guess what?!  He starts with the Gospel Declarations and as the people begin to believe he moves on to the Gospel responses.  And as the Gospel was presented people began to respond.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>1 - The Gospel Realized</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2024 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The book of Acts begins by going back to the 40 days between Jesus’ resurrection and His ascension.  We’re given more information about what Jesus told His disciples about what God was doing, what they were to do and what they could expect.  The Gospel Jesus proclaimed (and the disciples would preach) was beginning to be realized!  <br/>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jesus left us with a mission, we call it the Great Commission and it’s what Jesus expects us to be doing while we’re waiting for His return.  We’re not to put our feet up cause we’re good with God, we’re to roll our sleeves up cause lots of people aren’t.  He didn’t give us The Gospel so we would be saved but so every person possible might be.  <br/>]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jesus left us with a mission, we call it the Great Commission and it’s what Jesus expects us to be doing while we’re waiting for His return.  We’re not to put our feet up cause we’re good with God, we’re to roll our sleeves up cause lots of people aren’t.  He didn’t give us The Gospel so we would be saved but so every person possible might be.  <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 5b- Daily Surrender Part 2</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Understanding what The Gospel is not only helps us share it, but also helps us adjust our lives to actually follow it.  The Gospel does not ask us to make some mental acknowledgment to who Jesus is, it requires our allegiance.  Faith, lived out daily as we repent, believe and follow the King. <br/>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[We’ve been talking about The Gospel in bits and parts over the previous 4 weeks.  This Sunday we lay it out, what it is, where we get it and how Jesus said we’re to respond to it.  Next Sunday we’ll look at what it means for us personally and then we’ll wrap up the series with what it means for us publicly.   <br/>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[...where we can live our real lives through the Holy Spirit’s power<br/>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Jesus died and rose again to make a way for us to once again experience a relationship with God the Father like we had in the garden - in the beginning. Everything God has done, even through Noah and the flood, has been to move us back into relationship with Himself. Jesus is the Key to that relationship.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jesus died and rose again to make a way for us to once again experience a relationship with God the Father like we had in the garden - in the beginning. Everything God has done, even through Noah and the flood, has been to move us back into relationship with Himself. Jesus is the Key to that relationship.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jesus died and rose again to make a way for us to once again experience a relationship with God the Father like we had in the garden - in the beginning. Everything God has done, even through Noah and the flood, has been to move us back into relationship with Himself. Jesus is the Key to that relationship.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - Our Defender</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[...died in our place and rose as our defender.<br/>Jesus didn’t die to save us just to come back and slay us.  He is not just our Savior, He’s our defender., our advocate.  He’s the King who died and rose again so that HIs Kingdom will never end and a King whose Kingdom never ends will always be there to fight for those who are His.   <br/>]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[...died in our place and rose as our defender.<br/>Jesus didn’t die to save us just to come back and slay us.  He is not just our Savior, He’s our defender., our advocate.  He’s the King who died and rose again so that HIs Kingdom will never end and a King whose Kingdom never ends will always be there to fight for those who are His.   <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - Jesus the King</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[What is The Gospel and how does it help to shape our understanding of who Jesus is, who we are and what we're supposed to do about? As we kick off this new series we begin with the most important piece of information - Jesus is the King.<br/>]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What is The Gospel and how does it help to shape our understanding of who Jesus is, who we are and what we're supposed to do about? As we kick off this new series we begin with the most important piece of information - Jesus is the King.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 5 - Conviction</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[After Jesus' death His followers gave up.  If the one you believe to be the Messiah dies what's the point of continuing?  Either you were duped or you're just dumb, neither of those was appealing.  Then Jesus appears to two of them on the road to Emmaus and their questions quickly turn into conviction. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[After Jesus' death His followers gave up.  If the one you believe to be the Messiah dies what's the point of continuing?  Either you were duped or you're just dumb, neither of those was appealing.  Then Jesus appears to two of them on the road to Emmaus and their questions quickly turn into conviction. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[After Jesus' death His followers gave up.  If the one you believe to be the Messiah dies what's the point of continuing?  Either you were duped or you're just dumb, neither of those was appealing.  Then Jesus appears to two of them on the road to Emmaus and their questions quickly turn into conviction. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 4 - Suffering</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This Sunday we'll be looking at what is called The Way of Suffering, or the Via Dolorosa. It's the path Jesus took with the cross to His crucifixion and it will show us not just how much cared and endured, but how we are to carry our own burdens.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This Sunday we'll be looking at what is called The Way of Suffering, or the Via Dolorosa. It's the path Jesus took with the cross to His crucifixion and it will show us not just how much cared and endured, but how we are to carry our own burdens.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This Sunday we'll be looking at what is called The Way of Suffering, or the Via Dolorosa. It's the path Jesus took with the cross to His crucifixion and it will show us not just how much cared and endured, but how we are to carry our own burdens.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 - Uncertainty</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We're gonna back up a few hours this week and take a look at the events that happened during the Passover meal Jesus shared with His disciples before they went out to the olive press to pray.  This meal and time was filled with uncertainty for the disciples but it gives us hope that even in our times of uncertainty we have be certain God is with us. <br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We're gonna back up a few hours this week and take a look at the events that happened during the Passover meal Jesus shared with His disciples before they went out to the olive press to pray.  This meal and time was filled with uncertainty for the disciples but it gives us hope that even in our times of uncertainty we have be certain God is with us. <br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We're gonna back up a few hours this week and take a look at the events that happened during the Passover meal Jesus shared with His disciples before they went out to the olive press to pray.  This meal and time was filled with uncertainty for the disciples but it gives us hope that even in our times of uncertainty we have be certain God is with us. <br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - Gethsemane</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Part 1 - Jerusalem</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jesus enters the city of Jerusalem while the crowd throws their cloaks and palm branches on the road and shouts "King!" but 4 days later their shouts become "crucify!" and this King they welcomed they will kill.<br/>]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jesus enters the city of Jerusalem while the crowd throws their cloaks and palm branches on the road and shouts "King!" but 4 days later their shouts become "crucify!" and this King they welcomed they will kill.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>part 1 - Worshiped by Strangers</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 3 Dec 2023 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The wisemen had been on the move for nearly 2 years because of a star the people of God had missed. 2 years after the birth of Messiah and God's people knew the where and the what but they completely missed the when and the why. If you won't move you will miss. The wisemen were willing to move so they didn't miss the birth of the promised King. Are we willing to move or are we willing to miss?<br/>]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The wisemen had been on the move for nearly 2 years because of a star the people of God had missed. 2 years after the birth of Messiah and God's people knew the where and the what but they completely missed the when and the why. If you won't move you will miss. The wisemen were willing to move so they didn't miss the birth of the promised King. Are we willing to move or are we willing to miss?<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[When Mary finds out she is going to carry the Son of God she is faced with uncertainty about her situation but certainty about God's faithfulness, power and mercy. Mary magnifies these traits of God and minimizes her fears.<br/>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jesus ends His ministry much like He began it, overturning tables in the Temple. Only this time, Jesus quotes from Isaiah 56 when He says, my House shall be a house of prayer for all nations. It's not our house, it's His House and He wants it to be a house of prayer.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jesus ends His ministry much like He began it, overturning tables in the Temple. Only this time, Jesus quotes from Isaiah 56 when He says, my House shall be a house of prayer for all nations. It's not our house, it's His House and He wants it to be a house of prayer.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jesus ends His ministry much like He began it, overturning tables in the Temple. Only this time, Jesus quotes from Isaiah 56 when He says, my House shall be a house of prayer for all nations. It's not our house, it's His House and He wants it to be a house of prayer.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Easter at Real Life 2023 - BELIEVE</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Easter Sunday is a time of joy and triumph, but many of us enter the season with doubts and fears that feel inconsistent with the celebration. But instead of being angry with us, we learn that Jesus fiercely and tenderly meets us in our doubt in order to transform our hearts and lives.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Easter Sunday is a time of joy and triumph, but many of us enter the season with doubts and fears that feel inconsistent with the celebration. But instead of being angry with us, we learn that Jesus fiercely and tenderly meets us in our doubt in order to transform our hearts and lives.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Easter Sunday is a time of joy and triumph, but many of us enter the season with doubts and fears that feel inconsistent with the celebration. But instead of being angry with us, we learn that Jesus fiercely and tenderly meets us in our doubt in order to transform our hearts and lives.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[Judas was one of the disciples who saw all the miracles and was part of every teaching moment of Jesus. But unlike the others He was not moved by Jesus' ministry, he was motivated by money.<br/>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[In this message we're going to compare the story of the shepherds with that of the wise men, they are strikingly similar! What we'll see is that Jesus welcomed the shunned at His birth and continued throughout His life.

Luke 2:8-20<br/>]]></description>
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Luke 2:8-20<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this message we're going to compare the story of the shepherds with that of the wise men, they are strikingly similar! What we'll see is that Jesus welcomed the shunned at His birth and continued throughout His life.

Luke 2:8-20<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 4 - Born into Suffering</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jesus, this King, wasn't born into splendor, He was born into suffering. A suffering world, nation, family and situation. Just like today. And just like back then, this baby born king still brings hope, our suffering isn't for nothing, it helps us look more like Jesus every day.<br/>]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jesus, this King, wasn't born into splendor, He was born into suffering. A suffering world, nation, family and situation. Just like today. And just like back then, this baby born king still brings hope, our suffering isn't for nothing, it helps us look more like Jesus every day.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 - Being</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2024 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Being a part of Jesus' Kingdom means more than serving Jesus, it means serving others like you serve Jesus. Being a part of the Kingdom means being a participant in the Kingdom. You can't serve the King and not serve in the Kingdom.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Being a part of Jesus' Kingdom means more than serving Jesus, it means serving others like you serve Jesus. Being a part of the Kingdom means being a participant in the Kingdom. You can't serve the King and not serve in the Kingdom.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Being a part of Jesus' Kingdom means more than serving Jesus, it means serving others like you serve Jesus. Being a part of the Kingdom means being a participant in the Kingdom. You can't serve the King and not serve in the Kingdom.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>4 - Prepared for the Promise</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2024 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The story of Ruth starts out focused on Naomi who feels abandoned by God because of her own rebellious behavior. The story ends with God making a way to write her back into the story and redeem her while proving Himself faithful to Ruth and Boaz. It's a beautiful picture that reminds us there is more to love than we think.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The story of Ruth starts out focused on Naomi who feels abandoned by God because of her own rebellious behavior. The story ends with God making a way to write her back into the story and redeem her while proving Himself faithful to Ruth and Boaz. It's a beautiful picture that reminds us there is more to love than we think.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The story of Ruth starts out focused on Naomi who feels abandoned by God because of her own rebellious behavior. The story ends with God making a way to write her back into the story and redeem her while proving Himself faithful to Ruth and Boaz. It's a beautiful picture that reminds us there is more to love than we think.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - Serving</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2024 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Jesus didn't "say" a whole lot to His disciples about serving one another.  "They" would have a LOT to say about it in their later writings, but Jesus didn't say much.  Instead, He modeled it.  Serving the physical, emotional, spiritual and felt needs of the people He came in contact with.  It wasn't until the night He was to be betrayed, when He washed the feet of Judas that He gave them the command, serve each other as I have served you. It's out command too.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jesus didn't "say" a whole lot to His disciples about serving one another.  "They" would have a LOT to say about it in their later writings, but Jesus didn't say much.  Instead, He modeled it.  Serving the physical, emotional, spiritual and felt needs of the people He came in contact with.  It wasn't until the night He was to be betrayed, when He washed the feet of Judas that He gave them the command, serve each other as I have served you. It's out command too.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jesus didn't "say" a whole lot to His disciples about serving one another.  "They" would have a LOT to say about it in their later writings, but Jesus didn't say much.  Instead, He modeled it.  Serving the physical, emotional, spiritual and felt needs of the people He came in contact with.  It wasn't until the night He was to be betrayed, when He washed the feet of Judas that He gave them the command, serve each other as I have served you. It's out command too.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>3 - Risky Business</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2024 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[While chapter 3 starts out with a Naomi trying to trick Boaz into marrying Ruth, Boaz (and God) have another plan. Unlike Naomi, Boaz trusts the story God is writing for him and we'll see if it pays off in chapter 4.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[While chapter 3 starts out with a Naomi trying to trick Boaz into marrying Ruth, Boaz (and God) have another plan. Unlike Naomi, Boaz trusts the story God is writing for him and we'll see if it pays off in chapter 4.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[While chapter 3 starts out with a Naomi trying to trick Boaz into marrying Ruth, Boaz (and God) have another plan. Unlike Naomi, Boaz trusts the story God is writing for him and we'll see if it pays off in chapter 4.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - Welcomed the Shunned</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2023 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In this message we're going to compare the story of the shepherds with that of the wise men, they are strikingly similar! What we'll see is that Jesus welcomed the shunned at His birth and continued throughout His life.

Luke 2:8-20<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this message we're going to compare the story of the shepherds with that of the wise men, they are strikingly similar! What we'll see is that Jesus welcomed the shunned at His birth and continued throughout His life.

Luke 2:8-20<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this message we're going to compare the story of the shepherds with that of the wise men, they are strikingly similar! What we'll see is that Jesus welcomed the shunned at His birth and continued throughout His life.

Luke 2:8-20<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 4 - Sharing</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2024 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Judas was one of the disciples who saw all the miracles and was part of every teaching moment of Jesus. But unlike the others He was not moved by Jesus' ministry, he was motivated by money.<br/>]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Judas was one of the disciples who saw all the miracles and was part of every teaching moment of Jesus. But unlike the others He was not moved by Jesus' ministry, he was motivated by money.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - Failing Forward</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 4 Feb 2024 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[To the Jewish reader the book of Ruth is an iconic love story, like Romeo and Juliet without all the suicide. But the book of Ruth is full of struggle, loss, spicy relationship stuff and most importantly a narrative of self-sacrifice.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[To the Jewish reader the book of Ruth is an iconic love story, like Romeo and Juliet without all the suicide. But the book of Ruth is full of struggle, loss, spicy relationship stuff and most importantly a narrative of self-sacrifice.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[To the Jewish reader the book of Ruth is an iconic love story, like Romeo and Juliet without all the suicide. But the book of Ruth is full of struggle, loss, spicy relationship stuff and most importantly a narrative of self-sacrifice.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - Giving</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 7 Jan 2024 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In this message pastor Corey will be sharing some highlights from 2023, our 2024 budget, some thoughts on giving and an opportunity to take the 3 month tithe challenge.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this message pastor Corey will be sharing some highlights from 2023, our 2024 budget, some thoughts on giving and an opportunity to take the 3 month tithe challenge.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this message pastor Corey will be sharing some highlights from 2023, our 2024 budget, some thoughts on giving and an opportunity to take the 3 month tithe challenge.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jesus, this King, wasn't born into splendor, He was born into suffering. A suffering world, nation, family and situation. Just like today. And just like back then, this baby born king still brings hope, our suffering isn't for nothing, it helps us look more like Jesus every day.<br/>]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jesus, this King, wasn't born into splendor, He was born into suffering. A suffering world, nation, family and situation. Just like today. And just like back then, this baby born king still brings hope, our suffering isn't for nothing, it helps us look more like Jesus every day.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ruth is busy trying to figure out how to survive as a stranger in Israel. But while she's struggling God is writing a pretty amazing story, but Ruth has to be wiling to give up what's present for what's promised. Not as easy as it sounds.

Ruth 2<br/>]]></description>
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Ruth 2<br/>]]></content:encoded>
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Ruth 2<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 - Born Into Struggle</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The story of Mary should encourage us all in our walk with God. So often we focus on our failures instead of our faith. So we miss that God isn't looking for perfect people, He's got the perfect part figured out, He's looking for partners. People who will walk through life with Him even when it doesn't make sense - and the story God wrote for Mary and for humanity, didn't make sense.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The story of Mary should encourage us all in our walk with God. So often we focus on our failures instead of our faith. So we miss that God isn't looking for perfect people, He's got the perfect part figured out, He's looking for partners. People who will walk through life with Him even when it doesn't make sense - and the story God wrote for Mary and for humanity, didn't make sense.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The story of Mary should encourage us all in our walk with God. So often we focus on our failures instead of our faith. So we miss that God isn't looking for perfect people, He's got the perfect part figured out, He's looking for partners. People who will walk through life with Him even when it doesn't make sense - and the story God wrote for Mary and for humanity, didn't make sense.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 - The God Who Hears</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We thank God way more for doing the things we want Him to, than for the things He wants to. And even in those moments He is still willing to give up His life in order to bring life to us. This final message in The Power of Thanksgiving reveals just how big of a deal it is that God hears our prayers, even if He doesn't answer them the way we want Him to.<br/>]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We thank God way more for doing the things we want Him to, than for the things He wants to. And even in those moments He is still willing to give up His life in order to bring life to us. This final message in The Power of Thanksgiving reveals just how big of a deal it is that God hears our prayers, even if He doesn't answer them the way we want Him to.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[We thank God way more for doing the things we want Him to, than for the things He wants to. And even in those moments He is still willing to give up His life in order to bring life to us. This final message in The Power of Thanksgiving reveals just how big of a deal it is that God hears our prayers, even if He doesn't answer them the way we want Him to.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We thank God way more for doing the things we want Him to, than for the things He wants to. And even in those moments He is still willing to give up His life in order to bring life to us. This final message in The Power of Thanksgiving reveals just how big of a deal it is that God hears our prayers, even if He doesn't answer them the way we want Him to.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We thank God way more for doing the things we want Him to, than for the things He wants to. And even in those moments He is still willing to give up His life in order to bring life to us. This final message in The Power of Thanksgiving reveals just how big of a deal it is that God hears our prayers, even if He doesn't answer them the way we want Him to.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 5 - Fear? Or Faith part 2</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2023 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[One again, now in Cain's story, we're going to see God acting in love toward humanity even though they continue to act like beasts. But there's also an underlying story... Even in the pain of Cain's consequence we see God's greater purpose develop. Cain ends up accomplishing, at least part of, what God commissioned all of humanity to do. Fill the earth, subdue it and have dominion over all the beasts. Here that purpose actually begins.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[One again, now in Cain's story, we're going to see God acting in love toward humanity even though they continue to act like beasts. But there's also an underlying story... Even in the pain of Cain's consequence we see God's greater purpose develop. Cain ends up accomplishing, at least part of, what God commissioned all of humanity to do. Fill the earth, subdue it and have dominion over all the beasts. Here that purpose actually begins.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[One again, now in Cain's story, we're going to see God acting in love toward humanity even though they continue to act like beasts. But there's also an underlying story... Even in the pain of Cain's consequence we see God's greater purpose develop. Cain ends up accomplishing, at least part of, what God commissioned all of humanity to do. Fill the earth, subdue it and have dominion over all the beasts. Here that purpose actually begins.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 - This House is FOR Us (but not about us)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2023 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[After Jesus ditches His parents for 3 days so He can hang out in the Temple the story goes silent for 18 years until Jesus pops back up on the scene at a wedding and then immediately after that in the Temple again. These two polar opposite events highlight the difference between the relationships Jesus has and the religious practice of the people.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[After Jesus ditches His parents for 3 days so He can hang out in the Temple the story goes silent for 18 years until Jesus pops back up on the scene at a wedding and then immediately after that in the Temple again. These two polar opposite events highlight the difference between the relationships Jesus has and the religious practice of the people.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[After Jesus ditches His parents for 3 days so He can hang out in the Temple the story goes silent for 18 years until Jesus pops back up on the scene at a wedding and then immediately after that in the Temple again. These two polar opposite events highlight the difference between the relationships Jesus has and the religious practice of the people.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - Humility</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Nov 2023 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In this series we're talking about how to be thankful and what to be thankful for. Jesus tells a story in Luke 18 to help His listeners understand that it's not your presentation before others, but your posture before God that matters - He calls it humility and it sets us up to release the power of the thanksgiving.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this series we're talking about how to be thankful and what to be thankful for. Jesus tells a story in Luke 18 to help His listeners understand that it's not your presentation before others, but your posture before God that matters - He calls it humility and it sets us up to release the power of the thanksgiving.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this series we're talking about how to be thankful and what to be thankful for. Jesus tells a story in Luke 18 to help His listeners understand that it's not your presentation before others, but your posture before God that matters - He calls it humility and it sets us up to release the power of the thanksgiving.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - Achieve or Receive</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Nov 2023 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Often the things we think should set us apart as spiritual giants are things that God thinks are common. In His upside-down-Kingdom there is no better accomplishment then pledging your allegiance to King Jesus. In this message we learn about the power of thanksgiving for what God has done for us, not what we've done for Him.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Often the things we think should set us apart as spiritual giants are things that God thinks are common. In His upside-down-Kingdom there is no better accomplishment then pledging your allegiance to King Jesus. In this message we learn about the power of thanksgiving for what God has done for us, not what we've done for Him.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Often the things we think should set us apart as spiritual giants are things that God thinks are common. In His upside-down-Kingdom there is no better accomplishment then pledging your allegiance to King Jesus. In this message we learn about the power of thanksgiving for what God has done for us, not what we've done for Him.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 5 - Fear? Or Faith part 2 (Cain)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 1 Oct 2023 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[One again, now in Cain's story, we're going to see God acting in love toward humanity even though they continue to act like beasts. But there's also an underlying story... Even in the pain of Cain's consequence we see God's greater purpose develop. Cain ends up accomplishing, at least part of, what God commissioned all of humanity to do. Fill the earth, subdue it and have dominion over all the beasts. Here that purpose actually begins.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[One again, now in Cain's story, we're going to see God acting in love toward humanity even though they continue to act like beasts. But there's also an underlying story... Even in the pain of Cain's consequence we see God's greater purpose develop. Cain ends up accomplishing, at least part of, what God commissioned all of humanity to do. Fill the earth, subdue it and have dominion over all the beasts. Here that purpose actually begins.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[One again, now in Cain's story, we're going to see God acting in love toward humanity even though they continue to act like beasts. But there's also an underlying story... Even in the pain of Cain's consequence we see God's greater purpose develop. Cain ends up accomplishing, at least part of, what God commissioned all of humanity to do. Fill the earth, subdue it and have dominion over all the beasts. Here that purpose actually begins.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Terry Deaver wraps up his Living Stones series.<br/>]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Terry Deaver wraps up his Living Stones series.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Part 1 of a message series by our friend, Terry Deaver.<br/>]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Part 1 of a message series by our friend, Terry Deaver.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 6 - Who is the Rainbow to Remind?</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 5 Nov 2023 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We wrap up the series with the story of the flood and find out once again that God isn't angrily destroying humanity, He's actually carefully preserving humanity. Humanity has grieved Him, but He hasn't given up on them.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We wrap up the series with the story of the flood and find out once again that God isn't angrily destroying humanity, He's actually carefully preserving humanity. Humanity has grieved Him, but He hasn't given up on them.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We wrap up the series with the story of the flood and find out once again that God isn't angrily destroying humanity, He's actually carefully preserving humanity. Humanity has grieved Him, but He hasn't given up on them.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[We typically think that the sin of Adam and Eve in the garden made God so mad that He cursed humanity and kicked them out. But that's not the whole story, it's not eve the right story. Nowhere in the story does God appear mad and He never curses humanity even though there are consequences. Sin didn't separate Adam and Eve from God, their shame did. God never stopped loving them, even though they left the garden. That same love extends to you.<br/>]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We typically think that the sin of Adam and Eve in the garden made God so mad that He cursed humanity and kicked them out. But that's not the whole story, it's not eve the right story. Nowhere in the story does God appear mad and He never curses humanity even though there are consequences. Sin didn't separate Adam and Eve from God, their shame did. God never stopped loving them, even though they left the garden. That same love extends to you.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[The story of Genesis 3 and the curse of humanity and our exit from the garden has created some pretty distinct and fearful views of an angry God kicking humanity out of His presence and protection. But is that the real story? We know they were naked, but did they have any reason to be afraid?<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The story of Genesis 3 and the curse of humanity and our exit from the garden has created some pretty distinct and fearful views of an angry God kicking humanity out of His presence and protection. But is that the real story? We know they were naked, but did they have any reason to be afraid?<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The story of Genesis 3 and the curse of humanity and our exit from the garden has created some pretty distinct and fearful views of an angry God kicking humanity out of His presence and protection. But is that the real story? We know they were naked, but did they have any reason to be afraid?<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - Beasts?  Or Better...</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 1 Oct 2023 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Most of us believe that because of Adam and Eve’s sin we are now bad and God is angry with us. After all, that’s why he kicked us out of the garden. Only… it’s not. Every act of God in Genesis 3 is kind and loving and shows great care, not anger or a desire to punish. We’ve got to know how God feels about us if we’re going to navigate sin effectively.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Most of us believe that because of Adam and Eve’s sin we are now bad and God is angry with us. After all, that’s why he kicked us out of the garden. Only… it’s not. Every act of God in Genesis 3 is kind and loving and shows great care, not anger or a desire to punish. We’ve got to know how God feels about us if we’re going to navigate sin effectively.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Most of us believe that because of Adam and Eve’s sin we are now bad and God is angry with us. After all, that’s why he kicked us out of the garden. Only… it’s not. Every act of God in Genesis 3 is kind and loving and shows great care, not anger or a desire to punish. We’ve got to know how God feels about us if we’re going to navigate sin effectively.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 4 - Fear?  Or Faith (Cain)</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We've made it to Genesis 4 and typically we'd continue the conversation about how bad and evil humanity is because God has to kick them out of the garden then sends Cain even further away. But this story is not what it appears to be. It's a story about who God really is and He is NOT like the gods of Egypt or Cannan. This God is different. He doesn't demand offerings and He still loves even when we disappoint Him.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We've made it to Genesis 4 and typically we'd continue the conversation about how bad and evil humanity is because God has to kick them out of the garden then sends Cain even further away. But this story is not what it appears to be. It's a story about who God really is and He is NOT like the gods of Egypt or Cannan. This God is different. He doesn't demand offerings and He still loves even when we disappoint Him.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We've made it to Genesis 4 and typically we'd continue the conversation about how bad and evil humanity is because God has to kick them out of the garden then sends Cain even further away. But this story is not what it appears to be. It's a story about who God really is and He is NOT like the gods of Egypt or Cannan. This God is different. He doesn't demand offerings and He still loves even when we disappoint Him.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - Contrasting Culture</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We live as people captured by culture but that doesn't mean we have to submit to it. Our best option is not to combat culture or condemn it but to offer a viable contrast to it. People need to see there's another, better way to live.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We live as people captured by culture but that doesn't mean we have to submit to it. Our best option is not to combat culture or condemn it but to offer a viable contrast to it. People need to see there's another, better way to live.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We live as people captured by culture but that doesn't mean we have to submit to it. Our best option is not to combat culture or condemn it but to offer a viable contrast to it. People need to see there's another, better way to live.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - This House Is Important</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Aug 2023 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Joseph and Mary experience one of the worst moments as a parent, they left their child behind. Only, it wasn’t their child, it was the Son of God and they left Him, for maybe 5 days! But it’s not their parent fail that’s important it’s the exchange between them when they reunite. Jesus drives a steak in their heart but not on purpose, He is just passionate about His Father’s House and being about His Father’s business.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Joseph and Mary experience one of the worst moments as a parent, they left their child behind. Only, it wasn’t their child, it was the Son of God and they left Him, for maybe 5 days! But it’s not their parent fail that’s important it’s the exchange between them when they reunite. Jesus drives a steak in their heart but not on purpose, He is just passionate about His Father’s House and being about His Father’s business.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Joseph and Mary experience one of the worst moments as a parent, they left their child behind. Only, it wasn’t their child, it was the Son of God and they left Him, for maybe 5 days! But it’s not their parent fail that’s important it’s the exchange between them when they reunite. Jesus drives a steak in their heart but not on purpose, He is just passionate about His Father’s House and being about His Father’s business.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - Real</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Many Christians try to mask their real selves in order to portray who they think they should be instead of who they really are. Jesus puts an end to this and redirects us to not only be real about who we are but about what's most important in our lives.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Many Christians try to mask their real selves in order to portray who they think they should be instead of who they really are. Jesus puts an end to this and redirects us to not only be real about who we are but about what's most important in our lives.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Many Christians try to mask their real selves in order to portray who they think they should be instead of who they really are. Jesus puts an end to this and redirects us to not only be real about who we are but about what's most important in our lives.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - Repentance &amp; Reconciliation</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Apr 2023 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Peter goes from thinking he's a hero to knowing he's a zero. But Peter's failures can't keep Jesus from pointing to his future! We've all screwed up but Jesus doesn't waste time condemning, He just encourages and points us back to mission!<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Peter goes from thinking he's a hero to knowing he's a zero. But Peter's failures can't keep Jesus from pointing to his future! We've all screwed up but Jesus doesn't waste time condemning, He just encourages and points us back to mission!<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Peter goes from thinking he's a hero to knowing he's a zero. But Peter's failures can't keep Jesus from pointing to his future! We've all screwed up but Jesus doesn't waste time condemning, He just encourages and points us back to mission!<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - Contrasting Culture</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 7 May 2023 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We live as people captured by culture but that doesn't mean we have to submit to it. Our best option is not to combat culture or condemn it but to offer a viable contrast to it. People need to see there's another, better way to live.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We live as people captured by culture but that doesn't mean we have to submit to it. Our best option is not to combat culture or condemn it but to offer a viable contrast to it. People need to see there's another, better way to live.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We live as people captured by culture but that doesn't mean we have to submit to it. Our best option is not to combat culture or condemn it but to offer a viable contrast to it. People need to see there's another, better way to live.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 5 - The Spirit Gives Life</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 4 Jun 2023 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Have you ever had anyone take the LONG way around to making a point? That's what God seems to do with Ezekiel, takes him to a valley of bones, gives him these commands, has to up the ante and then in the end is like, I said all "that" to say "this." It's a windy (you'll see 😉) way to get to the point... but it's an amazing point!<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Have you ever had anyone take the LONG way around to making a point? That's what God seems to do with Ezekiel, takes him to a valley of bones, gives him these commands, has to up the ante and then in the end is like, I said all "that" to say "this." It's a windy (you'll see 😉) way to get to the point... but it's an amazing point!<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Have you ever had anyone take the LONG way around to making a point? That's what God seems to do with Ezekiel, takes him to a valley of bones, gives him these commands, has to up the ante and then in the end is like, I said all "that" to say "this." It's a windy (you'll see 😉) way to get to the point... but it's an amazing point!<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 4 - Living In Captivity</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 28 May 2023 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[When we try to do life on our own we're telling God we don't trust His way of living in the Kingdom. And when we commit spiritual mutiny the result is always captivity to the things we sought to express our freedom with.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[When we try to do life on our own we're telling God we don't trust His way of living in the Kingdom. And when we commit spiritual mutiny the result is always captivity to the things we sought to express our freedom with.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When we try to do life on our own we're telling God we don't trust His way of living in the Kingdom. And when we commit spiritual mutiny the result is always captivity to the things we sought to express our freedom with.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - See Then Say</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 May 2023 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[God called Ezekiel and then used Ezekiel to call to His people Israel, God almost always uses a person to reach a people, it's why He works to get our attention before he gets our assistance. In the end, He wants them to see HIM, not us.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[God called Ezekiel and then used Ezekiel to call to His people Israel, God almost always uses a person to reach a people, it's why He works to get our attention before he gets our assistance. In the end, He wants them to see HIM, not us.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[God called Ezekiel and then used Ezekiel to call to His people Israel, God almost always uses a person to reach a people, it's why He works to get our attention before he gets our assistance. In the end, He wants them to see HIM, not us.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 - Relational</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2023 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The miracle of the story of the feeding of the 5000 is impressive but understanding the back story is more important. Jesus reveals the protective hearts of the disciples as well as what happens when we're willing to part with what we have to have all that we need.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The miracle of the story of the feeding of the 5000 is impressive but understanding the back story is more important. Jesus reveals the protective hearts of the disciples as well as what happens when we're willing to part with what we have to have all that we need.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The miracle of the story of the feeding of the 5000 is impressive but understanding the back story is more important. Jesus reveals the protective hearts of the disciples as well as what happens when we're willing to part with what we have to have all that we need.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1: A House for Others</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As we begin our first series in our first building what will we talk about?  This House is about the kind of "house" this will be.  It's not our house, it's God's house and that means it's a house for others.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[As we begin our first series in our first building what will we talk about?  This House is about the kind of "house" this will be.  It's not our house, it's God's house and that means it's a house for others.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[As we begin our first series in our first building what will we talk about?  This House is about the kind of "house" this will be.  It's not our house, it's God's house and that means it's a house for others.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 6 - From the Inside Out</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The story of Ezekiel and his visions of a new Jerusalem were not about a restored Israel living in Jerusalem they were about restored individuals from every nation/tribe/tongue living as a family in Jesus.<br/>]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The story of Ezekiel and his visions of a new Jerusalem were not about a restored Israel living in Jerusalem they were about restored individuals from every nation/tribe/tongue living as a family in Jesus.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 Spiritual Adultery</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ezekiel is violently taken back to Jerusalem in a vision to see the utter rejection and adultery of Israel and her leaders with the worship of other gods. We see a complete failure of the people to recognize God as the One Power or as Israel's spiritual husband. Their corruption is complete.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Ezekiel is violently taken back to Jerusalem in a vision to see the utter rejection and adultery of Israel and her leaders with the worship of other gods. We see a complete failure of the people to recognize God as the One Power or as Israel's spiritual husband. Their corruption is complete.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ezekiel is violently taken back to Jerusalem in a vision to see the utter rejection and adultery of Israel and her leaders with the worship of other gods. We see a complete failure of the people to recognize God as the One Power or as Israel's spiritual husband. Their corruption is complete.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - Relevant</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 9 Jul 2023 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[If we're going to help every person possible find real life in Jesus and look more like Him every day we need to stop pointing out others sin and start pointing others to Jesus. In today's message we see that Jesus redirects us to be nearsighted about our own guilt and far sighted about others. This will help us present Truth with grace and stay relevant in a lost world.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[If we're going to help every person possible find real life in Jesus and look more like Him every day we need to stop pointing out others sin and start pointing others to Jesus. In today's message we see that Jesus redirects us to be nearsighted about our own guilt and far sighted about others. This will help us present Truth with grace and stay relevant in a lost world.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[If we're going to help every person possible find real life in Jesus and look more like Him every day we need to stop pointing out others sin and start pointing others to Jesus. In today's message we see that Jesus redirects us to be nearsighted about our own guilt and far sighted about others. This will help us present Truth with grace and stay relevant in a lost world.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 - Broken by Conviction</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 2 Apr 2023 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It's amazing the incredible events that have been set in motion by seemingly simple incidents, like the first domino that falls and sets the whole run in motion. Jesus has this moment when some Greeks come to speak with Him - this simple event sets in motion Jesus greatest sacrifice. And instead of evading it, Jesus embraces it. Can you see purpose in your pain like Jesus did?<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It's amazing the incredible events that have been set in motion by seemingly simple incidents, like the first domino that falls and sets the whole run in motion. Jesus has this moment when some Greeks come to speak with Him - this simple event sets in motion Jesus greatest sacrifice. And instead of evading it, Jesus embraces it. Can you see purpose in your pain like Jesus did?<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[It's amazing the incredible events that have been set in motion by seemingly simple incidents, like the first domino that falls and sets the whole run in motion. Jesus has this moment when some Greeks come to speak with Him - this simple event sets in motion Jesus greatest sacrifice. And instead of evading it, Jesus embraces it. Can you see purpose in your pain like Jesus did?<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - Remorse</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Apr 2023 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Matthew records parallel stories of Jesus and Peter in his Gospel. Jesus prepares and Peter ignores. Jesus succeeds and Peter fails. But what Matthew is trying to show us in real time is why he and we needed Jesus to die, why remorse wasn't good enough and how Jesus turns failure around on the road to redemption.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Matthew records parallel stories of Jesus and Peter in his Gospel. Jesus prepares and Peter ignores. Jesus succeeds and Peter fails. But what Matthew is trying to show us in real time is why he and we needed Jesus to die, why remorse wasn't good enough and how Jesus turns failure around on the road to redemption.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Matthew records parallel stories of Jesus and Peter in his Gospel. Jesus prepares and Peter ignores. Jesus succeeds and Peter fails. But what Matthew is trying to show us in real time is why he and we needed Jesus to die, why remorse wasn't good enough and how Jesus turns failure around on the road to redemption.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - Zechariah's Song</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2022 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[For thousands of years the people of Israel had been waiting for God to speak, to show up, to fulfill His promises. But for 400 years God had been silent until He wasn't. Imagine, everything you had hoped for finally happening - God is faithful and can be trusted, can we?

Luke 1:67-79<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[For thousands of years the people of Israel had been waiting for God to speak, to show up, to fulfill His promises. But for 400 years God had been silent until He wasn't. Imagine, everything you had hoped for finally happening - God is faithful and can be trusted, can we?

Luke 1:67-79<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[For thousands of years the people of Israel had been waiting for God to speak, to show up, to fulfill His promises. But for 400 years God had been silent until He wasn't. Imagine, everything you had hoped for finally happening - God is faithful and can be trusted, can we?

Luke 1:67-79<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 4 - Man or Beast</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Mar 2023 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We often consider the creation story the story of how we got here, but it's much more a story of how we got here... in this state, looking more like beasts than image bearers of God.

Genesis 3:1-7<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We often consider the creation story the story of how we got here, but it's much more a story of how we got here... in this state, looking more like beasts than image bearers of God.

Genesis 3:1-7<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We often consider the creation story the story of how we got here, but it's much more a story of how we got here... in this state, looking more like beasts than image bearers of God.

Genesis 3:1-7<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 4 - Man or Beast</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Mar 2023 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We often consider the creation story the story of how we got here, but it's much more a story of how we got here... in this state, looking more like beasts than image bearers of God.

Genesis 3:1-7<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We often consider the creation story the story of how we got here, but it's much more a story of how we got here... in this state, looking more like beasts than image bearers of God.

Genesis 3:1-7<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We often consider the creation story the story of how we got here, but it's much more a story of how we got here... in this state, looking more like beasts than image bearers of God.

Genesis 3:1-7<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - Relationships: It's Complicated</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2023 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[When it comes to relationships every one of them is complicated; married, single, just pick your complicated. Some people want to make everything a choice between salvation and satan - but that's not the case. Paul's encouragement is still good - be you, being Jesus. Focus on that.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[When it comes to relationships every one of them is complicated; married, single, just pick your complicated. Some people want to make everything a choice between salvation and satan - but that's not the case. Paul's encouragement is still good - be you, being Jesus. Focus on that.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When it comes to relationships every one of them is complicated; married, single, just pick your complicated. Some people want to make everything a choice between salvation and satan - but that's not the case. Paul's encouragement is still good - be you, being Jesus. Focus on that.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Guest Speaker:  Terry Deaver 2-26-23</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2023 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Our friend Terry Deaver brings a message about starting well - it will bless you!<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Our friend Terry Deaver brings a message about starting well - it will bless you!<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Our friend Terry Deaver brings a message about starting well - it will bless you!<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - God</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 8 Jan 2023 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In the first 3 verses of our Genesis story we discover some profound truths about God that are gonna lead us to some profound truths about us. We discover that God was and then created everything and when the story begins with God, it's gonna be good.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In the first 3 verses of our Genesis story we discover some profound truths about God that are gonna lead us to some profound truths about us. We discover that God was and then created everything and when the story begins with God, it's gonna be good.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the first 3 verses of our Genesis story we discover some profound truths about God that are gonna lead us to some profound truths about us. We discover that God was and then created everything and when the story begins with God, it's gonna be good.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 4 - Angel's Song</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2022 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[If the birth of Jesus was announced first to the outcast shepherds... the most important Good News in the history of the world that would bring the kind of peace that sets your heart at ease.... if the shepherds were the first to hear about it from the angels that worship in the very throne room of God, there is no one too dirty... too sinful... too outcast... too far removed from society to join Jesus' Kingdom.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[If the birth of Jesus was announced first to the outcast shepherds... the most important Good News in the history of the world that would bring the kind of peace that sets your heart at ease.... if the shepherds were the first to hear about it from the angels that worship in the very throne room of God, there is no one too dirty... too sinful... too outcast... too far removed from society to join Jesus' Kingdom.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[If the birth of Jesus was announced first to the outcast shepherds... the most important Good News in the history of the world that would bring the kind of peace that sets your heart at ease.... if the shepherds were the first to hear about it from the angels that worship in the very throne room of God, there is no one too dirty... too sinful... too outcast... too far removed from society to join Jesus' Kingdom.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[The first two stories about Jesus in John's Jesus Biography parallel two events: Jesus invited to a wedding and Jesus crashing worship. There are huge similarities here but the bottom line is that Jesus displays first love for others and then love for God. He begins His ministry displaying in real-time the highest two ethics of the Kingdom He was ushering in.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The first two stories about Jesus in John's Jesus Biography parallel two events: Jesus invited to a wedding and Jesus crashing worship. There are huge similarities here but the bottom line is that Jesus displays first love for others and then love for God. He begins His ministry displaying in real-time the highest two ethics of the Kingdom He was ushering in.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The first two stories about Jesus in John's Jesus Biography parallel two events: Jesus invited to a wedding and Jesus crashing worship. There are huge similarities here but the bottom line is that Jesus displays first love for others and then love for God. He begins His ministry displaying in real-time the highest two ethics of the Kingdom He was ushering in.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - Marriage Microscope</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Humpback whales and magnifying glasses help us talk about relationships, sex and marriage.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Humpback whales and magnifying glasses help us talk about relationships, sex and marriage.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Humpback whales and magnifying glasses help us talk about relationships, sex and marriage.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Guest Speaker: Alan Funk 3-5-23</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Lifer Alan Funk brings a message about recognizing and appreciating your blessings even when they don't initially seem like blessings - it will bless you! (so you can add it to your blessings list!)<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Lifer Alan Funk brings a message about recognizing and appreciating your blessings even when they don't initially seem like blessings - it will bless you! (so you can add it to your blessings list!)<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lifer Alan Funk brings a message about recognizing and appreciating your blessings even when they don't initially seem like blessings - it will bless you! (so you can add it to your blessings list!)<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 - Rest</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2023 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Once we figure out that the creation story isn't a primer on creation but a poem about creation we're able to ask, why did God make this the first thing He tells Moses to write down? Well, because we learn two very important things from this poem - that God created everything to be good and that includes us, whose worth is not tied to our work.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Once we figure out that the creation story isn't a primer on creation but a poem about creation we're able to ask, why did God make this the first thing He tells Moses to write down? Well, because we learn two very important things from this poem - that God created everything to be good and that includes us, whose worth is not tied to our work.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Once we figure out that the creation story isn't a primer on creation but a poem about creation we're able to ask, why did God make this the first thing He tells Moses to write down? Well, because we learn two very important things from this poem - that God created everything to be good and that includes us, whose worth is not tied to our work.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 - Whose On First?</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2023 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In the marriage (and all male/female relationships) it's not good to always agree, we need opposition to make the best decisions... God knew this and built it into our existence. We HAVE to work together to be God's image bearers.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In the marriage (and all male/female relationships) it's not good to always agree, we need opposition to make the best decisions... God knew this and built it into our existence. We HAVE to work together to be God's image bearers.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the marriage (and all male/female relationships) it's not good to always agree, we need opposition to make the best decisions... God knew this and built it into our existence. We HAVE to work together to be God's image bearers.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 - Simeon's Song</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2022 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Simeon's song is offered 40 days after Jesus birth as Joseph and Mary were just beginning to settle into their new normal. Simeon is a stranger to them but takes Jesus and pronounces an amazing blessing for the whole world and remind these young parents that they are not alone in God's story.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Simeon's song is offered 40 days after Jesus birth as Joseph and Mary were just beginning to settle into their new normal. Simeon is a stranger to them but takes Jesus and pronounces an amazing blessing for the whole world and remind these young parents that they are not alone in God's story.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Simeon's song is offered 40 days after Jesus birth as Joseph and Mary were just beginning to settle into their new normal. Simeon is a stranger to them but takes Jesus and pronounces an amazing blessing for the whole world and remind these young parents that they are not alone in God's story.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - Broken by Choice</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Mar 2023 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Jesus didn't just have to die, He willingly chose to die. Sometimes the plans of God don't seem that appealing to us, but we can't accomplish the will of God through the ways of man. Jesus was obedient to God's will and God's ways and because of it, He purchased our salvation<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jesus didn't just have to die, He willingly chose to die. Sometimes the plans of God don't seem that appealing to us, but we can't accomplish the will of God through the ways of man. Jesus was obedient to God's will and God's ways and because of it, He purchased our salvation<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jesus didn't just have to die, He willingly chose to die. Sometimes the plans of God don't seem that appealing to us, but we can't accomplish the will of God through the ways of man. Jesus was obedient to God's will and God's ways and because of it, He purchased our salvation<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - Creation</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2023 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[When you read the creation days in Genesis 1 you're left with more questions than answers. We get some important information about God and creation but we also find things that just don't make sense. We need to come to grips with the idea that Genesis 1 is not a primer on creation but a poem about creation. And when you understand that you can discover the treasure God hid in the middle.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[When you read the creation days in Genesis 1 you're left with more questions than answers. We get some important information about God and creation but we also find things that just don't make sense. We need to come to grips with the idea that Genesis 1 is not a primer on creation but a poem about creation. And when you understand that you can discover the treasure God hid in the middle.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When you read the creation days in Genesis 1 you're left with more questions than answers. We get some important information about God and creation but we also find things that just don't make sense. We need to come to grips with the idea that Genesis 1 is not a primer on creation but a poem about creation. And when you understand that you can discover the treasure God hid in the middle.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - Zechariah's Song</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2022 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[For thousands of years the people of Israel had been waiting for God to speak, to show up, to fulfill His promises. But for 400 years God had been silent until He wasn't. Imagine, everything you had hoped for finally happening - God is faithful and can be trusted, can we?

Luke 1:67-79<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[For thousands of years the people of Israel had been waiting for God to speak, to show up, to fulfill His promises. But for 400 years God had been silent until He wasn't. Imagine, everything you had hoped for finally happening - God is faithful and can be trusted, can we?

Luke 1:67-79<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[For thousands of years the people of Israel had been waiting for God to speak, to show up, to fulfill His promises. But for 400 years God had been silent until He wasn't. Imagine, everything you had hoped for finally happening - God is faithful and can be trusted, can we?

Luke 1:67-79<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - LOVE God with all your HEART</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2022 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[If we're going to Love God with all our heart we need to know what love means and what the heart controls according to the ancient Israelites. In this message dive into both and discover how to love with all heart as God desired.
Deuteronomy 6:4-5<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[If we're going to Love God with all our heart we need to know what love means and what the heart controls according to the ancient Israelites. In this message dive into both and discover how to love with all heart as God desired.
Deuteronomy 6:4-5<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[If we're going to Love God with all our heart we need to know what love means and what the heart controls according to the ancient Israelites. In this message dive into both and discover how to love with all heart as God desired.
Deuteronomy 6:4-5<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - Truth or Tricks</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2022 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In a world with so many voices we must make sure we're listening to the truth - that requires us to confirm all things with God's Word and make sure that we're conforming to His Word not trying to confirm our will through His Word.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In a world with so many voices we must make sure we're listening to the truth - that requires us to confirm all things with God's Word and make sure that we're conforming to His Word not trying to confirm our will through His Word.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In a world with so many voices we must make sure we're listening to the truth - that requires us to confirm all things with God's Word and make sure that we're conforming to His Word not trying to confirm our will through His Word.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - Generosity</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 6 Nov 2022 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[As the Nation of Israel was preparing to inherit the Promised Land God laid out the rules for how the nation and people were to live. The people of God must be different from the nations around them and generosity was one way they were to be set apart.
Deuteronomy 15:1-11<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[As the Nation of Israel was preparing to inherit the Promised Land God laid out the rules for how the nation and people were to live. The people of God must be different from the nations around them and generosity was one way they were to be set apart.
Deuteronomy 15:1-11<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[As the Nation of Israel was preparing to inherit the Promised Land God laid out the rules for how the nation and people were to live. The people of God must be different from the nations around them and generosity was one way they were to be set apart.
Deuteronomy 15:1-11<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 - LOVE God with all your SOUL</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2022 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The Shema was an ancient Jewish prayer of allegiance to God as the One True God who was due all the love we have.  That love was to be expressed through our heart - feelings/decisions and in this message we discover what the ancient Hebrew people meant by the word "soul."<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Shema was an ancient Jewish prayer of allegiance to God as the One True God who was due all the love we have.  That love was to be expressed through our heart - feelings/decisions and in this message we discover what the ancient Hebrew people meant by the word "soul."<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Shema was an ancient Jewish prayer of allegiance to God as the One True God who was due all the love we have.  That love was to be expressed through our heart - feelings/decisions and in this message we discover what the ancient Hebrew people meant by the word "soul."<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[There was a misconception by the religious elite of Jesus' day that as long as they looked religious on the outside they could remain selfish on the inside. Jesus blows this thought up and shows that our outward behavior and our inward beliefs should be in balance.
Luke 11:37-42,45-46; James 1:22-27<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[There was a misconception by the religious elite of Jesus' day that as long as they looked religious on the outside they could remain selfish on the inside. Jesus blows this thought up and shows that our outward behavior and our inward beliefs should be in balance.
Luke 11:37-42,45-46; James 1:22-27<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[There was a misconception by the religious elite of Jesus' day that as long as they looked religious on the outside they could remain selfish on the inside. Jesus blows this thought up and shows that our outward behavior and our inward beliefs should be in balance.
Luke 11:37-42,45-46; James 1:22-27<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Guest Speaker:  Alan Funk 10-2-'22</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Alan shares a message about choosing to put God first in your life and home.<br/>]]></description>
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      <title>Part 4 - LOVE God with all your STRENGTH</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The final word of the Shema has been translated several ways but it has one overarching meaning and it's the most powerful word of this ancient prayer.<br/>]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The final word of the Shema has been translated several ways but it has one overarching meaning and it's the most powerful word of this ancient prayer.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 - Treasure</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2022 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We all know that where our treasure is, there our heart is... but what does that really mean? What do I really treasure? Who is my master? How do I treasure the right things? Here's a question, what brings you the most pleasure? Start there.
Matthew 6:19-24<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We all know that where our treasure is, there our heart is... but what does that really mean? What do I really treasure? Who is my master? How do I treasure the right things? Here's a question, what brings you the most pleasure? Start there.
Matthew 6:19-24<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We all know that where our treasure is, there our heart is... but what does that really mean? What do I really treasure? Who is my master? How do I treasure the right things? Here's a question, what brings you the most pleasure? Start there.
Matthew 6:19-24<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 - Scarcity vs Generosity</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[There are two main mentalities present in our lives when it comes to money, scarcity and generosity. Scarcity causes us to hold tight to what we have, while generosity causes us to let go of what we have. A Christian who lives in the scarcity mentality isn't trusting God's generosity or obeying God's command to be generous with others. While being generous is a the heart of Jesus example life.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[There are two main mentalities present in our lives when it comes to money, scarcity and generosity. Scarcity causes us to hold tight to what we have, while generosity causes us to let go of what we have. A Christian who lives in the scarcity mentality isn't trusting God's generosity or obeying God's command to be generous with others. While being generous is a the heart of Jesus example life.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[There are two main mentalities present in our lives when it comes to money, scarcity and generosity. Scarcity causes us to hold tight to what we have, while generosity causes us to let go of what we have. A Christian who lives in the scarcity mentality isn't trusting God's generosity or obeying God's command to be generous with others. While being generous is a the heart of Jesus example life.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - Religious or Righteous?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Since the beginning christians have struggled to keep from being religious without being righteous. In the Old Testament God sent prophets to confront the sins of the people and call them to repentance. The problem is that our religion means nothing if it's not motivated by righteousness. So let's get it right, not just religious.
Amos 5:10-27<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Since the beginning christians have struggled to keep from being religious without being righteous. In the Old Testament God sent prophets to confront the sins of the people and call them to repentance. The problem is that our religion means nothing if it's not motivated by righteousness. So let's get it right, not just religious.
Amos 5:10-27<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Since the beginning christians have struggled to keep from being religious without being righteous. In the Old Testament God sent prophets to confront the sins of the people and call them to repentance. The problem is that our religion means nothing if it's not motivated by righteousness. So let's get it right, not just religious.
Amos 5:10-27<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - Motivation</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2022 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Our motive for giving is actually more important than our gift. Money is a manipulator that often manipulates us into thinking that our greed is really generosity. Trusting God's provision helps us give without expectation so that our gift is seen by God not others.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Our motive for giving is actually more important than our gift. Money is a manipulator that often manipulates us into thinking that our greed is really generosity. Trusting God's provision helps us give without expectation so that our gift is seen by God not others.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Our motive for giving is actually more important than our gift. Money is a manipulator that often manipulates us into thinking that our greed is really generosity. Trusting God's provision helps us give without expectation so that our gift is seen by God not others.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - Sins of the Fathers (and Mothers)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2022 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In Deuteronomy Moses presents the history of Israel over the last 40 years and reissues the covenant for this new generation of Israelites who are about to be a part of a promise spanning thousands of years in the hopes that they learn from their parents and trust the God of their fathers.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In Deuteronomy Moses presents the history of Israel over the last 40 years and reissues the covenant for this new generation of Israelites who are about to be a part of a promise spanning thousands of years in the hopes that they learn from their parents and trust the God of their fathers.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In Deuteronomy Moses presents the history of Israel over the last 40 years and reissues the covenant for this new generation of Israelites who are about to be a part of a promise spanning thousands of years in the hopes that they learn from their parents and trust the God of their fathers.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - Hear</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 4 Sep 2022 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[When EF Hutton talks, people listen. That was the catch phrase of a popular commercial in the 80's. But what if God is the one talking? We may listen, but do we actually let the words transform our lives? The Shema prayer of Israel starts with the word "hear" but it's more than just letting sound waves penetrate your ear, it's about hearing AND heeding.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[When EF Hutton talks, people listen. That was the catch phrase of a popular commercial in the 80's. But what if God is the one talking? We may listen, but do we actually let the words transform our lives? The Shema prayer of Israel starts with the word "hear" but it's more than just letting sound waves penetrate your ear, it's about hearing AND heeding.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When EF Hutton talks, people listen. That was the catch phrase of a popular commercial in the 80's. But what if God is the one talking? We may listen, but do we actually let the words transform our lives? The Shema prayer of Israel starts with the word "hear" but it's more than just letting sound waves penetrate your ear, it's about hearing AND heeding.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 - Impossible or ProbABLE - Building Announcement</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2022 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[History is full of the impossible being not only possible but probable! We'll look at several such events and find faith to see that even now God is ABLE to speak into existence things that do not (yet) exist.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[History is full of the impossible being not only possible but probable! We'll look at several such events and find faith to see that even now God is ABLE to speak into existence things that do not (yet) exist.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[History is full of the impossible being not only possible but probable! We'll look at several such events and find faith to see that even now God is ABLE to speak into existence things that do not (yet) exist.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>I Love My Church part 2- Love by Serving</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2022 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Superheroes are pretty popular right now, but what make a superhero super? Is it just their ability? Or does their ability have to spring to action? Every person in the church is like a superhero, gifted by God for a purpose but sometimes we don't look much like superheroes.
1 Corinthians 12:4-7; Romans 12:3-8<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Superheroes are pretty popular right now, but what make a superhero super? Is it just their ability? Or does their ability have to spring to action? Every person in the church is like a superhero, gifted by God for a purpose but sometimes we don't look much like superheroes.
1 Corinthians 12:4-7; Romans 12:3-8<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Superheroes are pretty popular right now, but what make a superhero super? Is it just their ability? Or does their ability have to spring to action? Every person in the church is like a superhero, gifted by God for a purpose but sometimes we don't look much like superheroes.
1 Corinthians 12:4-7; Romans 12:3-8<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 6 - The Last Bowl</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2022 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In John's last depiction of the justice of God on those nations, people and beings who reject truth and love for oppression, in justice and the love of self there is a clear distinction between those in God's Kingdom and those whose allegiance is with the kingdoms of the world... they will be judged and they will suffer the same fate as the dragon and beasts they follow.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In John's last depiction of the justice of God on those nations, people and beings who reject truth and love for oppression, in justice and the love of self there is a clear distinction between those in God's Kingdom and those whose allegiance is with the kingdoms of the world... they will be judged and they will suffer the same fate as the dragon and beasts they follow.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In John's last depiction of the justice of God on those nations, people and beings who reject truth and love for oppression, in justice and the love of self there is a clear distinction between those in God's Kingdom and those whose allegiance is with the kingdoms of the world... they will be judged and they will suffer the same fate as the dragon and beasts they follow.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 5 - The Beasts and the Baron</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 3 Jul 2022 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Revelation is a verbal picture of heaven and humanities ultimate unity. But because John is writing both to encourage the first followers AND hide what he's saying from the Romans, John paints his picture like Picasso. That has helped to lead to centuries of misunderstanding especially surrounding the Mark of the Beast and the number 666. In this message pastor Corey breaks it down and removes the mystery and hysteria.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Revelation is a verbal picture of heaven and humanities ultimate unity. But because John is writing both to encourage the first followers AND hide what he's saying from the Romans, John paints his picture like Picasso. That has helped to lead to centuries of misunderstanding especially surrounding the Mark of the Beast and the number 666. In this message pastor Corey breaks it down and removes the mystery and hysteria.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Revelation is a verbal picture of heaven and humanities ultimate unity. But because John is writing both to encourage the first followers AND hide what he's saying from the Romans, John paints his picture like Picasso. That has helped to lead to centuries of misunderstanding especially surrounding the Mark of the Beast and the number 666. In this message pastor Corey breaks it down and removes the mystery and hysteria.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 1 - Ears &amp; Eyes</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 5 Jun 2022 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Many people believe the book of Revelation to be scary, full of crazy images and unimaginable events; but Revelation was not a mystery to the Jewish people or the first followers. Revelation was never intended to be the key to when Jesus would come back but the explanation of why Jesus would come back.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Many people believe the book of Revelation to be scary, full of crazy images and unimaginable events; but Revelation was not a mystery to the Jewish people or the first followers. Revelation was never intended to be the key to when Jesus would come back but the explanation of why Jesus would come back.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Many people believe the book of Revelation to be scary, full of crazy images and unimaginable events; but Revelation was not a mystery to the Jewish people or the first followers. Revelation was never intended to be the key to when Jesus would come back but the explanation of why Jesus would come back.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>I Love My Church part 4 - Love by Sharing</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2022 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[What do restaurants and Christians have in common? Both of them require taste and atmosphere to make a good impression. Jesus told His followers to be both salt and light to the world around them to make life better not bitter.
Matthew 5:13-16<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[What do restaurants and Christians have in common? Both of them require taste and atmosphere to make a good impression. Jesus told His followers to be both salt and light to the world around them to make life better not bitter.
Matthew 5:13-16<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What do restaurants and Christians have in common? Both of them require taste and atmosphere to make a good impression. Jesus told His followers to be both salt and light to the world around them to make life better not bitter.
Matthew 5:13-16<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 7 The Fall</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2022 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This is one of those scary sections of Revelation that lots of people argue over but here's the deal, no one gets into heaven based on their interpretation of Revelation. When Jesus comes back it will be as King and no one will stand against Him.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This is one of those scary sections of Revelation that lots of people argue over but here's the deal, no one gets into heaven based on their interpretation of Revelation. When Jesus comes back it will be as King and no one will stand against Him.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is one of those scary sections of Revelation that lots of people argue over but here's the deal, no one gets into heaven based on their interpretation of Revelation. When Jesus comes back it will be as King and no one will stand against Him.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 3 - The Throne and the Lamb</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2022 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In Revelation 4 and 5 John gets a peek at Heaven and what's happening there and once again, what John expects isn't what he finds.  There are some familiar descriptions though as John describes the throne room of the Most High God which was conveyed strength and unlimited power to the persecuted followers stuck on earth.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In Revelation 4 and 5 John gets a peek at Heaven and what's happening there and once again, what John expects isn't what he finds.  There are some familiar descriptions though as John describes the throne room of the Most High God which was conveyed strength and unlimited power to the persecuted followers stuck on earth.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In Revelation 4 and 5 John gets a peek at Heaven and what's happening there and once again, what John expects isn't what he finds.  There are some familiar descriptions though as John describes the throne room of the Most High God which was conveyed strength and unlimited power to the persecuted followers stuck on earth.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>I Love My Church part 5 - Love by Giving</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2022 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA["What's mine is yours" is still a fairly common phrase among friends. The Apostle Luke wrote of an incredible phenomena where believers were filled with so much love for one another that they were willing to part with physical assets in order to meet real needs among them. They chose to help willingly as Holy Spirit led them.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA["What's mine is yours" is still a fairly common phrase among friends. The Apostle Luke wrote of an incredible phenomena where believers were filled with so much love for one another that they were willing to part with physical assets in order to meet real needs among them. They chose to help willingly as Holy Spirit led them.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA["What's mine is yours" is still a fairly common phrase among friends. The Apostle Luke wrote of an incredible phenomena where believers were filled with so much love for one another that they were willing to part with physical assets in order to meet real needs among them. They chose to help willingly as Holy Spirit led them.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Guest Speaker:  Terry Deaver 7/10/22</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2022 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Our friend Terry Deaver shares a message from Psalm 84 about prayer.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Our friend Terry Deaver shares a message from Psalm 84 about prayer.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Our friend Terry Deaver shares a message from Psalm 84 about prayer.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 2 - Churches, Conquerors and Conclusion</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2022 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[John's intro to the book of Revelation deals with compromise, conquerors and conclusions but most importantly with the realization that Jesus is aware and involved with all of it, from start to start.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[John's intro to the book of Revelation deals with compromise, conquerors and conclusions but most importantly with the realization that Jesus is aware and involved with all of it, from start to start.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[John's intro to the book of Revelation deals with compromise, conquerors and conclusions but most importantly with the realization that Jesus is aware and involved with all of it, from start to start.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Guest Speaker - Alan Funk</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 7 Aug 2022 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Alan shares a message about having, keeping and developing faith throughout your life as a follower of Jesus.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Alan shares a message about having, keeping and developing faith throughout your life as a follower of Jesus.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Alan shares a message about having, keeping and developing faith throughout your life as a follower of Jesus.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 4 - Who Can Stand?</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2022 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In this message we'll look at Revelation chapters 6-11. What we discover is that John will answer the question, "who can stand" when The Day of the Lord comes? And it's simple and beautiful, it's not those who resort to military power, but those who kill with kindness, who look like Jesus and love and serve their enemies, they are the ones who will stand.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this message we'll look at Revelation chapters 6-11. What we discover is that John will answer the question, "who can stand" when The Day of the Lord comes? And it's simple and beautiful, it's not those who resort to military power, but those who kill with kindness, who look like Jesus and love and serve their enemies, they are the ones who will stand.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this message we'll look at Revelation chapters 6-11. What we discover is that John will answer the question, "who can stand" when The Day of the Lord comes? And it's simple and beautiful, it's not those who resort to military power, but those who kill with kindness, who look like Jesus and love and serve their enemies, they are the ones who will stand.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>I Love My Church part 1</title>
      <itunes:title>I Love My Church part 1</itunes:title>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 1 May 2022 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Jesus commanded us to love the church but that can be difficult when you consider how the church at times can harm and hurt more than it seems to help. As we kick off this series we'll look at what Jesus said the church was to be known for so we know what to strive for as we do our best to love the church... people.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jesus commanded us to love the church but that can be difficult when you consider how the church at times can harm and hurt more than it seems to help. As we kick off this series we'll look at what Jesus said the church was to be known for so we know what to strive for as we do our best to love the church... people.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jesus commanded us to love the church but that can be difficult when you consider how the church at times can harm and hurt more than it seems to help. As we kick off this series we'll look at what Jesus said the church was to be known for so we know what to strive for as we do our best to love the church... people.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Part 8 - New Jerusalem</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2022 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This is the culmination of Jesus' revelation to John and what all followers of Jesus are waiting for - being present with God and with the Lamb finally at peace with all evil quarantined away from God's perfect new creation.
Revelation 21-22<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This is the culmination of Jesus' revelation to John and what all followers of Jesus are waiting for - being present with God and with the Lamb finally at peace with all evil quarantined away from God's perfect new creation.
Revelation 21-22<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is the culmination of Jesus' revelation to John and what all followers of Jesus are waiting for - being present with God and with the Lamb finally at peace with all evil quarantined away from God's perfect new creation.
Revelation 21-22<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>XO part 3 - God's Plan:  Marriage</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2022 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[From the very beginning God's plan for marriage has been consistent and clear - one man, one woman, one sexual partner for one lifetime. It doesn't always work out that way but it is The Way.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[From the very beginning God's plan for marriage has been consistent and clear - one man, one woman, one sexual partner for one lifetime. It doesn't always work out that way but it is The Way.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[From the very beginning God's plan for marriage has been consistent and clear - one man, one woman, one sexual partner for one lifetime. It doesn't always work out that way but it is The Way.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>DISCIPLE part 3 - Relationships Over Rules</title>
      <itunes:title>DISCIPLE part 3 - Relationships Over Rules</itunes:title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2022 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Do you know any rule followers? They may make good referees but they can be terrible at relationships because they have little grace. When Jesus came His greatest struggles with the rule following religious leaders who thought as long as they were good, all was good. Jesus showed over and over that relationships trump rules. The religious leaders hated Him because He broke the rules, the people loved Him because He valued relationships.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Do you know any rule followers? They may make good referees but they can be terrible at relationships because they have little grace. When Jesus came His greatest struggles with the rule following religious leaders who thought as long as they were good, all was good. Jesus showed over and over that relationships trump rules. The religious leaders hated Him because He broke the rules, the people loved Him because He valued relationships.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Do you know any rule followers? They may make good referees but they can be terrible at relationships because they have little grace. When Jesus came His greatest struggles with the rule following religious leaders who thought as long as they were good, all was good. Jesus showed over and over that relationships trump rules. The religious leaders hated Him because He broke the rules, the people loved Him because He valued relationships.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>DISCIPLE part 3 - Relationships Over Rules</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2022 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Do you know any rule followers? They may make good referees but they can be terrible at relationships because they have little grace. When Jesus came His greatest struggles with the rule following religious leaders who thought as long as they were good, all was good. Jesus showed over and over that relationships trump rules. The religious leaders hated Him because He broke the rules, the people loved Him because He valued relationships.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Do you know any rule followers? They may make good referees but they can be terrible at relationships because they have little grace. When Jesus came His greatest struggles with the rule following religious leaders who thought as long as they were good, all was good. Jesus showed over and over that relationships trump rules. The religious leaders hated Him because He broke the rules, the people loved Him because He valued relationships.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Do you know any rule followers? They may make good referees but they can be terrible at relationships because they have little grace. When Jesus came His greatest struggles with the rule following religious leaders who thought as long as they were good, all was good. Jesus showed over and over that relationships trump rules. The religious leaders hated Him because He broke the rules, the people loved Him because He valued relationships.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Me, Myself &amp; I part 2 - Strength to Surrender</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We are destined to fail when we try to live by our own strength. We cannot do good 100% of the time. God knew this and sent His Son so that through Him we might have access to the strength we'd need to live like Jesus.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We are destined to fail when we try to live by our own strength. We cannot do good 100% of the time. God knew this and sent His Son so that through Him we might have access to the strength we'd need to live like Jesus.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We are destined to fail when we try to live by our own strength. We cannot do good 100% of the time. God knew this and sent His Son so that through Him we might have access to the strength we'd need to live like Jesus.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Me, Myself &amp; I part 3 - Saying No to Self and Yes to Something Better</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2022 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Sin is a sickness of the heart. The physical acts of sin are committed because of the internal desire to be the King of our own lives. But a much better life awaits us if we say no to our evil desires and yes to living out the Kingdom of God in our daily lives.
Romans 8:12-17<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Sin is a sickness of the heart. The physical acts of sin are committed because of the internal desire to be the King of our own lives. But a much better life awaits us if we say no to our evil desires and yes to living out the Kingdom of God in our daily lives.
Romans 8:12-17<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sin is a sickness of the heart. The physical acts of sin are committed because of the internal desire to be the King of our own lives. But a much better life awaits us if we say no to our evil desires and yes to living out the Kingdom of God in our daily lives.
Romans 8:12-17<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>XO part 1 - What Is (Not) Love?</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 6 Feb 2022 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We love everything. From pizza to puppies and our children we love it all. But how do we distinguish between the love we have for football and the love we have for friends? Surely they are not the same... In this message we'll look at what love is and is not as we lay a groundwork for the rest of the series as we discover the different facets of love and the greatest relationship example of love.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We love everything. From pizza to puppies and our children we love it all. But how do we distinguish between the love we have for football and the love we have for friends? Surely they are not the same... In this message we'll look at what love is and is not as we lay a groundwork for the rest of the series as we discover the different facets of love and the greatest relationship example of love.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We love everything. From pizza to puppies and our children we love it all. But how do we distinguish between the love we have for football and the love we have for friends? Surely they are not the same... In this message we'll look at what love is and is not as we lay a groundwork for the rest of the series as we discover the different facets of love and the greatest relationship example of love.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>DISCIPLE part 2 - Move</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2022 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Before Jesus came to earth religious people were obsessed with being "clean." They sacrificed and avoided things, and prayed and dressed and washed all in an effort to avoid anything unclean so that they could stay clean. In contrast, Jesus spent all his time ritually dirty. If you're trying to look like Jesus you're not going to do without getting dirty. Welcome to discipleship.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Before Jesus came to earth religious people were obsessed with being "clean." They sacrificed and avoided things, and prayed and dressed and washed all in an effort to avoid anything unclean so that they could stay clean. In contrast, Jesus spent all his time ritually dirty. If you're trying to look like Jesus you're not going to do without getting dirty. Welcome to discipleship.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Before Jesus came to earth religious people were obsessed with being "clean." They sacrificed and avoided things, and prayed and dressed and washed all in an effort to avoid anything unclean so that they could stay clean. In contrast, Jesus spent all his time ritually dirty. If you're trying to look like Jesus you're not going to do without getting dirty. Welcome to discipleship.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>XO part 2 - What Is Love?</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2022 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Last week we started a working definition for love. In this message we'll fill it out and begin to see that the kind of love (Agapao) that Jesus spoke about only comes from God and for love to measure up it must be motivated by God, have movement toward another person and be expressed in a material way if they are going to understand it as love.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Last week we started a working definition for love. In this message we'll fill it out and begin to see that the kind of love (Agapao) that Jesus spoke about only comes from God and for love to measure up it must be motivated by God, have movement toward another person and be expressed in a material way if they are going to understand it as love.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Last week we started a working definition for love. In this message we'll fill it out and begin to see that the kind of love (Agapao) that Jesus spoke about only comes from God and for love to measure up it must be motivated by God, have movement toward another person and be expressed in a material way if they are going to understand it as love.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Grace is Greater part 2 - Grace Empowers</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2022 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Alan Funk brings a message about how Grace empowers us to live the life God has called us to in Jesus.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Alan Funk brings a message about how Grace empowers us to live the life God has called us to in Jesus.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Alan Funk brings a message about how Grace empowers us to live the life God has called us to in Jesus.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>DISCIPLE part 4 - Hinges</title>
      <itunes:title>DISCIPLE part 4 - Hinges</itunes:title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2022 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Mark's Gospel is really Jesus' Gospel and Mark leads us directly to a hinge moment that is a critical moment in time where your decision will have serious repercussions on your life. For Mark, it all comes down to this, who is Jesus? And if He's God's King, what are you going to do about it? Will you repent, believe and follow? Or will you reject Him?<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Mark's Gospel is really Jesus' Gospel and Mark leads us directly to a hinge moment that is a critical moment in time where your decision will have serious repercussions on your life. For Mark, it all comes down to this, who is Jesus? And if He's God's King, what are you going to do about it? Will you repent, believe and follow? Or will you reject Him?<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mark's Gospel is really Jesus' Gospel and Mark leads us directly to a hinge moment that is a critical moment in time where your decision will have serious repercussions on your life. For Mark, it all comes down to this, who is Jesus? And if He's God's King, what are you going to do about it? Will you repent, believe and follow? Or will you reject Him?<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>XO part 4 - The Love Shack</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2022 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[For love to function as God intended it must be a full, well-rounded love. If it's just one type or form of love it's not enough to sustain a lasting relationship as marriage was intended to be. So we've got to learn how to love in every form within marriage, not just, the ones that come easiest. In this message Corey relates the different types of love within a marriage to the different rooms within a house (a love shack if you will) in order to see how each is needed if the whole is going to work properly.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[For love to function as God intended it must be a full, well-rounded love. If it's just one type or form of love it's not enough to sustain a lasting relationship as marriage was intended to be. So we've got to learn how to love in every form within marriage, not just, the ones that come easiest. In this message Corey relates the different types of love within a marriage to the different rooms within a house (a love shack if you will) in order to see how each is needed if the whole is going to work properly.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[For love to function as God intended it must be a full, well-rounded love. If it's just one type or form of love it's not enough to sustain a lasting relationship as marriage was intended to be. So we've got to learn how to love in every form within marriage, not just, the ones that come easiest. In this message Corey relates the different types of love within a marriage to the different rooms within a house (a love shack if you will) in order to see how each is needed if the whole is going to work properly.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Me, Myself &amp; I part 1 - Failure of Faith</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 6 Mar 2022 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Failure is a part of our everyday lives. We don't do the things we want to do for God and instead do the things we hate. Our plan is work harder to, "do the right thing." But God's plan is for us to surrender so that He can work the right things in us.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Failure is a part of our everyday lives. We don't do the things we want to do for God and instead do the things we hate. Our plan is work harder to, "do the right thing." But God's plan is for us to surrender so that He can work the right things in us.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Failure is a part of our everyday lives. We don't do the things we want to do for God and instead do the things we hate. Our plan is work harder to, "do the right thing." But God's plan is for us to surrender so that He can work the right things in us.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Grace is Greater part 4 - Grace Endows</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2022 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Grace is greater because it is not limited to a salvation moment, it initiates those moments drawing people to faith in Jesus but then it goes on to empower the christian life so that we are able to look more like Jesus every day and then it endows (or blesses) the follower of every spiritual blessing in King Jesus - including our adoption into God's family where we are heirs with the King of the whole Kingdom!<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Grace is greater because it is not limited to a salvation moment, it initiates those moments drawing people to faith in Jesus but then it goes on to empower the christian life so that we are able to look more like Jesus every day and then it endows (or blesses) the follower of every spiritual blessing in King Jesus - including our adoption into God's family where we are heirs with the King of the whole Kingdom!<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Grace is greater because it is not limited to a salvation moment, it initiates those moments drawing people to faith in Jesus but then it goes on to empower the christian life so that we are able to look more like Jesus every day and then it endows (or blesses) the follower of every spiritual blessing in King Jesus - including our adoption into God's family where we are heirs with the King of the whole Kingdom!<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>DISCIPLE part 1 - The Beginning</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 9 Jan 2022 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Mark starts his discipleship Gospel cleverly laying out so much of what we need to know about being a disciple or follower of Jesus. Mark uses John the baptizer as an example of a messenger and preparer who both understands their purpose and their place - to look like Jesus knowing we're not, like, Jesus.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Mark starts his discipleship Gospel cleverly laying out so much of what we need to know about being a disciple or follower of Jesus. Mark uses John the baptizer as an example of a messenger and preparer who both understands their purpose and their place - to look like Jesus knowing we're not, like, Jesus.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mark starts his discipleship Gospel cleverly laying out so much of what we need to know about being a disciple or follower of Jesus. Mark uses John the baptizer as an example of a messenger and preparer who both understands their purpose and their place - to look like Jesus knowing we're not, like, Jesus.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[Our Christmas Eve Candlelight service takes a look at the angelic visit with the shepherds and the Good News of Great Joy that was proclaimed for all people.<br/>]]></description>
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      <title>Out Of Darkness part 5 - There's a Plan... be Patient</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Israelites know where they've been, slaves to Egypt, and they know where they're going God's promised land - Canaan but their GPS (God's positioning System ) appears to be broken. Because instead of taking them on the shortest and easiest route, he takes them on a long and difficult journey. The destination is the same, but the journey has a much greater purpose.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Israelites know where they've been, slaves to Egypt, and they know where they're going God's promised land - Canaan but their GPS (God's positioning System ) appears to be broken. Because instead of taking them on the shortest and easiest route, he takes them on a long and difficult journey. The destination is the same, but the journey has a much greater purpose.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Israelites know where they've been, slaves to Egypt, and they know where they're going God's promised land - Canaan but their GPS (God's positioning System ) appears to be broken. Because instead of taking them on the shortest and easiest route, he takes them on a long and difficult journey. The destination is the same, but the journey has a much greater purpose.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Valleys &amp; Peaks part 2 - Paul: Finding the Middle Ground</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Nov 2021 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Life is a rollercoaster of valleys and peaks, circumstances and events that we perceive as either bad or good and then we react to them. The Apostle Paul had it worse than any other follower of Jesus and yet he claims to have found the secret to being content regardless of the circumstances of his life. Paul has discovered what the writer of Proverbs 30 might call the middle ground between being conceited because you have too much or being a criminal because you have too little. And it's all about where your confidence lies.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Life is a rollercoaster of valleys and peaks, circumstances and events that we perceive as either bad or good and then we react to them. The Apostle Paul had it worse than any other follower of Jesus and yet he claims to have found the secret to being content regardless of the circumstances of his life. Paul has discovered what the writer of Proverbs 30 might call the middle ground between being conceited because you have too much or being a criminal because you have too little. And it's all about where your confidence lies.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Life is a rollercoaster of valleys and peaks, circumstances and events that we perceive as either bad or good and then we react to them. The Apostle Paul had it worse than any other follower of Jesus and yet he claims to have found the secret to being content regardless of the circumstances of his life. Paul has discovered what the writer of Proverbs 30 might call the middle ground between being conceited because you have too much or being a criminal because you have too little. And it's all about where your confidence lies.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Out of Darkness part 3 - Who You Gonna Trust?</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 3 Oct 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[When Moses came to the Israelites with God's plan to rescue them they immediately worshiped Him. When Moses went to Pharaoh with God's command to "let my people go" Pharaoh flatly refused. Pharaoh was more concerned about what he thought he'd miss and who he thought he was than God's command. Pharaoh's pride nearly destroyed the nation of Egypt, slashed their population and nearly wiped out their military. When God commands something, He's not asking for your approval, He's looking for your acceptance.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[When Moses came to the Israelites with God's plan to rescue them they immediately worshiped Him. When Moses went to Pharaoh with God's command to "let my people go" Pharaoh flatly refused. Pharaoh was more concerned about what he thought he'd miss and who he thought he was than God's command. Pharaoh's pride nearly destroyed the nation of Egypt, slashed their population and nearly wiped out their military. When God commands something, He's not asking for your approval, He's looking for your acceptance.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When Moses came to the Israelites with God's plan to rescue them they immediately worshiped Him. When Moses went to Pharaoh with God's command to "let my people go" Pharaoh flatly refused. Pharaoh was more concerned about what he thought he'd miss and who he thought he was than God's command. Pharaoh's pride nearly destroyed the nation of Egypt, slashed their population and nearly wiped out their military. When God commands something, He's not asking for your approval, He's looking for your acceptance.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>The King Has Come part 2 - Mary's Faith</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2021 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Mary was a nobody from no where who was favored by God, not because of what she had done but because she was devoted to God.<br/>]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mary was a nobody from no where who was favored by God, not because of what she had done but because she was devoted to God.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Valleys &amp; Peaks - part 1, Elijah: Victory through the Valley</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 7 Nov 2021 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[When we're faced with spiritual times of torment, maybe physically, mentally or financially, it's easy to blame God and retreat to relying on our own abilities. But it's in those times we spend in the spiritual desert that we discover God is just as powerful in the times of torment as He is in the times of triumph and He can be trusted in both. Don't let the struggles go to waste use them to draw closer to God.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[When we're faced with spiritual times of torment, maybe physically, mentally or financially, it's easy to blame God and retreat to relying on our own abilities. But it's in those times we spend in the spiritual desert that we discover God is just as powerful in the times of torment as He is in the times of triumph and He can be trusted in both. Don't let the struggles go to waste use them to draw closer to God.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When we're faced with spiritual times of torment, maybe physically, mentally or financially, it's easy to blame God and retreat to relying on our own abilities. But it's in those times we spend in the spiritual desert that we discover God is just as powerful in the times of torment as He is in the times of triumph and He can be trusted in both. Don't let the struggles go to waste use them to draw closer to God.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>The King Has Come part 3 - Jospeh's Fidelity</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2021 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This is the only non-physical angelic visit in the Christmas story and yet it is packed with more detail and nuggets of truth to be uncovered than all the others.  First we're told that this Jesus Mary is carrying will have the title Immanuel - God with us and that one fact changes our entire history and future.  But another big surprise happens when Joseph actually changes his mind and obeys the word from God through the angel vision.  This is a big story, get ready.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This is the only non-physical angelic visit in the Christmas story and yet it is packed with more detail and nuggets of truth to be uncovered than all the others.  First we're told that this Jesus Mary is carrying will have the title Immanuel - God with us and that one fact changes our entire history and future.  But another big surprise happens when Joseph actually changes his mind and obeys the word from God through the angel vision.  This is a big story, get ready.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is the only non-physical angelic visit in the Christmas story and yet it is packed with more detail and nuggets of truth to be uncovered than all the others.  First we're told that this Jesus Mary is carrying will have the title Immanuel - God with us and that one fact changes our entire history and future.  But another big surprise happens when Joseph actually changes his mind and obeys the word from God through the angel vision.  This is a big story, get ready.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Out of Darkness part 4 - Oops I Did It Again</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[As Israel prepares to leave Egypt God is at work on multiple levels to prove He is the One True God. Of course He wants the people of Israel to see Him as their God, protector and deliverer. But He also wants the Egyptian people to see that He is more powerful than the numerous false gods they currently follow and finally He wants Pharaoh to come to grips with his own mortality and weakness. All of this hinges on an individuals obedience that leads to deliverance.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[As Israel prepares to leave Egypt God is at work on multiple levels to prove He is the One True God. Of course He wants the people of Israel to see Him as their God, protector and deliverer. But He also wants the Egyptian people to see that He is more powerful than the numerous false gods they currently follow and finally He wants Pharaoh to come to grips with his own mortality and weakness. All of this hinges on an individuals obedience that leads to deliverance.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[As Israel prepares to leave Egypt God is at work on multiple levels to prove He is the One True God. Of course He wants the people of Israel to see Him as their God, protector and deliverer. But He also wants the Egyptian people to see that He is more powerful than the numerous false gods they currently follow and finally He wants Pharaoh to come to grips with his own mortality and weakness. All of this hinges on an individuals obedience that leads to deliverance.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Out of Darkness part 1 - Where Do I Start?</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The Israelites knew of God, but after 200+ years in Egypt they didn't really know God, because they didn't really need God. Life was good. They had space, freedom, health, happiness, everything seemed to be perfect, a blessing from God? But then, things changed, as they always do. The once friendly Egyptians became skeptical of Israel's intentions toward them and eventually Egypt forced Israel into 200+ years of slavery. Every Israelite knew the stories of God, but no one had heard from Him...<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Israelites knew of God, but after 200+ years in Egypt they didn't really know God, because they didn't really need God. Life was good. They had space, freedom, health, happiness, everything seemed to be perfect, a blessing from God? But then, things changed, as they always do. The once friendly Egyptians became skeptical of Israel's intentions toward them and eventually Egypt forced Israel into 200+ years of slavery. Every Israelite knew the stories of God, but no one had heard from Him...<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Israelites knew of God, but after 200+ years in Egypt they didn't really know God, because they didn't really need God. Life was good. They had space, freedom, health, happiness, everything seemed to be perfect, a blessing from God? But then, things changed, as they always do. The once friendly Egyptians became skeptical of Israel's intentions toward them and eventually Egypt forced Israel into 200+ years of slavery. Every Israelite knew the stories of God, but no one had heard from Him...<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Valleys &amp; Peaks part 3 - Daniel: Standing through Suffering</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2021 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[For many disciples suffering is a part of life that we would rather avoid but if we were honest with ourselves we probably cause the vast majority (if not all) of our own suffering. But that was not the case for Daniel, he's like the one guy who did everything right and still he suffered. But Daniel teaches us some valuable lessons about how to manage the valleys and peaks. Through Daniel's story we learn the suffering isn't always about our weakness it's about increasing our witness. When a disciple suffers personally they actually stand powerfully for Jesus.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[For many disciples suffering is a part of life that we would rather avoid but if we were honest with ourselves we probably cause the vast majority (if not all) of our own suffering. But that was not the case for Daniel, he's like the one guy who did everything right and still he suffered. But Daniel teaches us some valuable lessons about how to manage the valleys and peaks. Through Daniel's story we learn the suffering isn't always about our weakness it's about increasing our witness. When a disciple suffers personally they actually stand powerfully for Jesus.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[For many disciples suffering is a part of life that we would rather avoid but if we were honest with ourselves we probably cause the vast majority (if not all) of our own suffering. But that was not the case for Daniel, he's like the one guy who did everything right and still he suffered. But Daniel teaches us some valuable lessons about how to manage the valleys and peaks. Through Daniel's story we learn the suffering isn't always about our weakness it's about increasing our witness. When a disciple suffers personally they actually stand powerfully for Jesus.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Out of Darkness part 2 - God:101</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[How does introduce Himself to someone who has only heard stories about Him? Stories, old stories, legends can get blown out of proportion as time goes on. Moses grew up hearing the stories of the God of the Hebrews from his mother, but being raised in Pharoah's house, Moses had about as much personal knowledge of God as he did Ra the Egyptian sun god or Anubis the god of death. So God takes Moses to school, first period, God: 101.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[How does introduce Himself to someone who has only heard stories about Him? Stories, old stories, legends can get blown out of proportion as time goes on. Moses grew up hearing the stories of the God of the Hebrews from his mother, but being raised in Pharoah's house, Moses had about as much personal knowledge of God as he did Ra the Egyptian sun god or Anubis the god of death. So God takes Moses to school, first period, God: 101.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[How does introduce Himself to someone who has only heard stories about Him? Stories, old stories, legends can get blown out of proportion as time goes on. Moses grew up hearing the stories of the God of the Hebrews from his mother, but being raised in Pharoah's house, Moses had about as much personal knowledge of God as he did Ra the Egyptian sun god or Anubis the god of death. So God takes Moses to school, first period, God: 101.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Valleys &amp; Peaks part 4 - Joshua: Grief from God?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Life is full of ups and downs and for many followers of Jesus we feel like we're doing good in our spiritual journey when things are good and we feel like we're being punished for something when things are going wrong. But what happens when we do everything right and everything wrong continues to happen? Does God actually cause bad things to happen? Is our faith strong enough to accept both good and bad from God's hand like Job? One of the things we learn from Joseph's story in Genesis 45 is that you cannot tell what God has planned for your life based on what is going on in the present.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Life is full of ups and downs and for many followers of Jesus we feel like we're doing good in our spiritual journey when things are good and we feel like we're being punished for something when things are going wrong. But what happens when we do everything right and everything wrong continues to happen? Does God actually cause bad things to happen? Is our faith strong enough to accept both good and bad from God's hand like Job? One of the things we learn from Joseph's story in Genesis 45 is that you cannot tell what God has planned for your life based on what is going on in the present.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Life is full of ups and downs and for many followers of Jesus we feel like we're doing good in our spiritual journey when things are good and we feel like we're being punished for something when things are going wrong. But what happens when we do everything right and everything wrong continues to happen? Does God actually cause bad things to happen? Is our faith strong enough to accept both good and bad from God's hand like Job? One of the things we learn from Joseph's story in Genesis 45 is that you cannot tell what God has planned for your life based on what is going on in the present.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Out Of Darkness part 5 - There's a Plan... be Patient</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The Israelites know where they've been, slaves to Egypt, and they know where they're going God's promised land - Canaan but their GPS (God's positioning System ) appears to be broken. Because instead of taking them on the shortest and easiest route, he takes them on a long and difficult journey. The destination is the same, but the journey has a much greater purpose.<br/>]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Israelites know where they've been, slaves to Egypt, and they know where they're going God's promised land - Canaan but their GPS (God's positioning System ) appears to be broken. Because instead of taking them on the shortest and easiest route, he takes them on a long and difficult journey. The destination is the same, but the journey has a much greater purpose.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Out Of Darkness part 6 - What Does God Want?</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[God is very consistent, from the garden to Abraham, then Moses and to Israel then to Jesus and ultimately leading to the marriage between the Kingdom of Heaven and the kingdom of earth God's desired one singular thing, a personal relationship with all people. The story of the Exodus is a picture of how God ultimately works in every individual life to lead them out of their slavering to sin and into a life of freedom through the Savior. When we understand what He wants, we see how important we are to His work.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[God is very consistent, from the garden to Abraham, then Moses and to Israel then to Jesus and ultimately leading to the marriage between the Kingdom of Heaven and the kingdom of earth God's desired one singular thing, a personal relationship with all people. The story of the Exodus is a picture of how God ultimately works in every individual life to lead them out of their slavering to sin and into a life of freedom through the Savior. When we understand what He wants, we see how important we are to His work.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[God is very consistent, from the garden to Abraham, then Moses and to Israel then to Jesus and ultimately leading to the marriage between the Kingdom of Heaven and the kingdom of earth God's desired one singular thing, a personal relationship with all people. The story of the Exodus is a picture of how God ultimately works in every individual life to lead them out of their slavering to sin and into a life of freedom through the Savior. When we understand what He wants, we see how important we are to His work.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Out of Darkness part 7 - Remembering helps us Remain</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The Exodus is a HUGE story but it's actually even bigger than Israel's freedom from slavery, it's a paints a picture of a loving and powerful God interested in a relationship with his unloveable and helpless creation. The Exodus is a picture of relationship that points us to Jesus' sacrifice on the cross - killed as the passover lamb for humanity and instituting a new covenant relationship not based on our ability to obey but on Jesus' sacrificial death in our place. The Exodus story, is my story and yours.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Exodus is a HUGE story but it's actually even bigger than Israel's freedom from slavery, it's a paints a picture of a loving and powerful God interested in a relationship with his unloveable and helpless creation. The Exodus is a picture of relationship that points us to Jesus' sacrifice on the cross - killed as the passover lamb for humanity and instituting a new covenant relationship not based on our ability to obey but on Jesus' sacrificial death in our place. The Exodus story, is my story and yours.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Exodus is a HUGE story but it's actually even bigger than Israel's freedom from slavery, it's a paints a picture of a loving and powerful God interested in a relationship with his unloveable and helpless creation. The Exodus is a picture of relationship that points us to Jesus' sacrifice on the cross - killed as the passover lamb for humanity and instituting a new covenant relationship not based on our ability to obey but on Jesus' sacrificial death in our place. The Exodus story, is my story and yours.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>The King Has Come part 1 - Zechariah's Fear</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 5 Dec 2021 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[After 400 years of silence God finally speaks through the Angel Gabriel to a handful of individuals. They are all shocked and terrified. Some probably had began to think maybe their great-grandparents stories were wrong and God was fictional. And so some respond in faith and some respond with fear. Zechariah is an example of what happens when you give up on your prayer before God has and he learns that just because you move on from a prayer doesn't mean God isn't going to move on it when He's ready.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[After 400 years of silence God finally speaks through the Angel Gabriel to a handful of individuals. They are all shocked and terrified. Some probably had began to think maybe their great-grandparents stories were wrong and God was fictional. And so some respond in faith and some respond with fear. Zechariah is an example of what happens when you give up on your prayer before God has and he learns that just because you move on from a prayer doesn't mean God isn't going to move on it when He's ready.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[After 400 years of silence God finally speaks through the Angel Gabriel to a handful of individuals. They are all shocked and terrified. Some probably had began to think maybe their great-grandparents stories were wrong and God was fictional. And so some respond in faith and some respond with fear. Zechariah is an example of what happens when you give up on your prayer before God has and he learns that just because you move on from a prayer doesn't mean God isn't going to move on it when He's ready.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>I Say To You Part 5 - Judging</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Pastor Corey is recovering from a pacemaker procedure on June 8 so we're checking in with a message by Justin Miller of Real Life Church in Clermont, FL on Matthew 7:1-5.  It's a step away from our series but still a step to looking more like Jesus.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Pastor Corey is recovering from a pacemaker procedure on June 8 so we're checking in with a message by Justin Miller of Real Life Church in Clermont, FL on Matthew 7:1-5.  It's a step away from our series but still a step to looking more like Jesus.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pastor Corey is recovering from a pacemaker procedure on June 8 so we're checking in with a message by Justin Miller of Real Life Church in Clermont, FL on Matthew 7:1-5.  It's a step away from our series but still a step to looking more like Jesus.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Followers Part 3 - Phenomena (of the Spirit)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Luke ends Acts 2 with a summary statement of the state of the church after Holy Spirit came upon the 120. In Acts 3 Luke records an example of the "signs and wonders" that the Apostles were suddenly able to perform as Holy Spirit led them. Once again, God's love for those who appear unlovely is overwhelming and life-changing.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Luke ends Acts 2 with a summary statement of the state of the church after Holy Spirit came upon the 120. In Acts 3 Luke records an example of the "signs and wonders" that the Apostles were suddenly able to perform as Holy Spirit led them. Once again, God's love for those who appear unlovely is overwhelming and life-changing.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Luke ends Acts 2 with a summary statement of the state of the church after Holy Spirit came upon the 120. In Acts 3 Luke records an example of the "signs and wonders" that the Apostles were suddenly able to perform as Holy Spirit led them. Once again, God's love for those who appear unlovely is overwhelming and life-changing.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Coffee Mug Christianity Part 4 - Judge</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[If we had to sum up the culture we live in by one phrase it could be, "don't judge me." Even Christians have used this, citing bible passages such as Matthew 7:1-5 as proof that we shouldn't judge others, or more specifically, no one has the right to judge me. While we all want to avoid the judgement of others, we are all professional judges of others. But are we really not to judge anybody? Is there anyone we should judge? Is there a spiritual way to judge others? Let's take a look.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[If we had to sum up the culture we live in by one phrase it could be, "don't judge me." Even Christians have used this, citing bible passages such as Matthew 7:1-5 as proof that we shouldn't judge others, or more specifically, no one has the right to judge me. While we all want to avoid the judgement of others, we are all professional judges of others. But are we really not to judge anybody? Is there anyone we should judge? Is there a spiritual way to judge others? Let's take a look.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[If we had to sum up the culture we live in by one phrase it could be, "don't judge me." Even Christians have used this, citing bible passages such as Matthew 7:1-5 as proof that we shouldn't judge others, or more specifically, no one has the right to judge me. While we all want to avoid the judgement of others, we are all professional judges of others. But are we really not to judge anybody? Is there anyone we should judge? Is there a spiritual way to judge others? Let's take a look.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Followers Part 1 - Prepare</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[One of the biggest challenges we face as followers of Jesus is waiting on God's timing.  Like JG Wentworth clients, "we want IT now."  Whatever "it" is.  But before the Church could be launched Jesus' followers had to be prepared - and they couldn't do it themselves.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[One of the biggest challenges we face as followers of Jesus is waiting on God's timing.  Like JG Wentworth clients, "we want IT now."  Whatever "it" is.  But before the Church could be launched Jesus' followers had to be prepared - and they couldn't do it themselves.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[One of the biggest challenges we face as followers of Jesus is waiting on God's timing.  Like JG Wentworth clients, "we want IT now."  Whatever "it" is.  But before the Church could be launched Jesus' followers had to be prepared - and they couldn't do it themselves.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>I Say To You Part 2 - Lust</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In a surprising twist, where Jesus seems to tell people to mutilate parts of their body that might lead them into sin, He actually takes on the male patriarchy and elevates the position of women (as well as marriage) in the Jewish social system. The point? Behavior isn't more important than belief - God is actually watching both.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In a surprising twist, where Jesus seems to tell people to mutilate parts of their body that might lead them into sin, He actually takes on the male patriarchy and elevates the position of women (as well as marriage) in the Jewish social system. The point? Behavior isn't more important than belief - God is actually watching both.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In a surprising twist, where Jesus seems to tell people to mutilate parts of their body that might lead them into sin, He actually takes on the male patriarchy and elevates the position of women (as well as marriage) in the Jewish social system. The point? Behavior isn't more important than belief - God is actually watching both.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Followers Part 2 - Provision</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The followers of Jesus felt alone and abandoned. They thought Jesus was staging a coup but instead He let Himself be crucified. And even though they had seen Him alive again they did not understand what He said, that His Kingdom was not of this world... but they're about to find out.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The followers of Jesus felt alone and abandoned. They thought Jesus was staging a coup but instead He let Himself be crucified. And even though they had seen Him alive again they did not understand what He said, that His Kingdom was not of this world... but they're about to find out.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The followers of Jesus felt alone and abandoned. They thought Jesus was staging a coup but instead He let Himself be crucified. And even though they had seen Him alive again they did not understand what He said, that His Kingdom was not of this world... but they're about to find out.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>I Say To You Part 4 - Honesty</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 6 Jun 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Being a part of God's Kingdom family means living according to the highest ethics of that Kingdom - acting in love toward God and others. You may not realize it but when we hide who we "really" are from others we're not only being dishonest with them, we're not acting in love. Since Jesus, the King, has already chosen you to be a part of His Kingdom you don't need anyone elses approval, so put away the masks and live your real life.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Being a part of God's Kingdom family means living according to the highest ethics of that Kingdom - acting in love toward God and others. You may not realize it but when we hide who we "really" are from others we're not only being dishonest with them, we're not acting in love. Since Jesus, the King, has already chosen you to be a part of His Kingdom you don't need anyone elses approval, so put away the masks and live your real life.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Being a part of God's Kingdom family means living according to the highest ethics of that Kingdom - acting in love toward God and others. You may not realize it but when we hide who we "really" are from others we're not only being dishonest with them, we're not acting in love. Since Jesus, the King, has already chosen you to be a part of His Kingdom you don't need anyone elses approval, so put away the masks and live your real life.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[Melody Gault shares how to live dependently on God while enjoying the freedom of dependence in and from the world around you.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Melody Gault shares how to live dependently on God while enjoying the freedom of dependence in and from the world around you.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Melody Gault shares how to live dependently on God while enjoying the freedom of dependence in and from the world around you.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Everyday Disciple part 1 - What Is A Disciple?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[What is a disciple? Is every follower or christian a disciple? How does one become a disciple? At Real Life we define a disciple as someone who is striving to look like Jesus every day. In this series we'll discuss how to be a disciple at work, at home, in your own neighborhood, everyday.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[What is a disciple? Is every follower or christian a disciple? How does one become a disciple? At Real Life we define a disciple as someone who is striving to look like Jesus every day. In this series we'll discuss how to be a disciple at work, at home, in your own neighborhood, everyday.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What is a disciple? Is every follower or christian a disciple? How does one become a disciple? At Real Life we define a disciple as someone who is striving to look like Jesus every day. In this series we'll discuss how to be a disciple at work, at home, in your own neighborhood, everyday.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Followers Part 4 - Persecution (because of the Spirit)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 1 Aug 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Many christians today are afraid of struggle and immediately ask God to deliver them from whatever they may be facing.  But the early followers understood that without struggle there is no strength.  So instead of praying for deliverance they prayed for determination to face their struggles and grow.  Every time we're delivered from our difficulties we get further away from our destination.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Many christians today are afraid of struggle and immediately ask God to deliver them from whatever they may be facing.  But the early followers understood that without struggle there is no strength.  So instead of praying for deliverance they prayed for determination to face their struggles and grow.  Every time we're delivered from our difficulties we get further away from our destination.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Many christians today are afraid of struggle and immediately ask God to deliver them from whatever they may be facing.  But the early followers understood that without struggle there is no strength.  So instead of praying for deliverance they prayed for determination to face their struggles and grow.  Every time we're delivered from our difficulties we get further away from our destination.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Where do you go to discover what it means to live as a disciple of Jesus? What even IS a disciple? Jesus called His disciples to repent, believe and follow - not as a one time event but as an ongoing process where we learn to look more like Him every day. In this series, we'll discover how Jesus interpreted and exposed the law of God (the Commands of the Old Testament), in order to renovate the heart of humanity.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Where do you go to discover what it means to live as a disciple of Jesus? What even IS a disciple? Jesus called His disciples to repent, believe and follow - not as a one time event but as an ongoing process where we learn to look more like Him every day. In this series, we'll discover how Jesus interpreted and exposed the law of God (the Commands of the Old Testament), in order to renovate the heart of humanity.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Where do you go to discover what it means to live as a disciple of Jesus? What even IS a disciple? Jesus called His disciples to repent, believe and follow - not as a one time event but as an ongoing process where we learn to look more like Him every day. In this series, we'll discover how Jesus interpreted and exposed the law of God (the Commands of the Old Testament), in order to renovate the heart of humanity.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Everyday Disciple part 3 - Guest Speaker: Terry Deaver</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[When You're Looking For Security
Pastor Corey, his wife Andrea and son Trent all got COVID last week so our good friend Terry Deaver came and filled in.  Terry shared a great and timely message from the life of Elijah in 1 Kings 17:1-16<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[When You're Looking For Security
Pastor Corey, his wife Andrea and son Trent all got COVID last week so our good friend Terry Deaver came and filled in.  Terry shared a great and timely message from the life of Elijah in 1 Kings 17:1-16<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When You're Looking For Security
Pastor Corey, his wife Andrea and son Trent all got COVID last week so our good friend Terry Deaver came and filled in.  Terry shared a great and timely message from the life of Elijah in 1 Kings 17:1-16<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>I Say To You Part 5 - Judging</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Pastor Corey is recovering from a pacemaker procedure on June 8 so we're checking in with a message by Justin Miller of Real Life Church in Clermont, FL on Matthew 7:1-5.  It's a step away from our series but still a step to looking more like Jesus.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Pastor Corey is recovering from a pacemaker procedure on June 8 so we're checking in with a message by Justin Miller of Real Life Church in Clermont, FL on Matthew 7:1-5.  It's a step away from our series but still a step to looking more like Jesus.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Pastor Corey is recovering from a pacemaker procedure on June 8 so we're checking in with a message by Justin Miller of Real Life Church in Clermont, FL on Matthew 7:1-5.  It's a step away from our series but still a step to looking more like Jesus.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Everyday Disciple part 2 - Flavor &amp; Fire Disciples</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Jesus noted that the religious leaders of His day would go 1/2 way around the world to convert someone but He told His own disciples to start at home and then spread out. Too many times followers of Jesus think missionary work is for missionaries. Jesus' disciples make disciples wherever they go, but they start at home, first.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jesus noted that the religious leaders of His day would go 1/2 way around the world to convert someone but He told His own disciples to start at home and then spread out. Too many times followers of Jesus think missionary work is for missionaries. Jesus' disciples make disciples wherever they go, but they start at home, first.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jesus noted that the religious leaders of His day would go 1/2 way around the world to convert someone but He told His own disciples to start at home and then spread out. Too many times followers of Jesus think missionary work is for missionaries. Jesus' disciples make disciples wherever they go, but they start at home, first.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>I Say To You Part 6 - Love</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[As Jesus final I Say To You statement He let's it all fly - be actively FOR the other person even if they hate you, love your enemies just like God waters and powers the earth, be better in your relationships than those who are not part of God's Kingdom and Jesus' rule, be completely mature in your discipleship... easy right?!<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[As Jesus final I Say To You statement He let's it all fly - be actively FOR the other person even if they hate you, love your enemies just like God waters and powers the earth, be better in your relationships than those who are not part of God's Kingdom and Jesus' rule, be completely mature in your discipleship... easy right?!<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[As Jesus final I Say To You statement He let's it all fly - be actively FOR the other person even if they hate you, love your enemies just like God waters and powers the earth, be better in your relationships than those who are not part of God's Kingdom and Jesus' rule, be completely mature in your discipleship... easy right?!<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>I Say To You Part 3 - Divorce</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The question Jesus is answering for those early followers and looky-loos was, How do I live in this new Kingdom? Much like today divorce was rampant and easily obtainable. Jesus raises the bar for what constitutes a reason for divorce while at the same time raising the dignity of women in the culture. But honestly, being a disciple is difficult, in the end, what God thinks about our relationships is what's most important.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The question Jesus is answering for those early followers and looky-loos was, How do I live in this new Kingdom? Much like today divorce was rampant and easily obtainable. Jesus raises the bar for what constitutes a reason for divorce while at the same time raising the dignity of women in the culture. But honestly, being a disciple is difficult, in the end, what God thinks about our relationships is what's most important.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The question Jesus is answering for those early followers and looky-loos was, How do I live in this new Kingdom? Much like today divorce was rampant and easily obtainable. Jesus raises the bar for what constitutes a reason for divorce while at the same time raising the dignity of women in the culture. But honestly, being a disciple is difficult, in the end, what God thinks about our relationships is what's most important.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Coffee Mug Christianity Part 1 - John 3:16</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Does God really love the world soooo much that it compelled Him to offer His Son as a sacrifice?! Often we see this as a verse that puts us, (you, me, humanity) at the center of God's existence - Because we're so important to God, He gave up His Son in order to have a relationship with us and all He asks is that we acknowledge His feelings/sacrifice and we're in. But is that all there is to it? Let's find out!<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Does God really love the world soooo much that it compelled Him to offer His Son as a sacrifice?! Often we see this as a verse that puts us, (you, me, humanity) at the center of God's existence - Because we're so important to God, He gave up His Son in order to have a relationship with us and all He asks is that we acknowledge His feelings/sacrifice and we're in. But is that all there is to it? Let's find out!<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Does God really love the world soooo much that it compelled Him to offer His Son as a sacrifice?! Often we see this as a verse that puts us, (you, me, humanity) at the center of God's existence - Because we're so important to God, He gave up His Son in order to have a relationship with us and all He asks is that we acknowledge His feelings/sacrifice and we're in. But is that all there is to it? Let's find out!<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Coffee Mug Christianity Part 1 - John 3:16</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Does God really love the world soooo much that it compelled Him to offer His Son as a sacrifice?! Often we see this as a verse that puts us, (you, me, humanity) at the center of God's existence - Because we're so important to God, He gave up His Son in order to have a relationship with us and all He asks is that we acknowledge His feelings/sacrifice and we're in. But is that all there is to it? Let's find out!<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Does God really love the world soooo much that it compelled Him to offer His Son as a sacrifice?! Often we see this as a verse that puts us, (you, me, humanity) at the center of God's existence - Because we're so important to God, He gave up His Son in order to have a relationship with us and all He asks is that we acknowledge His feelings/sacrifice and we're in. But is that all there is to it? Let's find out!<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Does God really love the world soooo much that it compelled Him to offer His Son as a sacrifice?! Often we see this as a verse that puts us, (you, me, humanity) at the center of God's existence - Because we're so important to God, He gave up His Son in order to have a relationship with us and all He asks is that we acknowledge His feelings/sacrifice and we're in. But is that all there is to it? Let's find out!<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Guest Speaker: Dr. Phil Claycomb - Nexus</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Phil and Barb started their first church straight out of seminary and consider themselves missionaries to the North American continent. Their first assignment was to “start a church for unchurched people using only unchurched people to do it.” It was an exciting ride… The Claycomb’s stayed in hands-on church planting for 13 years, planting 2 churches which each planted a daughter church. In 2001 Phil and Barb transitioned into a coaching and training role, helping other church planters pursue their own callings. Phil worked with Stadia: new church strategies from 2001-2005. The Claycomb’s moved to Texas in 2006 and launched Nexus: church planting leadership. Phil and Barb enjoying working together to support church-planting couples and families.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Phil and Barb started their first church straight out of seminary and consider themselves missionaries to the North American continent. Their first assignment was to “start a church for unchurched people using only unchurched people to do it.” It was an exciting ride… The Claycomb’s stayed in hands-on church planting for 13 years, planting 2 churches which each planted a daughter church. In 2001 Phil and Barb transitioned into a coaching and training role, helping other church planters pursue their own callings. Phil worked with Stadia: new church strategies from 2001-2005. The Claycomb’s moved to Texas in 2006 and launched Nexus: church planting leadership. Phil and Barb enjoying working together to support church-planting couples and families.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Phil and Barb started their first church straight out of seminary and consider themselves missionaries to the North American continent. Their first assignment was to “start a church for unchurched people using only unchurched people to do it.” It was an exciting ride… The Claycomb’s stayed in hands-on church planting for 13 years, planting 2 churches which each planted a daughter church. In 2001 Phil and Barb transitioned into a coaching and training role, helping other church planters pursue their own callings. Phil worked with Stadia: new church strategies from 2001-2005. The Claycomb’s moved to Texas in 2006 and launched Nexus: church planting leadership. Phil and Barb enjoying working together to support church-planting couples and families.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Questions From Jesus Part 2 - What Are You Afraid Of?</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Storms can be scary things - there's a lot to be afraid of in our world. But it's not just waves or wind or the earth shaking storms that scare us. It's the emotional and relational storms that cause us the most trouble. That's why it is so important that you see Jesus as the God of the material universe as well as the spiritual. And that you remember God is the God of your calm as well as your chaos.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Storms can be scary things - there's a lot to be afraid of in our world. But it's not just waves or wind or the earth shaking storms that scare us. It's the emotional and relational storms that cause us the most trouble. That's why it is so important that you see Jesus as the God of the material universe as well as the spiritual. And that you remember God is the God of your calm as well as your chaos.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Storms can be scary things - there's a lot to be afraid of in our world. But it's not just waves or wind or the earth shaking storms that scare us. It's the emotional and relational storms that cause us the most trouble. That's why it is so important that you see Jesus as the God of the material universe as well as the spiritual. And that you remember God is the God of your calm as well as your chaos.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Questions From Jesus Part 5 - Who Do You Say I Am?</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It's the hinge question of Jesus' ministry, the churches mission and your personal spiritual journey. Who is Jesus? It's an important question because if you're looking for a genie to magically fix your problems, or a guru to help you wring as much out of life as possible, you will probably not like Jesus very much. Jesus isn't just your helper, friend or Savior, He's The King. Who is He to you?<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It's the hinge question of Jesus' ministry, the churches mission and your personal spiritual journey. Who is Jesus? It's an important question because if you're looking for a genie to magically fix your problems, or a guru to help you wring as much out of life as possible, you will probably not like Jesus very much. Jesus isn't just your helper, friend or Savior, He's The King. Who is He to you?<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[It's the hinge question of Jesus' ministry, the churches mission and your personal spiritual journey. Who is Jesus? It's an important question because if you're looking for a genie to magically fix your problems, or a guru to help you wring as much out of life as possible, you will probably not like Jesus very much. Jesus isn't just your helper, friend or Savior, He's The King. Who is He to you?<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Questions From Jesus Part 4 - Who Are You Looking For?  (Easter 2021)</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 4 Apr 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It's day 3 and Mary is at the tomb of Jesus crying. She had been crying all weekend because Her teacher, leader and friend had died and with Him all her dreams of the Kingdom He said He came to establish. But now she cries for a different reason; the body she had come to honor, according to Jewish tradition, was gone and now she couldn't even say goodbye. But through her tears her eyes are open and she finally sees what she has been looking for all along - Her King.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It's day 3 and Mary is at the tomb of Jesus crying. She had been crying all weekend because Her teacher, leader and friend had died and with Him all her dreams of the Kingdom He said He came to establish. But now she cries for a different reason; the body she had come to honor, according to Jewish tradition, was gone and now she couldn't even say goodbye. But through her tears her eyes are open and she finally sees what she has been looking for all along - Her King.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[It's day 3 and Mary is at the tomb of Jesus crying. She had been crying all weekend because Her teacher, leader and friend had died and with Him all her dreams of the Kingdom He said He came to establish. But now she cries for a different reason; the body she had come to honor, according to Jewish tradition, was gone and now she couldn't even say goodbye. But through her tears her eyes are open and she finally sees what she has been looking for all along - Her King.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>This Is Us Part 4 - This Is C(c)hurch</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2021 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Those who have surrendered their lives to God through obedience to Jesus become carriers of the Gospel to the world as Jesus' disciples.  Our desire is to look more like Jesus every day in a world that looks less and less like the garden of Eden every day.  The Church is the place where disciples get together to be built up in order to faithfully and fruitfully return to the world in order to invite others into the very same relationship with God that we enjoy.  Not just to avoid hell, but to experience real life both here and then (when Jesus brings heaven and earth together).<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Those who have surrendered their lives to God through obedience to Jesus become carriers of the Gospel to the world as Jesus' disciples.  Our desire is to look more like Jesus every day in a world that looks less and less like the garden of Eden every day.  The Church is the place where disciples get together to be built up in order to faithfully and fruitfully return to the world in order to invite others into the very same relationship with God that we enjoy.  Not just to avoid hell, but to experience real life both here and then (when Jesus brings heaven and earth together).<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Those who have surrendered their lives to God through obedience to Jesus become carriers of the Gospel to the world as Jesus' disciples.  Our desire is to look more like Jesus every day in a world that looks less and less like the garden of Eden every day.  The Church is the place where disciples get together to be built up in order to faithfully and fruitfully return to the world in order to invite others into the very same relationship with God that we enjoy.  Not just to avoid hell, but to experience real life both here and then (when Jesus brings heaven and earth together).<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Questions From Jesus Part 3 - What Is Your Name?</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Every person has a name. But an individuals given name is probably not the only name they will be known by. Sis, Son, Stretch, Curly or Captain are some of the more pleasant names a person might receive. Some names we receive aren't so pleasant, names like, Freak, Nerd or slut. And some names are even worse, loser, failure, homo... Some names we earn because of things we've done, cheater, thief, murderer, addict and some names are given because of the pain others are in. Jesus however never refers to us by the sin of our past but by the promise of our future.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Every person has a name. But an individuals given name is probably not the only name they will be known by. Sis, Son, Stretch, Curly or Captain are some of the more pleasant names a person might receive. Some names we receive aren't so pleasant, names like, Freak, Nerd or slut. And some names are even worse, loser, failure, homo... Some names we earn because of things we've done, cheater, thief, murderer, addict and some names are given because of the pain others are in. Jesus however never refers to us by the sin of our past but by the promise of our future.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Every person has a name. But an individuals given name is probably not the only name they will be known by. Sis, Son, Stretch, Curly or Captain are some of the more pleasant names a person might receive. Some names we receive aren't so pleasant, names like, Freak, Nerd or slut. And some names are even worse, loser, failure, homo... Some names we earn because of things we've done, cheater, thief, murderer, addict and some names are given because of the pain others are in. Jesus however never refers to us by the sin of our past but by the promise of our future.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Social Faith Part 1 - To Post or Not To Post</title>
      <itunes:title>Social Faith Part 1 - To Post or Not To Post</itunes:title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2021 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Social Media is a part of our lives and will only increase as time goes on. As followers of Jesus our online presence should be present Jesus in way that causes others to want to know Him more, even if that means they know us less.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Social Media is a part of our lives and will only increase as time goes on. As followers of Jesus our online presence should be present Jesus in way that causes others to want to know Him more, even if that means they know us less.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Social Media is a part of our lives and will only increase as time goes on. As followers of Jesus our online presence should be present Jesus in way that causes others to want to know Him more, even if that means they know us less.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Coffee Mug Christianity Part 3 - My Plans/God's Plan</title>
      <itunes:title>Coffee Mug Christianity Part 3 - My Plans/God's Plan</itunes:title>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 9 May 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Many people have adopted Jeremiah 29:11 as their life verse without realizing what Jeremiah was actually telling God's people.  When Jeremiah wrote this promise to the people of Israel they were 1700 miles from home exiled in a foreign country with strange customs, language and idols.  God's promise to the people was that he wouldn't forget them, not that He would free immediately.  The people had to wait 70 years, that's a generation, which means the promise wasn't for them it was for their progeny.  Claiming Jeremiah 29:11 means you recognize you're in exile and that your hope is not for here, it's for Him.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Many people have adopted Jeremiah 29:11 as their life verse without realizing what Jeremiah was actually telling God's people.  When Jeremiah wrote this promise to the people of Israel they were 1700 miles from home exiled in a foreign country with strange customs, language and idols.  God's promise to the people was that he wouldn't forget them, not that He would free immediately.  The people had to wait 70 years, that's a generation, which means the promise wasn't for them it was for their progeny.  Claiming Jeremiah 29:11 means you recognize you're in exile and that your hope is not for here, it's for Him.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Many people have adopted Jeremiah 29:11 as their life verse without realizing what Jeremiah was actually telling God's people.  When Jeremiah wrote this promise to the people of Israel they were 1700 miles from home exiled in a foreign country with strange customs, language and idols.  God's promise to the people was that he wouldn't forget them, not that He would free immediately.  The people had to wait 70 years, that's a generation, which means the promise wasn't for them it was for their progeny.  Claiming Jeremiah 29:11 means you recognize you're in exile and that your hope is not for here, it's for Him.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Questions From Jesus Part 1 - Do You Want to be Healed?</title>
      <itunes:title>Questions From Jesus Part 1 - Do You Want to be Healed?</itunes:title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[You probably have a long list of questions you want to ask God when you get to heaven. But what if God has questions for you? In this series we'll look at 5 questions Jesus asked and see how our answers to those questions reveal our heart and can help us look more like Jesus every day. Today's question is do you want to be healed? If you do you need to know who to go to.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[You probably have a long list of questions you want to ask God when you get to heaven. But what if God has questions for you? In this series we'll look at 5 questions Jesus asked and see how our answers to those questions reveal our heart and can help us look more like Jesus every day. Today's question is do you want to be healed? If you do you need to know who to go to.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[You probably have a long list of questions you want to ask God when you get to heaven. But what if God has questions for you? In this series we'll look at 5 questions Jesus asked and see how our answers to those questions reveal our heart and can help us look more like Jesus every day. Today's question is do you want to be healed? If you do you need to know who to go to.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Baptism Sunday February 2021</title>
      <itunes:title>Baptism Sunday February 2021</itunes:title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 7 Feb 2021 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Our primary function as follower of Jesus is to look like Him. We look like Jesus by acting, talking and loving God and others, like Him. Jesus said that that if we truly loved Him we'd obey Him, regardless of what we personally wanted, we'd do what He said to do. The last thing Jesus told His disciples to do is known as the Great Commission and it's the rallying cry for Christians and the Church. Jesus commanded us to make disciples, baptize them and then teach them to obey all His commands... which can be boiled down to two, love God and others (see above). Well, Jesus was baptized, He commanded His Church to baptize and He even said it fulfilled all righteousness. So what are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized, calling on the Name of the Lord!<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Our primary function as follower of Jesus is to look like Him. We look like Jesus by acting, talking and loving God and others, like Him. Jesus said that that if we truly loved Him we'd obey Him, regardless of what we personally wanted, we'd do what He said to do. The last thing Jesus told His disciples to do is known as the Great Commission and it's the rallying cry for Christians and the Church. Jesus commanded us to make disciples, baptize them and then teach them to obey all His commands... which can be boiled down to two, love God and others (see above). Well, Jesus was baptized, He commanded His Church to baptize and He even said it fulfilled all righteousness. So what are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized, calling on the Name of the Lord!<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Our primary function as follower of Jesus is to look like Him. We look like Jesus by acting, talking and loving God and others, like Him. Jesus said that that if we truly loved Him we'd obey Him, regardless of what we personally wanted, we'd do what He said to do. The last thing Jesus told His disciples to do is known as the Great Commission and it's the rallying cry for Christians and the Church. Jesus commanded us to make disciples, baptize them and then teach them to obey all His commands... which can be boiled down to two, love God and others (see above). Well, Jesus was baptized, He commanded His Church to baptize and He even said it fulfilled all righteousness. So what are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized, calling on the Name of the Lord!<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Social Faith Part 4 - E-vangelism Panel</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 7 Mar 2021 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We live in an increasingly connected world. We used to only have to worry about our lives from two perspectives, Public and Private. Now we have to deal with our public persona, private persona and our online persona. Our struggle as followers of Jesus is to find ways to make and engage disciples in every part of our world, whether physical or virtual.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We live in an increasingly connected world. We used to only have to worry about our lives from two perspectives, Public and Private. Now we have to deal with our public persona, private persona and our online persona. Our struggle as followers of Jesus is to find ways to make and engage disciples in every part of our world, whether physical or virtual.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We live in an increasingly connected world. We used to only have to worry about our lives from two perspectives, Public and Private. Now we have to deal with our public persona, private persona and our online persona. Our struggle as followers of Jesus is to find ways to make and engage disciples in every part of our world, whether physical or virtual.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Coffee Mug Christianity Part 2 - Grace Works</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 2 May 2021 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We are saved by grace and not by works, meaning there is nothing we can do to force God's hand in salvation. But what it doesn't mean is equally as important. Being saved by grace doesn't mean we shouldn't work out our salvation or that we shouldn't try to live and love like Jesus. God's grace empowers us to look like Jesus, it doesn't excuse us from that work.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We are saved by grace and not by works, meaning there is nothing we can do to force God's hand in salvation. But what it doesn't mean is equally as important. Being saved by grace doesn't mean we shouldn't work out our salvation or that we shouldn't try to live and love like Jesus. God's grace empowers us to look like Jesus, it doesn't excuse us from that work.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We are saved by grace and not by works, meaning there is nothing we can do to force God's hand in salvation. But what it doesn't mean is equally as important. Being saved by grace doesn't mean we shouldn't work out our salvation or that we shouldn't try to live and love like Jesus. God's grace empowers us to look like Jesus, it doesn't excuse us from that work.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Social Faith Part 2 - Wise Words Welcome</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2021 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[When online we tend to say things that we might not say in-person.  We talk big hidden behind our social media profile and perhaps hundreds or thousands of miles of physical distance.  But for the believer, who we are both in-person and online should be the same is we want to look like Jesus.   So you'll learn some questions to ask before you post or comment that might help you look more like Jesus and much less like the world - be it virtual or physical.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[When online we tend to say things that we might not say in-person.  We talk big hidden behind our social media profile and perhaps hundreds or thousands of miles of physical distance.  But for the believer, who we are both in-person and online should be the same is we want to look like Jesus.   So you'll learn some questions to ask before you post or comment that might help you look more like Jesus and much less like the world - be it virtual or physical.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When online we tend to say things that we might not say in-person.  We talk big hidden behind our social media profile and perhaps hundreds or thousands of miles of physical distance.  But for the believer, who we are both in-person and online should be the same is we want to look like Jesus.   So you'll learn some questions to ask before you post or comment that might help you look more like Jesus and much less like the world - be it virtual or physical.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Great Expectations Part 4 - Tunnel Vision</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2020 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[When you hear statements like, "if you were the only person on earth Jesus would have still gone to the cross for you," it's easy to start thinking you must be pretty special and you are. But that understanding isn't supposed to go to your head. It's supposed to help you understand the GREAT love God has FOR you not get caught up in thinking that God needs you.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[When you hear statements like, "if you were the only person on earth Jesus would have still gone to the cross for you," it's easy to start thinking you must be pretty special and you are. But that understanding isn't supposed to go to your head. It's supposed to help you understand the GREAT love God has FOR you not get caught up in thinking that God needs you.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When you hear statements like, "if you were the only person on earth Jesus would have still gone to the cross for you," it's easy to start thinking you must be pretty special and you are. But that understanding isn't supposed to go to your head. It's supposed to help you understand the GREAT love God has FOR you not get caught up in thinking that God needs you.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>As It Is In Heaven Part 3 - The Kingdom Coming</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2020 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The Kingdom of God was inaugurated with Jesus coming but it has not yet been consummated. The King is on His throne but He continues to allow creation to govern itself. He has shown us the way So we continue in a broken world. A world of sin and shame and guilt and selfishness, not because God isn't in control, but because He is giving us the freedom to choose. One day we will enter the fulfillment phase of His rule and reign where everyone will see the truth of who God is and some will celebrate it.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Kingdom of God was inaugurated with Jesus coming but it has not yet been consummated. The King is on His throne but He continues to allow creation to govern itself. He has shown us the way So we continue in a broken world. A world of sin and shame and guilt and selfishness, not because God isn't in control, but because He is giving us the freedom to choose. One day we will enter the fulfillment phase of His rule and reign where everyone will see the truth of who God is and some will celebrate it.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Kingdom of God was inaugurated with Jesus coming but it has not yet been consummated. The King is on His throne but He continues to allow creation to govern itself. He has shown us the way So we continue in a broken world. A world of sin and shame and guilt and selfishness, not because God isn't in control, but because He is giving us the freedom to choose. One day we will enter the fulfillment phase of His rule and reign where everyone will see the truth of who God is and some will celebrate it.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Great Expectations Part 3 - Big Picture</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2020 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Do you view God like Bette Midler or Joan Osborne? Is God too far away, too big and powerful to be intimately involved with His creation? Or is He so close that He's almost stuck in the same ruts as the rest of us? Well, sometimes we act like He's both. He so big He doesn't really care about my little problems or sins and then He's so close that He can't really help. The most prolific song writer in the Bible, David, also wrote a song about God. It's about God's bigness and His smallness and you can see not only God's desire to help but His ability to rescue and David even wrote about the Gospel he didn't even even know about.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Do you view God like Bette Midler or Joan Osborne? Is God too far away, too big and powerful to be intimately involved with His creation? Or is He so close that He's almost stuck in the same ruts as the rest of us? Well, sometimes we act like He's both. He so big He doesn't really care about my little problems or sins and then He's so close that He can't really help. The most prolific song writer in the Bible, David, also wrote a song about God. It's about God's bigness and His smallness and you can see not only God's desire to help but His ability to rescue and David even wrote about the Gospel he didn't even even know about.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Do you view God like Bette Midler or Joan Osborne? Is God too far away, too big and powerful to be intimately involved with His creation? Or is He so close that He's almost stuck in the same ruts as the rest of us? Well, sometimes we act like He's both. He so big He doesn't really care about my little problems or sins and then He's so close that He can't really help. The most prolific song writer in the Bible, David, also wrote a song about God. It's about God's bigness and His smallness and you can see not only God's desire to help but His ability to rescue and David even wrote about the Gospel he didn't even even know about.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Without A King Part 1 - Foolish</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 1 Nov 2020 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[At a critical time in Israel's history, finally taking possession of the promised-land, the people had a chance to get it right. To follow God and enjoy the benefits of the relational guidelines He'd laid out; you follow only me and I will be your God and bless you and you will be my people, my prized possession. The Hebrews had it made, if only they could have held up their end of the bargain. But instead of responding to God's blessing in faithfulness they were foolish, stubborn and stopped worshiping God alone. That started a cycle that would haunt them for thousands of years. Don't fall prey to their failure.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[At a critical time in Israel's history, finally taking possession of the promised-land, the people had a chance to get it right. To follow God and enjoy the benefits of the relational guidelines He'd laid out; you follow only me and I will be your God and bless you and you will be my people, my prized possession. The Hebrews had it made, if only they could have held up their end of the bargain. But instead of responding to God's blessing in faithfulness they were foolish, stubborn and stopped worshiping God alone. That started a cycle that would haunt them for thousands of years. Don't fall prey to their failure.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[At a critical time in Israel's history, finally taking possession of the promised-land, the people had a chance to get it right. To follow God and enjoy the benefits of the relational guidelines He'd laid out; you follow only me and I will be your God and bless you and you will be my people, my prized possession. The Hebrews had it made, if only they could have held up their end of the bargain. But instead of responding to God's blessing in faithfulness they were foolish, stubborn and stopped worshiping God alone. That started a cycle that would haunt them for thousands of years. Don't fall prey to their failure.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Without A King Part 2 - Willing</title>
      <itunes:title>Without A King Part 2 - Willing</itunes:title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 8 Nov 2020 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[--Scrub to 12min for the start--
Have you ever felt like you just weren't good enough for God? Many followers of Jesus never accomplish much for the Kingdom because they don't feel like they're good enough for God to use. Maybe it's a medical challenge, a learning struggle, you don't know the Bible cover to cover, or you're new to faith. The difference between you and those you see God doing incredible things through has nothing to do with worth and everything to do with willingness. There are 4 primary characters in Judges chapter 4, 3 were willing, none were really worthy and 1 was just wrong, but all of them will inspire you to stop waiting until you're worthy and focus on being willing.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[--Scrub to 12min for the start--
Have you ever felt like you just weren't good enough for God? Many followers of Jesus never accomplish much for the Kingdom because they don't feel like they're good enough for God to use. Maybe it's a medical challenge, a learning struggle, you don't know the Bible cover to cover, or you're new to faith. The difference between you and those you see God doing incredible things through has nothing to do with worth and everything to do with willingness. There are 4 primary characters in Judges chapter 4, 3 were willing, none were really worthy and 1 was just wrong, but all of them will inspire you to stop waiting until you're worthy and focus on being willing.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[--Scrub to 12min for the start--
Have you ever felt like you just weren't good enough for God? Many followers of Jesus never accomplish much for the Kingdom because they don't feel like they're good enough for God to use. Maybe it's a medical challenge, a learning struggle, you don't know the Bible cover to cover, or you're new to faith. The difference between you and those you see God doing incredible things through has nothing to do with worth and everything to do with willingness. There are 4 primary characters in Judges chapter 4, 3 were willing, none were really worthy and 1 was just wrong, but all of them will inspire you to stop waiting until you're worthy and focus on being willing.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Great Expectations Part 1 - Blessing</title>
      <itunes:title>Great Expectations Part 1 - Blessing</itunes:title>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 4 Oct 2020 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[One of the expectations many have about following Jesus is that He will magically begin to bless their lives and give them everything they think they need. Unfortunately most of those "blessings" are simply material things that may make life easier but certainly don't make it better. Some even promise, if you choose Jesus He'll give you that new car, job, house, spouse or lifestyle you believe you deserve. But Jesus never promised that. In fact, He doesn't guarantee the absence of pain from your life, just the promise of presence in your life. In part 1 of Great Expectations we'll look at several people through whom God accomplished incredible things, yet they never received the one thing that was actually promised. In spite of this, they all died with faith in-spite of never receiving their promise.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[One of the expectations many have about following Jesus is that He will magically begin to bless their lives and give them everything they think they need. Unfortunately most of those "blessings" are simply material things that may make life easier but certainly don't make it better. Some even promise, if you choose Jesus He'll give you that new car, job, house, spouse or lifestyle you believe you deserve. But Jesus never promised that. In fact, He doesn't guarantee the absence of pain from your life, just the promise of presence in your life. In part 1 of Great Expectations we'll look at several people through whom God accomplished incredible things, yet they never received the one thing that was actually promised. In spite of this, they all died with faith in-spite of never receiving their promise.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[One of the expectations many have about following Jesus is that He will magically begin to bless their lives and give them everything they think they need. Unfortunately most of those "blessings" are simply material things that may make life easier but certainly don't make it better. Some even promise, if you choose Jesus He'll give you that new car, job, house, spouse or lifestyle you believe you deserve. But Jesus never promised that. In fact, He doesn't guarantee the absence of pain from your life, just the promise of presence in your life. In part 1 of Great Expectations we'll look at several people through whom God accomplished incredible things, yet they never received the one thing that was actually promised. In spite of this, they all died with faith in-spite of never receiving their promise.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>As It Is In Heaven Part 2 - The Kingdom Continues</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2020 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[No matter how tasty a chocolate, if it's in the trash, covered in banana peels and beer cans and dirty underwear I'm not interested. Sometimes, the Kingdom of God is as confusing to the world as us offering them chocolates under all the garbage of our lives. In effect, we make the Kingdom inaccessible to those around us because of the garbage they have to sift through to get to it. But God is consistently working for Kingdom opportunities in the lives of others, through His Kingdom people. We've got to let Jesus' reign over the Kingdom become our reality by making present the Kingdom of God to the world around us.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[No matter how tasty a chocolate, if it's in the trash, covered in banana peels and beer cans and dirty underwear I'm not interested. Sometimes, the Kingdom of God is as confusing to the world as us offering them chocolates under all the garbage of our lives. In effect, we make the Kingdom inaccessible to those around us because of the garbage they have to sift through to get to it. But God is consistently working for Kingdom opportunities in the lives of others, through His Kingdom people. We've got to let Jesus' reign over the Kingdom become our reality by making present the Kingdom of God to the world around us.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[No matter how tasty a chocolate, if it's in the trash, covered in banana peels and beer cans and dirty underwear I'm not interested. Sometimes, the Kingdom of God is as confusing to the world as us offering them chocolates under all the garbage of our lives. In effect, we make the Kingdom inaccessible to those around us because of the garbage they have to sift through to get to it. But God is consistently working for Kingdom opportunities in the lives of others, through His Kingdom people. We've got to let Jesus' reign over the Kingdom become our reality by making present the Kingdom of God to the world around us.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Vision Sunday 202ONE</title>
      <itunes:title>Vision Sunday 202ONE</itunes:title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 3 Jan 2021 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[2020 was a rough year for many with the pandemic and how that changed our lives. Let's call 2020 year Zero (like patient zero). And let's call 202ONE year One. A year where we refocus and regroup in order to be intentional about our lives again. We became lazy spiritually, relationally, economically and 2020 woke us up. Now it's time to get to work and figure out what the most important things are so we don't get distracted and complacent again.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[2020 was a rough year for many with the pandemic and how that changed our lives. Let's call 2020 year Zero (like patient zero). And let's call 202ONE year One. A year where we refocus and regroup in order to be intentional about our lives again. We became lazy spiritually, relationally, economically and 2020 woke us up. Now it's time to get to work and figure out what the most important things are so we don't get distracted and complacent again.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[2020 was a rough year for many with the pandemic and how that changed our lives. Let's call 2020 year Zero (like patient zero). And let's call 202ONE year One. A year where we refocus and regroup in order to be intentional about our lives again. We became lazy spiritually, relationally, economically and 2020 woke us up. Now it's time to get to work and figure out what the most important things are so we don't get distracted and complacent again.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Great Expectations Part 2 -  Quid-Pro-Quo</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2020 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[People often come to faith in Jesus when they're in trouble and need His help. While God does help us in times of struggle and may rescue us from financial, relational, emotional or other problems, He is not a genie we can simply call on when we need His help and then expect Him to go back in His bottle until the next time we want something. Instead of giving me everything I want, God deserves every I have. It's a difference of position. We must remember who the Sovereign is and who the servant is.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[People often come to faith in Jesus when they're in trouble and need His help. While God does help us in times of struggle and may rescue us from financial, relational, emotional or other problems, He is not a genie we can simply call on when we need His help and then expect Him to go back in His bottle until the next time we want something. Instead of giving me everything I want, God deserves every I have. It's a difference of position. We must remember who the Sovereign is and who the servant is.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[People often come to faith in Jesus when they're in trouble and need His help. While God does help us in times of struggle and may rescue us from financial, relational, emotional or other problems, He is not a genie we can simply call on when we need His help and then expect Him to go back in His bottle until the next time we want something. Instead of giving me everything I want, God deserves every I have. It's a difference of position. We must remember who the Sovereign is and who the servant is.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>This Is Us Part 1 - This is us</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2021 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[When you take a 30K foot view of humanity you come to one overwhelming conclusion - Houston, we have a problem. Adam and Eve, Abraham, the nation of Israel and even the man after God's own heart, King David, couldn't get it right. Over and over every person failed to be who God created them to be. God repeatedly extended opportunities to partner with Him for the benefit of all humanity but we could not stop sinning. Because our sin problem appears so often in the Bible you might mistake it as a self-help book, encouraging you to, "get it right next time." But that would be missing the point. God didn't preserve the Bible to highlight a problem, He did it to present His plan for dealing with that problem so that we could finally enter into that partnership that He's always wanted.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[When you take a 30K foot view of humanity you come to one overwhelming conclusion - Houston, we have a problem. Adam and Eve, Abraham, the nation of Israel and even the man after God's own heart, King David, couldn't get it right. Over and over every person failed to be who God created them to be. God repeatedly extended opportunities to partner with Him for the benefit of all humanity but we could not stop sinning. Because our sin problem appears so often in the Bible you might mistake it as a self-help book, encouraging you to, "get it right next time." But that would be missing the point. God didn't preserve the Bible to highlight a problem, He did it to present His plan for dealing with that problem so that we could finally enter into that partnership that He's always wanted.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When you take a 30K foot view of humanity you come to one overwhelming conclusion - Houston, we have a problem. Adam and Eve, Abraham, the nation of Israel and even the man after God's own heart, King David, couldn't get it right. Over and over every person failed to be who God created them to be. God repeatedly extended opportunities to partner with Him for the benefit of all humanity but we could not stop sinning. Because our sin problem appears so often in the Bible you might mistake it as a self-help book, encouraging you to, "get it right next time." But that would be missing the point. God didn't preserve the Bible to highlight a problem, He did it to present His plan for dealing with that problem so that we could finally enter into that partnership that He's always wanted.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>This Is Us Part 2 - This is Gospel</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2021 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[If you were asked the question, "What is the Gospel?" How would you respond? The Good News? The Story of Jesus? Matthew, Mark, Luke and John? If we don't know what the Gospel is how can we share it? And if we don't share the correct Gospel, Jesus' Gospel, are we even really making disciples as Jesus commanded us to in Matthew 28:19? Let's discover what Jesus said His Gospel was so we're sure we're making the right kind of disciples!<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you were asked the question, "What is the Gospel?" How would you respond? The Good News? The Story of Jesus? Matthew, Mark, Luke and John? If we don't know what the Gospel is how can we share it? And if we don't share the correct Gospel, Jesus' Gospel, are we even really making disciples as Jesus commanded us to in Matthew 28:19? Let's discover what Jesus said His Gospel was so we're sure we're making the right kind of disciples!<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[If you were asked the question, "What is the Gospel?" How would you respond? The Good News? The Story of Jesus? Matthew, Mark, Luke and John? If we don't know what the Gospel is how can we share it? And if we don't share the correct Gospel, Jesus' Gospel, are we even really making disciples as Jesus commanded us to in Matthew 28:19? Let's discover what Jesus said His Gospel was so we're sure we're making the right kind of disciples!<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>This Is Us Part 3 - This is a Disciple</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2021 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Jesus left his followers with a specific set of instructions regarding what their role was in His Kingdom. Just as He had called each individual to repent, believe and follow (Mark 1&8) He now called the Church to make disciples, baptize and teach to obedience. The questions we answer in part 3 of This is Us are "What does it mean to be a disciple? And since a disciple is supposed to follow Jesus, what does that look like? By the end of this message you'll know what a disciple is (and isn't) and what it looks like to actually follow Jesus every day<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jesus left his followers with a specific set of instructions regarding what their role was in His Kingdom. Just as He had called each individual to repent, believe and follow (Mark 1&8) He now called the Church to make disciples, baptize and teach to obedience. The questions we answer in part 3 of This is Us are "What does it mean to be a disciple? And since a disciple is supposed to follow Jesus, what does that look like? By the end of this message you'll know what a disciple is (and isn't) and what it looks like to actually follow Jesus every day<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jesus left his followers with a specific set of instructions regarding what their role was in His Kingdom. Just as He had called each individual to repent, believe and follow (Mark 1&8) He now called the Church to make disciples, baptize and teach to obedience. The questions we answer in part 3 of This is Us are "What does it mean to be a disciple? And since a disciple is supposed to follow Jesus, what does that look like? By the end of this message you'll know what a disciple is (and isn't) and what it looks like to actually follow Jesus every day<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Without A King Part 3 - FOLLOW</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2020 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The Israelite people believed that if they had a human king, he would teach them how they were to live for God. The idea that it takes an objective force, outside one's self, is correct, but every human leader has inevitably failed at that endeavor. Human leaders simply cannot fully legislate morality no matter how hard they try. Laws issued by failing governments will not make bad people choose to do good. We need the intervention of the One True King. Someone who can both lead by example and free us when we fail to follow that example.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Israelite people believed that if they had a human king, he would teach them how they were to live for God. The idea that it takes an objective force, outside one's self, is correct, but every human leader has inevitably failed at that endeavor. Human leaders simply cannot fully legislate morality no matter how hard they try. Laws issued by failing governments will not make bad people choose to do good. We need the intervention of the One True King. Someone who can both lead by example and free us when we fail to follow that example.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Israelite people believed that if they had a human king, he would teach them how they were to live for God. The idea that it takes an objective force, outside one's self, is correct, but every human leader has inevitably failed at that endeavor. Human leaders simply cannot fully legislate morality no matter how hard they try. Laws issued by failing governments will not make bad people choose to do good. We need the intervention of the One True King. Someone who can both lead by example and free us when we fail to follow that example.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>God With Us Part 2 - Light and Darkness</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2020 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It seems like our the problems we're facing in 2020 are nearly insurmountable. Life seemed like that for the people of Judah in 742bc too. Their Capital city was surrounded, their king was terrible and their hope was gone. And it got worse. God told Isaiah that the people would soon be taken captive as exiles into a foreign land. The problems of Isaiah's day were pretty big, that's why they... and we, need an even bigger promise.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It seems like our the problems we're facing in 2020 are nearly insurmountable. Life seemed like that for the people of Judah in 742bc too. Their Capital city was surrounded, their king was terrible and their hope was gone. And it got worse. God told Isaiah that the people would soon be taken captive as exiles into a foreign land. The problems of Isaiah's day were pretty big, that's why they... and we, need an even bigger promise.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[It seems like our the problems we're facing in 2020 are nearly insurmountable. Life seemed like that for the people of Judah in 742bc too. Their Capital city was surrounded, their king was terrible and their hope was gone. And it got worse. God told Isaiah that the people would soon be taken captive as exiles into a foreign land. The problems of Isaiah's day were pretty big, that's why they... and we, need an even bigger promise.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>God With Us Part 1 - Pain and Promise</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 6 Dec 2020 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Everybody wants to know the same thing, "what's the plan?" When will do our Christmas shopping? What will we eat at Chick-fil-A while we're out? Real tree or fake this year? Which Christmas Eve service will we go to at Church? When are we opening presents on Christmas day? But in the world of 2020 knowing what the plan is has become much more difficult. It's in times of trouble and discouragement when hope is waining and the plan is unknown that we hold tighter to promises. Promises restore hope and create excitement for a future that might be hard to fathom in the current situation. And it's into the unknown of our present situation that we must hold tighter to the promise of God with Us.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Everybody wants to know the same thing, "what's the plan?" When will do our Christmas shopping? What will we eat at Chick-fil-A while we're out? Real tree or fake this year? Which Christmas Eve service will we go to at Church? When are we opening presents on Christmas day? But in the world of 2020 knowing what the plan is has become much more difficult. It's in times of trouble and discouragement when hope is waining and the plan is unknown that we hold tighter to promises. Promises restore hope and create excitement for a future that might be hard to fathom in the current situation. And it's into the unknown of our present situation that we must hold tighter to the promise of God with Us.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Everybody wants to know the same thing, "what's the plan?" When will do our Christmas shopping? What will we eat at Chick-fil-A while we're out? Real tree or fake this year? Which Christmas Eve service will we go to at Church? When are we opening presents on Christmas day? But in the world of 2020 knowing what the plan is has become much more difficult. It's in times of trouble and discouragement when hope is waining and the plan is unknown that we hold tighter to promises. Promises restore hope and create excitement for a future that might be hard to fathom in the current situation. And it's into the unknown of our present situation that we must hold tighter to the promise of God with Us.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>DEVOTED Part 3 - You've Got to Stand on Something</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2020 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We often want to blame our struggles on others. We might blame parents, school system, unjust policing, a traumatic experience, we might even blame God for the struggles we face. While each unique situation will affect us, when it comes to falling for Satan's tricks James says there's no one to blame except ourselves. Thankfully, we're not just left to try and live a good or righteous life on our own, as if that were even possible. God reveled not only how we should live but how we can stand up to satan's tricks. When we listen to and then apply God's Word to our lives we discover a firm foundation on which to stand so that we are less likely to fall when Satan tempts us.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We often want to blame our struggles on others. We might blame parents, school system, unjust policing, a traumatic experience, we might even blame God for the struggles we face. While each unique situation will affect us, when it comes to falling for Satan's tricks James says there's no one to blame except ourselves. Thankfully, we're not just left to try and live a good or righteous life on our own, as if that were even possible. God reveled not only how we should live but how we can stand up to satan's tricks. When we listen to and then apply God's Word to our lives we discover a firm foundation on which to stand so that we are less likely to fall when Satan tempts us.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We often want to blame our struggles on others. We might blame parents, school system, unjust policing, a traumatic experience, we might even blame God for the struggles we face. While each unique situation will affect us, when it comes to falling for Satan's tricks James says there's no one to blame except ourselves. Thankfully, we're not just left to try and live a good or righteous life on our own, as if that were even possible. God reveled not only how we should live but how we can stand up to satan's tricks. When we listen to and then apply God's Word to our lives we discover a firm foundation on which to stand so that we are less likely to fall when Satan tempts us.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Joy FULL 3 - The PURSUIT of Joy</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2020 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Joy is difficult especially if you're trying to attain it on your own. You can plan for it and pursue it but if you're not practicing the behaviors and attitudes that allow the Spirit free reign in your life you won't experience it like you hope. But by practicing these behaviors in your daily life you'll give the Spirit greater access to your life, mind and heart (and ears👂) so that you can experience joy as a fruit of the Spirit's work in your life to a much greater degree.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Joy is difficult especially if you're trying to attain it on your own. You can plan for it and pursue it but if you're not practicing the behaviors and attitudes that allow the Spirit free reign in your life you won't experience it like you hope. But by practicing these behaviors in your daily life you'll give the Spirit greater access to your life, mind and heart (and ears👂) so that you can experience joy as a fruit of the Spirit's work in your life to a much greater degree.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Joy is difficult especially if you're trying to attain it on your own. You can plan for it and pursue it but if you're not practicing the behaviors and attitudes that allow the Spirit free reign in your life you won't experience it like you hope. But by practicing these behaviors in your daily life you'll give the Spirit greater access to your life, mind and heart (and ears👂) so that you can experience joy as a fruit of the Spirit's work in your life to a much greater degree.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>DEVOTED Part 1 - Everyday I'm Strugglin'</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2020 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Many of us believe that God should eliminate our struggles and make life easy for us because we follow Him. But that's the opposite of what He wants to do. God wants us to learn to rely on His strength in the midst of our struggles and in turn our strength (fain and trust and ability to rely on God when tempted) grows too!<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Many of us believe that God should eliminate our struggles and make life easy for us because we follow Him. But that's the opposite of what He wants to do. God wants us to learn to rely on His strength in the midst of our struggles and in turn our strength (fain and trust and ability to rely on God when tempted) grows too!<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Many of us believe that God should eliminate our struggles and make life easy for us because we follow Him. But that's the opposite of what He wants to do. God wants us to learn to rely on His strength in the midst of our struggles and in turn our strength (fain and trust and ability to rely on God when tempted) grows too!<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[Paul has headed out on his 2nd missionary journey and for the first time He's in charge. He had a good plan and his team was ready to follow him only, his plan wasn't God's plan. Multiple times after setting off on their journey they had to stop, regroup, seek God and then RESTART. We've come to a critical point in our nations history where we need to stop, regroup, seek God and then restart ourselves - this time in a direction that honors God.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Paul has headed out on his 2nd missionary journey and for the first time He's in charge. He had a good plan and his team was ready to follow him only, his plan wasn't God's plan. Multiple times after setting off on their journey they had to stop, regroup, seek God and then RESTART. We've come to a critical point in our nations history where we need to stop, regroup, seek God and then restart ourselves - this time in a direction that honors God.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Paul has headed out on his 2nd missionary journey and for the first time He's in charge. He had a good plan and his team was ready to follow him only, his plan wasn't God's plan. Multiple times after setting off on their journey they had to stop, regroup, seek God and then RESTART. We've come to a critical point in our nations history where we need to stop, regroup, seek God and then restart ourselves - this time in a direction that honors God.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2020 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[On the Day of Pentecost the Church was born and the Jews who heard Peter's message of faith in the resurrected Jesus, received it with joy and responded to it by being baptized. They then gathered together in a dynamic and loving community where many were able to resist Satan's attacks. However, when Satan began to bring physical persecution against the church many who were a part of that first Church were scattered throughout the known world. This didn't stop the church though, as satan intended, it actually released these people of faith to share Jesus in brand new places.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[On the Day of Pentecost the Church was born and the Jews who heard Peter's message of faith in the resurrected Jesus, received it with joy and responded to it by being baptized. They then gathered together in a dynamic and loving community where many were able to resist Satan's attacks. However, when Satan began to bring physical persecution against the church many who were a part of that first Church were scattered throughout the known world. This didn't stop the church though, as satan intended, it actually released these people of faith to share Jesus in brand new places.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[On the Day of Pentecost the Church was born and the Jews who heard Peter's message of faith in the resurrected Jesus, received it with joy and responded to it by being baptized. They then gathered together in a dynamic and loving community where many were able to resist Satan's attacks. However, when Satan began to bring physical persecution against the church many who were a part of that first Church were scattered throughout the known world. This didn't stop the church though, as satan intended, it actually released these people of faith to share Jesus in brand new places.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 5 Jul 2020 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Terry Deaver will be bringing the message today from Mark 10:17-31.<br/>]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Terry Deaver will be bringing the message today from Mark 10:17-31.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Joy Full 2 - The PURSUIT of Joy</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Many people think that Joy is a by-product of attaining everything they desire. When you reach your goals, climb the ladder, fill your pockets and have all the toys you naturally experience Joy. But many of those individuals who "have it all" seem to be further from joy than those who have very little. Jesus' life and example shows us that Joy is not a by-product of benefiting self, but a fruit of the spirit that comes from serving others.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Many people think that Joy is a by-product of attaining everything they desire. When you reach your goals, climb the ladder, fill your pockets and have all the toys you naturally experience Joy. But many of those individuals who "have it all" seem to be further from joy than those who have very little. Jesus' life and example shows us that Joy is not a by-product of benefiting self, but a fruit of the spirit that comes from serving others.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Many people think that Joy is a by-product of attaining everything they desire. When you reach your goals, climb the ladder, fill your pockets and have all the toys you naturally experience Joy. But many of those individuals who "have it all" seem to be further from joy than those who have very little. Jesus' life and example shows us that Joy is not a by-product of benefiting self, but a fruit of the spirit that comes from serving others.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>DEVOTED Part 4 - All You Get is Love</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 6 Sep 2020 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We all go through struggles. Satan is a master at not just setting us up for struggle but working to make sure we begin to doubt God's love because of our struggle. This is why this series is so important in our lives today - we're in the midst of many struggles satan is using to get us to doubt God's overwhelming love. So we need to remember, there's no other way around it, if it's GOOD it's from GOD.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We all go through struggles. Satan is a master at not just setting us up for struggle but working to make sure we begin to doubt God's love because of our struggle. This is why this series is so important in our lives today - we're in the midst of many struggles satan is using to get us to doubt God's overwhelming love. So we need to remember, there's no other way around it, if it's GOOD it's from GOD.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We all go through struggles. Satan is a master at not just setting us up for struggle but working to make sure we begin to doubt God's love because of our struggle. This is why this series is so important in our lives today - we're in the midst of many struggles satan is using to get us to doubt God's overwhelming love. So we need to remember, there's no other way around it, if it's GOOD it's from GOD.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>UNSTOPPABLE Part 3 - RESIST</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 7 Jun 2020 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[As you respond to Jesus in faith you can bet that Satan will come after you. It's in those times that your faith either grow the fastest or go the fastest. So you have to be ready to RESIST Satan's temptations which are targeted to make you flee the church or fear your neighbors. Satan knows that when you're plugged into a church there is power in that camaraderie and in your shared desire to look more like Jesus so he wants you out. But he also knows that the church is ineffective if those inside aren't loving their neighbors. So his goal is either to shut you out (of church) or shut you up (in church), he doesn't care which.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[As you respond to Jesus in faith you can bet that Satan will come after you. It's in those times that your faith either grow the fastest or go the fastest. So you have to be ready to RESIST Satan's temptations which are targeted to make you flee the church or fear your neighbors. Satan knows that when you're plugged into a church there is power in that camaraderie and in your shared desire to look more like Jesus so he wants you out. But he also knows that the church is ineffective if those inside aren't loving their neighbors. So his goal is either to shut you out (of church) or shut you up (in church), he doesn't care which.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[As you respond to Jesus in faith you can bet that Satan will come after you. It's in those times that your faith either grow the fastest or go the fastest. So you have to be ready to RESIST Satan's temptations which are targeted to make you flee the church or fear your neighbors. Satan knows that when you're plugged into a church there is power in that camaraderie and in your shared desire to look more like Jesus so he wants you out. But he also knows that the church is ineffective if those inside aren't loving their neighbors. So his goal is either to shut you out (of church) or shut you up (in church), he doesn't care which.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>DEVOTED Part 2 - Ship of Fools-ish</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2020 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[When you get off course in your life what do you do? You seek advice, help and direction from others. And that's where the problems begin. There is no end to opinions when it comes to seeking help. You can look at your daily horoscope, ask your best friend or @ your favorite social media influencer. But if you're a follower of Jesus, the ship of your life should always be pointed toward Him. So if you're asking anyone but Him how to get to Him you'll never get where you're going. Letting anyone but God direct your life gets you nothing but a ship of foolishness.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[When you get off course in your life what do you do? You seek advice, help and direction from others. And that's where the problems begin. There is no end to opinions when it comes to seeking help. You can look at your daily horoscope, ask your best friend or @ your favorite social media influencer. But if you're a follower of Jesus, the ship of your life should always be pointed toward Him. So if you're asking anyone but Him how to get to Him you'll never get where you're going. Letting anyone but God direct your life gets you nothing but a ship of foolishness.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When you get off course in your life what do you do? You seek advice, help and direction from others. And that's where the problems begin. There is no end to opinions when it comes to seeking help. You can look at your daily horoscope, ask your best friend or @ your favorite social media influencer. But if you're a follower of Jesus, the ship of your life should always be pointed toward Him. So if you're asking anyone but Him how to get to Him you'll never get where you're going. Letting anyone but God direct your life gets you nothing but a ship of foolishness.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>UNSTOPPABLE Part 5 - REMAIN</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2020 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Jesus disciples had to go through a process like we all do. They began as learners of Jesus (lit disciples), they watched Jesus teach and heal and live and then He invited them to do the same and gave them a bit of authority to see how they'd handle it... not too well. But the more time they spent with Him the more they learned and by the time He went to the Father, after His resurrection, they were ready to fully be Apostles. We go through that same process and it continues through every generation of those who find real life in Jesus and then are called to look like Jesus.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jesus disciples had to go through a process like we all do. They began as learners of Jesus (lit disciples), they watched Jesus teach and heal and live and then He invited them to do the same and gave them a bit of authority to see how they'd handle it... not too well. But the more time they spent with Him the more they learned and by the time He went to the Father, after His resurrection, they were ready to fully be Apostles. We go through that same process and it continues through every generation of those who find real life in Jesus and then are called to look like Jesus.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jesus disciples had to go through a process like we all do. They began as learners of Jesus (lit disciples), they watched Jesus teach and heal and live and then He invited them to do the same and gave them a bit of authority to see how they'd handle it... not too well. But the more time they spent with Him the more they learned and by the time He went to the Father, after His resurrection, they were ready to fully be Apostles. We go through that same process and it continues through every generation of those who find real life in Jesus and then are called to look like Jesus.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Joy Full 4 - the Proclamation of Joy</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 2 Aug 2020 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[As Paul wraps up his letter to the church in Philipi he focuses their attention on Jesus. There will always be those who sin and chase the desires of flesh, there will always be arguments over seemingly everything but there is also always a reason to be joyful, you've just got to look for it. Sometimes it will only come with the promise of new life when Jesus returns. Sometimes you'll have to give in for the sake of moving on in Jesus. But you can always find a reason to rejoice in the Lord.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[As Paul wraps up his letter to the church in Philipi he focuses their attention on Jesus. There will always be those who sin and chase the desires of flesh, there will always be arguments over seemingly everything but there is also always a reason to be joyful, you've just got to look for it. Sometimes it will only come with the promise of new life when Jesus returns. Sometimes you'll have to give in for the sake of moving on in Jesus. But you can always find a reason to rejoice in the Lord.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[As Paul wraps up his letter to the church in Philipi he focuses their attention on Jesus. There will always be those who sin and chase the desires of flesh, there will always be arguments over seemingly everything but there is also always a reason to be joyful, you've just got to look for it. Sometimes it will only come with the promise of new life when Jesus returns. Sometimes you'll have to give in for the sake of moving on in Jesus. But you can always find a reason to rejoice in the Lord.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>As It Is In Heaven Part 1 - The Kingdom Came</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2020 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Throughout Jesus' ministry He spoke of the Kingdom of God (Heaven). Throughout His mission and ministry He proved the existence of the Kingdom of God, He lived by its rules and He shared what He knew about the Kingdom. In doing so Jesus corrected misunderstandings about the Kingdom, pointed to its reality and function in the world and He prepared His followers for Its full coming. What He began, He will also bring to fulfillment. If you're a part of that Kingdom, He's your King.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Throughout Jesus' ministry He spoke of the Kingdom of God (Heaven). Throughout His mission and ministry He proved the existence of the Kingdom of God, He lived by its rules and He shared what He knew about the Kingdom. In doing so Jesus corrected misunderstandings about the Kingdom, pointed to its reality and function in the world and He prepared His followers for Its full coming. What He began, He will also bring to fulfillment. If you're a part of that Kingdom, He's your King.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Throughout Jesus' ministry He spoke of the Kingdom of God (Heaven). Throughout His mission and ministry He proved the existence of the Kingdom of God, He lived by its rules and He shared what He knew about the Kingdom. In doing so Jesus corrected misunderstandings about the Kingdom, pointed to its reality and function in the world and He prepared His followers for Its full coming. What He began, He will also bring to fulfillment. If you're a part of that Kingdom, He's your King.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>To Be Continued Part 2:  Faith &amp; Doubt</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2020 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Every person faces doubt, in fact, it's the default emotion for most of us, most of the time. We doubt peoples sincerity, motives, love, we doubt things that are 'too good to be true," we even doubt ourselves! Doubt is a nearly constant part of our lives and it keeps us from experiencing the real life God has prepared for us. When we choose to live into faith instead of doubt life opens up and we're able to experience the best God has for us, both in following Him and receiving blessings from Him.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Every person faces doubt, in fact, it's the default emotion for most of us, most of the time. We doubt peoples sincerity, motives, love, we doubt things that are 'too good to be true," we even doubt ourselves! Doubt is a nearly constant part of our lives and it keeps us from experiencing the real life God has prepared for us. When we choose to live into faith instead of doubt life opens up and we're able to experience the best God has for us, both in following Him and receiving blessings from Him.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Every person faces doubt, in fact, it's the default emotion for most of us, most of the time. We doubt peoples sincerity, motives, love, we doubt things that are 'too good to be true," we even doubt ourselves! Doubt is a nearly constant part of our lives and it keeps us from experiencing the real life God has prepared for us. When we choose to live into faith instead of doubt life opens up and we're able to experience the best God has for us, both in following Him and receiving blessings from Him.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>To Be Continued Part 1: 2nd Chances</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2020 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Failure is a powerful motivator. Failure haunts us in the present and it hinders us from experiencing new things in the future. While we tend to judge ourselves and others on our performance (failures/successes) Jesus chooses people based on their potential. Many of those closest to Jesus had experienced major failures in their past and yet Jesus not only called them to follow Him, but He chose them to lead others to follow Him.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Failure is a powerful motivator. Failure haunts us in the present and it hinders us from experiencing new things in the future. While we tend to judge ourselves and others on our performance (failures/successes) Jesus chooses people based on their potential. Many of those closest to Jesus had experienced major failures in their past and yet Jesus not only called them to follow Him, but He chose them to lead others to follow Him.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Failure is a powerful motivator. Failure haunts us in the present and it hinders us from experiencing new things in the future. While we tend to judge ourselves and others on our performance (failures/successes) Jesus chooses people based on their potential. Many of those closest to Jesus had experienced major failures in their past and yet Jesus not only called them to follow Him, but He chose them to lead others to follow Him.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>No Grave :: Easter 2020</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2020 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[If you knew the outcome of your story at the beginning would it change what you do in the middle? The greatest stories have the worst starts because we love to see the character develop, make mistakes and then discover the power they needed to overcome was with them all along. You may not know the outcome of every story that happens in your life, but you can know the outcome of your faith story. In the story of Lazarus we get to witness our story weaved together with your story to produce a faith that doesn't falter and a hope that doesn't die.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you knew the outcome of your story at the beginning would it change what you do in the middle? The greatest stories have the worst starts because we love to see the character develop, make mistakes and then discover the power they needed to overcome was with them all along. You may not know the outcome of every story that happens in your life, but you can know the outcome of your faith story. In the story of Lazarus we get to witness our story weaved together with your story to produce a faith that doesn't falter and a hope that doesn't die.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[If you knew the outcome of your story at the beginning would it change what you do in the middle? The greatest stories have the worst starts because we love to see the character develop, make mistakes and then discover the power they needed to overcome was with them all along. You may not know the outcome of every story that happens in your life, but you can know the outcome of your faith story. In the story of Lazarus we get to witness our story weaved together with your story to produce a faith that doesn't falter and a hope that doesn't die.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>To Be Continued Part 4 - Role</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2020 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Of all the women who followed Jesus, He chose the worst for the best role following His resurrection and that simple choice elevated the role of all women in the Church and society. Like the dirty shepherds chosen to be the first to know, the first to see and the first to announce the birth of the Messiah, Jesus chose a spiritually dirty woman, whom he freed from 7 demons, to be the first to know, the first to see and the first to announce the resurrection of the Messiah. Which just proves that Jesus isn't as concerned with your societal position as He is with your spiritual condition, or in other words, your role is not determined by your rank.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Of all the women who followed Jesus, He chose the worst for the best role following His resurrection and that simple choice elevated the role of all women in the Church and society. Like the dirty shepherds chosen to be the first to know, the first to see and the first to announce the birth of the Messiah, Jesus chose a spiritually dirty woman, whom he freed from 7 demons, to be the first to know, the first to see and the first to announce the resurrection of the Messiah. Which just proves that Jesus isn't as concerned with your societal position as He is with your spiritual condition, or in other words, your role is not determined by your rank.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Of all the women who followed Jesus, He chose the worst for the best role following His resurrection and that simple choice elevated the role of all women in the Church and society. Like the dirty shepherds chosen to be the first to know, the first to see and the first to announce the birth of the Messiah, Jesus chose a spiritually dirty woman, whom he freed from 7 demons, to be the first to know, the first to see and the first to announce the resurrection of the Messiah. Which just proves that Jesus isn't as concerned with your societal position as He is with your spiritual condition, or in other words, your role is not determined by your rank.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>UNSTOPPABLE Part 2 - RESPOND</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2020 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Once Jesus' disciples received the power of Holy Spirit, their purpose and the plan they responded by presenting the Gospel to the Jews on the Day of Pentecost where the first Gospel sermon was preached by Peter and many of those who heard believed and responded to the message in a big way - they were transformed! Peter presented that the Kingdom of God had come, that Jesus WAS the King and that even though they had killed Jesus on the cross, God had raised Him from the dead and "made Him both Lord and Messiah." The people believed, repented (as proved by their baptism) and followed by devoting themselves to the disciples teaching (continual) to fellowship with each other, to remembering Jesus' sacrifice as they ate together and prayed together. They continued this both in the Temple and in their homes and the result was that others also received the message and were given the chance to respond to Jesu- and the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Once Jesus' disciples received the power of Holy Spirit, their purpose and the plan they responded by presenting the Gospel to the Jews on the Day of Pentecost where the first Gospel sermon was preached by Peter and many of those who heard believed and responded to the message in a big way - they were transformed! Peter presented that the Kingdom of God had come, that Jesus WAS the King and that even though they had killed Jesus on the cross, God had raised Him from the dead and "made Him both Lord and Messiah." The people believed, repented (as proved by their baptism) and followed by devoting themselves to the disciples teaching (continual) to fellowship with each other, to remembering Jesus' sacrifice as they ate together and prayed together. They continued this both in the Temple and in their homes and the result was that others also received the message and were given the chance to respond to Jesu- and the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Once Jesus' disciples received the power of Holy Spirit, their purpose and the plan they responded by presenting the Gospel to the Jews on the Day of Pentecost where the first Gospel sermon was preached by Peter and many of those who heard believed and responded to the message in a big way - they were transformed! Peter presented that the Kingdom of God had come, that Jesus WAS the King and that even though they had killed Jesus on the cross, God had raised Him from the dead and "made Him both Lord and Messiah." The people believed, repented (as proved by their baptism) and followed by devoting themselves to the disciples teaching (continual) to fellowship with each other, to remembering Jesus' sacrifice as they ate together and prayed together. They continued this both in the Temple and in their homes and the result was that others also received the message and were given the chance to respond to Jesu- and the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Us vs Them Part 3:  Liberty and Justice for All</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 5 Apr 2020 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We're a divided people and not just because Covid-19 has separated us physically. We draw battle lines racially, socially, economically, politically and even spiritually. But it wasn't being right that Jesus said would bring the world to faith in Him, it was our unity. Not uniformity, but unity around a single purpose. We don't all have to have the same point-of-view but we need to share a common purpose - to help others see Jesus through us.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We're a divided people and not just because Covid-19 has separated us physically. We draw battle lines racially, socially, economically, politically and even spiritually. But it wasn't being right that Jesus said would bring the world to faith in Him, it was our unity. Not uniformity, but unity around a single purpose. We don't all have to have the same point-of-view but we need to share a common purpose - to help others see Jesus through us.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We're a divided people and not just because Covid-19 has separated us physically. We draw battle lines racially, socially, economically, politically and even spiritually. But it wasn't being right that Jesus said would bring the world to faith in Him, it was our unity. Not uniformity, but unity around a single purpose. We don't all have to have the same point-of-view but we need to share a common purpose - to help others see Jesus through us.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Us vs Them Part 2:  Indivisible</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2020 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[There was a partnership and purpose in heaven during creation that was shared with humanity; individuals created with purpose and for partnership who would act in concert with one another to accomplish goals larger than one person alone. In difficult times we often see this clearly but only when individuals come to realizes that it's advisable to be indivisible.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[There was a partnership and purpose in heaven during creation that was shared with humanity; individuals created with purpose and for partnership who would act in concert with one another to accomplish goals larger than one person alone. In difficult times we often see this clearly but only when individuals come to realizes that it's advisable to be indivisible.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[There was a partnership and purpose in heaven during creation that was shared with humanity; individuals created with purpose and for partnership who would act in concert with one another to accomplish goals larger than one person alone. In difficult times we often see this clearly but only when individuals come to realizes that it's advisable to be indivisible.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>To Be Continued Part 5 - Missionary Sunday</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2020 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We wrap up the series with the last words Jesus said to His disciples, "Go and make disciples."<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We wrap up the series with the last words Jesus said to His disciples, "Go and make disciples."<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We wrap up the series with the last words Jesus said to His disciples, "Go and make disciples."<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>21 Days Part 3 - Fasting to Feasting</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2020 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Our lives just took a radical shift over the last few days.  Church meetings as we know them are gone, at least for the time being.  People are worried about their jobs, schooling, toilet paper.  God calls us to handle life differently.  He wants us to quiet the mess so we can listen to the Master.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Our lives just took a radical shift over the last few days.  Church meetings as we know them are gone, at least for the time being.  People are worried about their jobs, schooling, toilet paper.  God calls us to handle life differently.  He wants us to quiet the mess so we can listen to the Master.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Our lives just took a radical shift over the last few days.  Church meetings as we know them are gone, at least for the time being.  People are worried about their jobs, schooling, toilet paper.  God calls us to handle life differently.  He wants us to quiet the mess so we can listen to the Master.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>21 Days part 1 - Sitting &amp; Serving</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 1 Mar 2020 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[As we start this 21 day process we're going to look at the important of sitting at the feet of Jesus, which leads to serving like Jesus, which is sustained by sitting with Jesus. It's a cycle and if one happens without the other you'll either burn out or you'll miss out and both are not what God has planned for you.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[As we start this 21 day process we're going to look at the important of sitting at the feet of Jesus, which leads to serving like Jesus, which is sustained by sitting with Jesus. It's a cycle and if one happens without the other you'll either burn out or you'll miss out and both are not what God has planned for you.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[As we start this 21 day process we're going to look at the important of sitting at the feet of Jesus, which leads to serving like Jesus, which is sustained by sitting with Jesus. It's a cycle and if one happens without the other you'll either burn out or you'll miss out and both are not what God has planned for you.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Reconcilable Differences part 3 - How to Fight Like a Champ</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2020 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[For the believer in Jesus it's not just your relationship with others that's supposed to be different, it's first and foremost the relationship with your spouse or family. Often we restrain ourselves with those we don't know as well and "cut loose" on those we're most comfortable with. In this message you'll learn how to fight with those closest to you in a way that reflects your relationship with Jesus and has a much higher likelihood of reconciliation.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[For the believer in Jesus it's not just your relationship with others that's supposed to be different, it's first and foremost the relationship with your spouse or family. Often we restrain ourselves with those we don't know as well and "cut loose" on those we're most comfortable with. In this message you'll learn how to fight with those closest to you in a way that reflects your relationship with Jesus and has a much higher likelihood of reconciliation.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[For the believer in Jesus it's not just your relationship with others that's supposed to be different, it's first and foremost the relationship with your spouse or family. Often we restrain ourselves with those we don't know as well and "cut loose" on those we're most comfortable with. In this message you'll learn how to fight with those closest to you in a way that reflects your relationship with Jesus and has a much higher likelihood of reconciliation.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Us vs Them - Part 1: One Humanity Under God</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2020 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[During this Corona-crisis two things are certain, God is still God and we will only get through this together, with each other and God.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[During this Corona-crisis two things are certain, God is still God and we will only get through this together, with each other and God.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[During this Corona-crisis two things are certain, God is still God and we will only get through this together, with each other and God.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>UNSTOPPABLE Part 1 - RECEIVE</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2020 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Did you ever have a chore list growing up, when your parents left for a day or evening? A series of mostly mindless tasks to do and they pretty much always repeated: wash the dishes, clean your room, feed the dog... on and on, day after day. Many Christians fall into a pattern where they treat spiritual disciplines like a chore list from Jesus when He left for heaven - go to church, check, read your bible, check, give a little money, check... but Jesus didn't leave us a check list of items to complete, he left us a commission that would challenge us to trust Him and take risks.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Did you ever have a chore list growing up, when your parents left for a day or evening? A series of mostly mindless tasks to do and they pretty much always repeated: wash the dishes, clean your room, feed the dog... on and on, day after day. Many Christians fall into a pattern where they treat spiritual disciplines like a chore list from Jesus when He left for heaven - go to church, check, read your bible, check, give a little money, check... but Jesus didn't leave us a check list of items to complete, he left us a commission that would challenge us to trust Him and take risks.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Did you ever have a chore list growing up, when your parents left for a day or evening? A series of mostly mindless tasks to do and they pretty much always repeated: wash the dishes, clean your room, feed the dog... on and on, day after day. Many Christians fall into a pattern where they treat spiritual disciplines like a chore list from Jesus when He left for heaven - go to church, check, read your bible, check, give a little money, check... but Jesus didn't leave us a check list of items to complete, he left us a commission that would challenge us to trust Him and take risks.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>To Be Continued Part 3: Purpose</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 3 May 2020 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[After Jesus resurrection He presented Himself to the disciples alive and then opened their minds so they could understand how He fulfilled the Scriptures regarding the Messiah and then He brought them into the story as well, saying that the prophecies weren't just about Him but also about the purpose of the disciples, to preach repentance for the forgiveness of sin in Jesus Name to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem. Their purpose was to preach repentance, but what is repentance? It's a recurring action that revamps our lives, over time, to look more like Jesus?<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[After Jesus resurrection He presented Himself to the disciples alive and then opened their minds so they could understand how He fulfilled the Scriptures regarding the Messiah and then He brought them into the story as well, saying that the prophecies weren't just about Him but also about the purpose of the disciples, to preach repentance for the forgiveness of sin in Jesus Name to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem. Their purpose was to preach repentance, but what is repentance? It's a recurring action that revamps our lives, over time, to look more like Jesus?<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[After Jesus resurrection He presented Himself to the disciples alive and then opened their minds so they could understand how He fulfilled the Scriptures regarding the Messiah and then He brought them into the story as well, saying that the prophecies weren't just about Him but also about the purpose of the disciples, to preach repentance for the forgiveness of sin in Jesus Name to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem. Their purpose was to preach repentance, but what is repentance? It's a recurring action that revamps our lives, over time, to look more like Jesus?<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>20/20 Part 3 - How I See My Family</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2020 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Families are the source of great strength and the source of great struggle. Undoubtedly your greatest joys and most heart wrenching troubles will be associated with your family. Because of this, at times we have made the family unit the pinnacle of our existence and at other times tried to pitch it altogether. But God created the family with purpose, like everything else, the family is to point to Jesus - it is to be the strong force each individual that makes it up can rely on and the strong foundation from which each individual launches out into the world.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Families are the source of great strength and the source of great struggle. Undoubtedly your greatest joys and most heart wrenching troubles will be associated with your family. Because of this, at times we have made the family unit the pinnacle of our existence and at other times tried to pitch it altogether. But God created the family with purpose, like everything else, the family is to point to Jesus - it is to be the strong force each individual that makes it up can rely on and the strong foundation from which each individual launches out into the world.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Families are the source of great strength and the source of great struggle. Undoubtedly your greatest joys and most heart wrenching troubles will be associated with your family. Because of this, at times we have made the family unit the pinnacle of our existence and at other times tried to pitch it altogether. But God created the family with purpose, like everything else, the family is to point to Jesus - it is to be the strong force each individual that makes it up can rely on and the strong foundation from which each individual launches out into the world.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>20/20 Part 2 - How I See Me</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2020 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Whether you've been a Christian for long or for little you've probably wondered, "why am I here? What does God want me to be doing?" That's probably the number one question preachers get. We all want to know what God has for us to do and often we expect that will require leaving our job, our hometown, our friends or our extended family. But God's number one desire for you is to serve Him and live our your faith wherever you are and whatever you're doing. You will find greater satisfaction by being a light for Jesus in your current job, school, neighborhood than waiting for Him to lead you to some foreign country.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Whether you've been a Christian for long or for little you've probably wondered, "why am I here? What does God want me to be doing?" That's probably the number one question preachers get. We all want to know what God has for us to do and often we expect that will require leaving our job, our hometown, our friends or our extended family. But God's number one desire for you is to serve Him and live our your faith wherever you are and whatever you're doing. You will find greater satisfaction by being a light for Jesus in your current job, school, neighborhood than waiting for Him to lead you to some foreign country.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Whether you've been a Christian for long or for little you've probably wondered, "why am I here? What does God want me to be doing?" That's probably the number one question preachers get. We all want to know what God has for us to do and often we expect that will require leaving our job, our hometown, our friends or our extended family. But God's number one desire for you is to serve Him and live our your faith wherever you are and whatever you're doing. You will find greater satisfaction by being a light for Jesus in your current job, school, neighborhood than waiting for Him to lead you to some foreign country.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Reality 2 - Preparing for Battle</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Oct 2019 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Because the fight for believers is not fought with flesh and blood, the weapons we use are not earthly weapons but spiritual.  God has given us powerful weapons through which to stand and fight our spiritual enemy and they call come from knowing Him and His Word.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Because the fight for believers is not fought with flesh and blood, the weapons we use are not earthly weapons but spiritual.  God has given us powerful weapons through which to stand and fight our spiritual enemy and they call come from knowing Him and His Word.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Because the fight for believers is not fought with flesh and blood, the weapons we use are not earthly weapons but spiritual.  God has given us powerful weapons through which to stand and fight our spiritual enemy and they call come from knowing Him and His Word.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Reconcilable Differences Part 1 - How To Look Like Jesus</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 9 Feb 2020 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We live in a time when marriage is as disposable as a paper plate. But that has never been God's intention for marriage. So how do you reconcile your differences when they seem insurmountable? That's what this series is all about and it starts with looking like Jesus in your marriage and relationships. In this message you'll learn how to look like Jesus to your spouse so that you complement each other instead of competing with each other.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We live in a time when marriage is as disposable as a paper plate. But that has never been God's intention for marriage. So how do you reconcile your differences when they seem insurmountable? That's what this series is all about and it starts with looking like Jesus in your marriage and relationships. In this message you'll learn how to look like Jesus to your spouse so that you complement each other instead of competing with each other.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We live in a time when marriage is as disposable as a paper plate. But that has never been God's intention for marriage. So how do you reconcile your differences when they seem insurmountable? That's what this series is all about and it starts with looking like Jesus in your marriage and relationships. In this message you'll learn how to look like Jesus to your spouse so that you complement each other instead of competing with each other.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Reconcilable Differences part 2 - How to Have an Affair</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2020 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Bill and Melody Gault share their failures and successes in reconciling instead of focusing on their differences.  They still have differences but have chosen, with God's help, to be constantly reconciling.  Their story will help you see what can be reconciled if you're willing to fight satan for your marriage instead of fighting your spouse in your marriage.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Bill and Melody Gault share their failures and successes in reconciling instead of focusing on their differences.  They still have differences but have chosen, with God's help, to be constantly reconciling.  Their story will help you see what can be reconciled if you're willing to fight satan for your marriage instead of fighting your spouse in your marriage.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bill and Melody Gault share their failures and successes in reconciling instead of focusing on their differences.  They still have differences but have chosen, with God's help, to be constantly reconciling.  Their story will help you see what can be reconciled if you're willing to fight satan for your marriage instead of fighting your spouse in your marriage.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>20/20 Part 1 - How I See God</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jan 2020 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The New Year often brings new changes to our lives. Many of those changes come as we face the ups and downs of each day, life, marriage, decisions, death, but some of them come because of our desire to change the way we've been going through life. Sometimes the Christian life can seem difficult because we're too busy working for something we're trying to earn instead of for someone we're trying to please. A clearer vision of what God has done for you will help you live for Him.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The New Year often brings new changes to our lives. Many of those changes come as we face the ups and downs of each day, life, marriage, decisions, death, but some of them come because of our desire to change the way we've been going through life. Sometimes the Christian life can seem difficult because we're too busy working for something we're trying to earn instead of for someone we're trying to please. A clearer vision of what God has done for you will help you live for Him.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The New Year often brings new changes to our lives. Many of those changes come as we face the ups and downs of each day, life, marriage, decisions, death, but some of them come because of our desire to change the way we've been going through life. Sometimes the Christian life can seem difficult because we're too busy working for something we're trying to earn instead of for someone we're trying to please. A clearer vision of what God has done for you will help you live for Him.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Más 3 - With Nothing</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Dec 2019 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Like babies who come into the world with nothing but the love of their parents, we come to Jesus with nothing except His love for us. We come to Him in weakness, unable to earn heaven and unworthy of it even if we somehow could. But Jesus overcame the weakness and frailty of humanity to live a perfect life so He can empathize with our weakness but He also can grant us grace and mercy for our sin so that even though we come with nothing, He has given us everything we need.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Like babies who come into the world with nothing but the love of their parents, we come to Jesus with nothing except His love for us. We come to Him in weakness, unable to earn heaven and unworthy of it even if we somehow could. But Jesus overcame the weakness and frailty of humanity to live a perfect life so He can empathize with our weakness but He also can grant us grace and mercy for our sin so that even though we come with nothing, He has given us everything we need.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Like babies who come into the world with nothing but the love of their parents, we come to Jesus with nothing except His love for us. We come to Him in weakness, unable to earn heaven and unworthy of it even if we somehow could. But Jesus overcame the weakness and frailty of humanity to live a perfect life so He can empathize with our weakness but He also can grant us grace and mercy for our sin so that even though we come with nothing, He has given us everything we need.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Reality 4 - God Won, You Win</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2019 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[God has always had the victory over Satan. Then Jesus won humanities freedom and victory over Satan at the cross and tomb. So there's never been a question about the place Satan takes on the stage - he always has and always will come in last. But that doesn't mean that from time to time we're not going to feel like satan won. Sometimes his victory seems secure, but in Christ we have this promise - God is FOR us and no one can come against us.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[God has always had the victory over Satan. Then Jesus won humanities freedom and victory over Satan at the cross and tomb. So there's never been a question about the place Satan takes on the stage - he always has and always will come in last. But that doesn't mean that from time to time we're not going to feel like satan won. Sometimes his victory seems secure, but in Christ we have this promise - God is FOR us and no one can come against us.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[God has always had the victory over Satan. Then Jesus won humanities freedom and victory over Satan at the cross and tomb. So there's never been a question about the place Satan takes on the stage - he always has and always will come in last. But that doesn't mean that from time to time we're not going to feel like satan won. Sometimes his victory seems secure, but in Christ we have this promise - God is FOR us and no one can come against us.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Fresh Faith 1 - Plenty or Pain</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 3 Nov 2019 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Opening our eyes to see God in a fresh way by reminding ourselves of who He is, what He desires and How He communicates with His creation.  We start off with how much God loves His people - that's you!  While your circumstances may look bleak, He's always working and never leaves you.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Opening our eyes to see God in a fresh way by reminding ourselves of who He is, what He desires and How He communicates with His creation.  We start off with how much God loves His people - that's you!  While your circumstances may look bleak, He's always working and never leaves you.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Opening our eyes to see God in a fresh way by reminding ourselves of who He is, what He desires and How He communicates with His creation.  We start off with how much God loves His people - that's you!  While your circumstances may look bleak, He's always working and never leaves you.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>20/20 Part 4 - How I See My Life</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 3 Feb 2020 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In order to see your vision for 2020 come into focus you've got to see God, yourself, your family and the world around you more clearly. The quickest way to kill your dreams is to be unaware of what those dreams are built upon. When you have a clearer view of God, of yourself and how you function in the world around you, you'll have a clearer path to accomplishing more that will last longer. A firm foundation guarantees long function.
*Message starts at 23:19<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In order to see your vision for 2020 come into focus you've got to see God, yourself, your family and the world around you more clearly. The quickest way to kill your dreams is to be unaware of what those dreams are built upon. When you have a clearer view of God, of yourself and how you function in the world around you, you'll have a clearer path to accomplishing more that will last longer. A firm foundation guarantees long function.
*Message starts at 23:19<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In order to see your vision for 2020 come into focus you've got to see God, yourself, your family and the world around you more clearly. The quickest way to kill your dreams is to be unaware of what those dreams are built upon. When you have a clearer view of God, of yourself and how you function in the world around you, you'll have a clearer path to accomplishing more that will last longer. A firm foundation guarantees long function.
*Message starts at 23:19<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Fresh Faith 3 - Trust or Bust</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2019 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Opening our eyes to see God in a fresh way by reminding ourselves of who He is, what He desires and How He communicates with His creation. The Israelites had returned to Jerusalem from exile in Babylon but they had not returned to God. Though they started the journey with much hope and happiness they were now struggling with hunger, few people and very little economy. But they were learning that God doesn't commend what He didn't command and their lack of faith and faithfulness was the cause of their own problems.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Opening our eyes to see God in a fresh way by reminding ourselves of who He is, what He desires and How He communicates with His creation. The Israelites had returned to Jerusalem from exile in Babylon but they had not returned to God. Though they started the journey with much hope and happiness they were now struggling with hunger, few people and very little economy. But they were learning that God doesn't commend what He didn't command and their lack of faith and faithfulness was the cause of their own problems.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Opening our eyes to see God in a fresh way by reminding ourselves of who He is, what He desires and How He communicates with His creation. The Israelites had returned to Jerusalem from exile in Babylon but they had not returned to God. Though they started the journey with much hope and happiness they were now struggling with hunger, few people and very little economy. But they were learning that God doesn't commend what He didn't command and their lack of faith and faithfulness was the cause of their own problems.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Fresh Faith 2 - Best or Least</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2019 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Opening our eyes to see God in a fresh way by reminding ourselves of who He is, what He desires and How He communicates with His creation. In the first message we saw God's love for His people, in part 2 we'll discover how God desires to be treated and how different we often treat Him. Since God loved us the proper response is to love Him in return.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Opening our eyes to see God in a fresh way by reminding ourselves of who He is, what He desires and How He communicates with His creation. In the first message we saw God's love for His people, in part 2 we'll discover how God desires to be treated and how different we often treat Him. Since God loved us the proper response is to love Him in return.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Opening our eyes to see God in a fresh way by reminding ourselves of who He is, what He desires and How He communicates with His creation. In the first message we saw God's love for His people, in part 2 we'll discover how God desires to be treated and how different we often treat Him. Since God loved us the proper response is to love Him in return.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Reality 3 - Don't Take the Bait</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2019 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Satan is always setting the bait for our failures and he always uses exactly the right kind of bait to catch us.  Like an expert fisherman he understands our likes and dislikes and puts the bait in the exact right spot at the exact right time for us to feel we have no other choice but to take it.  But we do have a choice.  And God is always right there with you urging you to endure when you want to indulge.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Satan is always setting the bait for our failures and he always uses exactly the right kind of bait to catch us.  Like an expert fisherman he understands our likes and dislikes and puts the bait in the exact right spot at the exact right time for us to feel we have no other choice but to take it.  But we do have a choice.  And God is always right there with you urging you to endure when you want to indulge.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Satan is always setting the bait for our failures and he always uses exactly the right kind of bait to catch us.  Like an expert fisherman he understands our likes and dislikes and puts the bait in the exact right spot at the exact right time for us to feel we have no other choice but to take it.  But we do have a choice.  And God is always right there with you urging you to endure when you want to indulge.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Más 1 - From Nothing</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 1 Dec 2019 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[God's standards are often at odds with our cultures definition of accomplishment and success.  Whether God was looking for sailor, a spokesman or a savior He didn't pick from the top of the pack but from the bottom of the barrel.  That's because what's important to people isn't so important to God's plan.  So if you want to be used by God it's far better to be a humble nobody than a haughty somebody.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[God's standards are often at odds with our cultures definition of accomplishment and success.  Whether God was looking for sailor, a spokesman or a savior He didn't pick from the top of the pack but from the bottom of the barrel.  That's because what's important to people isn't so important to God's plan.  So if you want to be used by God it's far better to be a humble nobody than a haughty somebody.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[God's standards are often at odds with our cultures definition of accomplishment and success.  Whether God was looking for sailor, a spokesman or a savior He didn't pick from the top of the pack but from the bottom of the barrel.  That's because what's important to people isn't so important to God's plan.  So if you want to be used by God it's far better to be a humble nobody than a haughty somebody.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Christ Alone 2 - It's not Christ AND, it's Christ ALONE</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 1 Sep 2019 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[If you're trying to get to Jesus you won't find him in philosophical reason or dead ritual, He's only found through a relationship.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you're trying to get to Jesus you won't find him in philosophical reason or dead ritual, He's only found through a relationship.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[If you're trying to get to Jesus you won't find him in philosophical reason or dead ritual, He's only found through a relationship.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Christ Alone 1</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Aug 2019 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[From beginning to end the Bible is a story.  An incredible, twisting and turning story filled with wonder and fear and turmoil and Joy and confusion and hope.  And from the first page to the last this story is about Jesus. Nasser al'Qahtani helps us see how the Bible is put together and how it all points to Jesus as we kick off this new series, Christ Alone.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[From beginning to end the Bible is a story.  An incredible, twisting and turning story filled with wonder and fear and turmoil and Joy and confusion and hope.  And from the first page to the last this story is about Jesus. Nasser al'Qahtani helps us see how the Bible is put together and how it all points to Jesus as we kick off this new series, Christ Alone.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[From beginning to end the Bible is a story.  An incredible, twisting and turning story filled with wonder and fear and turmoil and Joy and confusion and hope.  And from the first page to the last this story is about Jesus. Nasser al'Qahtani helps us see how the Bible is put together and how it all points to Jesus as we kick off this new series, Christ Alone.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Creature of Habit 3 - Anger Busters</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2019 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Everyone's been angry. We get angry about big things and little things and sometimes, no thing. But what did anger ever accomplish? We use anger as an excuse for the things we say or do and then just deal with it like it's impossible to live without. But you don't have to deal with anger, you can defeat it.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Everyone's been angry. We get angry about big things and little things and sometimes, no thing. But what did anger ever accomplish? We use anger as an excuse for the things we say or do and then just deal with it like it's impossible to live without. But you don't have to deal with anger, you can defeat it.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Everyone's been angry. We get angry about big things and little things and sometimes, no thing. But what did anger ever accomplish? We use anger as an excuse for the things we say or do and then just deal with it like it's impossible to live without. But you don't have to deal with anger, you can defeat it.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>AUDIO: Creature of Habit 1 - Before or Becoming</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 4 Jul 2019 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Salvation puts us in the right relationship with God - that's His gift to us. But once were in that relationship we must make an effort to walk away from our old life and walk in the new life God has called us to in Jesus. Ultimately, whether you're the old you or the new you depends on you. If you continue in your old ways you're gonna get old results. But you can choose to be made new in your mind so that you become who God created you to be.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Salvation puts us in the right relationship with God - that's His gift to us. But once were in that relationship we must make an effort to walk away from our old life and walk in the new life God has called us to in Jesus. Ultimately, whether you're the old you or the new you depends on you. If you continue in your old ways you're gonna get old results. But you can choose to be made new in your mind so that you become who God created you to be.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Salvation puts us in the right relationship with God - that's His gift to us. But once were in that relationship we must make an effort to walk away from our old life and walk in the new life God has called us to in Jesus. Ultimately, whether you're the old you or the new you depends on you. If you continue in your old ways you're gonna get old results. But you can choose to be made new in your mind so that you become who God created you to be.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>God on Film 2019 - Spider-Man: Far From Home</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2019 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Like Peter Parker and Mysterio, believers are in a battle with an enemy that appears much bigger and stronger than he actually is. It's tempting to buy into what we think satan's abilities instead of what we're told about Him in God's Word. Like Spider-Man we've got to get past the fake bigness of our enemy so we can deal with the reality of our war. But our part in the battle is pretty simple, stand in what God has given, truth, righteousness, peace and faith. We battle satan with God's weapons (not Satan's) and we let God do the fighting. Why do we fight a war that's already been won?<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Like Peter Parker and Mysterio, believers are in a battle with an enemy that appears much bigger and stronger than he actually is. It's tempting to buy into what we think satan's abilities instead of what we're told about Him in God's Word. Like Spider-Man we've got to get past the fake bigness of our enemy so we can deal with the reality of our war. But our part in the battle is pretty simple, stand in what God has given, truth, righteousness, peace and faith. We battle satan with God's weapons (not Satan's) and we let God do the fighting. Why do we fight a war that's already been won?<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Like Peter Parker and Mysterio, believers are in a battle with an enemy that appears much bigger and stronger than he actually is. It's tempting to buy into what we think satan's abilities instead of what we're told about Him in God's Word. Like Spider-Man we've got to get past the fake bigness of our enemy so we can deal with the reality of our war. But our part in the battle is pretty simple, stand in what God has given, truth, righteousness, peace and faith. We battle satan with God's weapons (not Satan's) and we let God do the fighting. Why do we fight a war that's already been won?<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Reality 1 - Stranger Things</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 6 Oct 2019 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[When struggles and battles come in our lives we often find ourselves swinging at whatever or whoever happens to be closest. We fight our finances, our families, our friends and even our own feelings. And after we've exhausted all our energy we realize we never laid a glove on our real opponent. When we fight spiritual battles with physical strength we get nowhere, like fighting the marionette instead of the puppeteer - we're not fighting the real enemy...<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[When struggles and battles come in our lives we often find ourselves swinging at whatever or whoever happens to be closest. We fight our finances, our families, our friends and even our own feelings. And after we've exhausted all our energy we realize we never laid a glove on our real opponent. When we fight spiritual battles with physical strength we get nowhere, like fighting the marionette instead of the puppeteer - we're not fighting the real enemy...<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When struggles and battles come in our lives we often find ourselves swinging at whatever or whoever happens to be closest. We fight our finances, our families, our friends and even our own feelings. And after we've exhausted all our energy we realize we never laid a glove on our real opponent. When we fight spiritual battles with physical strength we get nowhere, like fighting the marionette instead of the puppeteer - we're not fighting the real enemy...<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>God on Film 2019 - Toy Story 4</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 4 Aug 2019 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In Toy Story 4 Woody and friends embark on an epic quest to find their lost friend Bo Peep. Along the way they make a new friend, Forky. At first Forky is afraid of everyone and constantly tries to run away, but Woody especially pursues Forky relentlessly and "saves" him over and over again - it brings to mind the old saying, 'no toy left behind.' Woody's recognition of Forky when the rest of the gang would rather ignore him is a beautiful picture of Jesus' mission, to seek and save the lost. Jesus pursues us relentlessly and is always looking for those whom God is drawing for salvation. In the New Testament Church we seek, Jesus saves.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In Toy Story 4 Woody and friends embark on an epic quest to find their lost friend Bo Peep. Along the way they make a new friend, Forky. At first Forky is afraid of everyone and constantly tries to run away, but Woody especially pursues Forky relentlessly and "saves" him over and over again - it brings to mind the old saying, 'no toy left behind.' Woody's recognition of Forky when the rest of the gang would rather ignore him is a beautiful picture of Jesus' mission, to seek and save the lost. Jesus pursues us relentlessly and is always looking for those whom God is drawing for salvation. In the New Testament Church we seek, Jesus saves.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In Toy Story 4 Woody and friends embark on an epic quest to find their lost friend Bo Peep. Along the way they make a new friend, Forky. At first Forky is afraid of everyone and constantly tries to run away, but Woody especially pursues Forky relentlessly and "saves" him over and over again - it brings to mind the old saying, 'no toy left behind.' Woody's recognition of Forky when the rest of the gang would rather ignore him is a beautiful picture of Jesus' mission, to seek and save the lost. Jesus pursues us relentlessly and is always looking for those whom God is drawing for salvation. In the New Testament Church we seek, Jesus saves.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>AUDIO: Creature of Habit 2 - Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones but Words Will Always Hurt Me</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Jul 2019 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[As believers our lives should change from who we were before to who we're becoming (hint: it's more like Jesus). Part of that process has to be our speech, since the words we use hold both life and death in them. Many of us growing up heard the saying, sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me, but it's not true. Our words can hurt and even kill. But here's the truth about the words we use, what comes out of your mouth started in your mind - and it's time to change.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[As believers our lives should change from who we were before to who we're becoming (hint: it's more like Jesus). Part of that process has to be our speech, since the words we use hold both life and death in them. Many of us growing up heard the saying, sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me, but it's not true. Our words can hurt and even kill. But here's the truth about the words we use, what comes out of your mouth started in your mind - and it's time to change.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[As believers our lives should change from who we were before to who we're becoming (hint: it's more like Jesus). Part of that process has to be our speech, since the words we use hold both life and death in them. Many of us growing up heard the saying, sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me, but it's not true. Our words can hurt and even kill. But here's the truth about the words we use, what comes out of your mouth started in your mind - and it's time to change.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>God on Film 1 - Godzilla: King of the Monsters</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2019 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Godzilla is no god. He only shows up when there's trouble. Doesn't care about those that he's supposed to protect. And he isn't even powerful enough to defeat his enemies on his own. That doesn't sound like a very good God. But unlike Godzilla God wants to do life with you. He cares about you more than you do and there is no one who can stand up to Him. He's an actual good God.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Godzilla is no god. He only shows up when there's trouble. Doesn't care about those that he's supposed to protect. And he isn't even powerful enough to defeat his enemies on his own. That doesn't sound like a very good God. But unlike Godzilla God wants to do life with you. He cares about you more than you do and there is no one who can stand up to Him. He's an actual good God.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Godzilla is no god. He only shows up when there's trouble. Doesn't care about those that he's supposed to protect. And he isn't even powerful enough to defeat his enemies on his own. That doesn't sound like a very good God. But unlike Godzilla God wants to do life with you. He cares about you more than you do and there is no one who can stand up to Him. He's an actual good God.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>The Hidden Option - part 2 - Faith</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2019 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In order to find the hidden option you've got to have faith that God's perspective is greater than your perception - in this series wrap up you'll learn how!<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In order to find the hidden option you've got to have faith that God's perspective is greater than your perception - in this series wrap up you'll learn how!<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In order to find the hidden option you've got to have faith that God's perspective is greater than your perception - in this series wrap up you'll learn how!<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>How To Be A Perfect  Christian 3 - Mother's Day 2019</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2019 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[One of our core values here at Real LIfe is the value of being “real, because it’s not our perfection that draws people to Jesus, it’s the way we handle our problems.  When those on the outside see us dealing with our problems with faith instead of fear it gives them hope.  Hope that maybe they wont be pulled under by their problems.  Hope that there really may be something to this Jesus life.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[One of our core values here at Real LIfe is the value of being “real, because it’s not our perfection that draws people to Jesus, it’s the way we handle our problems.  When those on the outside see us dealing with our problems with faith instead of fear it gives them hope.  Hope that maybe they wont be pulled under by their problems.  Hope that there really may be something to this Jesus life.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[One of our core values here at Real LIfe is the value of being “real, because it’s not our perfection that draws people to Jesus, it’s the way we handle our problems.  When those on the outside see us dealing with our problems with faith instead of fear it gives them hope.  Hope that maybe they wont be pulled under by their problems.  Hope that there really may be something to this Jesus life.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>AUDIO: When Life Gives You Lemons 1 - Lemonade</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Jun 2019 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Everybody gets lemons.  Challenges, struggles, pain, frustrations, trouble - whatever name you give it, whatever form it comes in we all get 'em at some time or another.  Many people give in or give up when life turns sour, but through Holy Spirit God can grow us through these difficult times so that we are better able to handle them and help others through them.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Everybody gets lemons.  Challenges, struggles, pain, frustrations, trouble - whatever name you give it, whatever form it comes in we all get 'em at some time or another.  Many people give in or give up when life turns sour, but through Holy Spirit God can grow us through these difficult times so that we are better able to handle them and help others through them.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Everybody gets lemons.  Challenges, struggles, pain, frustrations, trouble - whatever name you give it, whatever form it comes in we all get 'em at some time or another.  Many people give in or give up when life turns sour, but through Holy Spirit God can grow us through these difficult times so that we are better able to handle them and help others through them.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>AUDIO: When Life Gives You Lemons 2 - Lemo-need</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2019 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Most of us hate it when trouble comes into our lives and hate the thought that trouble will come into our lives. But trouble is necessary if you're going to build trust. You can't fully know the peace of God if you've never experienced the storms of life. In this message we'll see how David looked back over his life and recalled God's faithfulness to help him develop trust that God would continue to show up even when he made a poor decision.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Most of us hate it when trouble comes into our lives and hate the thought that trouble will come into our lives. But trouble is necessary if you're going to build trust. You can't fully know the peace of God if you've never experienced the storms of life. In this message we'll see how David looked back over his life and recalled God's faithfulness to help him develop trust that God would continue to show up even when he made a poor decision.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Most of us hate it when trouble comes into our lives and hate the thought that trouble will come into our lives. But trouble is necessary if you're going to build trust. You can't fully know the peace of God if you've never experienced the storms of life. In this message we'll see how David looked back over his life and recalled God's faithfulness to help him develop trust that God would continue to show up even when he made a poor decision.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>AUDIO:  When Life Gives You Lemons 4 - LeMINEs</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The lemons that come into our individual lives are not just "mine." God can use "my" lemons to help someone else when we let Him and when we recognize that our lemons may not have been His plan, but they will absolutely fulfill His purpose for our lives and the lives of others.  With special guest, Angie, founder of the You Are Lovely Project.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The lemons that come into our individual lives are not just "mine." God can use "my" lemons to help someone else when we let Him and when we recognize that our lemons may not have been His plan, but they will absolutely fulfill His purpose for our lives and the lives of others.  With special guest, Angie, founder of the You Are Lovely Project.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The lemons that come into our individual lives are not just "mine." God can use "my" lemons to help someone else when we let Him and when we recognize that our lemons may not have been His plan, but they will absolutely fulfill His purpose for our lives and the lives of others.  With special guest, Angie, founder of the You Are Lovely Project.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>AUDIO: When Life Gives You Lemons 3 - Lemons</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2019 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Chances are good that someone somewhere at sometime wronged you.  They gossiped, stabbed you in the back, sold you out or just abandoned you.  Our reaction to being wronged is usually, well, wrong.  We want to retaliate when we're wronged but has that ever succeeded in undoing the wrong done?  The truth is that we will be wronged, probably many times.  And While we can't keep from being wronged we can keep from retaliating - we do that best by seeing God's hand at work in our lives, even through the wrongs that are committed against us.  God's greater than our grievances.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Chances are good that someone somewhere at sometime wronged you.  They gossiped, stabbed you in the back, sold you out or just abandoned you.  Our reaction to being wronged is usually, well, wrong.  We want to retaliate when we're wronged but has that ever succeeded in undoing the wrong done?  The truth is that we will be wronged, probably many times.  And While we can't keep from being wronged we can keep from retaliating - we do that best by seeing God's hand at work in our lives, even through the wrongs that are committed against us.  God's greater than our grievances.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Chances are good that someone somewhere at sometime wronged you.  They gossiped, stabbed you in the back, sold you out or just abandoned you.  Our reaction to being wronged is usually, well, wrong.  We want to retaliate when we're wronged but has that ever succeeded in undoing the wrong done?  The truth is that we will be wronged, probably many times.  And While we can't keep from being wronged we can keep from retaliating - we do that best by seeing God's hand at work in our lives, even through the wrongs that are committed against us.  God's greater than our grievances.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>How To Be A Perfect Christian Part 1</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2019 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Many people believe that the Christian life is about who can best obey the rules and regulations. The better you adhere to the rules the better, more loved by God, Christian you are. Because of this some put a LOT of emphasis on how you dress, how you talk, what version of the Bible you prefer or how spiritual you sound. But the Christian life is not about rules its about relationship. The most perfect Christian is not a thing - we're just all trying to look more like Jesus a little at a time, focusing on Him and what He did, not on us and what we've done. This is a satirical series with a serious<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Many people believe that the Christian life is about who can best obey the rules and regulations. The better you adhere to the rules the better, more loved by God, Christian you are. Because of this some put a LOT of emphasis on how you dress, how you talk, what version of the Bible you prefer or how spiritual you sound. But the Christian life is not about rules its about relationship. The most perfect Christian is not a thing - we're just all trying to look more like Jesus a little at a time, focusing on Him and what He did, not on us and what we've done. This is a satirical series with a serious<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Many people believe that the Christian life is about who can best obey the rules and regulations. The better you adhere to the rules the better, more loved by God, Christian you are. Because of this some put a LOT of emphasis on how you dress, how you talk, what version of the Bible you prefer or how spiritual you sound. But the Christian life is not about rules its about relationship. The most perfect Christian is not a thing - we're just all trying to look more like Jesus a little at a time, focusing on Him and what He did, not on us and what we've done. This is a satirical series with a serious<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>K&amp;C 5 - You Need A Brian</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2019 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[David needed friends. Most of the ones he got weren't very desirable - but for David to survive and accomplish what He needed before becoming King He had to have others around him. Men who would protect him, push him, praise him and put him down a peg or two when needed. David wouldn't have been the man or king he was without the men around him - he needed them just as much as they needed him. Friendships are hard work sometimes, and you don't always end up with the friends you grew up with, but you were created for connection and you'll never accomplish more than you can with more friends.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[David needed friends. Most of the ones he got weren't very desirable - but for David to survive and accomplish what He needed before becoming King He had to have others around him. Men who would protect him, push him, praise him and put him down a peg or two when needed. David wouldn't have been the man or king he was without the men around him - he needed them just as much as they needed him. Friendships are hard work sometimes, and you don't always end up with the friends you grew up with, but you were created for connection and you'll never accomplish more than you can with more friends.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[David needed friends. Most of the ones he got weren't very desirable - but for David to survive and accomplish what He needed before becoming King He had to have others around him. Men who would protect him, push him, praise him and put him down a peg or two when needed. David wouldn't have been the man or king he was without the men around him - he needed them just as much as they needed him. Friendships are hard work sometimes, and you don't always end up with the friends you grew up with, but you were created for connection and you'll never accomplish more than you can with more friends.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>K&amp;C 4 - What You See Isn't (Always) What You Get</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2019 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The major difference between the failure of Saul and the faith of David is found, not in their conquests, but in the content of their hearts. Saul was out to write an epic story for himself, while David wanted to highlight God's glory. David credited God with his past success and looked to God to sustain him moving forward. Because David was after God's glory, God wrote him a better story than he could have dreamed- through obscurity to popularity to scrutiny and finally to security David continued to seek God's glory.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The major difference between the failure of Saul and the faith of David is found, not in their conquests, but in the content of their hearts. Saul was out to write an epic story for himself, while David wanted to highlight God's glory. David credited God with his past success and looked to God to sustain him moving forward. Because David was after God's glory, God wrote him a better story than he could have dreamed- through obscurity to popularity to scrutiny and finally to security David continued to seek God's glory.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The major difference between the failure of Saul and the faith of David is found, not in their conquests, but in the content of their hearts. Saul was out to write an epic story for himself, while David wanted to highlight God's glory. David credited God with his past success and looked to God to sustain him moving forward. Because David was after God's glory, God wrote him a better story than he could have dreamed- through obscurity to popularity to scrutiny and finally to security David continued to seek God's glory.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[That first Easter day every person Jesus met was a skeptic - they had all heard Him proclaim, "3 days later..."  But no one believed him, until it happened.  By the end of that first day all but one had come to faith based on seeing the face of Jesus alive.  For the disciples Jesus entered a room that was locked showing that the physical barriers we place in his path are useless - but many of us still lock the spiritual door of our lives.  Jesus won't force His way in, he has to be invited.  Because of that Jesus isn't afraid of skeptics who don't believe, He's afraid FOR skeptics who refuse to believe what they see.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[That first Easter day every person Jesus met was a skeptic - they had all heard Him proclaim, "3 days later..."  But no one believed him, until it happened.  By the end of that first day all but one had come to faith based on seeing the face of Jesus alive.  For the disciples Jesus entered a room that was locked showing that the physical barriers we place in his path are useless - but many of us still lock the spiritual door of our lives.  Jesus won't force His way in, he has to be invited.  Because of that Jesus isn't afraid of skeptics who don't believe, He's afraid FOR skeptics who refuse to believe what they see.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[That first Easter day every person Jesus met was a skeptic - they had all heard Him proclaim, "3 days later..."  But no one believed him, until it happened.  By the end of that first day all but one had come to faith based on seeing the face of Jesus alive.  For the disciples Jesus entered a room that was locked showing that the physical barriers we place in his path are useless - but many of us still lock the spiritual door of our lives.  Jesus won't force His way in, he has to be invited.  Because of that Jesus isn't afraid of skeptics who don't believe, He's afraid FOR skeptics who refuse to believe what they see.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2019 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The Israelites had suffered a defeat at the hands of their enemies. Instead of seeking God's presence and the reason for their defeat, they tried to fake His presence by bringing the Ark into their camp as a good luck charm. The second defeat is even greater than the first. God's presence isn't found in objects but in our obedience - it's there that He comes to our rescue.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Israelites had suffered a defeat at the hands of their enemies. Instead of seeking God's presence and the reason for their defeat, they tried to fake His presence by bringing the Ark into their camp as a good luck charm. The second defeat is even greater than the first. God's presence isn't found in objects but in our obedience - it's there that He comes to our rescue.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Israelites had suffered a defeat at the hands of their enemies. Instead of seeking God's presence and the reason for their defeat, they tried to fake His presence by bringing the Ark into their camp as a good luck charm. The second defeat is even greater than the first. God's presence isn't found in objects but in our obedience - it's there that He comes to our rescue.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>K&amp;C 6 - What Are YOU Afraid Of?</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2019 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Saul started out with a lot promise and ended with a lot of problems, namely fear. Saul's whole kingship was marked by fear, he was constantly afraid and he let that fear define him. Instead of being the king God knew he could be, he became the king nobody thought he would be - a paranoid, ego-driven, self-serving king who broke his own laws. David is seen completely different, instead of fear defining David's reign, he let faith defend him - so God accomplished more through David because his faith than he could through Saul because of his fear. Fear keeps you FROM what faith keeps you FOR.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Saul started out with a lot promise and ended with a lot of problems, namely fear. Saul's whole kingship was marked by fear, he was constantly afraid and he let that fear define him. Instead of being the king God knew he could be, he became the king nobody thought he would be - a paranoid, ego-driven, self-serving king who broke his own laws. David is seen completely different, instead of fear defining David's reign, he let faith defend him - so God accomplished more through David because his faith than he could through Saul because of his fear. Fear keeps you FROM what faith keeps you FOR.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Saul started out with a lot promise and ended with a lot of problems, namely fear. Saul's whole kingship was marked by fear, he was constantly afraid and he let that fear define him. Instead of being the king God knew he could be, he became the king nobody thought he would be - a paranoid, ego-driven, self-serving king who broke his own laws. David is seen completely different, instead of fear defining David's reign, he let faith defend him - so God accomplished more through David because his faith than he could through Saul because of his fear. Fear keeps you FROM what faith keeps you FOR.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>K&amp;C - Sin Hurts and Harms</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2019 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Sin, no matter what you call it or in what quantity it exists always hurts you and harms your relationship with God.  Getting rid of sin in your life is a difficult struggle though, that's why God has given us Holy Spirit to help us recognize sin, repent of sin and eradicate it from our lives.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Sin, no matter what you call it or in what quantity it exists always hurts you and harms your relationship with God.  Getting rid of sin in your life is a difficult struggle though, that's why God has given us Holy Spirit to help us recognize sin, repent of sin and eradicate it from our lives.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sin, no matter what you call it or in what quantity it exists always hurts you and harms your relationship with God.  Getting rid of sin in your life is a difficult struggle though, that's why God has given us Holy Spirit to help us recognize sin, repent of sin and eradicate it from our lives.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>K&amp;C 1 - One</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 5 Mar 2019 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Like the Nation of Israel transitioning from Judges to a King our own nation is in a transition. A transition of personality with a different kind of president, a transition of power happening every couple years. And now a transition of ideas as more and more in the political mainstream push for socialism. As We The People look to our leaders God is looking for a person. A person who will seek Him, who will hear Him, who will obey Him and who will lead others to Him. And all of that could start with YOU.<br/>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Like the Nation of Israel transitioning from Judges to a King our own nation is in a transition. A transition of personality with a different kind of president, a transition of power happening every couple years. And now a transition of ideas as more and more in the political mainstream push for socialism. As We The People look to our leaders God is looking for a person. A person who will seek Him, who will hear Him, who will obey Him and who will lead others to Him. And all of that could start with YOU.<br/>]]></content:encoded>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Like the Nation of Israel transitioning from Judges to a King our own nation is in a transition. A transition of personality with a different kind of president, a transition of power happening every couple years. And now a transition of ideas as more and more in the political mainstream push for socialism. As We The People look to our leaders God is looking for a person. A person who will seek Him, who will hear Him, who will obey Him and who will lead others to Him. And all of that could start with YOU.<br/>]]></itunes:summary>
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