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					<title><![CDATA[Switching Drivers - Hitchhiker 3]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141299</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Jonah 3:1 - 4:1  NIV 

Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time:  2 &amp;quot;Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.&amp;quot;  3 Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very important city-- a visit required three days.  4 On the first day, Jonah started into the city. He proclaimed: &amp;quot;Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned.&amp;quot;  5 The Ninevites believed God. They declared a fast, and all of them, from the greatest to the le .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:40:27 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Genesis 48:1-22]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141298</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Genesis 48:1-22
John Shearhart
November 22, 2009

Introduction
Tonight we&amp;#8217;re going to look at chapter forty-eight of Genesis. Last week we read about how Joseph brought his whole family to Egypt, and how he settled them in the land of Goshen. Seventeen years pass between that time and Jacob&amp;#8217;s death. Chapter forty-eight relates the details of a story which occurred just before the death of Jacob.

Jacob Adopts His Grandchildren (:1-7)
Genesis 48:1-22 says, &amp;#8220;Now it came about after these  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (John Shearhart - Clarendon, Arkansas)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:39:34 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Glory and Dominion Forever]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141297</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, 5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.
To him who loves us and freed us from our sins by his blood, 6and made us to be a kingdom, priests serving his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
7    Look! He is coming with the clouds; every eye will see him, even those wh .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Russell Brownworth - Thomasville, North Carolina)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:27:44 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Silencing the Stranger - Hitchhiker 1]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141296</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Jonah 1:1-17  NIV 

The word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai:  2 &amp;quot;Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.&amp;quot;  3 But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the LORD.  4 Then the LORD sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to br .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:03:12 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Tomorrow - Forward Steps 4]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141295</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[	We are closing out our 2009 Stewardship Series.  I thank everyone who has made a point of making their commitment of time and talents for this next year.  I remind those of you who haven&amp;#8217;t&amp;#8230; there&amp;#8217;s still time to be one of the cool kids!

	As we close out our stewardship series this year, there is one more point that I think we need to touch on&amp;#8230; the future!  No&amp;#8230; I&amp;#8217;m not going to talk visioning&amp;#8230; I&amp;#8217;m not going to talk about growing our church&amp;#8230; I&amp;#8217;m not even going to talk about future projects&amp;#8230; s .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:59:01 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Stewardship of Our Congregation - Forward Steps 2]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141294</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[1 Corinthians 12:12-27  
 
12 The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ.  13 For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body-- whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free-- and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.  14 Now the body is not made up of one part but of many.  15 If the foot should say, &amp;quot;Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,&amp;quot; it would not for that reason cease to be part o .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:45:53 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Revival-The Proof        Pt. 2]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141293</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[In part 1 of this sermon we noticed the first 2 parts 
THE DISCIPLE&amp;#8217;S CONFIDENCE v. 14-35                            
THE PEOPLE&amp;#8217;S CONVERSION  v. 36-41
Now let&amp;#8217;s notice
THE PROCESS CONTINUES  v. 42-47                         
There are 7 priorities weaved into these verses                         
Evangelism  v. 40-41                                        
Discipleship  v. 42                                          
Fellowship  v. 42
Prayer v. 42
Service v. 43 
Giving  v. 44-45
Wo .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Robert Rhodes - Salem, Alabama)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:43:33 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Stewardship of Self - Forward Steps 1]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141292</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[	As you can see, the sanctuary is decked out in a &amp;#8220;beach theme.&amp;#8221;  During our brainstorming session this year we came up with the idea of &amp;#8220;Forward Steps&amp;#8221; for our stewardship drive.  Now, can anyone guess how we got from &amp;#8220;Forward Steps&amp;#8221; to the beach theme?

	The center theme of it all this year is that classic Christian poem &amp;#8220;Footprints in the Sand.&amp;#8221;  During one of our talks in visioning team, we talked about the obstacles people have to stewardship&amp;#8230; and we discovered that the biggest hurdle th .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:40:53 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Extravagant Generosity]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141291</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[John 3:16-17  

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council.  2 He came to Jesus at night and said, &amp;quot;Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs you are doing if God were not with him.&amp;quot;  3 In reply Jesus declared, &amp;quot;I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.&amp;quot;  4 &amp;quot;How can a man be born when he is old?&amp;quot; Nicodemus asked. &amp;quot;Surely he cannot enter a second t .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:35:19 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Risk Taking Mission and Evangelism - Five Practices 4]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141290</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Luke 9:22-25   

And he said, &amp;quot;The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.&amp;quot;  23 Then he said to them all: &amp;quot;If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.  24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it.  25 What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:32:38 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Passionate Worship - Five Practices 3]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141289</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Colossians 3:12-17  

12 Therefore, as God&amp;#8217;s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.  13 Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another.  Forgive as the Lord forgave you.  14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.  15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace.  And be thank .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:28:35 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Intentional Faith Development - Five Practices 2]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141288</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Philippians 2:1-5  NIV 

If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion,  2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose.  3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.  4 Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:23:53 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Radical Hospitality - Five Practices 1]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141287</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Matthew 22:1-10  NIV 

Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying:  2 &amp;quot;The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.  3 He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come.  4 &amp;quot;Then he sent some more servants and said, &amp;#8217;Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and fattened cattle have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.&amp;#8217;  5 &amp;quot;But t .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:20:40 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Celebrating Three Years Together]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141286</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Jeremiah 29:11  

1 For I know the plans I have for you,&amp;quot; declares the LORD, &amp;quot;plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

&amp;#8220;Three&amp;#8221;

	Jeremiah had a tough job.  That should go without saying&amp;#8230; a prophet&amp;#8217;s job is never easy.  The job description of a prophet is usually &amp;#8220;go and tell people the one thing they don&amp;#8217;t want to hear.&amp;#8221;  But Jeremiah&amp;#8217;s job was an especially tough one.  I suppose we need to set the stage a little bit here.

	The setting comes durin .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:17:38 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[It&amp;#8217;s Time to Break God Out - Prison Break 4]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141285</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Prison Break 4 &amp;#8211; It&amp;#8217;s Time to Break God Out

1.  God&amp;#8217;s Prison Breaks found in the Bible

Acts 12:5-11 
  
5 So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.  6 The night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries stood guard at the entrance.  7 Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. &amp;quot;Quick, get up!&amp;quot; he said,  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:14:35 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Shank the Rat - Prison Break 3]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[&amp;#8220;Prison Break 3 &amp;#8211; Shank the Rat&amp;#8221;

(Wait about 20 seconds)

JOSH:  Has anyone seen Pastor Homan.  He was supposed to be back by now with our special guest, but I guess he must be running late.  (Holds hand to ear) Oh wait a second&amp;#8230; I&amp;#8217;m getting a report that our special guest is here and ready to talk with us.  Everyone, please put your hands together for our former Governor Rod Blagojevich!

BLAGOJEVICH:  Thank you!  Thank you!  I just want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to com .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:10:08 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Convicted - Prison Break 2]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[2 Samuel 11:26 - 12:13 
 
26 When Uriah&amp;#8217;s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him.  27 After the time of mourning was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing David had done displeased the LORD.   1 The LORD sent Nathan to David. When he came to him, he said, &amp;quot;There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor.  2 The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle, 3 but the poor man had nothing  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:59:53 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Cover Up - Prison Break 1]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[2 Samuel 11:1-15  NIV 

In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king&amp;#8217;s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem.  2 One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful,  3 and David sent someone to find out about her. The man said, &amp;quot;Isn&amp;#8217;t this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and t .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:56:43 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Spring Cleaning Winter]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141281</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[The question of where do you begin at the start of Advent has been on my mind recently.  How can you gain a sense of setting out on the Advent journey, towards the miraculous Birth of Christ;  and feel purposeful, focused and perhaps more importantly, humbled as you consider the true wonder of Christmas time.

Although some people correlate Advent with Lent, and undoubtably there are similarities, they are of course very different events.  I believe Lent to be a time of considered, personal,  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Carol Mote - Tonbridge, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:51:49 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Infinite Opportunity - Toy Story 4]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141280</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Romans 8:18-31  

18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.  19 The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed.  20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope  21 that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.  22 We know that the whole  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:50:31 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Infinite Love - Toy Story 3]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141279</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[2 Samuel 6:1-5

David again brought together out of Israel chosen men, thirty thousand in all.  2 He and all his men set out from Baalah of Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name, the name of the LORD Almighty, who is enthroned between the cherubim that are on the ark.  3 They set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart  4 with the ark of God on  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:47:11 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Beyond Doubt - Toy Story 2]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[&amp;#8220;Beyond Doubt&amp;#8221;

The Faith to Try New and Scary Things

Matthew 14:25-33  
 
25 During the fourth watch of the night Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake.  26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. &amp;quot;It&amp;#8217;s a ghost,&amp;quot; they said, and cried out in fear.  27 But Jesus immediately said to them: &amp;quot;Take courage! It is I. Don&amp;#8217;t be afraid.&amp;quot;  28 &amp;quot;Lord, if it&amp;#8217;s you,&amp;quot; Peter replied, &amp;quot;tell me to come to you on the water.&amp;quot;  29 &amp;quot;Come,&amp;quot; he said. Then Peter got down out of  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:42:14 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Lighting the Fire - Light the Fire 4]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141277</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Acts 2:1-21  NIV 

When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.  2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.  3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.  4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.  5 Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation unde .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:35:05 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Give Thanks]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141276</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Text:	&amp;#8220;Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you&amp;#8221; (I Thessalonians 5:18).

Isn&amp;#8217;t it wonderful to know that our calendar indicates one day out of three hundred sixty-five days as a day of thanksgiving?  What do we do on the other three hundred sixty-four days?

I am not against the official Day of Thanksgiving as set aside for celebration by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863.  I just wonder if some people consider this the only day of thanksgiving  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Bill Butsko - Orlando, Florida)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:34:27 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[IT Takes Love to Grow - Light the Fire 2]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141275</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Psalm 22:25-31

25 From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly; before those who fear you will I fulfill my vows.  26 The poor will eat and be satisfied; they who seek the LORD will praise him-- may your hearts live forever!  27 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him,  28 for dominion belongs to the LORD and he rules over the nations.  29 All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all wh .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:30:16 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[It Takes Faith to Grow - Light the Fire 1]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141274</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[&amp;#8220;It Takes Faith to Grow&amp;#8221;

	We are starting out a brand new sermon series today about lighting the fires of Pentecost in our own spiritual lives.  At some point in your spiritual journey&amp;#8230; you have been &amp;#8220;on fire&amp;#8221; for Jesus.  You might be &amp;#8220;on fire&amp;#8221; spiritually right now&amp;#8230; or you may be finding those coals have long since gone cold.  What we are going to be talking about for this next month is how to relight those fires of passion&amp;#8230; how to keep those fires lit.  We are going to start out today with .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:25:16 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Week After Easter - Jesus as Healer]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141273</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[&amp;#8220;After Easter &amp;#8211; The Healer&amp;#8221;

	Welcome Back, I had an amazing week off.  Got rested&amp;#8230; my favorite saying is &amp;#8220;I did absolutely nothing, and it was everything I thought it could be.&amp;#8221;  No&amp;#8230; but really it was a good week of family and rest and I&amp;#8217;m ready to get back to it how about you?  But before we do, I have to ask&amp;#8230; Wasn&amp;#8217;t Easter an awesome season?  If you think Easter was good this year, I want you to turn to somebody sitting next to you and say, &amp;#8220;Easter was good.&amp;#8221;

	Next month&amp;#8230; we are startin .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:21:26 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Easter Sunrise Sermon]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141272</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[&amp;#8220;A Brand New Day&amp;#8221;

	I ask this morning a very simple question.  What is a sunrise?  It&amp;#8217;s not quite the simple question one might anticipate&amp;#8230; for&amp;#8230; when you get down to it&amp;#8230; how do you actually define a sunrise&amp;#8230; how do you pinpoint when a sunrise begins&amp;#8230; or for that matter&amp;#8230; when it ends?

	Think about when a sunrise actually begins&amp;#8230; the first semblance of light begins very early in the morning, as the sun begins to reach over the horizon.  The sky may still be dark&amp;#8230; but you can sense the comin .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:15:54 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Easter Sermon with Surprise Ending]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141271</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[The Lady or the Lion
By Frank Stockton (edited and revised)

	In the very olden time there lived a semi-barbaric king, whose ideas were indeed semi-barbaric.  The king had a daughter, beautiful and fair&amp;#8230; the envy of every woman in the nation.  She could have any man in the kingdom&amp;#8230; but her heart was set on a lowly stable boy.  He had no position and no wealth, but he was handsome and he made her heart leap.  It was not long before the two fell in love and began to meet in secret.  Unfortunat .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:09:58 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Even the Shirt Off His Back]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141270</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[[This sermon goes very closely with the sermon I preached the next week titled &amp;#8220;Toy King.&amp;#8221;  In this sermon I actually take my dress shirt off (with a white shirt underneath of course) and cut it into little pieces for the congregation to take home.  (Leave a few big pieces of shirt left over for use later).  By the next week, Jesus takes the &amp;#8220;broken&amp;#8221; shirt to the cross&amp;#8230; like he takes our broken lives&amp;#8230; and makes it whole again.  You need two identical shirts to pull this off&amp;#8230; and a little slight .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:02:37 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Grace Made Flesh]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141269</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Grace Made Flesh, Isaiah 7:14, Mathew 1:23

Introduction
&amp;#8220;I tell you Jesus Christ is a myth,&amp;#8221; shouted an atheistic lecturer as he concluded his talk in which he ridiculed the Bible and denied the existence of God. A miner, who had come to the meeting in his grimy clothes, stood up and said, &amp;#8220;I am only a working man. I don&amp;#8217;t know what you mean by the word &amp;#8216;myth.&amp;#8217; But, can you explain to me? Three years ago I had a miserable home. I neglected my wife and children. I cursed and swore. I drank u .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Chris Surber - Peru, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:58:58 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Crucify Him]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141268</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[&amp;#8220;Crucify Him&amp;#8221;

Lenten Banner

	This is the third week of our journey through lent and we are focusing on the Jesus&amp;#8217; trial before Pontius Pilate.  We remember that Pontius Pilate was a Roman official assigned to govern over all Judea.  He would be a man quickly forgotten if not for one man in particular that he condemned to die&amp;#8230; that is Jesus our Lord.  Jesus had been betrayed by Judas, put on trial, and here&amp;#8230; in our scripture today&amp;#8230; the people are making their plea for Jesus to be sentenced .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:52:08 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Revival-The Praying]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141267</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Several days ago I was walking and thinking about the pain of so many people.  
addiction-divorce-joblessness-financial difficulties and even some are homeless
At that time I knew of two different families with no income and about to be evicted.
The stress, depression and pain are everywhere.  Hurting people seem to be almost behind every front door of every home. I began to ask the Lord, &amp;#8220;Where is the help for so many hurting people?&amp;#8221;   I began to think about the church, the church is god&amp;#8217;s .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Robert Rhodes - Salem, Alabama)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:51:57 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[A Servant People]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141266</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Mark 10:35-45  

35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. &amp;quot;Teacher,&amp;quot; they said, &amp;quot;we want you to do for us whatever we ask.&amp;quot;  36 &amp;quot;What do you want me to do for you?&amp;quot; he asked.  37 They replied, &amp;quot;Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory.&amp;quot;  38 &amp;quot;You don&amp;#8217;t know what you are asking,&amp;quot; Jesus said. &amp;quot;Can you drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?&amp;quot;  39 &amp;quot;We can,&amp;quot; they answered. Jesus said to them, &amp;quot;You will drink the cup  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:13:34 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[40 Days of Prayer - Kicking Off Lent]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141265</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Matthew 4:1-11  

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.  2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.  3 The tempter came to him and said, &amp;quot;If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.&amp;quot;  4 Jesus answered, &amp;quot;It is written: &amp;#8217;Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.&amp;#8217;&amp;quot;  5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple.  6 &amp;quot;If you are the .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:06:41 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[&amp;quot;The basis of Our thanksgiving&amp;quot;]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141264</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[PSALM 100

&amp;#8220;The Basis of Our Thanksgiving&amp;#8221;
By: Rev. Ken Sauer, Pastor of East Ridge United Methodist Church, Chattanooga, TN

       The 100th Psalm was written for the people of Israel.

      God had basically said to them, &amp;#8220;When you come into the promised land, and settle down in your warm homes, and you have plenty to eat&amp;#8230;
&amp;#8230;don&amp;#8217;t forget Me&amp;#8230;
&amp;#8230;I led you out of the wilderness and I brought you into a land flowing with milk and honey.&amp;#8221;

     But it doesn&amp;#8217;t take very long to realize t .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Kenneth Sauer - Soddy Daisy, Tennessee)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:03:41 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Great Expectations - (Valentine&amp;#8217;s Day)]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141263</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[2 Kings 5:1-8  

Now Naaman was commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy.  2 Now bands from Aram had gone out and had taken captive a young girl from Israel, and she served Naaman&amp;#8217;s wife.  3 She said to her mistress, &amp;quot;If only my master would see the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.&amp;quot;  4 Naaman went  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:55:22 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[My Son (Eli) is Born! - I Can&amp;#8217;t Help It]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141262</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[&amp;#8220;My Son (Eli) is Born!&amp;#8221; (I Can&amp;#8217;t Help It)

	Friday morning&amp;#8230; at 7:42 am&amp;#8230; central standard time&amp;#8230; hurricane Eli made landfall.  A devastating storm&amp;#8230; we predict thousands and thousands of dollars worth of damage.  There will be many a sleepless night following the arrival of this super storm&amp;#8230; and untold damage is already being done to my office hours and sermon prep day.  In fact&amp;#8230; next week&amp;#8217;s sermon is titled&amp;#8230; &amp;#8220;Jesus is Good&amp;#8230; and Stuff,&amp;#8221; the next week&amp;#8217;s is titled &amp;#8220;My Shortest Sermon Ever,&amp;#8221; and th .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:50:07 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Revival-The Proof Pt. 1]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141261</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[The Word &amp;#8220;Pentecost&amp;#8221; means 50th.  It was a festival to be celebrated 50 days after the Passover.  It was a celebration for the first fruits of the harvest, celebrating God&amp;#8217;s provision.  
This Pentecost would be different.  The disciples were about to celebrate God&amp;#8217;s provision, the first fruits of the harvest, but this wasn&amp;#8217;t fruits and vegetables, this harvest would be for the souls of people.  God was about to provide them with power which would empower them to harvest the first fruits and st .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Robert Rhodes - Salem, Alabama)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:49:50 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[180 Degrees - A Complete Turnaround]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141260</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Jonah 3:1-10  NIV 
Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time:  2 &amp;quot;Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.&amp;quot;  3 Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very important city-- a visit required three days.  4 On the first day, Jonah started into the city. He proclaimed: &amp;quot;Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned.&amp;quot;  5 The Ninevites believed God. They declared a fast, and all of them, from the greatest to the least,  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Spencer Homan - Fairbury, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:38:34 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Thankful Worship]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141259</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Opening illustration:	As President Washington proclaimed the 26th of November 1789 to be a day of thanksgiving. The last paragraph reads as follows: &amp;quot;And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions; to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Ajai Prakash - North Liberty, Iowa)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:48:31 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[God&amp;#8217;s Best IS Yet To Come]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141258</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[GOD&amp;#8217;S BEST IS YET TO COME (Outline)

November 15, 2009  -- 
SAINTS TRIUMPHANT / 3RD SUN. OF END TIME   -- 

Isaiah 65:17-25

INTRO:  Just as much as one knows about the future in the same way no one knows much about the future.  The world views the future with great uncertainty.  The believer views the future with God&amp;#8217;s great certainty.  All around us are many who worry much about what might happen or not happen in the future.  As believers there is comfort in knowing that God controls t .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Timm Meyer - Norton, Kansas)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:29:19 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[There Is Always Room For Repentance]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141257</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM FOR REPENTANCE (Outline)

November 8, 2009  -- 
LAST JUDGMENT / 2ND SUN. OF END TIME   -- 

Jeremiah  26:1-26

INTRO: Scripture is always very clear about sin.  Mankind sins daily and sin much.  This is the simple fact of the world after the Fall.  Adam and Eve sinned in a perfect world. The Lord did not destroy Adam and Eve for ruining his perfect creation.  Instead the loving Lord God Almighty promised them a Savior.  God is patient.  The world grows wicked.  Only  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Timm Meyer - Norton, Kansas)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:22:48 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[God&amp;#8217;s Reformation Brings Good News]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141256</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[GOD&amp;#8217;S REFORMATION BRINGS GOOD NEWS (Outline)

November 1, 2009  --  
REFORMATION / END TIME 1  --  

Jeremiah  31:31-34

INTRO:  Reformation contains the word reform.  Reform means change.  People are not always happy with change.  People like the daily of a normal life.  The world continues to turn from God. Mankind turns to himself for answers.  God&amp;#8217;s good news brings the change to hearts, souls, and lives that everyone truly, desperately needs.  During the time of Jeremiah Israel need .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Timm Meyer - Norton, Kansas)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:15:32 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Thankful Sheep]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141255</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Thankful Sheep
 
Text: Psalm 23
 
Introduction
1.	Illustration: A little boy offered up a Thanksgiving Day prayer for the family and prayed: &amp;quot;Dear God, this is Jimmy. Thank you for Thanksgiving and Christmas and all of the holidays. Thank you for the turkey and dressing and Mom and Dad and even for my little sister, even though some times she can be a pain. Thank you for books and TV and game boy. Thank you for loving us. Oh, yeah. And take care of yourself, God. Because without you, we&amp;#8217;re .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Mark Schaeufele - Mt. Gilead, Ohio)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:11:22 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Believers Wrestle With God]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141254</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[BELIEVERS WRESTLE WITH GOD (Outline)

October 25, 2009  --  
PENTECOST 21  --  

Genesis  32:22-30

INTRO:  Today&amp;#8217;s text teaches about Jacob struggling.  Our earthly lives are filled with various struggles that everyone wrestles with from time to time.  At times people wrestle with problems, worries, or even sorrows.  At other times people may even struggle with other people.  Scripture reminds believers that the struggles in this life are with the authorities, the powers of darkness.  E .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Timm Meyer - Norton, Kansas)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:08:15 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Righteous Will Live By His Faith]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141253</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[&amp;#8220;THE RIGHTEOUS WILL LIVE BY HIS FAITH&amp;#8221; (Outline)

October 18, 2009  --  
PENTECOST 20  --  

Habakkuk  1:1-3; 2:2-4

INTRO:  There can be a very fine line between patience and frustration.  Today&amp;#8217;s words of Scripture examine the fine line between patience and frustration.  Like Habakkuk believers ask, &amp;#8220;How long, O Lord?&amp;#8221;  Believers may ask first with patience waiting for the Lord&amp;#8217;s answer.  At times that patience turns into frustration.  Man is not as patient as the Lord.  We are not the .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Timm Meyer - Norton, Kansas)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:00:41 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Are You Rich or Poor?]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141252</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[ARE YOU RICH OR POOR? (Outline)

October 11, 2009  --  
PENTECOST 19  --  

Luke  16:19-30

INTRO:  Are you rich or poor?  It all depends doesn&amp;#8217;t it?  The world looks at wealth and prosperity very, very differently from God&amp;#8217;s view.  The world wants to have lots of things to enjoy on this earth.  The Lord wants us to have everything to enjoy in heaven.  The riches of this world perish.  Heavenly riches endure forever.  The writer in Proverbs presents us with an interesting prayer.  &amp;quot;Give  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Timm Meyer - Norton, Kansas)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:53:23 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Manage God&amp;#8217;s Gifts Wisely]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141251</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[MANAGE GOD&amp;#8217;S GIFTS WISELY (Outline)

October 4, 2009  --  
PENTECOST 18  --  

Luke  16:1-13

INTRO:  The Lord God Almighty lovingly lavishes blessing after blessing upon mankind.  It is only the believer who recognizes that every good and perfect gift comes from above, from God.  The unbeliever does not recognize God&amp;#8217;s gifts because he denies God&amp;#8217;s existence.  Believers realize that God&amp;#8217;s gifts are entrusted to them.  God&amp;#8217;s gifts are to be used or managed wisely.  &amp;quot;Who is wise? He will  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Timm Meyer - Norton, Kansas)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:45:07 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Jesus Seeks Lost Sinners]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141250</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[OUR SAVIOR SEEKS LOST SINNERS (Outline)

September 27, 2009  --  
PENTECOST 17  --  

Luke  15:1-10

INTRO:  The center of Jesus&amp;#8217; earthly ministry was the cross.  Jesus spent his entire life looking to the time he would die on the cross for the sins of the world.  During his public ministry on earth Jesus did not forget about any believer.  Jesus was always seeking the lost.  &amp;quot;When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Timm Meyer - Norton, Kansas)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:37:48 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Broken Walls and Burned Gates (Revised)]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141249</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Broken Walls and Burned Gates
Prairie Baptist Church &amp;#8211; 11/22/09
P.M. Service
Text:  Nehemiah 2
Key verse: Nehemiah 2:17-18 - 17Then I said to them, &amp;#8220;You see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come and let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer be a reproach.&amp;#8221; 18And I told them of the hand of my God which had been good upon me, and also of the king&amp;#8217;s words that he had spoken to me. So they said, &amp;#8220;Let us rise up and build. .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Nathan Johnson - Griffith, Indiana)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:06:49 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[COMING ALIVE IN JESUS]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141248</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Paul shares with us 3 insights into our lives as believers in Ephesians 2:1-10.

1.  We were dead and didn&amp;#8217;t know it! - V.1

2.  We were disobedient and couldn&amp;#8217;t change it! - V.2-3

3 Strikes against the sinner and the saint:
  A.  The World - V.2a
  B.  The Devil - V.2b
  C.  The Flesh - V.3

3.  We were delivered and didn&amp;#8217;t earn it! - V.4-10]]></description>
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Bradley Kellum - Claymont, Delaware)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:46:05 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[FINDING THE HOPE YOU NEED]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141247</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[A Study in Ephesians:
WHERE TO FIND THE HOPE YOU NEED
Ephesians 1:15-23
________________________________________

The Ephesians were exhibiting ample amounts of faith and love but were coming up short in hope.
Paul praised the Ephesians for their faith and love but prayed for their hope.
As a believer we need all three Christian virtues.  We need faith, hope and love.
The Ephesians had two of these but were evidently weak in hope.
So Paul prayed for them to have hope.  As people emergi .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Bradley Kellum - Claymont, Delaware)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:40:16 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[AN OVERVIEW OF EPHESIANS]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141246</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[An Overview of Ephesians: Paul&amp;#8217;s Letter to the Christians at Ephesus
________________________________________
 
Historical/Grammatical Method of Interpretation requires us to first look at the historical context in which Paul wrote the letter of Ephesians and in which the Christians in that city received it.
 
What was the Religious/Political/Social/Cultural situation in Ephesus at the time Paul wrote this letter?  Could this give us some clues as to why Paul wrote this letter and to its c .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Bradley Kellum - Claymont, Delaware)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:34:27 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Good News And Bad Times!]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141245</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Rev. George R. Dillahunty
685 Grant Avenue
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452-3047

November 19, 2009

Text: Psalm 143:1-12 (King James Version)

&amp;quot;Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in Thy faithfulness answer me, and in Thy righteousness. (v. 2) And enter not into Judgment with thy servant: for in Thy sight shall no man living be justified. (v. 3) For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as th .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (George Dillahunty - Virginia Beach, Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:01:17 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Standing Close to the Lightning Strike]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141244</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[You can most certainly expect God to attract your attention. 

I cannot tell you exactly how He will do it, but I do know that He will do it. He will attract your attention. 

Many of us face a spiritual issue called inattention. Distraction.  Inattention. We are not paying attention to what God is telling us. We are asleep, drifting, blundering through life. But God is at work attracting our attention. 

Now He may do it gently or He may do it vigorously. He may speak in that still, smal .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Joseph Smith - Silver Spring, Maryland)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:54:03 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Life In A Dying World!]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141243</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Rev. George R. Dillahunty
685 Grant Avenue
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452-3047

November 19, 2009

Text: Colossians 3:1-4 (King James Version)

&amp;quot;If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. (v. 2) Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth, (v. 3) For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. (v. 4) When Christ, Who is our Life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with Him in glory. .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (George Dillahunty - Virginia Beach, Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:02:05 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Why Some Stop, Why Some Pass By]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141242</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Intro: there are stories in the Bible were we all cheer the hero of the story, go home rejoicing in what they had done, but then go back to our ordinary lives. One of those stories is the good Samaritan&amp;#8212;the priest passes by, the Levite passes by, but the Samaritan stops, loves, heals, gives, and even goes the extra mile and says, whatever else they need, put that on my account. Jesus tells this story to show the difference between heroes and the ordinary, the difference between being religious  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Stephen Funderburk - Wetumpka, Alabama)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:38:01 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Joseph: A Man of Purpose]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141241</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[LESSONS FROM THE LIVES OF THE PATRIARCHS
GENESIS PART 2 | PATRIARCHAL HISTORY
JOSEPH: A MAN OF PURPOSE
GENESIS 50:15-21

[INTRODUCTION]

What do you think of when you hear the word &amp;#8220;purpose&amp;#8221;? Most of us probably think of either doing something &amp;#8220;on purpose&amp;#8221; or purposely, or living life with purpose; in other words, living with vision, goals, or meaning. Those are, of course, acceptable understandings of purpose. But I want to suggest to us today that Joseph was a man of a different kind o .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Matthew Grise - Auburn, Maine)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:56:37 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Simplicity Itself!]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141240</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Rev. George R. Dillahunty
685 Grant Avenue
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452-3047

November 19, 2009

Text: 2 Corinthians 11:3 (King James Version)

&amp;quot;But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.&amp;quot;

Topic: Simplicity Itself!

There is simplicity in Jesus, the Christ! There are three (3) things that we do not have to worry about, if we are saved, and that is: having enough to eat,  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (George Dillahunty - Virginia Beach, Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:40:46 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Daily Routine]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141239</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[God&amp;#8217;s power is available to every one of His children.
 
John 1:12 (KJV) 
12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 

This verse tells us that all believers in Jesus Christ become children of God, placing us in a position of authority. But it&amp;#8217;s not our authority to use any way that we wish; it&amp;#8217;s His authority in us. In other words this power is not to be used as we choose but as He chooses. How many want to be us .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (John Petty - moore, South Carolina)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:30:27 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Be a Model]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141238</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[I learn this from Paul &amp;#8211; don&amp;#8217;t just do ministry, live your ministry.
&amp;#8226; Let your life be a walking sermon.  People see you and they see a glimpse of Christ.
&amp;#8226; They can see hope, love, joy, and purpose in our lives, because Christ dwells in us.
&amp;#8226; WHO you are has a greater and longer lasting impact in people&amp;#8217;s lives, than just WHAT you do.
&amp;#8226; We want our life to be a &amp;#8216;walking&amp;#8217; sermon that people never forget.

We know more about Paul from his farewell speech with the Ephesians elders [20:17-3 .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Christian Cheong - Singapore, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:56:44 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Communion: A Time to Look...]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141237</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Communion: A Time to Look&amp;#8230;
1 Corinthians 11:23-32
August 9, 2009

NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMAT IS FROM ANDY STANLEY&amp;#8217;S BOOK, &amp;quot;COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE.&amp;quot;

NOTE: MUCH OF WHAT I SHARE IN THIS MESSAGE IS FROM &amp;quot;THE NIV APPLICATION COMMENTARY.&amp;quot;

Me:	Most of you know that before coming to this church, I served as the temporary pastor at our Bristol church.

When the District Superintendent called to see if I was willing to serve, he mentioned that it had been about a year since they ha .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Brian La Croix - Aberdeen, South Dakota)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:44:59 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Fresh Love]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141236</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[What&amp;#8217;s Fresh about Love?

John 13:31-38  When therefore he had gone out, Jesus said, &amp;quot;Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in Him;  if God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify Him in Himself, and will glorify Him immediately.  &amp;quot;Little children, I am with you a little while longer. You shall seek Me; and as I said to the Jews, I now say to you also, &amp;#8217;Where I am going, you cannot come.&amp;#8217;
  &amp;quot;A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved y .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Greg Nance - Signal Mtn, Tennessee)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:26:17 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Lord, is it I?]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141235</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Lord, is it I?
John 13:18-30

A kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they drew.  She would occasionally walk around to see each child&amp;#8217;s art work.  As she came to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was.  

The girl replied, &amp;#8220;I&amp;#8217;m drawing God.&amp;#8221;

The teacher paused and said, &amp;#8220;But no one knows what God looks like.&amp;#8221;

Without missing a beat or looking up from her drawing, the girl replied, &amp;#8220;They will in a minute.&amp;#8221;

John tells .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Greg Nance - Signal Mtn, Tennessee)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:21:06 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Bridge to Life]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141234</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[The Bridge to Life
John 10:10, Romans 6:23
August 2, 2009

NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMAT IS FROM ANDY STANLEY&amp;#8217;S BOOK, &amp;quot;COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE.&amp;quot;

Me:	I grew up in a church that didn&amp;#8217;t have Vacation Bible School.

My earliest memories of VBS were while I was living in Pine Ridge, SD, and going to VBS at a little church in Whiteclay, Nebraska, right across the border from Pine Ridge.

We:	How many went to Vacation Bible School when they were younger?

When you were going, did y .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Brian La Croix - Aberdeen, South Dakota)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:15:34 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Denying Jesus]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141233</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Denying Jesus
Matthew 26:31-35, 69-75; John 21:15-17
July 26, 2009


Me/We:	

I had originally planned to bring another message about that Last Supper, when Jesus instituted the sacrament of Communion.

But the more I actually worked on the message, the more I felt like God was telling me I needed to move on to the next section and revisit the issue of Communion next week, since that&amp;#8217;s when we&amp;#8217;re schedule to take it again.

So we&amp;#8217;re going to move on to what happens just moments after .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Brian La Croix - Aberdeen, South Dakota)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:02:04 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Thanksgiving]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141232</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Thanksgiving

Prairie Baptist Church &amp;#8211; 11/22/09
A.M. Service
Text:  Psalm 100
Key Verse: Psalm 100:4 - Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.  


Premise:  God is certainly worthy of praise and thanksgiving and in this Psalm; the writer gives us a wonderful glimpse into the world of a thankful spirit.

The Introduction  

Max Lucado tells about living as an American in Brazil. One day, as he was walking along  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Nathan Johnson - Griffith, Indiana)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:00:23 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[When Bad Things Happen to Good People]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141231</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[When Bad Things Happen to Good People
Acts 9:32-43


Introduction: The Bible teaches that we live in a fallen world. This is not the world as God originally created it. It is not the world as it will be one day. But when Adam and Eve sinned everything changed. The Bible says that creation itself fell, and as a result our world became warped, and pain and suffering became part of the human experience.   


It is inevitable when living in such a world that bad things happen to good people. .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Doug Humphrey - Holly Springs, North Carolina)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:40:03 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Real Thanksgiving]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141230</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Isaiah 51:4-6; Jude 20-25; Mark 13:24-37

	Well this Sunday is a big Sunday in the Church Year!  If you didn&amp;#8217;t know it, it is the LAST Sunday of this church year.  Next week starts Advent and the beginning of a new journey through the church calendar.  This Sunday is also called the Sunday of Fulfillment in which we celebrate Christ fulfilling his ultimate plan for his people.  It is also Christ the King Sunday in which Christ is celebrated as our ultimate King and Lord.  And on top of all th .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Matt Hoffmann - columbus, Ohio)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:34:59 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Living and Extraordinary Life]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[INTRO: Movie Hitch w/ Will Smith
scene near end of movie where he goes to talk to Eva Mendes&amp;#8217;s Character
Because he is love struck he can&amp;#8217;t get a word our straight
She walks past him, and down the stairs
She says, perhaps he was right ... perhaps they should just live their own lives
He says, &amp;quot;what if I want an extraordinary life?&amp;quot;
To Hitch an extraordinary life is to be with Eva -- Hitch is in love

What about us, do we want to live ordinary lives, or extraordinary lives?  Even as Chri .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Andy Payne - Whangarei, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:21:10 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Light and Salt]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[Intro: Values and standards
competing against each other
Most western countries are pluralistic
  in both RACE and RELIGION

Christianity, Islam, Secularism, Materialism and Cults
  all competing for the soul of a country
WHO WILL WIN?

[Phil. 2:9-11] == &amp;quot;Every knee will bow ...&amp;quot;

Question: John Stott, &amp;quot;Will Christians be able to influence their country so that the values and standards of God&amp;#8217;s Kingdom would penetrate the whole national culture?&amp;quot; [The Living Church: Confessions of Li .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Andy Payne - Whangarei, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:07:25 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Abundant Living]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[What Happens When I Believe?
#19 I have life abundantly because Jesus is the Life (John 10.10)

If a friend or relative came up to you this week and asked, &amp;quot;what is life all about?&amp;quot; how would you answer?
Pause for answers, write then share

What is &amp;quot;the good life&amp;quot;; what is &amp;quot;the meaning of life&amp;quot;; what is this &amp;quot;abundant life&amp;quot; Jesus talked about?
AND, why don&amp;#8217;t most Christians seem to experience and enjoy &amp;quot;abundant living&amp;quot;?

I&amp;#8217;m afraid we have adopted/swallowed the world&amp;#8217;s view of &amp;quot;abunda .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (John Russell - Wyandotte, Michigan)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:45:48 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[&amp;quot;A Widow With Nothing But Empty Vessels&amp;quot;]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141226</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Introduction: God wants to fill your emptiness with the oil of His Holy Presence. The Widow in our text, was empty. She was without a husband. She was broke and broken. Her finances had vanished. She had no bread and no bread winner. She had no employement or opportunity to be employed. However; she did not dwell on the difficulty of her situation but sought for an opportunity amid her difficulty. To that end, I shall share her plight, so that it might encourage every person. 

I.	(THE PROBLE .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Rodney Johnson Sr., - Hahnville, Louisiana)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:28:44 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Showing and Telling the Kingdom]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[&amp;#8220;Telling and Showing the Kingdom&amp;#8221;
Mark 3:7-19
November 15, 2009



Educators have long recognized that people learn by hearing and seeing.  When we were in school, teachers taught us with verbal lessons and visual aids.  

When Jesus came to bring God&amp;#8217;s Kingdom to the earth, he came with verbal proclamation and visual signs to reinforce His message.  He came showing and telling.  

In the Gospel of Mark, we see the primacy of preaching.  The first thing he did is proclaim the good new .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jeff Saltzmann - Bellflower, California)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:37:59 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Together In Sin, Alone In Jesus]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141224</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[JMS: What are you doing to me?  This is outrageous!  You have no business putting me on trial! I didn&amp;#8217;t do any more than anybody else did. Let me go! This is crazy!

HM: You know exactly why I&amp;#8217;m putting you on trial. That woman was as guilty as sin, and so are you. You were with her. You participated in the whole mess. 

JMS: Haven&amp;#8217;t said I did, haven&amp;#8217;t said I didn&amp;#8217;t. But I did neither more nor less than anyone else, so why in the name of common sense have you come down on me? 

Look, let .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Joseph Smith - Silver Spring, Maryland)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:29:19 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Philippians 2:1-30]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[Philippians 2:1-30
John Shearhart
November 22, 2009

Introduction
Last week we read the first chapter of Philippians, which is a letter to a church from the Apostle Paul. Paul is in a Roman prison suffering persecution for his faith, but despite his hardship, he urges the church to be grateful for several things: they are to be grateful for each other and for all the saints (:1-11), grateful for the blessing of suffering for Christ (:12-20), for the certainty of life after death (:21), and .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (John Shearhart - Clarendon, Arkansas)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:13:47 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Lamb is Promised]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[The Lamb is Promised
Genesis 3:1-21

Introduction
	This may seem like a strange place from which to preach a Christmas sermon.  Yet, here in the midst of man&amp;#8217;s greatest tragedy, is the revelation of man&amp;#8217;s greatest hope.  For it is in this tale of sin, judgment and death that we meet the message of the saving Gospel and the Person of the Lamb of God for the first time.
	God made man in his own image.  He created man in perfect innocence and placed him in a perfect environment.  Adam has bee .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Carl Allen - Grand Prairie, Texas)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:32:35 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Are you prepared]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141221</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[First Sunday in Advent, November 29, 2009
Jeremiah 33:14-16; 1st Thessalonians 3:9-13; Luke 21:25-36
One of the cartoons I like is Dilbert.  It is the story of a worker caught in his small cubicle world.  Among the cast of characters is his pet, Dogbert.  Actually Dogbert is more than a dog &amp;#8211; he is a walking, talking source of wisdom.
One day Dogbert announced that he has developed a completely reusable newspaper.  A newspaper that would be the last one that anyone will ever have to buy.  Di .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Wally Seibel - Curtice, Ohio)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:21:12 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[A Sinless Christ!]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141220</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Rev. George R. Dillahunty
685 Grant Avenue
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452-3047

November 18, 2009

Text: 1 John 3:5 (King James Version)

&amp;quot;And ye know that He was manifested to take away our sins; and in Him is no sin.&amp;quot;

Topic: A Sinless Christ!

The redeeming graces of Jesus, the Christ, a sinless Christ, were not designed to make angels out of men and women; but, to make bad men and women good; and, to make good men and women better! The Message Bible (MSG), interprets our Holy Sc .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (George Dillahunty - Virginia Beach, Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:54:43 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Study in Revelation 39 The people and provisions of the New City]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[STUDY IN REVELATION 39
The People and The Provisions of The New City
Revelation 21: 24-22:5


21: 24-27 Five things are said about the citizens.
1. They are the saved from every nation on earth. Once again we see that the gospel of Jesus Christ is universal. Anyone who will can be saved, no matter who they are or where they are from.

2.They walk in the light of the city. This means:
a. They will walk in the light of the glory of God.
b. They will walk in the light of the full knowled .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jimmy Lee - Florence, South Carolina)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:36:34 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Study in Revelation 38 The New Jerusalem]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141218</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[STUDY IN REVELATION 38
The New Jerusalem
Revelation 21: 9-23

How do you describe God? We try the best we can using human language to describe the majesty and the glory of God.
John is doing the best he can, using human language, to describe this new city he sees.
John sees the New Jerusalem
Can you name all of the capitol cities of the world? Well during this time you will be able to because there will be only one. The Holy City, the New Jerusalem will be the capitol city of the entire  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jimmy Lee - Florence, South Carolina)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:32:37 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Study in Revelation 37 New heavens, new earth and New Jerusalem Revealed]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[STUDY IN REVELATION 37
The New Heavens, The New Earth 
and The New Jerusalem Revealed
Revelation 21: 1-8

Have ever thought about what eternity will be like? What will it be like to live with God, forever and ever?
Let&amp;#8217;s take a closer look at these eight verses and see what it will be like.

V. 1John sees a new creation as new heaven and a new earth were made.
What happened to the old one? 
&amp;amp;#152;nothing, God just made a new somewhere else. &amp;amp;#152;John said they had passed away and eve .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jimmy Lee - Florence, South Carolina)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:25:32 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Study in Revelation 36 The Great White Throne Judgment]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141216</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[11STUDY IN REVELATION 36
The Great White Throne Judgment
Revelation 20: 11-15

Many people today scoff at the idea of a final judgment. They think that the preaching and teaching of the final judgment is absolutely hysterical. Scripture tells us that every believer and every unbeliever will stand before God in a final judgment. 
Who is the Great White Throne Judgment for? Believer Unbeliever

V. 11 tells us the place and the time of this judgment.

The place of this judgment is befor .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jimmy Lee - Florence, South Carolina)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:20:09 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Study in Revelation 35 Satan returns t meet his doom]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[STUDY IN REVELATION 35
Satan Returns To Meet His Doom
Revelation 20: 7-10

This is one of those scripture passages that make you wonder, &amp;#8220;God, why did You do that? You had him locked up where he couldn&amp;#8217;t bother anyone and You let him go, Why?

Well, there are a couple of reasons why God will release Satan and allow him access to the human population again.
1. Satan will be set free so that he can tempt mankind, just as he does today and always has. Man must be able to see what is in his  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jimmy Lee - Florence, South Carolina)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:14:26 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Study in Revelation 34 The first resurrection and the 1000 year reign]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[STUDY IN REVELATION 34
The first resurrection &amp;amp; 
The 1000 year reign of Christ
Revelation 20: 4-6


Imagine a time when there is no more war, no more killing, no more assaults or abuse. A day when the homeless will have a home, the unemployed will find work. A day when there is no more hunger and hurt. A day with no more drug dealers and pimps, no more fear.
According to the Bible a day just like that and more is coming. A day when Christ shall rule the earth and Satan shall have no cont .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jimmy Lee - Florence, South Carolina)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:10:33 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Study in Revelation 33 Satan is bound]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[STUDY IN REVELATION 33
Satan is Bound
Revelation 20: 1-3


V. 1 John saw an angel come down from heaven.
Notice that the angel coming from heaven means he comes from the presence of God.
This angel has two things in his hand:
1. The key to the presidential suite at the Ritz hotel his new Z71 the bottomless pit.
2. &amp;amp;#155;a chainsaw &amp;amp;#155;chain-mail letter &amp;amp;#155;a chain 

Because of these two items many believe this angel is really Jesus Himself. 
Let&amp;#8217;s look at the evidence: 
The  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jimmy Lee - Florence, South Carolina)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:02:36 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Study In Revelation 32 The battle of Armageddon]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[STUDY IN REVELATION 32
The Battle of Armageddon
Revelation 19: 17-21

This is the final battle of human history. The end has come. The day of Jehovah has arrived. 

Vs. 17-18 The supper call of the Great God.
This call to supper is different from the &amp;#8220;Marriage Supper of the Lamb&amp;#8221; where those who believe on Jesus are called to supper.
Who is called to this supper? The ungodly Mickey Mouse club fowl of the air.
You could say that the ungodly and evil are called to this supper but they .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jimmy Lee - Florence, South Carolina)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:57:35 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Study in Revelation 31 The Conquering Warrior]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[STUDY IN REVELATION 31
The Conquering Warrior
Revelation 19: 11-16


This passage is the last curtain call of human history. This is the beginning of Armageddon, the final battle.
John watches as heaven opens and reveals a glorious sight, a sight seldom thought of by people today.

v. 11 John sees a white horse and rider.
The rider of the white horse is called faithful and true. Who do you believe this rider is? __________________.
In ancient times, when a Roman general entered a city .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jimmy Lee - Florence, South Carolina)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:52:42 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Study in Revelation 30 The marriage Supper ff the Lamb]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141210</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[STUDY IN REVELATION 30
The Marriage Supper of the Lamb
Revelation 19: 1-10
These verses describe one of the most exciting times, since time began. God has planned a celebration for His Son that is beyond anything we can imagine. Just think, every one who has ever received the grace of God will be gathered in one place all at once&amp;#8230; The Bride Groom is a bout to receive His Bride and all of heaven breaks out in glorious praise of the Lamb.

Vs. 1-6 The Marriage Supper is a supper of glorious  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jimmy Lee - Florence, South Carolina)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:48:23 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Advent Readings 2009]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141209</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[First Sunday Of Advent - The Light And The Darkness

Read Scripture: 	John 1:1-4
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  
He was with God in the beginning. 
Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.  
In him was life, and that life was the light of men.  
The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it. 


Light Candle while the interpretation is read
Light candle #1, only.

 .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Peter Loughman - Anchorage, Alaska)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:08:26 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Keep the Fires of Revival Burning]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[How To Keep the Fires of Revival Burning
Matt. 22:34-40

Did you ever hear the story of a man his son and their donkey? As the story goes the man would ride the donkey to town and the boy would walk along beside. The people said &amp;#8220;Look at that man riding the donkey and making that poor boy walk.&amp;#8221; So the man let the boy ride the donkey and he walked. Then they said, &amp;#8220;Look at that young strong boy riding the donkey and making his old father walk.&amp;#8221; So they both got on the donkey and rode. Then t .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Richard Hosea - Riverview, Florida)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:54:28 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Feelings]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141206</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[ FEELINGS

INTRODUCTION: There is a lot of talk about feelings. There&amp;#8217;s even a song called, &amp;#8216;Feelings&amp;#8217;. Sadly, there are some people whose faith can be described by the first line, &amp;#8220;Feelings, nothing more than feelings.&amp;#8221; Many of our decisions are based on how we feel at the time. You&amp;#8217;ve heard the phrase, &amp;#8220;If it feels good; do it.&amp;#8221; Some people direct their lives by how they feel. &amp;#8220;Just follow your heart&amp;#8221;. But should we be putting so much emphasis on how we feel? Should we disregard our feeling .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Derrick Tuper - North Syracuse, New York)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:14:27 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Relive or Forgive]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141205</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[RELIVE OR FORGIVE

INTRODUCTION:  I titled my message relive or forgive because when it comes to wrongs committed against us these are the two choices we are faced with. We can either continue to hold grudges and resentments and spend our life justifying our ill feelings (relive) or we can choose to put these to death and move on (forgive). Forgiveness is not an easy thing to do. Sometimes we say we&amp;#8217;ve forgiven but we find ourselves reliving the past and we conjure up old wounds that show we  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Derrick Tuper - North Syracuse, New York)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:01:21 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Live a Life Worthy of Calling]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141204</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[God used the Apostle Paul to write a letter to reveal His plan. We had noted previously that the letter was not only for those Christians in Ephesus 2000 years ago but it is also for us today!

From the first three chapters of Ephesians, we learned much important truths about God and His relationship with people. 
And because of God&amp;#8217;s love for Christians, God provides specific instructions for living. For any Christian wondering how to live or what God&amp;#8217;s will is, Ephesians 4-6 provides speci .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Paul Clemente - South Milwaukee, Wisconsin)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:52:00 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[JESUS BETRAYAL AND ARREST]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141203</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[JESUS BETRAYAL AND ARREST
JOHN 18:  1-10
FOCAL POINT:  TO SEE CHRIST IN OBEDIENCE TO HIS FATHER.

INTRODUCTION:

HUMAN HISTORY BEGAN IN A GARDEN (GEN. 2:8)   THE FIRST SIN OF MAN WAS COMMITTED IN THAT GARDEN, EDEN.  .

THE FIRST MAN, ADAM, WAS CAST OUT OF THE GARDEN FOR DISOBEDIENCE.   THE LAST ADAM, JESUS CHRIST, A LIFE GIVING SPIRIT (1 COR. 15: 45) WAS OBEDIENT AS HE WENT INTO THE GARDEN.  

THE FIRST MAN,   ADAM, BROUGHT SIN AND DEATH TO ALL MANKIND.  THE SECOND ADAM, JESUS CHRIST, .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (John McCormack - Santa Rosa, New Mexico)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:13:16 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[A Picture of a Church]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141202</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Intro:
	Calgary has a new piece of public art.  It used to be in Vancouver, where it was temporarily on display, and now it has moved to Calgary for the next little while.  It is officially part of the Glenbow museum, on display in a park close to the Saddledome.  The piece is entitled, &amp;#8220;Device to Root Out Evil&amp;#8221;, by a sculptor named Dennis Oppenheim, and it looks like this:
 

	Apparently, in Vancouver it got quite a reaction.  Some felt it was offensive towards Christianity, others saw mor .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Steven Simala Grant - Edmonton, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:07:35 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Living in a Broken World]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141201</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Mark 13:1-8     &amp;#8220;Living in a Broken World&amp;#8221;


INTRODUCTION

I&amp;#8217;m not a big advocate of &amp;#8220;The good ol&amp;#8217; days,&amp;#8221; but there are times. There are times when I long for the days where we always left our doors unlocked, rather than locked, bolted and secured with an alarm system. I long for the days when we could leave the house after breakfast play all day with our friends, not return home until dinner time, and our parents never had to worry that we&amp;#8217;d be abducted. Those days when school arguments w .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Kevin Ruffcorn - Surprise, Arizona)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:58:00 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Psalm 91 - A conditional promise?]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141200</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[15 11 2009 Ashingdon PM  Psalm 91:1-16 

Everyone has favourite verses or chapters of the Bible. 
Words of promise, words of encouragement, others speak to us about God&amp;#8217;s love and mercy towards us.

Life is filled with problems, some small and some great and Psalm 91 has been and continues to be a source of strength, hope, promise and encouragement.

A missionary said that her family would have literally lost their minds had it not been for the help and strength of the 91st Psalm.  

L .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Dean Courtier - Rochford, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:22:42 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[So what happens next?]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141199</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Revelation 20:1-10
The Thousand Years 
1And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. 2He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time. 
 4I saw thrones on which were seat .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Dean Courtier - Rochford, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:18:37 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Harvesting God&amp;#8217;s Joy]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141198</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Demi-Lee Brennan had a liver transplant at age 9. She faced a life on anti-rejection drugs like every other transplant patient. Nine months later, however, her red blood cells were being attacked by her own white blood cells. It was as if her body was treating them as if they were an invader. Something radical had to be done to save her. On a whim her doctor decided to take her off the anti-rejection medications and she got better. What happened was she had changed blood type.  She was no longe .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Charles Wilkerson - Portland, Oregon)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:46:59 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Some Things in Hell We Need in Our Churches]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141197</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Introduction: 

Every person needs to understand what the rich man in hell knows. It is amazing how spiritually blind the rich man was and how enlightened he became in hell.
Some things in hell we need:

1.  The Clearness of Sight: (Luke 16:23) And in hell he lift up his  
    eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in 
    his bosom. 

    &amp;#8226;	The punishment of hell v. 23 
    &amp;#8226;	The paradise of heaven v. 23 

2.  The Cries of Supplication: Luke 16:24, And he  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Monte Brown - Heavener, Oklahoma)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:46:30 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Power of Clear Communication]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141196</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Becoming A Contagious Christian

The Power of Clear Communication

 

2 Timothy 4:2 (NIV) 
2 Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage--with great patience and careful instruction. 




I) Overcoming Barriers To Belief

 

1) Misconceptions

Following Christ means giving up our freedoms. 
This is The oposite of what the scripture teachers

 

John 8:30-32 (GW) 
30 As Jesus was saying this, many people believed in him. 
31 So .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jon Sullivan - Xenia, Ohio)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:30:09 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Who Is God]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141195</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Introduction 

As we continue our study in the book of Matthew and come to the verse in Matthew 22:32 it says; I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob&amp;#8217;? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. 

If God is the great I am and there is no other God beside him, the I would like you to consider the question that Micah asked in Micah 7:18-19.  

Micah starts verse 18 off with a question, Who is a God like unto thee. 

So our theme for the message this mornin .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Monte Brown - Heavener, Oklahoma)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:28:16 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Potential of Close Proximity]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141194</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Becoming A Contqgious Christian

The Potential Of Close Proximity

 

I) Biblical Examples

 

Zacheus

Luke 19:1-10 (NIV) 
1 Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 
2 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. 
3 He wanted to see who Jesus was, but being a short man he could not, because of the crowd. 
4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way. 
5 When Jesus reached the spo .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jon Sullivan - Xenia, Ohio)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:25:45 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[May You Stand Perfect And Complete In The Will Of God]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141193</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[MAY YOU STAND PERFECT AND COMPLETE IN THE WILL OF GOD
Colossians 4:7-18

INTRODUCTION

	A.  This morning we come to the end of the road in our trek through the book of Colossians
		1.  It was a trip that began on May 31, 2009
		2.  And will have taken 14 messages to complete
		3.  I hope you have enjoyed the time we have spent in this small book

	B.  If you remember we entitled the series &amp;#8211; For The Love Of Christ
		1.  The study was intended to do two things:
			a.  First I hope yo .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Duane Smith - Mascoutah, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:22:57 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Prerequisite Of High Potency]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141192</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Introduction: Salt and Light

 

Matthew 5:13-16 (NIV) 
13 &amp;quot;You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. 
14 &amp;quot;You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. 
15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 
16 In the same way, let your light shin .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jon Sullivan - Xenia, Ohio)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:21:15 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Why Become a Contagious Christian]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141191</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Becoming A Contagious Christian

Why Become A Contagious Christian?

 

I) People Matter To God

Jesus demonstrates this truth through three stories.

 

Luke 15:1-7 (NIV) 
1 Now the tax collectors and &amp;quot;sinners&amp;quot; were all gathering around to hear him. 
2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, &amp;quot;This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.&amp;quot; 
3 Then Jesus told them this parable: 
4 &amp;quot;Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jon Sullivan - Xenia, Ohio)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:17:03 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Making a Steadfast Commitment]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141190</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Introduction

We must make a steadfast commitment to God that we will communicate to him in prayer on regular basics.   

There are pitfalls when trying to make a commitment to God.

PITFALLS

   1) Seeking the flesh
   2) Seeking wrong council
   3) Impatience
   4) Doubt
   5) Pressures
      a) Internal
      b) External

Scripture

7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Monte Brown - Heavener, Oklahoma)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:15:17 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Consider the Lord&amp;#8217;s Prayer Forces Us]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141189</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[First preached this message 12/26/2001 Grace Southern, Goddard, KS
Introduction

This morning I want us to turn to and keep our place there as we look at the Lord&amp;#8217;s Prayer and consider that, the Lord&amp;#8217;s Prayer Forces Us to Consider; 

1.  Our personal need 
2.  Our principle need 
3.  Our physical need 
4.  Our moral need 
					
1.  Consider the Lord&amp;#8217;s Prayer forces us to consider our personal need: 
    Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be Your name.

    In this manner, therefore, pr .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Monte Brown - Heavener, Oklahoma)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:05:33 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Anatomy of Rebellion: Forehead, Heart, and Mouth]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141188</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Parenting is the toughest job in the world. Nobody has it harder than parents. Amen? 

Now this insight didn&amp;#8217;t come out of a book somewhere. This is not just some Freudian theory, cooked up in the psychology lab. I learned this truth, that parenting is the toughest job in the world, in another setting. Do you know how I figured out how hard it is to be a parent? Can you guess? 

You think I learned about parenting by being a parent? You suppose I got my schooling on the difficulties of pare .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Joseph Smith - Silver Spring, Maryland)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:14:03 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Yes He Is!]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141187</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Rev. George R. Dillahunty
685 Grant Avenue
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452-3047

November 17, 2009

Text: 1 John 4:15 (King James Version)

&amp;quot;Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.&amp;quot;

Topic: Yes He Is!

The beloved Disciple/Apostle John tells us that Jesus, the Christ, is the Son of Almighty God! Those who proclaim and confess this Truth say: &amp;quot;Yes He Is!&amp;quot; They partake in a continual intimate relationship with Him! The New Living Transl .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (George Dillahunty - Virginia Beach, Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:19:02 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[&amp;quot;A Cold Dish of Vengance.&amp;quot;]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141186</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Transition &amp;amp; remarks
Reading of scripture/prayer/seat people.
I.	Introduction:
-Present sermon title/theme.
We are living in a day and time where a great number in the body of Christ are seemingly finding themselves in situations where it appears as though the enemy, the adversary the devil himself even has overcome and defeated us through the use of other folk who have caused so much hurt, pain, and hell in our lives and walked all over us, dragging us through the mud, the muck, and the mi .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Kevin Smith - Baltimore, Maryland)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:25:41 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Professors or Possesors]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141185</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Professors or Possessors
Review
Last week we looked at the story of Joseph
as a young man- was gifted by God w/dreams, 
these dreams were part of his destiny,
but Joseph was also proud/arrogant in the way he handled what God had given him, 
his brothers sold him into slavery,
in Egypt, as a slave, got himself into trouble with his master&amp;#8217;s wife- thrown into prison,
interpreted dreams for- baker/cupbearer but was overlooked again and left in prison.

God had to first work in Joseph&amp;#8217;s l .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Gary Stebbins - West Melbourne, Florida)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:47:12 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[You&amp;#8217;ve Crossed Over to Life]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141184</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Text:  John 5:24-29
Theme: You&amp;#8217;ve Crossed Over to Life
  A. Keep listening to the Son&amp;#8217;s voice
  B. Keep anticipating the resurrection
Season: End Times 3: Saints Triumphant
Date: November 15, 2009
Web page: http://hancocklutheran.org/sermons/You_ve-Crossed-Over-to-Life-John5_24-29.html

     Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The Word from God through which the Holy Spirit brings us Jesus and his word is John 5

     &amp;quot;Truly, truly I say to .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Gregg Bitter - Hancock, Minnesota)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:22:16 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Death: When Ignorance Is NOT Bliss]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141183</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[In her mind it had gone well. She had hit all the notes. She had expressed them with passion. And she felt certain that she had connected with her audience that night. But what did the critics think of her performance? She resolved not to buy the newspaper the next morning &amp;#8211; ignorance is bliss.
Have you found ignorance to be blissful? Does the lack of knowledge really keep worries at bay? It can. If an airplane I&amp;#8217;m flying in develops engine trouble, I just as well not know about it. Why worry  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Daniel Habben - St. Albert, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:51:34 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[What to do while waiting for the Second Coming of Jesus]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141182</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[I Google the question &amp;#8220;predictions on the end of the world&amp;#8221; and found a web site that has documented 200 predictions for end of the world from as early as the first century reaching out to 2047. Three of them coming up pretty soon were:
From the book: &amp;quot;We Are Almost There&amp;quot; by Harold Camping and Brian Miller D.S. Grand Rapids, MI THE END OF THE WORLD: OCTOBER 21st, 2011
2012	New Age writers cite Mayan and Aztec calendars which predict the end of the age on Dec 21, 2012. 
2012: 	Michael Drosni .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jerry Smith - Santa Claus, Indiana)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:10:34 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Your Giant is No Giant to God]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141181</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[On this day the last Sunday of the month of January already 2009, we greet you in the matchless, Name of Jesus, giving honor to God who is the head of my life and to Jesus who is the head of the universal church and this local fellowship, it is indeed an honor and a privilege to stand before you once again for the preaching and the teaching of the Word of God.  
I invite you once again back to the book of 1 Samuel and chapter 17 as we close out our series today on David as we have been walking .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Bartholomew Riggins - Shreveport, , Louisiana)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:04:15 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[What is Your Life?]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141180</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[What Is Your Life
James 4:14

Introduction
	Starting in 1955 there was a game show on television called This Is Your Life.  Celebrity subjects were ambushed during their ordinary daily routines and brought into the studio to have a spotlight shined on their past.  I think it is safe to say that you and I will probably never be dragged into the spotlight on television, to have our lives examined, but we would be wise to face the question, &amp;#8220;What is your Life?&amp;#8221;  
	James asked his readers, &amp;#8220;Wh .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Carl Allen - Grand Prairie, Texas)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:01:31 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Qu&amp;#233; Es Su Vida]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141179</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Qu&amp;#233; Es Su Vida
James 4:14

Introducci&amp;#243;n
	 Para comenzar en 1955 hab&amp;#237;a un programa concurso en la televisi&amp;#243;n llam&amp;#243; Esto Es Su Vida. Los sujetos de la celebridad fueron tendidos una emboscada durante sus rutinas diarias ordinarias y tra&amp;#237;do en el estudio para tener un proyector brillado en su pasado. &amp;#191;Pienso que est&amp;#225; a decir salvo que usted y yo probablemente nunca ser&amp;#233; arrastrado en el proyector en la televisi&amp;#243;n, para tener nuestras vidas examinadas, pero ser&amp;#237;amos sabios encarar la pregunta,  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Carl Allen - Grand Prairie, Texas)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:59:46 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[A Call To Action]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141178</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[[Show movie trailer for 2012]

By now most of you are probably aware of the movie &amp;#8220;2012&amp;#8221; which was released this last Friday. Like other end of the world movies such as &amp;#8220;Independence Day&amp;#8217;, &amp;#8220;Armageddon&amp;#8221;, and &amp;#8220;The Day After Tomorrow&amp;#8221; which preceded it, this movie is intended to entertain us, but it really doesn&amp;#8217;t require us to take any action in light of what we see in the movie. In fact, most of these movies do just the opposite &amp;#8211; they leave us with a feeling of futility as we see how helpless .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Pat Damiani - Tucson, Arizona)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:38:02 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Disciplines for Discipleship]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141177</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Disciplines of Discipleship
1 Thessalonians 5:16-28

Be Joyful
Be Prayerful
Be thankful

Fan into Flame the zeal of the Spirit
Heed the Word of God
Test the Truthfulness of Teaching
Focus on that which is Good
Avoid that which is Evil

Slide
Introduction
Knowing God&amp;#8217;s will.

It is something that everyone thinks of at times.  What is God&amp;#8217;s will for my life?

Well, back in the beginning of chapter 4, Paul talked about God&amp;#8217;s will for each of us to avoid sexual immorality so that .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Scott Kircher - Frankfort, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:45:16 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness
Galatians 5:22-23

What is Faithfulness?

In our culture: The opposite of &amp;#8220;Unfaithfulness&amp;#8221;
-	Unfaithfulness is usually used in the context of marriage &amp;#8211; to speak of an affair &amp;#8211; going outside the marriage to find what should only be found within the marriage. &amp;#8211; we vow to love &amp;amp; be faithful at the wedding.
-	Unfaithfulness is more than adultery &amp;#8211; If you are at your job, the pub, sports game, &amp;#8230; when you should be home and present to the family, are you bein .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Mike Wilkins - Toronto, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:26:57 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Three Forms of Greed]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[Sermon for 11/15/2009
Greed from Ephesians 5:3-14

Introduction:
An old preacher was dying.  He sent a message for his banker and his lawyer, both church members, to come to his home.  When they arrived, they were ushered up to his bedroom.  As they entered the room, the preacher held out his hands and motioned for them to sit on each side of the bed.  The preacher grasped their hands, sighed contentedly, smiled and stared at the ceiling.  For a time, no one said anything.  Both the banker  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Davon Huss - Monterey, Louisiana)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:18:17 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Discovering Life&amp;#8217;s Meaning]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141174</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Introduction:
A.	Good morning and welcome to Friend Day.
	1.	I sincerely hope you are uplifted and challenged by what takes place among us today!
	2.	If you are visiting with us today, we hope that you will come again &amp;#8211; you are always welcome.

B.	Let&amp;#8217;s start with some cartoons about the discovering life&amp;#8217;s meaning.

C.	So what is the meaning of life?  It&amp;#8217;s a great question, isn&amp;#8217;t it.
	1.	Maybe you have an answer to that question that you are comfortable with.
	2.	Or maybe you might say .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (David Owens - Liverpool, New York)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:54:35 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[When Others Suffer]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141173</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[We have all had someone close to us have to go through suffering.  Whether it was someone as close as a spouse or a child, or whether it was only a friend or even an acquaintance.  We&amp;#8217;ve all been around people who are suffering.  And I don&amp;#8217;t know about you, but those times can be some of the most helpless times of your life.  What do you do?  What do you say?  How should you react?  In those verses we just read, we see Job&amp;#8217;s friends&amp;#8217; greatest moment.  They did everything right in three verses.  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jim Drake - Princeton, West Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:12:01 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Purpose in Suffering]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141172</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[I&amp;#8217;m sure that many of you were doing the same thing that I was doing on Thursday evening.  We had finished with the evening session of the pastors conference and I was planning on going back to the room and doing some studying.  My laptop had other plans.  It crashed. So I turned on the TV to catch up on the news.  I&amp;#8217;m sure that I was as shocked as you were when I saw what happened at Fort Hood.  I couldn&amp;#8217;t believe what I was hearing.  It was very early in the coverage, so the details were very .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jim Drake - Princeton, West Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:06:32 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Midrashim on the Mount]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141171</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Midrashim on the Mount
(Deut. 4:5-8 with Matt. 5:14-16; Deut. 24:1-4 with Matt. 5:31-32; Deut. 23:21-23 with Matt. 5:33-37)

1. Sometimes you have to move fast: 
Unexpected guests were on the way, and my mother, an impeccable housekeeper, rushed around straightening up. She put my father and brother to work cleaning the guest bathroom. Later, when she went to inspect it, she was surprised that the once-cluttered room had been tidied up so quickly. Then she saw the note on the closed shower  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Ed Vasicek - KOKOMO, Indiana)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:04:12 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[House - Part 2 - Authority Figures]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141170</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[House
Part 2 &amp;#8211; Authority Figures&amp;#8221;

I. Introduction
I mentioned last week that we use all kinds of terms to try to understand the concept of church.  The one term that we are focusing in on is the idea of God building a house.  And so, I reminded you that the material He is using to build this house is us.  It is not actual concrete and steel.  That is why we aren&amp;#8217;t hung up on this physical building.  We want to steward this building.  We want to utilize this building, but if you aren&amp;#8217;t bein .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Steve Ely - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:00:43 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Source of Suffering]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141169</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Over the next four weeks, we are going to be doing something a little bit different.  Tonight, we&amp;#8217;re going to allow Job to show us the Source of Suffering.  Next week, we&amp;#8217;ll see the Purpose in Suffering.  After that, we&amp;#8217;ll see how we should respond When Others Suffer around us.  And we&amp;#8217;ll finish the series by seeing how we should respond when we suffer.  Now, this isn&amp;#8217;t going to be a verse-by-verse exposition like we&amp;#8217;re used to. But we will be in the Text.  And the Texts that we look at will be .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jim Drake - Princeton, West Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:57:48 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Remember]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[That was a lot to read, so I want to briefly give you an overview of what&amp;#8217;s going on here.  Sometime, either before the chapter, or after verse 3, Nehemiah leaves town to fulfill the promise he made to the king back in chapter 2.  We don&amp;#8217;t really know exactly how long Nehemiah was gone.  It could have been 8 or nine years, but that&amp;#8217;s just an educated guess.  But things did not go well while Nehemiah was gone.  While the cat was away, the mice played.  The question is&amp;#8212;how in the world can the re .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jim Drake - Princeton, West Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:39:02 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Continuing Celebration of Support]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141167</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Today is October 11th.  Do you know what that means?  It means that there are only 74 shopping days till Christmas.  Now, for me, that&amp;#8217;s not really that big of a deal because I have been known to do my Christmas shopping on Christmas Eve.  But for many of you, that&amp;#8217;s a big deal.  The question is, why? Have you ever noticed how we tend to associate celebrations with spending money?  When we have birthday celebrations, we always spend money on presents, don&amp;#8217;t we?  When we celebrate anniversaries, .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jim Drake - Princeton, West Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:30:46 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Celebration!]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141166</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[What do you do when somebody in your family has a birthday?  What about if you have an anniversary?  You have a party!  You celebrate!  Are there ever times in the church when we should celebrate?  Are there ever times when we should have a party?  Of course there are!  We shouldn&amp;#8217;t spend all of our time in celebration, but we should celebrate things.  Well, what kind of things do you think we should celebrate?  Of course we should celebrate the resurrection.  We should celebrate our Lord&amp;#8217;s bir .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jim Drake - Princeton, West Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:13:57 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Everyday People]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141165</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Even though we only read the first 3 verses of chapter 11, our passage tonight goes all the way through verse 26 of chapter 12.  So what all is contained in this passage?  It&amp;#8217;s just another name list.  It&amp;#8217;s a list of plain, ordinary, everyday people.  I don&amp;#8217;t know anybody like that, do you?  The fact is, we&amp;#8217;re all just a bunch of plain, ordinary, everyday people.  If someone was to find our membership roll a few generations from now, what do you think they&amp;#8217;ll find?  Just a list of names.  Miran .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jim Drake - Princeton, West Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:04:48 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[In His Service!]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141164</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Rev. George R. Dillahunty
685 Grant Avenue
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452-3047

November 16, 2009

Text: Matthew 20:1-16 (King James Version)

&amp;quot;For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. (v. 2) And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. (v. 3) And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, (v. 4) And said  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (George Dillahunty - Virginia Beach, Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:51:33 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Full Baskets]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141163</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[This morning we have come to one of the most beloved stories in all of the Bible.  Probably most of us have pictures of this event in our mind from children&amp;#8217;s story books or Sunday school lessons.  On the one hand, it&amp;#8217;s good that many of us are very familiar with this event.  But on the other hand, it can almost be a hindrance.  It can be a hindrance because we&amp;#8217;re so familiar with it, we think we know everything we need to know about it.  We can very easily fall into thinking that we have nothi .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jim Drake - Princeton, West Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:43:14 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Four Witnesses]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141162</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[How many of you have ever served on a jury before?  I haven&amp;#8217;t.  It&amp;#8217;s something I&amp;#8217;ve always wanted to do, but never have been able to. I&amp;#8217;ve been summoned before&amp;#8212;several times.  We lived in Denver, CO when I joined the Air Force.  And almost all of my time in the Air Force, I kept my state residency there. The problem was, when they wanted me to serve on jury duty, that&amp;#8217;s where they thought I was. So I would always have to send them a letter explaining that I was in the military, living out of th .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jim Drake - Princeton, West Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:34:13 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Claims of Christ: Jesus Is God in Judgment]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141161</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[&amp;#8220;It&amp;#8217;s just not fair!&amp;#8221;  You&amp;#8217;ve heard that before, haven&amp;#8217;t you?  I can guarantee you that if you&amp;#8217;re a parent, you&amp;#8217;ve heard that.  &amp;#8220;All the other kids get to go.  Why can&amp;#8217;t I go?&amp;#8221; And then, being the reasonable person that you are, you give them a logical, well-reasoned defense of your position.  You craft the argument so well that any reasonable person could see and understand your position.  And then is when you hear it.  The comeback of all comebacks&amp;#8212;&amp;#8220;It&amp;#8217;s just not fair!&amp;#8221;  Well, in reality, kid .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jim Drake - Princeton, West Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:05:27 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Claims of Christ: Jesus Is God in Salvation]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141157</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[How would you feel if you were clothes shopping at the mall one day and somebody came up to you and said that your shopping trip was on them?  You could have anything you wanted in the store and they would pay for it.  What would you do?  That happened the other day in a Burlington Coat Factory in the Chicago area.  A lady pulled up to the store in a long, black Hummer limousine.  She walked inside and stood next to the register.  As people came up to the line to check out, she said, &amp;#8220;I&amp;#8217;ve got  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jim Drake - Princeton, West Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:02:29 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Claims of Christ: Jesus Is God in Honor]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141156</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[I think I was as shocked as everybody on Friday.  I was studying in my office at home when I got an email about our president winning the Nobel Peace Prize.  I thought it was a joke until I checked several news sources and found out it&amp;#8217;s true.  Now, you know how I feel about politics.  As Christians, our main political responsibility is to pray for whoever it is that&amp;#8217;s in office.  But I have to tell you, this absolutely took the cake.  I thought I might have been confused, so I went back to loo .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jim Drake - Princeton, West Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:57:58 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Claims of Christ: Jesus Is God in Power]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141155</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Do you ever get frustrated?  Do you ever look around at the things that go on at work and get frustrated?  Or maybe things at school?  I know that we all look at things going on in government and get frustrated.  And inevitably, when we get frustrated like that, what is one of the first things we think about?  We think&amp;#8212;man, if I was in charge, things would be different.  Sometimes when we get frustrated with things, we like to sit back and fantasize about what it would be like if we were the on .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jim Drake - Princeton, West Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:54:33 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Claims of Christ: Jesus Is God in Works]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141154</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[This morning, we&amp;#8217;re looking at Jesus&amp;#8217; second claim to being equal with God.  Back in verses 17-18, we have already seen that Jesus claimed to be God in person.  In our passage this morning we&amp;#8217;re going to see that Jesus claims to be God in works.  In other words, Jesus claims to be equal with God because the works that He does are the same works that God does.  Now, why was that important?  Of course it was important because the Jewish leaders were accusing Jesus.  They were accusing Him of two  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jim Drake - Princeton, West Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:51:34 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Claims of Christ: Jesus is God in Person]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141153</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[If you were with us last week, you&amp;#8217;ll notice that we&amp;#8217;re in part of the same passage we were then.  Last week we started in verse 16 and looked at how and why the Jewish leaders rejected Jesus and wanted to kill Him.  At the same time, we looked at how we reject Jesus for the same reasons.  We found that there were two reasons.  First, they rejected Jesus because He broke their rules by healing on the Sabbath.  By doing that, He tore down their legalism and the way that they were trying to justi .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jim Drake - Princeton, West Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:40:47 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Whose Got Rhythm?]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141152</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Back to School
Whose Got Rhythm?
Psalm 119:161-168
November 22, 2009
	Who has rhythm? Rhythm is a part of life. It is literally in our hearts. In our last sermon of this series, I want to leave you with the encouragement to intentionally develop a spiritual rhythm in your life. This is where you sync up your daily rhythms with God&amp;#8217;s. 
	Further out in the Midwest, farmers prepare for blizzards by tying a rope from the back door of their house to the barn. When a blizzard hits, farm life goe .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Mark Eberly - Erie, Pennsylvania)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:25:28 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Being Juicy Fruit]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141151</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Back to School
Being Juicy Fruit
Galatians 5:22-25
November 15, 2009
	We have spent a lot of time talking about and emphasizing a lot of personal competencies for emotional health. They provide the foundation for the rest of life. They provide the foundation for dealing with the next level of competencies: how we relate to others. 
	The Shema of Jesus has been our guide for several years now: Love God with all our being and love your neighbor as yourself. Basically, much of what we have em .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Mark Eberly - Erie, Pennsylvania)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:20:45 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Deity of Jesus]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141150</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[[If you would like to receive weekly sermons by email, please contact jonrmcleod@yahoo.com]

A GOOD MAN OR THE GOD-MAN?

No one is more loved and hated than Jesus Christ.

&amp;#8226;	&amp;#8220;Jesus&amp;#8221; (Greek) is equivalent to &amp;#8220;JOSHUA&amp;#8221; (Hebrew) and means &amp;#8220;the LORD SAVES.&amp;#8221;

&amp;#8220;You are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins&amp;#8221; (Matthew 1:21).

&amp;#8226;	&amp;#8220;Christ&amp;#8221; (Greek) is equivalent to &amp;#8220;MESSIAH&amp;#8221; (Hebrew) and means &amp;#8220;the ANOINTED One.&amp;#8221;

It seems everyone has an opinion about Jesus .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jonathan McLeod - Eastern Passage, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:13:39 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[A Thankful Prayer]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141149</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[INTRODUCTION:  Authentic thanksgiving through prayer is a true REFLECTION of the gratitude in our hearts for GOD&amp;#8217;S ACTIVITY (past, present, &amp;amp; future).

Transition:  Ex. of A.C.T.S. prayer.  We must be careful not to reduce thanksgiving in our prayer to a section or checklist in preparation for supplication.


1) Paul reveals the HABIT of thankful prayer (v 9a) - Paul is referring to his pattern of regular &amp;amp; consistent prayer rather than a continuous &amp;amp; uninterrupted prayer.

How do you de .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Allen James - Bradenton, Florida)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:49:38 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Idol of Tolerance: Thyatira]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141148</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[American Idols: Looking at Ourselves and Our Loyalties Through the Eyes of Jesus**

The Idol of Tolerance: Thyatira
Revelation 2:18-29

Sermon Objective: We will seek to address the question: &amp;#8220;how is a congregation to express and practice its faith in the midst of the genuine cultural challenges that it faces?&amp;#8221;

Supporting Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:16-17; Titus 2:14; 1 Peter 2:9

Series Intro

We began a series earlier this month called &amp;#8220;American Idols: Looking at Ourselves and Our  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Ken Pell - Potsdam, New York)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:25:18 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Message of Jesus]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141147</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[	Several years ago, Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks did a comedy skit called &amp;#8220;The 2013 Year Old Man&amp;#8221;.  In the skit, Reiner interviews Brooks, who is the old gentleman who has lived for over 2000 years.  At one point, Reiner asks the old man, &amp;#8220;Did you always believe in the Lord?&amp;#8221;  Brooks replied: &amp;#8220;No.  We had a guy in our village named Harry, and for a time we worshiped him.&amp;#8221;  Reiner: &amp;#8220;You worshiped a guy named Harry?  Why?&amp;#8221;  Brooks: &amp;#8220;Because he was big, and mean, and he could break you in two with h .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Rodney Buchanan - Mt. Vernon, Ohio)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:13:28 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Singing to the Lord]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141146</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[I&amp;#8217;m conducting a funeral and looking out over the congregation while we&amp;#8217;re singing a familiar hymn&amp;#8230;and noting how many of the people gathered are not singing.  I&amp;#8217;ll even say, &amp;#8220;Let&amp;#8217;s honor this person&amp;#8217;s memory by singing one of his favorite hymns.&amp;#8221;  And all I get are mostly blank stares.  I realize that some of these are not church people, and I am encouraged to see most of the familiar faces singing.  But we&amp;#8217;re singing well-known hymns (like &amp;#8220;Amazing Grace&amp;#8221;), so what&amp;#8217;s the problem?

Years ago .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Robert Leroe - Saugus, Massachusetts)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:06:38 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Christ is Sole Mediator]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141145</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Dakota Community Church
November 15, 2009

Christ is Sole Mediator

Series: Incomparable Christ 4 
Adapted from a Sermon by C.H. Spurgeon

From &amp;#8220;The First Sermon in the Tabernacle&amp;#8221; - Delivered on Monday Afternoon, March 25th, 1861

Acts 5:42
Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.

They never stopped&amp;#8230; proclaiming&amp;#8230; that Jesus is the Christ.

1.	Christ is fully God.
2.	Christ i .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Dan Cormie - Winnipeg, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:44:48 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Talented Tenth]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141144</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Almost exactly a century ago, American listened to a debate between two great thinkers, two men who had unquestionable credentials, first-rate minds, and powerful pens.

Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois. In September 1895, in a speech in Atlanta, Booker Taliaferro Washington advocated training in practical skills for young people of African descent. His speech and his ideas resounded throughout the country. At his Tuskegee Institute, Washington started courses in farming, bricklaying .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Joseph Smith - Silver Spring, Maryland)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:54:04 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Delusional!]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141143</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Rev. George R. Dillahunty
685 Grant Avenue
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452-3047

November 16, 2009

Text: Proverbs 16:25 (King James Version)

&amp;quot;There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.&amp;quot;

Topic: Delusional!

The word &amp;quot;delusional&amp;quot; means believing something that is unsupported by the facts - it is characterized by self-deception - by misconception - and, by delusions of grandeur!

The Message Bible (MSG) interprets our Holy Scripture tex .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (George Dillahunty - Virginia Beach, Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:53:31 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[What to Do When You Don&amp;#8217;t Feel Like Praising and Thanking God]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141142</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[There was a minister who was known for his uplifting prayers in the pulpit. He always started out a worship service by giving thanks to God. He would say &amp;#8220;We thank thee, O God, for giving us this beautiful day!&amp;#8221; Or &amp;#8220;We thank thee, o God, that Jim is home from the hospital.&amp;#8221; The minister was always thanking the Lord.

One Sunday morning, there was a huge blizzard. There was a foot of snow on the ground. The winds were blowing. The roads were hazardous. And the church was more than half empty. .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Marc Axelrod - Potter, Wisconsin)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:17:44 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[He Has Done Great Things!]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141141</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Rev. George R. Dillahunty
685 Grant Avenue
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452-3047

November 16, 2009

Text: Psalm 126:3 (King James Version)

&amp;quot;The Lord has done great things for us, whereof we are glad.&amp;quot;

Topic: He Has Done Great Things!

Each and every one of us should meditate daily upon the marvelous works of the Lord God Almighty; and, especially for what He has done for us - He has brought us from a mighty long way!

The Message Bible (MSG), interprets our Holy Scripture text, f .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (George Dillahunty - Virginia Beach, Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:02:23 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Beyond the Physical Temple]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[1 Corinthians 6:19-20 

Introduction:
As Jesus and the disciples made their way out of the Temple one day (Mt 24), the disciples were in awe over the physical construction of the temple.  The stones and the beauty and everywhere the glint of gold caught the eye.  As they were marveling, Jesus delivered the devastating blow that soon not one stone would be left upon another.  That temple would be destroyed.

Jesus had prophesied of the destruction of the temple and of Jerusalem.  It must ha .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Tommy Burrus - Plant City, Florida)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:31:28 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Picture of God&amp;#8217;s LOVE]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141139</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[David &amp;amp; Phyllis Roch &amp;#8211; Heart to Change the World &amp;#8211; Droch@pris.ca 250.782.0150
The Love of God    
PHYLLIS take a picture &amp;#8211; waiting for camera to focus on your image because whatever it focuses on, it captures and retains &amp;amp; we look at it over and over..  Our souls are like that &amp;#8211; whatever image we focus on &amp;#8211; whether God, ourselves or worldly &amp;amp; unhealthy things, we capture &amp;#8211; which of these do we want to keep 

DAVID
SLIDE 1.
I.	GOD&amp;#8217;S LOVE IS GREAT (Ephesians 1:19-20 &amp;amp; 2:4-5).
SLIDE 2
19   .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (David Roch - Dawson Creek, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:55:37 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Give Hope]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141138</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[The actions recently of major Nidal Malik Hassan on Fort Hood in Texas, have been shocking. The US army psychiatrist, who was charged with providing hope and comfort to distressed soldiers, turned on them, shooting 51. 

In 2 Corinthians, the Apostle Paul rejoiced because God has so recently delivered him from a grave peril in Asia. This recent trauma brought him to the edge of despair as he felt unbearably crushed with all hope for life draining away (1:8). A break in the clouds of this unre .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Matthew Kratz - Everton, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:31:01 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Planning - our part 2]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141137</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[David &amp;amp; Phyllis Roch - Heart to Change the World
droch@pris.ca 250-782-0150
As we begin a new year It&amp;#8217;s a good time to talk about planning  you know the Bible talks a lot about planning.

He told Moses the plan to get them out of Egypt. 

Then the temple.
Just look at the Old Testament and see the planning of the temple the detail even before one thing was done.

Then how life was to be done day to day.
James 4:13

God planed special events for the people events with meaning. 

So .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (David Roch - Dawson Creek, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:30:52 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Acquiring the Fire of God]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[&amp;#8220;Acquiring the Fire of God&amp;#8221;
Proverbs 26:20-21  		Jeremiah 20:9 		KJV

Introduction:
The word fire has the definition of;
	1. To purify 
	2. Rapid combustion in which a substance ignites and burns, producing heat, light and flame.


1) 	WHAT CAUSES THE FIRE TO GO OUT IN OUR LIVES

A. Lack of prayer, attendance and study are the main causes of our fire to go out.

B. A fire extinguisher is a device used to extinguish fire by ejection water or chemicals . 		A.K.A. the devil

C. He u .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jerry Stepp - Willow Springs, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:12:58 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Our Heritage of Faith]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141135</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Our Heritage of Faith

2 Timothy 1-14

When it comes to faith in Jesus Christ is there someone in your family tree who you would call an encourager?

Can you point to a relative who inspired you as an example of Christian character?

We all need role models, people who are truly good examples for us to follow.  From time to time the battles we encounter in life can cause us to forget our roots as well as the Christ-likeness we are to live out.  We can get emotionally tied up in a fight  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Mark Aarssen - Wallaceburg, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:28:14 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[B Joyful]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141134</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[OPEN: I read the true story about a woman who bought her daughter a really nice Baby Grand Piano for her birthday. A few weeks later, one of her friends asked her how her daughter was doing. 
  &amp;#8220;Oh,&amp;#8221; she said, &amp;#8220;I persuaded her to switch to a clarinet.&amp;#8221; 
  &amp;#8220;How come?&amp;#8221; asked the friend. 
  &amp;#8220;Well,&amp;#8221; &amp;#8211; she paused - &amp;#8220;with a clarinet, she can&amp;#8217;t sing.&amp;#8221; 

APPLY: Now, I know that when it comes to the issue of singing in worship there are usually two kinds of people.
1.	There are people who just lov .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jeff Strite - Logansport, Indiana)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:24:21 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[JESUS&amp;#8217; PRAYER]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141133</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[JESUS&amp;#8217; PRAYER
JOHN 17
FOCAL POINT:  TO REVEAL CHRIST&amp;#8217;S PRIORITIES.

INTRODUCTION:  

IN THIS PRAYER CHRIST PRAYED FOR HIMSELF (VS. 1-5), HIS DISCIPLES (VS. 6-19) AND THE CHURCH (VS. 20-26).

CHRIST&amp;#8217;S SPIRITUAL PRIORITIES BECOME ABUNDANTLY CLEAR   IN HIS PRAYER.  

HIS PRIORITIES:

VS. 1-HE MAKES IT CLEAR HIS WILL IS TO GLORIFY AND HONOR HIS FATHER WHO SENT HIM.  

VS. 17-SANCTITY   OF THE CHURCH

THE WORD   SANCTIFY   MEANS &amp;#8220;TO SEPARATE FROM PROFANE THINGS AND DEDICATE TO GOD&amp;#8221;.  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (John McCormack - Santa Rosa, New Mexico)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:17:04 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Living the Good Life]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141132</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Intro. Tell of the old New England tradition of setting five kernels of corn on the plate, on Thanksgiving day and of Governor Bradford giving thanks to God when, one winter, times were lean. 

Five pointers towards an authentic Christian life.

I. Set your sights on God, 4.
A. The point is Rejoice IN THE LORD: what this means.
(Illustration of Ben Smith rejoicing in the Chicago Bears)

TS. This is the first step in experiencing an authentic Christian life. I suspect most of us have exp .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (George McLaughlin Jr. - Tahlequah, Oklahoma)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:10:28 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Developing Integrity]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141131</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Integrity = moral soundness, honesty, freedom from corrupting influence or motive

1. Make a choice
- Note the  -  &amp;#8220;I will&amp;#8221;will behave 
v.1 &amp;quot;I will sing&amp;quot; - Attitude
v2. &amp;quot;I will behave&amp;quot; - Be, Being or Live
-.2 &amp;quot;I will walk&amp;quot; - - Action
- v.3 &amp;quot;I will set (regard) no wicked thing - Think
- v. 4 &amp;quot;I will not know a wicked person&amp;quot; - Relationship

2. Keep your word to others. - v.2
- The &amp;quot;I will&amp;#8217;s&amp;quot; Act on your choice
- Determine to do 

3.  Acknowledge the Lord
- Judgment of sin &amp;#8212; Cross .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Ralph Andrus - Elkins, West Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:09:34 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Stand Up - Preach Jesus - Sit Down!]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141130</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Rev. George R. Dillahunty
685 Grant Avenue
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452-3047

November 15, 2009

Text: 1 Corinthians 1:23-25 (King James Version)

&amp;quot;But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling block, and unto the Greeks foolishness. (v. 24) But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the Power of God, and the Wisdom of God. (v. 25) Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.&amp;quot;

Topic: Stand Up - Preach  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (George Dillahunty - Virginia Beach, Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:27:52 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Trouble Makers]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141129</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[1 Kings 18:17-18
   A couple had two little mischievous boys, ages 8 and 10. They were always getting into trouble, and their parents knew that if any mischief occurred in their town, their sons would get the blame. 
   The parents decided to have the pastor speak with their boys. He agreed, but asked to speak to them individually.
   So, the mother sent her 8-year-old first, in the morning, with the older boy to see the preacher in the afternoon. 
   The pastor was a huge man with a boomin .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Tommy Burrus - Plant City, Florida)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:57:55 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Lesson in a Rip]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141128</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Matthew 27:50-51
Though now we can&amp;#8217;t fathom how it could happen, the temple will be rebuilt in Jerusalem.  Daniel and Jesus both prophesied that it will be done.  Preparations are already underway for the temple services.  More than 150 sacred tools for the temple have been recreated.  120 Priestly garments have been made and await the tailoring to the men who will wear them.  A Sanhedrin of 71 religious leaders has been reinstituted.  Last year, a lamb was even prepared and slaughtered on the .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Tommy Burrus - Plant City, Florida)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:51:22 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Kingdom of Heaven is like ...]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[The Kingdom of Heaven is like ...
Why Parables
Why not just tell it like it is?  Why do we always have to wrap everything up in stories?  There are a number of possible reasons.  The truth is often quite are to convey directly, but by reference to something else, some of the truth can be uncovered.
How would you describe an Elephant to a blind man?  Or how would you tell him about the colour yellow?  That is the type of problem that Jesus faces when he tries to tell us about the kingdom of h .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Peter Fisher - Billericay, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:49:25 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Sanctified Diplomacy]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141126</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Put on the whole armour of God, &amp;#8220;praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication.  To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.  So that you also may know how I am and what I am doing, Tychicus the beloved brother and faithful minist .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Michael Stark - Dawson Creek, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:16:22 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[A Few Good Men]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141125</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[A Few Good Men

November 15, 2009 &amp;#8211; AM

By Pastor Jim May

In times of crisis what we need are a few good men.  We need someone who will stand in the face of the enemy.  We need soldiers in the Lord&amp;#8217;s Army who will stand up and be counted, and not hide from the enemy in fear with a false hope that, somehow, we will be victorious, but making no preparation fro the battle.  Most of the church of today isn&amp;#8217;t ready for a fight with the devil.  They are focused on themselves and the comforts o .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (James May - Prairieville, Louisiana)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:27:03 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[THE TAMELESS TONGUE]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141124</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[JAMES 3:7-12
NATURAL MAN&amp;#8217;S TAMELESS TONGUE
[Psalm 140 / Mt. 12: 33-37]

	If you have been to a circus, you have likely seen some impressive animal acts.  A trainer enters a large cage filled with lions and tigers, putting them though routines that include jumping through hoops of fire.  Bears ride motorcycles; chimpanzees engage in boxing matches; and elephants stand on their heads.  Yet for all mankind&amp;#8217;s power to tame wild animals, no one apart from God can control their tongue.  The tongu .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Dennis Davidson - Knoxville, Tennessee)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:42:29 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Secure In The Lord!]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141123</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Rev. George R. Dillahunty
685 Grant Avenue
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452-3047

November 15, 2009

Text: Matthew 7:25 (King James Version)

&amp;quot;And the rain descended, and the floods came. and the winds blew, and beat upon the house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.&amp;quot;

Topic: Secure In The Lord!

There is safety and happiness for those who trust in Christ Jesus and accept His free gift of Salvation - while there is misery for those who reject Him! Our Holy Scripture text .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (George Dillahunty - Virginia Beach, Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:50:00 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Parenting Priorities]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[Parenting Priorities
Deuteronomy 6:7-9
Rev. Brian Bill
11/15/09
	
I need two volunteers this morning.  I&amp;#8217;d like one of you to make 40 little circles on the white board and I&amp;#8217;d like the other to make 3,000 circles.  When you&amp;#8217;re finished you can sit down.  Ready.  Set.  Go.  

In our series called, &amp;#8220;Faith Begins at Home,&amp;#8221; we learned two weeks ago to remember because we forget, to respond because we falter and to remain because we&amp;#8217;re fickle.  We must be like Joshua and declare, &amp;#8220;As for me a .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Brian Bill - Pontiac, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:14:23 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[NOW LIVING]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141121</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Is it just me, or have you also noticed a preoccupation lately with the Biblical Prophesy and Armageddon?  Some say it&amp;#8217;s because we feel so unsettled during times of war that we can&amp;#8217;t resist the temptation to speculate about the end of the age.  But I believe that&amp;#8217;s been true of Christians for 2,000 years. 

The Apostles themselves believed that they were living in the End Times &amp;#8211;which explains their delay in writing the Gospels. Each generation since then has wondered if theirs was the one.  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Terry Barnhill - Exeter, California)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:05:55 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[What Do You Have?]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141119</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Rev. George R. Dillahunty
685 Grant Avenue
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452-3047

November 14, 2009

Text: Exodus 4:1-5 (King James Version)

&amp;quot;And Moses answered and said, &amp;#8217;But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, &amp;#8217;The Lord hath not appeared unto thee.&amp;#8217; (v. 2) And the Lord said unto him, &amp;#8217;What is that in thine hand?&amp;#8217; And he said, &amp;#8217;A rod.&amp;#8217; (v. 3) And He said, &amp;#8217;Cast it on the ground.&amp;#8217; And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Mose .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (George Dillahunty - Virginia Beach, Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:01:24 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[More Than All]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[Mark 12: 38 &amp;#8211; 44 / More Than All

Intro:  In 1975 I assumed my duties as the pastor of Memorial Presbyterian church in South Bend, Indiana.  It was a unique ethnic congregation with many customs and traditions.  One such &amp;#8220;tradition&amp;#8221; was the publishing of the annual &amp;#8220;Scandal Sheet of Giving.&amp;#8221; --- A list of members&amp;#8217; names, their pledge amount and their actual giving.  It reminded me then of this scripture passage.

I.      VSS. 38 &amp;#8211; 40 Jesus warns &amp;#8220;watch out&amp;#8221; for religious leaders.  It is the .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Gaither Bailey - Georgetown, Kentucky)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:31:16 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[2012: Don&amp;#8217;t Be Led Astray]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141116</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[2012: Don&amp;#8217;t Be Led Astray ~  Mark 13:1-8

One of the most anticipated movies of the year opened this weekend. It&amp;#8217;s a movie about the end of the world based on the Mayan calendar, which supposedly ends at exactly 5:11 a.m. for those of us in central time, December 21st, 2012.

I). In our Scripture lesson this morning, Jesus&amp;#8217; disciples were marveling about the size o the Temple and surrounding buildings.
   A). Using a list of Old Testament images, Jesus begins to prophesy about coming event .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jody VanSickle - Bonnieville, Kentucky)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:50:30 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[MORE FORGIVING, LESS FAULT-FINDING!]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[&amp;#8220;MORE FORGIVING, LESS FAULT-FINDING!&amp;#8221; 

INTRO: 	It is so easy to get into the trap of judging others 			unfairly!
 
ILLUS:	Chuck Swindoll told of his being at a pastor&amp;#8217;s conference where he would be speaking. The first day there a man approached him and said how greatly he had looked forward to hearing Dr. Swindoll speak and his delight at now finally being able to realize that desire. That evening Swindoll noticed the man was sound asleep only a few minutes into of the sermon. Swindoll tho .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (David Cook - Dacula, Georgia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:35:00 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[MORE GRATITUDE, LESS GRUMBLING! ]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141114</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[MORE GRATITUIDE, LESS GRUMBLING!

TEXT: 	LUKE 17:11-19

INTRO:	 We have so much to be thankful for. In spite of this, it&amp;#8217;s easy to get wrapped up in becoming a grumbler over a person of gratitude!

ILLUS:	Thankfulness seems to be a lost art today. Warren Wiersbe illustrated this problem in his commentary on Colossians. He told about a ministerial student in Evanston, Illinois, who was part of a life-saving squad. In 1860, a ship went aground on the shore of Lake Michigan near Evanston, an .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (David Cook - Dacula, Georgia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:20:54 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
JOHN 16
FOCAL POINT:  TO UNDERSTAND THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

INTRODUCTION:

READ JOHN 16:  1-4

CHRIST GAVE PLENTY OF WARNING THAT OPPRESSION WOULD COME TO HIS EARLY FOLLOWERS.  WE SHOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF IT COMES FROM RELIGIOUS GROUPS.  THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT CHRIST EXPERIENCED AT THE HANDS OF THE JEWISH RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY.

CHRIST IN HIS LATTER DAYS TELLS US OF THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.  OF THE MANY THINGS THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL DO, WE CAN BE CONF .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (John McCormack - Santa Rosa, New Mexico)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:57:06 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Discernable Differences for Disciples]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[
Title: Discernable Differences for Disciples
Texts:  Mark 1:16-20, 9:33-37 and 16:14-16
Thesis:  Followers of Christ respond when he calls, corrects, and commissions them.
Series: The Bible in 90 Day Whole Church Challenge

Introduction

A disconnect exists when there is a gap between our claims of being followers of Christ and the actual outliving of that claim.  
Dallas Willard cited that disconnect when wrote in his book, The Divine Conspiracy, &amp;#8220;The Lord is my Shepherd&amp;#8221; is written  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Monty Newton - Arvada, Colorado)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:44:07 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[POSITIVE PERSPECTIVE]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[
Life is to be lived once, if you have correct information, once is enough!
&amp;#216;	To enjoy continuous progress, there must be continuous change
&amp;#216;	The kind of thinking that brought you to this place is not the kind that will take you to your destiny
&amp;#216;	The road to success is always under construction!

What is perspective? It is an expression of your attitude.It can also be called Verbal outlook of your thinking.(Prov23:7)

Effect of negative perspective
1.	It stagnates Num.13:31
What you s .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Sola Adetunji - Ado-Ekiti, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:28:14 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[WHY WEEPEST THOU]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141110</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[
John 20:11-15
Mary was weeping and hopeless, but Jesus came into the scene. I&amp;#8217;m the one you are looking for, why are you weeping?
This year, you will see what you are looking for!

Are you looking for a baby? You will dance
Are you looking for job? You will come here with your appointment letter.
Are you looking for husband? You will do thanksgiving.
Are you looking for a wife, not just a lady? Not all ladies are wife material, this year you will find a wife
Are you looking for a way? .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Sola Adetunji - Ado-Ekiti, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:29:16 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Bible &amp;amp; 2012]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141109</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[- Roland Emmerich&amp;#8217;s &amp;quot;2012&amp;quot;
- Independence Da y (96), Day After Tomorrow (04)
- $200 million Movie
- Called the &amp;#8220;mother of all disaster movies&amp;#8221;
- Tag line &amp;#8220;Mankind&amp;#8217;s Earliest Civilizations Warned Us&amp;#8221;
- What are the odds?&amp;#8221;, &amp;#8220;I thought we would have more time&amp;#8221;
- US News &amp;amp; World report
- 60% believe the world will end 
- 20 % believe that Christ coming will be soon

Mayan
- Mayan calendar stops at the end of the year 2012
- Tracking the winter solstice (planting?)
- Creating at lest 17 .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Ralph Andrus - Elkins, West Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:54:54 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Daniel - a man of prayer]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[DANIEL &amp;#8211; A man of prayer

The book of the prophet Daniel isn&amp;#8217;t a book that we read very often.

I don&amp;#8217;t think I have ever preached from it in my life

If you were to ask the average Brit who Daniel was, he either would not know or remember him as being  the man who was thrown in a lion&amp;#8217;s den and coming out on top.

But I doubt we get much more.

Our Old Testament reading is taken for the last Chapter of Daniel &amp;#8211; Chapter 12.

Here we read of an angel from God revealing future prophet .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Martin Dale - Frisby-on-the-Wreake, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:53:09 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Ministerial Resource No.6_Funeral Service Format ]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[Compiled by: Herman Abrahams (Pastor), Cornerstone Faith Ministries, P.O. Box 740, Westridge 7802, Rep. of South Africa.
E-Mail: Mentorship2003@yahoo.co.uk

Note to the reader:
If you have been blessed with this sermon compilation, I would be honoured to receive an e-mail from you simply stating where in the world you are based; I do not need any other information. However, you are welcome to communicate with me. This is merely so that I can have the pleasure of giving thanks to Almighty Go .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Herman Abrahams - Westridge, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:46:19 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Wholehearted Servanthood]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[Scripture

Two weeks ago I began a four-week series of messages titled, Wholehearted Generosity. Wholehearted generosity refers to a person who is completely and sincerely and authentically generous. 

Wholehearted generosity begins with wholehearted commitment, which was the topic of the first week&amp;#8217;s message. Then, last we examined the topic of wholehearted stewardship.

Today, I want to look at the topic of &amp;#8220;Wholehearted Servanthood.&amp;#8221; As was the case in previous weeks, this week&amp;#8217;s messa .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Freddy Fritz - Tampa, Florida)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:20:19 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[A Topical Sermon.]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[24th Sunday after Pentecost, November 15, 2009

Grace be into you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, we give you thanks for all your many blessings upon us, especially the gift of your Son, Jesus the Christ, your incarnate and living Word, who came among us to reveal your will and grace for our lives.  Through the power of your Holy Spirit, enable us to receive your Word with joy, and to conform our lives to your will.  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Ronald Harbaugh - Greenville, Pennsylvania)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:17:09 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Revertir, Perverti, o Convertir]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[Un Mensaje no Cambiable por un Mundo que Siempre est&amp;#225; Cambiando

G&amp;#225;latas 1:3-9
 3 Gracia sea a vosotros, y paz de Dios el Padre y de nuestro Se&amp;#241;or Jesucristo,
 4 el cual se dio a s&amp;#237; mismo por nuestros pecados para librarnos de este presente mundo malo, conforme a la voluntad de Dios y Padre nuestro;
 5 al cual sea gloria por siempre y siempre: Am&amp;#233;n.
 6 Estoy maravillado de que tan pronto os hay&amp;#225;is traspasado del que os llam&amp;#243; a la gracia de Cristo, a otro evangelio:
 7 No que haya otro, s .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Craig Benner - San Luis Potos&amp;#237;, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:07:51 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Feast of Firstfruits]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[Feast of First Fruits, Leviticus 23:9-14, (Part-3)

Introduction
The Palisades, also called the New Jersey Palisades or the Hudson Palisades are a line of steep cliffs along the west side of the lower Hudson River in northeast New Jersey and southern New York.  Around the turn of the 20th century there was a great conservation effort to preserve this beautiful landscape.  The famed philanthropist, John D. Rockefeller had a major role in purchasing much of the land which is currently a nature .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Chris Surber - Peru, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:25:44 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Living in Thanksgiving]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[Living with Thanksgiving
Psalms 100
What Do You Think of When You Think of Thanksgiving? 
Eating, Football, Long Weekend, Shopping, History, or Family? Thanksgiving is much more than any of this. True thanksgiving is not just a day for food, football, and family. It&amp;#8217;s not just a holiday every fourth Thursday in November. For God&amp;#8217;s people, everyday ought to be Thanksgiving Day!

Thanksgiving Day is a distinctive holiday. It doesn&amp;#8217;t commemorate a battle or anyone&amp;#8217;s birthday. It is simply a d .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Richard White - Paw Paw, West Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:02:58 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Doing It Almighty God&amp;#8217;s Way!]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[Rev. George R. Dillahunty
685 Grant Avenue
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452-3047

Text: Psalm 25:4 (King James Version)

&amp;quot;Shew me Thy ways, O Lord, teach me Thy paths.&amp;quot;

Topic: Doing It Almighty God&amp;#8217;s Way!

The New Living Translation (NLT), interprets our Holy Scripture test, for today, a psalm of David, in this way: &amp;quot;Show me the path where I should walk, O Lord; point out the right road for me to follow.&amp;quot;

We come into this world in total ignorance - we learn by observing those peopl .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (George Dillahunty - Virginia Beach, Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:12:17 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Onward and Upward]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[November 15, 2009
Morning Worship

Text: Philippians 3:12-21

Subject: Spiritual Growth
Title: Onward and Upward


When I married into Charlotte&amp;#8217;s family I married into a really close family that liked to spend a lot of time together. Almost every Sunday was spent at Charlotte&amp;#8217;s Mom and Dad&amp;#8217;s house. There were football or baseball games to watch or play. There was supper to be eaten. Those were great times. 

It didn&amp;#8217;t take long to find out that there were some things that the men in .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Mike Rickman - Palmyra, Missouri)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:12:11 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The point of Parables]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[I was chatting to David Lowman &amp;#8211; the Archdeacon of Southend &amp;#8211; this week. We were talking about &amp;#8216;preaching&amp;#8217; &amp;#8211; for example length of sermon, quality of sermon, and the coherence of sermons. David said that sometimes he goes to a Church and preaches and people say, &amp;#8220;Thank you. I could hear every word you said&amp;#8221;; and David thinks to himself, &amp;#8220;Does that mean that normally they can&amp;#8217;t hear every word?&amp;#8221; Sometimes people say, &amp;#8220;Thank you. I could understand what you were talking about&amp;#8221;; and you can probab .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Warner Pidgeon - Billericay, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:57:56 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Always]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[ALWAYS

&amp;#8220;Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.&amp;#8221; 

Introduction: The word always means &amp;#8220;at all times, invariably, forever, all the time on every occasion. As believers there are three things that are &amp;#8220;always&amp;#8221; to be part of our lives and actions. We are to be always joyful, always thankful, and always prayerful.

I.	Always Joyful &amp;#8211; &amp;#8220;rejoice always&amp;#8221;
A.	Psalm 40:16 &amp;#8220;Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Gerald Flury - N Ridgeville, Ohio)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:13:46 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The God Who Encourages]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[THE TOOL CALLED &amp;#8216;DISCOURAGEMENT&amp;#8217;
 Once upon a time, the Devil decided to have a garage sale and sell all the tools of his trade. There were envy, jealousy, hatred, deceit, pride, idolatry and many others. Each of the tools was marked with its own price tag. 
 On the day of the big sale, all were arranged neatly and attractively displayed. Over in the corner, by itself, was a harmless looking wedge-shaped tool, very worn out, but it had a higher price tag than all the others.
 Someone asked t .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Christian Cheong - Singapore, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:00:40 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Go wash yourself in the Jordan]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[GO WASH YOURSELF SEVEN TIMES IN THE JORDAN. (2 KINGS 5:10)

The story of Naaman the leper, recorded in 2 Kings 5, illustrates much about the work of God and our response to Him.

v1  Naaman, a Syrian, was supposedly an enemy of Israel in the sense that he was not a Jew. He was highly regarded by his master - note how the Lord had given victory to Aram through him. God is able to use all events and people to bring about the fulfillment of His word. Leprosy was seen by the ancient world as a  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Steve Cleary - Croydon, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:32:22 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The fire fell - Elijah at Mt Carmel]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[Ahab was a man who did more evil in the eyes of God than any before him. He considered it trivial to commit sin and was married to Jezebel, who had lead the people of Israel astray into the worship and service of Baal. His father was bad enough, but the Bible tells us that Ahab had done more to provoke God to anger than any man before him. To put it simply, he  was a right pain in the neck. 

v.17 - after all this, Ahab had the barefaced cheek to call Elijah, a man of God, a &amp;quot;troubler of Isra .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Steve Cleary - Croydon, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:28:11 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Jesus is Lord]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[&amp;quot;Jesus is Lord&amp;quot;.

If you want a comfortable life, you can leave right now. There are no apologies for the strength of todays message. It is meant to challenge and proclaim freedom.  The Bible says that &amp;quot;death and life are in the power of the tongue&amp;quot; (Prov 18:21)

1.   Why is Jesus Lord ?

Hardly has Peter uttered a word in Acts 2,than his focus was upon Jesus, when he says &amp;quot;Jesus. Men of Israel, listen to this, Jesus of Nazareth...&amp;quot; The immediate attention was upon Jesus Christ. The Jesus .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Steve Cleary - Croydon, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:19:17 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Admitting Our Blindness in Human Development]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[November 16, 2009
Caritas in Veritate

&amp;#8220;Deeds without knowledge are blind, and knowledge without love is sterile.&amp;#8221;  As Luke portrays Jesus making his pilgrimage to the Holy City whose inhabitants will murder him, He finally responds to one who is publicly calling him The Messiah&amp;#8211;Son of David.  But it&amp;#8217;s not a politician or revolutionary.  It is, as always, a poor, disabled, weak human like you and me.  And, like you and me without Christ, he admits his blindness and weakness and asks to be he .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (W Pat Cunningham - San Antonio, Texas)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:16:13 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Search me O God]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[SEARCH ME O GOD

To many people, the church today is lacking in moral authority and holiness of life. In many ways, we as the people of God are indistinguishable from non-believers. We live our lives with the same principles and desire to sin - in the scriptures we are called to be holy, but honestly have to ask ourselves whether we are living in that call. There are, I believe a number of lessons that can be learnt from our readings today about the need for holiness and God&amp;#8217;s desire for us t .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Steve Cleary - Croydon, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:02:14 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Celebrating Ruth]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[Today is &amp;#8217;All Saints Day&amp;#8217; (or &amp;#8217;All Hallows Day&amp;#8217;) and while I appreciate that this day is not as celebrated in our broader culture as is the day that precedes it -  &amp;#8217;All Hallows Eve&amp;#8217; (or &amp;#8217;Halloween&amp;#8217;) it is nonetheless a significant day of celebration in the church - a day when we celebrate our connection with the great saints who have gone before us in the faith and when we get to sing my favourite hymn, &amp;quot;To all the saints, who from their labours rest &amp;#8230;&amp;quot;.

And so I thought that today might be  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (David Smith - Sydney, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:57:38 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Gift]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[THE GIFT.

So, it&amp;#8217;s that time again. Each Christmas, we face the same endless round of activity - shopping, presents, cards, last minute shopping, last minute presents, last minute cards. There hardly appears to be enough time to think about material concerns let alone spiritual ones. Yet, is there really anything behind it all ? Is there a purpose to Christmas, or is it merely an excuse to have a few parties and be good to the children ? I believe that there is a purpose to Christmas and I t .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Steve Cleary - Croydon, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:56:02 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Risen Hope]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[THE RISEN HOPE (1 Peter 1:3)

Introduction

Is there any hope ? Christian Aid poster - do you believe in life before death ? A constant refrain goes up throughout the ages   is there hope ? On a human level, there seems to be little   war, famine. Wrong seems to win the hearts and minds of people and man has tried to bypass God by leaving Him out of their lives. We reap the results - rising crime, selfishness and greed. Life for so many people has become a sham and lost it&amp;#8217;s purpose. The wo .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Steve Cleary - Croydon, *Province/Other)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:52:02 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Supercharged]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[In 1960, John Kennedy was running for the presidency, and was campaigning near a coal mine in West Virginia. One of the miners put a series of questions to Kennedy:  

&amp;quot;Is it true that your father is one of the wealthiest men in the world?&amp;quot; Kennedy admitted that this was true. 
 
&amp;quot;Well, then, is it also true that you&amp;#8217;ve always had everything you&amp;#8217;ve wanted?&amp;#8221; Again Kennedy admitted that this was true. 

The miner&amp;#8217;s voice got louder, and his pitch got higher, &amp;quot;Then is it also true that you&amp;#8217;v .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Joseph Smith - Silver Spring, Maryland)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:56:19 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Faith&amp;#8217;s Reality]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[Faith&amp;#8217;s Reality
Text: 1st Corinthians 15:1-19
By: Ken McKinley

(Read Text)
I don&amp;#8217;t know if you&amp;#8217;ve noticed it or not but our world is changing; and a lot of people would say, that it&amp;#8217;s not changing for the better.  But that it&amp;#8217;s getting worse.  And the church is changing too, even in our own denomination, the Southern Baptist denomination, there are changes taking place.  Things aren&amp;#8217;t like they used to be, and the reality is; they probably never will be again.  Now despite these changes i .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Ken McKinley - Ft. Supply, Oklahoma)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:58:46 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Jesus Series]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[WANT TO SEE GOD WORK?
JESUS SERIES VI: THOSE WHO WANT A SIGN

INTRO: Before we look into what makes God work (and there is really no exact way, there is no way God will fit into a box), we will take a look at what does NOT make God work.

A SIGN: I was chatting a way back with a friend on facebook. The gist of his message was he was seeking a sign, and essentially if God would only give him a sign, then he would believe in Christ. But the problem with that thinking is that God is not a gen .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Tom Papez - Wentzville, Missouri)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:25:11 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[One if By Land]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[ONE IF BY LAND
JESUS SERIES V: WATCH OUT

OPEN: During the Revolutionary War, our young almost-nation put up an intricate series&amp;#8217; of defense mechanisms to save peoples lives. The plan was simple, if the British were coming, they were to hang a lantern in the Boston&amp;#8217;s Old North Church Tower. The famous Longfellow poem about Paul Revere records it this way:
He said to his friend, &amp;#8220;If the British march 
By land or sea from the town to-night, 
Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch 
Of the  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Tom Papez - Wentzville, Missouri)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:11:47 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[American Idol]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[AMERICAN IDOL
IDOL SERIES 1

INTRO: AMERICAN IDOL

BIBLE VERSE: Exodus 20:2-3

TRANSITION: SO WHAT IS YOUR AMERICAN IDOL?
Following are some idols, and they may not always be what you think.

1. PRIDE:

BIBLE VERSE: 1 John 2:15-17
 15Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16For everything in the world&amp;#8212;the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does&amp;#8212;comes not from the  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Tom Papez - Wentzville, Missouri)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:01:09 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141083</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS
IDOL SERIES 2: POSSESSIONS, PARONOIA, &amp;amp; PROBLEMS

INTRO: Last week we used the American Idol theme to discuss some idols Americans often times put in front of the Lord, and it turned out to be pretty passionate. The three we discussed were: Pride, Popularity, and Power. Today, we have three more P words that interfere with our walk with the Lord, some of them pretty dang serious, some of them sort of funny.

1. POSSESSIONS

BIBLE VERSE: Matthew 4:8-10
A .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Tom Papez - Wentzville, Missouri)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:51:47 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[No Problem Mon]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141082</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[NO PROBLEM MON
IDOL SERIES 3: PROBLEMS &amp;amp; PASSION

INTRO: Last weeks we used the American Idol theme to discuss some idols Americans often times put in front of the Lord, and it turned out to be pretty passionate. The five we discussed were pride, popularity, possessions, &amp;amp; paranoia. Today, we have some more P words that interfere with our walk with the Lord, some of them pretty dang serious, some of them sort of funny.

TRANSITION: There is an old movie, and I know none of you have seen it .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Tom Papez - Wentzville, Missouri)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:41:45 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[A stone throw away from a changed life]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141081</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Intro:  On March 22, 1824 an incident took place in Madison County, Indiana, which came to be known as the Fall Creek Massacre. Six white men murdered nine Seneca and Miami Indians and wounded another. Among the nine dead were three women and four children. The six men were apprehended and tried and some were executed. One of the men named John Bridge Jr. was sentenced to death by hanging for his part in the massacre. He was to be executed on June 3, 1825. His father, John Bridge Sr. and anothe .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Billy Ricks - Columbia, Missouri)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:04:10 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Deeper The Walk]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[THE DEEPER THE WALK 
Pastor Ken Crow

This morning I want to start with several scriptures. All found in Genesis. Then we will move to the book of Luke chapter 1.

Genesis 5:24 (King James Version)
 24And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
Genesis 6:9 (King James Version)
 9These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
 Genesis 17:1 (King James Version)
 1And when Abram was ninety years old and ni .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Ken crow - Harrison, Arkansas)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:59:03 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[You&amp;#8217;ve Got Mail: Pergamum]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141079</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[You&amp;#8217;ve Got Mail: Pergamum
Scott Bayles, preacher
First Christian Church, Rosiclare, IL

For those of you just joining us, we&amp;#8217;ve spent the past couple of weeks camped in the Book of Revelation. Rather than trudging through the more puzzling prophetic passages, though, we&amp;#8217;ve been pouring over the more practical pages of John&amp;#8217;s Revelation&amp;#8212;specifically, we&amp;#8217;ve been reading other churches&amp;#8217; mail. One envelope at a time, we&amp;#8217;ve been unfolding the seven letters from the Son of God to the seven church .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Scott Bayles - Rosiclare, Illinois)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:17:41 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Forgiveness]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141078</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[INTRODUCTION
&amp;#8226;	SLIDE #1
&amp;#8226;	As we enter into week 5 of Fireproofing our Relationships, I want to talk to you about the second most important skill and action involved in successful relationships, friendships, and marriages. That skill is forgiveness.
&amp;#8226;	This may be one of the most difficult skills to posses because of the pain and hurt that that caused the need for forgiveness to be exercised in the first place.
&amp;#8226;	The truth about forgiven is&amp;#8230; it isn&amp;#8217;t easy. Because you never have to forgive so .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jeffery Anselmi - Sierra Vista, Arizona)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:13:43 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[From Praise To Power]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141077</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[From Praise To Power
November 15  Psalm 47:1-9    Acts 16:16-34

     Suppose for a moment that you won tickets to a luncheon after the Cavs had beaten the Lakers in a playoff game in 2010.  If at the luncheon Shaq stood up and said, &amp;#8220;stand to you feet and let&amp;#8217;s give it up for LeBron and the Cavaliers.&amp;#8221;  How many of you think that most of us would be up on our feet clapping and cheering for our Cavs?

       Some of us will give hi fives, some of us will make strange rooting noises, and so .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Rick Gillespie- Mobley - Cleveland, Ohio)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:45:38 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Christians Count the Cost of The Cross]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141076</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[CHRISTIANS COUNT THE COST OF THE CROSS (Outline)

September 20, 2009  --  
PENTECOST 16  --  

Luke  14:25-33

INTRO:  At the center of the life of a Christian is Christ.  At the center of the life of Christ is the cross.  Today the cross is still considered by some only an instrument of extreme torture and death.  For the unbeliever and scoffers the cross holds no power or meaning.  But you, every Christian, and I knows, believes, and confesses that without the cross of Christ we are lo .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Timm Meyer - Norton, Kansas)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:28:39 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Follow Christ In Self-Denial]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141075</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[FOLLOW CHRIST IN SELF-DENIAL (Outline)

September 13, 2009  --  
PENTECOST 15  --  

Luke  14:1,7-14

INTRO:  The childhood game &amp;#8220;Follow the Leader&amp;#8221; is a part of our daily lives.  Unless we are the leader each one of us will be following a leader.  Throughout our lives someone is in place as an authority over us in our everyday lives.  The authorities that are in place exist by the will of God and for his purpose.  Now, earthly leaders all too often make promises they cannot keep.  They  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Timm Meyer - Norton, Kansas)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:17:23 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[How to Overfhaul Your Priorities]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141074</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Title:  How to Overhaul Your Priorities
Text:  Haggai 1:1-15
Thesis:  We accomplish the most important things in life when we focus on God&amp;#8217;s priorities.
Series: The Bible in 90 Days Whole Church Challenge

Introduction

I heard a joke this past week about a young man who was driving his BMW around a curve when he realized the car was out of control and about to plummet over a cliff. The young man jumped out, but his left arm was severed from his body. He stood there looking down at his b .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Monty Newton - Arvada, Colorado)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:15:22 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Heaven&amp;#8217;s Door Is Narrow]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141073</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[HEAVEN&amp;#8217;S DOOR IS NARROW (Outline)

September 6, 2009  --  
PENTECOST 14  --  

Luke  13:22-30

INTRO:  Today Jesus points out that the door to heaven is narrow.  This does not mean that heaven is full.  The Lord&amp;#8217;s will is to see all mankind saved.  But not all people are saved!  Why?  When left on their own humans simply make the wrong choice.  Adam and Eve, living in a perfect world, used their free will to disobey God and chose evil.  After the flood only eight (8) people were saved.   .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Timm Meyer - Norton, Kansas)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:11:17 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[God&amp;#8217;s Truth Divides]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141072</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[GOD&amp;#8217;S TRUTH DIVIDES (Outline)

August 30, 2009  --  
PENTECOST 13  --  

Luke  12:49-53

INTRO:  Good and evil, light and darkness are opposites.  They have nothing in common with each other.  God&amp;#8217;s word judges and divides in much the same simple manner.  One time Jesus&amp;#8217; enemies accused him of using the power of Satan to perform miracles.  This was not the truth.  A house divided against itself cannot stand. &amp;quot;He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatter .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Timm Meyer - Norton, Kansas)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:03:40 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Someone Stronger]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[Someone Stronger
	Prairie Baptist Church &amp;#8211; 11/15/09
A.M. Service

Text:  Mark 5:1-20
Key verse: Mark 5:19 - However, Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, &amp;#8220;Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you.&amp;#8221;
 
Premise:  No one can break the power of Satan in their lives without the power of Jesus.  He is the only one that can overcome the darkness to bring seeking men into the light.

The Introduction

 In on .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Nathan Johnson - Griffith, Indiana)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:01:55 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Faith Is Being Sure And Certain]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141070</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[&amp;#8220;FAITH IS BEING SURE&amp;#8230;AND CERTAIN&amp;#8221; (Outline)

August 23, 2009  --  
PENTECOST 12  --  

Hebrews  11:1-3,8-16

INTRO:  The Christian faith is the only faith built upon the solid foundation of Christ the Rock.  What does this mean for the followers of Christ?  Believers are absolutely sure of eternal salvation in an unsure world.  Believers are positively certain God is in control in the uncertain surroundings of this present age.  &amp;#8220;Faith is being sure&amp;#8230;and certain!&amp;#8221;  Once again, we gather a .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Timm Meyer - Norton, Kansas)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:57:12 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[You Have Been Raised With Christ]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141069</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[&amp;#8220;YOU HAVE BEEN RAISED WITH CHRIST&amp;#8221; (Outline)


August 16, 2009  --  
PENTECOST 11  --  


Colossians  3:1-11

INTRO:  Today&amp;#8217;s scripture text are words specifically pointed at believers.  By grace God calls the believer out of darkness into his marvelous light!  The life a believer lives after being called to faith is called a sanctified life.  The Holy Spirit makes people holy by changing their hearts of stone into hearts of flesh. The Holy Spirit has sanctified the believer by this gr .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Timm Meyer - Norton, Kansas)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:50:44 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Joseph: A Man of Godly Integrity]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141068</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[LESSONS FROM THE LIVES OF THE PATRIARCHS
GENESIS PART 2 | PATRIARCHAL HISTORY
JOSEPH: A MAN OF GODLY INTEGRITY
GENESIS 39:1-23

[INTRODUCTION]

I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body. But as President, I must put the interest of America first. America needs a full-time President and a full-time Congress, particularly at this time with problems we face at home and abroad. To continue to fight through the months ah .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Matthew Grise - Auburn, Maine)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:10:42 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[&amp;quot;Off to See the Wizard&amp;quot;]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141067</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[&amp;#8220;Off to See the Wizard&amp;#8221;
Acts 8:1-3 and 9-25

Last week we wrapped up chapter 7 as we saw the death of the first martyr in the local church.  His name was Stephen.  According to church history it would have happened something like this ...  The criminal would be taken to a place where there was a cliff ... the individual would then be thrown down.  Depending on the height of the cliff some were killed in the process, some broke their legs ...but most survived and then they would throw huge bo .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (David Henderson - Port Richey, Florida)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:59:00 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[&amp;quot;Putting Your Best Foot Forward&amp;quot;]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141066</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[&amp;#8220;Putting Your Best Foot Forward&amp;#8221;
Acts 5: 12-42

One of the things that has happened in our society across the years is that our concept of service has greatly changed.  What we have seen is that real service has almost become a thing of the past and has been replaced by convenience.  Some of you can recall pulling into a gas station, which by the way was referred to as a service station and a couple fo attendants would come out, check you oil, wash your windows, check your tires and then fil .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (David Henderson - Port Richey, Florida)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:52:34 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[&amp;quot;Follow that Chariot!&amp;quot;]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141065</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[The Power of a Changed Life
&amp;#8220;Follow that Chariot!&amp;#8221;
Acts 8:26-40

Philip is now entering a new phase of his ministry.  Thousands have now come to Christ and you have to stop and ask the question ... why would God move him from an area where he is touching so many lives in Jerusalem to a place like Gaza.  The place and the timing both seem odd.  Gaza was about 50 miles SW of Jerusalem and to get there Luke tells us he must go down this desert road.  Now for a moment contrast Philip here in th .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (David Henderson - Port Richey, Florida)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:43:40 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[A Song of Hope]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141064</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Luke 1:46-50, 54-55

I have entitled our message for this morning &amp;#8220;A Song of Hope.&amp;#8221;  The passage we are going to see is often called the &amp;#8220;Song of Mary.&amp;#8221; In Mary&amp;#8217;s words we hear an expression of hope and an expression of great joy in the coming fulfillment of her hope.  What was Mary&amp;#8217;s hope?  Mary had the same hope as all the nation of Israel, the hope of a Savior who would provide His people with salvation from sin and redemption unto God.  In Psalm 130:7 we read, &amp;#8220;O Israel, hope in the LORD; .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Damian Phillips - Hartford, South Dakota)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:35:19 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Extreme Makeover]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141063</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[&amp;#8220;Extreme Makeover&amp;#8221;
Acts: 9:1 9b-31

Saul has now experienced what you and I might term as an extreme makeover.  You&amp;#8217;ve seen that program I am sure ... in a recent episode they took a house that looked like this ... in very poor condition and literally in a matter of days they turned it into a house any of us would be proud to live in.  A complete makeover. 

In a matter of a few days this is exactly what has happened to the man we now know as the apostle Paul.  The word the Bible uses for  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (David Henderson - Port Richey, Florida)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:30:41 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Loud Actions:  Holy Spirit]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141062</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[Introduction

As I work with people, there are times when I think that some people really don&amp;#8217;t want to do anything for God unless it is easy and cheap.  There are times when I think that God really wants us to go forward with something, but then someone comes along and pours cold water on the idea and thinks of all the reasons why we can&amp;#8217;t do it.

There was story told about a teen that really wanted to reach out to his friends and see them become followers of Jesus.  He went to his youth p .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Benjamin Karner - Elkview, West Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:14:22 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Continue To Live In Christ]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141061</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[&amp;#8220;CONTINUE TO LIVE IN CHRIST&amp;#8221; (Outline)

August 9, 2009  --  
PENTECOST 10  --  

Colossians  2:6-15

INTRO:  In the Lord Jesus Christ believers have everything that they need.  Believers are also given more than one can even ask or imagine.  Without Christ people have nothing.  Today&amp;#8217;s word of God points out how vital it is to maintain an active relationship with the Lord.  &amp;quot;I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me y .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Timm Meyer - Norton, Kansas)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:01:30 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Christ Lives In Us]]></title> 
			  		<link>http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=141060</link>
			  		
			  			<description><![CDATA[CHRIST LIVES IN US (Outline)

August 2, 2009  --  
PENTECOST 9  --  


Colossians  1:21-28

INTRO:  Everyone loves a mystery.  The more that we hear, read, and study God&amp;#8217;s word the more we begin to understand the mystery of Scripture revealed.  Scripture holds many mysteries that are not always easily, completely humanly understood.  It is only by faith that we believe God&amp;#8217;s mysteries as revealed in God&amp;#8217;s holy word.  Who fully knows the mind of God?  In Colossians we are told Christ liv .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Timm Meyer - Norton, Kansas)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:53:25 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Always Thank God for the Gospel&amp;#8217;s Growing Season]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[ALWAYS THANK GOD FOR THE GOSPEL&amp;#8217;S GROWING SEASON (Outline)

July 26, 2009  --  
PENTECOST 8  --  

Colossians  1:1-14

INTRO:  Scripture often uses extreme adjectives.  The Lord requests believers to live the Christian life &amp;#8220;always&amp;#8221;, &amp;#8220;continually&amp;#8221;, &amp;#8220;without ceasing&amp;#8221;.  These are only a few of the extreme adjectives that our gra-cious God uses to encourage faithfulness.  We may wonder to ourselves how it is possible to &amp;#8220;be joyful always&amp;#8221;?  On our own we cannot come close to doing what the  .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Timm Meyer - Norton, Kansas)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:44:53 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[What makes a Church Great? Part 2]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[What Makes a Church Great? Part 2
Acts 4:33

Acts 4:33.
33With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and much grace was upon them all.

1.THEY HAD A GREAT PURPOSE
2.THEY HAD GREAT PREACHING
3.THEY HAD GREAT POWER

One common theme that goes through the whole Church is Attitude!
Attitudes are contagious, the question is : Is yours worth catching.
I have managed to change the attitude and  atmosphere as well in less than 3 hours in the pa .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Bob Soulliere - Clio, Michigan)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:42:31 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Horribly Beautiful]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[Hebrews 10:11-25

	What do you think of when you hear the word, &amp;#8220;Sacrifice?&amp;#8221;  There are a lot of different ideas that come to mind.  With Veteran&amp;#8217;s Day this last week, sometimes we think of those who have served in the military.  And that is a great definition of sacrifice, people have risked a lot, and been in harm&amp;#8217;s way so we can have our great freedoms.  With the economy, sometimes we think of sacrifices we have had to make in budgets.  Going out to eat might mean pizza or sandwiches inste .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Matt Hoffmann - columbus, Ohio)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:42:12 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Do Not Become Weary In Doing Good]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[&amp;#8220;DO NOT BECOME WEARY IN DOING GOOD&amp;#8221; (Outline)

July 19, 2009  --  
PENTECOST 7  --  

Galatians  6:1-10

INTRO:  Greatness in God&amp;#8217;s kingdom differs far differently compared to the standards of greatness in this world.  Too often all too many only look at the numbers.  The bigger the numbers means greater the success.  So, often, the mega-churches (large numbers) grab the headlines from our media in our success oriented society.  But God&amp;#8217;s measure of greatness is just the opposite.  Jesus .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Timm Meyer - Norton, Kansas)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:37:15 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[That&amp;#8217;s Crazy]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[I have always been a fan of Winnie the Pooh. I remember as a young girl in elementary school, my Mom would dress me in her bedroom each morning before school. As we got ready, I would watch Pooh&amp;#8217;s Corner (I believe it was called), on the Disney Channel. Now, this was not the animated Winnie the Pooh with which you are all probably familiar; rather, it was live actors and actresses in costumes who acted out scenarios in the Hundred Acre Woods. Though the stories were new and relevant to the live .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Clair Travis - Soddy Daisy, Tennessee)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:24:29 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[True Commitment to God or a Commitment that is True to God]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[We greet you this afternoon praising God from whom all blessings are always flowing.  We stand before you in the Name of Jesus Christ, the name that is above all names.   
I now invite your attention for a short while this afternoon from the book of Psalm chapter 145 and verses  18-20.   The hundredth and 45th division of Psalm and verses 18-20, when you have found it, let me hear you say amen.   Let us stand for the reading and hearing and doing of God&amp;#8217;s Holy word.   While we are standing, re .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Bartholomew Riggins - Shreveport, , Louisiana)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:57:57 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Believe in Deliverance]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[Text:	&amp;#8220;The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but deliverance is of the LORD&amp;#8221; (Proverbs 21:31).

This proverb is talking about preparing for battle.  In the early days when horses were involved in battle, preparation of the horse and the warrior took place.  Survival was the goal and in order to meet the goal, safety was a very big factor.

Besides the actual worldly or physical preparation that needed to take place, consultation with Almighty God was a number one factor.  In this day .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Bill Butsko - Orlando, Florida)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:21:29 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[The Old Rules Uncloaked]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[When our children were small, they liked to play games with us. But they liked it best when they could win. Whether it was crazy eights, or chutes and ladders, or just hide-and-go-seek, our children loved to play games as long as they could win. If they lost too much they would burst into tears and jut out that lower lip and pout, &amp;quot;I don&amp;#8217;t wanna play anymore&amp;quot; 

Now, of course, winning was very seldom possible in games of skill. Our adult reasoning just outstripped the children, and so they wo .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Joseph Smith - Silver Spring, Maryland)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:21:03 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Study in Revelation 29 Babylon&amp;#8217;s collapse part 1 &amp;amp; 2]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[STUDY IN REVELATION 29
The Collapse of Political Babylon pt 1
Revelation 18: 1-24
There are two basic ideas as to what Babylon represents here in chapter 18. 
First Some believe that Babylon will be an actual city, either Rome or the city of Babylon will be rebuilt close to where it was in ancient times.
Babylon sat on the Euphrates River at the head of the Persian Gulf and W.A. Criswell says that these commentators believe that the whole eastern area will become extremely wealthy with the .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jimmy Lee - Florence, South Carolina)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:11:23 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Study in Revelation 28 The power behind Babylon]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[STUDY IN REVELATION 28
Vision 3 part II
The Power Behind Babylon
Revelation 17: 7-18


According to verse 7, Babylon, or false religion is a mystery. 
How can people claim to follow God and put leaders, governments, states and even rituals above God?
How can people claim to follow God and slaughter millions of innocent people?

This is just what John saw. He saw just what false religion would be like in the last days. He saw religion join hands with the government of the antichrist an .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jimmy Lee - Florence, South Carolina)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:05:19 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Study in Revelation 27 The judgment of Babylon begins]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[STUDY IN REVELATION 27
Vision 3 Rev. 17: 1-6
The Judgment of Religious and Political Babylon 
Part I


In the first six verses of chapter 17 we are given the description of religious Babylon or false religion.
If anything is false we consider it a lie, which is the opposite of the truth.
False religion has done more to destroy people than any other thing known to man. How can this be true?
Through deception, false religion promises life, salvation, peace and hope in some kind of life h .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jimmy Lee - Florence, South Carolina)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:01:07 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Study in Revelation 26 Pouring out of the bowls]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[STUDY IN REVELATION 26
The Pouring Out of the Seven Bowl Judgments
Revelation 16: 1-21

There is an absolute horrifying judgment on the way. Never before has man&amp;#8217;s imagination dreamed up anything that can compare to what we are about to witness, in chapter 16 of the book of Revelation.
The most horrible movie you can think of will not even come close in comparison to the coming judgment of God.

This will be the final judgment and it takes place right at the very end of human history. We .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (Jimmy Lee - Florence, South Carolina)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:46:55 -0800</pubDate> 
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					<title><![CDATA[Call To Greatness!]]></title> 
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			  			<description><![CDATA[Rev. George R. Dillahunty
685 Grant Avenue
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452-3047

November 13, 2009

Text: Axts 26:19-20 (King James Version)

&amp;quot;Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the Heavenly vision: (v. 20) But shewed forst unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.&amp;quot;

Topic: Call To Greatness!

The late great navigator, coloniz .....]]></description>	
			  		
			  		<author><![CDATA[private-email@sermoncentral.com (George Dillahunty - Virginia Beach, Virginia)]]></author>
			  		
			  		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:22:17 -0800</pubDate> 
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