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		<title>10/4 &#8211; The Christ Who Names Us</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Text: Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12

Introduction:  What’s in a name?
The letter to the Hebrews was written to a community of Jewish Christians who became followers of Christ, but now they need encouragement to stay the course.  A good summary of this encouragement appears in Hebrews 4:14-16:
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		<title>9/27 &#8211; A Church of Hope and Safe Surrender</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[justice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Text: Psalm 124

I want to start today with a story about something neat going on in the Body of Christ – in some congregations that have signed up to participate in a very special program: “Fugitive Safe Surrender.”  This program was started two years by the U.S. Justice Department, and has been wildly successful.  This [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pastorwhaley.wordpress.com&blog=2875856&post=291&subd=pastorwhaley&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>9/20 &#8211; Who&#8217;s On First?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Whaley</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[grace]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Text: Mark 9:30-37

One teaching contained within the Gospel of Mark is one of human nature – how human ambition, desire, or even insecurity can influence how we perceive and respond to the Lord’s will.
This episode we’ve read this morning is one of three instances in Mark where Jesus predicts his death (see Mk 8:27-33; Mk [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pastorwhaley.wordpress.com&blog=2875856&post=288&subd=pastorwhaley&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>9/13 &#8211; Time to Refocus</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Text: Mark 8:27-38
Did I Hear That Right?
One of the characteristics of our overly-contentious society is our tendency to get hung up on small details and make them into a big deal.  For example, during the impeachment proceedings of former President Clinton, there was a great deal of wrangling and controversy over what the meaning of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pastorwhaley.wordpress.com&blog=2875856&post=279&subd=pastorwhaley&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>9/06 &#8211; Paparazzo</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Text: Proverbs 22

Consider what it might be like to live your life in the eye of the cameras of the paparazzi.  All you have to do is check the gossip magazines, celebrity TV shows, or on the internet to find out some of what it’s like.
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