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		<title>Why Do We Reach Out?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Sunday, March 7, 2010, we will take a 1-week break from our &#8220;7&#8243; Series, and touch on the subject of outreach, in preparation for a week long initiative that we are calliing &#8220;Reach Week.&#8221;  Here&#8217;s the deal:
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		<title>Reputations.  Week 5 of &#8220;7&#8243; Series &#8211; Sardis</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Sunday, February 28th, we will land on week 5 of our current sermon series that covers the 7 letters of Revelation 2 and 3.  It has been a great journey thus far.  I can&#8217;t wait to see what Christ does in us, through his word this week.
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		<title>Finish Strong! Week 4 of &#8220;7&#8243; Series</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Sunday, February 21st is Week 4 of our series on the 7 letters of Revelation 2 &#38; 3.  We are halfway home!  This week&#8217;s letter is addressed to the church in Thyatira.  They like most of the other churches have some issues that Christ calls to their attention.  But they [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=abandonedtogod.com&blog=9014630&post=720&subd=abandonedtogod&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stay The Course&#8230;..</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:55:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are nearly 2 months into the new year (not sure we can call it &#8220;new&#8221; anymore.)  Many of you set a goal of reading through the bible in this calendar year.  That is a great goal that I too am pursuing.  It is not too late to start!  Here is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=abandonedtogod.com&blog=9014630&post=717&subd=abandonedtogod&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s next at FFCOG?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been a full week at FFCOG!  It has left me both excited and exhausted.  After the weekend conference concluded, I shared with Mitchell Burch that his 4 sessions with us were exactly what we needed.  I described it as a spiritual &#8220;kick in the pants&#8221; for us.  If you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=abandonedtogod.com&blog=9014630&post=714&subd=abandonedtogod&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Persecution</title>
		<link>http://abandonedtogod.com/2010/02/02/persecution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Week 2 of our series titled &#8220;7&#8243; is coming up this Sunday.  It covers the letter that was written to the church in the city of Smyrna.  It is the shortest of the 7 letters, but quite possibly the most powerful!  I&#8217;m looking forward to sharing some insights from the text this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=abandonedtogod.com&blog=9014630&post=706&subd=abandonedtogod&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Change Reaction(s)</title>
		<link>http://abandonedtogod.com/2009/10/27/change-reactions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pastor Steve</dc:creator>
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I&#8217;m reading &#8220;Diffusion of Innovations&#8221; for a Christian Leadership class this term.  In the book, Everett Rogers presents some really in-depth research on the process of bringing change to an organization.  A lot of it I&#8217;ve found to be rather dry and academic, but his conclusions are amazing.  Anyone who has ever [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=abandonedtogod.com&blog=9014630&post=699&subd=abandonedtogod&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Minister&#8221; means &#8220;servant&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://abandonedtogod.com/2009/10/08/minister-means-servant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I ran across a portion of John Wesley&#8217;s ordination covenant in a commentary this morning.  I thought I would share it with you.
The presiding official would state:
&#8220;Thus taking of His yoke upon us means that we are heartily content that He appoint us our place and work, and that He alone be our reward. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=abandonedtogod.com&blog=9014630&post=696&subd=abandonedtogod&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gospel of Mark &#8211; Desolate Places</title>
		<link>http://abandonedtogod.com/2009/09/29/gospel-of-mark-desolate-places/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love Mark&#8217;s writing style.  I use to find it distracting compared to the other gospels, but I&#8217;ve grown to love his no non-sense, &#8220;in your face&#8221; presentation of the life of our Lord.  It is the shortest gospel, but it is compact and powerful.  Chapter 1 hits the ground running, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=abandonedtogod.com&blog=9014630&post=694&subd=abandonedtogod&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Leading Congregational Change &#8211; Excerpts</title>
		<link>http://abandonedtogod.com/2009/09/28/leading-congregational-change-excerpts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, I&#8217;m writing a summary and response to a book titled &#8220;Leading Congregational Change.&#8221;  Here are some of the words that are now highlighted yellow in my copy.  This is a great book!
&#8220;Working harder at what we&#8217;ve been doing is simply not the answer.&#8221; pg. 3
&#8220;A church cannot be on mission with God [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=abandonedtogod.com&blog=9014630&post=692&subd=abandonedtogod&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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