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  <title><![CDATA[ Bishop Jim Justman's sermon for Sunday, May 10:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 11 May 2009 12:15:00 DST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "God's message is to love one another ... We stay connected to Christ through 'WPS' - worship, prayer and study."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Bauer's sermon for Good Shepherd Sunday, May 3:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Tue 05 May 2009 09:20:00 DST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "Jesus wants his children to follow him out of love and to look to him as our Savior."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Dismer's sermon for Good Shepherd Sunday, May 3:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 04 May 2009 13:55:00 DST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "We are "Living Stones" who gather to worship, grow in faith and give to others."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Bauer's sermon for Sunday, April 26:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 27 April 2009 11:40:00 DST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "As Christians, let us focus on the message of redemption, love, peace and forgiveness that we carry to the world, in His name."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Detweiler's sermon for Sunday, April 26:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 27 April 2009 11:10:00 DST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "Being God’s children is doing the things he gave us to do: repent, forgive, baptize with water and the Spirit, eat and drink, wash feet, read and listen to the Word, pray, give, be and serve together as his followers."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Detweiler's sermon for Sunday, April 19:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 19 April 2009 11:50:00 DST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ " "When we share the 'Peace' during worship, it is more than a greeting: It is a prayer that we offer to others ... a foretaste of God's gift of salvation."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Bauer's sermon for Easter Sunday, April 12:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Tue 14 April 2009 08:15:00 DST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "Lay your weaknesses at the foot of the cross and allow God to love and redeem you as his own."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Dismer's sermon for Holy Saturday Vigil of Easter, April 11:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 13 April 2009 11:15:00 DST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "Jesus’ life has conquered death. Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!"     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Bauer's sermon for Maundy Thursday, April 9:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Tue 14 April 2009 08:10:00 DST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "You are clean. Now go and love in Jesus' name."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Dismer's sermon for Easter Sunday, April 12:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 13 April 2009 09:15:00 DST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "Wake up and follow Jesus, for Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed!"     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Bauer's sermon for Palm Sunday, April 5:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 06 April 2009 14:37:00 DST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "We pray that God will move us to follow him today in a way that will draw others to him."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Detweiler's sermon for Palm Sunday, April 5:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 06 April 2009 07:55:00 DST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "When our "Hosannas" give way to "Crucify."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Detweiler's sermon for Sunday, March 29:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Fri 03 April 2009 14:00:00 DST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "Jesus has planted the seed of love and hope in us so it can grow and blossom into new life in Christ."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Dismer's sermon for Sunday, March 29:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 30 March 2009 09:00:00 DST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "Pray that we will be able to see and to serve Jesus in the people we encounter and that people who are looking may see Jesus in us."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Dismer's sermon for Sunday, March 22:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 23 March 2009 12:55:00 DST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "We have been created to give hope, meaning, love, reconciliation and peace to the world."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Detweiler's sermon for Sunday, March 22:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 23 March 2009 10:35:00 DST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "In Christ, death leads to life: salvation for all."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Bauer's sermon for Sunday, March 15:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 16 March 2009 13:30:00 DST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ " Jesus understands our suffering and loves us so much that he was willing to die for us on the cross."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Detweiler's sermon for Sunday, March 15:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 16 March 2009 13:00:00 DST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "The Ten Commandments do not represent what we have to do to be God’s people, but rather what we do because we already are God’s people."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Bauer's sermon for Sunday, March 8:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Tue 10 March 2009 14:50:00 DST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "Following Jesus doesn't include making up a cross .. it includes taking up our cross that life has handed us and moving forward in faith."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Dismer's sermon for Sunday, March 8:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 09 March 2009 09:30:00 DST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "What it means to pick up our cross and follow Jesus."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Dismer's sermon for Sunday, March 1:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Fri 06 March 2009 12:35:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "Jesus' wilderness experience teaches us that in our wilderness we are never left alone."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Detweiler's sermon for Sunday, March 1:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 02 March 2009 11:25:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "The rainbow helps us to remember God's promise for our future."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Wayne Harrison's sermon for Sunday, Feb. 22:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 23 February 2009 11:30:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "Share the Good News of Jesus Christ and help faith come alive
in all people."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Mike Henning's message for Sunday, Feb. 22:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 23 February 2009 11:10:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "Take the light of God that is shining in our hearts into our daily lives."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Bauer's sermon for Sunday, Feb. 15:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 16 February 2009 14:41:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "Our goal as Christians is to focus on Jesus."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Dismer's sermon for Sunday, Feb. 15:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 16 February 2009 08:35:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "We preach the Good News with our words and deeds because that's what it means for us to enter into the Kingdom of God."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Detweiler's sermon for Sunday, Feb. 8:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 09 February 2009 12:30:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "Putting first things first: The God we know in Jesus should be our No. 1 priority."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Bauer's sermon for Sunday, Feb. 8:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 09 February 2009 12:35:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "We have a living God and it is our job as Christians to worship him and to serve others."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Bauer's sermon for Sunday, Feb. 1:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 02 February 2009 11:50:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "Jesus speaks words of hope that God is at work in us telling us the truth about ourselves and giving us the strength to be open to others."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Detweiler's sermon for Sunday, Feb. 1:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 02 February 2009 10:50:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "Jesus is the one who taught with authority and promises to be with us to guide and support us as we seek to do his will and follow in his footsteps."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Detweiler's sermon for Sunday, Jan. 25:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 26 January 2009 11:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "God invites us to bring hope to the anxious and hopeless and to be agents of hope by our presence and our words."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Dismer's sermon for Sunday, Jan. 25 ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 26 January 2009 08:30:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ “It's decision time: Repent, open your eyes, change directions, refocus and believe the 'Good News.'”   ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Bauer's sermon for Sunday, Jan. 18:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 19 January 2009 13:45:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "The church is called to study Scripture in order to learn the main messages that Jesus talked about."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Detweiler's sermon for Sunday, Jan. 18:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 19 January 2009 12:25:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "God speaks to us through his word. Like Samuel we can listen for the Lord’s word, whether it comes through the words of others, or the words of Scripture, or a vision from God."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Dismer's sermon for Sunday, Jan. 11 ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 12 January 2009 14:20:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ “Baptism is a gift of the Holy Spirit, the promise of forgiveness and eternal life. May we choose to receive this gift daily and to share the promises of this gift.”   ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Detweiler's sermon for Sunday, Jan. 11:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 12 January 2009 13:05:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "The season of Epiphany and the festival of the baptism of our Lord give us an opportunity to be renewed in our baptismal promises and to help us align our will and ways with God's."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Dismer's sermon for Sunday, Jan. 4 ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 05 January 2009 08:30:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ “Today’s gospel lesson tells us that this new year we can be made new: We can have an extreme make-over as God’s spirit in us becomes a light for others.”   ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Dismer's sermon for the first Sunday after Christmas, Dec. 28 ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 29 December 2008 13:30:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ “As we listen to the words and sing the songs of 'Lessons & Carols,' let's share the wonderful news that Christ has come to give us life.”   ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Bauer's sermon for the first Sunday after Christmas, Dec. 28 ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 29 December 2008 08:10:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ “We are claimed by God's son, we are cleansed by baptism into his death and we are called by the Holy Spirit to bring that hope and light to the world.”   ]]></description> 
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  <pubDate>Tue 23 December 2008 11:10:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ “With a heart like Mary's, let us be servants of the Lord.”   ]]></description> 
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  <pubDate>Tue 23 December 2008 09:50:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ “Since we are chosen recipients of God’s favor and grace, we need not be afraid by God’s call to action in our lives because He is with us and because nothing is impossible with God.”   ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Bauer's sermon for the third Sunday of Advent, Dec. 14 ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Tue 23 December 2008 10:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ “In our Advent journey toward the Light of Salvation, remember what is important in life and leave behind unrealistic expectations that may get in our way.”   ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Detweiler's sermon for the third Sunday of Advent, Dec. 14:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 15 December 2008 08:205:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "Advent reminds us that we as Christians are exiles, not immigrants, and we look forward to becoming citizens of another kingdom: the Kingdom of God."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Detweiler's sermon for the second Sunday of Advent, Dec. 7:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon 08 December 2008 12:25:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "Advent, like John the Baptist, points us toward the Lord who died for us and for whom God raised from the dead."     ]]></description> 
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  <pubDate>Mon 08 December 2008 09:08:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ “Pray that God will help us to share his word of love and foregiveness with others and to bring his kingdom to those around us.”   ]]></description> 
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  <pubDate>Mon, 01 December 2008 12:25:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "Keep awake, watch and live as disciples, knowing that judgment is not about being punished, it's about being rescued by our God who promises to be with us to the end of the world."      ]]></description> 
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  <pubDate>Mon, 01 December 2008 11:55:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "This Advent, let's focus on the love of Jesus."      ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Bauer's sermon for Christ the King Sunday, Nov. 23:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 24 November 2008 1:55:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "There is an authority that comes with the kingship of Jesus, which is used in judgement, setting us free from the need to judge others."      ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Detweiler's sermon for Christ the King Sunday, Nov. 23:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 24 November 2008 11:55:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "God loves Appleton, and he is calling us through Christ to be his ambassadors, to respond to the despised and outcasts - to be his presence now in Appleton and the world."     ]]></description> 
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  <pubDate>Mon, 17 November 2008 12:10:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "God’s gifts are given to us to be shared and given away, so other people can know him and his love and grace."     ]]></description> 
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  <pubDate>Mon, 17 November 2008 11:20:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "As Christians, we have a treasure that tells us we are forgiven and it's up to us to use that treasure in our daily lives."      ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Bauer's sermon for Commitment Sunday, Nov. 9:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 10 November 2008 11:55:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "We are called to have a vision of who we can be as people of God."      ]]></description> 
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  <pubDate>Mon, 10 November 2008 08:33:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "Making a commitment of faith is our response to God's invitation to eternal life."     ]]></description> 
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  <pubDate>Mon, 03 November 2008 08:55:00 CST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "Only by the grade of God will we receive eternal salvation."      ]]></description> 
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  <pubDate>Mon, 27 October 2008 14:40:00 CDT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "As children of God, let us enjoy the process of God re-forming us into his beloved people."      ]]></description> 
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  <pubDate>Mon, 27 October 2008 08:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "Let's commit ourselves anew to following the 'Truth,' that is Jesus Christ, so our lives can be a witness to the freedom and hope that we've been given in Christ."     ]]></description> 
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  <pubDate>Mon, 20 October 2008 14:20:00 CDT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "As Christians, we are called in service to work toward the kingdom of God, not to exert power."      ]]></description> 
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  <pubDate>Mon, 20 October 2008 14:25:00 CDT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "We are reminded that we are the coins, stamped in God’s image, which should be rendered – given back – to God."      ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Detweiler's sermon from Sunday, Oct. 12:   ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 October 2008 14:50:00 CDT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "The church and God's kingdom are a 'come as you are party,' but not a 'stay as you are' party."     ]]></description> 
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 October 2008 07:55:00 CDT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "'Casserole evangelism' invites everyone to the 'feast of life.'"     ]]></description> 
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 October 2008 15:20:00 CDT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "We are the branches of the true vine and are called to produce the fruit of the Spirit."     ]]></description> 
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  <pubDate>Mon, 06 October 2008 12:15:00 CDT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "Exploring how we relate to Jesus' parable of the workers in the vineyard."     ]]></description> 
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  <pubDate>Mon, 29 September 2008 15:35:00 CDT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "Jesus uses a parable to show that God is rich in grace and mercy and ready to forgive and restore us as we follow him."     ]]></description> 
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  <pubDate>Tue, 23 September 2008 11:05:00 CDT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "Jesus says, 'Follow me."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Bauer's sermon from Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008: Holy Cross Sunday.  ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 19 September 2008 07:20:00 CDT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "Our righteousness comes because of what Jesus did on the cross."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Dismer's sermon from Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008: Holy Cross Sunday.  ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Mon, 15 September 2008 09:40:00 CDT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ The message of the cross is salvation.     ]]></description> 
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  <pubDate>Fri, 11 September 2008 13:35:00 CDT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ Pastor Detweiler's sermon for Sunday, Sept. 7   ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Detweiler's sermon from Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008.  ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Tue, 02 September 2008 12:16:00 CDT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "Paul challenges us to follow Jesus on the road to self-sacrificing that leads to everlasting life."     ]]></description> 
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  <pubDate>Fri, 29 August 2008 14:20:00 CDT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "We're always in the process of becoming disciples of Christ."     ]]></description> 
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  <title><![CDATA[ Pastor Detweiler's sermon from Wednesday night worship, Aug. 6, 2008.  ]]></title> 
  <pubDate>Fri, 29 August 2008 12:15:00 CDT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "Our service ministries connect us to one another and to Christ."     ]]></description> 
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  <pubDate>Thu, 28 August 2008 11:30:00 CDT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "By having the power to forgive, we hold the keys to the Kingdom"     ]]></description> 
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  <pubDate>Wed, 27 August 2008 15:05:00 CDT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "God's Holy Spirit is at work in and through us so that we can grow as his people."     ]]></description> 
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  <pubDate>Mon, 11 August 2008 11:21:00 CDT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "Faith is reliance on God in helping us through the rough seas of life."     ]]></description> 
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  <pubDate>Mon, 11 August 2008 11:20:00 CDT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[  "God sits next to us in the boat of life and says, 'Trust me.'"    ]]></description> 
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  <pubDate>Mon, 11 August 2008 11:19:00 CDT</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[ "God always is ready to shower us with his GRACE – 'Great Riches At God’s Expense.'"     ]]></description> 
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