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					<title>Go Tell Your Friends!</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Why doesn't Jesus take us to be with Him immediately when He saves us? What Jesus told a certain man after He freed the man from the demons who had been tormenting him, tells us why we are still here. To paraphrase: "Go tell your friends how much the Lord has done for you and how He has had mercy on you."]]></description>
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					<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Why doesn't Jesus take us to be with Him immediately when He saves us? What Jesus told a certain man after He freed the man from the demons who had been tormenting him, tells us why we are still here. To paraphrase: "Go tell your friends how much the Lord has done for you and how He has had mercy on you."]]></itunes:summary>

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					<itunes:subtitle>Why doesn't Jesus take us to be with Him immediately when He saves us? What Jesus told a certain man after He freed the man from the demons who had been tormenting him, tells us why we are still here. To paraphrase: "Go tell your friends how much the Lord...</itunes:subtitle>
					
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					<title>The Blessing of Forgiveness</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[What do I have to do for God to forgive me? It's both easier and harder than most people think. In Psalm 32, David told of what a blessing it was to be forgiven and how it was that he gained forgiveness even after adultery and murder.]]></description>
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					<title>The Depth of Our Sin</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Why is it important that we understand the depth of our sinfulness? Pastor Mike will help us explore this essential question and, in the light of that discussion, we celebrate God's grace by sharing in the Lord's Supper in a special way.]]></description>
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					<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Why is it important that we understand the depth of our sinfulness? Pastor Mike will help us explore this essential question and, in the light of that discussion, we celebrate God's grace by sharing in the Lord's Supper in a special way.]]></itunes:summary>

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					<title>God&#8217;s Great Promise</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The promises that God gives us are not going to change. When you see a rainbow, remember that that means God keeps His word.]]></description>
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					<title>God is Not a Liar!</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bible Text: Genesis 6:5-22 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | Series: God's Story | Think back to the scene in the Garden when God told the serpent that Eve's descendent would crush the head of the serpent's descendent. That was the first promise of Christ's victory on our behalf on the cross. Flash forward to Genesis 6 and God is so angry at the rampant sin on and by His wonderful creation that He considers wiping the slate clean. But He chose not to do that. He could have, but He didn't. Why? Because God always keeps His promises.]]></description>
					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Bible Text: Genesis 6:5-22 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | Series: God's Story | Think back to the scene in the Garden when God told the serpent that Eve's descendent would crush the head of the serpent's descendent. That was the first promise of Christ's victory on our behalf on the cross. Flash forward to Genesis 6 and God is so angry at the rampant sin on and by His wonderful creation that He considers wiping the slate clean. But He chose not to do that. He could have, but He didn't. Why? Because God always keeps His promises.]]></content:encoded>
					<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bible Text: Genesis 6:5-22 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | Series: God's Story | Think back to the scene in the Garden when God told the serpent that Eve's descendent would crush the head of the serpent's descendent. That was the first promise of Christ's victory on our behalf on the cross. Flash forward to Genesis 6 and God is so angry at the rampant sin on and by His wonderful creation that He considers wiping the slate clean. But He chose not to do that. He could have, but He didn't. Why? Because God always keeps His promises.]]></itunes:summary>

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					<title>The First Death</title>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2020 15:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bible Text: Genesis 3:14-24 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | Series: God's Story | When Adam and Eve first disobeyed, they brought death upon the human race. But humans were not the first to die as a result of sin. Imagine their shock and dismay as they saw God kill an animal (likely one that was dear to them) in order to cover their nakedness. Later, He would kill His own Son in order to cover our sin with His own righteousness.]]></description>
					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Bible Text: Genesis 3:14-24 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | Series: God's Story | When Adam and Eve first disobeyed, they brought death upon the human race. But humans were not the first to die as a result of sin. Imagine their shock and dismay as they saw God kill an animal (likely one that was dear to them) in order to cover their nakedness. Later, He would kill His own Son in order to cover our sin with His own righteousness.]]></content:encoded>
					<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bible Text: Genesis 3:14-24 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | Series: God's Story | When Adam and Eve first disobeyed, they brought death upon the human race. But humans were not the first to die as a result of sin. Imagine their shock and dismay as they saw God kill an animal (likely one that was dear to them) in order to cover their nakedness. Later, He would kill His own Son in order to cover our sin with His own righteousness.]]></itunes:summary>

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					<title>The Effects of Disobedience</title>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2020 11:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bible Text: Genesis 3:1-13 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | Series: God's Story | It was perfect!! The whole universe was absolutely perfect ... until Adam and Eve did the one thing that God forbade. We still feel the effects of that disobedience today. We also make excuses for our disobedience, just as Eve blamed Satan and Adam blamed God. But, praise God that Jesus has taken the ultimate blame upon Himself so that we can be free from the power and penalty of sin.]]></description>
					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Bible Text: Genesis 3:1-13 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | Series: God's Story | It was perfect!! The whole universe was absolutely perfect ... until Adam and Eve did the one thing that God forbade. We still feel the effects of that disobedience today. We also make excuses for our disobedience, just as Eve blamed Satan and Adam blamed God. But, praise God that Jesus has taken the ultimate blame upon Himself so that we can be free from the power and penalty of sin.]]></content:encoded>
					<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bible Text: Genesis 3:1-13 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | Series: God's Story | It was perfect!! The whole universe was absolutely perfect ... until Adam and Eve did the one thing that God forbade. We still feel the effects of that disobedience today. We also make excuses for our disobedience, just as Eve blamed Satan and Adam blamed God. But, praise God that Jesus has taken the ultimate blame upon Himself so that we can be free from the power and penalty of sin.]]></itunes:summary>

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					<itunes:subtitle>Bible Text: Genesis 3:1-13 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | Series: God's Story | It was perfect!! The whole universe was absolutely perfect ... until Adam and Eve did the one thing that God forbade. We still feel the effects of that disobedience today. ...</itunes:subtitle>
					
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					<title>God&#8217;s Original Design was VERY good!</title>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2020 16:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bible Text: Genesis 1:26-39 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | Series: God's Story | Everything that God created, He called "good," except for one. After He made Adam and Eve, He said it was "very good." Adam and Eve were made in God's own image. Do you ever just top and thank God that He made you and the world around you?]]></description>
					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Bible Text: Genesis 1:26-39 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | Series: God's Story | Everything that God created, He called "good," except for one. After He made Adam and Eve, He said it was "very good." Adam and Eve were made in God's own image. Do you ever just top and thank God that He made you and the world around you?]]></content:encoded>
					<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bible Text: Genesis 1:26-39 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | Series: God's Story | Everything that God created, He called "good," except for one. After He made Adam and Eve, He said it was "very good." Adam and Eve were made in God's own image. Do you ever just top and thank God that He made you and the world around you?]]></itunes:summary>

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					<itunes:subtitle>Bible Text: Genesis 1:26-39 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | Series: God's Story | Everything that God created, He called "good," except for one. After He made Adam and Eve, He said it was "very good." Adam and Eve were made in God's own image. Do you ev...</itunes:subtitle>
					
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					<title>The First Couple</title>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2020 08:50:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bible Text: Genesis 2:4-25 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | Series: God's Story | Genesis chapter two covers a lot of territory and there is much we can learn. In this message, Pastor Mike focuses on one aspect in particular — the man and the woman and their relationship before the fall.]]></description>
					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Bible Text: Genesis 2:4-25 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | Series: God's Story | Genesis chapter two covers a lot of territory and there is much we can learn. In this message, Pastor Mike focuses on one aspect in particular — the man and the woman and their relationship before the fall.]]></content:encoded>
					<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bible Text: Genesis 2:4-25 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | Series: God's Story | Genesis chapter two covers a lot of territory and there is much we can learn. In this message, Pastor Mike focuses on one aspect in particular — the man and the woman and their relationship before the fall.]]></itunes:summary>

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					<itunes:subtitle>Bible Text: Genesis 2:4-25 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | Series: God's Story | Genesis chapter two covers a lot of territory and there is much we can learn. In this message, Pastor Mike focuses on one aspect in particular — the man and the woman and...</itunes:subtitle>
					
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					<title>And God Said &#8230;</title>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2020 11:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bible Text: Genesis 1:1-25 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | Series: God's Story | This past week several of our Community Groups started to meet (with more coming soon!). Each of them studied the same scripture, Genesis 1:1-25. As we examined this text, it was a great reminder to see each of the above verses begin with the phrase, "And God said"…and after this phrase, the huge events of creation took place. It all just happened on His spoken word!]]></description>
					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Bible Text: Genesis 1:1-25 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | Series: God's Story | This past week several of our Community Groups started to meet (with more coming soon!). Each of them studied the same scripture, Genesis 1:1-25. As we examined this text, it was a great reminder to see each of the above verses begin with the phrase, "And God said"…and after this phrase, the huge events of creation took place. It all just happened on His spoken word!]]></content:encoded>
					<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bible Text: Genesis 1:1-25 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | Series: God's Story | This past week several of our Community Groups started to meet (with more coming soon!). Each of them studied the same scripture, Genesis 1:1-25. As we examined this text, it was a great reminder to see each of the above verses begin with the phrase, "And God said"…and after this phrase, the huge events of creation took place. It all just happened on His spoken word!]]></itunes:summary>

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