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		<title>Candlewood Community Church - Christmas</title>
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					<title>More than a baby!</title>
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					<description><![CDATA["For to us a child is born, to us a son is given ..." Isaiah 9:6 At this time of year, the Lord Jesus is portrayed as a cute baby in a feed trough, smiling with outstretched bare arms in the cold night. The Lord absolutely came as an infant, but He did so with a purpose. He'd had this plan from before the beginning of time to become human and die on a cross, taking our sins upon Himself to redeem us and then to resume His rightful place as creator, sustainer, and ruler of the universe and the people whom He resuced.]]></description>
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					<title>THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS</title>
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					<title>Christmas Eve and Mary&#8217;s Example</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bible Text: Luke 1:26-38 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | Mary's example of obedience should be a challenge to all of us as we hear in Pastor Mike's brief comments during Candlewood's Christmas Eve service.]]></description>
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					<title>Jesus &#8230; Our Unique High Priest</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bible Text: Hebrews 4:14-16 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | How many of us, when we celebrate a birthday, look at baby pictures? Yet that's what we do with Jesus. But the birth of Jesus isn't about a baby. It's about our sin and His payment of our penalty. The old Testament priests were a dim picture of what Jesus has accomplished for us as our perfect High Priest.]]></description>
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					<title>Christmas Changes Everything</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bible Text: Hebrews 9:15 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | During the Christmas season we tend to focus a great deal on the miraculous birth of an amazing child. But let us never forget that He chose to be born, and He made that choice in order to initiate a new agreement between you and God — one only made possible by His own death. That makes Christmas an even bigger deal than the way we grew up understanding it.]]></description>
					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Bible Text: Hebrews 9:15 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | During the Christmas season we tend to focus a great deal on the miraculous birth of an amazing child. But let us never forget that He chose to be born, and He made that choice in order to initiate a new agreement between you and God — one only made possible by His own death. That makes Christmas an even bigger deal than the way we grew up understanding it.]]></content:encoded>
					<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bible Text: Hebrews 9:15 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | During the Christmas season we tend to focus a great deal on the miraculous birth of an amazing child. But let us never forget that He chose to be born, and He made that choice in order to initiate a new agreement between you and God — one only made possible by His own death. That makes Christmas an even bigger deal than the way we grew up understanding it.]]></itunes:summary>

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					<title>The Real Jesus</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bible Text: John 1:1-4 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | The Apostle John called Jesus "the Word." He said the Word was with God and the Word was God. This is big stuff! Yet we often read it without really thinking about what it really means. We cannot understand the birth of Jesus without looking toward the cross.]]></description>
					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Bible Text: John 1:1-4 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | The Apostle John called Jesus "the Word." He said the Word was with God and the Word was God. This is big stuff! Yet we often read it without really thinking about what it really means. We cannot understand the birth of Jesus without looking toward the cross.]]></content:encoded>
					<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bible Text: John 1:1-4 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | The Apostle John called Jesus "the Word." He said the Word was with God and the Word was God. This is big stuff! Yet we often read it without really thinking about what it really means. We cannot understand the birth of Jesus without looking toward the cross.]]></itunes:summary>

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					<title>Mystery Man &#8230; Joseph</title>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2016 11:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bible Text: Matthew 1-2 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | We hear a lot about Mary, but what about Joseph? He is a bit of a mystery, but he was an amazing example of a godly man.]]></description>
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					<title>It is Time to Put Your Christmas in Perspective</title>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2016 10:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bible Text: 1 Chronicles 29:14-18 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | How do you view your possessions? Do you acknowledge where these  things have come from?  Do you realize just how short your time is here on this earth?  Do you realize the purpose as to why God gave you what you own?  Who really owns what you own anyway?

If you answer these questions honestly, they will greatly help you to get your Christmas in perspective.]]></description>
					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Bible Text: 1 Chronicles 29:14-18 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | How do you view your possessions? Do you acknowledge where these  things have come from?  Do you realize just how short your time is here on this earth?  Do you realize the purpose as to why God gave you what you own?  Who really owns what you own anyway?

If you answer these questions honestly, they will greatly help you to get your Christmas in perspective.]]></content:encoded>
					<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bible Text: 1 Chronicles 29:14-18 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | How do you view your possessions? Do you acknowledge where these  things have come from?  Do you realize just how short your time is here on this earth?  Do you realize the purpose as to why God gave you what you own?  Who really owns what you own anyway?

If you answer these questions honestly, they will greatly help you to get your Christmas in perspective.]]></itunes:summary>

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					<title>The Heart of Christmas</title>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2014 16:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bible Text: John 1:14 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | Series: Sunday 12-21-14 | THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS

Jn. 1:14

*I have heard that this is the season of…………………………………..

*There is ONE central and foundational truth to this whole season…

“The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us.”  {Jn. 1:14}

3 FOCAL POINTS FOR THE SEASON...

&nbsp;

	THE WORD BECAME FLESH…

&nbsp;

&gt;Jn. 1:1…’the Word’ =

&nbsp;

&gt;Jesus ‘the Word’ was______________________________________________________

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&gt;Jesus ‘the Word’ became flesh.

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

	THE WORD MADE HIS DWELLING AMONG US…

&nbsp;

&gt;Rev. 21:3…’And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Now the dwelling of God is with men, and He will live with them.  They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them and be their God.'

&nbsp;

*In order to truly understand Christmas you MUST connect Christmas to the cross!

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

*Prayer Exercise*

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

	WE HAVE SEEN HIS GLORY…{also see v. 14}

&nbsp;

&gt;’seen’=

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&gt;CHALLENGE...Have you seen His glory?

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					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Bible Text: John 1:14 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | Series: Sunday 12-21-14 | THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS

Jn. 1:14

*I have heard that this is the season of…………………………………..

*There is ONE central and foundational truth to this whole season…

“The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us.”  {Jn. 1:14}

3 FOCAL POINTS FOR THE SEASON...

&nbsp;

	THE WORD BECAME FLESH…

&nbsp;

&gt;Jn. 1:1…’the Word’ =

&nbsp;

&gt;Jesus ‘the Word’ was______________________________________________________

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&gt;Jesus ‘the Word’ became flesh.

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

	THE WORD MADE HIS DWELLING AMONG US…

&nbsp;

&gt;Rev. 21:3…’And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Now the dwelling of God is with men, and He will live with them.  They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them and be their God.'

&nbsp;

*In order to truly understand Christmas you MUST connect Christmas to the cross!

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

*Prayer Exercise*

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

	WE HAVE SEEN HIS GLORY…{also see v. 14}

&nbsp;

&gt;’seen’=

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&gt;CHALLENGE...Have you seen His glory?

&nbsp;]]></content:encoded>
					<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bible Text: John 1:14 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | Series: Sunday 12-21-14 | THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS

Jn. 1:14

*I have heard that this is the season of…………………………………..

*There is ONE central and foundational truth to this whole season…

“The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us.”  {Jn. 1:14}

3 FOCAL POINTS FOR THE SEASON...

&nbsp;

	THE WORD BECAME FLESH…

&nbsp;

&gt;Jn. 1:1…’the Word’ =

&nbsp;

&gt;Jesus ‘the Word’ was______________________________________________________

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&gt;Jesus ‘the Word’ became flesh.

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

	THE WORD MADE HIS DWELLING AMONG US…

&nbsp;

&gt;Rev. 21:3…’And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Now the dwelling of God is with men, and He will live with them.  They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them and be their God.'

&nbsp;

*In order to truly understand Christmas you MUST connect Christmas to the cross!

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

*Prayer Exercise*

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

	WE HAVE SEEN HIS GLORY…{also see v. 14}

&nbsp;

&gt;’seen’=

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&gt;CHALLENGE...Have you seen His glory?

&nbsp;]]></itunes:summary>

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					<title>The Shepherds.. A Picture of Us</title>
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					<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2014 23:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bible Text: Luke 2:8-20 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | Series: Sunday 12-14-14 | THE SHEPHERDS…A PICTURE OF US!

&nbsp;

Lk. 2:8-20

&nbsp;

Note the characters of the nativity scene…

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

	v. 8-14…THEY CONFRONTED THE DIVINE…

&nbsp;

&gt;Deut. 7:6-9…Why did God choose Israel to be His people?

&nbsp;

&gt;1 Cor. 1:28…Who?

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

	v. 15-16…THEY TOOK ACTION…

&nbsp;

*Think…When confronted with the Divine…you are compelled to act!

&gt;Phil. 2:12

&gt;Rom. 12:1

&gt;Is. 51:9…Gal. 3:27

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

	v. 17-18…THEY COULD NOT BE QUIET…

&nbsp;

&gt;Ac. 20:24…’we testify the gospel of the grace of God.'

&gt;1 Jn. 4:14…’we testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.’

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	v. 20…THEY GLORIFIED GOD…

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CHALLENGE…

&gt;Rom. 15:6…’with one heart and mouth we glorify God.’

&gt;Rom. 15:9…’we glorify God for His mercy shown to us.’

&gt;1 Cor. 6:20…’we were bought with a price so glorify God with your body.'

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					<content:encoded><![CDATA[Bible Text: Luke 2:8-20 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | Series: Sunday 12-14-14 | THE SHEPHERDS…A PICTURE OF US!

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Lk. 2:8-20

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Note the characters of the nativity scene…

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	v. 8-14…THEY CONFRONTED THE DIVINE…

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&gt;Deut. 7:6-9…Why did God choose Israel to be His people?

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&gt;1 Cor. 1:28…Who?

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	v. 15-16…THEY TOOK ACTION…

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*Think…When confronted with the Divine…you are compelled to act!

&gt;Phil. 2:12

&gt;Rom. 12:1

&gt;Is. 51:9…Gal. 3:27

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&nbsp;

	v. 17-18…THEY COULD NOT BE QUIET…

&nbsp;

&gt;Ac. 20:24…’we testify the gospel of the grace of God.'

&gt;1 Jn. 4:14…’we testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.’

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

	v. 20…THEY GLORIFIED GOD…

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CHALLENGE…

&gt;Rom. 15:6…’with one heart and mouth we glorify God.’

&gt;Rom. 15:9…’we glorify God for His mercy shown to us.’

&gt;1 Cor. 6:20…’we were bought with a price so glorify God with your body.'

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					<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bible Text: Luke 2:8-20 | Preacher: Pastor Mike Gibbons | Series: Sunday 12-14-14 | THE SHEPHERDS…A PICTURE OF US!

&nbsp;

Lk. 2:8-20

&nbsp;

Note the characters of the nativity scene…

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

	v. 8-14…THEY CONFRONTED THE DIVINE…

&nbsp;

&gt;Deut. 7:6-9…Why did God choose Israel to be His people?

&nbsp;

&gt;1 Cor. 1:28…Who?

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

	v. 15-16…THEY TOOK ACTION…

&nbsp;

*Think…When confronted with the Divine…you are compelled to act!

&gt;Phil. 2:12

&gt;Rom. 12:1

&gt;Is. 51:9…Gal. 3:27

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

	v. 17-18…THEY COULD NOT BE QUIET…

&nbsp;

&gt;Ac. 20:24…’we testify the gospel of the grace of God.'

&gt;1 Jn. 4:14…’we testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.’

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

	v. 20…THEY GLORIFIED GOD…

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&nbsp;

CHALLENGE…

&gt;Rom. 15:6…’with one heart and mouth we glorify God.’

&gt;Rom. 15:9…’we glorify God for His mercy shown to us.’

&gt;1 Cor. 6:20…’we were bought with a price so glorify God with your body.'

&nbsp;]]></itunes:summary>

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