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		<title>Settling for Table Scraps (Part 1)</title>
		<link>http://gvbcpastor.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/settling-for-table-scraps-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sin is fun&#8230;in the moment.  Sin brings pleasure&#8230;in the moment.  Sin satisfies&#8230;in the moment.
However, when the sinful moment is gone: Fun becomes sorrow, pleasure becomes pain, satisfaction becomes emptiness.
Mankind&#8217;s aggressive pursuit of sin has never shocked me.  It is part of our fleshly makeup.  Until we encounter the One who can satisfy our thirst for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gvbcpastor.wordpress.com&blog=3409704&post=234&subd=gvbcpastor&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rick Warren is in Favor of Gay Marriage?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here I am talking about Rick Warren again.  Well, who isn&#8217;t these days?  He is becoming one of the most recognizable and quotable evangelicals in the world today.  He is being criticized on the left for holding to traditional biblical standards.  He is being criticized on the right for watering down the truth and not [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gvbcpastor.wordpress.com&blog=3409704&post=221&subd=gvbcpastor&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Preparation for the Passion of Christ</title>
		<link>http://gvbcpastor.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/preparation-for-the-passion-of-christ/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I preached a sermon on preparing ourselves for Easter Sunday.  As part of the practical application I put together a 2 week plan.  Each day has a different activity to do.  It starts tomorrow.  You certainly don&#8217;t have to do the list the I have suggested.  In fact, you don&#8217;t have to do any [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gvbcpastor.wordpress.com&blog=3409704&post=215&subd=gvbcpastor&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Divine Appointments in Nepal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just came across a great account of God at work again through difficult circumstances to glorify His name and spread His gospel.  A friend of Mom&#8217;s has some family that are missionaries in Nepal.  They are housing some young students and using the opportunities to be a light for Christ.  Their names are Eva [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gvbcpastor.wordpress.com&blog=3409704&post=210&subd=gvbcpastor&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sledding Fun at Beech Mountain</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The kids had this past Monday off for a teacher workday so we decided to head up to Boone.  We left after lunch on Sunday.  We got to the hotel and had some good family time (swimming and games).  The next morning we went up to Beech Mountain where they have a hill beside the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gvbcpastor.wordpress.com&blog=3409704&post=200&subd=gvbcpastor&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An Atheistic Challenge for Christians to Proselytize?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This video is a little over 5 minutes but it is well worth listening to.  This is from Penn of Penn and Teller, who is a professing atheist.  Listen closely to his story and then I have a couple of comments to follow.  {Props to Chris Griggs for finding this.  I saw it on his [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gvbcpastor.wordpress.com&blog=3409704&post=196&subd=gvbcpastor&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is it a sin for men to have long hair?</title>
		<link>http://gvbcpastor.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/is-it-a-sin-for-men-to-have-long-hair/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
This past Sunday, I started by my sermon series through 1 Corinthians (started two years ago and taken several detours since!).  I was in chapter 11, which is contextually about head coverings, but ultimately about doing worship God&#8217;s way.  Anyway, one of my members asked a very good question about one of the verses in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gvbcpastor.wordpress.com&blog=3409704&post=190&subd=gvbcpastor&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is Suicide a One-Way Ticket to Hell?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The title of this blog is a question that I have received many times in my ministry.  Actually, it is often not asked of me, rather it comes out in conversation.  I had a lady (a professing believer in Jesus)  in my office a few months ago who said that she was tired of living, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gvbcpastor.wordpress.com&blog=3409704&post=187&subd=gvbcpastor&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rick Warren&#8217;s Influence</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came across an article this week on Rick Warren.  He is everywhere.  He has sold 30 million Purpose Driven Life books.  He is all over the globe.  He is scheduled to do the invocation at the inauguration of President-elect Obama.  He has taken on many social causes, vowing to work with anyone who wants [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gvbcpastor.wordpress.com&blog=3409704&post=180&subd=gvbcpastor&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Victories on the Frontlines</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[I have been actively working to try to expand and engage my circle of influence.  I wanted to share with you today some news from a mission field where the true gospel is outlawed.  For safety, I intentionally left out the name of my friend and the country he is in.]
I got a newsletter from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gvbcpastor.wordpress.com&blog=3409704&post=175&subd=gvbcpastor&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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