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		<title>A Letter of Gratitiude</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pastor Lon Dean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago (during our &#8220;Go Fish!&#8221; I asked the entire church to write a letter to thank the person who &#8220;hooked&#8221; you for Jesus.  I know, corny, but the lesson is great. Even if you never send the letter or the person is deceased, the exercise of writing it will help you remember [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pastorlon.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4984607&amp;post=621&amp;subd=pastorlon&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gratitude for Salvation Letter</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:21:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pastor Lon Dean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello Everyone, Two weeks ago as we began the Go Fish! series  I asked you all to do something important.  We called it &#8220;homework&#8221;.  I asked that each of us write a letter to the person who helped us Connect to God or &#8220;hooked us&#8221;.  Perhaps you met the Lord as a kid and the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pastorlon.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4984607&amp;post=618&amp;subd=pastorlon&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When 9-11 Happened, Where Were You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 03:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pastor Lon Dean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When 9-11 happened I was working for the Department of Defense as a consultant at the former Griffiss Airbase in Rome, NY. Someone called to us all to come see what was happening. There was a plane crash in NY City.  We had one TV in the office and we all huddled around it.  We [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pastorlon.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4984607&amp;post=613&amp;subd=pastorlon&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Laughter is NOT Optional</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:28:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pastor Lon Dean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The joy of the Lord is your strength. &#8211; Nehemiah 8:10 We’ve been laughing a little more lately. Why? Because our new Children’s Pastor (J Travis Montoya) has worked as a stand up comedian and he makes us laugh. Had a hard day? You know what helps? Laughing about it. A cheerful heart is good [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pastorlon.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4984607&amp;post=608&amp;subd=pastorlon&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons on Charity from a Child</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 06:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pastor Lon Dean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Death]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Isaiah 11:6 there is a prophesy about the birth of Jesus, “a little child shall lead them.”  A humble baby was the form God used to teach the world the way of salvation.  I believe God often uses children to teach us His lessons today also. So it is with the story of Rachel [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pastorlon.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4984607&amp;post=604&amp;subd=pastorlon&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dominos: Little Thing Can Have A Big Impact</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pastor Lon Dean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I prepare for sermon next week called Dominos: Cause and Effect I am reminded of the Butterfly Effect (How a seemingly insignificant action can have a great effect such as a butterfly flapping its wings in the Amazon may cause a hurricane in the Pacific.) Tonight Monday August 1st, 2011 we are hosting an event [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pastorlon.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4984607&amp;post=559&amp;subd=pastorlon&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Beyond Redemption</title>
		<link>http://pastorlon.wordpress.com/2011/06/15/beyond-redemption/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pastor Lon Dean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago I preached a message on how the church should treat gay people.  I called it Out of the Closet and Into the Church. (http://sc.fhview.com/sc_customplayer/seriesitems/1/118751) The goal of this message was for the church to examine our attitudes towards this particular people group.  After the message an elderly woman approached me.  She [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pastorlon.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4984607&amp;post=554&amp;subd=pastorlon&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The First Tool for Life</title>
		<link>http://pastorlon.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/the-first-tool-for-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pastor Lon Dean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m reading a book called The Ultimate Checklist for Life and it causes me to ask a question.  Are you prepared for life&#8217;s unexpected turns? Life is a journey of twists and turns that take you around blind curves not knowing what&#8217;s around the bend. There are perils and pleasures, advances and set backs, obstacles and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pastorlon.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4984607&amp;post=549&amp;subd=pastorlon&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating Bin Laden’s Death</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pastor Lon Dean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like most American’s I was interesting in the news on May 1st that Bin Laden was finally dead. My first feeling was one of relief. I remember thinking “finally.” That feeling was later mixed with skepticism when hearing the circumstances surrounding the body (no photos of corpse, hurry up burial at sea etc.) but this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pastorlon.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4984607&amp;post=545&amp;subd=pastorlon&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>7 Principles for Sharing Christ this Summer</title>
		<link>http://pastorlon.wordpress.com/2011/05/11/7-principles-for-sharing-christ-this-summer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 14:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pastor Lon Dean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t normally share other people&#8217;s articles but this said everything I would like to say in a better way&#8230; The summer months provide excellent opportunities to cultivate relationships with unbelievers and tell them about our Savior. However, finding time to do so can be a challenge. After all, our summers are often filled with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pastorlon.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4984607&amp;post=542&amp;subd=pastorlon&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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