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			<title>Beware of Dogs</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/beware-of-dogs/</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Most of us, when met with a sign that warns, &ldquo;Beware of dog,&rdquo; are wise enough to avoid the barking, slobbering beast. Paul gave the church of Philippi and us a strong warning concerning spiritual dogs- individuals who attempt to scare us into believing in something other than Jesus Christ. Without a sign hanging around their necks, how can we recognize them? How can we stand firm despite the attack?
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			<title>Who to Honor - Shawn Winters</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/who-to-honor/</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Each of us has been blessed by a long line of people.  Some we knew well, others we only knew from a distance.  The apostle Paul writes about a man named Epaphroditus in Philippians 2:25-30.  Epaphroditus is a hero of the faith in Paul estimation.  He is someone who has served God consistently and self sacrificially.  Paul therefore challenges the believers to honor him and others like him who serve God and bless lives.
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			<title>Even Saints Need Timothys - Shawn Winters</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/even-saints-need-timothys/</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Mentors are people who take time to build into someone else for their own good.  We may have mentors in life, in work or in faith.  Paul draws our attention to a young man he mentored named Timothy.  In Philippians 2:19-24 Paul introduces Timothy to the church, though they know him well already.  He speaks of Timothy&rsquo;s character and faith and singular focus on Jesus.  He recommends Timothy to them because Paul himself has been so blessed though this friendship and partnership.  Paul has been mentoring Timothy, now he is sending him to mentor others.
In our faith journeys with Jesus Christ, we benefit through those who mentor us, and by stepping out and mentoring someone else.  We benefit through friendships based on faith in Jesus.  The challenge is to foster those Christian friendships.
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			<title>Christian Stars - Shawn Winters</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/christian-stars/</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Paul issues a clear call for the Philippian believers to live in unity with one another.  He addresses behaviors that not only hurt people, but also compromise the mission of the church.  Paul has set an example of humility and modeled submission to God above personal ambition or comfort.  Now he challenges the believers to do the same.  If they will live this way, the light of Christ that is already in them will shine forth.  Others will see it, and God will be glorified.  Though he is unable to visit them, Paul calls them to be Christian Stars in Philippi.
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			<title>God&apos;s Purpose/Your Life - Shawn Winters</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/gods-purposeyour-life/</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;How are you saved?&rdquo; is the question at the core of our faith.  We may wonder at the role played by God, the death of Jesus, and our own effort.  Philippians 2:12 is one that has caused some confusion and controversy.  The issue at stake is how are we saved?  This verse seems to say that it is by our effort, with fear and trembling!  However, elsewhere Paul writes clearly that we are saved by grace alone (Ephesians 2:8-9, Titus 3:5-6).  So which is it?
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			<title>iStory - 2012</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/istory2012/</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Attitude Check - Geoff Bohleen</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/attitude-check/</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[One of life&rsquo;s great challenges is to hold on loosely to the blessings God has brought into our lives.  He gives us so much&hellip;.possessions, time, skills, education, friendships&hellip;.and it is easy to cling to his gifts.  However, God wants us to follow the example of his Son, Jesus and let go of his good gifts, living as a servant and blessing those who are a part of our lives.  Jesus forever changed our lives by living this way.  We can change the lives of others by following his humble example.
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			<title>He is Not Here - Geoff Bohleen</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/he-is-not-here/</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[It has been said that &ldquo;exceptional claims demand exceptional evidence.&rdquo;  The resurrection is the exceptional claim of Christianity, for without it we have no reason to place our faith in Jesus.  And, the evidence is strong!  Faith in Jesus is not just settling for a belief in spite of the evidence.  Faith in Jesus is warranted because of the evidence for what he did and who he is.
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			<title>Jesus&apos; Final Surrender - Lenten Luncheon - Shawn Winters</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/jesus-final-surrender/</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>The Dark Night - Maundy Thursday - Ken Geis</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/the-dark-night/</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>The Cup - Geoff Bohleen</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/the-cup/</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[As Jesus approached Jerusalem and his cross he spoke of drinking from the cup.  The cup is a metaphor for God&rsquo;s wrath against human evil, and Jesus willingly drank from this terrible cup because he loves us and wants to protect us.  It is only when we understand the horror of our sin and its punishment that we can understand how much Jesus loves us.  Then we can follow his loving example when faced with the pain and difficulty that is often a part of loving God and others.
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			<title>Jesus&apos; Shout of Triumph - Lenten Luncheon - John Steer</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/jesus-shout-of-triumph-lenten-luncheon-john-steer/</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Watch Out for the Other Guy - Geoff Bohleen</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/watch-out-for-the-other-guy/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/watch-out-for-the-other-guy/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The most natural thing in the world is to look out for our own interests.  It is instinctive, it is common, and it at times brings us some rewards.  However, there is an ever better, counterintuitive way to live!  Paul encourages us to look out for the interests of others as well as our own.  In fact, if we want to live like Jesus we will look out almost exclusively for the needs and interests of others.  How can live such a different kind of life?  What is the impact of such a life?  Well, we start by looking at the life of Jesus.
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			<title>Jesus&apos; Agony of Thirst - Lenten Luncheon - Dan Carlson</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/jesus-agony-of-thirst/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/jesus-agony-of-thirst/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Unselfish Christians - Geoff Bohleen</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/unselfish-christians/</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[It is so common and easy for people to fall into conflict with each other, and this includes Christians.  We are each created as unique individuals and we have varied backgrounds, education, experiences, failures and successes, joys and hurts.
And yet, if we share the one experience of being loved and forgiven by Jesus we have far more in common than anything that would threaten to divide us.  We need to remember
what we share in common, work honestly at resolving those issues that threaten to divide us and welcome the Holy Spirit into our relationships.  The joy of unity created by Jesus work is unique and life-changing!
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			<title>Jesus&apos; cry of Dereliction - Lenten Luncheon - Mark Warder</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/jesus-cry-of-dereliction/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/jesus-cry-of-dereliction/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>The Gift of Suffering - Paul Borden</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/the-gift-of-suffering/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/the-gift-of-suffering/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Jesus&apos; Commendation of his Mother - Lenten Luncheon - Gary Clark</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/jesus-commendation-of-his-mother/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/jesus-commendation-of-his-mother/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Facing Opposition - Paul Borden</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/facing-opposition/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/facing-opposition/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Kingdom Citizens live distinctly in all circumstances to model their King's future plans for citizens and non-citizens.
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			<title>Jesus&apos; Salvation of a Criminal - Lenten Luncheon - Heather Flies</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/jesus-salvation-of-a-criminal/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/jesus-salvation-of-a-criminal/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Which is Best, Life or Death? - Paul Borden</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/which-is-best-life-or-death/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/which-is-best-life-or-death/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A commitment to the mission of Jesus Christ produces inverted values on living and dying.
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			<title>Jesus&apos; Prayer for his Executioners - Lenten Luncheon - Shawn Winters</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/jesus-prayer-for-his-executioners/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/jesus-prayer-for-his-executioners/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Living Out Our Faith - John Martin</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/living-out-our-faith/</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[James calls on believers to live out their faith by paying attention to the Word of God.  A person who does this is an &ldquo;unnatural, out-of-the-ordinary-person.&rdquo;  James notes that living as an &ldquo;unnatural person&rdquo; liberates each one to live in freedom.  He follows by giving three illustrations which show whether or not we are living in that manner.
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			<title>Prayer + Spirit - Shawn Winters</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/prayer-spirit/</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Paul writes from prison, and even with that bleak surrounding, he takes time to rejoice because of Jesus Christ and the hope he brings.  He acknowledges that his strength is from God, and that God holds the future in his hand.  In Philippians 1:19-20 Paul points to the prayers of others and the Holy Spirit and resources for all Christ followers..  As we pray and allow the Holy Spirit to work in us, we also can find courageous hope. God is magnified in us as we trust him for our past, present and future.
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			<title>Selfish or Sincere - Shawn Winters</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/selfish-or-sincere/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/selfish-or-sincere/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Conflict is part and parcel of every life.  Any two people can hold different opinions on most anything.  We disagree over driving directions (even with our GPS), over the use of money, over decisions, and even over favorite sports teams.  We even disagree on ministry and church life.  Paul is in prison when he writes about two groups that are in conflict (Philippians 2:15-18).  The focus of this disagreement is Paul himself.  One group is supportive of Paul and his ministry.  The other group is not.  Yet both are upholding the truth of the gospel and making an impact on people&rsquo;s lives.  Paul rises above the fray when he says, &ldquo;But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice.&rdquo;   May we be like Paul and rise above the fray and proclaim Christ.
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			<title>Good in the Bad - Shawn Winters</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/good-in-the-bad/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/good-in-the-bad/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[We all face difficulties.  These challenges take us by surprise and discourage us in significant ways.  We see our plans crumble, our family begin to fracture, and our jobs deteriorate.  We wonder if perhaps God has forgotten about us or whether his plan and purposes have ceased in our lives.  In Philippians 1:12-14 Paul writes about his imprisonment, his captors, and the trumped up charges hanging over him.  Yet he sees that God is still at work causing the gospel to go forth.  Paul realizes that God is always at work and can use the most difficult circumstances to advance his gospel.
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			<title>Paul&apos;s Prayer - Shawn Winters</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/pauls-prayer/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/pauls-prayer/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Paul prayed for the believers in Philippi and the content of that prayer is captured for us in verses 9-11.  His genuine concern was that they grow in love and in loving actions.   He wanted them to grow in genuine love for God and also in consistent and authentic love for one another.  But how can we truly love?  How do we find the strength to love God  and others consistently?  It is not  from human origin or effort, but comes out of growing relationship with God.  As we allow God to fill our hearts, we will love as we truly want to and as God designed us to love.
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			<title>Sharing God&apos;s Grace - Paul Ferris</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/sharing-gods-grace/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/sharing-gods-grace/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[As was the apostle Paul, so we, as Christ-followers, are commissioned to share the Good News of Jesus&rsquo; grace with people. But we can get distracted from this mission or discouraged along the way. But we&rsquo;re in this mission together. We can renew our sense of calling and we can enhance our effectiveness on our mission by reflecting on our connectedness: Emotional connection (1.7- &lsquo;have you in my heart&rsquo;), Practical connection (1.7- &lsquo;partnership in the gospel&rsquo;), and Christian connection (1.8- &lsquo;long for you with the affections (guts) of Messiah Jesus- Immanuel).
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			<title>Start to Finish - Paul Ferris</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/start-to-finish/</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[There are times and circumstances in life that may overwhelm us. As Christ-followers, we can stand against the potential of discouragement and cross the finish line, not just somehow, but joyfully triumphant&hellip; By cultivating habitual gratitude, being intentional about joy, fostering a missional outlook and holding to a confident expectation.
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			<title>God&apos;s Grace &amp; Peace - Heather Flies</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/gods-grace-peace/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/gods-grace-peace/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[As we move throughout our days, we call out many greetings - &ldquo;Hello!&rdquo;  &ldquo;What&rsquo;s up?&rdquo;  &ldquo;Good to see you!&rdquo;  Most of these greetings are instinctive, but not thoughtful.  Paul&rsquo;s greeting to the church in Philippi was not only thoughtful, but theological and encouraging.  Let&rsquo;s be more like Paul!
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			<title>Words to Us</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/words-to-us/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/words-to-us/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Join us Christmas Day at 9 a.m. in Edina and 10:30 a.m. in Eden Prairie and celebrate God&rsquo;s good gift of his Son, who lived with us, died for us, rose to new life as our Savior and forever loves us!
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			<title>Candlelight Christmas Eve</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/candlelight-christmas-eve/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/candlelight-christmas-eve/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Words to Magi</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/words-to-magi/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/words-to-magi/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The Magi arrived late&mdash;perhaps two years late.  Christmas was long gone and the manger was back to feeding livestock.  The baby was already a boy.
Those Magi were unlikely candidates for the Christmas story.  They were superstitious Gentile pagans.  Jesus was born a Jew to save his people.  And the way they found Jesus was equally strange&mdash;they received directions from a king who wanted Jesus dead. 
What trumped everything was that they were seekers.  They took the smallest hint&mdash;a strange star&mdash;and commenced a search that took them on a very long journey.  They asked anyone who could give directions.  They arrived as soon as they could.  They followed their gut-instincts and fell down in worship of a little boy who was the Son of God and Savior of the world.  They had no doubt that Jesus was worth the journey and worth the search.
Let us all be seekers.  Do anything and go anywhere to Jesus.  He&rsquo;s worth it.  Jesus is the best and greatest Christmas gift of all.
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			<title>Words to Shepherds</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/words-to-shepherds/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/words-to-shepherds/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Don&rsquo;t you love it when you hear the big news first?  Most of us feel important and powerful when we are present for the big event or are the first to receive the phone call.  And what do we usually do when we know something important that others haven&rsquo;t heard?  We are quick to come or call and see for ourselves and to tell everyone else.
That&rsquo;s the way it was for these otherwise unimportant shepherd&mdash;those who were usually the last to hear anything really important.  This time they were first.  Not even the king knew what they knew.  And their immediate response was to run and tell.
We know the Christmas story that millions of others have never heard.  We are honored and privileged by God.  Now it is our joy to tell others.
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			<title>Words to Joseph</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/words-to-joseph/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/words-to-joseph/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[We all like to decide our futures for ourselves, or at least be consulted.  When others make decisions and then tell us after those decisions are made we can feel left out and unimportant.  Nobody consulted with Joseph until after Mary was already pregnant.  He must have thought that he should have been forewarned&mdash;after all, Mary received advance notice so why didn&rsquo;t he?
Joseph had already thought and prayed through his plan and was all set to divorce his fianc&eacute;.  Then God sent an angel and told him to change plans.  Again, Joseph wasn&rsquo;t much asked he was told.  
Joseph was amazingly wise and gracious as he accepted God&rsquo;s will and way.  He married Mary and adopted Jesus to be raised as a biological son.
When we&rsquo;re left out of decisions and when God tells us to change our plans let&rsquo;s remember Joseph and trust that God is good and knows what he is doing.
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			<title>Words to Mary - Heather Flies</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/words-to-mary-heather-flies/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/words-to-mary-heather-flies/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Mary thought her life would follow the usual path for a teenaged girl in Nazareth&mdash;marriage; babies; struggles; joys.  Then God sent an angel with words changing everything.  She was troubled by the words because they cast her into a sea of uncertainties.  We usually prefer to know what&rsquo;s ahead even if it&rsquo;s not exactly what we want.  Mary responded as we should respond to the plans and promises of God&mdash;&ldquo;I am the Lord&rsquo;s servant.  May it be to me as you have said.&rdquo;
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			<title>Words to Mary - Shawn Winters</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/words-to-mary-shawn-winters/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/words-to-mary-shawn-winters/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Mary thought her life would follow the usual path for a teenaged girl in Nazareth&mdash;marriage; babies; struggles; joys.  Then God sent an angel with words changing everything.  She was troubled by the words because they cast her into a sea of uncertainties.  We usually prefer to know what&rsquo;s ahead even if it&rsquo;s not exactly what we want.  Mary responded as we should respond to the plans and promises of God&mdash;&ldquo;I am the Lord&rsquo;s servant.  May it be to me as you have said.&rdquo;
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			<title>Leith &amp; Charleen Anderson Celebration Program</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/leith-charleen-anderson-celebration-prorgram/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/leith-charleen-anderson-celebration-prorgram/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Leith and Charleen Anderson have faithfully served Wooddale Church for 35 years. Join us as we celebrate the impact of their ministry on Wooddale Church and beyond. ]]></description>
			
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			<title>Give Thanks - Gary Clark</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/give-thanks-gary-clark/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/give-thanks-gary-clark/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Let&rsquo;s make a mental list of all the things we are grateful for and all the things we are ungrateful for.  There are two ways to measure the list&mdash;by length and by weight.  Some people are wired for positive thinking and their grateful list is longer; some people are wired for worry and the ungrateful list is longer.  But when it comes to weight, the Christian&rsquo;s grateful list is always heaviest because God, salvation, blessing, providence, protection, promise and all of God&rsquo;s &ldquo;good and perfect gifts&rdquo; (James 1:17) out weigh everything else in life.  That&rsquo;s how we can and should &ldquo;Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God&rsquo;s will for you in Christ Jesus.&rdquo; ]]></description>
			
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			<title>Give Thanks - Geoff Bohleen</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/give-thanks-geoff-bohleen/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/give-thanks-geoff-bohleen/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Let&rsquo;s make a mental list of all the things we are grateful for and all the things we are ungrateful for.  There are two ways to measure the list&mdash;by length and by weight.  Some people are wired for positive thinking and their grateful list is longer; some people are wired for worry and the ungrateful list is longer.  But when it comes to weight, the Christian&rsquo;s grateful list is always heaviest because God, salvation, blessing, providence, protection, promise and all of God&rsquo;s &ldquo;good and perfect gifts&rdquo; (James 1:17) out weigh everything else in life.  That&rsquo;s how we can and should &ldquo;Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God&rsquo;s will for you in Christ Jesus.&rdquo; ]]></description>
			
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			<title>Pray Continually</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/pray-continually/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/pray-continually/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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Praying continually doesn&rsquo;t mean that our lips are always moving (although some monastics have tried to keep praying around the clock, including while they are asleep).  It is more like texting (some teens send tens of thousands of text messages).  Think of God as your best friend on Facebook or your constant connection on Twitter.  Praying constantly is staying in touch with God about everything.




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			<title>Go Make Disciples</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/go-make-disciples/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/go-make-disciples/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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To be a Christian is to be a disciple of Jesus Christ.  And, to be a disciple of Jesus Christ is to make more disciples of Jesus Christ.  It&rsquo;s what a Christian does.  This doesn&rsquo;t mean we all go overseas as missionaries but that we all have a clear and active part in making disciples.  Money is an important and necessary part but never think that we can hire others to do what we are supposed to do.  Everyone of us can and should be active disciple-makers at home and around the globe.




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			<title>It&apos;s Harvest Time</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/its-harvest-time/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/its-harvest-time/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Join us for Worldwide Week featuring guest speaker Steve Douglass, President of Cru.


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			<title>Be Joyful</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/be-joyful/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/be-joyful/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Joy is deep stuff.  It is different from happiness.  Happiness is more superficial and short term; joy is more pervasive and long term.
Christians have a past and future basis for joy that reaches into the present.  In the past God sent Jesus to save us, we believed and have had our sins forgiven and have a personal relationship with God.  In the future we have a sure hope of eternal life in the presence of God.  Salvation and hope are so big and so strong that they anchor us forever and give us an overriding joy that gets us through the ups and downs of current circumstances.
We have a choice to live out our present emotions and relationships on the basis of current circumstances or on the basis of eternal joy.  St. Paul is telling us to choose joy&mdash;&ldquo;Be joyful always.&rdquo;


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			<title>Be Kind</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/be-kind/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/be-kind/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Kindness was not a primary ethic in the Roman world.  But it was a clearly Christian ethic (Romans 12:17-21; 1 Peter 3:8-9).  Apparently there were Christians in  Thessalonica who practiced revenge and were unkind to one another and to everyone else.
Frankly, some Christians have the same problem today.  Their personal preferences and politics have become more important than their Christian faith and biblical obedience.  They are unkind and revengeful to others in the stories they tell, the statements they make, the money they give and their use of the Internet.
Some may want to insist that they should be kind to fellow Christians with whom they agree but it is okay to be unkind to unbelievers or those with whom they disagree.  However, the Bible clearly says &ldquo;always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else.&rdquo;

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			<title>Forgive</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/forgive/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/forgive/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Forgiveness is a wonderful gift, a sobering responsibility and a fundamental part of living like Jesus. It is perhaps the greatest gift we can give someone and yet we often refuse to give this gift. Why are we slow to forgive? What do we need to remember in order to learn to forgive?
What is the impact of forgiveness in our lives and in the lives of others? Peter asked his honest question&hellip; we each need to hear Jesus&rsquo; challenging answer! ]]></description>
			
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			<title>Remember Jesus</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/remember-jesus/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/remember-jesus/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[It is easy to forget some of the most important people in life.  Even separated lovers sometimes say, &ldquo;I hope I recognize him when I see him.&rdquo;  When the miles are many and the time is long, our lives fill with busyness that crowds our once vivid memories.
Jesus asked us to never forget him.  But, knowing the frailty of our human memories he gave us two pictures to repeatedly revisit&mdash;the bread (his body) and the cup (his blood).  He wanted us to make memory more than a thought so he invited us to remember with action&mdash;eating and drinking.

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			<title>Be Transformed</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/be-transformed/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/be-transformed/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Most of us would like to change&mdash;our weight, our job, our car or our nose-shape.  God would like to change us too.  God wants us to be less shaped by the patterns of the world around us and increasingly shaped by his patterns.  Romans 12:1-2 is among the Bible&rsquo;s better known texts but is challenging to understand and even more challenging to do.
St. Paul explains that spiritual transformation starts in our heads&mdash;&ldquo;Be transformed by the renewing of our minds.&rdquo;  Let&rsquo;s understand what that is, how it happens and practical actions we can take to have mind renewal.
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			<title>Have a Jesus-Attitude</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/have-a-jesus-attitude/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/have-a-jesus-attitude/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Attitude shapes all of life and relationships.  We all know the difference between a bad attitude and a good attitude.  But, the Bible calls us to a higher standard than even a good attitude&mdash;that we should have a Christ attitude.
Our response to the words of action in Philippians 2:1-12 is three fold: 1.) inventory our present attitude; 2.) understand the Jesus-attitude; 3.) adjust our attitude to be the same as that of Christ Jesus. ]]></description>
			
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			<title>Walk Humbly</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/walk-humbly/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/walk-humbly/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[God requires us to be humble.  But humility is hard to define and often faked.  Humility is primarily in our heads&mdash;it is the way we think of ourselves and of others.
The humble person is a thoughtful person.  Not an ideological hothead.  Not a quick tempered know-it-all.  Not a self-assured demagogue.  The humble person wants to hear the other person&rsquo;s point of view even if it is very different and uncomfortable.  The humble person assumes she can learn from others.  The humble person thinks before talking, prays before emailing, pauses before accusing&mdash;all of which reflect an inside attitude of heart.
Humility can be faked, especially in the eyes of those with a superficial relationship.  But it cannot be faked to someone who knows us intimately.  The truly humble person who has his heart and head in the right place &ldquo;walks humbly with your God.&rdquo;

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			<title>Love Mercy</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/love-mercy/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/love-mercy/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Charles Darwin has enormously influenced our country and culture with his notion of &ldquo;survival of the fittest.&rdquo;  Some have taken his physical applications and carried them over to social relationships.  They favor the rich and powerful over the poor and weak.  This is far from the consistent teaching of the Bible and especially of Jesus who was a hero to the poor and weak of his generation.
God requires his followers to &ldquo;love mercy&rdquo;&mdash;to have a heart to protect the weak.  Who are the weak in our generation?  They are those with the least education, the unemployed and underemployed, the uninsured, the disabled, the unborn, the falsely imprisoned, the orphan, the poor single parent, the frightened alien and others on the lowest rungs of the social ladder.  God requires us to have a heart for them.  To want to protect them.  To love mercy in the Name of Jesus.
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			<title>Act Justly</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/act-justly/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/act-justly/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[To understand &ldquo;act justly&rdquo; in Micah 6:8 requires a reading of God&rsquo;s severe criticism in Micah 3.  Judges are supposed to love good and hate evil but there were unjust judges in Israel who loved evil and hated good.  They allowed the rich and powerful to grind down the poor and marginal until they were like skeletons.  The judges refused to listen to the pleas from those who were oppressed.  God speaks simply and directly to anyone who asks what God requires of us all.  We are to act justly.
This does not refer to the U.S. Constitution, American law or current politics.  It refers to the basic notion of what is fair and right and good, especially for those who have the least.  So, if we want to know what God wants of us, he wants us to always be on the side of justice&mdash;not law but good.  There are bad laws and good laws, oppressive laws and empowering laws.  As Christians we always side with what is fair and good for those who cannot fend for themselves. ]]></description>
			
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			<title>Believe</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/believe/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/believe/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Earthquakes are terrifying but the prison guard in Philippi was probably more afraid of what the Roman authorities would do to him if his prisoners escaped in the earthquake rubble.  Suicide may have been on his mind.
When he saw Paul and Silas he blurted out an emotional question to anyone who would listen&mdash;&ldquo;What do I need to do to be saved?&rdquo;  He never says whether he is asking how to be saved from the earthquake or the Romans.  Paul skips the shaking earth and Roman threat and spins the question around to the more important concern of the guard&rsquo;s eternal destiny.  He tells him how to save his soul not his skin.  &ldquo;Believe in Jesus!&rdquo;
What happened?  His skin and his soul were both saved.
Paul&rsquo;s words apply equally to all of us.  Whether asking for salvation of skin or soul, &ldquo;believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved.&rdquo; ]]></description>
			
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			<title>The Big Ten</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/the-big-ten/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/the-big-ten/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The Ten Commandments were given by God through Moses to a people whom God loved and had just rescued from four centuries of slavery in a pagan country.  The people of Israel were saved but didn&rsquo;t know how to live as a saved people.  So, God gave them ten simple rules to live by.
The Ten Commandments has become the most famous moral code ever written, universally guiding people of all cultures to moral and ethical behavior.  It is a central core to the laws of our land and our lives.  When in doubt about what to do we go back to the Ten Commandments for direction.
While stated mostly in negative commands the Ten Commandments are clearly a map to positive righteous living. ]]></description>
			
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			<title>Love God and What’s-His-Name</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/love-god-and-whate28099s-his-name/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/love-god-and-whate28099s-his-name/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Christians are a combination of &ldquo;who&rdquo; and &ldquo;do&rdquo;&mdash;who we are (born again sons and daughters of God through Jesus Christ) and what we do (live faithfully and righteously as followers of Jesus).
At the top of every Christian&rsquo;s &ldquo;to do&rdquo; list is to love God completely and to love our neighbors as ourselves.  The Law of Love is at the heart of what it means to live out the Christian life.  God first and then others.
The opposite is to love ourselves first and make all decisions based on what we want and what best serves us.  As followers of Jesus we are to passionately and wholeheartedly love God.  But, how can we show and tell if we really do love God?  In our love for our neighbor. ]]></description>
			
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			<title>Does Christ Lead to God?</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/does-christ-lead-to-god/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/does-christ-lead-to-god/#comments</comments>
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			<description><![CDATA[People believe there are numerous spiritual paths to the top of the mountain of faith. Doesn&rsquo;t every religious teacher say, &ldquo;Love their neighbor?&rdquo; Did Christ really teach anything different than others? ]]></description>
			
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			<title>Does the Bible Speak Truth?</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/does-the-bible-speak-truth/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/does-the-bible-speak-truth/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Religious books are a dime a dozen. Does the Bible differ from other spiritual books? Don&rsquo;t all soo-called revelations say essentially the same thing? ]]></description>
			
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			<title>Does Evil Disprove God?</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/does-evil-disprove-god/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/does-evil-disprove-god/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Suffering challenges every human being. Does the reality of evil disprove God? Does the fact that people suffer mean that God really doesn&rsquo;t love after all? ]]></description>
			
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			<title>Does Faith Make Sense</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/does-faith-make-sense/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/does-faith-make-sense/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The Bible tells a simple but powerful story: God created a good world which has gone desperately off kilter. In response, God literally became a human person through Christ. He is literally restoring his creation to its former luster. This story is personal to us all. It confronts each of us with only two choices. Either we accept that story, join in with God, and commit our lives to Christ as he works to restore all things. Or we reject that story, flee from God, and commit our lives, through a million daily decisions, to some other, lesser agenda. How should I choose to live? What is my most reasonable option? How should I invest my one and only life? ]]></description>
			
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			<title>Blessed are Those Who Give</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/blessed-are-those-who-give/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/blessed-are-those-who-give/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Some Bibles print the words of Jesus with red ink while all other words are printed in black ink.  That means that there is a lot of red in the four New Testament Gospels but almost no red ink in any other books of the Bible.  It&rsquo;s a little surprising when we read Acts 20:35 and discover a quote from Jesus that appears nowhere else in the Bible.  This fits the description of the last lines in the Gospel of John that there were so many things Jesus said and did that if they were all written down the world could not contain the books.  Some of the few extra words of Jesus that we have appear in Acts 20:35.  So, it must be very important when we hear Jesus say, &ldquo;It is more blessed to give than to receive.&rdquo;  It is more of the upside-down kingdom-of-God logic of Jesus.  If we get it we are in for some of the greatest blessings of generosity. ]]></description>
			
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			<title>Blessed is the Man Who Fears the Lord</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/blessed-is-the-man-who-fears-the-lord/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/blessed-is-the-man-who-fears-the-lord/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Just as Proverbs 31 describes the biblical view of a righteous wife and mother so Psalm 112 describes the biblical view of a righteous husband and father.  He is blessed by God and he is a blessing to his children.  The very best gift any man can give to his children is to live a righteous life as their father. ]]></description>
			
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			<title>Jesus’ Big-8 Blessings</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/jesuse28099-big-8-blessings/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/jesuse28099-big-8-blessings/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Blessing&rdquo; refers to the special favor and goodness of God on someone or something.  Some Bible translations use the word &ldquo;happy&rdquo; instead of &ldquo;blessing.&rdquo;  Jesus taught an eight-part list of those who are specially blessed and receive special happiness from God.  What&rsquo;s so interesting is that the blessings are on those who wouldn&rsquo;t seem happy at all.  Here we are taught that God gives particular favor when we are in particular distress but also that there are blessings in our worst of circumstances. ]]></description>
			
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			<title>Blessed are Those Who Persevere Under Trial</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/blessed-are-those-who-persevere-under-trial/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/blessed-are-those-who-persevere-under-trial/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[James 1:12 - Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
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			<title>Are You Ready for This?</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/are-you-ready-for-this/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/are-you-ready-for-this/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[As human beings, it's natural to look and hope for a special purpose in life- some good that just 'you' were meant to do.  Esther, a young teenage girl made queen, wasn't necessarily looking for her purpose when it was revealed.  She did, however, respond well and left her mark on the Christian faith.  Wouldn't it be amazing if we could do the same thing?&nbsp; ]]></description>
			
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			<title>Bill Arnold - Top Ten Life Lessons</title>	
			<link>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/bill-arnold-top-ten-life-lessons/</link>
			<comments>http://www.wooddale.org/experience/recent-sermons/bill-arnold-top-ten-life-lessons/#comments</comments>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Bill Arnold shares the top ten lessons he's learned in his Christian life. ]]></description>
			
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