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		<title>Weekly Evangelectionary for Sunday, May 20, 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.evangelismconnections.org/blog/2012/05/14/weekly-evangelectionary-for-sunday-may-20-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 05:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Laverman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lectionary (Year B): Acts 1:15-17, 21-26; Psalm 1; 1 John 5:9-13; John 17:6-19 Theme: Jesus’ Prayer For  Our Mission Message: Through the Church Year in the gospels we see many different portraits of Jesus: Virgin birth, in the Temple teaching, calling disciples, teaching multitudes as well as disciples, healing, coming into Jerusalem on a donkey’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Evangelectionary for Sunday May 13 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.evangelismconnections.org/blog/2012/05/08/evangelectionary-reading-for-sunday-may-13-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 14:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Shively</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sunday, May 13 – Sixth Sunday of Easter Texts:  John 15:9-17; 1 John 5:1-6; Acts 10:44-48; Psalm 98 Reflection:  There are different ways to garden. One is to do what I call “messy” gardening. There’s probably a term for it, something like natural gardening, but regardless what it’s called, the concept is to plant seeds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Evangelectionary for Sunday May 6, 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.evangelismconnections.org/blog/2012/04/30/weekly-evangelectionary-for-sunday-may-6-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.evangelismconnections.org/blog/2012/04/30/weekly-evangelectionary-for-sunday-may-6-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Bush</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[vine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Year B) Acts 8:26-40; Psalm 22:25-32; John 15:1-8; I John 4:7-21 Theme:   That we are abiding in Christ (the Vine) is shown by our bearing fruit Message: The Vine’s Branches Bear Fruit Preaching these texts calls for balance. Preaching both/and is harder to do than preaching either/or – but the texts this week demand the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Evangelectionary for Sunday April 29, 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.evangelismconnections.org/blog/2012/04/23/weekly-evangelectionary-for-sunday-april-29-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.evangelismconnections.org/blog/2012/04/23/weekly-evangelectionary-for-sunday-april-29-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Bush</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[authority]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Year B) Acts 4:5-12; Psalm 23; John 10:11-18; I John 3:16-2 Theme:   The authority of Jesus, the Good Shepherd Message:  The Good Shepherd laid down His life – we are invited to follow His example The preacher is faced with an embarrassment of riches this week. But before turning to this week’s texts, it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Evangelectionary for Sunday, April 22, 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.evangelismconnections.org/blog/2012/04/16/weekly-evangelectionary-for-sunday-april-22-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.evangelismconnections.org/blog/2012/04/16/weekly-evangelectionary-for-sunday-april-22-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Laverman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[identity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lectionary (Year B): Acts 3:12-19; Psalm 4; 1 John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36b-48 Theme: Our Identity in Christ Message: “Who Do You Think You Are?” “Who do you think you are?  The Bible answers: “Therefore, if a person is in Christ he is a new creation, the old has passed away, behold the new has come.”  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Evangelectionary for April 15, 2012: Second Sunday of Easter</title>
		<link>http://www.evangelismconnections.org/blog/2012/04/11/weekly-evangelectionary-for-april-15-2012-second-sunday-of-easter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.evangelismconnections.org/blog/2012/04/11/weekly-evangelectionary-for-april-15-2012-second-sunday-of-easter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Loleng</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lectionary Reading: Psalm 133; John 20:19-31; Acts 4:32-35; I John 1:1-2:2 Message Easter is about Good News.  Jesus is the “atoning sacrifice for our sins and for the sins of the world.  He is our advocate with the Father!”  It is about forgiveness, grace, resurrection and eternal life.  But the Good news is so much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Evangelectionary for Easter Sunday April 8, 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.evangelismconnections.org/blog/2012/04/02/weekly-evangelectionary-for-easter-sunday-april-8-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.evangelismconnections.org/blog/2012/04/02/weekly-evangelectionary-for-easter-sunday-april-8-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Shively</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Texts:  Acts 10:34-43; Isaiah 25:6-9; Psalm 118: 1-2, 14-24; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; John 20:1-18 I come from a family of worriers. Whether it began before or after surviving the Great Depression I am not sure, but there is definitely a tendency toward worry that seems to have been passed down through the generations. The signs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: Becoming a Blessed Church by N. Graham Standish</title>
		<link>http://www.evangelismconnections.org/blog/2012/03/30/book-review-becoming-a-blessed-church-by-n-graham-standish/</link>
		<comments>http://www.evangelismconnections.org/blog/2012/03/30/book-review-becoming-a-blessed-church-by-n-graham-standish/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Laverman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[church vitality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.evangelismconnections.org/?p=2669</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A medium-sized mainline church in a suburb you won’t recognize has been personally impacted and passed on naturally an experience with God that has blessed both the church and the community.  Now that’s a blessed church!  No. it’s not a mega-church, and no, it’s not in a booming area, and no, it’s not famous, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Evangelectionary for Palm Sunday, April 1, 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.evangelismconnections.org/blog/2012/03/26/weekly-evangelectionary-for-palm-sunday-april-1-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.evangelismconnections.org/blog/2012/03/26/weekly-evangelectionary-for-palm-sunday-april-1-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kwasi Kena</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[peace]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Kwasi Kena Lectionary (Year B): Liturgy of the Psalms, Psalm 118:1-2,19-29; Mark 11:1-11; John 12:12-16 or Liturgy of the Passion, Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Mark 14:1-15:47 Theme: The Hope of Peace Liturgy of the Psalms – Gospel Texts Mark 11:1-11 and John 12:12-16 Message: My heart is filled with conflicted emotions as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video and Resources from Transforming Congregations Engaging Communities</title>
		<link>http://www.evangelismconnections.org/blog/2012/03/20/video-and-resources-from-transforming-congregations-engaging-communities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.evangelismconnections.org/blog/2012/03/20/video-and-resources-from-transforming-congregations-engaging-communities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlene J. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Resources]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The UCC&#8217;s Evangelism page has posted a series of videos and other resources from the evangelism conference held in Detroit last November: View the outstanding preaching that captivated the audience at the Evangelism conference in Detroit 2 – 5 November 2011.  Use these segments to encourage and excite your church to move forward with planning [...]]]></description>
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