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		<title>Making a Statement</title>
		<link>http://srozema.wordpress.com/2009/12/14/making-a-statement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pray that these would be true in your life and in mine every day, and strive for them with everything you have.  It is worth the risk.

The eternal, spiritual world is more real to me than the physical earth. (Jn 14:17, Rm 8:10, 1Co 2:13, Gal 3:14, Eph 6:12, Col 2:17)
I have peace in my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=srozema.wordpress.com&blog=1414118&post=261&subd=srozema&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Faith for Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think you and I may have lost some perspective on suffering for the gospel of Jesus Christ.  And with as frequently as it is addressed in the New Testament as part of following Jesus (Rm 5:3, 8:17; 2Co 1:5; Php 1:29, 3:10; 2Ti 1:8; 1Pe 2:19, 4:12-13; to name a few) this strikes me [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=srozema.wordpress.com&blog=1414118&post=256&subd=srozema&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Few Thoughts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[God has been going crazy at 24/7!  Talk about JOYFUL worship!  Two reasons why I think it&#8217;s happening:

Our services have been more about Jesus than our church.  When you have a church that spends all its time talking about how YOU are going to do things, what YOU need to change, how YOU felt about [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=srozema.wordpress.com&blog=1414118&post=244&subd=srozema&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How It Should Be</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tim DeGroot knows what&#8217;s up with this blog post.  Simple and right to the point.  This is what I long for every week&#8230;if this isn&#8217;t our heart about church, we&#8217;re probably not aiming for the right things!  Jesus said to make disciples of all nations&#8230;when was the last time you envisioned an entire country being [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=srozema.wordpress.com&blog=1414118&post=229&subd=srozema&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ONE Lesson #4: Raising the Bar</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With God behind us, we can do anything (Php 4:13).  But when our knowledge goes too far beyond our practice, our belief becomes a burden because we&#8217;re not giving God space to fulfill the promises of scripture in our lives.  It&#8217;s easy to acknowledge what God says to us and still live lives that never [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=srozema.wordpress.com&blog=1414118&post=220&subd=srozema&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ONE Lesson #3: Purposeful</title>
		<link>http://srozema.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/one-lesson-3-purposeful/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I accidentally deleted this post from before, so I had to completely rewrite it&#8230;I have to confess an unreasonable amount of frustration after I realized what I&#8217;d done&#8230;hopefully I haven&#8217;t forgotten anything really significant!
The best thing a leader can do is NOT to be in front of people, dragging them behind.  The best thing a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=srozema.wordpress.com&blog=1414118&post=221&subd=srozema&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Necessities</title>
		<link>http://srozema.wordpress.com/2009/08/30/necessities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I cannot tell you how excited I am for tonight.  It&#8217;s our first 24-7 service of the new school year, and the leadership team has been praying so much for God to show up in an incredible way&#8230;I believe that God is going to answer that prayer!  When our ministry (which is EVERY effort [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=srozema.wordpress.com&blog=1414118&post=210&subd=srozema&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ONE Lesson #2: Sports and Math</title>
		<link>http://srozema.wordpress.com/2009/08/29/one-lesson-2-sports-and-math/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The vision that God gives us for our ministry to others is so vital to the life of that ministry.  Without God&#8217;s dream for our lives placed in our hearts, we will always burn out and lose focus.  But WITH God&#8217;s calling, we cannot STOP being on fire for it!
However&#8230;just because God gives you a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=srozema.wordpress.com&blog=1414118&post=207&subd=srozema&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m an Opportunist</title>
		<link>http://srozema.wordpress.com/2009/08/28/im-an-opportunist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:11:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First off, check out my friend Tim DeGroot&#8217;s new blog here.  He has taught me so much and I am blessed to be able to serve with him in ministry, and I have no doubt that you will benefit from what he has to say.
Second:
I have prayed so much in my life for God [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=srozema.wordpress.com&blog=1414118&post=195&subd=srozema&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ONE Lesson #1: Possessed</title>
		<link>http://srozema.wordpress.com/2009/08/17/one-lesson-1-possessed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently attended the ONE conference at NewSpring Church for senior pastors, youth pastors, and children&#8217;s pastors and man, did God speak to me there!  I&#8217;m going to do a series of blogs on some of the things the Holy Spirit revealed to my heart, starting with this:
Because my friends and fellow leaders are such [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=srozema.wordpress.com&blog=1414118&post=190&subd=srozema&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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