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		<title>Psalm 119 &#8211; Mem</title>
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				<description><![CDATA[In this stanza, the psalmist talks about how to fully understand the amazing Word that he described in the last stanza.  In v. 97-99, he talks about meditating on the Word.  Meditating on the Word all day long helps him to be wiser than his enemies and have more insight than his teachers.  Meditating on [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Psalm 119 &#8211; Kaph</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2016 00:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[This stanza marks the end of the first half of Psalm 119, and the psalmist closes the first half with what the NIV Study Bible says is a prayer.  In this prayer, the psalmist spends the first half focused on his weaknesses, then the second half calling on God to help him. The psalmist mentions [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Nailed to the Cross</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2016 04:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Communion is a time to consider what Jesus did for us on the cross.  By taking away our debt of sin, he gave us forgiveness, but what does that really mean? Colossians 2:13-14(NIV) 13 When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Psalm 119 &#8211; Waw</title>
		<link>https://tombenton.org/2016/01/08/psalm-119-waw/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2016 00:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[After making his requests from God in the last stanza, the psalmist talks about how his desire to obey God&#8217;s Word will direct his life.  First, he can stand up and answer those who oppose him in his love of the Word, and he will focus on speaking only &#8220;your word of truth&#8221;. He then [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Responsibilities of a Shepherd</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2015 03:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[We were talking last night at a dinner with friends about the shepherding role of elders. &#160;One person noted that one does not need to be an elder to shepherd, but that elders should be shepherds. &#160;I agree &#8211; we need more men and their wives to step up and serve as shepherds to lead [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The next generation&#8217;s next generation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 03:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Last week was Thanksgiving week, and we were happy to spend it with our grandson, daughter and son-in-law at his mother&#8217;s house. &#160;The weather this weekend was amazing, with 70&#8217;s and cool clear skies, so we took a walk after the meal, taking turns walking with and carrying the little guy. &#160;On Friday, they came [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Marriage Workshop 4:  We are maturing as a couple</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2015 05:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Marriages That Glorify God: We Are Maturing as a Couple This is the fourth lesson for the series &#8220;The Marriage You Want&#8221; &#8211; see the Introduction post to get started. Maturing requires a strong foundation 6 Therefore let us move beyond the elementary teachings about Christ and be taken forward to maturity, not laying again the [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Marriages That Glorify God: We Are Maturing as a Couple This is the fourth lesson for the series &#8220;The Marriage You Want&#8221; &#8211; see the Introduction post to get started. Maturing requires a strong foundation 6 Therefore let us move beyond the elementary teachings about Christ and be taken forward to maturity, not laying again the [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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		<title>Marriage Workshop 3:  We are united as one flesh</title>
		<link>https://tombenton.org/2015/11/25/marriage-workshop-3-we-are-united-as-one-flesh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2015 04:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Marriages That Glorify God:  We Are United As One Flesh This is the third lesson for the series &#8220;The Marriage You Want&#8221; &#8211; see the Introduction post to get started. Different Roles, United as One In Genesis 2:19-24, God sees that Adam needs a &#8220;suitable helper&#8221;.  God created us with different roles &#8211; understanding these roles and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Marriage Workshop 2:  We need each other</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2015 01:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Marriages That Glorify God:  We Need Each Other This is the second lesson for the series &#8220;The Marriage You Want&#8221; &#8211; see the Introduction post to get started. Everything was good&#8230; Almost In Genesis 1 &#8211; look at all the things God called good:  light (v.4), land/sea (v. 10), vegetation/plants (v.12), sun/moon/stars (v. 18), creatures in [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Marriage Workshop 1:  Introduction</title>
		<link>https://tombenton.org/2015/11/15/marriage-workshop-introduction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2015 01:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[The Marriage You Want &#8211; Introduction Over the next week or two I&#8217;ll be posting pieces of a Marriage Workshop that Mary and I have done in the Montgomery County, Roanoke, Lansing and Frederick churches.  The workshop was entitled:  &#8220;The Marriage You Want&#8221;. We start with a question:     Why did you want to [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Marriage You Want &#8211; Introduction Over the next week or two I&#8217;ll be posting pieces of a Marriage Workshop that Mary and I have done in the Montgomery County, Roanoke, Lansing and Frederick churches.  The workshop was entitled:  &#8220;The Marriage You Want&#8221;. We start with a question:     Why did you want to [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
	

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