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		<title>Do Something &#8211; What is God&#8217;s Purpose for me?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Poly Rouse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Miles McPherson in his book &#8220;Do Something&#8221; answers this question with the story of Jesus and the religious leaders: Jesus stood surrounded by men in religious robes and multicolored turbans.  They were taking turns questioning Him, like tag-team wrestling. First the Sadducee s confronted Jesus about the resurrection.  They were &#8220;sad, you see,&#8221; because they [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=polyrouse.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2916736&amp;post=472&amp;subd=polyrouse&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Do Something &#8212; The Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Poly Rouse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No one has done more good in and for this world than Jesus.  During His three-year ministry, He established a moral standard for humankind that has yet to be improved upon.  He healed the sick, cast demons out of the possessed, and raised the dead.  He has a Plan for you, and guess what it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=polyrouse.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2916736&amp;post=456&amp;subd=polyrouse&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Strong Families &#8230; learn together and grow together</title>
		<link>http://polyrouse.wordpress.com/2011/05/05/strong-families-learn-together-and-grow-together/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 19:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Poly Rouse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bible is clear that the God who created the universe intimately knows each one of us.  He knew each of us before we were born.  He knows the number of hairs on our head and everything about every day of our lives.  He loves us beyond what we can imagine.  In fact, God loves [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=polyrouse.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2916736&amp;post=447&amp;subd=polyrouse&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why is it called &#8220;Good Friday&#8221; with so much pain?</title>
		<link>http://polyrouse.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/why-is-it-called-good-friday-with-so-much-pain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Poly Rouse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow is Friday. The day that as Christians and culturally we officially call on our calendars “Good.” Which is interesting because if you’d have asked one of Jesus’ followers how they were on this day, some 2000 years ago, they may have said: sad, scared, afraid, hopeless, disappointed, confused, anxious, hurting, or grieving… anything but [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=polyrouse.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2916736&amp;post=439&amp;subd=polyrouse&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Can you trust the resurrection?</title>
		<link>http://polyrouse.wordpress.com/2011/04/07/can-you-trust-the-resurrection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Poly Rouse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paul Maier &#8211; Historian &#8220;If all the evidence is weighed carefully and fairly, it is indeed justifiable, according to the cannons of historical research, to conclude that the tomb in which Jesus was buried was actually empty on the morning of the first Easter.  And no shred of evidence has yet been discovered in literary [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=polyrouse.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2916736&amp;post=432&amp;subd=polyrouse&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Does the personal invite really make a difference?</title>
		<link>http://polyrouse.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/does-the-personal-invite-really-make-a-difference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Poly Rouse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is power in the invite.  To care enough to reach out to a friend, classmate, co-worker, or family member speaks volumes concerning love.  Most people are extremely blessed when you take a moment to invite them because you care.  I have always been amazed when people respond with such genuineness and even sometimes in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=polyrouse.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2916736&amp;post=429&amp;subd=polyrouse&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Do Transformational Churches have Remodeling Phases?</title>
		<link>http://polyrouse.wordpress.com/2010/12/23/do-transformational-churches-have-remodeling-phases/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Poly Rouse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past November the TN Baptist family gathered together for a great time of fellowship and decision making.  It was a wonderful convention as we praised, prayed, and planned together for the future.  I believe we made some clear and certain steps together as we began to write a NEW chapter concerning the Gospel and it&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=polyrouse.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2916736&amp;post=423&amp;subd=polyrouse&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What is this Advent Conspiracy?</title>
		<link>http://polyrouse.wordpress.com/2010/12/16/what-is-this-advent-conspiracy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Poly Rouse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The family at Hermitage Hills is engaged with a Conspiracy &#8230; an Advent Conspiracy.  What is this all about?  It&#8217;s about a group of Christ Followers planning and agreeing to commit a subversive act together to undermine and overthrow the commercialization of Christmas of today’s culture by discovering a New Christmas with Christ and His [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=polyrouse.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2916736&amp;post=406&amp;subd=polyrouse&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why do some believers get upset at the government when it attempts to help the poor?</title>
		<link>http://polyrouse.wordpress.com/2010/11/07/why-do-some-believers-get-upset-at-the-government-when-it-attempts-to-help-the-poor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 03:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Poly Rouse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not quite sure where this question is coming from but let me share at least my personal opinion concerning this subject.  It is very clear in scripture that God calls upon His church to be about the work of assisting the poor.  In 2 Corinthians 9:9 the cheerful giver opens his or her hand [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=polyrouse.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2916736&amp;post=390&amp;subd=polyrouse&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why do some believers think that tithing/giving is not for them?</title>
		<link>http://polyrouse.wordpress.com/2010/10/25/why-do-some-believers-think-that-tithinggiving-is-not-for-them/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Poly Rouse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The word tithing sends some believers into convulsions.  The subject has always been questioned, complained about, viewed as only an Old Testament principle, and disregarded by many believers.  The truth is the church doesn&#8217;t have a financial problem it has an obedience problem.  Because if every professing believer gave according to scripture, whether you are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=polyrouse.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2916736&amp;post=382&amp;subd=polyrouse&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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