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                                        <itunes:author>Pastor Benjamin Birner</itunes:author>
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                <title><![CDATA[Walk as Children of Light - Ephesians 5:8-14]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:14</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Are you a man or a mouse?&rdquo; That&rsquo;s a rhetorical question. Nobody who asks that is ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[&ldquo;Are you a man or a mouse?&rdquo; That&rsquo;s a rhetorical question. Nobody who asks that is seriously questioning your identity. Are you a human being or a rodent? You&rsquo;re a human being. The implication is, then act like it. You&rsquo;re not a mouse, so don&rsquo;t go skittering around scared. Be what you are. Be brave. This morning, the apostle Paul holds up the same dual options. So let&rsquo;s ask ourselves, &ldquo;Am I darkness or light?&rdquo; Then live as children of light.]]></content:encoded>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Lord Gives Thirsty Grumblers the Water of Life - Exodus 17:1-7]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The people sinfully wondered, &ldquo;Is the Lord among us or not?&rdquo; and the Lord showed them he...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The people sinfully wondered, &ldquo;Is the Lord among us or not?&rdquo; and the Lord showed them he is still the same Lord of grace who has always been with them. He stood by and revealed himself in water from a rock. He gave thirsty grumblers life-giving water.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Father Abraham Had Many Sons—I Am One of Them - Romans 4:1-5 13-17]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Abraham&rsquo;s story doesn&rsquo;t prove you&rsquo;re saved by being a good person like he was. It ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Abraham&rsquo;s story doesn&rsquo;t prove you&rsquo;re saved by being a good person like he was. It proves that even the best of people must be saved by faith.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[God’s Not Fair - Romans 5:12-19]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>20:54</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[God&rsquo;s not fair, but death has nothing to do with it.]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[God&rsquo;s not fair, but death has nothing to do with it.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[See God's Real Glory - Exodus 24:9-18]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[We feel the tension in relationships when big things like jobs and scholarships are on the line. Wha...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[We feel the tension in relationships when big things like jobs and scholarships are on the line. What if your life were on the line instead? We all know what this feels like firsthand. We call it guilt. It&rsquo;s the realization that right and wrong exist, and I have chosen to do something categorically and universally recognized as wrong.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[From Slaves to Servants - Exodus 19:1-8a]]></title>
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                                                                <itunes:duration>18:01</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[After rescuing Israel, God made them an offer. &ldquo;If you obey me fully and keep my covenant, the...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[After rescuing Israel, God made them an offer. &ldquo;If you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, 6 you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.&rdquo;]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Lord Will Shelter the Humble - Zephaniah 2:3 3:11-13]]></title>
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                                                                <itunes:duration>15:40</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Will there be any proud and arrogant people in heaven? Reading Zephaniah, the answer appears to be n...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Will there be any proud and arrogant people in heaven? Reading Zephaniah, the answer appears to be no. It doesn&rsquo;t take a lot of self-reflection to be terrified by that thought. What does Zephaniah mean?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Out From Under the Shadow - Matthew 4:12-23]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:19</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[If you can, imagine someone comes from a planet where there is no death. They visit Earth. What woul...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you can, imagine someone comes from a planet where there is no death. They visit Earth. What would they be shocked by? What cruel behavior that we call normal is actually the result of living under the shadow of death. Can we conceive of such a world where that behavior doesn&rsquo;t exist? The shadow is so pervasive, so all-encompassing. To us, it&rsquo;s always been there and has always been that way. There&rsquo;s no escape.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Lord's Secret Weapon - Isaiah 49:1-6]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:47</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[We needed a secret weapon against the forces of darkness. Except, we weren&rsquo;t going to stop the...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[We needed a secret weapon against the forces of darkness. Except, we weren&rsquo;t going to stop the forces of darkness from advancing. It was too late for that. Mankind had essentially already lost.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Lord’s True Chosen Servant - Isaiah 42:1-7]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:01</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[God sent his servants on a rescue mission, but who&rsquo;s going to rescue them?]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[God sent his servants on a rescue mission, but who&rsquo;s going to rescue them?]]></content:encoded>
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                <title><![CDATA[We Have Come to Worship Him - Matthew 2:1-12]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:20</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[A King was born in Bethlehem. The concern people had was perhaps understandable from a certain persp...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[A King was born in Bethlehem. The concern people had was perhaps understandable from a certain perspective. We have to ask ourselves, do we let those same kinds of concerns affect how we receive this newborn King in our hearts?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Your God’s Personally in Control - Isaiah 52:7-10]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>11:06</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news!]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news!]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Christ Is Born… Now What? - Titus 2:11-14]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>10:48</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[It was a silent night. Not that it was untypically quiet, in fact, everything about that night was t...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[It was a silent night. Not that it was untypically quiet, in fact, everything about that night was typical. It was just as quiet as any other night. There was no noise of a conquering army camping outside Jerusalem. No riots in the city streets. No festival celebration for the emperor. The shepherds were out watching their sheep in the outskirts of the small town of Bethlehem, just like every other night. Suddenly, everything changed.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                                                                                    <media:reference>Titus 2:11-14</media:reference>
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                <title><![CDATA[God’s Gospel Promise Is a Powerful Reality - Romans 1:1-7]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>15:45</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[We deal with all these real problems. But the things we hear about at church&mdash;forgiveness, grac...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[We deal with all these real problems. But the things we hear about at church&mdash;forgiveness, grace, peace&mdash;those feel spiritual, mental. They&rsquo;re concepts. They don&rsquo;t feel adequate to deal with the real world. I can hold a wad of cash in my hands. I can&rsquo;t hold redemption and holiness. So what will fix our very real sins and very real problems?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Live Like the Rain Is Coming - James 5:7-11]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:50</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[It seems like the older we get, the better we are at patiently waiting for good things. Unfortunatel...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[It seems like the older we get, the better we are at patiently waiting for good things. Unfortunately, the older we get, the more exposed we are to the other kind of patience&mdash;the kind of patience that involves patiently enduring bad things. God wants us to have both kinds of patience.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Someone Powerful Is Coming - Matthew 3:1-12]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:09</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[John the Baptist, a great prophet, came preaching in the wilderness of Judea for one purpose. He cam...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[John the Baptist, a great prophet, came preaching in the wilderness of Judea for one purpose. He came to prepare hearts for a very special arrival. How will you prepare? Well, what&rsquo;s the occasion and who&rsquo;s coming?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Jesus Calls Us - John 1:35-42]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>15:46</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Christmas is coming; what are you looking for?]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Christmas is coming; what are you looking for?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Righteous Person Will Live by Their Faith - Habakkuk 1:1-3, 2:1-4]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birnerr</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:44</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Why is the world such a mess? Why doesn&rsquo;t God do something about it? It&rsquo;s not necessaril...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Why is the world such a mess? Why doesn&rsquo;t God do something about it? It&rsquo;s not necessarily wrong to wonder this. Many people in the Bible have cried out, &ldquo;Where are you God?&rdquo; It&rsquo;s the very complaint that God&rsquo;s prophet Habakkuk brought before the Lord.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Sun of Righteousness Will Rise - Malachi 4:1-6]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>20:17</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Malachi is the last book of the Old Testament. After this comes a 400-year period without any new pr...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Malachi is the last book of the Old Testament. After this comes a 400-year period without any new prophets from God. It&rsquo;s almost like God is going away for a time, and these are his final words of love and warning. Malachi gives us a picture of the coming of the Messiah and the end of the world.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[God’s Ultimate Demonstration of Love - Romans 5:6-11]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:20</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s so rare that when someone dies for a good person or a good cause, we celebrate them. On t...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s so rare that when someone dies for a good person or a good cause, we celebrate them. On the scale of heroism, Jesus&rsquo; sacrifice for the world is out of this world. Unlike other examples, God&rsquo;s love for us and Jesus' death make no rational sense. Why did he die for us?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[It's as Good as Done - Revelation 21:1-6]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:23</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been almost 2000 years since the Apostle John saw the vision he wrote down as the book of...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been almost 2000 years since the Apostle John saw the vision he wrote down as the book of Revelation. He saw a new heaven and new earth. And God said, &ldquo;It is done.&rdquo; 2000 years later, does it look done?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Truth Will Set You Free - John 8:31-36]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>21:03</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[We do have a certain kind of freedom here&mdash;freedom that people died for. We&rsquo;re free from ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[We do have a certain kind of freedom here&mdash;freedom that people died for. We&rsquo;re free from the tyranny of kings and dictators. We&rsquo;re free from slavery. We have religious freedom to worship where and when and how we want. As long as we&rsquo;re not infringing on the freedom of others, we&rsquo;re free to live and act and do whatever we want to do. Is that real freedom?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Christ Through Us - Luke 5:1-11]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:37</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Today, along with congregations across the country, we are celebrating the 175th anniversary of the ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Today, along with congregations across the country, we are celebrating the 175th anniversary of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. But today is not a day to thump our chests and shout, &ldquo;Look at us! Look at how faithful and committed we are to God!&rdquo; The miracle of Jesus we&rsquo;ll look at today teaches us who really gets the credit.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Thanks for Gracious Deliverance - Genesis 8:15-22]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:24</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[When we think about the Flood, we don&rsquo;t want to think too carefully about the details. We don&...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[When we think about the Flood, we don&rsquo;t want to think too carefully about the details. We don&rsquo;t want to have to wrestle with how dark the Flood was. And maybe most of all, we don&rsquo;t see what Noah&rsquo;s ark has to do with my shift on Monday, my kid&rsquo;s schooling, or the latest news stories. Noah and the flood have nothing to do with my life. Except, we&rsquo;re still living in the same world.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Lord Loves the Unfaithful - Hosea 3:1-5]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:50</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Hosea put his heart on the line to get this visceral message across to God&rsquo;s people. How you f...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hosea put his heart on the line to get this visceral message across to God&rsquo;s people. How you feel someone is unfaithful to you, that&rsquo;s how God feels every time we sin.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[You Are What You Delight In - Psalm 1]]></title>
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                                                                <itunes:duration>15:11</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[You are what you eat. What you put into your body, whether food or knowledge or something else, has ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[You are what you eat. What you put into your body, whether food or knowledge or something else, has a profound effect on who you are. So choose healthy food and read good books. Psalm 1 carries that same encouragement and warning. You are what you delight in. It&rsquo;s like two roads diverge in a wood, the one you take will make all the difference.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[God Gathers His People from the Rebellious - Isaiah 66:18-24]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:47</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[We understand how foolish it is to think you can be part of a rebellion and live as a faithful citiz...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[We understand how foolish it is to think you can be part of a rebellion and live as a faithful citizen at the same time. No jury would side with you. The Jews who turned their backs on God thought they could live along with the rebellious world and make up for it by visiting the temple. They put on a show of piety. God saw right through it. Do we think we can get away with it?]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Baptism the Kindled a Fire - Luke 12:49-53]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:29</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Wildfires have been more common recently. Often we can&rsquo;t stop them until they burn themselves ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Wildfires have been more common recently. Often we can&rsquo;t stop them until they burn themselves out. But that&rsquo;s not even close to the kind of global fire Jesus brings up.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Faith Sees - Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>20:25</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Is your faith in God &ldquo;blind faith&rdquo;&mdash;a faith that believes beyond logic and question...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Is your faith in God &ldquo;blind faith&rdquo;&mdash;a faith that believes beyond logic and questioning? Should your faith in God be blind?]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Live Like the New You - Colossians 3:1-11]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>22:12</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Apostle Paul urges us to set our hearts on things above.]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Apostle Paul urges us to set our hearts on things above.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Boldly Speak to the Lord - Genesis 18:20-32]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>20:29</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Why was Abraham allowed to speak to the Lord so brazenly, while the people of Sodom were about to be...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Why was Abraham allowed to speak to the Lord so brazenly, while the people of Sodom were about to be destroyed? The answer to this question has everything to do with your own standing before God. Will God listen to your prayers, or will God smite you, too?]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 18:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Love Beyond Reasonable Expectations - Ruth 1:1-19]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>20:34</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[How far out of your way should you go to show love to your neighbor?]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[How far out of your way should you go to show love to your neighbor?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2025 20:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[I Will Boast in My Weakness - 2 Corinthians 11:21b-30]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:15</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[How dedicated are you to God? Are you dedicated enough to boast about it?]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[How dedicated are you to God? Are you dedicated enough to boast about it?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2025 20:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Our Salvation—a Truth of the Triune God - John 16:12-15]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:21</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s part of the human experience not to understand. In fatherly compassion, our God doesn&rsq...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s part of the human experience not to understand. In fatherly compassion, our God doesn&rsquo;t leave us to wonder and wander in ignorance.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[God's Plan for Global Unity - Genesis 11:1-9]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:26</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Agree or disagree? &ldquo;The world should be more united.&rdquo; I think most people would agree, i...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Agree or disagree? &ldquo;The world should be more united.&rdquo; I think most people would agree, it would be nice if the world got along a little better in areas like war, poverty, hunger, and fighting preventable diseases. God wants the world to be united, too. If that&rsquo;s true, what does God think he&rsquo;s doing in this text?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Ascended but Not Absent - Luke 24:44-53]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>21:29</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Jesus has left the room. He ascended into heaven out of sight. In light of his apparent absence, how...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jesus has left the room. He ascended into heaven out of sight. In light of his apparent absence, how do we behave?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Exclusive Access to the New Jerusalem - Revelation 21:21-27]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:05</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[How would you feel to suddenly find yourself in heaven? We want to say something like, &ldquo;Happy,...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[How would you feel to suddenly find yourself in heaven? We want to say something like, &ldquo;Happy, elated, joyful, I can&rsquo;t wait!&rdquo; But you wouldn&rsquo;t be alone if you felt reservations. I&rsquo;m worried I don&rsquo;t belong. There&rsquo;s a reason you feel that way, because it&rsquo;s true. You and I don&rsquo;t belong there as we are.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Look on the Bright Side - John 13:31-35]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>14:39</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[By loving one another as Jesus loved us we show ourselves to be Jesus&rsquo; disciples. But it&rsquo...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[By loving one another as Jesus loved us we show ourselves to be Jesus&rsquo; disciples. But it&rsquo;s not about us and how we look. The goal of our love is to give glory to God. Jesus loved with a passion. He's passionate about giving glory to God. What&rsquo;s surprising is how he does it.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Recognize Your Shepherd - Acts 13:15, 16a, 26-39]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>20:09</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[This morning, the Apostle Paul gives us glasses to see our Shepherd clearly. We immediately recogniz...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[This morning, the Apostle Paul gives us glasses to see our Shepherd clearly. We immediately recognize our Shepherd. This is the one who has cared for us and loved us and kept us safe. But we need these biblical glasses, so to speak, because our eyes are so easily blurred by sin.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Friends, Haven't You Any Fish? - John 21:1-14]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:23</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[God&rsquo;s plan from before the creation of the world was unfolding right before the disciples' eye...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[God&rsquo;s plan from before the creation of the world was unfolding right before the disciples' eyes. They decided to go fishing.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2025 20:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[We Have a Meaningful Mission - Acts 5:12, 17-32]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:43</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Jesus gave us our task in this morning&rsquo;s gospel reading: &ldquo;Peace be with you! As the Fath...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jesus gave us our task in this morning&rsquo;s gospel reading: &ldquo;Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.&rdquo; Is our mission Sisyphean? Is this some kind of punishment God is giving Christians? The job feels endless. There are always more people to tell. Worse, the job can feel pointless.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[He Is Not Here; He Has Risen! - Luke 24:1-12]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:50</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[When you've just had the worst day of your life, it&rsquo;s normal to react like any reasonable pers...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[When you've just had the worst day of your life, it&rsquo;s normal to react like any reasonable person would react, with numbness, grief, denial, anger, and plenty of questioning and doubting. But the reality of Easter morning means that isn&rsquo;t where our reaction has to stop.]]></content:encoded>
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                <title><![CDATA[It's Christ or Nothing - Philippians 3:4b-14]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>20:18</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[We know Christ. We know what he&rsquo;s done for us. But we need to be reminded again and again how ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[We know Christ. We know what he&rsquo;s done for us. But we need to be reminded again and again how worthless everything else I have is in comparison. This idea is constantly trying to sneak into our thoughts: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m really not so bad.&rdquo;]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[He Has Become My Salvation - Isaiah 12]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:41</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[The song of Isaiah chapter 12 is a song of praise to the Lord. For me, on some days, reading through...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The song of Isaiah chapter 12 is a song of praise to the Lord. For me, on some days, reading through a psalm of praise like this leaves me feeling like a fraud, a hypocrite. How can someone like me, who has done the things I&rsquo;ve done, praise the Lord?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Now It's Personal - Luke 13:1-9]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:51</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Does God send disasters to punish people for sins? Or is that not how it works at all? Which do you ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Does God send disasters to punish people for sins? Or is that not how it works at all? Which do you prefer? Which makes the most sense? More importantly, what does God tell us?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Walking Against the Crowd Together - Philippians 3:17-4:1]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>20:33</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[When it comes to your faith, there are no shortcuts. You can&rsquo;t dodge and avoid the challenges ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[When it comes to your faith, there are no shortcuts. You can&rsquo;t dodge and avoid the challenges you&rsquo;ll face. Life as a Christian will often have you walking against the crowd. You can&rsquo;t go under it; you can&rsquo;t go over it. You have to go through it. Thankfully, you don&rsquo;t walk alone.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Battle Is the Lord's - 1 Samuel 17:4-49]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>21:22</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Almost everyone knows David and Goliath. What is this story really about? Let's reexamine it from a ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Almost everyone knows David and Goliath. What is this story really about? Let's reexamine it from a different angle.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[It's Good to Be Here - Luke 9:28-36]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:46</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Don&rsquo;t look for heaven on earth. Look for a Savior.]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Don&rsquo;t look for heaven on earth. Look for a Savior.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Overcome Evil with Good - Romans 12:14-21]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>20:31</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[What makes a story of good versus evil so enticing even when we know the good guys always win? Is it...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What makes a story of good versus evil so enticing even when we know the good guys always win? Is it possible we like it so much because love winning the day is a fantasy? In real life, acts of love and kindness don&rsquo;t overcome evil. Acts of love and kindness are overcome.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Define &quot;Blessing&quot; - Jeremiah 17:5-8]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:14</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Imagine a world where mankind has cured most illnesses. We have developed a near unlimited source of...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Imagine a world where mankind has cured most illnesses. We have developed a near unlimited source of clean energy. We&rsquo;ve moved beyond petty infighting and wars. The only thing left for man to do is explore the final frontier: space. This is the world the creators of Star Trek imagined humanity is progressing towards. It's a fun show to watch and an interesting future to think about. But can I hope my life will reach such a state? Can we trust in the spirit and strength of mankind to ever be that good?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Don’t Disregard the Message or the Messenger - Romans 10:12-17]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>15:48</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Paul wants to know, &ldquo;How can they hear without someone preaching to them?&rdquo; Our job isn&r...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Paul wants to know, &ldquo;How can they hear without someone preaching to them?&rdquo; Our job isn&rsquo;t to increase quarterly numbers, our job is to be a messenger.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2025 19:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Jesus Cares - Luke 4:38-44]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:35</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[What&rsquo;s the mission of the Church? More specifically, what&rsquo;s your mission? What should be...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What&rsquo;s the mission of the Church? More specifically, what&rsquo;s your mission? What should be our focus? Well, what does Jesus do? When we look at Jesus&rsquo; ministry, the standout truth is Jesus cares. Jesus cares about your body. And Jesus cares about your soul.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Opposition Is an Opportunity - Acts 4:23-31]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:43</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[What if opposition and rejection to God&rsquo;s message aren&rsquo;t failure? What if it&rsquo;s not...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What if opposition and rejection to God&rsquo;s message aren&rsquo;t failure? What if it&rsquo;s not a painful experience to be avoided at all costs? We can learn from the apostles that opposition is an opportunity.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Lord Delights in His Brilliant Bride - Isaiah 62:1-5]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:22</itunes:duration>
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                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The caterer only had enough champagne for half the guests. The pastor officiating said the wrong names. The band got lost on the way to the reception. And it rained the whole time. Just about everything that could go wrong at their wedding went wrong. People were beginning to wonder if this disastrous wedding was a bad omen. Was the bride and groom&rsquo;s relationship going to survive this?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Anointed for the Task at Hand - 1 Samuel 16:1-13]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:40</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[God marked David as his chosen king and strengthened him for the task at his anointing. God marked J...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[God marked David as his chosen king and strengthened him for the task at his anointing. God marked Jesus as the chosen Savior and strengthened him for his task at his baptism. God marked you and strengthens you at your baptism.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Our Brother and Hero - Hebrews 2:10-18]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:01</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[All people are born into spiritual slavery and held there all their lives. We need a hero.]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[All people are born into spiritual slavery and held there all their lives. We need a hero.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Show Me Your Glory - Exodus 33:18-23, 34:5-7]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>15:11</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[If you stare into the sun with your naked eye, you can go blind. The sun is too much for our eyes. T...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you stare into the sun with your naked eye, you can go blind. The sun is too much for our eyes. To an even greater extent, the creator of the sun, God in all his glory, is too much for us. But God took on flesh.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Wed, 25 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[To You - Luke 2:8-20]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>12:57</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[The greatest gift in the history of the world is given to you.]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The greatest gift in the history of the world is given to you.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[All God Wants for Christmas Is... - Hebrews 10:5-10]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:39</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[What does God want for Christmas? Many of God&rsquo;s people believed all it took to make God happy ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What does God want for Christmas? Many of God&rsquo;s people believed all it took to make God happy was to do and say the right things. Offer all the right sacrifices and keep all the proper festivals and you&rsquo;re good to go. Is that really all God wants?]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Joy of Producing Fruit - Luke 3:7-18]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:27</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[As far as you can see nothing but rocks, sand, and desert scrub. You&rsquo;re walking with a crowd o...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[As far as you can see nothing but rocks, sand, and desert scrub. You&rsquo;re walking with a crowd of the most unlikely sort. Noble Pharisees in their ornate robes with Roman soldiers in their faded red-purple cloaks followed by traitorous tax collectors in expensive jewels and last of all you. What has brought all these people together on such an inconvenient pilgrimage?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 15 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Prepare to be Purified - Malachi 3:1-7b]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:45</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;re in danger of the same apathy as the Israelites, though from a different perspective. It'...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[We&rsquo;re in danger of the same apathy as the Israelites, though from a different perspective. It's been 2000 years since Jesus left and he&rsquo;s still not back. We need Malachi&rsquo;s message just as much as the Israelites did. We need to prepare to be purified.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Another Year Closer to the End - Luke 21:25-36]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:54</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[December. Another year has come and gone. Another church year that is. But we&rsquo;re only a month ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[December. Another year has come and gone. Another church year that is. But we&rsquo;re only a month away from the new calendar year too. It&rsquo;s now that time of year. It&rsquo;s a time of celebrations&hellip; and a time of extra obligations, deadlines, and stress. What Jesus doesn&rsquo;t want us to lose in all the commotion is that as another year draws to a close, we&rsquo;re another year closer to the end. Not just the end of your life, as in, &ldquo;you&rsquo;re another year older.&rdquo; We&rsquo;re another year closer to the end of all things. That&rsquo;s something to celebrate.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Concerned with our King's Concerns - John 18:33-37]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:53</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[As Christians, followers of Christ who love their Lord, we are concerned with our King&rsquo;s conce...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[As Christians, followers of Christ who love their Lord, we are concerned with our King&rsquo;s concerns. Jesus, our King, is concerned with the truth.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 24 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Once for All - Hebrews 9:24-28]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:46</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[You&rsquo;ve experienced the fear and anxiety&mdash;the walking on eggshells&mdash;that comes after ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[You&rsquo;ve experienced the fear and anxiety&mdash;the walking on eggshells&mdash;that comes after you&rsquo;ve done something wrong but before anyone else has found out. The burden of hiding guilt. Everyone on earth is looking for a cure to a guilty conscience.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Quality over Quantity - Mark 12:38-44]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>21:19</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Jesus teaches his disciples that it&rsquo;s the same way when it comes to your offerings quality is ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jesus teaches his disciples that it&rsquo;s the same way when it comes to your offerings quality is better than quantity.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 10 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Life on the Mountain - Isaiah 25:6-9]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>15:27</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[One day, you&rsquo;re going to die. The question is: what are you going to do about it?]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[One day, you&rsquo;re going to die. The question is: what are you going to do about it?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Will You Stay Standing? - Daniel 3:16-28]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:19</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Neither Luther nor Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego knew if they were about to die or not. They didn&...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Neither Luther nor Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego knew if they were about to die or not. They didn&rsquo;t know what future God had in store for them. But they knew God is worth dying for.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[I Am a Free Slave to Everyone - 2 Corinthians 9:7-23]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:13</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[How do we love when matters of faith are on the line?]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[How do we love when matters of faith are on the line?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Content to Worship No Other God - 2 Kings 5:14-27]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:53</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[What we prioritize shows how important we think God is in our lives. Do I prioritize my relationship...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What we prioritize shows how important we think God is in our lives. Do I prioritize my relationship with him, or do I think other things in life are more worthy of my time? In other words, is God enough for me, or do I need something more? Am I content to worship God alone or do I worship other gods?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 13 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Great War Is Won - Revelation 12:7-12]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:20</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[If the great spiritual war is already won&mdash;the dragon loses, and the good guys win&mdash;why do...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[If the great spiritual war is already won&mdash;the dragon loses, and the good guys win&mdash;why doesn&rsquo;t it feel like it?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[We Welcome Christ - Mark 9:30-37]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:17</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[If you want to welcome great people, you need to be great yourself. To welcome someone like Jesus re...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you want to welcome great people, you need to be great yourself. To welcome someone like Jesus requires a different kind of greatness. Greatness in humility.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Put on the Full Armor of God - Ephesians 6:10-18]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>20:55</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Real life&rsquo; is where we think the danger lies. We think the evil we need to watch out fo...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[&lsquo;Real life&rsquo; is where we think the danger lies. We think the evil we need to watch out for is the bully at school. It&rsquo;s terrorist attacks. Evil is if the wrong candidate wins the White House. It&rsquo;s a ruse.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[God's Coming Brings Change - Isaiah 35:4-7]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:22</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[The question when I look into my heart is not, do I need to make a change, but can I? Can anyone fix...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The question when I look into my heart is not, do I need to make a change, but can I? Can anyone fix this broken world? Can I fix my broken heart? Your God will come. And when he comes he brings change. But will it be the change we&rsquo;re looking for?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Not All Roads Lead to Righteousness - Romans 9:30-10:4]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:28</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[At its height, 250,000 miles of roads stretched across the Roman Empire. At the center of this vast ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[At its height, 250,000 miles of roads stretched across the Roman Empire. At the center of this vast network was the eternal city. No matter what road you traveled by, it eventually led to Rome. So, we get the saying, all roads lead to Rome. Many different paths lead to the same result. But not all roads lead to righteousness. Only one road leads to righteousness.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Father Draws You - John 6:35-51]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>20:40</itunes:duration>
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                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[We all need a come to Jesus moment. The bad news is, we can&rsquo;t come to him. The good news is, the Father draws you to him instead.]]></content:encoded>
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                <title><![CDATA[God Gives As Much As You Need for Life - Exodus 16:15-31]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>20:21</itunes:duration>
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                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[God provided the Israelites manna, bread from heaven, to eat. God says to us, &ldquo;Trust me to provide everything you need for life.&rdquo; We do trust him. Or we want to. But we also know what happens when people don&rsquo;t prepare for the future.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Fight the Good Fight - 2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>15:56</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[When I get to the end of my life will I be able to say, &ldquo;I have fought the good fight, I have ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[When I get to the end of my life will I be able to say, &ldquo;I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith&rdquo;?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[You Give them Something to Eat - Mark 6:35-44]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:51</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[We worry about our own physical needs more than we should and we think about other people&rsquo;s ph...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[We worry about our own physical needs more than we should and we think about other people&rsquo;s physical needs less than we should. Jesus&rsquo; miracle today can help us rethink those priorities.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2024 20:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Run after Christ - Mark 6:30-34]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:43</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[No matter what you&rsquo;re chasing, it&rsquo;s not uncommon to one day stop in your tracks and wond...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[No matter what you&rsquo;re chasing, it&rsquo;s not uncommon to one day stop in your tracks and wonder, what is it all for?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[It's All for the Message - Titus 1:5-9]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:15</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Why should he get to say what is right and wrong or true or false? Paul&rsquo;s instructions to Titu...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Why should he get to say what is right and wrong or true or false? Paul&rsquo;s instructions to Titus help us realize it&rsquo;s not about the pastor at all. It's not about you either. God has established authority in his church. Recognize what it&rsquo;s all for.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2024 19:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Honor in Rejection - Mark 6:1-6]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:11</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[With Jesus not only do we find success in failure, we also find honor in rejection.]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[With Jesus not only do we find success in failure, we also find honor in rejection.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[I Will Wait for the Lord - Lamentations 3:22-33]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:01</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Even the worst of situations are in service of God&rsquo;s love.]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Even the worst of situations are in service of God&rsquo;s love.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Keep Courage and Have Faith in God - Acts 27:13-26]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:18</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[What&rsquo;s the difference between what happened to Paul and plain old luck?]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What&rsquo;s the difference between what happened to Paul and plain old luck?]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Give Thanks! The Gospel Works - Colossians 1:3-8]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:29</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Does Paul&rsquo;s letter to the Colossians have a perspective about how the gospel works that comes ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Does Paul&rsquo;s letter to the Colossians have a perspective about how the gospel works that comes across as out of touch for the world today? He gives thanks that &ldquo;The gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world&mdash;just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it.&rdquo;]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Advocate Testifies - John 15:26-27, 16:4b-11]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:20</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[How could he leave now? Why couldn&rsquo;t Jesus testify about himself? If he were still here, would...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[How could he leave now? Why couldn&rsquo;t Jesus testify about himself? If he were still here, wouldn&rsquo;t your life be so much easier?]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Ascended Lord Gives Gifts to Unite Us - Ephesians 4:7-16]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:56</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Giving your children unequal gifts seems like a good way to make your kids wonder whether you love t...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Giving your children unequal gifts seems like a good way to make your kids wonder whether you love them equally. It seems like a good way to start jealous fighting. It doesn&rsquo;t seem like a good way to unite your family. Yet that&rsquo;s what Jesus has done. The ascended Lord gives us various gifts to unite us.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Love Each Other - John 15:9-17]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:59</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Jesus' command is simple: "Love each other as I have loved you."]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jesus' command is simple: "Love each other as I have loved you."]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Your Fruit Makes the Cut - John 15:1-8]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:14</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Jesus compares good works to bunches of fruit on a vine. Our natural question becomes: am I good eno...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jesus compares good works to bunches of fruit on a vine. Our natural question becomes: am I good enough and have I done enough to make the cut or will I be cut from the vine?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[I Am Jesus' Little Lamb - John 10:11-18]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>15:18</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[The hired hand has the right idea. He&rsquo;s paid to watch the sheep. He doesn&rsquo;t own them. He...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The hired hand has the right idea. He&rsquo;s paid to watch the sheep. He doesn&rsquo;t own them. He has nothing invested in them. He sees them for what they are: sheep. But the Good Shepherd is so devoted to his sheep, he lays down his life for them.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2024 18:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[I Know That My Redeemer Lives - Job 19:23-27]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:52</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s Easter Sunday. The sunrise was beautiful. The Easter lilies are beautiful. Breakfast was ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s Easter Sunday. The sunrise was beautiful. The Easter lilies are beautiful. Breakfast was beautiful. You&rsquo;re all dressed beautifully. In walks this guy named Job and it&rsquo;s ugly.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Seven Words from the Cross Devotions]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>21:11</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Seven devotions on Jesus' seven words from the cross on Good Friday]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Seven devotions on Jesus' seven words from the cross on Good Friday]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Do Not Fear for the Lord Is Faithful - Isaiah 43:1-7]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>20:23</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[&ldquo;But now, this is what the Lord says&hellip; Do not fear.&rdquo; These are the gentle words of...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[&ldquo;But now, this is what the Lord says&hellip; Do not fear.&rdquo; These are the gentle words of a caring Father. When we are unfaithful, God remains faithful. Do not fear for the faithful love of the Lord redeems, the faithful love of the Lord protects, and the faithful love of the Lord gathers his people.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Look to a Radical Solution - Numbers 21:4-9]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:31</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Today, we see God provide a radical solution to sin. At first glance, it may appear God&rsquo;s reme...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Today, we see God provide a radical solution to sin. At first glance, it may appear God&rsquo;s remedy is worse than the disease. He sends snakes. But then he sends another unlikely solution to his first so-called solution, a bronze snake.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Foolishness of God - 1 Corinthians 1:18-25]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:28</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[The preaching of the cross is foolish. But to those who are being saved, it is the power of God.]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The preaching of the cross is foolish. But to those who are being saved, it is the power of God.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Necessity of the Cross - Mark 8:31-38]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:28</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Food and water are necessary to live. If you want to fly a plane, it&rsquo;s necessary to get a lice...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Food and water are necessary to live. If you want to fly a plane, it&rsquo;s necessary to get a license. If you are living in Syracuse, it&rsquo;s necessary to deal with the snow&mdash;most years. Jesus tells us when it comes to Christianity, a cross is necessary. Jesus&rsquo; cross is necessary. And your cross is necessary.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Who can be against us? - Romans 8:31-39]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:52</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[If God is for us, who can be against us? That&rsquo;s the summary of salvation history. God is on yo...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[If God is for us, who can be against us? That&rsquo;s the summary of salvation history. God is on your side. He&rsquo;s with you. He&rsquo;s for you. The proof is he did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all. If God was willing to do that for you, then what won&rsquo;t he do?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 17:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Rest of the Story - 2 Kings 2:1-12]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:31</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[&ldquo;How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?&rdquo; ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[&ldquo;How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?&rdquo; That&rsquo;s from Psalm 13. I know I&rsquo;ve said something similar many times before. Whether out loud or in the inward groanings of my heart I wonder, &ldquo;Why is this happening to me? Where are you God?&rdquo;]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Listen to the Prophet - Deuteronomy 18:15-20]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:51</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[What Nietzsche warned was on the horizon we&rsquo;re living through. The world today is a lot like t...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What Nietzsche warned was on the horizon we&rsquo;re living through. The world today is a lot like the time of the judges. Without divine authority everyone does as they see fit. Like a child at bedtime who will do anything and everything except what their parents ask them to do. It&rsquo;s amazing what people are willing to listen to so long as it isn&rsquo;t God.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[God's Kingdom Comes - Mark 1:14-20]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:32</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Kings use soldiers to grow their kingdoms. Revolutionaries use covert tactics and mobs of angry work...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Kings use soldiers to grow their kingdoms. Revolutionaries use covert tactics and mobs of angry workers to overthrow the old kingdom and replace it with a new one. Jesus sends out fishermen. Yet, through a unique message from unique messengers, God&rsquo;s kingdom comes.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Thank God by Standing Firm - 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:33</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[By the death of his only Son, God has given you a new heart. God chose you and the Holy Spirit broug...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[By the death of his only Son, God has given you a new heart. God chose you and the Holy Spirit brought you to believe the truth. Logically, we now want to honor God and give him thanks by taking care of that new heart of faith. Instead, we often choose to fill our hearts with spiritual beer, cigarettes, and junk food right in front of God&rsquo;s face.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[No Going Back - Romans 6:1-11]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>20:39</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Once you&rsquo;ve been set free, there&rsquo;s no going back to slavery. Why would anyone want to? T...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Once you&rsquo;ve been set free, there&rsquo;s no going back to slavery. Why would anyone want to? That&rsquo;s the question we need to ask ourselves. You&rsquo;ve been set free from slavery to sin. You&rsquo;ve been forgiven. You have a new life with Christ. You are saved by grace alone through faith alone! There&rsquo;s no going back. Why would you want to?]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Passion for God's Paradoxical Plan - Romans 11]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:04</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Some people are passionate about fitness. Some people are passionate about reading or their work or ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Some people are passionate about fitness. Some people are passionate about reading or their work or butterfly catching. What are you passionate about? Would you describe yourself as passionate about God&rsquo;s mercy?]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Our Peace in the Presence of a Holy God - 1 Kings 8:6-13]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
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                <description><![CDATA[It pays to think about your past mistakes enough to learn from them. Likewise, it pays to do some fu...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[It pays to think about your past mistakes enough to learn from them. Likewise, it pays to do some future planning for future success. As we bring the past year to a close and usher in the new one, it&rsquo;s a great time to reflect a little on the past, present, and future. You&rsquo;ll find peace must come from somewhere else entirely.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Born Like Us to Adopt Us - Galatians 4:4-7]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>14:28</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[God saw us in our pitiful state as slaves of the law. He saw the human race&rsquo;s sorry excuse for...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[God saw us in our pitiful state as slaves of the law. He saw the human race&rsquo;s sorry excuse for a Christmas card and had compassion on us. He sent his Son away from his perfect family to join our dysfunctional one.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Mon, 25 Dec 2023 20:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Fulfilled - Luke 1:26-38]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>13:11</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[God doesn&rsquo;t forget his promises. He fulfills them. No word from God will ever fail.]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[God doesn&rsquo;t forget his promises. He fulfills them. No word from God will ever fail.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2023 19:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Good News of Great Joy - Luke 2]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>11:19</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[They&rsquo;re called &ldquo;human interest&rdquo; or &ldquo;feel-good stories.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s a n...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[They&rsquo;re called &ldquo;human interest&rdquo; or &ldquo;feel-good stories.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s a news segment that focuses on positive and uplifting events or acts of kindness. They give you a break from the more serious or negative news. It feels like that&rsquo;s what we use the entire season of Christmas for. But Christmas is far more than just a feel-good story.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Rejoice - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:49</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Are you an Eeyore or a Tigger? Which one should you be?]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Are you an Eeyore or a Tigger? Which one should you be?]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 17 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Comfort, Comfort - Isaiah 40:1-11]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>21:15</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[The opening verses of Isaiah 40 reveal an amazing truth. God wants to comfort you. He wants to call ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The opening verses of Isaiah 40 reveal an amazing truth. God wants to comfort you. He wants to call you his people, be your God, and speak tenderly to you. For that to happen, your heart must be prepared for him. You need to realize how helpless you are.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Hosanna - Mark 11:1-10]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:48</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[We don&rsquo;t need a leader or a ruler or someone to inspire us. We need a savior. That&rsquo;s why...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[We don&rsquo;t need a leader or a ruler or someone to inspire us. We need a savior. That&rsquo;s why we shout, &ldquo;Hosanna!&rdquo; It&rsquo;s become a cry of praise, but it&rsquo;s more than that. It&rsquo;s a cry for help. Hosanna means, &ldquo;Please, save us!&rdquo;]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 03 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Jesus Has the Last Word - Daniel 7:9-10 13-14]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:46</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[In the book of Daniel, God reveals who will have the last word. And it&rsquo;s not some mighty gener...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In the book of Daniel, God reveals who will have the last word. And it&rsquo;s not some mighty general, brilliant scientist, or even you.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 26 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[How to Wash Bloody Hands - Isaiah 1:10-18]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:54</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[The Israelites thought they did everything right to get away with their sins. It&rsquo;s all too eas...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Israelites thought they did everything right to get away with their sins. It&rsquo;s all too easy for us to fall into that same snare.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 19 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Watch with the Wise Ones - Matthew 25:1-13]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:22</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Jesus lays before us two sets of bridesmaids&mdash;five foolish and five wise. He urges us, &ldquo;D...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jesus lays before us two sets of bridesmaids&mdash;five foolish and five wise. He urges us, &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t be fools. Keep watch with the wise ones. It&rsquo;s so simple. And it&rsquo;s so good for us too.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 12 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[My Wrappings - Revelation 7:9-17]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>20:47</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[C.S. Lewis wrote, &ldquo;We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambitio...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[C.S. Lewis wrote, &ldquo;We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.&rdquo;]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 05 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[God's Righteousness and Me - Romans 3:19-28]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>20:20</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[The most important opinion a person could worry about is God&rsquo;s opinion. What does God think ab...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The most important opinion a person could worry about is God&rsquo;s opinion. What does God think about me? For millennia, humanity has done everything it can to try to answer that question. More recently, humanity has done everything it can to try to forget that question. But despite people&rsquo;s best efforts to ignore it, our conscience sits on our shoulders chirping like an incessant cricket. It demands we answer. You&rsquo;ve done wrong. What does God think of you now?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Government Belongs to God - Matthew 22:15-22]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>20:16</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[In a simple sentence, Jesus teaches us there&rsquo;s no contest between God and government. The gove...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In a simple sentence, Jesus teaches us there&rsquo;s no contest between God and government. The government belongs to God. Therefore, we have nothing to fear from it. Because the government belongs to God, we can obey it.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Jesus' Parody of the Great Commission - Matthew 13:31-33]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Phil Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>37:00</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Guest preacher Pastor Phil Birner preaching on Jesus' parable of the mustard seed and yeast.]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Guest preacher Pastor Phil Birner preaching on Jesus' parable of the mustard seed and yeast.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[God's Reckless Patience - Matthew 21:33-43]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:02</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Patience is a virtue. But can too much patience be a vice? If you&rsquo;re too patient about waiting...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Patience is a virtue. But can too much patience be a vice? If you&rsquo;re too patient about waiting to see a doctor, the problem might get worse. If you&rsquo;re too patient with an incompetent employee, your business may suffer before you have to fire them anyway. If you&rsquo;re too patient with someone who&rsquo;s hurting you, aren&rsquo;t you just going to get hurt again and again?]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Own Up and Live - Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:21</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Who started it doesn&rsquo;t matter. Who started it isn&rsquo;t an excuse to hit someone or be mean ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Who started it doesn&rsquo;t matter. Who started it isn&rsquo;t an excuse to hit someone or be mean to them. We teach that to our kids, but don&rsquo;t we do the exact same thing?]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Do We Want God to be Just or Generous - Matthew 20:1-16]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:56</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[If we&rsquo;re going to talk about what&rsquo;s fair, then the earliest workers in Jesus&rsquo; para...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[If we&rsquo;re going to talk about what&rsquo;s fair, then the earliest workers in Jesus&rsquo; parable deserved more than the last workers. But do we really want everything in life to be fair?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 24 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Forgiveness Conquers Our Guilt and Grudges - Genesis 50:15-21]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>20:46</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[When you&rsquo;ve done something terrible to a friend, can you ever be free of the guilt? When someo...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[When you&rsquo;ve done something terrible to a friend, can you ever be free of the guilt? When someone has done something terrible to you, how can you ever move past what they did? In the account of Joseph and his brothers, we learn that keeping score and demanding justice aren&rsquo;t the solutions to conquering guilt or grudges. The solution is something entirely unfair.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 02:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Get Riled Up for the Right Reasons - Galatians 2:11-16]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:19</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Would you confront someone about sin? Sure! If someone insults me, I might say something. We&rsquo;l...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Would you confront someone about sin? Sure! If someone insults me, I might say something. We&rsquo;ll get upset about anything that hurts me or hurts someone else. We&rsquo;ll act if someone disrupts the peace and status quo. If what someone does is hurtful or disruptive enough, we might even be willing to go out of our comfort zone and make a scene because that&rsquo;s how angry we are. If that&rsquo;s the case, are we really getting riled up for the right reasons?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 10 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Patiently Waiting Through Present Suffering for Unseen Glory - Romans 8:18-25]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:07</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[The Apostle Paul thought long and hard about the problem of pain and all the toil and trouble we exp...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Apostle Paul thought long and hard about the problem of pain and all the toil and trouble we experience in this world. He concluded that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory we will experience in heaven with Jesus. It will be so good that the best way he can describe it is by comparing it to how bad things are now. Take the worst day of your life, it won&rsquo;t even be worth thinking about compared to the glory that awaits us. So, we patiently wait through present suffering for unseen glory.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 03 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Lord Have Mercy On Me - Matthew 15:21-18]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:32</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Do I crave Jesus like this woman in our gospel reading does? This foreign woman whom Jesus says has ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Do I crave Jesus like this woman in our gospel reading does? This foreign woman whom Jesus says has great faith puts the disciples, the people of Israel, and us to shame.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 18:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Take Courage It Is I Do Not Be Afraid - Matthew 14:22-33]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:32</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[If you imagine your life is like sailing on the sea, what kind of seas do you picture? Do you imagin...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you imagine your life is like sailing on the sea, what kind of seas do you picture? Do you imagine smooth sailing on a glassy sea? Maybe life is more turbulent than that, you get rocked back and forth by rolling waves and the occasional gust of wind. Or maybe your life is like a storm and you&rsquo;re hanging on for dear life.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Lord Gives Us Our Daily Bread - 1 Kings 17:1-6]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>15:31</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[We think we&rsquo;re strong enough, smart enough, industrious enough, to work our way out of any pro...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[We think we&rsquo;re strong enough, smart enough, industrious enough, to work our way out of any problem and be prepared for any downfall. But we&rsquo;re not.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Lord Give me a Discerning Heart - 1 Kings 3:5-12]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:10</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[The sad thing is, it&rsquo;s not even for all the riches in the world that we turn down spiritual we...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The sad thing is, it&rsquo;s not even for all the riches in the world that we turn down spiritual wealth. You don&rsquo;t wake up every day and get to choose between a million dollars or going to church. You get to choose between a few extra hours of overtime and going to church. We exchange spiritual wealth for a pittance.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 30 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[What Do You Do with Weeds - Matthew 13:24-43]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:52</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Today Jesus tells us a parable that changes our entire worldview. We know there is evil and sin in t...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Today Jesus tells us a parable that changes our entire worldview. We know there is evil and sin in this world. We know there are evil and sinful people in this world. What should we do about it? What do you do with weeds? Jesus&rsquo; answer is: grow among them and patiently let God do the gardening.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Turn to the Lord - Isaiah 55:6-11]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:49</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[When the Lord says through the prophet Isaiah, &ldquo;Seek the Lord while he may be found. Let the w...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[When the Lord says through the prophet Isaiah, &ldquo;Seek the Lord while he may be found. Let the wicked forsake their ways the unrighteous their thoughts.&rdquo; He&rsquo;s not just calling out to ungodly deviants and criminals out there. He&rsquo;s reaching out to the ungodly deviant and criminal in me and you. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way. Our way may appear to be right to us, but in the end, it leads to death.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[A Fight Worth Fighting - 1 Timothy 6:11-16]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:39</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Does your faith life feel like a fight? Is it a struggle? If so, is it a fight worth fighting?]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Does your faith life feel like a fight? Is it a struggle? If so, is it a fight worth fighting?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Do Not Be Afraid to Confess Jesus Before Others - Matthew 10:21-22]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:31</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[In 1530, a few German princes and their Lutheran theologians traveled to the city of Augsburg to pre...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In 1530, a few German princes and their Lutheran theologians traveled to the city of Augsburg to present their case and their beliefs to the emperor. The situation seemed hopeless, but they could not desert the defense of the truth, because they knew Christ says, &ldquo;Everyone who acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven.&rdquo; So on June 25, 1530, in a small auditorium, the Lutherans read a statement of their beliefs to Emperor Charles V. To this day, our church continues to use this same confession of faith, the Augsburg Confession.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[We Have Received the Mysteries of God - 1 Corinthians 4:1-7]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:27</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Paul helps us see ourselves more clearly. Paul uses his ministry as an example to make a broader poi...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Paul helps us see ourselves more clearly. Paul uses his ministry as an example to make a broader point. Who do you think you are that you have any reason to boast about anything? What do you have that you didn&rsquo;t receive?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Because the Lord Sees He Sends - Exodus 3:1-15]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:43</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Where was God? That&rsquo;s what people want to know when something bad happens. Where was God when ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Where was God? That&rsquo;s what people want to know when something bad happens. Where was God when I got in that accident? Wasn&rsquo;t he watching and taking care of me? Where was God when my loved one was sick? Where was God when I was struggling and doubting? Does he not hear my cries? This is the question the Israelites had been wrestling with for 400 years of slavery.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Created in the Image of the Triune God - Genesis 1-2:3]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>20:10</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Mom, what&rsquo;s wrong with me?&rdquo; he asked. &ldquo;Nothing, sweetheart,&rdquo; she repl...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[&ldquo;Mom, what&rsquo;s wrong with me?&rdquo; he asked. &ldquo;Nothing, sweetheart,&rdquo; she replied, &ldquo;You&rsquo;re just like everyone else.&rdquo; How can a statement be so true and so false at the same time? Everyone loses their cool sometimes. Everyone gets sad. Everyone says something they don&rsquo;t mean, feels jealous, or acts selfishly. The boy is just like everyone else because there&rsquo;s something wrong with all of us.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Holy Spirit Gives Gifts to the Church - 1 Corinthians 12:3-11]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:01</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Santa doesn&rsquo;t always bring fair gifts, does he? It&rsquo;s supposed to be based on whether you...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Santa doesn&rsquo;t always bring fair gifts, does he? It&rsquo;s supposed to be based on whether you're naughty or nice, but it doesn&rsquo;t always work out that way. One kid may work his butt off to be good all year, and he gets socks for Christmas. While the meanest kid in school gets a PlayStation 5. What&rsquo;s Santa thinking? We might wonder, are the gifts of the Holy Spirit fair? Strictly speaking, no they&rsquo;re not. But we&rsquo;ll hear from Paul that&rsquo;s OK. It&rsquo;s a good thing.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 28 May 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[May You See with the Eyes of Your Heart - Ephesians 1:15-23]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:02</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[When we look at Jesus&rsquo; kingdom, what do we find? Not pomp and circumstance. A small band of fo...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[When we look at Jesus&rsquo; kingdom, what do we find? Not pomp and circumstance. A small band of followers on a hill. Jesus says to them, &ldquo;All authority on heaven and earth has been given to me. Surely I am with you always.&rdquo; He promises hope and a glorious inheritance. He promises to exercise his power for the good of his people. Then he leaves them.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 21 May 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Love with Help from the Helper - John 14:15-21]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:35</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Jesus tells us, &ldquo;If you love me, keep my commands.&rdquo; And then he watches as we immediatel...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jesus tells us, &ldquo;If you love me, keep my commands.&rdquo; And then he watches as we immediately go and break his commands. How does he respond?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 14 May 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled - John 14:1-11]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>15:50</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[It was the night Jesus was betrayed. He and his disciples were sitting in the upper room. Jesus said...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[It was the night Jesus was betrayed. He and his disciples were sitting in the upper room. Jesus said to them, &ldquo;Do not let your hearts be troubled.&rdquo; &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t let our hearts be troubled, are you kidding me?&rdquo; How could they not be troubled when so many troubling things were happening?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 07 May 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[A Sheep Called to Suffer in the Footsteps of Your Savior - 1 Peter 2:19-25]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>20:07</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[You have so much in common with the people the Apostle Peter was writing to. Like them, you were cal...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[You have so much in common with the people the Apostle Peter was writing to. Like them, you were called out of darkness to be part of a royal priesthood. Like them, you are an exile, a temporary traveler making your way through life on Earth. And like them, the world you&rsquo;re living in is filled with injustice, pain, and suffering.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 30 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[He Lives to Restore My Hope - 1 Peter 1:17-21]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:48</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Jesus is risen! You&rsquo;re a child of God who can call upon him as your Father. Now what?]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jesus is risen! You&rsquo;re a child of God who can call upon him as your Father. Now what?]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[It's All Part of the Plan - Acts 2:22-32]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:44</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Who could have possibly predicted the plot twist that God&rsquo;s long-awaited Messiah would be kill...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Who could have possibly predicted the plot twist that God&rsquo;s long-awaited Messiah would be killed by God&rsquo;s own people? It turns out, God could. Peter reveals it was all according to plan. The proof? Jesus has risen.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 16 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[This Changes Everything - 1 Corinthians 15:1-11]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:02</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Death is the beginning of a whole string of &ldquo;never&rsquo;s.&rdquo; As long as I live, I&rsquo;...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Death is the beginning of a whole string of &ldquo;never&rsquo;s.&rdquo; As long as I live, I&rsquo;m never going to get to hear that person laugh again. I&rsquo;m never going to have another conversation over the dinner table with them. They&rsquo;re never going to get to see me get married. They&rsquo;re never going to get to hold their grandchild in their arms. Death is the end. This morning, the Apostle Paul asks us to reconsider if that&rsquo;s true.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 09 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Why do I want a Spirit led life? - Romans 8:11-19]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:55</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Why do I even want to be a Christian? Is it worth it? I can&rsquo;t do whatever I want. I feel these...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Why do I even want to be a Christian? Is it worth it? I can&rsquo;t do whatever I want. I feel these obligations. I have this struggle that other people don&rsquo;t have to worry about. Other people get to experiment and indulge whatever impulse comes naturally to them but I have to fight it. I have to get up early on a Sunday and go to Bible study and worship and then stick around and talk for a while afterwards. Don&rsquo;t get me wrong, it&rsquo;s nice. But others are sleeping in and then going out to brunch. Would my life be better without the Holy Spirit?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 26 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Quench Your Thirst with the Living Water - John 4:5-26]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:36</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[What would Jesus ask you about? What would he say that cuts into your heart and lays bare your soul?]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What would Jesus ask you about? What would he say that cuts into your heart and lays bare your soul?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 12 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[God Will Bless You Through the Promise - Genesis 12:1-8]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:41</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[What makes a terrible boss? They hover over you watching every move you make. They micromanage every...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What makes a terrible boss? They hover over you watching every move you make. They micromanage everything you do. They demand you get them coffee and pick up their dry cleaning without so much as a thank you. You can do your job almost perfectly but if you make one mistake all hell breaks loose. Does that mean God is a terrible boss?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 05 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[His Final Steps Led to a Dinner Celebration - John 12:1-11]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:11</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[What do you value? Are you more pragmatic or romantic? Do you care more about grand gestures or prac...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What do you value? Are you more pragmatic or romantic? Do you care more about grand gestures or practicality? For example, if someone is getting you a present for Valentine's Day, would you prefer something sentimental, like red roses, or something useful, like a red Swiss Army Knife with 24 functions? We all fall somewhere on a sliding scale of form versus function. No matter which side of that scale we fall on, tonight I think we might be surprised to find ourselves agreeing with Judas, the betrayer. Judas was not happy with Mary&rsquo;s gift. But Jesus was. So what does Jesus value?]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Our Victory Is Won - Matthew 4:1-11]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:05</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[We are at war. The Bible describes our lives as a battle. We fight against sin. We fight against Sat...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[We are at war. The Bible describes our lives as a battle. We fight against sin. We fight against Satan. We fight against temptation. But our champion already defeated the enemy.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Godly Sorrow Will Increase Your Joy - 2 Corinthians 7:8-13]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:31</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Pouring water on a grease fire doesn&rsquo;t put it out, it makes it explode. Exercising every day g...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Pouring water on a grease fire doesn&rsquo;t put it out, it makes it explode. Exercising every day gives you more energy than doing nothing. Working fewer hours often leads to higher productivity. Some things in life are counterintuitive. One we ought to be familiar with living in the Snow Belt is if your car starts to skid, steer into it. Tonight Paul teaches us to steer into sorrow over sin. Because godly sorrow will increase your joy.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 02:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Pay Attention to the Light in the Dark - 2 Peter 1:16-21]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>20:01</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[For thousands of years, transcending different cultures and eras of technology, lighthouses have sto...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[For thousands of years, transcending different cultures and eras of technology, lighthouses have stood as a beacon of hope. They help ships navigate around dangerous rocks and shallow reefs. They guide ships into the safety of the harbor. They&rsquo;re so comforting because a lighthouse isn&rsquo;t going anywhere. It&rsquo;s solid and certain. When sailors see a lighthouse shining into the darkness they know exactly where they are. Only a fool would say, &ldquo;That lighthouse can&rsquo;t tell me what to do!&rdquo;]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[You are Salt and Light so Be Salty and Shine - Matthew 5:13-20]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:44</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[The world is like a rotting piece of meat. It leaves a foul taste in your mouth. Almost 30,000 peopl...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The world is like a rotting piece of meat. It leaves a foul taste in your mouth. Almost 30,000 people dead in the earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria. 600,000 civilians dead as a result of last year&rsquo;s civil war in Ethiopia. In this world where bad things are happening all the time, Jesus says you are salt.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[If You Want to Boast, Boast in the Lord - 1 Corinthians 1:26-31]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:04</itunes:duration>
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                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[You guys are dumb, you&rsquo;re weak, and you&rsquo;re poor to boot. Can you imagine if I actually talked to you like that? But that&rsquo;s how Paul is basically talking here in this letter. And he&rsquo;s boasting. So what is Paul getting at?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[To Get Through the Dark, Use the Light - Isaiah 8:19-9:4]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>21:35</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Telescopic lenses are great tools for seeing, but not without light. Trying to get through the darkn...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Telescopic lenses are great tools for seeing, but not without light. Trying to get through the darkness with even more darkness doesn&rsquo;t even begin to make sense. If you want to get through the dark, you need a light.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[What are you looking for? - John 1:29-41]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:12</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[What are you looking for? A six-year-old boy asked the scientist Neil DeGrasse Tyson what the meanin...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What are you looking for? A six-year-old boy asked the scientist Neil DeGrasse Tyson what the meaning of life is. He responded: to learn something new every day so that when I have a problem I already know how to solve it. Learn so that you can solve the world&rsquo;s problems. It&rsquo;s a noble task. Curiosity is wonderful. Mankind has come up with incredible things. But will anyone find the answer to all problems?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Anointed to Fulfill All Righteousness - Matthew 3:13-17]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:22</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Every hero has their origin story and Jesus&rsquo; baptism is part of his. He was already true man a...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Every hero has their origin story and Jesus&rsquo; baptism is part of his. He was already true man and true God incarnate at Christmas. He was born to be the Savior. The day of his baptism was the day he officially took up the mantle of Messiah, Christ, the Anointed One.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Arise Shine for your Light Has Come - Isaiah 60:1-6]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:12</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[You and I are by nature like all other people. We are troubled and despondent. We lash out at others...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[You and I are by nature like all other people. We are troubled and despondent. We lash out at others and indulge ourselves in forbidden fruit. And what does it get us?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[A Savior Born to Fulfill the Law - Galatians 3:23-29]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>13:18</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[What was the reason that Jesus put himself under the law and did everything God required of the Isra...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What was the reason that Jesus put himself under the law and did everything God required of the Israelites? It&rsquo;s because we couldn&rsquo;t do it.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[God's Message in the Manger - Hebrews 1:1-9]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>14:09</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[A red rose means &ldquo;I love you,&rdquo; and pink carnations say, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll never forget y...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[A red rose means &ldquo;I love you,&rdquo; and pink carnations say, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll never forget you.&rdquo; A text message means, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m thinking of you.&rdquo; And a string of emojis is something only a teenager can decipher. Getting someone socks or jewelry for Christmas both show you care in their own way. Every action, gift, and mode of communication sends a different message. What kind of message does God send us in the Christmas manger?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Christmas Eve Devotion 2022]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>6:32</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Is Christmas a Band-aid?]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Is Christmas a Band-aid?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[When God Shows Up - Matthew 1:18-25]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:53</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[It makes a difference when parents show up&mdash;when they&rsquo;re there for you. It makes a bigger...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[It makes a difference when parents show up&mdash;when they&rsquo;re there for you. It makes a bigger difference when God shows up&mdash;when he&rsquo;s there for you.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Jesus, are you the one? - Matthew 11:2-11]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:46</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Have you ever doubted? Not just general doubts like whether your flaky friend is going to meet you a...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Have you ever doubted? Not just general doubts like whether your flaky friend is going to meet you at the mall. Have you ever doubted the big stuff? Is God really there? Jesus, are you the one?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Hope for the Future Springs Up From the Past - Romans 15:4-13]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>20:44</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[What is it that might divide you from a brother or sister in Christ?]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What is it that might divide you from a brother or sister in Christ?]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[See, Your King Comes to You - Matthew 21:1-11]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:56</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[The prophet Zechariah declared, &ldquo;See, your King comes to you.&rdquo; Today we see what kind of...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The prophet Zechariah declared, &ldquo;See, your King comes to you.&rdquo; Today we see what kind of King he is. He is the promised king, a humble King, and a saving King.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Be Ready - Luke 12:35-40]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>15:46</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[You know when you know you should be doing something but you aren&rsquo;t? Like you should be enteri...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[You know when you know you should be doing something but you aren&rsquo;t? Like you should be entering data at work or dusting shelves when a customer isn&rsquo;t in the store, but you just need like 5 minutes of doing nothing. When your supervisor shows us and reminds you to get to work, it&rsquo;s annoying. You know they&rsquo;re just doing their job. You already know you should be doing your job, just give me a second and stop nagging me! A part of us would find a constant reminder that the world is ending annoying. And yet, Jesus wants to be that constant reminder, &ldquo;Be ready.&rdquo;]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The World Is Not Worthy of You - Hebrews 11:32-40]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:22</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[The world is not worthy of you. If you say it about yourself, it comes across as arrogant. There are...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The world is not worthy of you. If you say it about yourself, it comes across as arrogant. There are 36 billion acres of land on earth. 8 billion people. Countless animals. And the world is not worthy of you? But you&rsquo;re not saying it about yourself. I&rsquo;m not the one saying it. It&rsquo;s God who says it. Just like God said the world was not worthy of the saints of old, the world is not worthy of you.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Our Faithful Lord’s Solution to Contract Breakers - Jeremiah 31:31-34]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:30</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[The more serious the contract the more serious the consequences for breaking it. If you break your p...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The more serious the contract the more serious the consequences for breaking it. If you break your phone contract there&rsquo;s a fee and you have to pay off the cost of your phone. A few years ago, UCLA sued the apparel company Under Armour for $200 million for backing out of their contract. So what are the consequences of breaking a contract with God? What will God do to contract breakers? He drew up a new contract for us. A contract that sets us free to serve him willingly.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Gifts Flowing from Surpassing Grace - 2 Corinthians 9:10-15]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:26</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[They were like water and oil. Not opposites, but not easily mixed. Naturally repellent to one anothe...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[They were like water and oil. Not opposites, but not easily mixed. Naturally repellent to one another. Jews had spent hundreds of years avoiding gentiles. Hundreds of years studying the laws that separated them. Looking specifically at the Gentiles in Corinth and the Jews in Jerusalem. Hundreds of miles separated them. You couldn&rsquo;t hop on an afternoon flight from one country to the other. There were no emails or zoom meetings between the two peoples. What could possibly bring these two peoples, these two cultures, these two congregations together? Money?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Through Faith, We Do Our Duty - Luke 17:1-10]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:17</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Jesus reveals to his disciples the everyday duty of every Christian. It sounds like something no ord...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jesus reveals to his disciples the everyday duty of every Christian. It sounds like something no ordinary person could do. It sounds like something that requires heroic faith.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Meaningless Riches Are Meaningful with God - Ecclesiastes 5:10-20]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>20:14</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Under the sun, without God, riches are meaningless. Solomon wants us to learn from his life&rsquo;s ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Under the sun, without God, riches are meaningless. Solomon wants us to learn from his life&rsquo;s mistakes. He wants us to look beyond this world. When we do we can say: With God, riches are meaningful.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Jesus Welcomes Sinners - Luke 15:1-10]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:39</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Are you the hero of your own story? We romanticize many aspects of our life. In my personal narrativ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Are you the hero of your own story? We romanticize many aspects of our life. In my personal narrative, I&rsquo;m the good guy. I&rsquo;m in the right. I&rsquo;m the hero. But when I come face to face with the gritty details of reality, I&rsquo;m not who I chalked myself up to be.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Do What Is Right Even if It's Difficult - Philemon 1 7-21]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
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                <description><![CDATA[God doesn&rsquo;t want us to do the right thing only when it&rsquo;s convenient for us. Jesus makes ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[God doesn&rsquo;t want us to do the right thing only when it&rsquo;s convenient for us. Jesus makes that clear in this morning&rsquo;s gospel. &ldquo;Whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.&rdquo; Doing the right thing might involve carrying a cross. It can involve pain and sacrifice and awkward situations.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Life Marches Victorious Over Death - 1 Corinthians 15:51-57]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>15:06</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[The best anyone can claim is they don&rsquo;t know what comes after death. Unless that is, you know ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The best anyone can claim is they don&rsquo;t know what comes after death. Unless that is, you know someone who has come back.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2022 23:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Lord Works a New Salvation - Isaiah 43:16-21]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:51</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[We think about the good old days most when the current days are bad. There&rsquo;s a sure-fire way t...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[We think about the good old days most when the current days are bad. There&rsquo;s a sure-fire way to make the current days bad:
rejection. In the words of Paul McCartney, &ldquo;Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they&rsquo;re here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday.&rdquo;]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Lost and Found - Luke 15:1-32]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:51</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[This parable has been known for a long time as the Parable of the Prodigal Son. More recently it has...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[This parable has been known for a long time as the Parable of the Prodigal Son. More recently it has been titled the Parable of the Lost Son which fits with the rest of the chapter where Jesus talks about lost sheep and a lost coin. This morning as we this parable, think about this: Who is the main character? Who is the parable really about?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Christ’s Presence Means Pardon, Not Permission - 1 Corinthians 10:1-13]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>20:43</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[When I look at myself, I don't see how I can be saved. When I look at Christ, I don't see how I can ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[When I look at myself, I don't see how I can be saved. When I look at Christ, I don't see how I can be lost.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Pressing on to Reach the Goal - Luke 13:31-35]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:23</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[The path Jesus chooses in the Gospel is so unexpected. Jesus didn&rsquo;t flee from danger. In bound...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The path Jesus chooses in the Gospel is so unexpected. Jesus didn&rsquo;t flee from danger. In boundless love, he pressed into it. So those who follow Jesus walk down a road that&rsquo;s not just counter-cultural. Christian living defies common sense. Yet Christians press on to reach the goal.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[A Champion Who Understands You - Hebrews 4:14-16]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>15:03</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[What is your Goliath? The struggle that taunts you every morning. What have you become too ashamed t...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What is your Goliath? The struggle that taunts you every morning. What have you become too ashamed to even answer? What temptation has tossed you around so often you&rsquo;re too terrified to even fight back?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Your Hope of Transfiguration - 2 Corinthians 3:7-18]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>20:59</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[The number of self-help books is skyrocketing. Since 2013, sales have nearly doubled. Every January ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The number of self-help books is skyrocketing. Since 2013, sales have nearly doubled. Every January gyms are flooded with brand new members. The most popular religions of the world offer a path to improvement. There are the 5 pillars of Islam, the noble eight-fold path of Buddhism, the four Purusharthas (or goals of human life) of Hinduism. Many Christians hold up the 10 commandments as the way to make yourself a better person. People want to be better. They want to be transfigured. Here is your hope of transfiguration.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Love for the Unlovable - Luke 6:27-38]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:19</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[So many stories that we watch, especially the action blockbusters, center on revenge. Batman&rsquo;s...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[So many stories that we watch, especially the action blockbusters, center on revenge. Batman&rsquo;s parents are shot in an ally. He spends the rest of his life punching criminals in the face, as a way of avenging them. Vigilantism. Taking the law into his own hands. It&rsquo;s entertaining! It appeals to us! Revenge is in our blood, it&rsquo;s how we work. What if instead of punching people, Batman went around dark alleys giving out hugs to the criminals?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[All You Need Is Grace - 2 Corinthians 12:7-10]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:57</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Sometimes God says no. When God says no it&rsquo;s not because he doesn&rsquo;t love you or because ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Sometimes God says no. When God says no it&rsquo;s not because he doesn&rsquo;t love you or because you haven&rsquo;t tried hard enough. God says no because he wants to change your understanding of what a blessing is. He says no because he wants you to see you are blessed and it has nothing to do with you.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Jesus Reveals His Glory in a Great Catch - Luke 5:1-11]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:47</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[We like a superhero discovering and exploring their newfound ability must come to the same conclusio...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[We like a superhero discovering and exploring their newfound ability must come to the same conclusion as the Apostle Peter. If I go out thinking I&rsquo;m going to grow the church with my great speaking and my fantastic arguments. Or if think my hard work and my dedication are going to bring in new believers. Or if I think we just need to find the right music and the right outreach programs and the right activities and the right topics, then people will come to our church&mdash;there can only be two devastating results.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Hear and Say What God Commands You - Jeremiah 1:4-10]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>20:50</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[God has something important to say to us. It&rsquo;s not all good news you want to hear. It&rsquo;s ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[God has something important to say to us. It&rsquo;s not all good news you want to hear. It&rsquo;s not the kind of news that&rsquo;s enjoyable to tell others. But God needs you to hear and say the bad news. Only then can the good news come.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Expect to be Thrown Off a Cliff - Luke 4:16-30]]></title>
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                                                                <itunes:duration>19:54</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[When you share the good news that brings freedom to captives and sight to the blind, you shouldn&rsq...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[When you share the good news that brings freedom to captives and sight to the blind, you shouldn&rsquo;t be surprised if someone tries to throw you off a cliff.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[No Ordinary Wedding Gift - John 2:1-11]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:44</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Is this what heaven&rsquo;s like? Clouds and harps and&hellip; boring? It&rsquo;s a common fear. The...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Is this what heaven&rsquo;s like? Clouds and harps and&hellip; boring? It&rsquo;s a common fear. The things that make me happy now aren&rsquo;t going to be in heaven.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Don't Reject God's Light for the Earth - Acts 13:46-49]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:06</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[God&rsquo;s loving plan is to send the light of salvation to the ends of the earth. The gospel is fo...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[God&rsquo;s loving plan is to send the light of salvation to the ends of the earth. The gospel is for everyone. We know that but we don&rsquo;t always live like that. Be careful not to reject God&rsquo;s loving plan. Don&rsquo;t reject God&rsquo;s light for the earth.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[God Kept His Promise - Genesis 17:1-7]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:17</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[We are really bad at keeping promises. Sometimes life gets in the way and there&rsquo;s nothing we c...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[We are really bad at keeping promises. Sometimes life gets in the way and there&rsquo;s nothing we can do about it. Sometimes circumstances change so we have to change our minds. Sometimes we&rsquo;re just not strong enough to overcome our own weaknesses. We are so unreliable with keeping promises often it&rsquo;s better not to make them in the first place. God has made many promises to you. Many big promises. How has God done at keeping his promises?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Only Obedient Servant of the Lord, Your Substitute (Isaiah 50:4-9)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>15:19</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Many companies and employers have standards and quotas their employees must meet. God has standards ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Many companies and employers have standards and quotas their employees must meet. God has standards his servants must meet. The people of Israel were supposed to be that standard. They were supposed to be the ideal example who showed the rest of the world&rsquo;s nations what a true servant of God looks like. They were doing a terrible job.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 26 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[What Child Is This? God in the Flesh - Exodus 33:18-34:7]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
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                <description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Did you get your homework done,&rdquo; the teacher asks, &ldquo;Show me.&rdquo; Did you get t...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[&ldquo;Did you get your homework done,&rdquo; the teacher asks, &ldquo;Show me.&rdquo; Did you get the new basketball play down,&rdquo; the coach asks his players, &ldquo;Show me.&rdquo; &ldquo;You need my help for an emergency babysitting job? Show me the money.&rdquo; Telling someone, &ldquo;Show me,&rdquo; is a lot like saying, &ldquo;Prove it.&rdquo; Does it surprise us then to hear Moses say to God, &ldquo;Now show me your glory?&rdquo;]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[God Helps Those Who Can't Help Themselves - Luke 1:39-55]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>14:33</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[The gods help those who help themselves. It&rsquo;s not a Bible verse. It comes from ancient Greece....]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The gods help those who help themselves. It&rsquo;s not a Bible verse. It comes from ancient Greece. It&rsquo;s not a bad way of understanding how God often takes care of us through natural means, like our ability to work. If you plant seeds then you have crops to harvest. If you go to work faithfully you get money to exchange for goods and services. 
Do we ever take this idea and just run with it?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Peace for the Lord Is Near (Philippians 4:4-7)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:01</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Rejoice. Be gentle. Don&rsquo;t be anxious. It sounds like great positive advice. Is it?]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Rejoice. Be gentle. Don&rsquo;t be anxious. It sounds like great positive advice. Is it?]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Cost of Refinement (Philippians 1:3-11)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:18</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[You don&rsquo;t coast your way into the Olympics just like you don&rsquo;t coast your way into a roc...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[You don&rsquo;t coast your way into the Olympics just like you don&rsquo;t coast your way into a rocket science Ph.D. program. Take an illustration from nature, if you want pure silver you need to burn away all the impurities. Any way you try to better yourself, it doesn&rsquo;t just happen. It takes hard work.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Lord Our Righteousness (Jeremiah 33:14-16)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:29</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[No matter how bad the mistakes we make with one another are, they aren&rsquo;t the real issue. No ma...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[No matter how bad the mistakes we make with one another are, they aren&rsquo;t the real issue. No matter how insurmountable the consequences, you learn from the mistake, and life goes on. The real issue is not the holes we dig for ourselves with one another. The real issue is the hole we dug for ourselves before God.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[A Vision of Christ's Invisible Kingdom (Revelation 1:4-8)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:00</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[The Bible calls Jesus the King of kings. It says he has a kingdom that will never end. If this is tr...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Bible calls Jesus the King of kings. It says he has a kingdom that will never end. If this is true, where is it? Where is Christ&rsquo;s kingdom? If you can&rsquo;t see it or perceive it in any physical way, is it really there? Through the Word, God gives us a vision of Christ&rsquo;s invisible kingdom. He shows us what we cannot see with our eyes.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[See the Glory of God in Death (John 11:32-44)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:00</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;re told death is a natural part of life. We&rsquo;re told death is inevitable nothingness s...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[We&rsquo;re told death is a natural part of life. We&rsquo;re told death is inevitable nothingness so there&rsquo;s no reason to fear it. Then why does death leave us angry, sad, and looking for someone to blame? If death is normal and natural why do we fear it?]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 14 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[There Is No Justice for God’s People (Daniel 12:1-3)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:57</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[An innocent man saved and the guilty getting what they deserve. That&rsquo;s the way it should be. J...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[An innocent man saved and the guilty getting what they deserve. That&rsquo;s the way it should be. Justice is written in our hearts. Good people deserve good things and bad people deserve bad things. Everyone knows it. When the bad guys lose and the good guys win everything feels right with the world. But that&rsquo;s not the way the world works, is it?]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Watch In (Mark 13:5-11)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:03</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Try to think of it differently. Don&rsquo;t &ldquo;watch out,&rdquo; &ldquo;Watch in." Watch that yo...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Try to think of it differently. Don&rsquo;t &ldquo;watch out,&rdquo; &ldquo;Watch in." Watch that you stand firm on Jesus' gospel.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Not To Be Served But To Serve (Mark 10:32-45)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:34</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[He pulled out his cellphone and called his mom. As her phone was ringing, his eye began to well with...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[He pulled out his cellphone and called his mom. As her phone was ringing, his eye began to well with tears. Years of hard work had led him here. Hours of long nights up studying. More job interviews than he could count. When he finally got his chance he outperformed hundreds of applicants and swiftly climbed the competitive corporate ladder. Now he was here. &ldquo;I did it, Mom.&rdquo; He said, his voice breaking, &ldquo;I made it to the top. I just got out of a meeting with the CEO. I&rsquo;ve been promoted to servant!&rdquo;]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Jesus Became Our Brother So He Could Be Our Champion (Hebrews 2:9-11)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:20</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Everything was supposed to be perfect. Everything was supposed to be under mankind&rsquo;s feet. Eve...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Everything was supposed to be perfect. Everything was supposed to be under mankind&rsquo;s feet. Everything was supposed to be subject to us. Instead, it seems like we&rsquo;re subject to the whims of sin, disease, and hatred. At the present, we don&rsquo;t see everything subject to mankind. But we do see Jesus.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Wise Leadership God’s Way Is Active and Humble (James 3:13-18)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:42</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[We all have different levels of ambition. Some are willing to risk everything for greatness. Some ar...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[We all have different levels of ambition. Some are willing to risk everything for greatness. Some are happy with a little recognition for a job well done. But all Christians ought to strive for greatness. Only we need a proper Christian understanding of what greatness is.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief! (Mark 9:14-27)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:21</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[What&rsquo;s the most dangerous threat you and your families must face in the world today? Oppressio...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[What&rsquo;s the most dangerous threat you and your families must face in the world today? Oppression? Anarchy? Climate change? Pandemics? Terrorism? Mass shootings? Cancel culture? Social media? If any of those were your answer, you&rsquo;re wrong. &ldquo;Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but&hellip; against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil.&rdquo;]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2021 14:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[He Has Done Everything Well (Mark 7:31-37)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:41</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Twenty years later, would anyone dare to say, &ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s a good thing 9/11 happened?&...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Twenty years later, would anyone dare to say, &ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s a good thing 9/11 happened?&rdquo; It&rsquo;s disturbing even to bring up the question! Of course, this wasn&rsquo;t a good thing. Thousands lost their lives. Millions still feel the heartache. It&rsquo;s one of the most clear-cut examples of evil you&rsquo;ll find. So what about the God who allowed it to happen? In the wake of such evil, how can we confess that God has done everything well?]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2021 21:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[It's the Thought that Counts (Mark 7:1-23)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:39</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[We recognize that the thought behind the gift often counts more than the gift itself. When it comes ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[We recognize that the thought behind the gift often counts more than the gift itself. When it comes to pleasing God, this is even more true. Pleasing God isn&rsquo;t about how altruistic and good your deed was. It&rsquo;s not about how hard you try or even having good intentions. God sees the attitude behind your actions in the deepest corners of your heart. Being a good Christian is not all about the things you do.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2021 18:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Come, Eat and Drink from Wisdom’s Banquet (Proverbs 9:1-6)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:14</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[In the Bible, wisdom is practical and beneficial. But it&rsquo;s also ethical and spiritual. It&rsqu...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In the Bible, wisdom is practical and beneficial. But it&rsquo;s also ethical and spiritual. It&rsquo;s not about trying to define the essence of humanity or shrewd practices to become wealthy. It&rsquo;s not about the intelligence required to cure cancer. Biblical wisdom is the art of living well before God and your fellow man. We lacked that kind of wisdom. So we can say, on our own, you and I are simple fools with no sense. But wisdom invites precisely those who are simple and have no sense to a great banquet.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Work for Full Hearts, Not Full Bellies (John 6:24-35)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:11</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[The average person will spend 90,000 hours of their life at work. When you look at the 50 year stret...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The average person will spend 90,000 hours of their life at work. When you look at the 50 year stretch of life when you&rsquo;re actually working, that&rsquo;s about one-third of your time. That&rsquo;s a big deal.  Something we spend that much time on must be important. What are you working for?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Teams Aren't Fair (2 Kings 6:8-17)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:05</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Does it feel like it&rsquo;s you against the world&mdash;the odds are stacked against you and it&rsq...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Does it feel like it&rsquo;s you against the world&mdash;the odds are stacked against you and it&rsquo;s a miracle if you can accomplish one thing? It feels like we&rsquo;re all alone. Can we trust God to help us?]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[We are generous because God is able to ______. (2 Corinthians 9:8-11)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:35</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I would love to give generously if only I could afford it.&rdquo; &ldquo;I would love to give...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[&ldquo;I would love to give generously if only I could afford it.&rdquo; &ldquo;I would love to give generously if I only didn&rsquo;t have so many other obligations.&rdquo; Why do we have such a hard time parting from our money and possessions?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Great Shepherd Wants to Bless His People through Christian Leaders (Hebrews 13:7-8, 17-21)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:11</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[This text is about you and me. Not just in the usual way that I am a sinner and you are a sinner and...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[This text is about you and me. Not just in the usual way that I am a sinner and you are a sinner and we are all children of God. This is about the relationship between the pastor and his flock. This relationship is one way Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep showed us compassion. He wants to bless you through your Christian leaders: yesterday, today, and forever.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Recognize Jesus' Authority (Mark 6:7-13)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>14:57</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[It is imperative for us to recognize that the authority our pastors wield is not from themselves. Th...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[It is imperative for us to recognize that the authority our pastors wield is not from themselves. They are Jesus&rsquo; representatives. If we don&rsquo;t recognize that the message of repentance is easily lost or distorted. Whether it&rsquo;s the pastor who doesn&rsquo;t remember where his authority comes from or the people, the results are disastrous.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Find Strength to Suffer in Christ (2 Timothy 2:1-13)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:20</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[God wants us to be ready and willing to give up our basic human needs for him. Be ready to be reject...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[God wants us to be ready and willing to give up our basic human needs for him. Be ready to be rejected. Be ready to suffer. That&rsquo;s a lot to ask from a little boy who just wants someone to play with. That&rsquo;s a lot to ask from the teenager just trying to navigate school. That&rsquo;s a lot to ask from full-grown adults just trying to provide for themselves and their families. How can God ask so much of us? How can we meet his demands?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Salvation from the Storm (Job 38:1-11)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>20:48</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[God is not limited. If he&rsquo;s so powerful and so loving and so just, why do some people suffer a...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[God is not limited. If he&rsquo;s so powerful and so loving and so just, why do some people suffer and others go through a life of relative luxury? He allows storms and death into our lives. How come sometimes he saves us and others times he allows us to die? Why doesn&rsquo;t God save Christians from storms? Why does he allow the storms to come in the first place?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Kingdom of God Grows (Mark 4:26-34)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:57</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[A business empire grows through cut-throat business deals and heavy marketing campaigns. A nation ex...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[A business empire grows through cut-throat business deals and heavy marketing campaigns. A nation expands through brilliant economic, political, and military strategies. But how does the Kingdom of God grow?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Who's winning? (Revelation 20:1-6)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>20:09</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[There have been times in history where it looked like Christians were losing. There are places in th...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[There have been times in history where it looked like Christians were losing. There are places in the world today where it looks like Christians are losing. There are times in our lives when it looks and feels like Christians are losing. Whatever appearances may be, Christians are winning. Christians are ruling the earth and have been for well over a thousand years.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[What are you doing here? (Deuteronomy 5:12-15)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:58</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Rules and laws are supposed to be for good to protect life and property. Unfortunately, humans don&r...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Rules and laws are supposed to be for good to protect life and property. Unfortunately, humans don&rsquo;t always use rules for good. What about God&rsquo;s rules? We&rsquo;ll see from looking at one specific example, that God&rsquo;s laws are always there to help us. He makes them to protect the blessings he wants to give us. The problem is we often abuse what God wants to protect.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[In Line for an Inheritance (Romans 8:12-17)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:16</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Because of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, you are in line for an inheritance. And thanks to t...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Because of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, you are in line for an inheritance. And thanks to the Father, Son, and Spirit, there is nothing you have to do to receive this inheritance. Yet the fact that there are no strings attached is one of the hardest things for us to accept. It often seems like we would rather spend the night in a haunted mansion to earn our inheritance than accept there is nothing left for us to do.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Spirit Gives Hope Where Hope Is Gone (Ezekiel 37:1-14)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>22:24</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Thank God that he does not wait for us to reach rock-bottom before he reaches out to us. He keeps se...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Thank God that he does not wait for us to reach rock-bottom before he reaches out to us. He keeps seeking to save us.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[God’s Word Is Enough for Us Because Jesus Fulfilled It (Luke 24:44-53)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:59</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Are we right? Are Christians right about, well, everything? How we live. How we want others to live....]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Are we right? Are Christians right about, well, everything? How we live. How we want others to live. How the world came to be. How the world will end. We don&rsquo;t get much confirmation for our beliefs from the world around us.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[A Lesson in Love from Love Himself (1 John 4:7-11, 19-21)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:14</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Love is a many splendored thing. All you need is love. Love conquers all. Across cultures and countr...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Love is a many splendored thing. All you need is love. Love conquers all. Across cultures and countries, love is recognized as the most important characteristic of humanity. It&rsquo;s held up in the Bible as the most important command. &ldquo;Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God.&rdquo; Love is powerful. Love is essential. But what is it?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Connected to Christ We Know Confidence  (1 John 3:18-24)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:33</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Dear children, let us not love with words or speech, but with actions and in truth.&rdquo; Am...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[&ldquo;Dear children, let us not love with words or speech, but with actions and in truth.&rdquo; Am I as a Christian ever all talk?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Walk in the Light of Confession (1 John 1:5-10)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>15:57</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[This is how it has to be: Either you&rsquo;re walking in the light or you&rsquo;re walking in the da...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[This is how it has to be: Either you&rsquo;re walking in the light or you&rsquo;re walking in the dark. There&rsquo;s no alternative. There&rsquo;s no twilight Christians halfway between light and dark. So how can anyone be a Christian?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Certain Hope (1 Corinthians 15:19-20)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>14:46</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied. But Christ has...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied. But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Hands of Praise (Mark 11:1-10)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:00</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[How do we explain the change from Palm Sunday to Good Friday? This Lent we&rsquo;ve been examining t...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[How do we explain the change from Palm Sunday to Good Friday? This Lent we&rsquo;ve been examining the hands of the passion. Hands of hypocrisy. Hands of misguided zeal. Hands of brutality. But today, a week before Jesus&rsquo; crucifixion, the crowds are lifting their hands of praise. How is that possible? To go from praising God to cursing him so quickly? That could never happen to us! Or could it?]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Give Credit where Credit is Due (Ephesians 2:1-10)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Today we want to examine our lives for any plagiarism. More specifically, when it comes to your spir...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Today we want to examine our lives for any plagiarism. More specifically, when it comes to your spirituality, your faith life, who gets the credit?]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Lord Make Us Zealous (John 2:13-22)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Would you say you are zealous for God?]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Would you say you are zealous for God?]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[A Rags to Righteousness Story (Isaiah 61:1-3, 10-11)]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19</itunes:duration>
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                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[God Meets Evil with Simultaneous Destruction and Deliverance]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:55</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Genesis 6. There are three times in earth&rsquo;s history when God empties his terrible judgment on ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Genesis 6. There are three times in earth&rsquo;s history when God empties his terrible judgment on the world. Three moments when man must face the full force of God&rsquo;s anger for our moral failings. Three instants when God meets evil with both intense destruction and intense deliverance.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2020 22:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Is this your King?]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:19</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Matthew 27:27-31. A broken, beaten, bleeding man. Is this your King? "The Lord reigns by the wood of...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Matthew 27:27-31. A broken, beaten, bleeding man. Is this your King? "The Lord reigns by the wood of the cross."]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2020 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Sleep Is Not a Euphemism]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:01</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. Often people are left paralyzed because they don&rsquo;t know what to say t...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. Often people are left paralyzed because they don&rsquo;t know what to say to someone suffering a loss. For Christians, death is tragic. Death is unnatural. But for Christians, the sleep of death is not a euphemism.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2020 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Be Sober and Certain in the Uncertainty of Christ's Return]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:42</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[1 Thessalonians 5:1-11. Why is it people are so interested in the times and dates, in knowing exactl...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[1 Thessalonians 5:1-11. Why is it people are so interested in the times and dates, in knowing exactly when the world will end? It's not because we are so vigilant. It's because we're lazy. It's because we don't want to have to think about it. The Apostle Paul says, "Don't worry about the times and dates." We don't know when the end will come that's uncertain, but you can be certain of this, it will come.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2020 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Sheep, In the Midst of Wolves, Stand Your Ground]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:42</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Matthew 10:16-23. If one of a shepherd&rsquo;s main goals is to keep his sheep safe from dangerous a...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Matthew 10:16-23. If one of a shepherd&rsquo;s main goals is to keep his sheep safe from dangerous animals like wolves, then the Lord may be one of the worst shepherds ever. &ldquo;See I am sending you out like sheep among wolves.&rdquo; But our Shepherd equips his sheep for battle. What weapon does our Shepherd equip his sheep with? A book. Sheep, in the midst of wolves, stand your ground. Stand your ground on the Word of God.]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2020 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Our God's Powerful Invitation for Your Salvation]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:13</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Romans 1:16-17. God&rsquo;s powerful gospel invites you to salvation. The gospel is an announcement ...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Romans 1:16-17. God&rsquo;s powerful gospel invites you to salvation. The gospel is an announcement of good news without shame. The gospel is a declaration that you are righteous without guilt. The gospel is a salvation that is yours through faith alone.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2020 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Lord's Sorrowful Song for His Beloved Vineyard]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:25</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Isaiah 5:1-7. What more could God have done for his vineyard? What more could God have done for you?]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Isaiah 5:1-7. What more could God have done for his vineyard? What more could God have done for you?]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2020 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Our God Wants Clean Hearts, Not Dirty Hands]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:26</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Matthew 21:23-32. You shake his hand. He has a firm grip. His fingers and palms are rough like grani...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Matthew 21:23-32. You shake his hand. He has a firm grip. His fingers and palms are rough like granite. The dirt-stained wrinkles on his hands look like they&rsquo;ll never be clean, no matter how many times he washes them. What is your first impression of this man? Dirty hands are a symbol of hard work. It means you earn good clean money. It means you&rsquo;re not afraid to get your hands dirty to get things done. That&rsquo;s what we look for in a person, hard work, and results. What does God want?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2020 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Be Glad that God's Not Fair]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>18:49</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Jonah 3:10-4:11. Jeffrey Dahmer was an infamous serial killer who killed 17 young men in Wisconsin a...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Jonah 3:10-4:11. Jeffrey Dahmer was an infamous serial killer who killed 17 young men in Wisconsin and Ohio between 1978 and 1991. Does someone like Jeffrey Dahmer deserve to be saved?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2020 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Forgiven Again, But Who's Counting?]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>19:42</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Matthew 18:21-35. How many broken lamps should the mother forgive her attention-starved toddler? How...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Matthew 18:21-35. How many broken lamps should the mother forgive her attention-starved toddler? How many angry customers taking out their frustration on the wrong person should the innocent employee forgive? How many times should the 7th grader forgive that one kid who just won&rsquo;t leave them alone? Three times? Four times?]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2020 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Go Through Great Lengths to Forgive]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>16:27</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Matthew 18:15-20. When it comes to spiritual dangers and the toxins of sin instead of warning our br...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Matthew 18:15-20. When it comes to spiritual dangers and the toxins of sin instead of warning our brothers and sisters often we choose to remain silent.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2020 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[An Achievement Worth Boasting About]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>14:06</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Galatians 6:12-16. What is worth boasting about? A nice car? A college degree? A wonderful high payi...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Galatians 6:12-16. What is worth boasting about? A nice car? A college degree? A wonderful high paying job? The Apostle Paul says, "Never! May I never boast about anything except this one thing!"]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2020 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Who do you say God is?]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:54</itunes:duration>
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                <description><![CDATA[Exodus 34:5-9. How well do you know God? Whether you've known him your whole life or are a new Chris...]]></description>
                                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Exodus 34:5-9. How well do you know God? Whether you've known him your whole life or are a new Christian, at times we question our relationship with him. Who do you say God is? Thankfully, God reveals exactly who he is to us.]]></content:encoded>
                                <dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Pastor Birner</dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2020 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[A Church Without Walls]]></title>
                                                            <itunes:author>Pastor Birner</itunes:author>
                                                                <itunes:duration>17:08</itunes:duration>
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