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					<title>WHY SHOULD HE LOVE US SO?</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mankind has made a real mess of the world in which we live.   All around us we see the bitter fruits of hatred, selfishness, &amp; greed.  No, I don&#8217;t know why God should love us. But He does! (Powerpoints available -#158)
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					<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:51:08 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>THE YEARNING OF GOD</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[We hear stories like that &amp; shake our heads in dismay.  It is hard to realize that there are millions living in such superstition &amp; fear.  You see, we have been taught that God is love &amp;#8211; that He knows &amp; loves each of us... (Powerpoints available - #155)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:58:52 -0800</pubDate>
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					<title>OBEYING GOD</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[When I finished college I rejoiced, thinking that at last I would be free of tests - that I would never have to take another.  But I discovered that I was just starting a time of testing.  In every stage of life there are tests... (Powerpoints - #154]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:48:06 -0800</pubDate>
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					<title>THANKSGIVING: MUCH OBLIGED!</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[I am convinced that we have been given far more than most of the people of the world, &amp; therefore in God&#8217;s sight we are &quot;much obliged.&quot;  God has given much to us &amp; therefore He expects much from us. (Powerpoints available - #153)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2012 06:18:46 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>THE RESTORING OF AMERICA</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/the-restoring-of-america-melvin-newland-sermon-on-patriotism-170679.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[My purpose is to challenge us to do all that we are able to do to restore America to its rightful place as a nation with great possibilities, great opportunities, &amp; great responsibilities before God. (Powerpoint available - #350.)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2012 09:05:45 -0800</pubDate>
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					<title>A CALL TO PRAYER</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[It seems to me that God is doing 4 things.  Now, I'm sure He is doing much more than that.  But in regards to the church it seems there are 4 things God is doing that have great impact on the church today. (Powerpoints available - #151)
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					<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:22:52 -0800</pubDate>
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					<title>SURPRISED BY PRAYER</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Even as I&#8217;m concerned about people who misunderstand the purpose of prayer, I&#8217;m also concerned about those who do understand, but who seem to pray with no expectation of God honoring prayers or acting on our behalf.  (Powerpoint available - #150)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:08:06 -0800</pubDate>
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					<title>WE MUST BE GOD&#8217;S LIGHT</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[There is a world living in darkness that needs to see that light on a hill, that needs to hear the word of life - to hear that they can be born again into an inheritance that can never spoil, fade or pass away. (PowerPoints available - #149)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 05:48:34 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>THE POWER OF PRAYER</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Some people think that the only reason to pray is to cause a change in our own thinking.  But the Bible teaches that prayer can make a difference in what God does, and that prayer can also have an effect on our circumstances.  (PowerPoint available - #147]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 5 Sep 2012 14:40:13 -0800</pubDate>
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					<title>MAKING THE MOST OF MY LIFE</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[What do you do when everything seems to go wrong, when you have more to do than you can possibly accomplish, &amp; you&#8217;re not sure what to do next?  How do you get the most out of life in times like that?  (Powerpoints Available - #146)
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					<pubDate>Sat, 4 Aug 2012 14:30:03 -0800</pubDate>
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					<title>4th of July - A DECLARATION OF DEPENDENCE</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/4th-of-july--a-declaration-of-dependence-melvin-newland-sermon-on-holidays-civic-168084.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[This is a brief 4th of July message suitable to present to Civic groups, and in situations when time is restricted.  (Powerpoint available - #207) ]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 9 Jul 2012 15:51:22 -0800</pubDate>
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					<title>MEMORIAL DAY - A GREAT CLOUD OF WITNESSES!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/memorial-day--a-great-cloud-of-witnesses-melvin-newland-sermon-on-holidays-civic-168076.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[But remembering God&amp;#8217;s goodness &amp; blessings is not enough!  It must also result in some positive actions.  Let me suggest 3 things we can do as we remember the blessings &amp; mercies of God. (Powerpoints available - #276)
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					<pubDate>Mon, 9 Jul 2012 09:52:12 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>LOVE YOUR ENEMIES</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/love-your-enemies-melvin-newland-sermon-on-love-for-god-164205.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Let's consider the things Jesus probably did not mean when He said, &quot;Love your enemies.&quot;  Then I want us to look at some of the things He did mean.  (Powerpoints available - #117)
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					<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:52:15 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>IMMANUEL &amp;#8211; GOD WITH US</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/immanuel-8211-god-with-us-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christmas-163086.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[What I&amp;#8217;m asking you to do is this:  Imagine that the barrier has been removed, &amp; that Jesus has come to be with us today in the flesh.  We can see Him, &amp; walk up to Him, &amp; look in His eyes.  (Powerpoints available - #114)
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					<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 07:54:16 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>CHRISTIANS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DIFFERENT!</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[If we don't handle bitterness &amp; hostility differently than the way the world handles them, then we have not learned what it means to be a Christian. (Powerpoints available - #130)

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					<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 04:47:06 -0800</pubDate>
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					<title>EASTER - LORD, REMEMBER ME!</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The pain &amp; agony they felt was reaching its peak.  And the thieves begin to speak again to Jesus.  As they do, listen to their requests, &amp; then listen to the answer that Jesus gives. (Powerpoint available - #111)
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					<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 08:10:22 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT - NOW!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/do-something-about-it--now-melvin-newland-sermon-on-disciplines-scripture-152064.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[They were now facing 4 major problems, &amp; Nehemiah had to deal with them decisively before they destroyed everything that God was seeking to do through His people. (Powerpoints available - #325)

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					<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:57:07 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>UNKNOWN - BUT NOT TO GOD!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/unknown--but-not-to-god-melvin-newland-sermon-on-holidays-civic-152063.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[But it isn't just a nation's soldiers who give themselves to a cause, do their duty, pay the price, &amp; then are forgotten or unknown.  It happens among the people of God, too. (Powerpoints available - #324)

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					<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:40:06 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>WHAT ARE OUR PRIORITIES?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/what-are-our-priorities-melvin-newland-sermon-on-obedience-152062.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Words are cheap, but the proof is in the doing. So they said, &quot;It is not enough to sign our name &amp; to sign it publicly.  We will do more than that.  We will put these 4 items as our top priority.&quot;  (Powerpoints available - #323)
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					<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:22:21 -0800</pubDate>
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					<title>REVIVE US AGAIN!</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nehemiah looked at the people &amp; realized that they were spiritually dying on the vine.  They were God&#8217;s people, &amp; they weren&#8217;t acting like it.  Somehow, there needed to be a revival among the people. (Powerpoints available - #322)

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					<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 08:58:44 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>DEALING WITH ADVERSITY</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[As we look at the life &amp; experiences of Nehemiah we find again &amp; again that Nehemiah deals with problems &amp; decisions that are very relevant to us today. (Powerpoints available - #321)
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					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:36:17 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>GOD TAKES PROMISES SERIOUSLY</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Anytime you think the Bible is out of date &amp; doesn&#8217;t deal with contemporary problems just go back &amp; read Nehemiah.  The problems Nehemiah &amp; the people faced are some of the same problems people face today. (Powerpoints available - #320)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:05:46 -0800</pubDate>
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					<title>HANDLING DISCOURAGEMENTS</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/handling-discouragements-melvin-newland-sermon-on-complaining-152051.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Let&amp;#8217;s look more closely at the entire passage &amp; discover, first of all, the source of discouragement;  secondly, the causes of discouragement; &amp; finally, how to deal with discouragement when it comes our way. (Powerpoints available - #319)
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					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:54:05 -0800</pubDate>
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					<title>HANDLING CRITICISM</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The critic will search for someone to listen to his criticism.  Then that person adds their criticism.  They egg each other on, &amp; soon there will be a whole circle of critics - because critics love other critics. (Powerpoints available - #318)

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					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:15:48 -0800</pubDate>
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					<title>A MAGNIFICENT CONCERTO!</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nehemiah doesn't do things the way I would do them.  If there is a job to be done, I am usually quick to say, &quot;Let's get on with it!  If it needs to be done, let's not waste any more time.  Let's do it!&quot;  (Powerpoints available - #317)
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					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:48:50 -0800</pubDate>
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					<title>LET GOD CHANGE THE MIND!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/let-god-change-the-mind-melvin-newland-sermon-on-prayer-answered-152046.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[We pray &amp; we pray but nothing seems to happen.  &quot;God, are you asleep up there?  Don't you hear my prayers?&quot;  Weeks may pass &amp; nothing seems to happen!  So what do we do?  (Powerpoints available - #316)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:18:58 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>GOD, WE NEED LEADERS!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/god-we-need-leaders-melvin-newland-sermon-on-leadership-general-152044.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[If we were going to use one word to define &quot;leadership&quot; it would have to be the word &quot;influence&quot;.  Someone is a leader to the extent that he or she is able to influence other people.  (Powerpoints available - #315)

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					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 09:57:40 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Throughout history, God has shown His love for His people by providing hope where there seemed to be no hope, salvation when it seemed that all was lost, &amp; provision of every kind for those in need. (Powerpoints avail. - #314)

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					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 06:04:39 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>LET THE PEACE OF CHRIST RULE</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/let-the-peace-of-christ-rule-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-values-151961.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[What actually rules in our hearts?  If you let worry, anger, bitterness, hatred or fear rule &#8211; there will be no peace!  Let Jesus rule your life &amp; His peace will rule your heart, your words, your relationships, &amp; your attitudes. (Powerpoint avail. - #310)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:56:45 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>GOD IS AT WORK TODAY!</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[I have never before prepared a sermon with three main points quite like the ones you&#8217;ll hear today.  My first will be, &#8220;Was it only a lucky coincidence?&#8221;  My second, &#8220;Wow!&#8221;  And my third, &#8220;What a mighty God!&#8221;
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					<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:18:18 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>NEVER TOO OLD TO STRETCH</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/never-too-old-to-stretch-melvin-newland-sermon-on-aging-138744.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[We have a choice.  We can live out the last years of life fearful of growing old, of being helpless, of being a burden, or we can live in great expectation of our Savior&#8217;s return. (Powerpoint available - #301)
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					<pubDate>Thu, 3 Sep 2009 13:42:23 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>MISTER, ARE YOU JESUS?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/mister-are-you-jesus-melvin-newland-sermon-on-character-138743.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Let me ask you: &quot;How would things be different if Jesus came &amp; took your place?&quot;  Whether we realize it or not, that is exactly what He wants - to make Himself known to others through our lives. (Powerpoints available - #300)
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					<pubDate>Thu, 3 Sep 2009 13:09:19 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>IN ALL THINGS GOD WORKS...</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/in-all-things-god-works-melvin-newland-sermon-on-god-in-the-hardships-118928.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Lets look at 3 specific blessings that come into our lives through our problems.  And as we see how God has used problems in the past to bring about great blessings, it will help us in the problems we face today. (Powerpoint Available - #270)
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					<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:50:25 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>WILL THEY FIND US FAITHFUL?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/will-they-find-us-faithful-melvin-newland-sermon-on-holidays-civic-107075.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Oh America, on this Memorial Day, lift up your eyes &amp; praise God for the greatness &amp; the blessings of this country in which we live.  Ands may all those who come behind us find us faithful! (PowerPoint available - #275)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2007 13:21:23 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>HE'S COMING TO TOWN!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/hes-coming-to-town-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christmas-98765.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[The One whose coming I&#8217;m looking forward to this morning won&#8217;t be coming from the North Pole &amp; riding in a sleigh.  Instead, He&#8217;s coming from Heaven, &amp; arriving on the clouds of the sky! (PowerPoint available - #271) 
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					<pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:41:21 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>THE WISE MEN</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/the-wise-men-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christmas-98759.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[The story of the Wise Men is a story of mystery, for it presents questions that we cannot answer.
(Powerpoint available - #264)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:07:24 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>HOLDING ON TO CHRISTMAS</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/holding-on-to-christmas-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christmas-98756.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Wouldn&#8217;t it be wonderful if we actually started to practice the things that we hear &amp; sing about at Christmas time? ]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2006 13:39:02 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Wedding Ceremony</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/wedding-ceremony-melvin-newland-sermon-on-weddings-92598.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[The wording of this message is largely adapted from an excellent Ceremony on SermonCentral by Kevin Higgins.   This one contains the addition of a Blessing of the Hands theme during the ceremony.   ]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2006 05:56:02 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>WHEN YOU&#8217;RE DOWN!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/when-youre-down-melvin-newland-sermon-on-faith-80419.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Jesus says that part of the solution to a troubled heart is trust, and He tells His apostles to trust in 3 things. (PowerPoint available - #265)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2005 16:42:15 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>TAKE UP YOUR CROSS!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/take-up-your-cross-melvin-newland-sermon-on-discipleship-80358.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[When Jesus talks about us denying ourselves, taking up a cross &amp; following Him &#8211; what does He mean? What does the Bible teach about &quot;cross-bearing?&quot;  (*PowerPoint available - #256)
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					<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2005 13:38:43 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>THREE CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO GOD</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/three-christmas-gifts-to-god-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christmas-79529.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[I wonder what it would be like if, for just one Christmas, we would make a covenant to spend just as much time &amp; energy, be willing to endure any sacrifice, spend just as much money - to make a gift to Jesus? (*PowerPoint Available -#263)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2005 19:40:12 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>IT WILL NOT BE FORGIVEN!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/it-will-not-be-forgiven-melvin-newland-sermon-on-holy-spirit-general-79517.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Christians have wrestled with the question of the unpardonable sin in every generation.  Some have even wondered, &quot;Have I committed the unpardonable sin &amp; thus cannot be forgiven by God?&quot;  (*PowerPoint Available -#260)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2005 18:43:03 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>DON&#8217;T MAKE THESE MISTAKES!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/dont-make-these-mistakes-melvin-newland-sermon-on-gods-forgiveness-79142.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[I have taken some of my mistakes, &amp; added some of yours - shaken them all together - &amp; have reached the conclusion that there are at least 4 major categories of mistakes, &amp; all 4 of them are found in the Bible. (PowerPoint Available -#152)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2005 19:59:27 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>GOD'S PLAN FOR SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGES</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/gods-plan-for-successful-marriages-melvin-newland-sermon-on-marriage-commitment-79141.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[I suggest that we need to go back to the blueprint &amp; read again the words of the architect who designed marriage in the first place, &amp; find out what He has to say about it.
(*PowerPoint Available - #261)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2005 19:36:16 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>WHY SHOULD HE LOVE US SO?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/why-should-he-love-us-so-melvin-newland-sermon-on-god-the-father-70439.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[On the average, we&#8217;re really not all that lovable, are we?  All around us we see the bitter fruits of hatred, selfishness, &amp; greed.  And, no, I don&#8217;t know why God loves us. But He does! (*PowerPoint Available-#259 )
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					<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2004 07:21:06 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>THERE IS A PURPOSE!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/there-is-a-purpose-melvin-newland-sermon-on-holidays-civic-69393.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Have you ever asked yourself, &quot;Why did God permit me to wake up this morning?  Why is my heart still beating?&quot; (*PowerPoint available- #258 or #258A&amp;B) ]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2004 15:17:02 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>WOULD YOU HAVE BEEN READY?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/would-you-have-been-ready-melvin-newland-sermon-on-death-nearness-68078.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[This message will be somewhat different from most of mine because we are a nation in mourning.  Eight days ago, the north Texas sky was filled with the sound of a loud &#8220;boom&#8221;... (*Powerpoint Available - #249)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 4 May 2004 19:32:07 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>THE DEVIL GOES TO CHURCH!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/the-devil-goes-to-church-melvin-newland-sermon-on-church-general-67917.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[I believe I can safely assert that the devil spends more time in church than many Christians.  It makes sense for him to do so.  If he can hang around Christians &amp; create confusion, division, or discouragement.... (PowerPoint available-#255)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2004 18:14:48 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>BLESSED IS THE NATION... Part 2</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/blessed-is-the-nation-part-2-melvin-newland-sermon-on-independence-day-59327.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[This message is a &quot;Part 2&quot; continuation of my  sermon - &quot;Blessed Is The Nation Whose God Is The Lord.&quot; (*Powerpoint Available - #205)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2003 18:15:34 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>BLESSED IS THE NATION... Part 1</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/blessed-is-the-nation-part-1-melvin-newland-sermon-on-independence-day-59326.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve gone a long ways away from our roots as Americans.  So, one of my goals is to do a little bit of educating. People need to know this, &amp; if they don&#8217;t hear it at church, where will they hear it? (*Powerpoint Available - #204)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2003 18:00:02 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>THANKS, DAD!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/thanks-dad-melvin-newland-sermon-on-fathers-day-59269.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s talk about the positive aspects of fatherhood.  And to do that, I call your attention to the familiar story of the prodigal son, &amp; especially to the father of the prodigal son. (*PowerPoint available - #254)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2003 15:08:11 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>&#8220;Batten Down the Hatches &#8211; Preparing for the Storm&#8221;</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/batten-down-the-hatches--preparing-for-the-storm-melvin-newland-sermon-on-discipleship-57693.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m convinced that if we want to have the resources we&#8217;ll need for a time of crisis, then there are some preparations that each of us must make. (*PowerPoint available - #246) ]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2003 11:07:51 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>&quot;Cease Fire: Finding a Peace that Lasts&quot;</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/cease-fire-finding-a-peace-that-lasts-melvin-newland-sermon-on-peace-57692.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Paul deals with the subjects of peace with one another, peace within, &amp; peace with God.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2003 10:51:40 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>A VERY SPECIAL EVENT!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/a-very-special-event-melvin-newland-sermon-on-second-coming-55674.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Jesus Himself talked about it the last night that He spent with His apostles before His arrest &amp; crucifixion.  Do you remember? (*PowerPoint available - #251)
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					<pubDate>Mon, 3 Mar 2003 13:30:11 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>SOMEBODY LOVES ME</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/somebody-loves-me-melvin-newland-sermon-on-war-55331.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m absolutely convinced that everyone of us needs someone to watch over us, someone who really cares about us... (*PowerPoint available - #250)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2003 15:23:07 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>PREPARING FOR THE STORMS</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/preparing-for-the-storms-melvin-newland-sermon-on-discipleship-52481.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m convinced that if we want to have the resources we&#8217;ll need for a time of crisis, then there are some preparations that each of us must make. (*PowerPoint available - #246)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2002 12:06:55 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>WHAT DO WE KNOW FOR SURE?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/what-do-we-know-for-sure-melvin-newland-sermon-on-faith-general-52476.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[In this day &amp; age, sometimes it is difficult to know what is true &amp; what is false.  But surely, there are some things we can count on, some things we can know for sure.  Just what do we know for sure? (*PowerPoint available - #244)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2002 10:05:10 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>WHERE DO GOD &amp; COUNTRY MEET?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/where-do-god--country-meet-melvin-newland-sermon-on-political-freedom-51799.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Where do God &amp; country meet?  How can we be good Christians &amp; yet good citizens?  Can we be both, or do we have to be one or the other?  Do we have to sacrifice our love of God for love of country, or vice-versa? (*PowerPoint available - #245)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2002 14:09:37 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>THE MESSAGE OF THE CROSS</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/the-message-of-the-cross-melvin-newland-sermon-on-jesus-christ-50553.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Paul declares, &quot;The Jews stumble over the cross.  And the Greeks think it is foolishness.  But others see in it the power &amp; wisdom of God.&quot;  And there are still those 3 kinds of people in the world today. (*PowerPoint available - #243)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2002 11:56:35 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>WE MUST REMEMBER</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/we-must-remember-melvin-newland-sermon-on-god-the-father-50493.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[How do we live life in a nation that is at war with terrorism?  What do the scriptures teach about living in times of tragedy &amp; uncertainty? (*PowerPoint available - #242)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2002 13:40:50 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>IN GOD WE TRUST</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/in-god-we-trust-melvin-newland-sermon-on-faith-50142.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m concerned that as a nation we&#8217;ll hear the speeches, pay our respects, bow our heads, enjoy the music, &amp; then return to business as usual &#8211; our lives unchanged, &amp; God once again relegated to the back shelf. (*PowerPoint available - #241)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 9 Sep 2002 09:28:49 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>GOD SUFFERS TOO!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/god-suffers-too-melvin-newland-sermon-on-god-the-father-49489.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[it&#8217;s easy for some people to have a &#8220;pity party&#8221; &amp; end up feeling so depressed about themselves &amp; what is happening in their lives.  Sometimes they even cry out, &#8220;Where is God?  Why isn&#8217;t He doing something about this?&#8221; (PowerPoint available - #240)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2002 20:06:41 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>THE DARK PLACES OF THE EARTH</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/the-dark-places-of-the-earth-melvin-newland-sermon-on-gods-provisions-48923.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Our Lord said, &#8220;Go into all the world &amp; preach the good news to every creature.&#8221;   What is that &#8220;good news&#8221;?  I think it consists of two things that need to be proclaimed - that would really be &#8220;good news&#8221; to all the world today.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 2 Aug 2002 11:54:00 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/be-kind-to-one-another-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-love-48893.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[We see people all around us bitter &amp; angry: angry at the world because it hasn&#8217;t given them enough; angry at God because they think He hasn&#8217;t treated them fairly; angry at their spouses ... (*Powerpoint Available - #232)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 1 Aug 2002 12:27:08 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>IF YOU REALLY LOVE GOD</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/if-you-really-love-god-melvin-newland-sermon-on-love-for-god-48892.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[I hope you passed last week&#8217;s love test.  And I&#8217;m going to assume you did. Now, this morning, I want to talk about 4 results of loving God that will be evident in our lives. (*Powerpoint available - #227)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 1 Aug 2002 11:52:40 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>DO YOU REALLY LOVE GOD? </title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/do-you-really-love-god-melvin-newland-sermon-on-love-for-god-48891.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s easy to say that we love God, isn&#8217;t it?  As long as we don&#8217;t probe any deeper than that.  But the Bible does probe deeper than that, &amp; it asks more questions than just that one. (*Powerpoint available - #226)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 1 Aug 2002 11:34:31 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>LOVING, CARING CHRISTIANS</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/loving-caring-christians-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-love-48889.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[If we are children of God - if we claim to follow Jesus - then when we see a need we will do something.  We must be loving, caring Christians. (Powerpoint available - #233)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 1 Aug 2002 11:10:19 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>TAKING CHRIST WITH YOU</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/taking-christ-with-you-melvin-newland-sermon-on-holidays-civic-48887.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[For most Americans Labor Day is a holiday &amp; in the opinion of some it&#8217;s the most hypocritical holiday of all. But today, instead of considering our jobs drudgery, I want us to look at them as challenging opportunities. *PowerPoint Avail-#223]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 1 Aug 2002 10:41:03 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>THE LORD&#8217;S CHURCH</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/the-lords-church-melvin-newland-sermon-on-church-general-48797.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Two very different churches, aren&#8217;t they?  Both are very busy in what they are trying to do.  But one is dying.  Why?  What is the church supposed to be?  And what is the church supposed to do? (*Powerpoint available - #238)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2002 08:05:35 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>GOD HEARD THEM!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/god-heard-them-melvin-newland-sermon-on-examples-of-faith-48766.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[It says that God heard them.  Well, of course He did.  Doesn&#8217;t the Bible teach that He hears our prayers? But wait a minute!  It doesn&#8217;t say they were praying. (*Powerpoint available - #239)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2002 15:08:54 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>CHRISTIANITY WORKS!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/christianity-works-melvin-newland-sermon-on-church-general-48520.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[We want things that benefit our life.  So one of the questions that we often find ourselves asking is, &quot;Does it work?  Does it really work?&quot; (*Powerpoint available - #231)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2002 17:34:50 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Easter - Preparation for Eternity</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/easter--preparation-for-eternity-melvin-newland-sermon-on-easter-resurrection-48492.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[We dare not forget that this life is a preparation for eternity - an eternity in which we will be among the saved or the lost forever &amp; ever. (Powerpoints available - #110)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2002 11:51:24 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>The Horribleness of Stubbornness</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/the-horribleness-of-stubbornness-melvin-newland-sermon-on-parable-prodigal-son-48490.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[If it hadn&#8217;t been for his stubbornness we might never have known what the older brother was really like.  So let&#8217;s look at him, &amp; then look at ourselves.  &quot;What kind of person am I?&quot;]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2002 11:26:45 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>SIN IS A DISGRACE TO ANY PEOPLE</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/sin-is-a-disgrace-to-any-people-melvin-newland-sermon-on-sin-general-48488.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[What do you say when something as terrible as 9-11 happens, or you see people rejoicing when they hear that a bomber has succeeded in blowing up a restaurant full of children?  How do you explain that?  (*Powerpoint Available - #237)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2002 09:55:07 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>I&#8217;M GLAD THERE&#8217;S A FATHERS DAY!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/im-glad-theres-a-fathers-day-melvin-newland-sermon-on-fathers-day-48308.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m glad there&#8217;s a Father&#8217;s Day.  Even though it isn&#8217;t as significant as Mother&#8217;s Day, it still gives us a chance to honor those who stand at the helm &amp; who lead their family through life&#8217;s battles. (*Powerpoint Available - #234)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2002 11:26:22 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>ONE NATION UNDER GOD</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/one-nation-under-god-melvin-newland-sermon-on-independence-day-48304.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[We could mention many things that are going wrong in our country today. But let&#8217;s not do that. Instead, let&#8217;s recall some of the things that have made her great &amp; brought the blessings of God upon her. (*Powerpoint Available - #236)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2002 11:04:55 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>God, Show Me Your Glory!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/god-show-me-your-glory-melvin-newland-sermon-on-promises-of-god-48077.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[I want to talk about the nearness of God this morning.  Let me share five areas where I think we can sense the nearness of God.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 2 Jul 2002 15:54:06 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>What Will You Do?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/what-will-you-do-melvin-newland-sermon-on-faith-48076.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[All the way through Scripture Jesus challenges us to invest &amp; reinvest in the Kingdom.  And He always honors the investment.  He will never honor those who are afraid &amp; bury their talents in the back yard.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 2 Jul 2002 15:22:41 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>What Do People Want?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/what-do-people-want-melvin-newland-sermon-on-finding-fulfillment-48075.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Think about this.  &quot;What is it that people really want?&quot;  &amp;  &quot;Just how important are these things, anyway?&quot;  Now let&#8217;s look at my list, &amp; see if we can find some answers to these questions.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 2 Jul 2002 15:09:05 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Christ, the Church, &amp; Our World Today</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/christ-the-church--our-world-today-melvin-newland-sermon-on-what-is-evangelism-48074.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[God&#8217;s plan has never changed.  He has commissioned the church to &quot;&#8230;go into all the world &amp; make disciples of all people, baptizing them in the name of the Father, &amp; of the Son, &amp; and the Holy Spirit.&quot;  ]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 2 Jul 2002 14:53:23 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>The Foolishness of God</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/the-foolishness-of-god-melvin-newland-sermon-on-what-is-evangelism-48072.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[The world can put up with many church members with no problem at all.  If you don&#8217;t make waves with your faith the world will tolerate you.  You can go to church once in a while.  That doesn&#8217;t bother anybody.  But ...]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 2 Jul 2002 14:24:52 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>The Joy of Work Completed</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/the-joy-of-work-completed-melvin-newland-sermon-on-holidays-civic-48070.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[I think Labor Day should remind us that work is a blessing, &amp; not a curse.  So this morning we&#8217;ll look at work as a blessing &amp; as a service.  Finally, I&#8217;ll suggest that work is not enough.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 2 Jul 2002 13:55:01 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>I Want to Know Christ!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/i-want-to-know-christ-melvin-newland-sermon-on-jesus-christ-48068.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[We go through many experiences in life - victories &amp; defeats, troubles &amp; trials, problems &amp; heartaches.  But every time we turn a corner there is Christ, &amp; we get to know Him better as we rub shoulders with Him &amp; experience His power in our life.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 2 Jul 2002 13:35:13 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>And Then Some!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/and-then-some-melvin-newland-sermon-on-discipleship-48066.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[James Byrnes, Sec&#8217;y of State under FDR, said that the difference between successful people &amp; average people can be summed up in 3 words, &quot;and then some.&quot;  He said, &quot;Average people do what is expected.  Successful people do what is expected, &amp; then some.&quot;]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 2 Jul 2002 13:04:28 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>An Embarrassing Question</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/an-embarrassing-question-melvin-newland-sermon-on-discipleship-48063.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[You know as well as I do that keeping a secret is a tremendous burden.  But it can also be an advantage, especially if you can figure out how to let people know that you know a secret without telling them the secret.  Right?]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 2 Jul 2002 12:35:34 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>IS IT TOO LATE?  Have We Gone Too Far?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/is-it-too-late-have-we-gone-too-far-melvin-newland-sermon-on-independence-day-48016.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Even though there is evidence, since 9-11, that we&#8217;re beginning to acknowledge the principles that once made our nation great &amp; brought the blessings of God upon us - is it too late?  Like Judah, have we already gone too far? (*Powerpoint Available - #235]]></description>
					<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2002 19:19:02 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Easter - We Will Awake!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/easter--we-will-awake-melvin-newland-sermon-on-easter-resurrection-47962.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[In this passage we see 2 different kinds of life, 2 different kinds of death, and 2 different kinds of resurrection.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2002 12:21:31 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Worthy Is The Lamb!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/worthy-is-the-lamb-melvin-newland-sermon-on-lordship-of-christ-47961.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[I think that for a majority of Christians the Book of Revelation is one of the most neglected books in all the Bible.  It has a message for Christians today, &amp; yet many never even open it.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2002 11:54:43 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>THE LOVE OF GOD</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/the-love-of-god-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-love-47960.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[In this passage, the simplest &amp; yet most profound statement of all is &quot;God is love.&quot;  That sounds beautiful, but what does it mean?  We use the word &quot;love&quot; a lot, &amp; I&#8217;m afraid that our use of it can be rather confusing. (Powerpoints available - #118)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2002 11:39:07 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Don't Leave ... Your Kids Behind</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/dont-leave--your-kids-behind-melvin-newland-sermon-on-children-42900.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Part of the Left Behind Powerpak]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2002 15:53:10 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>With Great Power!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/with-great-power-melvin-newland-sermon-on-church-general-40951.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[These verses relate 3 essential ingredients of the church of the Lord Jesus Christ.  #1 is unity.  #2 is generosity.  And #3 is great witness.  ]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2001 13:33:52 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>The Most Important Virtue - Love</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/the-most-important-virtue--love-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-love-40950.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[The Bible has a lot to say about love. But so does the world.  The problem is that the world doesn&#8217;t say the same thing the Bible says, &amp; we tend to get the two mixed up.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2001 13:20:45 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>ARE YOU CONTENT?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/are-you-content-melvin-newland-sermon-on-peace-40949.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[When the Apostle Paul says, &#8220;I have learned the secret of being content,&#8221; it seems to me that he deserves a hearing. (Powerpoint Available - #201) ]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2001 11:20:41 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>WHAT MAKES A GREAT CHURCH?</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m convinced that when the 7 characteristics of the early church mentioned in these verses are put into practice, &amp; are evident in our lives, then God will use us to build a great church that brings glory &amp; honor to Him. (*Powerpoint Available - #206)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2001 11:07:38 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Christmas Contrasts</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/christmas-contrasts-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christmas-40915.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Every year at Christmas time this great line is drawn.  Here are people who are like shepherds &amp; wise men coming to Jesus to worship Him.  And there are others like Herod who stand hard &amp; cold, resisting all that God is trying to do in their lives.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2001 14:01:35 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>A Joyful Heart</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/a-joyful-heart-melvin-newland-sermon-on-joy-40914.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Someone says, &quot;All right, preacher, I hear you.  But circumstances in my life aren&#8217;t that good.  Things have been tough.  Just why should my heart be filled with joy?&quot;  Let me mention 3 reasons: ]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2001 13:50:28 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Overcoming Anger</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[As I studied the Bible this week about the subject of anger, I discovered that there are 4 types of anger dealt with in the Bible.
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					<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2001 13:34:30 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Christmas - Joy or Despair?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/christmas--joy-or-despair-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christmas-40905.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Herod issues an order that all little boys two years old &amp; younger in Bethlehem are to be murdered.  In horror, we wonder how anyone could have reacted that way to a baby&#8217;s birth.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2001 10:50:24 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Love Divine</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/love-divine-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christmas-40903.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[I wonder what Christmas means to the little man in Zimbabwe, 80 years old, living in a hut, who knows nothing of shopping malls or Christmas trees?  What does Christmas mean to him?]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2001 10:15:49 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>CAN WE PASS THE TEST?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/can-we-pass-the-test-melvin-newland-sermon-on-discipleship-40802.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[I wonder how we would score if there were a test available that could reveal just how faithful &amp; devout a Christian we really are - that really measured the level of our spirituality? (Powerpoint Available - #228)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 9 Nov 2001 13:15:27 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>For God So Loved The World</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bill Cosby says, &quot;Grandparents are the biggest hypocrites in the world.  There is just no way that the grandparents of my children could be the same parents who raised me, because they are so very different.&quot;]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 9 Nov 2001 12:30:12 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>The Loving Father</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Probably the best-known parable Jesus told is the one we call &quot;The Parable of the Prodigal Son.&quot;  But it has been suggested that the story is more about the loving, forgiving, &amp; waiting father than it is of the prodigal son.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 9 Nov 2001 11:29:03 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Just Like Your Father</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/just-like-your-father-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-love-40798.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s take one more look at the subject of love.  And in doing that, there are 3 things I want you to see:  1. The Magnificence of God&#8217;s Love.  2. The Mediocrity of Man&#8217;s Love.  3. The Maturity of Christian Love. (Powerpoints available - #135)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 9 Nov 2001 10:59:08 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Use It Or You'll Lose It</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/use-it-or-youll-lose-it-melvin-newland-sermon-on-parable-general-40797.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[What is it that we all have that is exactly the same?  How are we similar?  There are a lot of areas where we are different.  But how are we all the same?]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 9 Nov 2001 10:34:48 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Sights &amp; Sounds of Christmas</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[My concern is that we may become so overwhelmed by the noises of Christmas that we&#8217;ll never hear the sounds of that first Christmas night which we really ought to hear.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 9 Nov 2001 10:19:15 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>A Wonderful Promise!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/a-wonderful-promise-melvin-newland-sermon-on-peace-40705.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[We live in a stressful world, &amp; one of God&#8217;s promises is that He will provide us peace in the midst of it all.  So let&#8217;s take a closer look at that promise.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 6 Nov 2001 15:44:49 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Treasures That Cannot Be Taken</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/treasures-that-cannot-be-taken-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christmas-40704.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Have you ever had a day that was so special, so filled with wonderful things, that you wished somehow time could stand still &amp; that day or that moment last forever?]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 6 Nov 2001 15:31:11 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>The Source of Peace</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/the-source-of-peace-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christmas-40702.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Wouldn&#8217;t it be great to be able to sit down someday &amp; say, &quot;I don&#8217;t have anything to worry about today.  Everything in my life is in order&quot;?  That would be great, wouldn&#8217;t it? But it doesn&#8217;t happen very often.  ]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 6 Nov 2001 15:17:23 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>We Can Learn From Joseph</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Joseph doesn&#8217;t stand in the spotlight very long, &amp; we don&#8217;t know much about his life.  But Joseph can teach us a lot about attitudes - attitudes that can make Christmas real in our lives, too.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 6 Nov 2001 14:53:06 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>So Familiar We Almost Miss It</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Christmas is such a familiar &amp; common experience that we almost miss it.  So this year I challenge you to see it again for the first time.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 6 Nov 2001 14:24:05 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Xmas Or Christmas?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/xmas-or-christmas-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christmas-40697.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[One thing is for sure.  God is ready &amp; anxious to reveal Himself to us.  But the question is, &quot;Do we want to meet Him?  Are we really prepared to hear His words, &amp; listen to what He has to say?&quot;]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 6 Nov 2001 13:44:20 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>A Gift Beyond Description</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/a-gift-beyond-description-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christmas-40696.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Paul said, &quot;Thanks be unto God for His indescribable gift.&quot;  Why does Paul call Jesus &quot;indescribable?&quot;  I think that there are at least four reasons.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 6 Nov 2001 13:29:43 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Peace On Earth</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/peace-on-earth-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christmas-40695.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[I believe God does intend His teachings to be taken seriously.  So He not only speaks the words, &quot;Peace on earth, good will toward men,&quot; but He gives us the key to unlocking the door to peace so we really can attain it. (Powerpoint available - #328) ]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 6 Nov 2001 13:13:11 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>WHAT IS MAN, &amp; WHO AM I?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/what-is-man--who-am-i-melvin-newland-sermon-on-finding-fulfillment-39975.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Before it&#8217;s too late, it is important to find an answer to David&#8217;s question, &quot;What is man that God is so concerned about us?&quot;  What are we, &amp; where are we going? (Powerpoints available - #145)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2001 13:11:53 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>God Vs. Hurt</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/god-vs-hurt-melvin-newland-sermon-on-compassion-39972.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[So this morning, let&#8217;s think for a few moments about Jesus as our Comforter;  2ndly, Jesus as our Prosecutor; &amp; finally, Jesus as the Great Physician.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2001 12:19:23 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>What More Must I Do?</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is such a familiar Bible story that some of you may think, &quot;I already know everything about this, so I can shove my mind into neutral &amp; quit listening to the preacher.&quot;  You see, familiarity often breeds contempt.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2001 12:08:46 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>What Are You Worth to God?</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[If God means what He says, &amp; He is going to reward us according to our labor, then we ought to be asking ourselves, &quot;What am I worth to God?&quot;  And I think the answer to that would depend upon our answer to 3 more questions:  ]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2001 11:51:40 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Worship Is More Than That</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re not the audience.  God is the audience, &amp; God is watching us all as we worship Him today.  So ask yourself,  &quot;Am I glorifying God as I worship here today?&#8221;
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					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2001 13:45:01 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>The Mission of the Church</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[If we were going to compose a mission statement for our congregation, what do you suppose it should say?  What is our mission?
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					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2001 13:00:19 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Christmas - Do You Hear What I Hear?</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Christmas time, &amp; all kinds of sounds remind us of that - bells ringing, choirs singing, &amp; music filling the air.  But in the midst of all the joyous sounds there are other sounds - sounds of anguish &amp; grief. ]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2001 12:49:27 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Enter With Thanksgiving</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/enter-with-thanksgiving-melvin-newland-sermon-on-thanksgiving-holiday-39929.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[With all my heart I believe we are a people &amp; a nation that have truly been blessed by God.  And of all those who &quot;give thanks to Him &amp; praise His name&quot; our name should be at the top of the list! ]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2001 12:32:08 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>IF WE EVER NEEDED LOVE, IT'S NOW</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[If we ever needed love, If we ever needed hope,
If we ever needed Jesus, it&#8217;s now.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2001 08:52:27 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Home baked happiness- Giving Christmas to Your Family</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/home-baked-happiness-giving-christmas-to-your-family-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christmas-39260.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Part of the Christmas Wonder PowerPak.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2001 11:16:19 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Through the Eyes of...Joseph</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Part of the Christmas Wonder PowerPak.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2001 10:17:32 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>&quot;IN MY WHOLE LIFE NOBODY...&quot; Part 3</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two weeks ago I began Part 1 of this 3-part sermon series by telling you about a conversation I had with a young lady.  She had attended a particular church all her life but had never become a Christian. (*Powerpoint Available - #222) ]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2001 15:09:06 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>&quot;IN MY WHOLE LIFE NOBODY...&quot; Part 2</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/in-my-whole-life-nobody-part-2-melvin-newland-sermon-on-repentance-38419.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[&quot;I guess I was a kind of an unruly girl or something, so maybe they didn&#8217;t want me.  I attended a church college, too.  But nobody ever said a word to me about becoming a Christian.  So I never did.&quot; (*Powerpoint Available - #221) ]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2001 14:51:57 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>&quot;IN MY WHOLE LIFE NOBODY...&quot; Part 1</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/in-my-whole-life-nobody-part-1-melvin-newland-sermon-on-faith-general-38417.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Surrounded by Christians all her life - &amp; no one has ever urged her or even suggested that she accept Christ as her Savior &amp; her Lord!  What a tragedy! (*Powerpoint Available - #220) ]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2001 14:37:20 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Molding Values in Your Kids</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/molding-values-in-your-kids-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-values-37485.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[What values do we need to impart to our children?]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 2 Jul 2001 18:24:03 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>BE GENEROUS WITH YOUR GREETINGS!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/be-generous-with-your-greetings-melvin-newland-sermon-on-friendship-new-friends-36206.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[There are people who seem to say, &#8220;Well, here I am.  Everybody notice me!&#8221;  And there are others who say, &#8220;There you are.  I&#8217;ve noticed you.&#8221; (*Powerpoint Available - #202)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2001 13:59:24 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>THE CHURCH IS FULL OF HYPOCRITES!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/the-church-is-full-of-hypocrites-melvin-newland-sermon-on-faith-36205.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Jesus says that there will be both good &amp; evil people in this world, &amp; they&#8217;ll be living side by side.  Even the church will not be immune to this mixture. (Powerpoints available - #156)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2001 13:42:19 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Rejoicing With Those Who Rejoice</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/rejoicing-with-those-who-rejoice-melvin-newland-sermon-on-thanksgiving-holiday-36203.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m convinced that one of the most difficult things that the Scripture asks us to do is found in Romans 12:15.  That verse says, &#8220;Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.&#8221;]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2001 13:26:24 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>God Bless America, Land That I Love</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/god-bless-america-land-that-i-love-melvin-newland-sermon-on-holidays-civic-36202.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[The song says, &#8220;God bless America, land that I love&#8230;&#8221;  And I&#8217;m convinced that God has blessed America.  But the Bible teaches that to whom much is given, much is expected.  If so, then God must expect a lot from America.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2001 13:08:40 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>A Mother&#8217;s Love</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/a-mothers-love-melvin-newland-sermon-on-mothers-day-35609.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[I know that many mothers pray.  Sometimes they pray out of necessity.  Sometimes they pray because motherhood is not easy, but extremely difficult. (Powerpoint available - #302)
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					<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2001 14:26:27 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>I&#8217;M RESPONSIBLE FOR MY CHOICES!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/im-responsible-for-my-choices-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-values-35469.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[People are blaming heredity, environment, job pressures, poverty, prejudices, abuse, &amp; anything else they can think of for their problems today.  But the Bible very clearly teaches that we&#8217;re responsible for our choices.  (Powerpoints available - #119)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2001 17:16:01 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Imparting Values to Our Children</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/imparting-values-to-our-children-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-values-35468.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[What values do we need to impart to our children? ]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2001 16:53:03 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Setting Priorities: Loving Our Children</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/setting-priorities-loving-our-children-melvin-newland-sermon-on-children-35467.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[God appears to Abraham &amp; says, &quot;I want you to take your son &amp; offer him as a sacrifice on the mountain that I will show you.&quot;  I can&#8217;t begin to imagine how Abraham felt inside when God asked him to do that.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2001 16:37:00 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>A Cheap Substitute to Deaden the Pain</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/a-cheap-substitute-to-deaden-the-pain-melvin-newland-sermon-on-faith-35443.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Chuck Swindoll says, &quot;Much of our religious activity today is nothing more than a cheap antiseptic to deaden the pain of an empty life.&quot;]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2001 17:13:59 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>He Created Me For A Purpose</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/he-created-me-for-a-purpose-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-values-35442.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[We have come to a time in history when there is a concerted attempt to exclude the recognition, &amp; even the very mention of God from our schools, our government, &amp; our public consciousness.  And as a country we are paying a terrible price as a result.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2001 17:02:24 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Seen, But Not Heard!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/seen-but-not-heard-melvin-newland-sermon-on-what-is-evangelism-35440.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[The Bible consistently teaches that Christians are not only to be seen, but also to be heard.  If we have the only message that shows how to get back to God, then God forbid we keep that message to ourselves!]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2001 16:50:18 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Transforming Our Hearts &amp; Minds</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/transforming-our-hearts--minds-melvin-newland-sermon-on-character-35439.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[How can we change from being the kind of person who vacillates, who lives with one foot in the world &amp; one foot in the church, to being &quot;all you can be&quot; in God&#8217;s sight?]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2001 16:37:12 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>NO ONE CARES!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/no-one-cares-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-love-34507.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Is it possible that our lives have become so self-centered, so complicated, so full of things, that we no longer care? (Powerpoint Available - #215)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2001 10:18:29 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>All God&#8217;s Promises Have Strings Attached</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/all-gods-promises-have-strings-attached-melvin-newland-sermon-on-forgiveness-in-jesus-34506.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[We love to say, &quot;God, you promised this,&quot; or, &quot;God, I expect this from you,&quot; or, &quot;God, you are the giver of every good &amp; perfect gift.&quot;  And God is.  But we need to realize that God&#8217;s promises have strings attached. (Powerpoint #312 available for free.)
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					<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2001 10:06:03 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Father&#8217;s Day - THE BLESSING</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/fathers-day--the-blessing-melvin-newland-sermon-on-fathers-day-34493.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Dr. Gary Smalley wrote a book entitled, &quot;The Blessing.&quot;  In it he examines the blessing that Isaac bestowed upon Jacob.  Let&#8217;s consider 4 ingredients of that blessing. (*Powerpoint Available - #219)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2001 16:26:14 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Don't Deceive Yourselves!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/dont-deceive-yourselves-melvin-newland-sermon-on-peace-34492.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t compare ourselves with others?  Why would the Bible say that?]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2001 16:16:11 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>IT IS PENTECOST!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/it-is-pentecost-melvin-newland-sermon-on-pentecost-34491.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Pentecost was a once-in-history event, when the church was born.  So let&#8217;s consider three things we learn from &quot;Pentecost.&quot; (Powerpoints available - #134.)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2001 16:05:14 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>MOTHER&#8217;S DAY - LITTLE FOXES IN OUR HOMES</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/mothers-day--little-foxes-in-our-homes-melvin-newland-sermon-on-mothers-day-34490.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Little foxes have crept in and changed our concept of what home ought to be.  The home is not what God intended it to be because of those little foxes. (Powerpoints available free - #112)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2001 15:55:03 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Home &amp; Family</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/home--family-melvin-newland-sermon-on-family-34489.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[The image of the family has changed drastically in recent years, and we no longer seem to be sure what makes up a traditional family unit.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2001 15:46:53 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Their Eyes Were Opened</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/their-eyes-were-opened-melvin-newland-sermon-on-easter-resurrection-34488.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[We don&#8217;t have to blow things away if we don&#8217;t like them, or seek to escape from the realities of life if we can&#8217;t seem to do anything about them.  There is a third alternative.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2001 15:39:07 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>No Bitter Roots!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/no-bitter-roots-melvin-newland-sermon-on-forgiveness-general-34487.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[The moment you&#8217;re offended you have a choice.  You can choose to forget it, or to hold on to it.  When you choose to hold on to it, a bitter root begins to grow.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2001 15:26:18 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>What Kind of Faith Do We Have?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/what-kind-of-faith-do-we-have-melvin-newland-sermon-on-faith-34099.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m convinced that the faith of a lot of people could very easily be typified by the word, &quot;but.&quot;]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2001 15:22:11 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>God Wants the Best for Us</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/god-wants-the-best-for-us-melvin-newland-sermon-on-commandments-adultery-34092.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[In our modern society, some of the Ten Commandments are ridiculed, &amp; others ignored.  But I think this 7th Commandment is actually hated by many.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2001 14:53:38 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>It's Your Choice!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/its-your-choice-melvin-newland-sermon-on-sin-bondage-to-34091.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[God is saying, &quot;It&#8217;s your choice.  You can choose either blessings or a curse.  If you want blessings, then keep my commands.&quot;]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2001 14:44:25 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>FACING THE NEW YEAR</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/facing-the-new-year-melvin-newland-sermon-on-new-years-day-34090.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Here are some suggestions to help us be all that we can be in the new year. (PowerPoint available - #248)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2001 14:33:14 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>The Celebration</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/the-celebration-melvin-newland-sermon-on-easter-resurrection-34087.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[John mentions four people by name in his gospel account of the resurrection.  Let&#8217;s look at them.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2001 14:12:30 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>A New Heaven</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/a-new-heaven-melvin-newland-sermon-on-heaven-34086.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Those of us who are Christians should be able to face death with faith &amp; confidence &amp; excitement about the future.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2001 13:53:56 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Anger - Right &amp; Wrong</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/anger--right--wrong-melvin-newland-sermon-on-anger-34029.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[We have always pictured Jesus as the tender Lamb of God - the One who is always loving &amp; compassionate.  It is hard for us to imagine Him as one who is angry.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2001 12:51:42 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>NO ONE EVER CARED FOR ME LIKE JESUS!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/no-one-ever-cared-for-me-like-jesus-melvin-newland-sermon-on-miracles-of-jesus-34028.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Jesus knows what is inside us.  He knows, despite all of our fascade, who we are &amp; what we are, &amp; He loves us anyway. (*Powerpoint Available - #217)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2001 12:34:33 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>God Will Judge!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/god-will-judge-melvin-newland-sermon-on-gods-judgment-34027.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[In our western culture we have developed an attitude of uneasiness whenever the conversation gets around to the subject of death.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2001 12:20:25 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Victory Over Satan!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/victory-over-satan-melvin-newland-sermon-on-satan-34026.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[There are some who think that there really isn&#8217;t any such being as Satan - that he is sort of like Santa Claus, only evil.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2001 12:02:18 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>JUST LIKE US!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/just-like-us-melvin-newland-sermon-on-elijah-34024.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Elijah did some very extraordinary things.  But James&#8217; message is that Elijah was just an ordinary person, &amp; that God can take ordinary people &amp; accomplish extraordinary things. (*Powerpoint Available - #214)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2001 11:41:24 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Jesus - His Ascension</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/jesus--his-ascension-melvin-newland-sermon-on-ascension-34023.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[The ascension of Jesus is just a continuation of His resurrection, &amp; one is lacking without the other.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2001 11:25:06 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>FOUR JEWELS OF EASTER</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/four-jewels-of-easter-melvin-newland-sermon-on-easter-resurrection-34022.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Precious jewels are often deceptive.  You have to grow in your appreciation of their quality before you really begin to see their value. (*Powerpoint Available - #216)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2001 11:16:45 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>What A Tragedy!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/what-a-tragedy-melvin-newland-sermon-on-temptation-general-34021.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[In 2 Kings there is an interesting story about a Syrian general, a Jewish prophet, &amp; his assistant.  It is about a pagan who finds God, &amp; a Jew who finds that he hasn&#8217;t fooled God.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2001 11:01:14 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>4th Of July - I&#8217;VE GOTTA BE FREE!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/4th-of-july--ive-gotta-be-free-melvin-newland-sermon-on-holidays-civic-33980.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[What we often forget is that in declaring their independence from England, our forefathers made an equally strong declaration of dependence upon Almighty God. (Powerpoint Available - #102)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2001 13:47:38 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>A PORTRAIT OF FATHERHOOD</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/a-portrait-of-fatherhood-melvin-newland-sermon-on-fathers-day-33977.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[In these few verses we see a portrait of fatherhood that is worth examining.  So let&#8217;s consider 5 wonderful traits of a father today. (*PowerPoint available - #106)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2001 13:36:50 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Memorial Day - A TIME TO REMEMBER</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/memorial-day--a-time-to-remember-melvin-newland-sermon-on-holidays-civic-33976.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[There are special days &amp; times in the Bible designed to help us remember specific events.  I want to call your attention to 3 of them &amp; see how God uses them to jog our memories. (Powerpoint available - #136)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2001 13:26:56 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>A Model for Mothers</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/a-model-for-mothers-melvin-newland-sermon-on-mothers-day-33975.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s look at Mary as a model of motherhood, and note some of the difficulties and resources she experienced in trying to be a good mother to her family.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2001 13:18:35 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Praising Him!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/praising-him-melvin-newland-sermon-on-worship-general-33956.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[I want you to see with me some of the ways we worship God.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2001 16:22:32 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Steps to Joy</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/steps-to-joy-melvin-newland-sermon-on-joy-33955.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[I think that Matthew wrote these Beatitudes down in the exact order that Jesus spoke them.  And I think that Jesus had a reason for putting them in this particular order.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2001 16:10:42 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>FACING THE FUTURE</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/facing-the-future-melvin-newland-sermon-on-doing-gods-will-33954.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[If life is uncertain, &amp; we can&#8217;t really know what will happen to us here, how DO we face the future?  What should we do?  Well, God has some answers to that question.  (Powerpoints available - #127)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:59:39 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>TEMPTATIONS AMERICANS FACE</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/temptations-americans-face-melvin-newland-sermon-on-holidays-civic-33953.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Let me call your attention to 3 temptations that I think Americans are facing today. (*Powerpoint Available - #101)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2001 15:34:19 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Well, It's Father's Day!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/well-its-fathers-day-melvin-newland-sermon-on-fathers-day-33931.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Today is Father&#8217;s Day, a day to reaffirm that God has given us, as fathers, great responsibility in our homes.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2001 21:46:22 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Why Am I Here?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/why-am-i-here-melvin-newland-sermon-on-knowing-gods-will-33930.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Have you ever asked yourself, &quot;Why did God permit me to wake up this morning?  Why is my heart still beating?  Why am I here?&quot;  You see, God has a reason.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2001 21:29:38 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>It's Not My Fault!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/its-not-my-fault-melvin-newland-sermon-on-temptation-resisting-33929.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Most of us, when our sins are found out, are quick to look for a scapegoat.  So let&#8217;s look at some of the ways we use to blame someone else for our sins.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2001 21:11:25 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Motherhood Today</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/motherhood-today-melvin-newland-sermon-on-mothers-day-33928.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s difficult being a Christian mother today.  But we need to realize that difficulties are not unique to our time.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2001 19:57:02 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Almost!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/almost-melvin-newland-sermon-on-easter-resurrection-33927.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Pilate is not the only one who has played the game of &quot;almost.&quot;  Most of us have played that game, too.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2001 19:43:35 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>A VISION FROM HEAVEN</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/a-vision-from-heaven-melvin-newland-sermon-on-paul-33845.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Over &amp; over again, the world is doing its best to plant some visions in our minds.  Well, God is in the business of planting visions, too. (*Powerpoint Available - #212)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2001 21:58:28 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>They Set An Example!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/they-set-an-example-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christmas-33842.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[I think the shepherds set us a great example, and there are 3 things we ought to notice about what they did.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2001 16:40:24 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Words of Christmas</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/words-of-christmas-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christmas-33841.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[What do you think about when you think of Christmas?  What words pop into your mind?]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2001 16:26:05 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>What Are You Waiting For? </title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/what-are-you-waiting-for-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christmas-33840.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Simeon had waited all his life for this moment.  And there are 3 things we need to notice about it.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2001 16:11:21 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Understanding the Present Time</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/understanding-the-present-time-melvin-newland-sermon-on-bible-influence-33839.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[What time is it in my life?  What time is it in the church?  What time is it in my nation &amp; the world?]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2001 15:50:42 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>THE YEAR OF THE LORD&#8217;S FAVOR</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/the-year-of-the-lords-favor-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christmas-33837.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[As we look at the life of Jesus we see that same thing happening over &amp; over again.  So consistently does it happen that we begin to wonder, &quot;What is God trying to tell us?&quot;  (Powerpoint available - # 115)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2001 15:37:18 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>EASTER - ARE YOU THE KING OF THE JEWS?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/easter--are-you-the-king-of-the-jews-melvin-newland-sermon-on-easter-good-friday-33573.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[As Jesus stands before Pilate there are 4 questions that arise.  And as we search for the answers to those questions, I believe we&#8217;ll see the love of God at work for you &amp; for me. (Powerpoints available - Request #128)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2001 17:21:16 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Palm Sunday - JESUS WAS WEEPING!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/palm-sunday--jesus-was-weeping-melvin-newland-sermon-on-easter-palm-sunday-33572.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[I wonder, is Jesus still weeping today?  When He turns &amp; looks into our lives, I wonder, will He weep once again because of what He sees?  (*PowerPoint Available - #105.  Also available, a much larger PP file with graphics &amp; in Wide Screen format - #105W.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2001 17:12:18 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>THE PEACE OF GOD</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/the-peace-of-god-melvin-newland-sermon-on-peace-33571.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Peace with one another means being in a right relationship with one another.  Peace within means being alright within, &amp; peace with God means being alright with God. (Powerpoints available - #141)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2001 16:46:08 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Do You Care?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/do-you-care-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-love-33570.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[As I prepare sermons I often think of the things I need to hear.  So this message is just as much for me as it is for you.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2001 16:40:45 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Our Purpose - Daring To Care</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/our-purpose--daring-to-care-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-love-33569.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[When you look closely at the history of the first church there in Jerusalem, you see an exciting &amp; growing church.  And as they grew, they became more &amp; more concerned about helping those in need. (Powerpoints available - #133)
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					<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2001 16:34:13 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Our Purpose - Building Up Christians</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/our-purpose--building-up-christians-melvin-newland-sermon-on-commitment-to-christ-33568.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Here are some reasons why it is vitally important that we are &quot;building each other up&quot; &amp; growing as Christians. (Powerpoints available - #132)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2001 16:19:24 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Our Purpose - Seeking the Lost</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/our-purpose--seeking-the-lost-melvin-newland-sermon-on-evangelism-the-lost-33567.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s understand why we seek the lost.  Secondly, let&#8217;s look at how we seek the lost.  Thirdly, let&#8217;s see the reward of searching. (Powerpoints available - #131)
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					<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2001 16:13:14 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>What About The Future?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/what-about-the-future-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-values-33566.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Predicting four things that the future holds for us &amp; for our families.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2001 16:02:39 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>He Will Make Your Paths Straight</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/he-will-make-your-paths-straight-melvin-newland-sermon-on-prayer-adoration-33565.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[The Bible teaches that prayer affects God &amp; that prayer can affect circumstances.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2001 15:47:19 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Losing Your First Love</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/losing-your-first-love-melvin-newland-sermon-on-book-of-revelation-33564.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Jesus said, &quot;This I have against you.  You have forsaken your first love.&quot;]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2001 15:39:58 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Heavenly Relationships</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/heavenly-relationships-melvin-newland-sermon-on-emotions-33563.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Heaven is going to be an extension of the relationship that is already started on earth.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2001 15:32:07 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>God, Why?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/god-why-melvin-newland-sermon-on-doing-gods-will-33560.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[The crucial question is not, &quot;Why do bad things happen to God&#8217;s people?&quot;  The crucial question is &quot;What is the purpose of my life?&quot;  (Powerpoint #313 available for free.)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2001 15:17:32 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>IS IT GOOD, OR IS IT BAD?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/is-it-good-or-is-it-bad-melvin-newland-sermon-on-gods-omniscience-33450.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Here is the promise: &quot;All things, both good &amp; bad things, can work together for good to those who love God...&quot;  The question is, &quot;How?&quot; (Powerpoint Available - #211)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2001 13:23:30 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Thanksgiving - Grateful To Whom, My Dear?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/thanksgiving--grateful-to-whom-my-dear-melvin-newland-sermon-on-thanksgiving-holiday-33355.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[I encourage you to take two safeguards to protect your Thanksgiving - two things that you need to remember.  (Powerpoints available - #311.)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2001 18:56:30 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>DO NOT BE DECEIVED!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/do-not-be-deceived-melvin-newland-sermon-on-forgiveness-general-33354.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Maybe we think we have pulled the wool over God&#8217;s eyes, that God doesn&#8217;t see what we are doing, or know what is going on inside our hearts &amp; minds.  (Powerpoints available - #209.)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2001 18:49:25 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Father's Day - A Baffling Question</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/fathers-day--a-baffling-question-melvin-newland-sermon-on-fathers-day-33351.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m speaking especially to fathers, for I&#8217;m convinced that not until fathers get their act in order will we see a real change for good in our homes &amp; in our society.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2001 15:51:47 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>They Had Lost Their First Love</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/they-had-lost-their-first-love-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-love-33350.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[One of the hardest things in life is watching someone&#8217;s love disintegrate, &amp; somehow not being able to do anything about it.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2001 15:42:54 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Foolishness Or Stumblingblock?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/foolishness-or-stumblingblock-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-values-33349.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Many people today want a God who doesn&#8217;t require any changes in us, &amp; who places His stamp of approval on whatever way we want to live.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2001 15:32:03 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Easter - THEY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/easter--they-didnt-understand-melvin-newland-sermon-on-easter-resurrection-33348.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[When He created us in His own image, this was primary among the characteristics with which He endowed us - the ability to understand, to reason, &amp; to choose. (*PowerPoint Available-#104)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2001 15:23:34 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Putting First Things First</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/putting-first-things-first-melvin-newland-sermon-on-sermon-on-the-mount-33347.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[It has taken us generations of self-study to come up with 3 major &quot;wants&quot; in life.  Yet Jesus knew it all along! ]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2001 15:13:53 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>EASTER - WHAT A DIFFERENCE!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/easter--what-a-difference-melvin-newland-sermon-on-easter-resurrection-33346.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Let us consider some of the changes, some of the transformations, that the resurrection of Jesus has already made. (Powerpoint Available - #230)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2001 12:56:39 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>After the Easter Parade</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/after-the-easter-parade-melvin-newland-sermon-on-easter-resurrection-33345.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[There ought to be a spirit of excitement &amp; joy that permeates the church.  He is alive!  Jesus Christ has won!  ]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2001 12:49:50 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>His Triumphal Entry!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/his-triumphal-entry-melvin-newland-sermon-on-easter-palm-sunday-33344.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Everybody appreciates applause, &amp; Jesus&#8217; triumphal entry into Jerusalem provided an opportunity for the people to lift their voices in praise to God. (Powerpoints available free - #109)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2001 12:41:38 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Which Will It Be?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/which-will-it-be-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-values-33341.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Sometimes we say about our children, &quot;They&#8217;re just like little angels,&quot; or &quot;They&#8217;re little devils, aren&#8217;t they?&quot;  But it&#8217;s not just children.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2001 12:35:27 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>OVERWHELMING LOVE</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/overwhelming-love-melvin-newland-sermon-on-easter-resurrection-33339.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[There is no record of anyone ever coming to Jesus &amp; telling Him, &quot;Lord, I love you.&quot;  But here is a woman who expressed her love in the only way she knew how. (Powerpoint Available - #213)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2001 12:15:20 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Father, Forgive Them!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/father-forgive-them-melvin-newland-sermon-on-easter-resurrection-33337.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[I think a lot of people misunderstand what Jesus was doing when He prayed, &quot;Father, forgive them for they do not know what they are doing.&quot;]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2001 12:03:02 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>I KNOW HIM!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/i-know-him-melvin-newland-sermon-on-gods-provisions-33231.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[The greatest news is not that Paul knows Christ, or that John knows Christ, or that Peter knows Christ, but that we can know Jesus Christ, too.  That is the greatest news of all!   (Powerpoints available  - #120)
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					<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2001 16:14:17 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>RADICAL LOVE!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/radical-love-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-love-33031.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Your faith, what you have been taught, what you believe about God &amp; His will for your life, makes all the difference in the way you act, in the values you hold dear, &amp; in the standards that guide your life.  (Powerpoints available - #116)
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					<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2001 16:59:40 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>How Does Christianity Work?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/how-does-christianity-work-melvin-newland-sermon-on-gods-provisions-33030.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[The question isn&#8217;t, &quot;Does Christianity Work?&quot;  The important question is &quot;How?&quot;  What is there about Christ&#8217;s teachings that make a real difference in our lives?]]></description>
					<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2001 16:48:49 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>We Need to Understand the Times</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/we-need-to-understand-the-times-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-values-32975.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[The line has been drawn, and the battle is on.  But are we people who understand the times and know what should be done?]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2001 20:20:19 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>To Reclaim Our Heritage</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/to-reclaim-our-heritage-melvin-newland-sermon-on-independence-day-32974.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Are you aware that the U.S. is at war?  Here are 5 things we can do to reclaim the heritage that is ours as Christians.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2001 20:05:41 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Father's Day - God's Man</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/fathers-day--gods-man-melvin-newland-sermon-on-fathers-day-32973.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Here are 5 characteristics that ought to be evident in God&#8217;s man.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2001 19:56:21 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Who's Going To Heaven?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/whos-going-to-heaven-melvin-newland-sermon-on-sin-general-32972.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[What caused Paul to write, &quot;Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God?  Do not be deceived. . .&quot;?]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2001 19:49:05 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>GOD&#8217;S LOVE WILL NEVER...!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/gods-love-will-never-melvin-newland-sermon-on-promises-of-god-32969.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[God&#8217;s love will never let you down.  God&#8217;s love will never let you off.  God&#8217;s love will never end! (*PowerPoint available - #253)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2001 19:31:10 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>It Has Been Passed On To Me</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/it-has-been-passed-on-to-me-melvin-newland-sermon-on-independence-day-32936.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[God hasn&#8217;t changed His expectations.  He still expects His people to concern themselves with the affairs of the society in which they live.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2001 20:02:57 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Stewardship - God's Economic Plan</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/stewardship--gods-economic-plan-melvin-newland-sermon-on-giving-general-32933.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[A great mistake when we talk about money in the church is that we often do it in the context of a special appeal or a crisis situation.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2001 17:13:24 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>TAKE UP YOUR CROSS</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/take-up-your-cross-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-love-32932.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[What does it mean to &quot;take up&quot; or &quot;bear a cross?  What does it mean when someone says, &quot;I want to take up my cross and follow Jesus&quot;?  (Powerpoints available free - #256)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2001 17:03:30 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Labor Day - Taking Christ With You</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/labor-day--taking-christ-with-you-melvin-newland-sermon-on-holidays-civic-32931.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[One of our problems in life is that we divide everything into secular &amp; sacred categories - but we ought to see our everyday work as a service for God.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2001 16:55:39 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/hate-the-sin-love-the-sinner-melvin-newland-sermon-on-jesus-teachings-32930.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Jesus encounter with 3 people reveal His attitude toward sin &amp; His attitude toward sinners.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2001 16:41:33 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>When You Pray</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/when-you-pray-melvin-newland-sermon-on-jesus-teachings-32929.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s allow the Master Teacher to teach us as He taught His disciples how to pray.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2001 16:28:32 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Wedding Message</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/wedding-message-melvin-newland-sermon-on-weddings-32857.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Some practical advice in a wedding message.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 9 Jan 2001 06:59:31 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Thanksgiving - I Owe It All To You</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/thanksgiving--i-owe-it-all-to-you-melvin-newland-sermon-on-thanksgiving-holiday-32803.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m convinced that we do need a day of national Thanksgiving to God who provides for all our needs, both now &amp; for all eternity.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Sun, 7 Jan 2001 15:24:41 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>How Can You Rejoice When You're Sad?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/how-can-you-rejoice-when-youre-sad-melvin-newland-sermon-on-holidays-civic-32802.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[The Christian view &amp; the world&#8217;s view of happiness are different, aren&#8217;t they?  How can that be?]]></description>
					<pubDate>Sun, 7 Jan 2001 15:11:51 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>God Wants Us To Be Sure</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/god-wants-us-to-be-sure-melvin-newland-sermon-on-faith-32801.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[In this day &amp; age it is sometimes difficult to know what is true.  But surely, there are some things we can count on, some things we can know for sure.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Sun, 7 Jan 2001 15:02:35 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>If We Really Love our Children</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/if-we-really-love-our-children-melvin-newland-sermon-on-mothers-day-32800.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[How would we show our love if we really loved our children the way the Bible teaches us to love them?]]></description>
					<pubDate>Sun, 7 Jan 2001 14:51:18 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>FOR WHAT SHOULD WE PRAY?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/for-what-should-we-pray-melvin-newland-sermon-on-prayer-general-32736.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[The natural response when we see someone who is sick, or going through tough times, or marital difficulty, or financial reversals, is to say, &quot;We&#8217;re praying for you.&quot;  But for what should we pray? (PowerPoints available - #148)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 5 Jan 2001 14:02:40 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>A SIMPLE NEW YEAR&#8217;S RESOLUTION</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/a-simple-new-years-resolution-melvin-newland-sermon-on-new-years-day-32730.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[In this new year, let&#8217;s make this one simple resolution -we&#8217;re going to make a change for the better.  (Powerpoint available - #329)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 5 Jan 2001 13:46:02 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>JOSEPH&#8217;S CHRISTMAS STORY</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/josephs-christmas-story-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christmas-32729.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[There are 4 parts to the story, &amp; in each of these parts you will see how much Joseph loved Mary.  (Powerpoints available - #351)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 5 Jan 2001 13:09:36 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Christmas - Season for Giving &amp; Receiving</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/christmas--season-for-giving--receiving-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christmas-32728.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[As Christmas comes, we think, &quot;Maybe it&#8217;s not impossible.  Maybe we really could have hearts filled with love.  Maybe we really could be kind to each other, &amp; not just once a year, but all year long.&quot; (Powerpoints available - #327)

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					<pubDate>Fri, 5 Jan 2001 13:02:52 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>FOCUSING ON THE POSITIVE!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/focusing-on-the-positive-melvin-newland-sermon-on-attitude-general-32726.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[How you look at something can make a world of difference in how you behave.  Life is like that. What you focus upon in life will generally determine the kind of decisions you make. (Powerpoint available - #138)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 5 Jan 2001 12:53:33 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/focusing-on-the-positive-melvin-newland-sermon-on-attitude-general-32726.asp</guid>
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					<title>Thanksgiving - Add It All Up!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/thanksgiving--add-it-all-up-melvin-newland-sermon-on-thanksgiving-holiday-32725.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[We need a Thanksgiving Day each year because it can force us to &quot;add it all up&quot; &amp; recognize from where all these things we enjoy actually come. ]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 5 Jan 2001 12:41:06 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/thanksgiving--add-it-all-up-melvin-newland-sermon-on-thanksgiving-holiday-32725.asp</guid>
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					<title>Are You Too Comfortable?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/are-you-too-comfortable-melvin-newland-sermon-on-jesus-life-32724.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[3 Questions: &quot;How does Jesus disturb people?  Why does Jesus disturb people?  How will you respond?&quot;]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 5 Jan 2001 12:30:47 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/are-you-too-comfortable-melvin-newland-sermon-on-jesus-life-32724.asp</guid>
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					<title>Glory And Majesty!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/glory-and-majesty-melvin-newland-sermon-on-transfiguration-32723.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[As John stood on that mountain &amp; saw the transfiguration of Jesus, what did he see?]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 5 Jan 2001 12:10:37 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>How Big Are Your Dreams?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/how-big-are-your-dreams-melvin-newland-sermon-on-ot-characters-32721.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Little dreams lead to little service, but big dreams can lead to big service, so ask yourself, &quot;How big are our dreams?&quot;]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 5 Jan 2001 11:57:05 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>What Do You See - Giants or God?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/what-do-you-see--giants-or-god-melvin-newland-sermon-on-endurance-32684.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[What do you see?  And where are you going?]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 4 Jan 2001 10:53:45 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/what-do-you-see--giants-or-god-melvin-newland-sermon-on-endurance-32684.asp</guid>
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					<title>Living A Life Of Integrity</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/living-a-life-of-integrity-melvin-newland-sermon-on-holiness-32683.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Are you living a life of integrity?  If not, you had better scrap your present value system, determine what is important, &amp; change your lifestyle because your salvation depends upon it.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 4 Jan 2001 10:44:50 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/living-a-life-of-integrity-melvin-newland-sermon-on-holiness-32683.asp</guid>
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					<title>Gentleness - Fruit of The Spirit</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/gentleness--fruit-of-the-spirit-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-love-32682.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Do you know any &quot;Very Draining People&quot; who say things that set you on edge, &amp; you&#8217;re convinced that they enjoy doing it?]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 4 Jan 2001 10:35:06 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Faithfulness - Fruit of The Spirit</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/faithfulness--fruit-of-the-spirit-melvin-newland-sermon-on-faith-32680.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[As we are filled with His Spirit, others will find in us a reliability, a trustworthiness, a staying power, a faithfulness that the world doesn&#8217;t understand.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 4 Jan 2001 10:26:19 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Goodness - Fruit of The Spirit</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/goodness--fruit-of-the-spirit-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-love-32679.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m afraid that people just don&#8217;t seem to be very committed to the idea of goodness anymore, but goodness is a valuable &amp; important fruit of the Spirit.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 4 Jan 2001 10:17:40 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/goodness--fruit-of-the-spirit-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-love-32679.asp</guid>
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					<title>Patience - Fruit of The Spirit</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/patience--fruit-of-the-spirit-melvin-newland-sermon-on-peace-32677.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[I cannot think of a virtue that is more desperately needed, or harder to produce in our lives, than patience.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 4 Jan 2001 09:57:05 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/patience--fruit-of-the-spirit-melvin-newland-sermon-on-peace-32677.asp</guid>
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					<title>Peace - Fruit of The Spirit</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/peace--fruit-of-the-spirit-melvin-newland-sermon-on-peace-32676.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time for us to talk about peace: peace with God, peace within ourselves, &amp; peace with one another.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 4 Jan 2001 09:29:05 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/peace--fruit-of-the-spirit-melvin-newland-sermon-on-peace-32676.asp</guid>
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					<title>Joy - Fruit of the Spirit</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/joy--fruit-of-the-spirit-melvin-newland-sermon-on-joy-32662.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ll identify some enemies of joy; then look at a perfect example of joy; &amp; then consider, &quot;How do we experience that kind of joy?&quot;]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 3 Jan 2001 13:37:09 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/joy--fruit-of-the-spirit-melvin-newland-sermon-on-joy-32662.asp</guid>
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					<title>Love - Fruit of the Spirit</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/love--fruit-of-the-spirit-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-love-32660.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[The one thing that ought to be evident when they see us as Christians is Christlike love in our lives.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 3 Jan 2001 13:29:16 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/love--fruit-of-the-spirit-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-love-32660.asp</guid>
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					<title>Power Over Satan</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/power-over-satan-melvin-newland-sermon-on-divinity-of-christ-32659.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s contrast the power &amp; authority of Jesus &amp; of Satan in our lives.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 3 Jan 2001 13:17:48 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/power-over-satan-melvin-newland-sermon-on-divinity-of-christ-32659.asp</guid>
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					<title>MOTHER&#8217;S DAY - SECURITY OR INSECURITY?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/mothers-day--security-or-insecurity-melvin-newland-sermon-on-family-32658.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s talk about family security, and the lack of it; about the things that cause insecurity and the things that can develop security in the home. (Powerpoint avail for free - #143) ]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 3 Jan 2001 13:00:29 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/mothers-day--security-or-insecurity-melvin-newland-sermon-on-family-32658.asp</guid>
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					<title>He Can Overcome Our Hurts</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/he-can-overcome-our-hurts-melvin-newland-sermon-on-hardship-of-life-32654.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s see how Jesus motivated the lame man to become a candidate for healing, because the same prerequisites are necessary for us today.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 3 Jan 2001 12:49:07 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Easter - Do Not Be Afraid!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/easter--do-not-be-afraid-melvin-newland-sermon-on-easter-resurrection-32649.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Four reasons why Christians need not be afraid.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 3 Jan 2001 12:37:05 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/easter--do-not-be-afraid-melvin-newland-sermon-on-easter-resurrection-32649.asp</guid>
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					<title>Palm Sunday - At the Foot of the Cross</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/palm-sunday--at-the-foot-of-the-cross-melvin-newland-sermon-on-cross-32648.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Four women loved Jesus so much that they were willing to risk their lives to be with Him as He hung there upon the cross.  (Powerpoints available - #208)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 3 Jan 2001 12:28:48 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Love Is Kind</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/love-is-kind-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-love-32643.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Here are three very important things about kindness.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 3 Jan 2001 12:17:18 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Love Is Polite</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/love-is-polite-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-love-32641.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Paul, what is so important about politeness?  It sounds like a rather wimpy subject to me.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 3 Jan 2001 12:09:11 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>When You&#8217;re Down</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/when-youre-down-melvin-newland-sermon-on-comfort-32638.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Jesus says that part of the solution to a troubled heart is trust, &amp; he tells His apostles to trust in 3 things. (Powerpoint available - #265)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 3 Jan 2001 11:56:45 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Express Kindness</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/express-kindness-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-love-32394.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s see how Jesus showed kindness, because I think those are the ways we need to learn to show kindness today.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2000 16:56:53 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/the-light-of-the-world-melvin-newland-sermon-on-jesus-life-32393.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Jesus said, &quot;I am the light of the world.&quot;  What He said is very important, so important that we need to understand what He meant by it. (*PowerPoint available -#252)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2000 16:48:43 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Love Does Not Boast</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/love-does-not-boast-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-love-32392.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re not a very humble people, &amp; learning the lessons of humility does not come easy for us.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2000 16:40:30 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>A Savior Has Been Born!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/a-savior-has-been-born-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christmas-32366.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a simple &amp; familiar story, but I urge you to look again at this precious story with all your heart &amp; all your mind.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2000 16:44:53 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
					<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/a-savior-has-been-born-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christmas-32366.asp</guid>
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					<title>Getting Ready for Christmas</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/getting-ready-for-christmas-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christmas-32365.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[How do we handle the fact that it is His birthday, &amp; so few are paying any attention to Him at all?]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2000 16:29:34 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>The Most Excellent Way</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/the-most-excellent-way-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christian-love-32363.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[The Bible teaches that we are to be people who exercise love in all of our relationships with one another.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2000 16:16:24 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>New Years - NOW IS THE HOUR!</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[&quot;Be very careful, then, how you live - not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity...&quot; (*Powerpoint Available - #224)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2000 12:41:58 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>If Christmas Comes</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/if-christmas-comes-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christmas-32337.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[For millions of people, Christmas doesn&#8217;t really come into their hearts and their lives.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2000 12:33:57 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Christmas - God&#8217;s Perfect Timing</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/christmas--gods-perfect-timing-melvin-newland-sermon-on-christmas-32308.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Your life &amp; mine are in the hands of God, &amp; He keeps the clock!  So let&#8217;s think about God&#8217;s perfect timing in the O.T., in the life of Jesus Christ, and in our lives, too.  (Powerpoint available - #326)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2000 21:24:47 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>PRAYING WITH JOY!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/praying-with-joy-melvin-newland-sermon-on-joy-32307.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Is prayer a first response to you?  Or is it a last resort?  Do you pray in an attitude of gratitude?  Or are you always grumbling?  When you pray, do you make sure that God receives the glory, &amp; not you? (Powerpoints available - #137)
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					<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2000 21:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Forgive One Another</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Three essential ingredients in getting rid of hostility and anger.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2000 21:07:15 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Freedom &amp; Forgiveness Are Never Free</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/freedom--forgiveness-are-never-free-melvin-newland-sermon-on-holidays-civic-32305.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[&quot;Freedom is never free.&quot;  It sounds like a paradox when you say it, but it is true.  &quot;Freedom is never free.&quot;  In the same way, forgiveness is never free.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2000 21:00:11 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/the-lord-is-my-shepherd-melvin-newland-sermon-on-gods-provisions-32304.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Obviously, God wants us to be a happy, satisfied people.  We shouldn&#8217;t be restless &amp; jealous, always chafing about what we don&#8217;t have.  There should be a spirit of thankfulness in us that brands us as belonging to Him.  (Powerpoints available - #142)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2000 20:51:33 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>The Open Door</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/the-open-door-melvin-newland-sermon-on-what-is-evangelism-32303.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[When Paul saw that great door opening for him, he saw that it was a door of opportunity, a door of obligation, &amp; a door of opposition.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2000 20:41:24 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>God Has Established . . .</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[&quot;Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities ...&quot;]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2000 11:34:13 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Can God Still Bless America?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/can-god-still-bless-america-melvin-newland-sermon-on-independence-day-32290.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[God can bless any country He wants to, because God is God.  But will God still bless America?]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2000 11:26:26 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Loving Fathers</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/loving-fathers-melvin-newland-sermon-on-fathers-day-32289.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[What does the Bible say about our responsibilities as fathers?]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2000 11:17:08 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Worship</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/worship-melvin-newland-sermon-on-worship-general-32288.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s look at what some of God&#8217;s Word has to say about God&#8217;s people gathering together.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2000 11:10:13 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Run The Race</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/run-the-race-melvin-newland-sermon-on-faith-32287.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Finishing the race is critically important for all of us who would be followers of Jesus.  And this Scripture gives 3 words of advice to help us run the race of life faithfully.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2000 10:54:46 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>The Divine Ideal</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/the-divine-ideal-melvin-newland-sermon-on-marriage-general-32284.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Marriage is God&#8217;s creation, &amp; we need to dust off the instruction book to find out what God has to say about His creation.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2000 06:38:24 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>THIS IS MY GOSPEL</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/this-is-my-gospel-melvin-newland-sermon-on-easter-resurrection-32282.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[&quot;Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David.  This is my Gospel.&quot; (Powerpoint Available - #229)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2000 23:57:11 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Facing Our Fears</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/facing-our-fears-melvin-newland-sermon-on-fear-and-worry-32281.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[If God can deliver the Psalmist from his fears, then He can do it for us today, too.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2000 23:52:56 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>What Do You See?</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Solomon dealt with the right questions, but he came up with the wrong answers at first.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2000 23:48:20 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>HOW DOES IT LOOK TO YOU NOW?</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/how-does-it-look-to-you-now-melvin-newland-sermon-on-32279.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[&quot;How does it look to you now?&quot; This is a good question to ask during the first few weeks of a New Year. (Powerpoints available - #330)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2000 23:42:02 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>FACING LIFE WITH GOD&#8217;S HELP</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/facing-life-with-gods-help-melvin-newland-sermon-on-gods-provisions-32278.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Almost all of us have had days of anxiety &amp; stress &amp; frayed nerve endings, &amp; we need to learn how to deal with them. (Powerpoints available for free - Request #129.)
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					<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2000 23:32:47 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>IT&#8217;S MOTHER&#8217;S DAY!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/its-mothers-day-melvin-newland-sermon-on-mothers-day-32277.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Mother&#8217;s Day used to be such an easy Sunday for preachers because we could preach sermons filled with warm, happy illustrations. Well - maybe not for everybody.  (Powerpoints available - #159.)]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2000 23:22:56 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>WHAT IS GOD LOOKING FOR?</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[To begin this sermon, I&#8217;m going to read 3 brief passages of Scripture.  And as I do, see how quickly you can discover the connection between them.  (Powerpoints available - # 157) 
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					<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2000 23:11:10 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>Jesus, The Rejected Lover</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s only when I come to Him that I find the strength to deal with the events &amp; crises of my life.]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2000 22:59:20 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>He Is The Root &amp; Morning Star</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Can you think of two things more different than a root that is in the ground &amp; a star up in the heavens?]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2000 22:47:40 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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					<title>HE COULD HAVE SAVED HIMSELF!</title>
					<link>http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/he-could-have-saved-himself-melvin-newland-sermon-on-easter-resurrection-32273.asp</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Jesus could have saved Himself, but He could not have saved both Himself and us, too!]]></description>
					<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2000 22:32:29 -0800</pubDate>
					<author>Melvin Newland</author>
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