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		<title>PROJECT LIFE-CHANGE</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 21:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WE ARE ADDICTED TO LIFE-CHANGE. There&#8217;s always a rush seeing lives changed. Whether its an addiction broken, a marriage rescued, or past wiped clean, WE ARE ADDICTED to lives being changed by Jesus Christ. So we are asking God to trust us with his broken people. We believe that when you find Jesus, you find life. [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>WE ARE ADDICTED TO LIFE-CHANGE.</strong> There&#8217;s always a rush seeing lives changed. Whether its an addiction broken, a marriage rescued, or past wiped clean, <strong>WE ARE ADDICTED</strong> to lives being changed by Jesus Christ. So we are asking God to trust us with his broken people. We believe that when you find Jesus, you find life.</p>
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<h3>WHAT IS PROJECT LIFE-CHANGE?</h3>
<p><strong>PROJECT LIFE-CHANGE</strong> is about <strong>PEOPLE!</strong> Our vision is &#8220;leading everyone to experience a passionate life in Christ.&#8221; So we want to see more lives changed than ever before at Keystone Church. PROJECT LIFE-CHANGE is about us expanding our reach to people outside the walls of our building like never before.</p>
<h3>WHAT WILL WE DO?</h3>
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<li><strong>LAUNCH a North Fort Worth Campus</strong> &#8211; This August, Keystone Church will start a 2nd campus in the heart of<strong>Heritage in North Fort Worth at <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Bette+Perot+Elementary+School,+General+Worth+Drive,+Keller,+TX&amp;hl=en&amp;ll=32.909424,-97.304363&amp;spn=0.111689,0.214748&amp;sll=32.935937,-97.266941&amp;sspn=0.111656,0.214748&amp;oq=Bette&amp;hq=Bette+Perot+Elementary+School,+General+Worth+Drive,+Keller,+TX&amp;radius=15000&amp;t=m&amp;z=13" target="_blank">Bette Perot Elementary school</a> .</strong> We believe it will take a minimum of 150 to 200 people to launch the North Fort Worth campus. Would you prayerfully consider being a part of our launch team? ARE YOU INTERESTED? Sign-Up Here.</br></br><br />
<a title="Launch Team Interest Form" href="http://www.keystonechurch.com/nfw_interest_form.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.keystonechurch.com/images/btn/nfw-launch-team-button.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
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To stay updated on all the latest developments, follow <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/keystonechurch" target="_blank">@keystonechurch</a> or <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/keystonenfw" target="_blank">@keystonenfw</a> on Twitter or check out our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/keystonechurch" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Support our orphans in <a href="http://www.keystonechurch.com/helping%20_haiti.php">Haiti</a></strong> &#8211; We will continue to provide food for our two orphanages in Haiti.</li>
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<h3>PROJECT LIFE CHANGE GENEROUS OFFERING this MAY</h3>
<p>Each weekend in May, you will have the opportunity to give a generous offering that will help feed our 2 orphanages in Haiti for another year and fund the start-up costs of the North FW campus. Begin praying and preparing for how you can give generously above and beyond your regular gifts to project life change.</p>
<p>Feel free to contact the church office at 817-431-8800 if you have any other questions.</p>
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		<title>Will we turn anyone away without a ticket?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:22:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So what if I don&#8217;t have a ticket, will you turn me away? NO WAY! If you (or someone you invite) does not have a ticket, we won&#8217;t turn anyone away! So you might wonder if this is the case then why get a ticket at all. Great question. The answer is that tickets help [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So what if I don&#8217;t have a ticket, will you turn me away?</p>
<p>NO WAY! If you (or someone you invite) does not have a ticket, we won&#8217;t turn anyone away! So you might wonder if this is the case then why get a ticket at all. Great question. The answer is that tickets help us expand our capacity in a building with limited seats. It spreads out the attendance to all 6 services rather than just 2 popular service times. And it helps us prepare and make sure we can serve everyone in attendance with excellence.</p>
<p>At Keystone Church, we let no one stand alone.  That means every individual matters to God and to us!  If you are our guest and you arrive without a ticket, we will not turn you away.  We will actually go the extra mile to make this place feel like home and find you the best seat possible.</p>
<p>We cannot wait to see you this weekend; Get your tickets here:</p>
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		<title>CHEW ON THIS: Bring It! (Part 2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keystone Church</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 15 1 “I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. 3 You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given [...]]]></description>
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<p>John 15<br />
1 “I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the<br />
gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch of mine that<br />
doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches<br />
that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. 3<br />
You have already been pruned and purified by the<br />
message I have given you. 4 Remain in me, and I will<br />
remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it<br />
is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful<br />
unless you remain in me.<br />
5 “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches.<br />
Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce<br />
much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.<br />
9 “I have loved you even as the Father has loved me.<br />
Remain in my love. 10 When you obey my<br />
commandments, you remain in my love, just as I<br />
obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his<br />
love. 11 I have told you these things so that you will<br />
be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow!</p>
<p>Acts 2<br />
42 All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and<br />
to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s<br />
Supper), and to prayer.<br />
43 A deep sense of awe came over them<br />
all, and the apostles performed many<br />
miraculous signs and wonders. 44 And all<br />
the believers met together in one place and<br />
shared everything they had. 45 They sold<br />
their property and possessions and shared<br />
the money with those in need. 46 They<br />
worshiped together at the Temple each<br />
day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and<br />
shared their meals with great joy and<br />
generosity—47 all the while praising God and<br />
enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And<br />
each day the Lord added to their<br />
fellowship those who were being saved.</p>
<p>When the church punts on your PREFERENCE&#8230; you lose your ￼PASSION<br />
￼<br />
Matthew 26<br />
14 Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve<br />
disciples, went to the leading priests 15 and<br />
asked, “How much will you pay me to betray<br />
Jesus to you?” And they gave him thirty pieces of<br />
silver. 16 From that time on, Judas began<br />
looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus.</p>
<p>UNLOCK GOD&#8217;s INTENT<br />
￼Acts 4<br />
￼20 We cannot stop telling about everything ￼we have seen and heard.”</p>
<p>￼Matthew 28<br />
￼19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all<br />
￼the nations, baptizing them in the name of<br />
￼the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.</p>
<p>Acts 1<br />
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”</p>
<p>￼The ‘filling of the Spirit’ is the emptying ￼￼of everything else</p>
<p>1 Corinthians 3<br />
2 I had to feed you with milk, not with solid<br />
food, because you weren’t ready for anything<br />
stronger. And you still aren’t ready, 3 for you are<br />
still controlled by your sinful nature. You are<br />
jealous of one another and quarrel with each<br />
other. Doesn’t that prove you are controlled by<br />
your sinful nature? Aren’t you living like people<br />
of the world? 4 When one of you says, “I am a<br />
follower of Paul,” and another says, “I follow<br />
Apollos,” aren’t you acting just like people of the<br />
world?</p>
<p>￼1 Corinthians 4<br />
￼20 For the Kingdom of God is not just a lot of ￼￼talk; it is living by God’s power.</p>
<p>1 John 2:19 (ESV)<br />
They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, that it might become plain that they all are not of us.</p>
<p>UNLOCK Your INVITE</p>
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		<title>The 411 on Easter Tickets at Keystone</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FREE TICKETS for EASTER at Keystone, here are three reasons why… WE ARE ADDICTED TO LIFE CHANGE… and we want to make it is simple as possible for you to INVITE your family &#38; friends to church on Easter so that they can experience life change like never before.  FREE Easter tickets are a powerful [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>FREE TICKETS</strong> for EASTER at Keystone, here are three reasons why…</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>WE ARE ADDICTED TO LIFE CHANGE…</strong> and we want to make it is simple as possible for you to INVITE your family &amp; friends to church on Easter so that they can experience life change like never before.  FREE Easter tickets are a powerful tool you can use to invite someone.</li>
<li><strong>WE ARE SPREADING THE LOVE…</strong> We want Keystone to be the friendliest place in universe on Easter Weekend, and we want EVERYONE who attends to have a great experience.  By reserving your seats with Easter tickets you are allowing us to make sure we have room for everyone who is going to be with us at that particular service.</li>
<li><strong>A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE&#8230;</strong> On previous Easter services we have utilized overflow seating… by getting a ticket you are assisting your church in directing people to services where they can have the best experience possible.</li>
<li><strong>EXPANDS CAPACITY… </strong>We dread the moment where we have turn someone away because we have reached our capacity.  If the majority of Keystoners and Guests all showed up at one or two services we would surely blow through our capacity; but by utilizing Free tickets you help us to avoid this by equally spreading our attendance throughout each of our 6 identical services.</li>
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<p>AND…here are a few other things to know about FREE Easter Tickets…</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>THEY ARE FREE</strong>!</li>
<li>If you forget your Easter ticket(s) you can still come.  We will have Ticket Customer Service Team that will be able to assist you.</li>
<li>If you (or someone you invite) does not have a ticket you can STILL come to any service, we promise we will find you a seat somewhere!</li>
<li>Easter is a time when people are MOST LIKELY to visit a church if asked by someone they already know/have a relationship with.  Getting a ticket communicates to them that you made an extra effort because you care about them.</li>
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<p>Get your tickets today!</p>
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		<title>CHEW ON THIS: BRING IT! (Serve)</title>
		<link>http://blog.keystonechurch.com/?p=2632</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keystone Church</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[John 13 3 Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God. 4 So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to [...]]]></description>
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<p>John 13<br />
3 Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God. 4 So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him.<br />
6 When Jesus came to Simon Peter, Peter said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”<br />
7 Jesus replied, “You don’t understand now what I am doing, but someday you will.”<br />
8 “No,” Peter protested, “you will never ever wash my feet!”<br />
Jesus replied, “Unless I wash you, you won’t belong to me.”<br />
9 Simon Peter exclaimed, “Then wash my hands and head as well, Lord, not just my feet!”</p>
<p>God SERVES you</p>
<p>James 1<br />
16 So don’t be misled, my dear brothers and sisters.<br />
17 Whatever is good and perfect comes down to us<br />
from God our Father, who created all the lights in the<br />
heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting<br />
shadow. 18 He chose to give birth to us by giving us<br />
his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his<br />
prized possession.</p>
<p>God GIFTS You</p>
<p>Romans 12<br />
3 Because of the privilege and authority God has<br />
given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think<br />
you are better than you really are. Be honest in your<br />
evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by<br />
the faith God has given us.4 Just as our bodies have<br />
many parts and each part has a special function, 5 so<br />
it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one<br />
body, and we all belong to each other.<br />
6 In his grace, God has given us different gifts for<br />
doing certain things well. So if God has given you the<br />
ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as<br />
God has given you. 7 If your gift is serving others,<br />
serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. 8 If<br />
your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it<br />
is giving, give generously. If God has given you<br />
leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously.<br />
And if you have a gift for showing kindness to<br />
others, do it gladly.<br />
9 Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love<br />
￼￼them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is<br />
￼good. 10 Love each other with genuine affection,<br />
and take delight in honoring each other.<br />
￼<br />
John 13<br />
12 After washing their feet, he put on his robe<br />
again and sat down and asked,“Do you<br />
understand what I was doing? 13 You call me<br />
‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and you are right, because<br />
that’s what I am. 14 And since I, your Lord and<br />
Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to<br />
wash each other’s feet. 15 I have given you an<br />
example to follow. Do as I have done to you. 16 I<br />
tell you the truth, slaves are not greater than their<br />
master. Nor is the messenger more important<br />
than the one who sends the message. 17 Now<br />
that you know these things, God will bless you<br />
for doing them.</p>
<p>GO with the FLOW</p>
<p>Matthew 20<br />
25 But Jesus called them together and said, “You<br />
know that the rulers in this world lord it over their<br />
people, and officials flaunt their authority over those<br />
under them. 26 But among you it will be different.<br />
Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be<br />
your servant, 27 and whoever wants to be first<br />
among you must become your slave. 28 For even the<br />
Son of Man came not to be served but to serve<br />
others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”</p>
<p>LEGGO MY EGO!!!!</p>
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		<title>CHEW ON THIS: Love Is a Battlefield &#8211; Part 6</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keystone Church</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“What is my purpose in my relationships?” Genesis 1:26a-27 26 Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us….” 27 So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Genesis 2:18 Then the Lord God [...]]]></description>
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<p>“What is my purpose in my relationships?”  </p>
<p>Genesis 1:26a-27 26 Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us….” 27 So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.</p>
<p>Genesis 2:18 Then the Lord God said, “it is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.”</p>
<p>ULTIMATE PURPOSE…OUR RELATIONSHIP W/ GOD</p>
<p>PURPOSE: The reason for which something is done or created or exists.  Intention.  Aim. Goal.</p>
<p>John 3:16-17 “For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. 17 God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.NLT</p>
<p>Matthew 22:37 Jesus replied, “‘You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’[a] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment.</p>
<p>GOD IS TO BE OUR FIRST LOVE</p>
<p>Jeremiah 32:38-40  They will be my people, and I will be their God 39 And I will give them one heart and one purpose: to worship me forever, for their own good and for the good of all their descendants. 40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good for them.  I will put a desire in their hearts to worship me, and they will never leave me. NLT</p>
<p>If Christ is not FIRST, then all my relationships are a cheap substitute at best and a destructive force at worst.  </p>
<p>Romans 5:10-11  10 For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son. 11 So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God. NLT</p>
<p>MISGUIDED PURPOSES<br />
	Need-driven<br />
	Fear-driven<br />
	Feeling-driven<br />
	“My kingdom”-driven<br />
	Boundary driven</p>
<p>Mark 12:31  The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these. NLT</p>
<p>Matthew 19-20a  19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations,[a] baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you&#8230;</p>
<p>Our Ultimate Purpose in Relationship with Others: LOVE THEM &#038; ENCOURAGE THEM TO LOVE JESUS</p>
<p>James 1:16-17  So don’t be misled, my dear brothers and sisters. 17 Whatever is good and perfect comes down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens.  He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.</p>
<p>Jeremiah 17:5, 7<br />
5 This is what the LORD says:  “Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans, who rely on human strength and turn their hearts away from the LORD. 7 “But blessed are those who trust in the LORD and have made the LORD their hope and confidence.</p>
<p>God may call you to a one-way friendship.</p>
<p>1 John 3:16 We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters.</p>
<p>Real question: “which person are you?”</p>
<p>Matthew 22:39 A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’</p>
<p>Matthew 5:43-44  “You have heard the law that says love your neighbor and hate your enemy.  44 but I say, love your enemies!  Pray for those who persecute you!”  NLT</p>
<p>Galatians 5:13-14 13 For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love. 14 For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.</p>
<p>I Peter 4:10 God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.</p>
<p>Proverbs 13:20 Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble.</p>
<p>Psalm 1:1-3<br />
1 Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. 2 But they delight in the law of the LORD, meditating on it day and night. 3 They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.</p>
<p>Proverbs 13:20 Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble.</p>
<p>Proverbs 1:7 NLT “Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.”</p>
<p>Proverbs 28:26 NLT “Those who trust their own insight are foolish, but anyone who walks in wisdom is safe.”</p>
<p>Ecclesiastes 10:2 NLT “A wise person chooses the right road; a fool takes the wrong one.”</p>
<p>What kind of friend are you?  </p>
<p>1 Peter 3:1b-2 “ …Then, even if some refuse to obey the Good News, your godly lives will speak to them without any words. They will be won over 2 by observing your pure and reverent lives.” NLT</p>
<p>Psalm 139:23-24<br />
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart;<br />
      test me and know my anxious thoughts.<br />
 24 Point out anything in me that offends you,<br />
      and lead me along the path of everlasting life.</p>
<p>1 John 1:9  But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.</p>
<p>Hebrews 12:14-15 14 Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord. 15 Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many.</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>￼Genesis 2<br />
￼24 This explains why a man leaves his father and<br />
￼￼mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are<br />
￼united into one.<br />
￼<br />
Ephesians 6<br />
1 Children, obey your parents because you belong to<br />
the Lord, for this is the right thing to do. 2 “Honor<br />
your father and mother.” This is the first<br />
commandment with a promise: 3 If you honor your<br />
father and mother, “things will go well for you, and<br />
you will have a long life on the earth.”<br />
4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by<br />
the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with<br />
the discipline and instruction that comes from the<br />
Lord.</p>
<p>LEAVE</p>
<p>CLEAVE</p>
<p>1+1= ONE</p>
<p>LOVE!</p>
<p>￼Ephesians 4<br />
31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh<br />
words, and slander, as well as all types of evil<br />
￼behavior. 32 Instead, be kind to each other,<br />
￼tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God<br />
￼through Christ has forgiven you.</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Genesis 2 18 Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” 19 So the LORD God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man [...]]]></description>
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<p>Genesis 2<br />
18 Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the<br />
man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right<br />
for him.” 19 So the LORD God formed from the<br />
ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the<br />
sky. He brought them to the man to see what he<br />
would call them, and the man chose a name for each<br />
one. 20 He gave names to all the livestock, all the<br />
birds of the sky, and all the wild animals. But still<br />
there was no helper just right for him.<br />
21 So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a<br />
deep sleep. While the man slept, the LORD God took<br />
￼out one of the man’s ribs and closed up the opening.<br />
￼22 Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib,<br />
￼and he brought her to the man.<br />
23 &#8220;At Last&#8221; the man exclaimed.<br />
￼“This one is bone from my bone,<br />
￼and flesh from my flesh!<br />
￼She will be called ‘woman,’<br />
￼because she was taken from ‘man.’”<br />
24 This explains why a man leaves his father and<br />
￼￼mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are<br />
￼united into one.<br />
25 Now the man and his wife were both naked,<br />
￼but they felt no shame.￼</p>
<p>SEX LIES<br />
SEX: A THIRST to be QUENCHED<br />
￼￼￼￼SEX: the NECESSARY EVIL<br />
SEX: the ultimate SELF EXPRESSION<br />
SEX: Marriage is a KILL-JOY</p>
<p>￼1 Corinthians 7<br />
￼3 The husband should fulfill his wife’s sexual needs,<br />
￼and the wife should fulfill her husband’s needs. 4 The<br />
￼wife gives authority over her body to her husband,<br />
￼and the husband gives authority over his body to his ￼wife.<br />
5 Do not deprive each other of sexual relations,<br />
unless you both agree to refrain from sexual intimacy<br />
for a limited time so you can give yourselves more<br />
completely to prayer. Afterward, you should come<br />
together again so that Satan won’t be able to tempt<br />
you because of your lack of self-control.</p>
<p>Before SIN there was SEX</p>
<p>￼￼￼God gives good sex</p>
<p>￼MAN ➞ WOMAN ➞ MARRIAGE ➞ ￼LIFETIME</p>
<p>￼￼￼GOOD SEX is COVENANT SEX</p>
<p>￼COVENANT SEX is SAFE SEX</p>
<p>￼1 Corinthians 6<br />
￼15 Don’t you realize that your bodies are actually<br />
￼parts of Christ? Should a man take his body,<br />
￼which is part of Christ, and join it to a prostitute?<br />
Never! 16 And don’t you realize that if a man joins<br />
￼himself to a prostitute, he becomes one body<br />
with her? For the Scriptures say, “The two are united<br />
into one.” 17 But the person who is joined to the Lord<br />
is one spirit with him.<br />
18 Run from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly<br />
affects the body as this one does. For sexual<br />
immorality is a sin against your own body. 19 Don’t<br />
you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy<br />
Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, 20 for God bought you<br />
with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.</p>
<p>￼Sex a PRIVATE ACT with PUBLIC IMPACT</p>
<p>￼There’s a difference between PRIVACY and SECRECY</p>
<p>Step 1: Confession &#038; Repentance</p>
<p>Ezekiel 36<br />
26 And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a<br />
new spirit in you. I will take out your stony,<br />
stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive<br />
heart. 27 And I will put my Spirit in you so that<br />
you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey<br />
my regulations.</p>
<p>￼Be VERBALLY GENEROUS ￼with your spouse</p>
<p>Song of Solomon 4<br />
Solomon:<br />
3 Your lips are like scarlet ribbon;<br />
your mouth is inviting.<br />
Your cheeks are like rosy pomegranates<br />
behind your veil.<br />
4 Your neck is as beautiful as the tower of David,<br />
jeweled with the shields of a thousand heroes.<br />
5 Your breasts are like two fawns, twin fawns of<br />
a gazelle grazing among the lilies.<br />
6 Before the dawn breezes blow<br />
and the night shadows flee,<br />
I will hurry to the mountain of myrrh<br />
and to the hill of frankincense.<br />
7 You are altogether beautiful, my darling,<br />
beautiful in every way.<br />
8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride,<br />
come with me from Lebanon.<br />
Come down from Mount Amana,<br />
from the peaks of Senir and Hermon,<br />
￼where the lions have their dens<br />
￼and leopards live among the hills.</p>
<p>￼Sex begins OUTSIDE the ￼bedroom</p>
<p>￼Be VISUALLY GENEROUS with ￼your spouse</p>
<p>￼Song of Solomon 6<br />
￼￼Young Woman:<br />
￼13&#8230; Why should you look upon the Shulammite,<br />
￼as upon a dance before two armies?<br />
￼<br />
￼Song of Solomon 7<br />
￼￼Solomon:<br />
￼1 How beautiful are your sandaled feet,<br />
￼O queenly maiden.<br />
Your rounded thighs are like jewels,<br />
￼the work of a skilled craftsman.</p>
<p>￼Be CREATIVE with your ￼spouse</p>
<p>Song of Solomon 7<br />
Young Woman:<br />
10 I am my lover’s,<br />
and he claims me as his own.<br />
11 Come, my love, let us go out to the fields<br />
and spend the night among the wildflowers.<br />
12 Let us get up early and go to the vineyards to<br />
see if the grapevines have budded, if the<br />
blossoms have opened,<br />
and if the pomegranates have bloomed.<br />
There I will give you my love.<br />
13 There the mandrakes give off their fragrance, and<br />
￼the finest fruits are at our door, new delights as well<br />
￼as old, which I have saved for you, my lover.<br />
￼Proverbs 5<br />
18 Let your wife be a fountain of blessing for you.<br />
Rejoice in the wife of your youth.<br />
19 She is a loving deer, a graceful doe.<br />
Let her breasts satisfy you always.<br />
May you always be captivated by her love.<br />
20 Why be captivated, my son, by an immoral<br />
woman, or fondle the breasts of a promiscuous<br />
woman?</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matthew 12 33 “A tree is identified by its fruit. If a tree is good, its fruit will be good. If a tree is bad, its fruit will be bad. 34 You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what [...]]]></description>
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<p>Matthew 12<br />
33 “A tree is identified by its fruit. If a tree is good, its fruit will be good. If a tree is bad, its fruit will be bad. 34 You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say. 35 A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. 36 And I tell you this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you speak. 37 The words you say will either acquit you or condemn you.”</p>
<p>Luke 6<br />
45&#8230;What you say flows from what is in your heart.</p>
<p>Jeremiah 17<br />
9 “The human heart is the most deceitful of all things,  and desperately wicked.  Who really knows how bad it is?</p>
<p>Colossians 3<br />
12 Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. 13 Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. 14Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. 15 And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful.<br />
 16 Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. 17 And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.</p>
<p>Re-define the WIN</p>
<p>QUICK &#8211; SLOW &#8211; SLOW</p>
<p>James 1<br />
19 Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. 20 Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires. 21 So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls.</p>
<p>Aim for ACCURACY</p>
<p>Proverbs 15<br />
28 The heart of the godly thinks carefully before speaking; the mouth of the wicked overflows with evil words.</p>
<p>Proverbs 10<br />
 19 Too much talk leads to sin.<br />
      Be sensible and keep your mouth shut.</p>
<p>Proverbs 21<br />
9 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop<br />
    than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. (ESV)</p>
<p>Redeem your relationship&#8230; one word at a time</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[￼Genesis 3 16 &#8230;And you will desire to control your husband, but ￼he will rule over you.” Ephesians 5 21 And further, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord. 23 For a husband is the head of his wife as [...]]]></description>
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<p>￼Genesis 3<br />
16 &#8230;And you will desire to control your husband, but ￼he will rule over you.”</p>
<p>Ephesians 5<br />
21 And further, submit to one another out of<br />
reverence for Christ.<br />
22 For wives, this means submit to your husbands<br />
as to the Lord. 23 For a husband is the head of his<br />
wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the<br />
Savior of his body, the church. 24 As the church<br />
submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your<br />
husbands in everything.<br />
25 For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her 26<br />
to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing<br />
of God’s word. 27 He did this to present her to<br />
himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle<br />
or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and<br />
without fault. 28 In the same way, husbands ought to</p>
<p>or a man who loves his wife actually shows love<br />
￼for himself. 29 No one hates his own body but<br />
￼love their wives as they love their own bodies.<br />
feeds and cares for it, just as Christ cares for the<br />
￼church. 30 And we are members of his body.<br />
￼31 As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his<br />
father and mother and is joined to his wife, and<br />
the two are united into one.” 32 This is a great<br />
mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ<br />
and the church are one. 33 So again I say, each<br />
man must love his wife as he loves himself, and<br />
the wife must respect her husband.</p>
<p>Colossians 3<br />
18 Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting for<br />
those who belong to the Lord.<br />
19 Husbands, love your wives and never treat them<br />
harshly.<br />
20 Children, always obey your parents, for this<br />
pleases the Lord. 21 Fathers, do not aggravate your<br />
children, or they will become discouraged.</p>
<p>Titus 2<br />
4 These older women must train the younger women<br />
to love their husbands and their children, 5 to live<br />
wisely and be pure, to work in their homes, to do<br />
good, and to be submissive to their husbands. Then<br />
they will not bring shame on the word of God.</p>
<p>SUBMISSION SUSPICION</p>
<p>￼There are MUTUAL RESPONSIBILITIES ￼to ONE ANOTHE</p>
<p>WOMEN: loyally LOVE</p>
<p>What does this look like?</p>
<p>￼How you follow the ROLES will REVEAL ￼what you think about God</p>
<p>￼Matthew 26<br />
39 He went on a little farther and bowed with his face<br />
to the ground, praying, “My Father! If it is possible, let<br />
￼￼￼￼￼￼this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I<br />
￼want your will to be done, not mine.”</p>
<p>1 Peter 3<br />
1 In the same way, you wives must accept the<br />
￼authority of your husbands. Then, even if some<br />
refuse to obey the Good News, your godly lives<br />
￼will speak to them without any words. They will<br />
￼be won over 2 by observing your pure and<br />
reverent lives.<br />
￼<br />
￼The husband is AN authority, but not the ￼ULTIMATE authority</p>
<p>￼￼￼￼￼MEN: lovingly LEAD</p>
<p>1 Peter 3<br />
7 In the same way, you husbands must give<br />
honor to your wives. Treat your wife with<br />
understanding as you live together. She may be<br />
weaker than you are, but she is your equal<br />
partner in God’s gift of new life. Treat her as you<br />
should so your prayers will not be hindered.</p>
<p>FOLLOW THE ROLES!</p>
<p>1 Peter 3<br />
8 Finally, all of you should be of one mind.<br />
Sympathize with each other. Love each other as<br />
brothers and sisters. Be tenderhearted, and keep a<br />
humble attitude. 9 Don’t repay evil for evil. Don’t<br />
retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead,<br />
pay them back with a blessing. That is what God has<br />
called you to do, and he will bless you for it.</p>
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