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		<title>Let Me Die With The Philistines by Randy Cantrell</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Judges 16:30, 31 “And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead that he slew at his death were more than they that he slew in his life. Then [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Monday, March 16, 2020 &#8211; We live in a different world today than the one we woke up a month ago. A virus that originated in another country has begun to take hold in this country. According to the Centers for Disease Control, at the time of this writing, there are 1629 known cases in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8220;Am I My Brother&#8217;s Keeper?&#8221; by Randy Cantrell</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[I grew up surrounded by elders. Not folks with a title or position. Just a bunch of dangerous old people. Old men and women in the church. Nothing was more dangerous in my childhood than an old woman coming at me with a switch from a willow tree. A close second was the guttural utterance [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Choices We Make &#8211; a sermon by Ronny F. Wade</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[? Delivered at the annual July 4th Gospel Meeting in Springfield, Missouri, this sermon by Ronny Wade teaches a valuable lesson about the consequences of our choices.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Should A Christian Join A Social Society?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2016 12:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bruce Roebuck &#8211; Christian Membership In Social Societies &#8211; Mid-Missouri Study in 2014 &#8211; Columbia, MO Bruce Roebuck &#8211; Christian Membership In Social Societies &#8211; Q&#38;A &#8211; Mid-Missouri Study in 2014 &#8211; Columbia, MO For a more portable AUDIO ONLY version of these, click the links below. You can right-click them to download them. The [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Whose Daughters Ye Are by Irvin Barnes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2016 18:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The following is from a tract published and written by Irvin Barnes. 1 Pet. 3:3-6 &#8220;Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Things Cancer Cannot Do by Barney Owens</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2016 22:33:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The word cancer causes our heart to quiver when a doctor affirms that it is in the body of one we love or in our own body. Little does it matter if assuring words are spoken in regard to its cure. Once treatment has allowed one to be cancer free, the ear is always attuned [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Seek Ye First The Kingdom By Paul Nichols</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2015 16:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In the greatest sermon that ever fell on the ears of fast decaying mortality, the teaching of sincere devotion and implicit faith is given by the master teacher of all time. In His monumental “sermon on the on the mount” Jesus taught, “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Scriptural Leadership In The Church By Paul Nichols</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2015 12:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In order to have a strong faithful congregation it is necessary to have strong faithful leadership. It has been said that a congregation is no stronger than its leaders. This means that if those who take the lead in the church are weak spiritually, the whole congregation is effected. Peter seems to indicate this when [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Open Or Closed Communion? By Paul Nichols</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Catholic Church, the Lutheran Church of the Missouri Synod, and some other religious sects believe and practice “closed communion.” And now we have members of the Church of Christ who are also advocating this practice. To some, the term “open communion” means open to anyone, saint or sinner; anyone who wants to partake is [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Not Forsaking The Assembling Of Ourselves Together By Paul Nichols</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2015 15:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In the first century during the days of the apostles there was a problem in the church. Some of the members were neglecting their worship to God. For one reason or another they failed to assemble with other Christians of the community. Today we have the same problem in many places. The need for dealing [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>It Is Not Enough By Paul Nichols</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2015 18:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There are many people in the religious world who have a very narrow concept of Christianity and what it takes to get to heaven. We find a similar attitude among members of the church. In the denominations there are people who think God is not very strict and to just believe in His existence promises [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>I Cease Not To Warn Everyone By Paul Nichols</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2015 22:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The title of this article is from a speech made by the apostle Paul to the elders at Ephesus. It is recorded in Acts 20. He was reminding them of his preaching and teaching while he was working with them. He had come there and established the church and for three years he continued to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Giving Thanks at the Lord’s Table By Paul Nichols</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2015 22:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It is apparent to many that something needs to be said, and teaching needs to be done with regards to appropriate thanksgiving at the Lord’s table (Luke 22:30). After all, Jesus our Lord set the example and said, “This do in remembrance of me” (Luke 22:19). New converts are bound to be confused when they [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Elders And Deacons, A Warning By Paul Nichols</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2015 14:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There is no doubt the church is in dire need of more elders and deacons. The Lord wants them in the congregations or He would never have made them a part of the church government (Eph. 4:11). Some few brethren believe these offices passed away with the age of miracles, but if one closely examines [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Can A Christian Serve? By Paul Nichols</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2015 12:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world&#8230;” (John 18:36). This is something all Christians should understand. Why is it so difficult for Christians to realize that we are in the world, but we are not of the world? Listen to Jesus shortly before He went to Calvary. He prayed to the Father in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Be Thou An Example Of The Believers By Paul Nichols</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2015 12:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The greatest advertisement Christianity has in the world today is the exemplary lives of the followers of Christ. One’s influence as a Christian is the most valuable contribution he can make to the cause of Christ. The Lord said to His disciples, “Ye are the light of the world.” Again, He said, “Ye are the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Little Member by Paul Nichols</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2015 12:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Even so the tongue is a little member” (Jas. 3:5). The tongue is one of the smaller members of the human body and may seem to be quite insignificant. But all one needs to do is spend some time considering the various scriptures that deal with this “little member” and he will realize otherwise. First, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>2015 Texas Labor Day Meeting &#8211; The Sermons</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 00:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Texas Labor Day Meeting for 2015 is over. This year we altered the format of the meeting to provide more preaching. Nine preachers delivered sermons directly from God&#8217;s Word. Crowds were strong all 3 nights of the meeting with many people attending for the first-time ever. Additionally, our sister congregations around the DFW area [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Spring Gospel Meeting With Kevin Presley</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Cantrell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lord willing, Kevin Presley will be conducting our annual Spring meeting, April 17th through April 19th. That&#8217;s a Friday, Saturday and Sunday weekend meeting. We hope you&#8217;ll make plans to attend. Find Kevin preaching a new sermon each week at LetTheBibleSpeak.tv.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Annual Texas Labor Day Meeting 2014</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Cantrell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2014 23:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The annual Texas Labor Day Meeting is a gospel meeting conducted by our congregation each year. This year&#8217;s meeting will take place at the Grapevine Convention Center on Friday, August 29th through Sunday, August 31st. You can download a printable flier here. We&#8217;re pleased to have the following gospel preachers speak at this year&#8217;s meeting: [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Lord Stands By Us Through The Night</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Cantrell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This article was from a sermon delivered at Fossil Creek Church of Christ by Randy Cantrell in 2009. Acts 23:1-11 “And Paul, looking stedfastly on the council, said, Brethren, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day. And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Origin Of Individual Communion Cups</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2014 01:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Years ago one of our oldest members obtained this letter from evangelist E.H. Miller. It&#8217;s dated April 22, 1950. Click the image to download a PDF of the letter.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Can The Lord (And Your Local Congregation) Depend On You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2014 18:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You begin your day with a trusty alarm clock &#8211; one that keeps accurate time and never fails to sound the alarm on time. Without it, you&#8217;d be late every day. You turn on the light switch and immediately the room is illuminated. You turn the faucet on to brush your teeth. The water flows [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sexual Purity: &#8220;How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2014 16:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[1 Timothy 4:12 &#8220;Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity.&#8221; Eph 5:3 &#8220;But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;&#8221; Sexual immorality isn&#8217;t a new [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Holiness, Not Hypocrisy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Cantrell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2014 20:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Romans 2:21 &#8220;thou therefore that teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?&#8221; Social media affords all Christians greater opportunities for practicing hypocrisy. Quoting scripture doesn&#8217;t make any of us holy. It&#8217;s easy to post a scripture knowing it may make us appear holy, but what [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Dying Faith: But Now She Has Doubts, And They&#8217;re Growing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2013 15:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know that there&#8217;s somebody out there waiting to welcome me into the pearly gates,&#8221; she says. &#8220;I am more and more thinking that maybe this is it and there&#8217;s nothing afterward.&#8221; I don&#8217;t normally read The Hollywood Reporter. Truth is, I never read it, but this morning a headline caught my eye about [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Our Bible by Doug Hawkins</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2013 14:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Doug is an evangelist based in Richmond, KY. The following article first appeared in The Old Paths Advocate, June 2013. We encourage you to subscribe to the OPA. Just click here. Paul states that “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>When Goods Increase by Randy Cantrell</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The following article was adapted from a sermon delivered by the author at Fossil Creek Church of Christ on Wednesday evening, March 6, 2013. Eccl 5:11 “When goods increase, they are increased that eat them; and what advantage is there to the owner thereof, save the beholding of them with his eyes?” He says that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>What Makes A Man Wise Or Foolish In God&#8217;s Eyes? by Clay Elmore</title>
		<link>https://fossilcreekchurchofchrist.org/what-makes-a-man-wise-or-foolish-in-gods-eyes-by-clay-elmore/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Cantrell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fossilcreekchurchofchrist.org/?p=1192</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[In Proverbs 8:12, Wisdom, as personified by King Solomon, declares, “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge and discretion.” James Burton Coffman, quoting Anchor Bible, translates this verse “I am wisdom. My neighbor is intelligence. I am found company with knowledge and thoughts.” In this verse, Solomon creates an image of wisdom living [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Importance Of Our Relationships by Ryan Cantrell</title>
		<link>https://fossilcreekchurchofchrist.org/the-importance-of-our-relationships-by-ryan-cantrell/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Cantrell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[II Corinthians 6:17, “Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.” I Corinthians 15:33-34, “Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Reader Beware! by Randy Cantrell</title>
		<link>https://fossilcreekchurchofchrist.org/reader-beware-by-randy-cantrell/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Cantrell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The book is entitled, &#8220;So You Don&#8217;t Want To Go To Church Anymore.&#8221; It&#8217;s among a variety of religious books written without regard to God&#8217;s Word. Visit any bookstore and you&#8217;ll find many books with titles and content designed to appeal to our religious nature, but also our carnal nature. Titles such as &#8220;The Shack&#8221; [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Loving The Church by Randy Cantrell</title>
		<link>https://fossilcreekchurchofchrist.org/loving-the-church-by-randy-cantrell/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Cantrell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Preface &#38; Commentary The Church has always been under attack. There&#8217;s never been a shortage of enemies. God is well acquainted with opposition, rebellion and unbelievers. Sadly, it seems each year word travels among us how the Church &#8211; in too many places &#8211; is in ill-health. But these reports have been commonplace for as [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Father&#8217;s Fear, A Family&#8217;s Tragedy by Randy Cantrell</title>
		<link>https://fossilcreekchurchofchrist.org/a-fathers-fear-a-familys-tragedy-by-randy-cantrell/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Cantrell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2010 20:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A&#38;E airs Intervention. It&#8217;s an Emmy Award winning series. The show&#8217;s website describes it like this&#8230; Intervention™ is a powerful and gripping television series in which people confront their darkest demons and seek a route to redemption. The Intervention Television series profiles people whose dependencies on drugs and alcohol or other compulsive behavior has brought [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Love Not The World</title>
		<link>https://fossilcreekchurchofchrist.org/love-not-the-world/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Cantrell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 06:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today is known as Black Friday in the retail business. Most retailers will earn their annual profits in the next 5 weeks. Many enter this weekend in the red, but after this weekend they&#8217;ll enter the black. News programs this morning are focused on shoppers who spent all night last night in line at major [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>God Through Christ by Randy Cantrell</title>
		<link>https://fossilcreekchurchofchrist.org/god-through-christ-by-randy-cantrell/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Cantrell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 01:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[John 14:6 &#8220;Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.&#8221; It&#8217;s intolerant to recognize Christ as the only means by which we can access God, the Father. That Truth offends many Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and countless others who follow men, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Does God Care? A Series &#8211; Does God Care Who We Marry? by Brian Elliott</title>
		<link>https://fossilcreekchurchofchrist.org/does-god-care-a-series-does-god-care-who-we-marry-by-brian-elliott/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Cantrell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Gen 2:24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. Since the time man was created God has cared about marriage and the home. In Genesis 2:18 the Bible tells us when God looked at His creation he saw that it [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Does God Care? A Series &#8211; Does God Care Who We Fellowship? by Keith Minter</title>
		<link>https://fossilcreekchurchofchrist.org/does-god-care-a-series-does-god-care-who-we-fellowship-by-keith-minter/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Cantrell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Yes, God cares very much who we fellowship. We are given very specific commandments and instructions regarding who we are not to have fellowship with. But the actions we are to take are passive. That is, we simply cease to have any relationship with Christians whom the Bible tells us we cannot fellowship. The Bible [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How Does God Work In The World Today? by Randy Cantrell</title>
		<link>https://fossilcreekchurchofchrist.org/how-does-god-work-in-the-world-today-by-randy-cantrell/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Cantrell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fossilcreekchurchofchrist.org/?p=618</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[John 15:7 “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you.” A parent in New York whose child is missing in the Haiti disaster said this on the Today Show Monday morning, &#8220;We need people to get there and we need them [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Picking A Spouse by Randy Cantrell</title>
		<link>https://fossilcreekchurchofchrist.org/picking-a-spouse-by-randy-cantrell/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Cantrell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Recent conversations with people about dating and the prospects of marriage have made me give greater thought to the challenge facing God&#8217;s young people. Some members of the Lord&#8217;s Church in another state recently talked about their worries that so many young people in the Church seem to be dating non-Christians. A young man admitted [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Question: Is it scriptural to help those who are not Christians out of the church treasury? Does Mt. 10:8 support such an idea?</title>
		<link>https://fossilcreekchurchofchrist.org/question-is-it-scriptural-to-help-those-who-are-not-christians-out-of-the-church-treasury-does-mt-108-support-such-an-idea/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Cantrell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Matthew 10:8 reads &#8220;Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.&#8221; This verse has nothing to do with giving money to anybody. The teaching here is simply that the Apostles should pass on the benefits of the power they had received from Jesus to others. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Authority of the Scriptures by Keith Minter</title>
		<link>https://fossilcreekchurchofchrist.org/the-authority-of-the-scriptures-by-keith-minter/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Cantrell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It is of the utmost importance to establish a foundation and basis from which to know the will of God.  If we can first establish that the Bible, and only the Bible, is the Word of God, AND that we are bound to obey and keep it, then we can study it and obey it [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Choking To Death by Randy Cantrell</title>
		<link>https://fossilcreekchurchofchrist.org/choking-to-death-by-randy-cantrell/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Cantrell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Luke 8:14 &#8220;And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.&#8221; Most people agree that nausea is among the worst feelings in the world. It&#8217;s one thing to be nauseated because [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Helping Novices Grow To Maturity by Randy Cantrell</title>
		<link>https://fossilcreekchurchofchrist.org/helping-novices-grow-to-maturity-by-randy-cantrell/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Cantrell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Titus 2:1-6 &#8220;But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; That they may teach the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>To What Are You Resolved? by Randy Cantrell</title>
		<link>https://fossilcreekchurchofchrist.org/to-what-are-you-resolved-by-randy-cantrell/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Cantrell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Resolved. The verb form means to reach a decision or make a determination. The noun form means firmness of purpose or a determination or decision; a fixed purpose. Some people are resolved to do certain things, or to avoid doing things. That is, they&#8217;ve made up their minds about some things. The Bible contains many [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Can We Know The Truth? by Randy Cantrell</title>
		<link>https://fossilcreekchurchofchrist.org/can-we-know-the-truth-by-randy-cantrell/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Cantrell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Yes, we can absolutely know the Truth. The Bible tells us so. The often cited verse is John 8:32 &#8220;And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.&#8221; Clear enough. Time and again Christ talked of telling the truth. He spoke about the way of God being truth. Truth can be [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Nothing Fails Like Prayer? by Randy Cantrell</title>
		<link>https://fossilcreekchurchofchrist.org/nothing-fails-like-prayer-by-randy-cantrell/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Cantrell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Back in 2006 I remembering coming across a blog with the following subtitle: &#8220;Nothing Fails Like Prayer.&#8221; I&#8217;ve read articles entitled the same thing. And I&#8217;ve read various writings through the years of people who mocked prayer and argued against its practice. It&#8217;s easy to locate writings against any faith-based activity. The phrase, &#8220;nothing fails [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8220;What Should We Do?&#8221; by Randy Cantrell</title>
		<link>https://fossilcreekchurchofchrist.org/what-should-we-do-by-randy-cantrell/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Cantrell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fossilcreekchurchofchrist.org/?p=348</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[This question is perhaps among the most asked questions of preachers, teachers and elders. Usually, there is some &#8220;fill-in-the-blank&#8221; after. What should we do about ___________? Today, we want to offer a rather general approach to answer the question: What should we do when another congregation becomes wayward? The scriptures teach that the Lord&#8217;s work, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Watchman, What Of The Night? by Randy Cantrell</title>
		<link>https://fossilcreekchurchofchrist.org/watchman-what-of-the-night-by-randy-cantrell/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Cantrell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The familiar passages of Isaiah 21 seem to ever ring true &#8211; &#8220;Watchman, what of the night?&#8221; Watchmen were duty bound to take careful sight of approaching threats &#8211; and to make sure those within the camp were safe. It was always appropriate for the citizens to ask the watchman about the safety of the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Do You Send Thank You Notes? Maybe You Should. by Randy Cantrell</title>
		<link>https://fossilcreekchurchofchrist.org/do-you-send-thank-you-notes-maybe-you-should-by-randy-cantrell/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Cantrell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The most recent common complaint heard among many older members is the lack of gratitude displayed by recipients of a gift. Time and again I hear older members lament how a gift (perhaps a graduation, wedding or birthday present &#8211; most often money) is never recognized with a &#8220;thank you&#8221; note. It irks lots of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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