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		<title>Amazing Grace: Eulogium</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:06:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Waters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had the honor to share this message yesterday during the memorial service for my Aunt:

        Luke 15:11-24:  The Prodigal Son
    11And He said, &#8220;A man had two sons.
   12&#8220;The younger of them said to his father, &#8216;Father, give me the share of the estate that falls to me &#8216; So he divided his wealth between them.
   13&#8220;And not [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=piatc.wordpress.com&blog=1430476&post=238&subd=piatc&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Shocking but True!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Waters</dc:creator>
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The truth in this message (watch full length here) is a powerful bucket of cold water in the face of American Christianity. Soft pews and passive preaching is not what the people of this nation need. This nation needs the willingness of more Christian Leaders to echo Brother Paul&#8217;s message&#8230;indeed the message of the Gospel. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=piatc.wordpress.com&blog=1430476&post=233&subd=piatc&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Question</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 14:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Waters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was asked this question by a dear brother the other day:  How do I bring glory to God when I buy things for myself that are more luxuries than necessities?
Here&#8217;s my response&#8230;what are your thoughts?
Brother, I don&#8217;t want you to think I have been avoiding answering your question. It is such a profound one [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=piatc.wordpress.com&blog=1430476&post=230&subd=piatc&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Waters</dc:creator>
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I received the following email from a friend this morning and it hit me between the eyes.  Take a read:
Do People Bore You?
May 10, 2008  &#124;  By: John Piper
Category: Commentary
I&#8217;m working on a book on the new birth. The final chapter is designed to give encouragements for personal evangelism. I just added a quote by [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=piatc.wordpress.com&blog=1430476&post=231&subd=piatc&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Pastor and his son</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Waters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every Sunday afternoon, after the morning service at the church, the Pastor and his eleven year old son would go out into their town and hand out Gospel Tracts.
This particular Sunday afternoon, as it came time for the Pastor and his son to go to the streets with their tracts, it was very cold outside, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=piatc.wordpress.com&blog=1430476&post=229&subd=piatc&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Moving Forward</title>
		<link>http://piatc.wordpress.com/2008/02/09/moving-forward/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 04:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Waters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I&#8217;m back.  The need to blog has caught up with me so here I am.
Something has been on my mind lately, a phrase echoing through my mind:  &#8220;Capture the Web for Christ!&#8221;  I have shared this with a couple people over recent days and have come to this&#8230;
The Web is possible the largest untapped [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=piatc.wordpress.com&blog=1430476&post=228&subd=piatc&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Total Depravity &#8211; John Piper</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2007 00:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Waters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Calvinism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[To follow-up on yesterday&#8217;s post, I could not offer a better view than that of John Piper.  This message was given on April 1, 1999 as part of A Seminar for The Bethlehem Institute entitled &#8220;The Pursuit of God&#8217;s Glory in Salvation.&#8221;
Listen



Read:
When we speak of man&#8217;s depravity we mean man&#8217;s natural condition apart from any grace [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=piatc.wordpress.com&blog=1430476&post=178&subd=piatc&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>“We shall be like him, because we shall see him…”</title>
		<link>http://piatc.wordpress.com/2007/11/02/%e2%80%9cwe-shall-be-like-him-because-we-shall-see-him%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2007 02:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Waters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take a moment to read this powerful post by Wyeth W. Duncan on his blog &#8220;A Debtor to Mercy.&#8221;

When it comes to your eternal soul, don’t rest complacent. Forget about the approval of men and women. What does God think of you? What about your sin? How does your soul stand with God? Don’t ignore [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=piatc.wordpress.com&blog=1430476&post=177&subd=piatc&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 23:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Waters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Calvinism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[depravity sin calvinism evil perversion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a previous post I said I aspired to share my reflections on the Five Points of Calvinism. Well, here goes a feeble attempt at the first point.
de·prav·i·ty : moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles.
Moral perversion. When you read those words, what thought crosses your mind? Do you think of the rapist? The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=piatc.wordpress.com&blog=1430476&post=176&subd=piatc&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fighting for Peace</title>
		<link>http://piatc.wordpress.com/2007/11/02/fighting-for-peace/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 23:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Waters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[30 Days to Live]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LifeChurch Peace Live Purpose]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The 4th and final message in the series titled &#8220;30 Days to Live&#8221; from Life Church.

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