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		<title>Love Is the Fulfillment of the Law</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Theme: “Love Is the Fulfillment of the Law” Leading Question: Is the word “law” friendly or frightful? Almost no one uses the word “law” in a friendly way. When someone says, “It’s the law!” It...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Love and Justice: The Two Greatest Commandments</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alden Thompson]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[Relevant Verses: atthew 7, 22, 23; 1 John 4; Micah 6; Psalm 82; Luke 10 Theme: “Love and Justice: The Two Greatest Commandments” Leading Question: Is it possible to identify the two greatest sins as...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>What More Could I Have Done?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alden Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 07:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Relevant Verses: Isaiah 5; John 3, 1 John 3; Matthew 21; 1 Corinthians 4 Theme: “What More Could I Have Done?” Leading Question: Does God always do everything he can to save his people? Our...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Rules of Engagement</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rick Baskett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 07:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Relevant Verses: 1 Kings 18; Deut 32; 1 Cor 10; Isa 44; Rev 12; Job 1,2 Theme: “Rules of Engagement” Leading Question: Does the Bible make clear that in the cosmic conflict God sets limitations...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Cosmic Conflict</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alden Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Relevant Verses: Gen 1-3; Isa 14; Ezek 28; Matt 4, 13; Eph 6; Rev 12 Theme: “The Cosmic Conflict” Leading Question: What passages in the Bible teach most clearly that there is a cosmic conflict?...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Free Will, Love, and Divine Providence</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alden Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2025 20:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Relevant Verses: Genesis 50; 1 Corinthians 13; Psalm 81; Deuteronomy 6; John 16 Theme: “Free Will, Love, and Divine Providence” Leading Question: How does one tell if a particular event is “providential,” “natural,” or “demonic”?...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Problem of Evil</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alden Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2025 20:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Relevant Verses: 2 Sam 6; 2 Kings 2; Exod 32; Gen 18; Ps 10, 22, 73; Matt 27; Mark 15; Hab 1, Mal 4, Job 30, 38; Jer 12, 13 Theme: “The Problem of Evil”...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>God’s Love of Justice</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alden Thompson]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[Relevant Verses: Malachi 3, Exodus 23, Genesis 18, Numbers 35, Joshua 7 Theme: “God’s Love of Justice” Leading Question: Is the understanding of “justice” the same among all human beings? When it comes to matters...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Wrath of Divine Love</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alden Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 20:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Relevant Verses: Psalm 78, Nehemiah 9, Amos 7, Jonah, Mark 3, 10 Theme: “The Wrath of Divine Love” Leading Question: “The Wrath of Divine Love” sounds so negative. Can’t we just skip it? We will...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>God Is Passionate and Compassionate</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alden Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2025 20:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Relevant Verses: Isaiah 1, 49, Psalm 103, Luke 10, Matthew 9 Theme: “God Is Passionate and Compassionate” Leading Question: Is it “reasonable” for God to be passionate and compassionate with his wayward children? Question: Which...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>To Be Pleasing to God</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alden Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2025 20:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Relevant Verses: Zephaniah 3, Luke 15, Psalm 146, Romans 5 Theme: To Be Pleasing to God Leading Question: Which is our more serious challenge: Convincing arrogant sinners to abandon their arrogance, or convincing repentant sinners...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Covenantal Love</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alden Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Relevant Verses: Genesis 6, 9, 15; Deuteronomy 7; Jeremiah 31, Psalm 136 Theme: Covenantal Love Leading Question: “How does the idea of covenant help us understand the word “love”?&#160; Our lesson speaks of “covenantal love.”&#160;...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>God Loves Freely</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alden Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Dec 2024 20:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Relevant Verses: Exodus 33; Hosea 14; Matthew 22 Theme: God Loves Freely Leading Question: Given all that we know about the human race and about ourselves, is it “reasonable” to expect that God should love...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Risen Lord</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brant Berglin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2024 20:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Opening Question If Jesus rose from the dead as the Gospel of Mark says, what impact does that have on us today? Introduction The good news of the resurrection is recounted briefly in Mark, but...]]></description>
		
		
		
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