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		<title>Fishermen Must Fish!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I came across this short and convicting story in preparing my sermons on witnessing.  The story is told about a group called themselves fishermen. There were many fish in the water all around this group. In fact, the whole area was surrounded by streams and lakes filled with fish. And the fish were hungry. Week [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pastorjonas.com/?p=492</link>
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		<title>Ashamed of the Gospel?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to a recent study performed by the Barna Group (How Teenagers’ Faith Practices are Changing – July 12, 2010) teenagers are less inclined to have spiritual conversations about their faith in Christ with non-believers in hopes that they might accept Jesus Christ as their Savior. David Kinnaman, president of the Barna Group, noted: “Christian [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pastorjonas.com/?p=486</link>
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		<title>A God Directed Life!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is no doubt you want God to direct your life. I’m sure at some point in your life you have echoed what the psalmist said, “Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths” (Psalm 25:4).  There are countless people and organizations that are gladly willing to offer you advice and guidance for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pastorjonas.com/?p=480</link>
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		<title>Baby Talk!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at 9:44pm my son Justin was born at a whopping and healthy 11 pounds and 12 ounces! This was a remarkable and unforgettable experience that only gets better! Throughout the entire birthing of my son the Lord personally taught and reminded me of several biblical lessons. 1. God’s Love for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pastorjonas.com/?p=469</link>
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		<title>Mission Trip: Around The Corner!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mission trips are awesome! They are life-changing! If you have ever participated in a solid, service-oriented (not one of those &#8220;youth group vacation&#8221; ones) mission trip you know exactly what I&#8217;m talking about! Every mission trip ought to be planned and designed to glorify God (1 Cor. 10:31), function as an extension of the sending [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pastorjonas.com/?p=460</link>
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		<title>Keeping Spiritual Decisions!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Summer Bible Camp is such an exciting and needful time! I’m so thankful that my church as the opportunity to take teens and juniors to camp at The Wilds for an entire week where they receive solid Bible preaching, consistent devotions, encouragement and rebuke in their walk with God, and biblical counsel about life decisions. Summer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pastorjonas.com/?p=450</link>
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		<title>Your Spiritual Profile!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Social networking is becoming, if not already, a requirement to relate to other people. Having an online profile is commonplace in society today. One neat thing about social networking is that you get to choose who you want to follow (i.e. twitter) and be friends with (i.e. facebook). At the same time, other people are able to follow you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pastorjonas.com/?p=445</link>
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		<title>5 Common Characteristics of Pride!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are some things God absolutely hates! One of those things is PRIDE (Proverbs 6:16-19)! Pride is at the root of the sins you commit. Pride turns off the faucet of grace (James 4:6). Pride is detected by everyone except the person who has it. Have you ever wondered how you function when you are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pastorjonas.com/?p=431</link>
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		<title>Road To Adulthood Even Longer!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times recently published an article entitled, &#8220;Long Road to Adulthood Is Growing Even Longer&#8221; by Patricia Cohen. The article reveals how research indicates that people between the ages of 20 and 34 are taking longer to finish their educations, establish themselves in careers, marry, have children and become financially independent. Frank Furstenberg, leader of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pastorjonas.com/?p=423</link>
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		<title>Defeating the Media Monster, Pt. 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m addressing how we, as families, can defeat the Media monster that is saturating our culture and more importantly our homes. In my last post (see the one below) I presented the wrong reasons why we allow media into our homes and then listed the challenges media brings into our homes. We can have victory in the area [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pastorjonas.com/?p=411</link>
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