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	<title>What Is Your Wealth?</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[The final message in our series Status Update &#8211; looking at Christ&#8217;s assessment of the seven churches of Asia Minor in Revelation 2-3. The last church of the seven may have been prepared for a hearty commendation for their strong ministry and economic health, but Jesus could see that beneath the facade there was a serious [&#8230;]]]></description>
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	<title>How Our Glorious Future Interprets Our Present Reality</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2017 12:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[The penultimate message in our series Status Update.  In his message to the church at Philadelphia, Jesus speaks words of truth against the lies and slander that are battering the church. Their identity is not to be found in believing the lies told against them from those who want to see an end to the church [&#8230;]]]></description>
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	<title>When Reputation Replaces Relationship</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 10:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Latest in our Status Update series, a sermon by Mark Brown Main text: Revelation 3:1-7]]></description>
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	<title>Christ the king and the troubled church</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[The latest sermon in our series Status Update. Main text: Revelation 2:18-29]]></description>
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	<title>The Complications of Compromise</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2017 15:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[The church at Pergamum were struggling to hold on to their orthodox Christian faith whilst living in a city that was famous for its multiplicity of religious options. Rather than religious pluralism leading to tolerance and acceptance, these Christians were singled out for mistreatment by the majority non-Christian society. Some in the church paid for this [&#8230;]]]></description>
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	<title>How Christianity Answers Our Suffering</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2017 11:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[To those suffering and going through hardships, Jesus says, &#8216;Do not fear.&#8217; But on what ground can this statement actually stand if it is to help us? How can it be a source of real strength and encouragement rather than being a bit of meaningless good advice? In this sermon we examine Christ&#8217;s message to the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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	<title>Love has left the building</title>
	<link>https://foundationchurchbelfast.com/podcast/love-has-left-the-building/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2017 08:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[The church at Ephesus is a busy church, getting on with lots of ministry and standing up for the truth. They may have expected nothing but commendation from Jesus as he spoke to the seven churches of Asia Minor, but a shock was in store &#8211; the very existence of the church was in doubt. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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	<title>He is there and he is not silent</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 11:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Why is there something rather than nothing? In other words, why is there existence rather than non-existence? This is the basic philosophical question facing all humankind according to playwright and philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. The answer that we provide to this question is more than conceptual &#8211; it will necessarily shape our lives, our ethics, our [&#8230;]]]></description>
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