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		<title>February 23 &#8211; Psalm 25:1-10</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the communion service, the Lord Jesus says, &#8220;Do this in remembrance of me.&#8221;  So do we?  When you, &#8220;Do This in Remembrance of Me&#8221;, you remember the Love, you remember the grace, you remember the mercy, and when they all come together you remember the promise which is everlasting life  and the peace of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 22 – Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s Ash Wednesday today. The beginning of Lent.  We are encouraged to be in prayer and study scripture, increase giving and acts of mercy.  We are to give our tithes, pray and fast in secret.  These actions are to be known only to God.  We are not to be boastful, but to be humble in doing each [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 21 &#8211; Joel 2:1-2, 12-17</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/02/21/1194</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While God’s love is unchanging, God&#8217;s love includes a willingness to change course when we are willing to repent and focus on God.  This is the essence of forgiveness.  God wants to change our hearts and renew our hope.  God forgives us and forgets our sins, unlike people who may forgive but seldom forget any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 20 &#8211; Genesis 9:8-17</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/02/20/1191</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each day of our lives we have floods . Some are small, some overcoming. They are the floods of loneliness , heartache , marriage problems, debt , and work relations. All threaten totake us under. Our faith in God is with us  to help us swim out these rushing waters.       We must take a stand knowing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 19 &#8211; Mark 9:2-9</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/02/19/1186</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 06:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The transfiguration was a foretaste of Jesus’ glory and His pre-eminent place that is His as the Beloved Son &#38; the soon coming King. The disciples looked and they saw no other man, they only saw Jesus. Jesus is the central person. He desires to be the center of our lives. God, let us taste and see that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 18 &#8211; Mark 9:2-9</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/02/18/1112</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday, February 18, 2012 Mark 9:2-9, gives us an account of the “Transfiguration,” which is the spiritual change Jesus made in front of two of his disciples.  James and John witnessed Jesus in a bright white form speaking with Elijah and Moses.  In their confusion they wanted to do something but God spoke to them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 17 &#8211; 2 Corinthians 4:3-6</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/02/17/1163</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today&#8217;s discipline, we are asked to empty ourselves of ourselves and let Jesus fill us. When you let yourself become the vessel that God needs you to be, all will be able to see Christ in you and come to worship the triune of Father, Son and Holy spirit. Trust that God will guide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 16 &#8211; 2 Corinthians 4:3-6</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/02/16/1158</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As your faith walk becomes stronger, let it develop the ability to see into the darkness so that you can recognize the blindness of those who have not understood the salvation message of the glory of Christ Jesus. I know within my walk, I have witnessed the blindness of the message for myself: the not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 15 &#8211; Psalm 50:1-6</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/02/15/1126</link>
		<comments>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/02/15/1126#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today’s devotional  says that we are part of an “unbreakable” covenant with God.  As it is unbreakable, each party must honor the partnership or be subject to judgment. God himself is the judge.  Are you holding up your end of the contract with God?  When we sin we are found to be wanting, but the good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 14 &#8211; 2 Kings 2:10-12</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/02/14/1170</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In yesterday&#8217;s reading, we found Elisha asking for a double portion of Elijah&#8217;s spirit before Elijah departed this world.  Knowing that was a request that he could not fulfill alone, Elijah sought an appropriate response.  We, too, must be careful of the requests we make of others and the answers we provide to requests.  Sometimes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 13 &#8211; 2 Kings 2:1-9</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/02/13/1168</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do you ask for when you are facing the inevitable?  In the text today, Elisha is facing the inevitable &#8211; Elijah is going to be taken from him.  Elisha knows this and sticks close to Elijah.  As the time draws near, Elijah asks Elisha what is his last request.  In his wisdom, Elisha asks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 12 &#8211; Mark 1:40-45</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/02/12/1165</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you need Jesus to make you clean?  Do you believe that Jesus can make you clean?  The scripture today, tells us that Jesus can make us clean if we believe.  The cost to us is simply to present ourselves as a testament to the glory of God.  Is your life a testament to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 11 &#8211; 1 Corinthians 9:25-27</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/02/11/1110</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a new show called the “Revolution” on the ABC Network.  Weekly, they are showing individuals who are committed to changing their lives by doing something to make that change.  One thing I notice is the commitment these individuals have made to that change and the fact in their pursuit they are changing the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 10 &#8211; 1 Corinthians 9:24-27</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/02/10/1137</link>
		<comments>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/02/10/1137#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I read today&#8217;s scripture I am reminded that God never wanted us to run our race in a day. God wants us to run our race daily, always with God by our side and not looking at others and how they are running their race with God. All of us have a path to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 9 &#8211; 2 Kings 5: 1-14</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/02/09/1145</link>
		<comments>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/02/09/1145#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many of us refuse to better our health when we think we can&#8217;t and just put up with it?  I had a rash of some kind on my forehead for a while. I did just enough to clear it up but not to heal it. After some time had passed and the rash got [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 8 &#8211; 2 Kings 5: 1-4</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/02/08/1122</link>
		<comments>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/02/08/1122#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the scripture today we read about a man who goes seeking God’s help. When he is provided with a simple solution to cure his leprosy, he balks and goes away.  Surely dipping oneself in a river  is not the cure as it is too easy. Life is not always meant to be complicated. Sometimes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 7 &#8211; Psalm 30:6-12</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/02/07/1151</link>
		<comments>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/02/07/1151#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Psalm 30:6-12, the broken-hearted person rejoiced because God stood by and continued to be a caring and loving Lord.  When we cry, we must remember that tears cleanse our souls.  Jesus is the ultimate potter and we are the clay.  God needs our tears to help mold us into who we need to be. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 6 &#8211; Psalm 30:1-5</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/02/06/1134</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rejoice in the Lord for God has supplied all our needs. God saves us from all hurt and harm. Rejoice, rejoice, praise God&#8217;s holy name. Our God is just and righteous. God keeps us even in our wrong. God is slow to anger and God&#8217;s favor lasts forever.  God&#8217;s joy comes soon.  Rejoice. Ethelyn Wilson, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 5 &#8211; Mark 1:35-39</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/02/05/1131</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jesus rose up early, stayed in prayer, and listened to hear from the Father (Isaiah 50:4,5). He learned what God wanted him to do that day. “Go somewhere else!” Prayer is of self-discipline and sacriﬁce, not of our personal convenience. No matter where our somewhere else is, we must pray for guidance. Could this help our service [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 4 &#8211; Mark 1:35-39</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/02/04/1106</link>
		<comments>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/02/04/1106#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Simon finds Jesus in a solitary or quiet place where he has taken an early morning break to pray.  I believe we all can find a message here.  The key word is “early”.   Jesus got away early in the morning.  I find this is a good time to pray.  Long before that first cup of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 3 &#8211; Mark 1:30-34</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/02/03/1103</link>
		<comments>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/02/03/1103#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The tongue is a mighty sword.  When Jesus silenced the demons that he cast out of the sick in Mark 1:34, He was making sure they could do no more harm by anything they might have said. Listen only to Jesus and not to those that want to destroy you with harmful words. Proverbs 18:21 is a verse that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 2 &#8211; 1 Corinthians 9:16-23</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/02/02/1101</link>
		<comments>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/02/02/1101#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my realizing who Jesus was and the true meaning of his coming and the reason for his dying and the Power in the resurrection, I knew I had to confess and ask for forgiveness. I didn&#8217;t understand the process of the promise of GOD to bring me into peace, but he did. My life had changed. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February 1 &#8211; Psalm 147: 1-11; 20c</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/02/01/1120</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you wake up today in awe of God&#8217;s creation? Or was it business as usual? You were focussed on the numerous issues that can occupy our minds. We sometimes take for granted the beauty of the world around us.  The scripture says: God determines the number of the stars and calls them &#8220;each&#8221; by name. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 31 &#8211; Isaiah 40:28-31</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/01/31/1096</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[God always knows what is best for each of us, but we sometime don’t realize the plans for our life.  We do everything we can to ruin it by trying to give our thoughts and vision for how we see our life at home, work or play.  Be assured that God’s direction for you will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 30 &#8211; Isaiah 40:21-28</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/01/30/1098</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today’s scripture we are assured that we serve a God that faintest not, doesn’t grow weary and has no limit to His understanding or power. God restores strength to the weak, give us wings like eagles and make it possible for us to face trials without growing weary. All we have to do is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 29 &#8211; Mark 1:23-28</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/01/29/1017</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you allow God to have authority in your life?  Does your spirit recognize Jesus as the Holy One of God requiring a change in your behavior?  Does the positive change in your behavior lead others to spread the good news of Jesus the Christ?  If you can not answer yes to all of these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 28 &#8211; Mark 1:21-22</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/01/28/1047</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lord, I thank you for Jesus-the Living Word. Thank you we are able to learn of his teachings in the gospels and to know his authority has not diminished in this 21st Century. Help us, O God, to boldly speak your word, to proclaim to others that Jesus saves, and to let Jesus reign in and over our lives. Amen Karen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 27 &#8211; 1 Corinthians 8:7-13</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/01/27/1043</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Members of the Corinthian church (Christian community) understood that idols had no real existence, however, many were unable to put this knowledge into practice. Old links between idol food and idols were impossible to forget.   Weak believers are influenced by their past.  In 8:13, Paul writes, “Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 26 &#8211; I Corinthians 8: 1&#8211;6</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/01/26/1012</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his message to the people of Corinth, Paul tells us, &#8220;there is one God . . .one Lord, Jesus Christ.  Paul&#8217;s message to them, then, is the same for us today.  Both love and knowledge come from God.  If we seek the kingdom of God and demonstrate the love of God to all of God&#8217;s people we could be the beginning of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 25 &#8211; Psalm 111</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/01/25/1072</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The scripture for today’s devotion is referenced as a Hallelujah Psalm, which means “praise the Lord” in Hebrew.  Today we say Hallelujah because of God&#8217;s great works in us.  We say Hallelujah because of God&#8217;s grace and compassion for us.  We say hallelujah because God has shown His power to us.  We are called to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 24 &#8211; Deuteronomy 18:15-20</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/01/24/1067</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yahweh gives us the message to have an open mind in receiving his words of guidance, encouragement and inspiration from those among us.  He has chosen a few special people with a wonderful gift of his insights and thoughts.  We must be wise in our faith journey to know who’s on God’s side and not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 23 &#8211; Deuteronomy 18:15-20</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/01/23/1037</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bible is full of &#8220;Words Of Authority&#8221;. It tells us, &#8220;What God will do&#8221;, &#8220;What God expects of us&#8221;, &#8220;and God&#8217;s purposes for our future if we are faithful&#8221;. The formula seems simple. If we remember and obey God&#8217;s Word, we will behold God&#8217;s majesty and blessings. In today&#8217;s Old Testament Scripture, God promises [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 22 &#8211; Psalm 62:9-12</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/01/22/1014</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regardless of our position in life, balance in our bank accounts, degrees on the wall, number of cars in our driveways or size of carats on our fingers- all of it is but for a moment. Let&#8217;s focus on whose we are instead of what we do or do not have.  Psalm 62:9-12 reminds us to trust in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 21 &#8211; Psalm 62:5-8</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/01/21/1030</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The words spoken by David are of trusting and seeking the Lord our God and each verse helped bring to my remembrance other truths and promises of God&#8217;s Word.  Verse 5: &#8220;be still and know that I Am God.&#8221;  Verse 6: &#8220;this means that all creation will be shaken and removed so that only unshakable things will remain.&#8221; Find reassurance in the Word of God. Open your believers study guide: Book of Instruction Before Leaving Earth and meditate on God&#8217;s word. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 20 &#8211; Jonah 3:1-5</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/01/20/938</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many times the Lord gives us another opportunity to obey Him. Jonah learned that running away from the Lord doesn’t release us from his commands.  When believers rebel against God&#8217;s will, they bring pain and loss upon themselves as well as other people. The good news is that the Lord often gives us a second [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 19 &#8211; Jonah 3:1-5, 10</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/01/19/1010</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Jonah 1:3-5, 10 we can see ourselves in Jonah&#8217;s story, reluctant to serve. We think, let someone else do it, then we act as if it doesn&#8217;t fit our schedule, our sensibility.  When you are asked to serve don&#8217;t say no before &#8230;&#8230;. you pray, listen, then obey God&#8217;s urging.  Serve in the capacity you accept, then put your heart into it.  Do the best you can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 18 &#8211; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/01/18/1028</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today’s devotion calls us to prepare for God’s coming, NOW.  We are reminded that the world in its current form will soon pass away.  This calls for close examination of our lives.  Are there distractions that consume us?  Are our lives reflective of our commitment to God?  Are we prepared for His return?  The devotion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 17 &#8211; Mark 1:16-20</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/01/17/1033</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Follow me”!  In our faith walk we are ready, willing and able to follow Jesus’ direction.  We all have gifts and talents God has given us, but are we ready to do what is asked of us?  We must be willing to allow God to use us mentally, physically and spiritually on this faith journey.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 16 &#8211; Mark 1:14-15</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/01/16/936</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s devotion reminds us of the call that God has on our lives. In Mark 1:15, Jesus calls us to &#8220;repent and believe in the good news (gospel) as the Kingdom of God is at hand.&#8221; The question that we must reflect on today is: does the way we live our lives each day reveal to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 15 &#8211; Psalm 139:1-6</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/01/15/934</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Lord knows more about us than we know about ourselves.  The Lord knows our actions and thoughts before we do.  There is nothing about us that God does not know.  Since God is all-knowing, we ask God to cleanse our thoughts and direct our actions.  Now, it us up to us to listen and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 14 &#8211; 1 Corinthians 6:12-20</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/01/14/920</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 06:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What did you think you would experience when you gave your life to Christ?  Did you understand the expectations of severing your ties with the world?  Because Jesus ransomed his life for you, He has ownership of you, but will never force you into anything.  As the Spirit of God lives in each believer, what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 13 &#8211; John 1:43-51</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/01/13/906</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you answered the call to follow Jesus? Philip was called by Jesus to follow him. Philip then found Nathanael and told him the good news about Jesus. Nathanael was not immediately impressed. Philip makes no effort to convince Nathaniel that Jesus is the Messiah. He simply says ‘come and see’. How often we attempt to share the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 12 &#8211; 1 Samuel 3:1-9</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/01/12/923</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s text lead me to share this prayer with you. Lord, sometimes we don&#8217;t see what you want us to see and we spend time focused on things that you do not want us to focus on.  Likewise, we don&#8217;t always hear you calling and our response isn&#8217;t always proper.  Please open our eyes, ears, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 12 &#8211; Matthew 13:15</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/01/12/917</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we confessed our faith in our Lord, Jesus Christ we became heirs to the Kingdom of God; shared receivers of one blessing.  In Matthew 13:15 we are reminded about the callousness for our hearts and see encouragement to turn our hearts so that we can understand, what is the will of God.  No matter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 11 &#8211; Psalm 139:13-18</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/01/11/909</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today’s devotion centers on the concept of being attentive and thankful for gifts from God, in their simplest form from the moment we awake.  I challenge you to take note of the small gifts today and offer thanks for each one.  Allow your day to overflow with the acknowledgement of the abounding small gifts. Lord, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 10 &#8211; John 1:43-45</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/01/10/913</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When was the last time you invited someone to follow Jesus?  Maybe, you were afraid that person would respond negatively or questionably to your invitation.  Can you be like Philip and put everything else aside and insist that person come and experience Jesus personally.  God has called you to be a disciple and bring others [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 9 &#8211; 1 Samuel 3:10-20</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a teenager, I remember cutting wood for people’s fireplaces.  If the logs had knots or they were crooked, they would often fall off the pile or make the pile unbalanced.  As we live life as a Christian, in this day of technology, we stack many words.  None of Samuel’s words fell to the ground [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 8 &#8211; Mark 1:8-11</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/01/08/899</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 06:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the liturgical calendar, today, we observe the Baptism of the Lord.  Baptism is a time of initiation into the body of believers.  It is also a time of renewal and new birth.  Each second Sunday at St. James we have an opportunity to renew our baptismal vows as we join with those coming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 7 &#8211; Acts 19:1-7</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/01/06/882</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became a believer?  Being a believer means that there should be a change in your life empowered by the Holy Spirit. Your heart should yearn for goodness and righteousness.  Are you living as a believer of Christ Jesus today?  If not, repent and go forth changed in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January 6 &#8211; Mark 1:4-7</title>
		<link>http://blog.stjamesumc.com/2012/01/05/892</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After reading today’s devotion I wondered, how many of us today would take a modern day John the Baptist seriously?  John exemplifies the call of Jesus to all who follow Him. Christ said, “If anyone is to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me” Unlike the rich [...]]]></description>
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