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		<title>Thanksgiving blessings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m so proud of our Renaissance Church folks for how they gave, served, and ministered to over 100 folks over Thanksgiving. We delivered all the groceries for a complete Thanksgiving feast to the homes of families who needed a helping hand for the holidays.  We also delivered a lot of warm smiles, and shared a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who is my neighbor?  A modern parable</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A young man was going down from State College to Happy Valley, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead.  A football coach happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Church@theLake pictures</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What great time we had at Church@theLake!  The weather was beautiful, and everyone had a blast relaxing, swimming, and canoeing. We shared a nice meal together, and then listened to the Word of God, along with some great worship led by Marla and Anitra.  Perhaps the highlight for me was getting to baptize two more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Baptism?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Baptism&#8230; it sure brings up a lot of questions, doesn&#8217;t it?  In this space, I&#8217;ll try to address a very important one:  Why should I get baptized? The first reason is obedience.  Jesus commanded his church to &#8220;make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Jesus known</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I hope you had a wonderful Independence Day weekend.  Our family had a wonderful time.  We sat on a blanket in a park and listened to the Charlotte Symphony, and watched the fireworks that followed. Being with our three kids reminded me how thankful I am that we were born in this wonderful country with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A community, not a club</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been wonderful to see our young church growing recently.  Yes, we have been growing in numbers, but the kind of growth I&#8217;m most excited about is the way we are growing in community. Life Groups are a great way to experience this aspect of church life that Jesus spoke of frequently to his disciples. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baptismal Service May 1st</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On May 1, the Sunday after Easter, Renaissance Church will be baptizing new believers in a joint service with the Vietnamese Christian Assembly of God. It&#8217;s a great occasion to celebrate as several folks from Renaissance will be bearing witness to their new life in Jesus Christ. The meeting will be held at the Vietnamese [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Da-da!  Help!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During a time of prayer in one of our recent Life Groups, a young woman who had recently become a Christian shared, &#8220;I don&#8217;t really know how to pray.  I don&#8217;t know what to say.&#8221; Have you ever felt like that? God doesn&#8217;t need us to speak to Him in fancy words.  He loves it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thankful for the opportunity to serve others</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At Renaissance Church, sharing the message of God&#8217;s love is something we love to do, especially with those who are going through hard times.  That&#8217;s why I loved our recent Thanksgiving outreach. Volunteers delivered turkey and groceries to 16  families for Thanksgiving.  That&#8217;s over 90 smiles that were a little brighter because of the love [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.renchurchcharlotte.com/kurt/renaissance-church/thankful-for-the-opportunity-to-serve-others/</link>
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		<title>Help make a difference this Thanksgiving</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Even in difficult economic times like these, we have so much for which to be thankful.  At the top of that list is the fact that God loves us so much that He gave His  Son Jesus for us &#8211; that we might have life.  At Renaissance Church, we&#8217;ve been proclaiming the Good News of [...]]]></description>
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