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		<title># Whatever: Postmortem</title>
		<link>http://xposeoffseason.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/whatever-postmortem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This blog was always meant to die, that was part of its terms and conditions (see the title banner), but it wasn&#8217;t meant to phase into death, it was meant to switch, flash, jump into it. Anyway, this is my attempt to redeem its inglorious demise with a crisper end.  So, here are some reflections/report [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=xposeoffseason.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7354609&amp;post=267&amp;subd=xposeoffseason&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>4.1</title>
		<link>http://xposeoffseason.wordpress.com/2009/07/11/4-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Number 4. When the preacher gets in the way]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[3. Preachers get in the way of God &#38; the congregation when he distracts the congregation with illustrations and stories and jokes that don&#8217;t aid the meaning of the text being preached. 4. Preachers get in the way when they don&#8217;t prepare. Lack of preparation serves as another distraction 5. Preachers get in the way [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=xposeoffseason.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7354609&amp;post=264&amp;subd=xposeoffseason&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Number 4  Clarity &#8211; When the preacher gets in the way</title>
		<link>http://xposeoffseason.wordpress.com/2009/07/07/number-4-clarity-when-the-preacher-gets-in-the-way/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Number 4. When the preacher gets in the way]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preaching with clarity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Stu is away at Summit, so as the other half of the Xpose committee I&#8217;m throwing out a few thoughts. I have just finished preaching through 2 Timothy at Church. As Paul explains to Timothy the role of preaching, it&#8217;s clear that clarity and plainness is important. Preaching is purposed for those hearing the Word, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=xposeoffseason.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7354609&amp;post=261&amp;subd=xposeoffseason&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>5.1 Self Application</title>
		<link>http://xposeoffseason.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/5-1-self-application/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stuthewhite</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an obvious point but &#8220;I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body&#8221;. And to add weight, I&#8217;ll let Packman say it for me: The way we preach must display a transparent wholeheartedness of response to our own message, as well as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=xposeoffseason.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7354609&amp;post=259&amp;subd=xposeoffseason&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NUMBER 5. Application</title>
		<link>http://xposeoffseason.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/number-5-application/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love Cookie&#8217;s preaching pyramid when it comes to application. He has three categories: The Impossible Application: This is what the passage cannot possibly mean. His theory is that many Christians live, paradoxically, with the impossible application and it&#8217;s good to put a finger on that. Example:  what can &#8220;..in all things God works for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=xposeoffseason.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7354609&amp;post=257&amp;subd=xposeoffseason&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The art of sincerity &#8211; prayer</title>
		<link>http://xposeoffseason.wordpress.com/2009/07/03/the-art-of-sincerity-prayer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>life2full</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NUMBER 6. The art of sincerity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I suppose we will all fail at this next point more than anywhere else; that is in the matter of prayer.  Read the biographies and autobiographies of the greatest preachers throughout the centuries and you will find that this has always been the great characteristic of their lives. They were always great men of prayer, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=xposeoffseason.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7354609&amp;post=255&amp;subd=xposeoffseason&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>6.2 The art of sincerity &#8211; godliness</title>
		<link>http://xposeoffseason.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/6-2-the-art-of-sincerity-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The greatest need of my people is my personal holiness.&#8221; &#8211; Robert Murray McCheyne How much weight does the life of the preacher add to his words?  Certainly, we know the damage that is done when a preacher is found to be sexually immoral, or stealing from the church, or abusing his wife, but we [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=xposeoffseason.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7354609&amp;post=248&amp;subd=xposeoffseason&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>6.1 The art of sincerity?</title>
		<link>http://xposeoffseason.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/6-1-the-art-of-sincerity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>life2full</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have often sat under preachers who to me seem fake. Its always hard to put your finger on exactly why that is the case. Here are a couple of things we need to grow out of as young preachers seeking to be authentic in a preaching (I say we because I am a still a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=xposeoffseason.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7354609&amp;post=240&amp;subd=xposeoffseason&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>7.4 Last Minute Creativity is a Myth</title>
		<link>http://xposeoffseason.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/7-4-last-minute-creativity-is-a-myth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stuthewhite</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Often preachers will say that the juices don&#8217;t start flowing till they are under a bit of pressure. They leave their sermon prep to the last minute so they work effectively etc. I used to be one of them. But this approach is lazy and will generally hinder, not help, your sermon prep. Being under [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=xposeoffseason.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7354609&amp;post=237&amp;subd=xposeoffseason&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>7.3 Overcoming Writer&#8217;s Block</title>
		<link>http://xposeoffseason.wordpress.com/2009/06/24/7-3-overcoming-writers-block/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once I had done my initial comprehension work on the text (exegesis), it used to take me about an hour or two to even start my sermon. I would be sitting there staring at the wall trying to think of the very best intro that would set the right trajectory for the talk and immediately [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=xposeoffseason.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7354609&amp;post=232&amp;subd=xposeoffseason&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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