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		<title>Clothe yourselves right</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Bible says Colossians 3:12 says, “Therefore, as God&#8217;s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.”
I love this verse. It is another Bible verse that is simple and straight forward. But to make sure we understand it&#8217;s meaning, let&#8217;s have a look at some of the definitions of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/03/18/clothe-yourselves/</link>
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		<title>Easter Bible Readings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello all,
With Easter fast approaching I thought I would include some Easter Bible readings. These readings start with Jesus coming to Jerusalem and end with the Great Commission.
It can be found on my Bible Readings page here.
God Bless,
Dave
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		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/03/17/easter-bible-readings/</link>
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		<title>Article: How to be a living sacrifice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello all,
I just added a new article/message to my main website. It is titled, &#8220;How to be a living sacrifice&#8221;.
The article is based on Romans 12:1 and looks at seven things from Romans 12 that helps us to see what being a living sacrifice is all about.
You can find it here &#8211; http://www.passionaustralia.org/livingsacrifice.html
God Bless,
Dave
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		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/03/16/article-how-to-be-a-living-sacrifice/</link>
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		<title>10 Reasons to repent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was re-reading Joy Dawson&#8217;s book &#8220;Intimate Friendship with God&#8221; over the last few weeks. In it there is a lot of good things that help you to have a close and intimate relationship with God.
In chapter eight of the book there is a section that talks about purposes to repent of sin. It lists [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/03/15/reasons-to-repent/</link>
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		<title>How to make wise decisions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello all,
Pastor Mark Conner from CityLife church is doing a series titled, &#8220;How to make wise decisions&#8221; on his blog at the moment.
It touches on making good choices, finding God&#8217;s will and how God leads us. So far it is a four part series with more to come.
I found them to be great advice. I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/03/12/how-to-make-wise-decisions/</link>
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		<title>A prudent person overlooks an insult</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Proverbs 12:16 says, &#8220;A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult&#8221;.
We have all had situations where we have been insulted on purpose or when someone who has said some to us that caused us angst. It is a part of life and living with others.
In today&#8217;s verse it talks [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/03/11/a-prudent-person-overlooks-insult/</link>
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		<title>Working hard versus chasing fantasies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Proverbs 12:11 says, &#8220;He who works his land will have abundant food, but he who chases fantasies lacks judgement&#8221;.
One of the best ways to ensure income in this life is to be a hard worker. I have found out over the years that if I work hard and do my best to make my employer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/03/10/working-hard-verses-chasing-fantasies/</link>
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		<title>Updated Blogroll</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello all,
Just a quick note to say that I have updated my Blogroll. This is the list of blogs I follow regularly. Here&#8217;s the list&#8230;

Andrew Mercer
Bruce Chant
David de Kock
John Finkelde
Larissa Quinn
Mark Conner
Mark Edwards
Mark O Wilson
Phil Pringle
Rodney Olsen
Wayne Field

Most of these people are Pastors of churches and one is a radio announcer at our local Christian [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/03/07/updated-blogroll/</link>
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		<title>Not keeping up appearances</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Bible says Proverbs 12:9, “Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food”.
This verse touches on the idea of keeping up appearances or pretending to be something that we are not. Often as humans we will try to impress others with what we own or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/03/07/not-keeping-up-appearances/</link>
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		<title>Just plans and wicked advice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Proverbs 12:5 says, &#8220;The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful&#8221;.
Righteous people or people who try to live right before God have plans that are good and just. Their thoughts and intentions are fair and honest. They desire to do what is right by God and for those [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/03/06/just-plans-and-wicked-advice/</link>
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		<title>A new blog for Bible only posts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello all,
I have set up another blog address on Blogger. It will contain all of my posts from this blog that are in the &#8220;Bible&#8221; category.
I just thought I would set it up for people who are only interested in the Bible teaching or devotional type of posts.
This one has comments available and has things [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/03/05/a-new-blog-for-bible-only-posts/</link>
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		<title>Wisdom brings praise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Proverbs 12:8 says, “A man is praised according to his wisdom, but men with warped minds are despised”.
Dictionary.com says wisdom is “the quality or state of being wise; knowledge of what is true or right coupled with just judgment as to action; sagacity, discernment, or insight”.
We can see from this wisdom is about knowledge and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/03/04/wisdom-brings-praise/</link>
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		<title>Good parenting advice from Dr Sears part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week I shared some advice that has been helpful to me as a Christian parent from Dr Sears book “Parenting and Childcare: A Guide for Christian Parents”.
Today I thought I would share some more advice on commitment to being a Christian parent. In the first chapter Dr Sears shares seven things that God expects from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/03/02/good-parenting-advice-from-dr-sears-part-2/</link>
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		<title>Earthquakes, wars &amp; famines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the last few days we have heard about another major earthquake. Several months ago it was in Haiti, this time it was in Chile. It was one of the biggest earthquakes on record and many people have lost their lives.
When we hear about these major catastrophes we can sometimes wonder if God is real [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/03/01/earthquakes-wars-famines/</link>
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		<title>The character of a noble wife</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Proverbs 12:4 says, &#8220;A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones&#8221;.
Dictionary.com describes disgraceful as &#8220;Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful&#8221;. It also uses words like &#8220;shameful, shocking and scandalous&#8221; in its description. It gives us a nice picture of what the verse is saying.
As we can imagine [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/02/28/the-character-of-a-noble-wife/</link>
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		<title>Living right brings stability</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Proverbs 12:3 says, &#8220;A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted&#8221;.
This verse tells us that we need build our lives on righteousness or living right before God. It says we cannot truly establish a good life if we are doing it the wrong way.
Some people think that the means justify [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/02/24/living-right-brings-stability/</link>
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		<title>Good parenting advice from Dr Sears</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the parenting books I have found quite useful over the years is Dr William Sears book “Parenting and Childcare: A Guide for Christian Parents”. My wife purchased it just before our second child was born.
Two things in the book have really helped me over the years. The first one is about priorities and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/02/23/good-parenting-advice-from-dr-sears/</link>
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		<title>Obtaining God&#8217;s favour</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Proverbs 12:2 says, &#8220;A good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a crafty man&#8221;.
Dictionary.com defines favour in a number of ways&#8230;


something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favour.
friendly or well-disposed regard; goodwill: to win the favor of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/02/22/obtaining-gods-favour/</link>
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		<title>Receiving correction and discipline</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have decided to look at one verse per day from Proverbs chapter 12 for my private reflections over the next few weeks. As I work my way through them I will share some of these reflections here.
Today I looked at verse one of chapter 12. It says, &#8220;Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/02/21/receiving-correction-and-discipline/</link>
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		<title>A kind word cheers him up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the great things I love about the Bible is that it prompts me and reminds me of certain things as I read it.
Today I read Proverbs 12:25. It says, &#8220;An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up&#8221;. It is a short and simple verse, but it has a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/02/20/a-kind-word-cheers-him-up/</link>
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		<title>Work, pay and enjoyment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I watched an interesting show on the ABC recently. It is called &#8220;The People Watchers&#8221;. It is a team of psychologists who set up different situations and observe people as they do them. Afterwards they reveal their experiment to the people and ask questions on how they felt.
In the recent episode they asked two groups of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/02/17/work-pay-and-enjoyment/</link>
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		<title>Faithfulness and judging</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was reading 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 this morning. It says&#8230;
1  So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the secret things of God.
2  Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.
3  I care very little if I am judged by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/02/15/faithfulness-and-judging/</link>
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		<title>What is Jesus doing now?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Someone recently asked the question &#8220;What is Jesus doing now?&#8221; We were talking about His return to heaven after He gave the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) to His followers.
Two things came to mind off the top of my head. I thought I would share them today.
1. He is interceding for us &#8211; Romans 8:34 tells [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/02/11/what-is-jesus-doing-now/</link>
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		<title>E-vangelism effectiveness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every now and then I sit and ponder how effective my efforts at reaching people for Christ are. I wonder how much of an impact I am making in the different areas of my life that I move in.
I guess in many ways we never really see the full effect we are having on peoples [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/02/02/e-vangelism-effectiveness/</link>
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		<title>What if John 3:16 were not true?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[John 3:16 is one of the most famous Bible verses. It says, &#8220;For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life&#8221;. Martin Luther said this verse was the Bible within the Bible.
However, just imagine for a moment if this verse [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/02/01/what-if-john-316-were-not-true/</link>
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