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		<title>One Voice</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Heller]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2025 21:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Family of God, there’s work to be done. It’s holy work. It’s good work, it’s hard work. And yet, when we look at the state of our world, it’s apparent that most of the world – especially the powerful and &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Certainty in God Alone</title>
		<link>https://myesperanza.org/sermons/certainty-in-god-alone/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Heller]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2024 17:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sometimes I think it’s important to remind ourselves that when we read scripture, we’re reading it not just as if Jesus were speaking to those present in those moments that are being recorded, but he’s also speaking to those first &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Why We Give</title>
		<link>https://myesperanza.org/sermons/why-we-give/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Heller]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Nov 2024 22:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I have to be honest, when I read this gospel text today, I have this image in my head of Jesus and his followers sitting on a bench mere feet from the collection box. And as each person comes forward &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>True Greatness</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Heller]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2024 20:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Quick show of hands – who among us have ever had that moment where you’re making a purchase of some sort, and there’s been a legal contract drawn up, such as when you take out a loan for a new &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Challenging our Familiar Dysfunctions</title>
		<link>https://myesperanza.org/sermons/challenging-our-familiar-dysfunctions/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Heller]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 20:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This gospel message that we hear today is not for the faint of heart. It’s discomforting, to say the least. Because this is one of those texts where we realize how important it is to take the Bible seriously, but &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Called to Respond</title>
		<link>https://myesperanza.org/sermons/called-to-respond/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Heller]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2024 19:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You never have to go far to find somebody in need. It’s something that Jesus knew intimately, as he tried without success to avoid notice in our scripture reading today. It’s also something that we’re reminded of every day. Check &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sharing Words of Hope</title>
		<link>https://myesperanza.org/sermons/sharing-words-of-hope/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Heller]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2024 19:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It really kind of feels like the disciples are getting attacked for a pretty minor infraction in our gospel today, isn’t it? After all, it’s not harming anybody else that they may not have properly washed their hands before eating. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hope that Endures</title>
		<link>https://myesperanza.org/sermons/hope-that-endures/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Heller]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Aug 2024 17:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Most of us have experience that moment – when pure hope and excitement turns instead to disappointment and heart break. For some of us, it happens when that incredible new opportunity turns out to be full of caveats and exceptions. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>More Than Bread</title>
		<link>https://myesperanza.org/sermons/more-than-bread/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Heller]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2024 21:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You may not be surprised to hear that with three kids in my house, I make a lot of sandwiches. Mostly peanut butter jelly sandwiches, but also the occasional grilled cheese or ham sandwich as well. Making these sandwiches, we &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Bread for Life</title>
		<link>https://myesperanza.org/sermons/bread-for-life/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Heller]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 03:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today begins a series of gospel readings where Jesus reflects on being the Bread of Life – the true bread from heaven. Last Sunday you heard another encounter of Jesus with the crowds that happens just prior to where our &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Salvation Before You Earn It</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Heller]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 21:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I don’t know about you, but I find there are days where it’s hard to slow down, where I can’t “turn it off,” for lack of better terms. You know, you’ve been working hard for a good chunk of the &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Saving Face</title>
		<link>https://myesperanza.org/sermons/saving-face/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Heller]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2024 18:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I’m going to try to put this passage in Mark’s gospel in a little context today. In many ways, this reporting of the death of John the Baptist seems like an afterthought in the gospel of Mark. It was pointed &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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