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Talks are by pastor Will Messenger unless otherwise noted.

January 13, 2008 - Journeys
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January 6, 2008 - Farewell to Charles River Church Version 1.0
   
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June 3, 2007 - How to start a spiritual conversation
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May 13, 2007 - When God shows up first
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May 6, 2007 - What difference does it make to follow Jesus?
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April 29, 2007 - Hungry
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April 22, 2007 - Really alive Pt. 2
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April 8, 2007 -  Really living (Easter)
   
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Mar. 11, 2007 - Spiritual practices; praying the psalms
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Feb. 25, 2007 - Spiritual practices; praying for people
  
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Jan. 14, 2007 - Special guest, Mark Hemenway
                              Director of Prison Ministries, Vision New England
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Dec. 17, 2006 - Jesus wasn't born in a church
  
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Dec. 10, 2006 - Getting "prepared" for Christmas
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Dec. 3, 2006 - Dinner with friends
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Nov. 26, 2006 - Thanks for nothing, by Jeff Barneson
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Nov. 19, 2006 - Talking with your friends
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Nov. 12, 2006 - Listening to your friends
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Nov. 5, 2006 (All Saints' Day) - The Spirituality of Friendship
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Oct. 29, 2006 What's Your Story? by Johanna Beers
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Oct. 22, 2006 - Powered By God For Your Job
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Oct. 15, 2006 - Going Outside the Gate by Jeff Barneson
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Oct. 8, 2006 - God's power and real life

Oct. 1, 2006 - Tired of being evaluated

Sept. 24, 2006 - Powered by Jesus for loss, by Tara Edelschick

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Sept. 17, 2006 - Powered by God - why bother?

Sept. 10, 2006 - The vision of Charles River Church

Sept. 3, 2006 - The cost of getting real

Summer 2006 - Career and calling handout

June 25, 2006 - Spirits of evil

June 18, 2006 - Human spirit

June 11, 2006 - Spirits in the electronic world 0.1 (by Cliff Hayden)

June 4, 2006 - Two great spirits that go great together

May 28, 2006 - Spiritual Boredom

May 21, 2006 - God's Spirit

May 14, 2006 - Real life with doubts

May 7, 2006 - What happens when you live? Part 2 - How to be really alive

April 30, 2006 - What happens when you live? Part 1, How to recognize what's keeping you from being really alive

April 16 2006 - Easter -- What does "Jesus is alive" really mean?

April 9, 2006 - Why did Jesus die?

March 12, 2006 - Not a demand, by Johanna Beers

March 5, 2006 - How to spot a pig

Feb. 26, 2006 - The art of relationships

Feb. 6, 2005 - Growing your spirit

January 29, 2006 - Growing Charles River Church

January 22, 2006 - Growing things

January 15, 2006 - Charles River Church directions 2006

Dec. 18, 2005 - What's his name

Dec. 4, 2005 - Hoping for the earth

Nov. 20, 2005 - Distraction/work

Nov. 13, 2005 - Distraction/culture

Nov. 6, 2005 - All Saints - so what?

Oct. 23, 2005 - Distraction

Oct. 16, 2005 - Creativity, mathematics and science, by Cliff Hayden

Oct. 9, 2005 - Creativity and sex

Sept. 18, 2005 - Creation = dirt + breath

June 5, 2005 - Faith like money

May 15, 2005 - The same, same, same, same, same, same. same, same, same Spirit

May 8, 2005 - God in, God out

May 1, 2005 - The joke is on me

April 4, 2005 - Following Jesus in what you get paid to do

March 27, 2005 - Easter! What's the story?

March 6, 2005 - Jesus's crazy stories

February 20, 2005 - Love and the Lord's Prayer

February 13, 2005 - Painting and God's Spirit by Weezie Petrie

February 6, 2005 - Temptation and truth

January 16, 2005 - God and the tsunami