<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Blurton Baptist]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Christ-centred, biblically-based, gospel focused, community of believers who gather to worship, grow and serve together in Heron Cross, Stoke.]]></description><link>https://www.blurtonbaptist.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:39:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.blurtonbaptist.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Remember the End of the Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bible is often reminding us what story we are in. Often it causes us to look back, to see the story we have come into. Other times it causes us to look forward, to see where the story is headed. 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We wage war here first.]]></description><link>https://www.blurtonbaptist.com/post/howtoroot</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa93c86e2ced29caad1f1a1</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 14:21:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc7588_bb961f2021824269b2fa1e251c7e7d48~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>blurtonbaptistchur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Had a Panic Attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just a few days after Christmas, driving home from the holidays, I had a panic attack.]]></description><link>https://www.blurtonbaptist.com/post/panicattack</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa93c86e2ced29caad1f1cb</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 19:56:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc7588_de2114d94de7454ba60f0d3009b3cef2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>blurtonbaptistchur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Splinter or Rot?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are these two extremes when it comes to doctrine. Both extremes are unhealthy, unhelpful and ultimately destructive.]]></description><link>https://www.blurtonbaptist.com/post/splintrot</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa93c86e2ced29caad1f1a5</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2022 11:27:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc7588_18cfc4c220ab44f99d128586d1b95928~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>blurtonbaptistchur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Culture of Loving]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the coattails of Christ speaking about serving one another and His ultimate service for us upon the Cross, Jesus speaks the words of...]]></description><link>https://www.blurtonbaptist.com/post/lovingculture</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa93c86e2ced29caad1f17b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2022 10:37:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc7588_fac9dfd8829f4d148077555c834b2cba~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>blurtonbaptistchur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Culture of Serving]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let God manifest your sanctification by proactively serving your brothers and sisters in Christ.]]></description><link>https://www.blurtonbaptist.com/post/servingculture</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa93c86e2ced29caad1f17a</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 14:32:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc7588_d31cff209fb44b219256bd6a50a0914a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>blurtonbaptistchur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You’re Not [Insert Name Here]]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Old Testament writers are constantly placing before you potential Genesis 3:15 fulfillers.]]></description><link>https://www.blurtonbaptist.com/post/notintro</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa93c86e2ced29caad1f1a4</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2022 10:56:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc7588_9acc88cb918449ceb39fb7830d5e8360~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>blurtonbaptistchur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Disagree Without Being a Numpty]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we are numpties in our disagreements we are essentially saying that believing right is everything but doing right is optional.]]></description><link>https://www.blurtonbaptist.com/post/how-to-disagree-without-being-a-numpty</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa93c86e2ced29caad1f1a3</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2021 17:04:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc7588_eeec382753e54db1b400b35f2502154d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_844,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>blurtonbaptistchur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thine Be The Glory (Fruit 11)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our creation, salvation and fruit bearing is not of ourselves, it is His work in us - for His own glory.]]></description><link>https://www.blurtonbaptist.com/post/thine-be-the-glory</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa93c86e2ced29caad1f179</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:06:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc7588_b616343b17164757b03ea5a86e3b2653~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>blurtonbaptistchur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazing Grace (Fruit 10)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grace isn't just the beginning of the Christian life; it's the entire Christian life from beginning to end.]]></description><link>https://www.blurtonbaptist.com/post/amazing-grace</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa93c86e2ced29caad1f1ca</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:29:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc7588_70b1fb7474cc40e3ad8eee0cf6be10f6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>blurtonbaptistchur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Balaam’s Woke Bandwagon]]></title><description><![CDATA[We live in an age in which massive swathes of social activism colour the landscape of our digital world.]]></description><link>https://www.blurtonbaptist.com/post/balaamswbw</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa93c86e2ced29caad1f178</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2021 16:48:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc7588_b7ce9cdf573e41acac14e8aa963eacf8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>blurtonbaptistchur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[June or Jesus?]]></title><description><![CDATA[June is not our ultimate hope, Jesus is. Meeting together again is not our ultimate hope, Jesus is.]]></description><link>https://www.blurtonbaptist.com/post/june-or-jesus</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa93c86e2ced29caad1f177</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:30:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc7588_074ef477b94d49f49dad15317e81d472~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>blurtonbaptistchur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't Stop Believing (Fruit 9)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is our responsibility; to continue to build our faith and hope with the help of the Spirit. We cannot produce fruit, only Christ can.]]></description><link>https://www.blurtonbaptist.com/post/dont-stop-believing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa93c86e2ced29caad1f1c9</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:34:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc7588_7005b6ec4c91472eb179730e341d7b21~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_563,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>blurtonbaptistchur</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Hope is Built on Nothing Less (Fruit 8)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since Christ is the True Vine and we are united to Him by faith, we are called to bear the fruit that Christ produces through us. 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Food shortages and ration cards had become the norm. 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