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Transformed Episode #058 – The Trust Test: 2
Trusting God is a process of removing our self-dependence. When we desire to trust God more, he initiates an amazing transformation, a ‘purging process’ which Pastor Jim Cymbala describes in his book, “Break Through Prayer” … “This purging process rids … Continue reading
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Sign Seekers!
Feel free to forward this to a friend! “Doubt is the gangrene of the soul.” ~ In His Image We seem to be surrounded by skeptics and doubters these days! But that has always been the case. Many desire no … Continue reading
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Tagged demon, direction, doubt, doubters, eagle leader, miracle, signs and wonders, skeptics, traps, truth, unbelief, unclean spirit, wisdom
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Transformed Episode #057 – The Trust Test: Part 1
“Fighting for your time, your place, your voice, or your importance will always hinder your effectiveness in the great house of God. If you are faithful with what belongs to somebody else, God will give you’re your own. The testing … Continue reading
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Conflict and Accusation!
Feel free to forward this to a friend! “To be confident is to act in faith.” ~ Bernard Bynion If you have attempted anything in ministry, you know all about conflict! It seems like the greatest obstacle to forward movement … Continue reading
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Tagged accusation, accusations, anger, assertions, Beelzebub, Bernard Bynion, blasphemes, change, church growth, church health, condemnation, conflict, credibility, demons, division, evil motives, fear, foolishness, Jesus, ministry, mission, opposition, possibility, Satan, serving others
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Transformed Episode #056 – Trust: The Key to Successful Living
Jerry Bridges reminds us, “Trust is not a passive state of mind. It is a vigorous act of the soul by which we choose to lay hold of the promises of God and cling to them despite the fear that … Continue reading
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Transformed Enhanced Episode #055 – Trusting God in Turbulent Times
This is a special iTunes/iPod ENHANCED podcast. This podcast contains the PowerPoint slides that Pastor Matt uses during his sermons so you can follow along in iTunes or with your iPod. You can subscribe to this podcast by clicking here … Continue reading
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Special Conference Discount for Our Pastor Friends!
We have an exciting offer from Moody Bible Institute’s Pastors Conference and Eagles in Leadership. As a friend of Eagles in Leadership, Tommy Lee, Special Assistant to the President has increased his original generous offer! Now … Save $50 on … Continue reading
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Leaders and Their Followers!
Feel free to forward this to a friend! “A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.” ~ Roselyn Carter My friend, John Maxwell, … Continue reading
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Tagged followers, Jesus, John Maxwell, leaders, Leadership, mission, Roselyn Carter, small group
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Transformed Enhanced Episode #054 – Accomplishing Your Mission … No Matter What
Welcome to our new iTunes/iPod ENHANCED podcast. This podcast contains the PowerPoint slides that Pastor Matt uses during his sermons so you can follow along in iTunes or with your iPod. If you have any questions about how this works … Continue reading
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Looking for the Acts of Faith!
Feel free to forward this to a friend! “To disbelieve is easy; to scoff is simple; to have faith is harder.” ~ Louis L’Amour America is filled with talkers about Jesus! We talk about our church. We talk about our … Continue reading
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