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Author Archives: Dr. Matthew Lee Smith
Teaching Those Who Are Listening – Part 4!
Feel free to forward this to a friend! “Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.” ~ Karen Clark When you and I desire to develop Eagle Leaders, we discover that we must separate the sincere from the insincere. That … Continue reading
Teaching Those Who Are Listening – Part 2!
Feel free to forward this to a friend! “Don’t be afraid to take advice. There’s always something new to learn.” ~ Babe Ruth We are asking Jesus to answer an important question: “How do we, as Eagle Leaders, separate the … Continue reading
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Tagged Babe Ruth, curiosity, curious, Jesus, leader, leaders, Leadership, method, methodology, methods, parable, parables, purpose, purposeful, reward, rewards, speaking, teaching, training
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Eagles In Leadership Interviews Eric Michael Bryant
Eric Michael Bryant serves as an elder, speaker, and navigator overseeing the leadership team at Mosaic in Los Angeles. Starting as a volunteer in the parking lot at Mosaic, Eric later worked with students and then helped catalyze new venues … Continue reading
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A Part of the Family!
Feel free to forward this to a friend! “For whoever does the will of God is My brother and My sister and mother.” ~ Jesus Family is the cradle of our hopes and dreams, the support for our hurts and … Continue reading
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Tagged alone, choice, comfort, difficult times, dreams, end of your rope, extended family, failures, faith, faith family, family, help, hope, hopeless, hurting, hurts, intimate, Jesus, love, misery, obedience, open, parents, relationship, relationships, responsible, security, small group, support, transparent, will of God, without hope
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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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