Category Archives: Stewardship

We Don’t Want Your Money!

  My daughter just posted on Facebook: “I love that my church has pay my tithe online. Makes it SO much easier to make sure that’s the first 10% off the top!” One of her friends quickly responded: “That is … Continue reading

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Transformed Podcast #180 – We Will Be Battered For Our Faith!

It is no secret that the world and the devil hate God and what He stands for. When we choose to live our lives for His primary purpose in this world, opposition can be assured. Focus becomes the issue in … Continue reading

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Transformed Talks About "Money Strategies for Tough Times!" with Matt Bell

Thank you for tuning in again to the Transformed podcast! Today we welcome Matt Bell back to the program. Matt is a personal finance writer and speaker. He is the author of three books: Money, Purpose, Joy (September 2008), Money and … Continue reading

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Proverbs – Becoming a Virtuous Wife (Proverbs 31:10-31)

Artwork Credit: lacy.obeyingthetruth.com   Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading … Continue reading

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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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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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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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Transformed Episode #055 – Trusting God in Turbulent Times

Foreclosures, bankruptcies, and dwindling retirement accounts seem to be all the news these days. Everyone seems to be hurting these days. The recession has tested the limits of many people’s faith. Dr. Matthew Lee Smith encourages our hearts to ‘trust … Continue reading

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