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Tag Archives: Christ
Train Them Thursday – Choices Reveal Our Character!
“Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. And Joseph her husband, being a righteous … Continue reading
									
						Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)					
					
				
								
					Tagged baby, bride, broken, character, choice, Christ, complete, difficulties, disciple, discipleship, disgrace, endurance, exercise, faith, God, gymnasium, heart, Holy Spirit, husband, Jesus, Joseph, life, Mary, obey, perfect, pregnancy, pressure, problem, publicly, purpose, righteous, sou;, soul, test, trials, trouble, wife				
				
				
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		Magnificent Marriage Monday – Marriage Suffers Under Parental Neglect!
“In the course of time Cain presented some of the land’s produce as an offering to the Lord. And Abel also presented an offering—some of the firstborn of his flock and their fat portions. The Lord had regard for Abel … Continue reading
									
						Posted in Magnificent Marriage Mondays, Marriage					
					
				
								
					Tagged Abel, activity, Almighty, anger, angry, Cain, catastrophe, children, Christ, create, despondent, difficulties, difficulty, experience, favor, filling, flourish, furious, God, growth, heartache, heartbreak, Holy Spirit, home, indwelling, inspiration, Jesus, joy, Lord, love, management, marriage, natural, neglect, nurture, offering, parent, parental, planet, proclaim, rebellion, regard, relationship, require, respect, spiritual, suffer, supernatural, tension, transformation, truth, work				
				
				
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		Hope For Today – Don’t Give Up!
I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today to encourage you: Don’t Give Up because God speaks Hope For Today when he says in 2 Chronicles 15.7, (CSB) from the distress of His people in … Continue reading
									
						Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed					
					
				
								
					Tagged Almighty, believer, breakthrough, Christ, death, died, discouraged, discouragement, distress, doubter, dream, drop, drop out, faith, give up, hard, hope, Jesus, Job, loser, marriage, model, navigate, person, press forward, promise, promotion, quit, refuse, relationship, reward, see, sight, solution, strong, temptation, today, victory, victory lap, way, work				
				
				
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		Faith Filled Friday – Allowing God to Guide Through Generosity!
“And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the Jordan Valley was well watered everywhere like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and … Continue reading
									
						Posted in faith, Faith-Filled Fridays					
					
				
								
					Tagged Abraham, cancer, choice, Christ, daily grind, faith, generosity, give, God, good, Jesus, lead, life, lot, nice, opportunities, opportunity, possibilities, possibility, selfish, selfishness, shield, sinner, Sodom, Trust, wicked				
				
				
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		Willing Worker Wednesday – When God Answers Us!
“But the angel said to him: Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will name him John … And he will go before Him in … Continue reading
									
						Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays					
					
				
								
					Tagged Burden, cause, Christ, complain, complaining, dark hours, frustration, God, Jesus, Jews, King, kistening, Leadership, life, plan, prayer, prayers, reason, service, serving, silence, timing, Trust, trusting, work				
				
				
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		Hope For Today – Taking Care of Your Support Group
I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Todayto remind us that within our local church lies our greatest support group for life abundant! Hope For Today is a part of the ministry of Eagles … Continue reading
									
						Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed					
					
				
								
					Tagged Christ, Christian, church, condemn, expose, family, follower, giving, gossip, heart, life, love, mind, miserable, one another, reach, selfish, struggling, Sunday School, support group, Ten Commandments				
				
				
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		Hope For Today – The Danger of Drift!
This photo of Driftwood Beach is courtesy of TripAdvisor It’s so easy to get caught up in life. We’ve talked about it before, but it bears repeating often: Life has a tendency to drag us away without our even noticing. … Continue reading
									
						Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed					
					
				
								
					Tagged abundant life, add, attention, Bible, Christ, Christian, drift, God, habit, hope, Jesus, life, priorities, relationship, spiritual, Word of God				
				
				
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		Studying 1 John 2:14!
Photo Credit: https://salemnet.vo.llnwd.net We are so glad you are back! Today we open our Bibles to the second chapter of the Apostle John’s first letter to the disciples in his church as we study of what it means to … Continue reading
									
						Posted in 1 John					
					
				
								
					Tagged antichrist, apostates, believer, Christ, Christian, church, communion, delusions, devil, discipleship, eternal, evangelism, faith, fellowship, God, God's plan, Gospel, Impossible, Jesus, John, joy, knowledge, life, Logos, love, mediation, moral excellence, obedience, power, practical, profess, purity, purpose, revelation, Satan, separation, spiritual perfection, utter transcendence, warning, witness, world, worldliness				
				
				
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		Studying 1 John 2:13!
Photo Credit: https://salemnet.vo.llnwd.net We are so glad you are back! Today we open our Bibles to the second chapter of the Apostle John’s first letter to the disciples in his church as we study of what it means to … Continue reading
									
						Posted in 1 John					
					
				
								
					Tagged antichrist, apostates, believer, Christ, Christian, church, communion, delusions, devil, discipleship, eternal, evangelism, faith, fellowship, God, God's plan, Gospel, Impossible, Jesus, John, joy, knowledge, life, Logos, love, mediation, moral excellence, obedience, power, practical, profess, purity, purpose, revelation, Satan, separation, spiritual perfection, utter transcendence, warning, witness, world, worldliness				
				
				
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