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Transformed Episode 160 – Jesus Our Life Provider
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. So why is Jesus so important? Don’t all religions pray to the same God? Aren’t all faiths equally valid? In today’s study, Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, Lead Pastor at Pacific Baptist Church in El Segundo, … Continue reading
Posted in Transformed
Tagged abundance, Christian, Christianity, disciple, eternal, fame, Intimacy, Jesus, John 10, Leadership, life, life purpose, mentor, mindset, name, Pharisee, predator, prestige, prosperity, protection, psa 23, rebellion, rejection, relationship, rescue, salvation, saved, sheep, shepherd, spiritual, Vision, willfulness
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Mourning Will Have to Wait, There’s Ministry To Do!
“Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.” (Matthew 16:24, NKJV) Personal needs often take a back seat to the disciple of … Continue reading
Posted in Becoming Like Jesus
Tagged Christianity, disciple, discipleship, Jesus, King Jesus, Lord Jesus, ministry, needs, recover, regroup, rest, retreat
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It Doesn’t Always End Well!
Truth is not always popular, but it is always right. There is a pernicious lie in the religion of Churchianity: If you do well, life will be incredible! Unfortunately, this is a truth from a different faith. One need … Continue reading
Posted in Becoming Like Jesus
Tagged adulterer, adultery, adversary, carnality, Christianity, Churchianty, disciple, faith, Jesus, lie, life, Master, right, truth, will of God, Word of God
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Episode 131 – How Do I Live Without The Burden of Guilt?
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. Thank you for joining us today as Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, Lead Pastor at Pacific Baptist Church in El Segundo, California, talks about understanding and enjoying the abundance of Jesus in your everyday life. If … Continue reading
Posted in Adundant Life, Suffering, Transformed
Tagged act, attitude, Christianity, cleansing, confess, Confession, deed, freedom, guilt, heart, improvement, intentions, Jesus, judgment, right, rigtheousness, testing, thought, thoughts, Throne of God, Throne of Grace, violate, violation, virus, word
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Episode 125 – Spiritual First Responders Tackle Obstacles as a Team!
Welcome to another edition of the Transformed podcast. We wrap up our series entitled, Where Is God Taking Us? today. God is launching the men and women of Pacific Baptist Church into their neighborhoods as care givers – … Continue reading
Posted in Missional, Multi-ethnic / Urban, Transformed
Tagged Acts, Christianity, faith, first responder, love your neighbor, mission, missional, neighbor, spiritual
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Clean Up Your Trash!
“Imitate me, as I also imitate Christ.” (1 Corinthians 11:1, HCSB) Leadership for Jesus Christ is first, and foremost, a responsibility to imitate the Lord Himself. One of the keys to Biblically effective leadership is a life of purity. … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog
Tagged assumption, Christ, Christian, Christianity, disgrace, eternity, faith, habits, Leadership, purity, redemption, routine, secrets, sin, temptations
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Episode 119: Good Grief!
Artwork Credit: ceruleansanctum.com Conviction – it’s a word many Christ-followers misunderstand. When the Spirit moves through the words of the pastor, many people get uncomfortable and upset. While many would rather not address the subject of conviction through the … Continue reading
Posted in forgiveness, Transformed
Tagged Christianity, conviction, Corinthians, fear, Grief, Holy Spirit, indignation, love, purity, sexual immorality, sheep, shepherd, zeal
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When Depression Falls On the Child of God – Part 2
Photo Credit: carroll.edu “Why am I so depressed? Why this turmoil within me?” (Psalm 43:5, HCSB) We return to the anathema subject of depression in the Christian today because the Bible addresses the reality that many suffer from it, even … Continue reading
Posted in faith, Leadership Blog, Suffering
Tagged Christian, Christianity, depressed, depression, faith, God, hope, Jesus, love, pain, questions, ridicule, suffering, worship
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When Depression Falls On the Child of God
“Why am I so depressed? Why this turmoil within me?” (Psalm 42:5, HCSB) There seems to be a stigma to those Christ-followers who profess some sort of sadness of soul these days. Critics scorn them with pious platitudes like, “How … Continue reading
