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Hope For Today #165- Expansion Happens Even In Our Misery!

2020 has been a very hard year for many. In our ministry, one of our staff members husbands passed away from COVID 19 in April. Because of the lockdown, many people have lost their jobs and many businesses have gone … Continue reading

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Hope for Today #162 – Expansion Sometimes Requires God Moving Us!

Maybe you have been in church where people are crying out, Bless me Lord! Bless me Lord!It seems that today everybody wants God’s blessing – but few people understand the cost involved. Hi there, I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and … Continue reading

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Train Them Thursday – When Worship Flows!

“Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star … Continue reading

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Train Them Thursday – Amazed At Jesus!

“And His father and mother were amazed at the things which were being said about Him. And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this Child is appointed for the fall and rise of many in Israel, … Continue reading

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Willing Worker Wednesday – Worthy Of the Cost!

“After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men from the east arrived unexpectedly in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star … Continue reading

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Magnificent Marriage Monday – Advanced Warning From Danger!

“So Noah, his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives entered the ark because of the floodwaters … just as God had commanded him. Seven days later the floodwaters came on the earth.” (Genesis 7:7, 9-10, CSB)   Seven days … Continue reading

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Magnificent Marriage Monday – One Couple Can Make a Huge Difference!

“When the Lord saw that human wickedness was widespread on the earth and that every inclination of the human mind was nothing but evil all the time, the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and he … Continue reading

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Faith Filled Friday – Faith Obeys Immediately!

“Then Abraham took Ishmael his son and all those born in his house or bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house, and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskins that very day, as God had … Continue reading

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Teaching Those Who Are Listening – Part 7!

Feel free to forward this to a friend! “Our contemplation and evaluation should lead naturally to calculation – how much will it cost me to change? What things must be different? Are certain friends or acquaintances a roadblock on my … Continue reading

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