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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
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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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Eternal Life, Eating Flesh, Drinking Blood!
But what is eternal life? Is it eternal self-esteem? Is it a heaven full of mirrors? Or snowboards, or gold links, or black-eyed virgins? No. Jesus tells us exactly what he meant: “And this is eternal life, that they know … Continue reading
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Tagged call, Capernaum, commitment, communion, conservative, eternal life, evangelical, faith, heaven, Jesus, Jew, Knowing God, Lamb, lamb of God, passover, prayer, purpose, redemption, relationship, salvation
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Transformed Talks with Daniel Henderson About Strategic Prayer!
Transformed spoke recently with Daniel Henderson about prayer and its centrality to the life of the disciple and the Church of the Lord Jesus. As a Senior Pastor for over two decades, Daniel Henderson brought prayer-based revitalization to several mega-churches. … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, church, disciple, growth, health, Jesus, ministry, prayer, relationship
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So That You May Not Die!
Photo Credit: slicedbreadmag.com Saving faith is the cry of a new creature in Christ. And the newness of the new creature is that it has a new taste. What was once distasteful or bland is now craved. Christ himself has … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, Christian, distress, eternal, eternal life, everlasting life, faith, God, godliness, guidance, heaven, help, hope, Jesus, life, prayer, reconnection, relationship, rescue, struggle, wisdom
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Transformed Episode #159 – Jesus, Our Life Guide!
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. Is there more to life than consuming and existing? Can we ever know what is right? Can we ever know how to proceed in this life? In today’s study, Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, Lead Pastor … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christ, Christian, coach, condemn, consequences, cop, disciple, eternal life, failure, feast, holiness, Holy Spirit, Jesus, John 3:16, judge, judgement, light, morals, path, performance, rescue, review, sin, tabernacle, witness
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Transformed Episode #158 – Jesus, Our Life Giver!
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. Is there more to life than consuming and existing? In today’s study, Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, Lead Pastor at Pacific Baptist Church in El Segundo, California shows us that Jesus affirms that there is … Continue reading
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Tagged assurance, Christ, Christian, christian life, commitment, Confession, death, Grief, hope, Jesus, miracle, resurrection
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The Will of God and Jesus!
“Do you think, asks the Sovereign Lord, that I like to see wicked people die? Of course not! I only want them to turn from their wicked ways and live.” ~ Lord in Ezekiel 18:23 (NLT) For most people, the … Continue reading
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Tagged ask, believe, Christian, credentials, eternal life, everlasting life, follow, Jesus, journey, Leadership, leadershpi, mystery, obey, reveal, seek, speak with, Trust, walk with, walk with God, will of God
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Transformed Episode #157 – Jesus, Our Sin Remover!
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. Why do we need Jesus anyway? What’s the purpose of His life? Today, Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, Lead Pastor at Pacific Baptist Church in El Segundo, California answers those questions in this study of Jesus, … Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, blessing, Christ, disciple, Exodus, Holy Spirit, Jesus, King, lamb of God, levites, Messiah, miracle, passover, plagues, praise, priests, redemption, religious, reveal, Saul, sin, Son of God, spiritual blindness, spiritual hunger, Trust
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Sign Seekers and Jesus!
The true motives of our actions, like the real pipes of an organ, are usually concealed. But the gilded and hollow pretext is pompously placed in the front for show. ~ Charles Caleb Colton At the center of our … Continue reading
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Tagged actions, affirmation, center, center of your life, Christian, Jesus, leader, life, Lord, love, love of God, motives, obedience, pretense, promise, riches, sermon, show, signs
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Transformed Episode #156 – Jesus, Name Above All Names!
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. We begin a new study today entitled, “Jesus, Name Above All Names!” This first lesson was taught on Easter Sunday this year by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, Lead Pastor at Pacific Baptist Church in El … Continue reading
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Tagged ascension, attitude, Bible, Christ, Christian, cross, God, humanity, Jesus, judge, king of kings, lord of lords, Master, nativity, obedience, righteous, sacrifice, slave, submission, surrender, universe
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