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Train Them Thursday – Amazed At Jesus!

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

“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 →

Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship) | Tagged abilities, accept, benefot, choice, choose, cost, death, defeat, discipleship, emptiness, empty, enemies, enemy, excuse, failure, faithfulness, forgiveness, friend, friendship, God, grace, hope, Israel, Jesus, King, Leadership, Lord, love, loyalty, message, mission, naked, opposition, pain, peace, proclaim, reality, reject, repentance, resource, reward, support, surrender, sustain | Leave a comment

Turn-Around Tuesday – Living With The Consequences!

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

“And the Lord said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to me from the ground. And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood … Continue reading →

Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering | Tagged change, consequences, cursed, decreed, determined, direction, forgive, forgiveness, gain, grace, kindness, mercy, pain, raging, repentance, restoration, sin, throwing a temper tantrum, trouble, unpleasant, venting, yelling | Leave a comment

Lessons From the East – A Book Review

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Disturbing. Dynamic. Directional. These thoughts ran through my mind as I read – strike that – devoured this book. I am not one to gush over a book, but Lessons From the East is a must read this summer! With … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged Bible, Bob Roberts Jr., Christ, church, culture, Decline, discipleship, evangelism, faith, forgiveness, Gospel, Great Commission, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Kingdom, Lessons From the East, love your neighbor, membership, mission, missional, missions, motivation, religion, repentance, spiritual gifts | Leave a comment

The Hard Hearted Feign Repentance!

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Some thoughts from Exodus 9:27-35 (ESV) The hard-heartedness of Pharaoh feigned repentance but reverted to his old ways as soon as the danger passed. There is a pattern to pride and this account of dealing with Pharaoh may show it … Continue reading →

Posted in Hard Heartedness | Tagged Almighty, Bible, Christian, danger, disciple, fear, God, heart, Jesus, Lord, pride, repentance, supernatural | Leave a comment

Hard Heartedness Refuses to Listen to One’s Inner Circle!

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Some thoughts from Exodus 8:18-19 (ESV) The hard-heartedness of Pharaoh refused to listen to his innermost circle of trusted advisors despite their unified agreement. As we have already stated, pride creates deafness. Everyone else is wrong. I am the only one … Continue reading →

Posted in Hard Heartedness | Tagged Almighty, catastrophe, coworkers, devestated, disciple, family, fast, God, grace, heart, Holy One, hope, intervention, Israel, Jesus, Leadership, listening, mercy, pray, repentance, struggle, warning, wisdom | Leave a comment

Transformed Podcast #272: Mighty Men and Women!

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

For the Church to survive and thrive, it will need a healthy and godly team of men and women leading it! We want to welcome you to the fifth and final installment in the “Being An Excellent Team Player” Series here … Continue reading →

Posted in Discipleship, Last Days, Transformed | Tagged ability, accomplishment, aspiration, change, Christ, church, command, community, courage, courageous, develop, disciple, discipline, dream, elevate, evil, excel, expansion, experience, exploit, grace, Great Commission, hardship, Holy Spirit, honor, initiative, Jesus, Kind David, kingdom of God, laziness, leader, Leadership, loyalty, mighty, ministry, mission, praise, rank, reality, repent, repentance, responsible, Satan, significant, sin, submit, team, train, training, Vision, winner, work | Leave a comment

Preach Repentance, Heal Lives!

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Artwork courtesy of richardgleaves.blogspot.com It’s never too late! No matter how far you have gone on a wrong road, turn back. -Turkish proverb Disciples proclaim a need for life change to each person they meet! Repentance is the Biblical … Continue reading →

Posted in Becoming Like Jesus | Tagged Bible, biblical, bottle, buffet, care, cash, change, compassion, disciple, grace, help, hope, Jesus, joy, Leadership, life-change, Lord, love, mercy, mess, preach, proclaim, relationship, repent, repentance, sacifice, sex, submission | Leave a comment

Jeremiah: God’s Message of the Coming Babylonian Invasion to the Defiant Nation of Israel!

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Artwork Credit: seekingyahweh.wordpress.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 the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible Reading, Just Read It! | Tagged Bible, Bible study, Jeremiah, Old Testament, rebellion, repent, repentance | Leave a comment

Nehemiah – Nehemiah's Spiritual Career (8-13)

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Artwork Credit: diannemalone.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 the … Continue reading →

Posted in Just Read It!, Leadership Blog | Tagged Bible, Bible study, Christian, Confession, Confessions of an Insignificant Pastor, Leadership, Nehemiah, Old Testament, repentance | Leave a comment

Weeding the Garden of Our Soul

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

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 the Bible in general. … Continue reading →

Posted in forgiveness, Leadership Blog | Tagged anxieties, heart, iniquities, repent, repentance, repenting, sin, transgression, wicked | Leave a comment

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