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Turn-Around Tuesday – Fear Tears Away One’s Hope
“I will take nothing but what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me. Let Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre take their share.” After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram … Continue reading
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Turn-Around Tuesday – Problems Reveal the Problem!
“Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land. When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, “I … Continue reading
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Tagged believe, blessing, choice, courage, decision, disappoint, encourage, faith, famine, God, husband, love, marriage, motivation, priorities, priority, problem, promise, Promised Land, protect, protection, situation, trouble, Trust, Vision, watch care, wife, wrong
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Turn-Around Tuesday – Tragedies Are Often Stepping-Stones!
“Terah took Abram his son and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram’s wife, and they went forth together from Ur of the Chaldeans to go into the land of Canaan, but when … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
Tagged Abram, abundant, Agony, Bible, blame, destiny, difference, difficult, difficulties, difficulty, emotionally, example, faith, funeral, future, God, greater, life, Lord, make a difference, moving, nature, offer, pain, plan, situation, tragedy, Trust, Vision, weakest
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Willing Worker Wednesday – When God’s Ability and Spirit-Filling Meet!
“Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied: Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and provided redemption for His people.” (Luke 1:67–68, HCSB) Then his father Zechariah was filled with … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
Tagged beleiev, celebration, ceremony, Confession, consideration, doubt, expectancy, fail, failure, faith, God, heart, Holy Spirit, hope, Impossible, incorporate, introspection, investigation, Israel, leader, Leadership, Lord, mouth, praise, pregnant, recant, redemption, repent, return, review, Scripture, soul, Trust, Vision
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Faith Filled Friday – Faith Embraces God’s Declared Will!
“And Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!” God said, “No, but Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as … Continue reading
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Faith Filled Friday – Faith Stretches Reality!
“And God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. I will bless her, and moreover, I will give you a son by her. I will … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham, achieve, belief, believe, birth, centenarian, childbirth, choice, dead, demon-possessed, doubt, dream, faith, God, help, hope, Impossible, impotent, Jesus, laugh, pain, possible, Post-menopausal, problems, promise, Sarah, Son, surrogate parenting, Vision
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Why don’t today’s marriages last?
Photo credit: https://www.lifehack.org I was asked recently … Why don’t today’s marriages have the longevity, stability, strength, endurance & true essence of LOVE? Here’s my response … Love = sacrifice. (John 15.13) Most people don’t understand that and have a different … Continue reading
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Tagged fantasies, friendship, God, Jesus, king of kings, lord of lords, love, lust, marriage, mission, relationships, sacrifice, self-centeredness, selfishness, Vision
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Hope For Today – There Is Nothing Too Hard for God!
Photo Credit: https://adrianandjacie.wordpress.com Have you been “grinding it out” for so long that you think this might be your “new normal?” Are you beginning to fade into the pain? I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today
Tagged ability, Almighty, bleak, care, difficulties, dismal, encouraging, God, hope, hopeless, Lord, pain, powerful, prescription sight, problems, situation, sorrow, strain, stress, trials, troubles, unchangeable, Vision
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Questions to Ask Before You Take an Associate Position
Recently a good friend asked whether he should take a position that’s been offered to him. As I took some time thinking about this, I considered this is his first foray into a church ministry staff position. Since he’s young, I wanted to give … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, calling, career, church, doubt, expectations, family, Job, Leadership, ministry, pastor, positon, purpose, staff, supervisor, Vision, will of God, youth
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Transformed #302: Taking Care of Your Community!
“Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.” (3 John 2, ESV) “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew 22:39, ESV) Thriving … Continue reading
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