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Author Archives: Dr. Matthew Lee Smith
Train Them Thursday – Worth Our Life!
“Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them the exact time the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)
Tagged bad, certainty, chaos, command, confusion, death, decision, diagnostic, direction, disciple, discipleship, dragged, effort, escape, ew, failure, gifts, good, guilt, heart, help, hope, Jesus, joy, King, life, light, Lord, mangle, minimal, pain, painful, past, pastoral ministry, pretense, purpose, reality, sacrifice, shame, surrender, worthy
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Am I Growing?
“The boy grew up and became strong, filled with wisdom, and God’s grace was on Him.” (Luke 2:40, HCSB) The boy grew up and became strong, filled with wisdom, and God’s grace was on Him. Growth. It is the natural … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
Tagged 5 Ministry Killers, abuse, accomplish, Acts of the Apostles, apostle, bold, eternal, evangelist, faith, fullness, Gift, God, grace, grew, grow, growing, growth, humble, humility, knowledge, leader, Leadership, life, lifetime, mature, ministry, misuse, pastor, peace, privilege, servant, stature, strong, tewcher, Unity, wisdom, work
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Turn-Around Tuesday – Who Are You Connected To?
“So the enemy took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way. They also took Lot, the son of Abram’s brother, who was dwelling in Sodom, and his possessions, and went their way.” … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
Tagged alone, calmity, captive, care, catastrophe, connection, dark, endear, enemy, escape, friend, friendship, Impossible, intercession, life, lives, love, pain, powerful, pray, problem, problems, rescue, stole, suffering, trouble
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Faith Filled Friday – Accepting the “Ask” of God!
“And the angel of the Lordcalled to Abraham a second time from heaven and said, “By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will surely bless you, … Continue reading
Posted in faith, Faith-Filled Fridays
Tagged Abraham, act, benefit, bless, blessing, change, choice, compassionate, death, faith, faithlessness, fear, God, multiplication, obedience, obedient, pain, philanthropy, refusal, refuse, release, sacrifice, selfish, selfless, sight, Trust, victory, wise
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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
Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)
Tagged anooy, Bethlehem, conviction, cost, Daniel, devote, devoted, disciple, discipleship, effort, expense, extravagant, follow, follower, Gift, God, grateful, gratitude, heart, honor, inconvenience, Iran, Jesus, Jews, joy, King, love, Messiah, new life, Persia, promise, provision, rescue, sacrifice, security, sign, team, worship, worth
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Using Wisdom In An Evil World!
“So he got up, took the child and His mother, and entered the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
Tagged application, Archelaus, Bible, command, comply, conversation, culture, dead, disobey, evil, faith, God, guide, Herod, Holy Spirit, intent, Israel, Jesus, Joseph, lead, leader, navigate, potential, relationship, safe, senses, servant, spirit, wisdom, worker, world
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Turn-Around Tuesdays – When God Affirms Our Generous Choices!
“The Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, “Lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward, for all the land that you see I will give … Continue reading
Magnificent Marriage Monday – When Leadership Fails!
“Abram’s wife Sarai had not borne any children for him, but she owned an Egyptian slave named Hagar. Sarai said to Abram, “Since the Lord has prevented me from bearing children, go to my slave; perhaps through her I can build … Continue reading
Posted in Magnificent Marriage Mondays, Marriage
Tagged Abraham, Abram, baby, child, children, design, discuss, faith, frustrate, frustrated, frustration, girl, God, heart, husband, idea, infertility, life together, Lord, man and wife, marriage, obstacle, option, problem, Sarai, sight, slave, Son, supernatural, wife, will, will of God
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