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Author Archives: Dr. Matthew Lee Smith
3 Big Faith Questions To Ask When God Commands!
Faith Does What God Commands, Even When It Sounds Impossible “Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God.” (Genesis 6:9, ESV) “And God said to Noah, “I have determined to make an end of all … Continue reading
Posted in christian life, Discipleship, faith, Ministry
Tagged action, Ark, command, faith, flood, God, Impossible, Noah, possible, provision
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Hope For Today – Settling Our Disagreements!
When we snap at other people, we break relationships. And that just makes our lives worse … robbing us of peace! I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today about settling our disagreements! So, … Continue reading
Posted in christian life, Discipleship, Transformed
Tagged Bible, Christian, church, disagreement, faith, forgive, forgiveness, God, grudge, hope, Jesus, ministry, peace, power, relationships, restoration, spirit, worship
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Hope For Today – Enjoying a Life of Peace and Blessing!
We can turn around any attitude, change any habit, create a totally different character and, in time, enjoy a completely different life – a life of peace and blessing! I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged attitude, Bible, blessing, blessing of God, calm, change, chaos, character, Christ, forgiveness, God, God's Word, habit, Jesus, life, peace, selfish, stand form, turn around
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Impacted By God’s Word
Some verses just make a bigger impact in my life than others. How about you? Sure they do! When this verse comes across my path each year in my Bible reading, it causes me to stop and evaluate some things. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Reading, christian life, Leadership Blog, Will of God
Tagged belief, Bible, blessing, compassion, direction, evaluate, experience, faith, favor, God, guidance, Jesus, kindness, life, wrath
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Hope For Today – Enjoying a Blessed Life!
Is your daily life chaotic or calm; are you being beaten up by life, or are you enjoying a blessed life? These are two of the most important questions you can ask yourself on a daily basis. Our answer to … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged act, attitude, belief, Bible, blessing, calm, chaos, character, Christ, church, destiny, expectation, forgiveness, God, habit, hope, Jesus, life, mood, peace, performance, plan, storms, thinking, thought
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Hope For Today – Receiving So Many of God’s Blessings!
Each day, as I open God’s Word, He brings so much CHANGE and BLESSING into my life! I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today about how God gives us SO MANY OF HIS … Continue reading
Posted in Adundant Life, Attitude, christian life, Deeper Walk With God, Discipleship, faith, God Is With Us!, Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged Bible, blessing, change, church, compassion, darkness, deliverer, forgiveness, guidance, Holy Spirit, hope, Jesus, life, Lord, mercy, prayer, rescue, transformation, Transformed
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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
Posted in Leadership Blog, Ministry
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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Before We Can Soar We Must Understand!
“O Jacob, how can you say the Lord does not see your troubles? O Israel, how can you say God ignores your rights? Have you never heard? Have you never understood? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, faith, Love of God, Missional, Prayer, Suffering
Tagged attacked, Bible, disciple, discouraged, faith, God's Word, Good News, Jesus, ministry, prayer, problems, rejected, struggle, trials, trouble, wisdom
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Hope For Today – Enjoying a Blessed Life!
Is your daily life chaotic or calm; are you being beaten up by life, or are you enjoying a blessed life? These are two of the most important questions you can ask yourself on a daily basis. Our answer to … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, christian life, Discipleship, faith, Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged act, attitude, belief, Bible, bless, blessing, calm, chaos, character, Christ, destiny, directions, enjoyment, expectation, God, habit, heart, Holy Spirit, ideas, Jesus, life, mood, performance, thinking, thought
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Loyalty Grows Through Sacrifice!
“For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word. He did this to present her to … Continue reading
Posted in Becoming Like Jesus, Discipleship, Engaging Culture, faith, Leadership Blog, Missional
Tagged church, discipleship, evangelism, friendship, Great Commission, heart, Invasion, love, loyalty, mission, missional, neighborhood, relationship, reward, sacrifice, self-centered, selfishness
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