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NEW! Entering Into Death’s Shadow Valley is Dr. Matthew Lee Smith’s journey through the horrific process of losing his life-partner, Melodee Joy. It is meant to help others who enter this treacherous and often perilous path.
These books will help guide your daily Bible reading with insights into each passage you read.This series is a practical, passionate, Biblical mentoring journey for individuals, small groups, leadership teams and congregations who desire to win their world for Christ.
Hope Enabler is the real-life story of one Christian parent’s struggle with a runaway child and the hope that God enabled her to have during the darkest moments of that struggle.
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Hope For Today – The Danger of Drift!
This photo of Driftwood Beach is courtesy of TripAdvisor It’s so easy to get caught up in life. We’ve talked about it before, but it bears repeating often: Life has a tendency to drag us away without our even noticing. … Continue reading
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Hope For Today – Escaping The Griminess of Our Corrupt World!
Photo Credit: https://samsagreatbigidiot.files.wordpress.com As quickly as the calm and peace of Christmas came and went, the chaos and panic of the New Year has overwhelmed us again. I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For … Continue reading
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Transformed #304: Changing Our Calendar or Transforming Our Future?
I am looking forward to sharing with you the three “shifts” I am making to enjoy the abundant life in 2018. Taking stories from my current journey I want to show you how God desires to bring about an … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017, 2018, Bible, calendar, change, Christmas, death, Dr. Who, fast, fasting, favor, God, Grief, guidance, harvest, help, hope, Knowing God, life, marriage, new chapter, New Year, plan, pray, presence of God, repent, surrendered, transformation, Trust, widow, widower, Word of God
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Transformed #304: Changing Our Calendar or Transforming Our Future?
So often as the New Year begins we asked a question, “Where did last year go to?” Join me as I tell three simple stories that I believe will bring huge change in the coming year of your life. These three … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, accomplish, accomplishment, Bible, calendar, change, crisis, direction, fasting, favor, goals, guidance, harvest, heart, hope, impact, Jesus, Leadership, life, New Year, peace, plans, prayer, surrender, transformation, Trust, will, will of God, Word of God
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Hope For Today – Emmanuel Delivers Us Out Of Our Afflictions!
Photo Credit: https://www.christiancourier.com The New Year is around the corner and your problems haven’t dissolved into the ether of yesterday’s celebrations! I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today about how Jesus will deliver us … Continue reading
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Tagged affliction, Bible, bills, bitterness, bosses, burdens, celebrations, Christmas, family, favor, God, home, hope, Jesus, New Year, obey, peace, problems, rescue, Trust, wisdom
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Hope For Today – Emmanuel Means, “God is With us!”
Photo Credit: https://www.aaronsnowberger.com Are you feeling like God has forgotten you? If so, you are not alone. I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today about the fact that God is With Us!
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Hope For Today – Let’s Thank God Loudly!
Photo Credit: http://www.publicdomainpictures.net Often I am just “independent,” “stubborn” and, occasionally even “rebellious” … how about you? I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today about thanking God loudly! Click the play button below to … Continue reading
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Tagged awesome, Bible, choice, determined, God, gratitude, Hardhearted, honest, hope, humble, independent, Jesus, Psalms, rebellious, reputation, resolute, stubborn, thank, Thanksgiving, trouble, work
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Salvation Is About Relationship
Photo Credit: http://servingjoy.com Remember, salvation is not about a transaction as much as it’s about relationship. For example, if we think we are happily married because we went through the ceremony, and that things should always be wondeful because we … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 Largest Churches, agenda, Bible, Bible Reading Schedule, ceremony, choice, Christ, church, communication, confidence, connection, consistenly, eternal life, experience, faith, Garden of Gethsemane, God, Jesus, lead guide, life, lifestyle, marriage, married, Messiah, partnership, plenty, pray, priority, relationship, salvation, shepherd, Trust
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What Was That You Posted?
It is so easy to post the first thing that comes to our minds … and, if we were honest, that IS who we are. Jesus was clear that our words are the reflections of our hearts (Matthew 12:34). What … Continue reading
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Tagged account, Bible, Christ, facebook, fruit of the spirit, heart, Jesus, judgment, posts, speaking, twitter, words, works of the flesh
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Will We Ever Learn?
Have you noticed how many times you have witnessed a divided church, a divided family, a divided workplace? Jesus tells us that there are only TWO bleak futures for such a group … “However, knowing what they were thinking, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, church, conflict, death, division, family, future, Jesus, Kingdom, split, workplace
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