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Transformed Podcast #274: Jesus Came to Present Us With Hope! [Repost]
It’s Christmas – a time of hope! In today’s episode from Christmas 2007, Pastor Matt draws our attention to the “coming” or “arrival” of Jesus. The focus of the entire season is the celebration of the birth of Jesus the … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Transformed
Tagged accountability, Christ, Christmas, Creation, eternal life, faith, faithfulness, heaven, hope, James, Jesus, judgement, reconcile, reconciled, Reconciliation, revelation, second coming, sin
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Transformed Podcast #273: Jesus Is Enough!
Is Jesus enough for you? With all that is happening around us and the increasing hostility of the world against the followers of Jesus, I would ask you again, Is Jesus enough for you? We are here to introduce you … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Last Days, Transformed
Tagged authorities, Christ, church, communication, cross, Debt, empty philosophy, evil people, faith, false gods, follow, forgave, forgive, forgiven, forgiveness, God, grow, guide, Holy Spirit, human thinking, Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, king of kings, leader, Leadership, loyalty, made alive, ministry, money, new life, security, sin, sinful neighbor, soul, spiritual rulers, spiritual warfare, thankfulness
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2015 Starbucks Cup Controversy
A pastor friend of mine asked what the #Starbucks cup controversy is all about. Here’s my response: Some judgmental church people forgot to check to see if #Starbucks cups had “Merry Christmas” on them in the recent past – Starbucks hasn’t done … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas
Tagged advent, Christ, Christian, Christmas, church, coffee, controversy, cup, Gold Card, Jesus, Jewish, judgmental, Merry Christmas, Starbucks
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Transformed Podcast #272: Mighty Men and Women!
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
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Prayer Pointers for Knowing God Better! (3)
This month we are focusing on “loving God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength.” (Mark 12.30) We invite you to take one prayer request each day as marked and pray over it repeatedly that day. We also suggest … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, demonstrate, forgiveness, honor, humble, Jesus, prayer, provision, public, sacrifice, seek
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4 Simple Daily Prayer Targets for Family and Friends!
As I pray daily, I ask the Lord of Life to work in the lives of my family and my friends … and those I routinely bump into and meet up with. As I seek to spread the light and … Continue reading
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Tagged celebrate, Christ, commitment, courage, crucifixion, discouraged, eternal life, faithfulness, generosity, gentleness, goodness, half-hearted, Jesus, joy, kindness, Kingdom, life, Lord, lost, love, patience, peace, pray, prayer, purpose, self control, serve, surrender, witness
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Transformed Podcast #262: God, Who Is Also Known As Yahweh Rapha,Yahweh Rohi and Yahweh Sabaoth!
Life can be overwhelming at times, can’t it? If it wasn’t for the presence of God in our lives, how would we make it? Welcome to another episode of the Transformed podcast. In today’s study, which is part of … Continue reading
Posted in Character of God, Names of God, Transformed
Tagged armies, care, Christ, direct, emotional, failure, healing, heven, hosts, Jesus, lead, Lord, names of God, patient, physical, protect, purpose, shepherd, spiritual, strong, Yahweh Rapha, Yahweh Rohi, Yahweh Sabaoth
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7 Ways to Tell It May Be a God Thing—Helping Discern If God Is in This
Editor’s Note: The will of God. It’s a big issue for the disciple. In this great article by our friend, Ron Edmondson, there are some practical thoughts on discovering God’s will. As we ask at Eagles In Leadership, “Are you praying … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Will of God
Tagged Abraham, Christ, faith, Moses, Noah, please God, will of God
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Transformed Episode #245: Before He Takes Us to Heaven!
This is our last episode in the series, “What is the Church?” Today we seek to stir your imagination and motivate your mission by reminding you of the imminent return of our Lord and King, Jesus! Welcome to the … Continue reading
Posted in Church Health, Transformed
Tagged alive in Christ, archangel, Christ, church, cowards, dead in Christ, grieve, heaven, hope, idolaters, ignorant, Jesus, liars, make disciples, murderers, new, New jerusalem, pain, pretenders, return of Christ, reunion, sexually immoral, sorcerers, trumpet of God, unbelievers, vile
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Transformed Episode #244: Focused on Accomplishing His Mission
Welcome to the Transformed Podcast. In today’s podcast, as we continue our series answering the life-changing question, “What is the Church?”, we unlock the purpose of those who call themselves “the Church.” Since the Garden Fall, God has been … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, church, disciple, disciple making, disciple-making churches, disciples, Jesus, mission, missional, purpose, reconciled, Reconciliation
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