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Tag Archives: Christian
7 Reasons to Hope In God
Photo Credit: itswonderfulgood.blogspot.com For so many, fulltime employment seems to be an elusive dream. Unemployment rates are high, and the gap between jobs can be paralyzing for many. I know because it has been 15 months since I’ve had a … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Reading, Just Read It!, Leadership Blog
Tagged Christian, crafty, God, hope, Job, lowly, mighty, mourning, prayer, unemployment, wily
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Genuine Friends for Grieving Times
Photo Credit: babyloncounseling.com I have been at the side of a loved one’s coffin too many times for my age. In a period of three years our family buried my great-aunt, grandmother, an uncle and aunt through cancer, my grandfather … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Suffering
Tagged catastrophe, Christian, comfort, comforting, counseling, Grief, pain, suffering, tragedy
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Can God Brag On Me?
God Enjoys Our Purity and Obedience “Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?” ” … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Reading, God's will, Just Read It!, Leadership Blog
Tagged Bible study, blameless, Christian, fear God, forgiveness, Job, Old Testament, righteousness, shun evil, suffering, upright
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Urban Praise Interviews Dr. Matthew Smith
Erick David Townsend of Moody Bible Institute’s radio ministry Urban Praise, interviewed Matt about his passion of Reaching Your Community in Your Generation in late May. They also talked about Matt’s involvement in the Moody Pastors Conference. Urban Praise reaches … Continue reading
How do you deal with difficult people?
Photo Credit: studentlinc.net If you have been in ministry for 1 day, you know there are EGR people – “Extra Grace Required” people. The truth is that some people are just beginning their Christ-likeness journey. While others within the fellowship … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, conflict, conflict resolution, difficult people, Jesus, Matthew 18
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Transformed Talks Social Media With Brandon Cox
In today’s episode, we explore the amazing world of social media for the Kingdom of God. Matt’s guest today is Brandon Cox, who is currently a Pastor at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, where he oversees the content and … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Leadership Blog, Resource, Transformed
Tagged Brandon Cox, Christian, facebook, Internet, ministry, social media, twitter, Twitter for Ministry
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Nehemiah – Nehemiah's Spiritual Career (8-13)
Artwork Credit: diannemalone.com Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the … Continue reading
Nehemiah – Nehemiah's Political Career (1-7)
Artwork Credit: dayofchange.org Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the … Continue reading
Posted in Just Read It!
Tagged Bible, Bible study, Burden, Christian, God's will, heart, Leadership, Nehemiah, Old Testament
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Mobilizing a Missional Heart
Artwork Credit: chuckk.sacreddigital.com When a church recently asked me to help them “mobilize their church toward a greater involvement in evangelism” I shared with them … Six Keys to a Missional Heart Evangelism is about relationship 95% of the time. … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Multi-ethnic / Urban
Tagged Christian, church, church growth, evangelism, heart, missional
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Cross-Cultural Ministry (Part 2)
Pastors Matthew Smith, Jacques Francios and Rafael Maria (3 Languages, 3 Cultures, 1 Church in South Florida) We continue our two-part series today with more strategic lesson learned on the American “foreign field.” As Melodee and I followed God’s leading … Continue reading
