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Tag Archives: Christmas
Transformed #298: Celebrate His Entry!
It’s Christmas! I love Christmas … I love giving gifts! I love the joy that God gives. I love the hope we have because God sent Jesus to us! I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to remind us … Continue reading
Merry Christmas from Eagles In Leadership!
“And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, … Continue reading
Transformed #296: Celebrate His Peace!
The Transformed Podcast and Video Teaching Ministry features Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, Lead Pastor at Woodland Drive Baptist Church, Visalia. Celebrate His Peace (Christmas 2016) It is an amazing story that has been told for over … Continue reading
Transformed Podcast #278: It’s Time For Salvation! [Repost]
Editor’s Note: This repost was first posted in 2007 the week BEFORE Christmas. The purpose of Christmas can be seen in the words of the angels at Bethlehem, For unto you is born this day in the city of … Continue reading
Merry Christmas from Eagles In Leadership!
Merry Christmas! Matt, Melodee, Tabitha and Mike! Your Eagles In Leadership team
Transformed Podcast #277: It’s Time For Celebration! [Repost]
Why does Jesus birth cause such a stir? Think about it. The birth of a peasant child born in an insignificant little town in the Middle East is still being celebrated today. In fact, it is the most celebrated event … Continue reading
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Tagged angel of the Lord, birthday, celebration, Christ, Christmas, fear, God, Good News, Jerusalem, Jesus, joy, Middle East, nativity, purpose, shepherd
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Transformed Podcast #276: It’s Time to Share the Good News! [Repost]
“It’s Time for Christmas!” I know those are words that speak panic in some of your hearts and lives. It’s about shopping. It’s about things that need to be done and haven’t gotten done. I just want to say … Continue reading
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
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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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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
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