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Episode 121 – Spiritual First Responders Face Incredible Challenges With Courage
Today we begin a new series entitled, Where Is God Taking Us? As Dr. Matthew Smith, lead pastor of Pacific Baptist Church in El Segundo, California, begins this series, he is sharing one of the key aspects of the vision … Continue reading
Episode 116 – From Forgiveness to Forgiving!
An unforgiving spirit poisons the community in which it lives, and an unforgiving, forgiven person becomes an open scandal. Such people destroy the churches, the marriages, the families, and the friendships in which they live. Jesus obviously believed that forgiveness, … Continue reading
Posted in Transformed
Tagged Bible, Christian, church, family, forgive, forgiveness, forgiving, friendship, irreconcilable differences, marriage, reconcile, Reconciliation, unforgiveness
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"God’s Church in Man’s City!" Course Open Enrollment!
Eagles In Leadership and Bible Believers Christian College and Seminary Are Announcing A Summer Term 2012 Course God’s Church in Man’s City Understanding and Deploying a Biblical Church in an Urban Community Mondays, 6.30 – 9.30 pm June 11 … Continue reading
Posted in BBCCS
Tagged Bible, Bible College, Bible student, Bible Training, Chaplains, Christian, church, city, Deaconnesses, Deacons, Ecclesiology, Evangelists, Leadership, Los Angeles, Ministers, missional, Missionaries, pastors, Seminary, Teachers, urban
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Episode 111 – Decade of Destiny!
Welcome to a very special edition of the Transformed podcast. Solomon tells us that, “Where there is no vision, the people perish!” In our episode today, Dr. Matthew Smith, lead pastor in El Segundo, California, shares from his heart the … Continue reading
Posted in Missional, Multi-ethnic / Urban, Transformed
Tagged Christ, Christian, church, God, love, mission, missional, neighbor, one another, Vision
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Episode 110 – Nothing is Impossible for the Service Hearted Church!
“Nothing is impossible when we put our trust in God.” Why? Because Jesus Christ leads us into victory every day – through His Word. In today’s episode, we look at Jesus’ words to find out what makes a great church! … Continue reading
Posted in Transformed
Tagged care, Christianity, church, compassion, compassionate, faith, God, guests, Impossible, service, Trust, victory, Word of God
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Episode 109 – Nothing is Impossible for the Unity Minded Church
Pride is resistance to the will of God. This is the cause of dissension and schism, and it is the reason for “a lack of unity and understanding.” But in humility, Christ redeemed us and made us one in himself. … Continue reading
Posted in christian life, Transformed
Tagged ambition, authority, calling, carnal, church, consequence, cooperation, fellowship, grace, humility, Impossible, Jesus Christ, kenosis, longsuffering, paul, peace, pride, resistance, sacrifice, selfish, spiritual, Unity, will of God
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Episode 108 – Nothing is Impossible for the Love Expressing Church
Graceless moments. They have a way of sucking the life right out of us. They put the clamps on our spirits and keep us from breathing. Welcome to the Transformed podcast. In our episode today, Dr. Matthew Smith, lead pastor … Continue reading
Posted in Transformed
Tagged church, church growth, church health, grace, Impossible, love
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Episode 107 – Nothing is Impossible for the Prayer Focused Church!
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. We pray when we are in trouble, when we are in need. Like the disciples in the storm, we pray fervently when the storms of life happen in our lives. Over the course of … Continue reading
Episode 103: We Are Called to Care!
Welcome back to the Transformed podcast. Thank you for joining us! Have you ever wondered what God thinks of your next-door neighbors? In our new series, “Walking with the Wounded,” Dr. Matthew Smith, lead pastor at Pacific Baptist Church of … Continue reading
Posted in Church Health, Discipleship, Missional, Multi-ethnic / Urban, Transformed, Uncategorized
Tagged care, Christianity, church, compassion, God's love, love, love of Christ, love of God, Luke 10, missional, outreach
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Praying For Our City Leaders
By Dr. Matthew Lee Smith My phone rang yesterday afternoon. It was one of our city council members in El Segundo, California, where I recently accepted a lead pastor position. His kind words of welcome and thanks for my recent … Continue reading
Posted in Church Health, Leadership Blog, Missional, Multi-ethnic / Urban
Tagged care for the city, church, church growth, church health, city, ministry, mission, missional, prayer, urban
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