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Train Them Thursday – When Worship Flows!
“Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)
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Magnificent Marriage Monday – One Couple Can Make a Huge Difference!
“When the Lord saw that human wickedness was widespread on the earth and that every inclination of the human mind was nothing but evil all the time, the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and he … Continue reading
Posted in Magnificent Marriage Mondays, Marriage
Tagged activities, activity, Ark, athlete, businessperson, call, chaos, choice, conviction, cost, couple, Creation, crookedness, culture, Daniel, difference, dream, dreams, earth, evil, excellence, favor, future, God, grieve, hard work, honor, honoring, human, humanity, husband, inclination, iniquities, iniquity, intention, life, Lord, man, marriage, mind, musician, Noah, path, people, price, regret, ridicule, significance, strange, whim, wicked, wickedness, wife, will, winning
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Faith Filled Friday – Faith Trusts What Hasn’t Happened!
“Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this … Continue reading
Posted in faith, Faith-Filled Fridays
Tagged Abraham, Abram, assurance, conviction, direction, doubt, faith, God, guidance, help, honor, hope, Leadership, people, possession, promise, real estate, safety, struggle, understanding, wisdom, worship
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Faith Filled Friday – Make Disciples!
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1, ESV) Faith is … assurance … conviction. Do you know anyone who’s a life-long member of Vacillator’s Anonymous? VA is a fictitious … Continue reading
Posted in faith, Faith-Filled Fridays
Tagged all-knowing, all-powerful, Almighty, assurance, chance, comfort, confidence, confident, conviction, Creator, evolution, faith, faithful, false gods, friend, futue, future, gamble, God, heart, hope, insurance, life, love, loving, Old Testament, prediction, random, real estate, risk, soul, supernatural, universe, vacillation, wish-washy, Yahweh
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I Will Not Be Shaken!
As Hurricane Frances bore down on the Caribbean, I was living in Miami. So many emotions go through you when you realize that all that you own, and have accumulated over the years, could be destroyed in a matter of … Continue reading
Posted in faith, Leadership Blog, Missional, Suffering
Tagged conviction, crisis, disciple, discipline, fear, God, godly, guidance, instruction, Intimacy, Jesus, joy, lead, Leadership, life, mission, peace, security, spirit, spiritual, storm, walk
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Transformed Episode #224 – God is Faithful!
When God puts up a “road block” it’s a great time to reevaluate our focus! Welcome to the Transformed Podcast. As we deepen our study of, “What a Mighty God We Serve!”, Pastor Matthew Lee Smith, reminds the people … Continue reading
Posted in Character of God, Transformed
Tagged challenge, Christian, closer to God, compassion, congregation, consequences, conviction, culture, faith, hard hearts, humble, intimacy with God, mercy, mission, presence, repent, return, suffering, will
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Transformed Podcast Episode #176 – The Lord Doesn’t Treat Us As Our Sins Deserve!
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. David reminds us again and again of God goodness! The source of constant motivations to return to His side and proclaim His praises in the midst of the Great Assembly each week, God’s compassion draws … Continue reading
Posted in Transformed, Worship
Tagged comfort, compassion, condemnation, conviction, deserve, grace, guilt, heart, hope, love, mercy, patience, sin
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Episode 119: Good Grief!
Artwork Credit: ceruleansanctum.com Conviction – it’s a word many Christ-followers misunderstand. When the Spirit moves through the words of the pastor, many people get uncomfortable and upset. While many would rather not address the subject of conviction through the … Continue reading
Posted in forgiveness, Transformed
Tagged Christianity, conviction, Corinthians, fear, Grief, Holy Spirit, indignation, love, purity, sexual immorality, sheep, shepherd, zeal
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