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Transformed #283: Modeling Our Sunday School After New Testament Health and Growth!
Sometimes we make the simple way too complicated. This is especially true when it comes to our discipleship using Sunday School or small groups. As we continue our New Year series, “When Sunday School Works Well!” Dr. Matthew Lee Smith … Continue reading
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Tagged baptize, complicated, disciple, empathy, growth, harmony, health, Jesus, lifestyle, method, obey, relationships, simple, Sunday School, sympathy, Unity
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Hard Heartedness Refuses to Acknowledge God’s Supernatural Activities!
Some thoughts from Exodus 7:20-25 (ESV) The hard-heartedness of Pharaoh refused to take the supernatural actions of the Lord to heart. We begin to understand Pharaoh better as we explore his stubborn refusal to accommodate the Lord’s command. Despite the … Continue reading
Hope For Today – Favor Me With Your Power, Lord!
Photo Credit: www.ubcieee.org Are you working on a new life or a new project and need God’s help? Most of us, if we are honest, would admit we could use God’s intervention in our situation right now! I’m Dr. Matthew Lee … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged disciple, empower, God, help, hope, intervention, Jesus, life, Lord, mission, power, project, reputation, wrath
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Transformed Podcast #280: Sunday School Focuses on Spiritual Maturity!
Someone has described the American Church as 100 miles wide and an inch deep – ouch! Spiritual maturity is truly to be a primary goal of the Church … … and in our New Year series, “When Sunday School Works … Continue reading
Posted in Small Groups, Sunday School, Transformed
Tagged accept, assassination, charactetr, Christ, complain, correct, discern, disciple, discipleship, divide, entrap, faith, false teacher, focus, gossip, grow, growth, grumpy, gullible, infancy, Jesus, maturity, spiritual, stability, Sunday School, Unity
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Transformed Podcast # 279: Refocusing On Our Purpose in Sunday School!
Many people today believe Sunday School should go the way of the dinosaurs. (And perhaps the way they do it, it should!) However, in our New Year series, “When Sunday School Works Well!” Dr. Matthew Lee Smith explains how this … Continue reading
Posted in Sunday School, Transformed
Tagged apostle, baptize, Bible, Christ, command, disciple, equip, evangelist, Gift, grace, Great Commission, groeth, Jesus, maturity, obey, obstacle, pastor, prophet, purpose, service, sin, small group, spiritual, Sunday School, teach, teacher, truth
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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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Transformed Podcast #266: Fulfilling the Great Commission of Jesus!
Let’s be honest … Jesus didn’t call His disciples to save Rome; He called them to save the people who were part of the Roman Empire … and so many more! And thus, as our culture crumbles all around us, … Continue reading
Posted in Engaging Culture, Transformed
Tagged baptize, commission, delay, disciple, discipleship, Do it, ethnic, ETHNICITIES, glorify, Great, Jesus, Kingdom, mission, nations, obey, plan, power, presence of God, teach, work
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Create A Disciple-Making Culture
Editor’s Note: From our good friends at Man in the Mirror, this excellent article may help you with your discipleship efforts. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This month we bring you a special message from Man in the Mirror’s Founder and Co-CEO, Patrick Morley, … Continue reading
Posted in Church Health, Discipleship
Tagged biblical, church, curricula, curriculum, disciple, disciple maker, discipleship, faith, follow up, prayer, process
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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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Transformed Episode #243: Devoted to God’s Heart and Will
In this series of teachings, we are asking the life-changing question, “What is the Church?” In our last episode we explored the people of the Church. Today we delve into the passion of those people who are the … Continue reading
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Tagged agenda, church, disciple, expenses, forgiveness, income, joy, lives, meaning, Passion, purpose, talents, time, treasure, worship
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