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Day 4: Discipline Our Physical Bodies!
21 Days of Prayer and Fasting 2021 – Our Year of Growth In Our Physical Lives! Day 4: Discipline Our Physical Bodies! “So I do not run like one who runs aimlessly or box like one beating the air. Instead, … Continue reading
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Tagged alcohol, beat, binge watching, bodies, body, control, disciple, discipline, disqualified, drinking, eat, eating, fasting, fat, God, Gospel, health, Jesus, lazy, New Year, physical, pray, prayer, preaching, purpose, run, serving, sick, soda, travel, walk, world
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Are You Content?
“Some soldiers also questioned him: “What should we do?” He said to them, “Don’t take money from anyone by force or false accusation; be satisfied with your wages.”” (Luke 3:14, HCSB) Don’t take money from anyone by force or false … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
Tagged benefits, business, business leadership, change, consume, content, cynicism, discipline, discontent, disontent, distress, earth, eternal, gratitutde, heart, heaven, leader, Leadership, love, reward, satisfaction, satisfied, satisfy, servant, servant leader, surrender, temporal, thankful, the bottom line, unhappy, wages, wise
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Magnificent Marriage Monday – Time to Repent and Return!
“Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev—he, his wife, and all he had, and Lot with him. Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold. He went by stages from the Negev to Bethel, to the place between … Continue reading
Posted in Magnificent Marriage Mondays, Marriage
Tagged Abram, altar, Bethel, confess, Confession, discipline, Distance, Egypt, failure, faithful, fear, forgive, forgiveness, God, hart, husband, Lord, misuse, persona non grata, ponder, Promised Land, prostitute, right, Sarai, sin, wealth, wife, wives
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Turn-Around Tuesday – God Requires a Reckoning!
“And for your lifeblood I will require a reckoning: from every beast I will require it and from man. From his fellow man I will require a reckoning for the life of man. “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
Tagged action, benevolent, cause, consequence, correct, dark, discipline, eternal truth, forbidden, God, image, imagination, intention, justice, knowledge, life, malevolence, malevolent, murder, pain, parent, pleasure, reaction, reckon, reward, Science, siin, toddler, universe
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Faith Filled Friday – Faith Obeys Immediately!
“Then Abraham took Ishmael his son and all those born in his house or bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house, and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskins that very day, as God had … Continue reading
Posted in faith, Faith-Filled Fridays
Tagged Abraham, bless, boldness, change, character, cost, delay, demonstrate, direction, discipline, doubt, failure, faith, finances, God, heart, judgment, life, misjudgment, mistake, money, obedience, obey, pain, plan, rebellion, relationship, schedule, will
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No Bible, No Breakfast
Years ago I established a personal disciple that yielded immense benefits to my life. It was a simple discipline, but it was not always easy. I chose not to eat breakfast before I had taken time to read my Bible. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Reading, Deeper Walk With God, Discipleship, Just Read It!
Tagged benefits, Bible, breakfast, cross, denial, deny, discipline, follow, interruptions, Jesus, life, weight, weight loss
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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 #282: Winning Depends on These Strategies!
Paul was clear that we were to run the spiritual race to win! But how? How to do run to win? In our New Year series, “When Sunday School Works Well!” Dr. Matthew Lee Smith explains both the principle … Continue reading
Posted in Sunday School, Transformed
Tagged assets, attitude, church, commitment, discipline, excuses, feeling, goal, habit, Jesus, life, ministry, motivation, Passion, patience, persistence, preparation, price, principle, responsibilities, reward, self control, strategy, Sunday School, Value, wisdom
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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 Episode #252: The Discipline of Talking to God!
The most practical and powerful way to get believers headed in the direction of spiritual maturity is to help them establish habits that promote spiritual growth. As we open this episode of the Transformed Podcast, we are here today … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Transformed
Tagged answers, Bible, Christian, discipline, God's Word, prayer, prosperity, strength
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