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Willing Worker Wednesday – The Three Incredible Elements of Servant Leaders!
“So her husband Joseph, being a righteous man, and not wanting to disgrace her publicly, decided to divorce her secretly. But after he had considered these things, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared to him in a dream, saying, … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
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Train Them Thursday – Growing Closer and Enjoying His Favor!
“The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God. “And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. “He will be great … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Exploding in Praise!
“And Mary said: My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior, because He has looked with favor on the humble condition of His slave. Surely, from now on all generations … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
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Turn-Around Tuesday – Enjoying the Incredible Benefits of Obedience!
“And Noah did all that the Lord had commanded him … Everything on the dry land in whose nostrils was the breath of life died. He blotted out every living thing that was on the face of the ground, … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
Tagged Ark, character, confess, direction, easy, fail, fear, forgiveness, God, hard, history, hope, Jesus, joy, joyful, life, Lord, love, Noah, obedience, obey, rebellion, repent, ridicule, shortcut, situation, suffering, warning, working conditions
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Magnificent Marriage Monday – Blaming is Lame!
“Then he asked, “Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?” The man replied, “The woman you gave to be with me—she gave me some fruit … Continue reading
Posted in Magnificent Marriage Mondays, Marriage
Tagged Adam, adult, blame, caring, compassionate, couple, coward, cowardly, defense, direction, discussion, disgust, drive a wedge, drop, eve, fear, forgive, gallant, God, godliness, hurt, husband, intelligent, irresponsibility, Jesus, joy, leader, marriage, pain, partnership, pray, prayer, relationship, roll, Spirit of God, stop, trouble, wife, woman, wonderful
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Hope For Today – Great Faith in Our Great God Receives Great Victory!
I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today to encourage you to increase your faith so you can increase God’s reward in your life! Hope For Today is a part of the ministry of … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged action, belief, believe, direction, evidence, faith, famine, fear, financial, financially, foundational, guidance, influence, motivational, possessions, prosperity, provision, resources, reward, rich, strength, successors, territory, wisdom
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Hope For Today – Don’t Be Afraid, Only Believe!
I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Todayto encourage you to choose faith not fear, no matter what your situation looks like! Hope For Today is a part of the ministry of Eagles … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged afraid, belief, believe, child, church, churches, daughter, David, dead, death, faith, father, fear, Goliath, heal, healing, Impossible, life, ministry, mother family, parent, personal, Promised Land, shock, sickness, Son, terminal, unbelief, unfbelief, well
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Hope For Today – Taking Care of Your Future!
Art by http://stylesaveus.com Success is God’s secret to our lives! While so many people think that God is mad at them, the reality is that God is mad about them! God longs for us to thrive, not just survive. Thriving is … Continue reading
Transformed #306: God Gives Hope Even When We Feel Hopeless!
In the midst of our darkest hours, God is our light! In this message of encouragement and inspiration, Dr. Smith shares his own story of pain and loss through the death of his beloved wife, Melodee. As he turns our hearts … Continue reading
Posted in Hope, Transformed
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