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These books will help guide your daily Bible reading with insights into each passage you read.This series is a practical, passionate, Biblical mentoring journey for individuals, small groups, leadership teams and congregations who desire to win their world for Christ.
Hope Enabler is the real-life story of one Christian parent’s struggle with a runaway child and the hope that God enabled her to have during the darkest moments of that struggle.
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21 Days! January 7th – Our Social Lives!
Our Foundation for Fasting and Prayer “Jabez called on Israel’s God: “If only you would greatly bless me and increase my territory. May your power go with me to keep me from trouble, so as not to cause me pain.” … Continue reading
Hope For Today – Jesus Is “The” Way to Heaven!
It’s Palm Sunday! Today we remember the day when Jesus was the hero of Jerusalem. People lined the stone streets in the City of Heaven and cheered their New King, their Rescuer, their long awaited Messiah. And then, Jesus announced … Continue reading
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Tagged disciple, eternal life, friend, God, God the Father, heaven, Jerusalem, Jesus, King, Leadership, love, Messiah, Palm Sunday, rescuer, testify
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Magnificent Marriage Monday – Leveraging Our Platform!
“Then he said, “Since I have ventured to speak to my lord, suppose twenty are found there?” He replied, “I will not destroy it on account of twenty.” Then he said, “Let my lord not be angry, and I will … Continue reading
Posted in Magnificent Marriage Mondays, Marriage
Tagged cash, chaos, character, community, couple, fail, failure, faith, friend, friendship, generosity, God, goodness, grace, happinss, heart, holiness, holy, husband, influence, Jesus, joy, King, life, live, Lord, lot, man, marriage, mercy, mind, mission, mission statement, opportunity, partnership, peace, servant, serve, Sodom, surrender, tranquility, wife
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Hope For Today – The Savior of the World!
Our family and our faith come to be wrapped so tightly at this time of joy and hope! I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today about how Jesus was The Savior of the … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged ability, acquaintance, believe, Christ, colleague, compassion, Easter, eternal life, ethnicity, faith, family, friend, gender, Generation, God, Good News, Gospel, grace, hear, hope, Jesus, joy, Leadership, life, love, Messiah, plan, process, race, saving grace, Savior, social, social standing, Son, surrender, transformation, Transformed
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Go … and Speak!
“John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were flocking to him, and they were baptized by him in the Jordan … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
Tagged Bethsaida, Capernaum, Chorazim, Christian, Creation, cross, family, forgiveness, friend, Galilee, God, Gospel, Jerusalem, Jesus, John, Jordan River, Leadership, Lord, neighbor, preach, repent, repentance, salvation, serve, sin, world
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Turn-Around Tuesday – When God Sends Help
“When Abram heard that his kinsman had been taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, 318 of them, and went in pursuit as far as Dan. And he divided his forces against them by night, … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
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Hope For Today – Loving One Another Just As Jesus Loves Us!
I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today about, Loving one another just as Jesus loves us! Check it out at the link below. Click the link below to listen. Hope For Today is a part … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged annoy, Bible study, candy, card, Christian, commandment, disciple, fellowship, flowers, friend, Gospel, grace, irritate, Jesus, love, one another, small group, small groups, Sunday School, Valentine's Day
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Train Them Thursday – How We Measure God’s Value!
“When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. After coming into the house they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell to the ground and worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)
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