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Turn-Around Tuesday – Listening For His Foot Falls!
“Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew, who was living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and of Aner. These were allies of Abram. When Abram heard that his kinsman had been … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
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Hope For Today – Jesus, the Savior of All!
I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today about celebrating the real reason for the season: The Birth of Our Savior! Hope For Today is a part of the ministry of Eagles In Leadership. … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged accept, birth, birthday, celebrate, cheat, Christmas, confess, consequences, death, eve, failure, family, father, follow, forgive, friends, God, holiday, Jesus, judge, lie, loved ones, lust, mistake, moral, pardon, penalty, possessions, Savior, Son, spiritual, spouse, steal, worship, wrong
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Revealing Incredible Trust!
““I am the Lord’s slave,” said Mary. “May it be done to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.” (Luke 1:38, HCSB) I am the Lord’s slave. Attitude is the key to our spiritual altitude. We see … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
Tagged altitude, angel, angry, attitude, avoid, believe, blame, character, compassion, courageous, demeanor, dismal, elegant, emulate, energy, enslave, faith, friends, furt, God, goodness, heart, help, immorality, life, lives, ludicrous, mocked, model, power, powerful, pregnancy, problmes, reject, relief, ridicule, sacrifice, scorned, selfie, shame, skepticism, slave, spiritual, submission, surrender, Trust, upset, virgin birth, word
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Train Them Thursday – Clearing Up The Confusion!
“No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him.” (John 1:18, NASB95) He has explained Him. Confusion is never fun! You’re at one … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)
Tagged app, application, apply, assume, Bible, confusion, desires, disciple, dreams, experience, experiential, feelings, friends, frustration, fun, God, hopes, hurt, ideas, Jesus, like, pain, personal, problem, relationship, restaurant, review, Smartphone, strategy, thoughts
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Magnificent Marriage Monday – God Handcrafted Our Spouse!
“So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to come over the man, and he slept. God took one of his ribs and closed the flesh at that place. Then the Lord God made the rib he had taken … Continue reading
Posted in Magnificent Marriage Mondays, Marriage
Tagged abilities, Adam, adapt, afflictions, blessing, celebrations, change, circumstances, climate issues, couple, eve, experiences, friends, Genesis, jobs, man, marriage, mate, passions, personalities, prosperity, qualities, reconsider, redefine, reevaluate, reform, rethink, Situations, spiritual, spouse, traditions, turmoil, unseen economic forces, upheavals, woman
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Hope For Today – Thankfulness Represents Our Lord!
Photo Credit: http://www.crosscards.com Another holiday in the memory books and several pounds added to our frames. What a great time to be publicly thankful for family, for friends and for our faith! I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today
Tagged amazing grace, Christmas, failures, faith, family, father, festivities, friends, God, goodness, gratitude, heaven, help, holidays, hope, Jesus, Lord, mercy, mistakes, pies, resurrection, sacrifice, season, shoppers, sins, thankful, thankfulness, thanks, Thanksgiving, tinsel, Turkey
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Episode 136 – How Do I Gain Friends and Influence Enemies?
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. As our world grows more polarized, we see the destructive forces of anger and bitterness manifested all too often. In today’s episode, Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, Lead Pastor at Pacific Baptist Church in El … Continue reading
Posted in Adundant Life, Transformed
Tagged anticipation, attention, attitude, battle, child, Christ, Christian, disciple, draw, encouragement, Frenemies, friend, friends, humility, husband, influence, laziness, mindset, others, privilege, repel, selfishness, selflessness, spirit, thoughts
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Ministry is About Shepherding!
Mary Kay is purported to have said, “There is an invisible sign hanging around every person’s neck and it says, ‘Encourage Me!’” Over the years I have discovered that the people who speak encouragement into my life and seek me … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Multi-ethnic / Urban
Tagged accept, affection, care, connection, contact, encourage, encouragement, friend, friends, Mary Kay, ministry, respond, shepherd, shepherding, transformation
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