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Tag Archives: God
Imitating God’s 6 Actions With a Lost Sheep!
Have you ever lost your keys? Does it drive you as crazy as it used to drive me? You know how it is – you turn the house upside down. In the couch, throwing cushions, looking everywhere – frantic to … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog
Tagged Christian, congregation, disciple, evangelism, first responders, flock, friendship, God, imitate, Leadership, lost, outreach, rescue, search and rescue, sheep, shepherd, small group, support group, worship
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When Depression Falls On the Child of God – Part 2
Photo Credit: carroll.edu “Why am I so depressed? Why this turmoil within me?” (Psalm 43:5, HCSB) We return to the anathema subject of depression in the Christian today because the Bible addresses the reality that many suffer from it, even … Continue reading
Posted in faith, Leadership Blog, Suffering
Tagged Christian, Christianity, depressed, depression, faith, God, hope, Jesus, love, pain, questions, ridicule, suffering, worship
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When Depression Falls On the Child of God
“Why am I so depressed? Why this turmoil within me?” (Psalm 42:5, HCSB) There seems to be a stigma to those Christ-followers who profess some sort of sadness of soul these days. Critics scorn them with pious platitudes like, “How … Continue reading
Episode 111 – Decade of Destiny!
Welcome to a very special edition of the Transformed podcast. Solomon tells us that, “Where there is no vision, the people perish!” In our episode today, Dr. Matthew Smith, lead pastor in El Segundo, California, shares from his heart the … Continue reading
Posted in Missional, Multi-ethnic / Urban, Transformed
Tagged Christ, Christian, church, God, love, mission, missional, neighbor, one another, Vision
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Episode 110 – Nothing is Impossible for the Service Hearted Church!
“Nothing is impossible when we put our trust in God.” Why? Because Jesus Christ leads us into victory every day – through His Word. In today’s episode, we look at Jesus’ words to find out what makes a great church! … Continue reading
Posted in Transformed
Tagged care, Christianity, church, compassion, compassionate, faith, God, guests, Impossible, service, Trust, victory, Word of God
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Episode 100 – My Benefits: What Do I Do With What God Has Given Me?
Artwork Credit: michaelhoffman.info It’s our 100th podcast today and we are so glad you have chosen to join us! Dr. Matthew Smith, lead pastor at Pacific Baptist Church of El Segundo, continues a 4-message series on the ABCs of … Continue reading
Posted in finances, Transformed
Tagged 1 Chronicles, blessing, Christian, Christianity, El Segundo, generosity, generous, giver, giving, God, grace, love your neighbor, loving God, Pacific Baptist Church
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2 Conditions of the Happy Man in Times of Distress
Photo Credit: danlew.com In difficult times, many “Christians” display less than the fruit of the Spirit, especially the fruit of joy. Strain can do awful things to the child of God when they are living their daily lives at a … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Reading, Just Read It!, Leadership Blog
Tagged Bible, Christian, correction, deliverance, difficult, distress, God, happiness, joy, love, Old Testament, rescue
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7 Reasons to Hope In God
Photo Credit: itswonderfulgood.blogspot.com For so many, fulltime employment seems to be an elusive dream. Unemployment rates are high, and the gap between jobs can be paralyzing for many. I know because it has been 15 months since I’ve had a … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Reading, Just Read It!, Leadership Blog
Tagged Christian, crafty, God, hope, Job, lowly, mighty, mourning, prayer, unemployment, wily
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Chicagoland Friends: How God Became My Hope Enabler!
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Tagged cancer, Christian, difficulties, difficulty, drugs, God, heart-aches, homeless, hope, Runaway, trials, trouble, troubles, unemployment
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7 Actions to Stop Spiritual Drift
Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the Bible in general. … Continue reading
Posted in Just Read It!, Leadership Blog
Tagged Bible study, Deuteronomy, faith, fear, God, love, obey, respect, serve, speak, Spiritual drift, spiritual life, worship
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