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Tag Archives: God’s will
7 Ways to Refocus for the New Year!
For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” (Philippians 1:19–21) If we are going to be able to say and believe a statement like this – when we are imprisoned in circumstances that we do not desire – what … Continue reading
Posted in faith, God's will, Leadership Blog
Tagged calendar, Change the World, faith, God's plan, God's will, Holy Spirit, journey, New Year, plan, promptings, refocus, salvation, voice of God, will of God, Word of God
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Transformed Episode #220: God Is Light!
What a mighty God we serve! His character draws us to Him as a moth to a flame, especially today, as darkness surrounds our nation, our communities, and our lives. In this series we discover God is personal, intimate, … Continue reading
Posted in Character of God, Transformed
Tagged Bible, captivity, celebrate, Christian, counselor, disciple, discipleship, emotion, everlasting Father, follow, God, God's will, hope, Impossible, Leadership, light, mighty God, peace, plan, prince of peace, rejoice, rest, sorrow, South Bay, South Los Angeles, storm, suffering, trials, Trust, Vision, wonderful
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Transformed Episode #211: Searching God’s Heart for God’s Will
How do we discern God’s will? Welcome to the Transformed podcast. Time has a way of exposing the wisdom of our choices. Jesus taught this truth by saying, “But wisdom is shown to be right by the lives of those … Continue reading
Posted in Love of God, Transformed
Tagged choose poorly, devoted, draw near, face to face with God, finances, financial ruin, generosity, God's will, humble, Leadership, Love God, pain, reach out, repent, respond, return, seek after, sin, submit, suffer
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Transformed Episode #196: Following God’s Will For Our Lives!
God loves you so much that he will lead you and guide you to an abundant life! Welcome to the transformed podcast. While many people struggle through life like the blind leading the blind, God longs to provide you with … Continue reading
Posted in Love of God, Transformed
Tagged abundant life, Bible, God's will, God's Word, guide, intellignece, Leadership, lessons, love of God, map, obedience, truth, wisdom
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Episode 140 – Where Is God When Your Family Rejects You?
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. When your family rejects you, God is still with you! As the teenage Jacob shows us, God will show up, back up and take up our cause when we trust our lives to His care. … Continue reading
Posted in God Is With Us!, Transformed
Tagged appreciative, birthright, broken, delay, destroy, El Elohe Yisrael, Emmanuel, family, Genesis, God's will, honest, hope, hopeful, Immanuel, Jacob, murder, obedient, pain, persistent, plan, presence of God, problem, promise, rejection, relationships, repent, repentant, Satan, vow
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Episode 132 – How Do I Get the Power of God in My Daily Life?
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. We are so grateful that you have chosen to join us today. Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, Lead Pastor at Pacific Baptist Church in El Segundo, California will be talking about understanding and enjoying the abundance … Continue reading
Posted in Adundant Life, Transformed
Tagged character, disobedient, evil, filling, God, God's will, gratitude, greatness, greedy, Holy Spirit, imitate, immorality, inner circle, lie, light, love, Messiah, mimic, mindset, NKJV, partner, purity, redeem, sex, sin, sing, submit, thanks, Thanksgiving, time, wisdom, wise
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Episode 128 – How Do I Get God's Guidance in Life?
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. As we continue our 90 Days of Abundance! journey with the men and women of Pacific Baptist Church in El Segundo, California, Lead Pastor Matthew Lee Smith is answering the question, “How Do I … Continue reading
Posted in Transformed
Tagged application, character, cooperate, dispute, faith, God's will, grumpy, guidance, holiness, hope, obeidence, peace, plan, purity, salvation, self-centered
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What Does Jesus Want Me to Do?
Artwork Credit: smallbiztrends.com “And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of … Continue reading
Posted in christian life, Discipleship, faith, God's will, Leadership Blog, Missional
Tagged Christian, disciple, discipleship, God's will, mission, missional, neighbor, neighborhood, responsibility, will of God
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Nehemiah – Nehemiah's Political Career (1-7)
Artwork Credit: dayofchange.org 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 … Continue reading
Posted in Just Read It!
Tagged Bible, Bible study, Burden, Christian, God's will, heart, Leadership, Nehemiah, Old Testament
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The Dark Times
As I move into the third week of my unemployment from my 4-year ‘intentional interim’ pastorate, I have been blessed by many who have written messages of encouragement and prayer. Having been unemployed once before for 13 months, Melodee and … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog
Tagged darkness, depression, God's will, prayer, seeking, sorrow, storms of life, unemployment
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