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Transformed #301: Taking Care of Your Spirit!
“Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.” (3 John 2, ESV) “And you shall love the Lord your God with all your … Continue reading
Transformed #290: Great Faith in a Great God Receives Great Victory!
Welcome to the Transformed Podcast. “Great Faith in Our Great God Receives Great Victory!” Launching from the daily life of the father of our faith, Abraham of old, Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, Lead Pastor of Woodland Drive Baptist Church in … Continue reading
Posted in Deeper Walk With God, Discipleship, faith, Transformed, Uncategorized
Tagged Abraham, action, blessing, direction, evidence, faith, God, growth, guidance, influence, possessions, prayer, reward, strength, surrender, victory, Vision, wisdom, worship
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Transformed #283: Modeling Our Sunday School After New Testament Health and Growth!
Sometimes we make the simple way too complicated. This is especially true when it comes to our discipleship using Sunday School or small groups. As we continue our New Year series, “When Sunday School Works Well!” Dr. Matthew Lee Smith … Continue reading
Posted in Sunday School, Transformed
Tagged baptize, complicated, disciple, empathy, growth, harmony, health, Jesus, lifestyle, method, obey, relationships, simple, Sunday School, sympathy, Unity
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Transformed Podcast #280: Sunday School Focuses on Spiritual Maturity!
Someone has described the American Church as 100 miles wide and an inch deep – ouch! Spiritual maturity is truly to be a primary goal of the Church … … and in our New Year series, “When Sunday School Works … Continue reading
Posted in Small Groups, Sunday School, Transformed
Tagged accept, assassination, charactetr, Christ, complain, correct, discern, disciple, discipleship, divide, entrap, faith, false teacher, focus, gossip, grow, growth, grumpy, gullible, infancy, Jesus, maturity, spiritual, stability, Sunday School, Unity
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Transformed Episode #227: Forgive – When My Faith Must Grow
Welcome back to the Transformed Podcast. Forgiveness can be one of the hardest actions in life. We sincerely know and believe the other person does not deserve the gift of forgiveness. And then, when we extend such mercy and grace, … Continue reading
Posted in faith, Transformed
Tagged allegiance, anger, cross, duty, faith, forgive, forgiving, grow, growth, humility, Jesus, Leadership, lifestyle, Master, mustard seed, obey, offense, overcomer, overcoming, penalty, pray, rebuke, redemption, repent, resentment, responsibility, servant, sin, Son of God, submission, substitution, tempt, temptation, tempter, Trust, trust and obey, unforgiveness, worship
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Transformed Episode #223 – God Gives Guidance!
When everything falls apart, our only hope is God’s grace, compassion and mercy! Welcome to the Transformed Podcast. As we continue to explore, “What a Mighty God We Serve!”, Pastor Matthew Lee Smith, reminds the people of Pacific Baptist … Continue reading
Posted in Character of God, Transformed
Tagged captivity, care, change, discipleship, discouragement, encourage, experience, faith, good, growth, hope, joy, partner, partnership, peace, praise, presence of God, rejoice, worship
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Transformed Episode #201: Motivated By God’s Love to Build Spiritual Muscle!
God wants to speak with you, often, daily, personally! Welcome to the transformed podcast! How we prepare ourselves to listen to God and how we set aside time to listen to Him speaks volumes about how God will work in … Continue reading
Posted in Love of God, Transformed
Tagged discipline, exercise, failure, faith, family of God, fear, focus, God, growth, obey, power, presence of God, priorities, rejection, routine, serious, sfraid, spiritual, Trust, voice of God
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Transformed Talks with Daniel Henderson About Strategic Prayer!
Transformed spoke recently with Daniel Henderson about prayer and its centrality to the life of the disciple and the Church of the Lord Jesus. As a Senior Pastor for over two decades, Daniel Henderson brought prayer-based revitalization to several mega-churches. … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Transformed
Tagged Christian, church, disciple, growth, health, Jesus, ministry, prayer, relationship
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Healthy churches exhibit certain attitudes…
Perry Noble recently wrote, “I am seeing more young men rise up and plant churches…men with vision, passion and courage, men who refuse to accept the status quo, men with a genuine passion to see people far from God come … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Multi-ethnic / Urban
Tagged adaptable, birthing, evangelism, evangelistic, grow churches, growth, growth attitudes, healthy church, helpful, humble, humility, loving, nourishing, Perry Noble, plant churches, reprodcing, spiritual gifts, spiritual vitality, transformation, transparent, yielded
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