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Don’t Fool Yourself!
It happens every day … mostly because we are so generous and loving. We choose to believe someone because of what they say. Then, a few days, weeks, or months later we are bitten by that same person. Their lifestyle … Continue reading
Posted in Adundant Life, christian life, Church Health, faith, Leadership Blog
Tagged church, couples, evaluation, fruit, Leadership, lifestyle, marriage, mentoring, ministry, practice, relationships, talk, training, walk, words, works
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1 Vital Necessity to a Receiving Faith!
Faith Receives After Faith Obeys “So Abram went, as the Lord had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, … Continue reading
Hope For Today – Settling Our Disagreements!
When we snap at other people, we break relationships. And that just makes our lives worse … robbing us of peace! I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today about settling our disagreements! So, … Continue reading
Posted in christian life, Discipleship, Transformed
Tagged Bible, Christian, church, disagreement, faith, forgive, forgiveness, God, grudge, hope, Jesus, ministry, peace, power, relationships, restoration, spirit, worship
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Questions to Ask Before You Take an Associate Position
Recently a good friend asked whether he should take a position that’s been offered to him. As I took some time thinking about this, I considered this is his first foray into a church ministry staff position. Since he’s young, I wanted to give … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Ministry
Tagged budget, calling, career, church, doubt, expectations, family, Job, Leadership, ministry, pastor, positon, purpose, staff, supervisor, Vision, will of God, youth
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Before We Can Soar We Must Understand!
“O Jacob, how can you say the Lord does not see your troubles? O Israel, how can you say God ignores your rights? Have you never heard? Have you never understood? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, faith, Love of God, Missional, Prayer, Suffering
Tagged attacked, Bible, disciple, discouraged, faith, God's Word, Good News, Jesus, ministry, prayer, problems, rejected, struggle, trials, trouble, wisdom
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Transformed #282: Winning Depends on These Strategies!
Paul was clear that we were to run the spiritual race to win! But how? How to do run to win? In our New Year series, “When Sunday School Works Well!” Dr. Matthew Lee Smith explains both the principle … Continue reading
Posted in Sunday School, Transformed
Tagged assets, attitude, church, commitment, discipline, excuses, feeling, goal, habit, Jesus, life, ministry, motivation, Passion, patience, persistence, preparation, price, principle, responsibilities, reward, self control, strategy, Sunday School, Value, wisdom
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Transformed Podcast #273: Jesus Is Enough!
Is Jesus enough for you? With all that is happening around us and the increasing hostility of the world against the followers of Jesus, I would ask you again, Is Jesus enough for you? We are here to introduce you … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Last Days, Transformed
Tagged authorities, Christ, church, communication, cross, Debt, empty philosophy, evil people, faith, false gods, follow, forgave, forgive, forgiven, forgiveness, God, grow, guide, Holy Spirit, human thinking, Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, king of kings, leader, Leadership, loyalty, made alive, ministry, money, new life, security, sin, sinful neighbor, soul, spiritual rulers, spiritual warfare, thankfulness
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Transformed Podcast #272: Mighty Men and Women!
For the Church to survive and thrive, it will need a healthy and godly team of men and women leading it! We want to welcome you to the fifth and final installment in the “Being An Excellent Team Player” Series here … Continue reading
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Tagged ability, accomplishment, aspiration, change, Christ, church, command, community, courage, courageous, develop, disciple, discipline, dream, elevate, evil, excel, expansion, experience, exploit, grace, Great Commission, hardship, Holy Spirit, honor, initiative, Jesus, Kind David, kingdom of God, laziness, leader, Leadership, loyalty, mighty, ministry, mission, praise, rank, reality, repent, repentance, responsible, Satan, significant, sin, submit, team, train, training, Vision, winner, work
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Transformed Podcast #270: What Are the Top 10 Characteristics of a Team “Wrecker?”
We have watched it before and we are watching it today: Church closures! In America, 3,500 – 4,000 churches closer their doors every year for good. Half of all churches last year did not add a new member through conversion … Continue reading
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Tagged attack, betrayal, Christian, church, confidence, critical, demanding, enemies, extrovert, flaunting, gossip, gripe, griper, grumble, inquisitive, leader, Leadership, lone ranger, malicious, ministry, obnoxious, offensive, phonies, pretender, procrastination, smart aleck, sniper, squealers, temperamental, time waster, troll, unreasonable
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