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Hope For Today – God’s Expansion Plan For Our Lives Ends When …
If we want 2020 to be our year of expansion, we will need to avoid great failures in our lives with all of our strength and discipline. We all know what it’s like to be almost out of control. Sometimes evil … Continue reading
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Faith Filled Friday – Blessed Because Of Another
“From there he went up to Beersheba. And the Lord appeared to him the same night and said, “I am the God of Abraham your father. Fear not, for I am with you and will bless you and multiply your … Continue reading
Posted in faith, Faith-Filled Fridays
Tagged blessing, faith, faithfulness, favor, favor of God, God, life, mystery, obedience, ponder, presence of God, surrender, The struggle is real, urban, wealth, wife
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Hope For Today – Behind the Scenes!
Only hours away from being reunited, Jesus’ call to His Father gives us insight into the heart of our salvation this Easter. I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today about what happened Behind … Continue reading
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Tagged authority, broken, communication, compassion, crucified, Easter, eternal life, experience, father, follower, glorify, heaven, hope, Jesus, love, obedience, Passion, payer, pleasure, relationship, salvation, Son, Son of God, suffer
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Fulfilling God’s Role For Our Lives
““Why were you searching for Me?” He asked them. “Didn’t you know that I had to be in My Father’s house?” But they did not understand what He said to them. Then He went down with them and came to … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
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Faith Filled Friday – Accepting the “Ask” of God!
“And the angel of the Lordcalled to Abraham a second time from heaven and said, “By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will surely bless you, … Continue reading
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Train Them Thursday – Tuned In To God’s Heart!
“When they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city of Nazareth.” (Luke 2:39, NASB95) When they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord. Disciples are focused on pleasing … Continue reading
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Train Them Thursday – Render to Caesar!
“And everyone was on his way to register for the census, each to his own city. Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he … Continue reading
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