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Turn-Around Tuesday – Bad Choices, Worse Choices!
“Noah began to be a man of the soil, and he planted a vineyard. He drank of the wine and became drunk and lay uncovered in his tent. And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father … Continue reading
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Transformed Episode 160 – Jesus Our Life Provider
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. So why is Jesus so important? Don’t all religions pray to the same God? Aren’t all faiths equally valid? In today’s study, Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, Lead Pastor at Pacific Baptist Church in El Segundo, … Continue reading
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Tagged abundance, Christian, Christianity, disciple, eternal, fame, Intimacy, Jesus, John 10, Leadership, life, life purpose, mentor, mindset, name, Pharisee, predator, prestige, prosperity, protection, psa 23, rebellion, rejection, relationship, rescue, salvation, saved, sheep, shepherd, spiritual, Vision, willfulness
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Episode 145 – Going After the Heart of God!
God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him! According to Hebrews 11.6, God rewards when we diligently seek Him … In today’s episode, Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, Lead Pastor at Pacific Baptist Church in El Segundo, California shares … Continue reading
Posted in Fasting, Transformed
Tagged Bible, bless, blessing, breakthrough, Christian, disciple, discipleship, extra mile, fast, forgiveness, God, Holy Spirit, hypocrite, Kingdom, love your neighbor, ministry, paycheck, Pharisee, poor, prayer, pretender, reward, sacrifice, spring cleaning
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Episode 135 – How Do I Enjoy a Fruitful Life?
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. In today’s episode, Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, Lead Pastor at Pacific Baptist Church in El Segundo, California will show us from Galatians 5 how we can live a life blessed by the fruitfulness of God! … Continue reading
Posted in Adundant Life, Transformed
Tagged care, character, Christ, Christian, conduct, Corinthians, desire, dominant spirit, feed, fruit, fruitful, Galatians, harvest, Holy Spirit, income, Jesus, marriage, nature, Passion, paycheck, Pharisee, pleasure, praise, project, prompting, retirement, serve, spirit, spiritual, thoughts, weed, witness
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Episode 114 – Moving from Guilt to Gratitude
Welcome to the Transformed podcast. Gary Inrig has said, “Our response to Jesus is the infallible evidence of whether or not we have understood and received forgiveness.” In our episode today, Dr. Matthew Smith, lead pastor of Pacific Baptist Church … Continue reading
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Tagged attitude, Christian, faults, forgiven, forgiveness, Gary Inrig, In His Presence, Jesus, magnification, Pharisee, religiosity, religious, superior, transformation
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Why Do We Gather Each Week to Worship?
Photo Credit: risingsunchurch.org Recently a church leadership team asked me the following question: “What is the purpose of the church weekly gatherings? “ As I thought about their question, I realized that the New Testament has much to say about … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Worship
Tagged Christian, commitment, communion, Pharisee, raving worship, spirit and truth, worship
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