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When Our Stubbornness Requires a Price!
Being independent is an American attribute. However, when God calls us to depend upon Him, many of us move into “refusal mode.” We think we have a better plan, a better idea, a better way. And that is where things … Continue reading
Posted in christian life, Discipleship, God's will, Will of God
Tagged 10 Dumb things Smart Christians believe, Bible, bible reading, Central Christian Church, Christ, counsel, favor, God, harvest, heart, independence, leading, obedience, obey, Passion, plan, planning, prompting, promptings, sanctification, Scripture, stubbornness, supernatural
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Hope For Today – Enjoying a Blessed Life!
Is your daily life chaotic or calm; are you being beaten up by life, or are you enjoying a blessed life? These are two of the most important questions you can ask yourself on a daily basis. Our answer to … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged act, attitude, belief, Bible, blessing, calm, chaos, character, Christ, church, destiny, expectation, forgiveness, God, habit, hope, Jesus, life, mood, peace, performance, plan, storms, thinking, thought
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Faith Expands God’s Territory!
Every living thing grows. Thus, it’s interesting that so many people today are trying to grow dead things. When we watch Jesus in the Gospels, we see Him repeatedly moving on to the next place … (now watch the subplot) … all … Continue reading
Posted in Deeper Walk With God, Discipleship, faith, God's will, Missional
Tagged abundant, according to your faith, assess, church, community, congregation, disciple, expansion, faith, follower, Glocal, Gospels, Great Commandment, Great Commission, Great Compassion, growth, harvest, heartbeat, Jesus, lesson, life, life group, multi-city, multi-site, multi-venue, New Testament, plan, plant, planting, refocus, relationship, retool, return, revive, small group, strategy, stratgize, venue
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Hope For Today – Given Everything We Need for Life and Godliness!
Editor’s Note: Hope for Today is a weekly message about God’s possibilities for your life by Dr. Matthew Lee Smith of Eagles In Leadership. It currently is heard on radio station, KSUN, 103.5 FM, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin on “PRAISE IN THE PRAIRIE” each … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged Bible, commitment, conversation, create, excellence, experience, exploring, glory, God's Word, godliness, good intentions, guide, gym, knowledge, life, memberships, personal, plan, power
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Transformed Podcast #266: Fulfilling the Great Commission of Jesus!
Let’s be honest … Jesus didn’t call His disciples to save Rome; He called them to save the people who were part of the Roman Empire … and so many more! And thus, as our culture crumbles all around us, … Continue reading
Posted in Engaging Culture, Transformed
Tagged baptize, commission, delay, disciple, discipleship, Do it, ethnic, ETHNICITIES, glorify, Great, Jesus, Kingdom, mission, nations, obey, plan, power, presence of God, teach, work
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Transformed Episode #233: Discovering God’s Priorities For Your Life in 2015!
With the New Year upon us, discovering what God desires of us is essential to accomplishing His will through us in 2015. In his final message as Pastor of Pacific Baptist Church, Dr. Matthew Lee Smith helps us discover the two resources … Continue reading
Posted in God's will, Transformed
Tagged 2015, accusation, attack, Beatings, Bible, calendar, checkbook, dedicate, faith, Financial poverty, God, God's plan, Holy Spirit, hope, Imprisonment, journey of faith, kingdom of God, minister, New Year, obey, Persecution, Physical attack, plan, prayer, priorities, priority, righteous, Shipwreck, support, thank you, Verbal abuse, voice of God, Word of God
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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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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 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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