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Willing Worker Wednesday – Anticipating God’s Blessing!
“She who has believed is blessed because what was spoken to her by the Lord will be fulfilled!”(Luke 1:45, HCSB) She who has believed is blessed. So often we forget that our knowing isn’t enough as a leader … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
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Faith Filled Friday – God Likes To Show Up and Show Off!
“When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless, that I may make my covenant between me and you, and may multiply you … Continue reading
Posted in faith, Faith-Filled Fridays
Tagged Abraham, adore, Almighty, blameless, condition, covenant, cvenant, decision, delay, doubt, faith, future, Generation, God, Impossible, infertile, Ishmael, Jesus, laugh, Lord, multiply, plan, Post-menopausal, promise, purpose, ridiculous, schedule, surrender, timing, will, worship
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Train Them Thursday – God Silences Doubt!
“Zacharias said to the angel, “How will I know this for certain? For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years.” The angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)
Tagged ability, angel, believe, Bible, blameless, change, character, circumstances, create, dead, declare, disciple, discipleship, Distance, doubt, effective, epitome, example, faith, faithfully, frutiful, God, integrity, Jesus, lie, life, married, poison, proclaim, promise, react, rewardd, right living, serve, serving, situation, time, Trust, truth, truthfulness, virus, will, word, Word of God
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Faith Filled Friday – Choosing to Act When God Does Not!
“And Sarai said to Abram, “Behold now, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children. Go in to my servant; it may be that I shall obtain children by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. So, after … Continue reading
Posted in faith, Faith-Filled Fridays
Tagged ability, Abraham, blessed, childbearing, desire, doubt, faith, frustration, Garden of Eden, God, heaven, husband, impatience, pain, plans, power, promise, purpose, rationalize, Sarah, strength, surrogate, throne, Trust, ways, wife
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Faith Filled Friday – Faith Trusts What Hasn’t Happened!
“Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham, Abram, assurance, conviction, direction, doubt, faith, God, guidance, help, honor, hope, Leadership, people, possession, promise, real estate, safety, struggle, understanding, wisdom, worship
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Faith Filled Friday – Faith Receives What Faith Believes!
“Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you … Continue reading
Willing Worker Wednesday – Life and Light For Humanity!
“Life was in Him, and that life was the light of men. That light shines in the darkness, yet the darkness did not overcome it.” (John 1:4–5, HCSB) That life was the light of men. Have you ever noticed … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
Tagged anger, change, church, cities, community, create, culture, darkness, dissension, encouragement, faction, family, follower, group, hatred, hope, humanity, idea, jealousy, Jesus, Job, King, life, light, Lord, marriage, possibilities, promise, promote, rescue, Savior, School, selfish, selfish ambition, strife, sustain, through, transforms, world
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7 Marks of Active Worship
Have you been in worship lately? I don’t mean, “Have you been to worship lately?” If we love Jesus, we love Him enough to worship Him both privately and publicly. What I am asking today is, “Have you been in worship lately?” “Make a joyful … Continue reading
Posted in Worship
Tagged attendance, cold heart, guitar, handcuffs, instrument, Jesus, lyre, melody, praise, promise, psalmist, relationship, restrained, shofar, soloist, song, Spontaneity, trumpet, worship
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Hope For Today – Your Words Are True!
What can we depend on today? People lie to us every day – some haphazardly, others with malicious intent. Even promises made by our politicians evaporate faster than water on a Phoenix sidewalk! I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Reading, Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged Bible, change, coult, future, God, heart, Holy Spirit, hope, King David, lie, lies, malicious, mind, politicians, prayer, promise, promises, reliability, true, Trust, truth, voice of God, Word of God
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Transformed #288: God Is Able!
Welcome to the Transformed Podcast. Today we start a new chapter in the podcast as Dr. Matthew Lee Smith, begins his relationship with Woodland Drive Baptist Church in Visalia, CA (Visalia – first I is long – sounds like “eye”) … … Continue reading
Posted in Character of God, Deeper Walk With God, Discipleship, Transformed
Tagged ability, Abraham, answered prayer, belief, faith, fully persuaded, glory, God, hope, hopeless, last days, prayer, promise, righteousness, Sarah
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